I'm finding it hard to stay awake while watching these videos. It's not that they're boring, far from it. It's your voice, it's super relaxing to listen to you talk.
Thank you we try our best to not only show how it should be done but also its what any of us would want our own fulfillment to be accepting not feel like its ok enough but to be just how we would want it
I didn't think I take a trip to the mad scientist laboratory this early in the morning, but it shows how labor intensive it is to purify gold or other metals like this. It's amazing really.
What amazing craftsmanship. I never knew how much time, expertise, science, and effort went into making a 1oz gold bar. My Boy Scout leader growing up owned a jewelry store and always left the door open to our troop to learn the art of metallurgy. I wish I had taken him up on that, because after watching your video I see how truly amazing your craft is. Thanks so much for sharing and great work!
I wish my Scoutmaster was cool like that... mine was a Horticulture Prof at our local University's farm campus. Sure, we had sumac juice and all sorts of random "safe berries" I wouldn't dare try to remember at this point - but nothing cool like a metal shop, etc.
I can’t help but watch every single one of your videos from start to finish. You’re truly an artist Jeff. Your videos are just as awesome as the product you create. Can’t wait to add more Lithic to my collection.
I absolutely love those pour marks, it's like a finger print. You can safely say just like a finger print or stripes on a tiger that no two pour marks are the same. But the rustic style of the font for the stamping and human feel to your gold bars is mesmerising. I never ever get bored looking at what you do.
Excellent video Jeff! As a welding engineer I LOVE beautiful freeze lines. This video was suggested by the algorithm, and I am glad! Now, add ASMR to you keywords and pickup another million views as it certainly fits! If this gig doesn’t pan out, I am certain you could be very successful as a Golf Commentator!! What a voice
Yay I now get the process! 😁 I worked in a lab that was next door to a minerals lab working with gold content and I never understood the whole process. Thank you for a great explanation 😊
After a thorough binge watch of the channel I would like to say that the video style has become much more entertaining, captivating and inspiring over time. Thanks for the videos! I can't wait to order some Lithic bars of my own. 💛
What the heck did I just watch? That was incredible putting gold into solution, I never knew! Worked a while ago periodically near Redding CA and would go up to the creeks and pan. I was more about the experience but I did fill a small vial 1/4 way (2 grams) with gold glitter in about 20 hours total panning lol
Awesome, I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's always great to learn a fun new thing. I love panning, too. I often travel with my pan. I even pan here in Wisconsin from time to time. Like you said, it's more about the experience sometimes. But hey! 2g is 2g! It never hurts to have a bit of extra gold around! Thanks for watching! 😁
Very explicit and didactic, excellent photography, very good tips on the oxide film on the surface of the molten globule and the last rinse with ammonia solution that would eliminate traces of Cu, Ag or Ni.
I'm a Microsoft programmer who understands being a Business Intelligence Developer and have always dreamed of learning Gemology. This would definitely be an art, coupled with facet cutting gemstones. With great respect, I have always admired the creativity of people! When I was a teen, I hung around a jeweler gemologist by the name of Jim Cassidy who was associated with Carol's Jewelers in Seattle. I admired who he was and for what he knew and as a friend I always valued! It's amazing what you learn in life! Like fine gold put to the fire, we are all tried in life! (True)
Lithic Metals By far the absolute 💯 best narration of any video on TH-cam. Great job thank you for the time you put in this entire process for all of us to learn from. Comment back NASH
If you want a super clean precip bubble SO2 through a dilute AR solution. H2SO4 to SMB, filter through H2SO4 and bubble to the AR. Also has the benefit of a very good indicator of when the reaction starts, not going to spoil it but it’s super cool.
WOW, what a beautiful gold bar. All of your pours are awesome. I like all your videos because your commentary is to the point without all the yapping that so many TH-camrs like to do. Keep the videos coming. I will give a "like" to all of them. Thanks.
On behalf of many of us, may I ask per ounce what would be the cost involved in converting our blunt bullion into art? I think we all understand here that there's a premium to your time and artistry. I ask simply to know if it's within my realm of possibilities. Thank you for your great videos!
Absolutely. I'd be happy to pour your fine gold. If it needs to be refined, my fee is 5% of the yield for over 1oz. 10% if less than an 1oz. I also charge a pour fee and for shipping. My pour fees vary pending on the weight. From $89.59 for the 1oz, to $413.45 for the 10oz. Feel free to email me at lithicmetals@gmail.com 🙂
Does the added value of the refining make up for the costs (in time, chemicals, mapp gas, etc) or is the extra value purely the additional value the bar is worth as art rather than metal?
I had no idea so much process went into "pure gold". I never saw the whole acid dissolution and sublimation process. Its astounding. I always assumed gold was just melted and separated from impurities that way. Its gotta be humbling to handle such valuable material. I watched your 10 oz bar from old jewelry video and my brain melted. Must be all the acid I put in there 😂😂😂😂. Anyways... the whole liquid gold>rusty looking mud>pure gold bar process.... amazing.
Yup, my assumption was that it was not immediately because you can just refine the materials that you don't want out. This is what they do when they actually mine but of course, with much bigger machines :)
I found a 17.7 Gram Nugget this past summer, really dense for its size. I want to eventually move into the next step of refining the gold I find. Thanks for the videos
I just found your channel and I really liked the video! That was the most amazing pour lines I have ever seen in a gold bar! Absolutely beautiful!! You got a new sub, thanks for the entertainment
Amazing that there's not enough silver to produce the slightest white haze in solution of hydrochloric acid with nitric but yet you can clearly see it from just looking at the bar 🤔🤯
Jeff...that was absolutely awesome to watch.. Seriously.. Fascinating..I have no idea what half them chemicals are..but it was really interesting to watch you clean that gold.
@@LithicMetals So here's the funny thing. I played your video for my lady because I had a hunch I knew exactly what her reaction would be, and I was right. She said, "woah, he sounds exactly like you! Wait a minute, is that you?" I replied, No baby that's all Jeff, smooth as Barry White I told him. She laughs and says "Noo you didnt!?! That's my line! And it is, those were her first words to me when we met on the dance floor. True story
You have a very beautiful way of storytelling almost like my grandmother telling me a story you could make tomato soup the presentation would hypnotize me just as much
Interesting. Since nearly all contamination will dissolve in strong acids and bases, I wonder if instead they could be selectively removed vs dissolving the gold and precipitation?
Man... I was searching my brain for the word "spheres," but I instantly got flustered, lol. One of these days, I'll start trying to be a bit more professional. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it! 😁
Thanks, Eric! Lol I heard that in the playback and rolled my eyes. I said a few sloppy things in this one lol. Eventually, I'll get better at this stuff! Thanks for watching!! 😁
@@LithicMetals I used to work with a fellow that would get sayings not quite right and I love it. 'French benefits' was a classic. No doubt everyone in the comments can be there to correct any small mistake. I know that I would want to know which is why I try to share with diplomacy. I had a feeling that someone who would re-refine due to some oxidation may be of similar design. Thank you @LithicMetals
You are very professional and masterful. Did you neutralize the nitric with urea or did the distilled water and ice neutralize it? Do you extract gold with ore? Thank you for everything
As a photographer from the early 70’s we kept any expired fixer solution from film processing. When we had amassed about one gallon we would add pure powders zinc to the liquid, stir well and we would have a precipitate of silver that would fall out to the bottom of the mix. We would decant the liquid to a second container and add additional zinc powder to it. Anything that precipitated out of solution we wold add to the previous precipitate. When dry we would send this off for processing into silver. Have you done any silver processing videos?
I haven't finished the video yet, but out of curiosity, how much gold loss occurs when using an aqua regia method? In the case of the silver contamination with this customer's bar, is there ever a concern that the customer might interpret the reduction in weight (from whatever contaminants are filtered out) as being a sign of shenanigans on your end? How do you deal with situations like that? I suppose that filming every step of the process would insulate you a bit. Regardless, great video. You're a master of your craft.
If you order something and find rocks in your package, do you break a few up and assay the value of those rocks? That is some seriously smooth lithic gold there! 😊👍👍
It’s my understanding that banking gold (gold made for the specific purpose of being used as banking currency) is contaminated with silver on purpose. That 99.95% pure gold is 0.05% silver. I saw a video about the nationals ore reserves being mismanaged and using 99.95% gold with a claimed 99.98% and this resulted in hundred of millions missing.
@@LithicMetals I don't do tiktok, but yea, you should watch a few of his vids. You definitely remind me of him. I think he has a couple million YT subscribers now, so you're in good company. 🙂
12:09 $0.04 worth of silver did this 1.110ozt-1.108ozt=0.002ozt=0.0622g Silver is $0.75/gram, so $0.75×0.0622=$0.04665 (we'll round down for the sake of other metals) So, $0.04 worth of silver did this.
I enjoyed your video and the process it took you to get there, as well as the clan pour, this was impressive. I do have one concern and maybe you can clarify, you marked the gold as .999% 24k purity of gold without taking an X-ray fluorescence test or any other composition test. That last 9 may not be important to many but it is deceiving to the few who buy gold in bulk. You also don't have the lab results of your claim of Certificate of Authenticity.
Glad you enjoyed the vid! Thanks for watching. My gold always tests at 4nines. When I started refining I was too insecure to claim 4nines and only guaranteed 3nines. Since then I just stuck with the .999 fine as part of Lithic's branding. I include a COA with every piece. I don't need a third party to verify my work. I am the "lab results". My reputation is based on my claim. If any of my work was ever tested by a customer or third party, and came back as less than my claim... it would ruin my reputation. This isn't a hobby, this is my business.
@@LithicMetals Thank you for the explanation, I'm not an expert or even close to that, I'm looking to learn and I truly appreciate your explanation. I wish you success in your business and a happy 2024!
This guy is the bob ross of refining gold...soothing voice
Really? And duh… uhhh… and duh..,ah, duhhh.
Sounds a lot like Michael Keaton, I would be fooled!
Happy gold solution, no floaty partical bits here, and there we go😂😊
Sounds like Vladim video game
I'm finding it hard to stay awake while watching these videos. It's not that they're boring, far from it. It's your voice, it's super relaxing to listen to you talk.
It is refreshing to see others like yourself whom have an excellent attention to detail and are committed to excellence.
U don't think a little boring and OVERLY meticulous? 😕😳
Thanks so much! I'm glad my work speaks to you! 😁
Shut it, Rick!....
😂 I'm just playing! Thanks for watching, I appreciate you giving me a chance! I'll try to get better! 😁
U good, honestly was mesmerized n pretty much watched the whole video lol
Thank you we try our best to not only show how it should be done but also its what any of us would want our own fulfillment to be accepting not feel like its ok enough but to be just how we would want it
I didn't think I take a trip to the mad scientist laboratory this early in the morning, but it shows how labor intensive it is to purify gold or other metals like this. It's amazing really.
Those last steps take it to the next level. Well done.
Thanks Joshua! 😁
@@LithicMetals I really like all of your videos. I was wondering where did you get those crucible tongs at?
I really appreciate the work and attention to detail put into this pour. I may just have to pick up one of these bars soon.
I'd be happy to pour you one! Thanks for watching!! 😁
What amazing craftsmanship. I never knew how much time, expertise, science, and effort went into making a 1oz gold bar. My Boy Scout leader growing up owned a jewelry store and always left the door open to our troop to learn the art of metallurgy. I wish I had taken him up on that, because after watching your video I see how truly amazing your craft is. Thanks so much for sharing and great work!
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Mike! Thanks for watching!! 😁
I wish my Scoutmaster was cool like that... mine was a Horticulture Prof at our local University's farm campus. Sure, we had sumac juice and all sorts of random "safe berries" I wouldn't dare try to remember at this point - but nothing cool like a metal shop, etc.
@@chouseification sounds like Hogwarts! 😁
@@mdellertson yeah with a lot of ropes and logs to build towers out of etc, and lots of campfire. Plenty of crayfish in the lake but no merpeople. :D
I can’t help but watch every single one of your videos from start to finish. You’re truly an artist Jeff. Your videos are just as awesome as the product you create. Can’t wait to add more Lithic to my collection.
Thanks so much, Josh! You made my day! 😁
I absolutely love those pour marks, it's like a finger print. You can safely say just like a finger print or stripes on a tiger that no two pour marks are the same. But the rustic style of the font for the stamping and human feel to your gold bars is mesmerising. I never ever get bored looking at what you do.
Thanks for the wonderful feedback. I appreciate you watching!! 😁
It's called piping
Excellent video Jeff! As a welding engineer I LOVE beautiful freeze lines. This video was suggested by the algorithm, and I am glad! Now, add ASMR to you keywords and pickup another million views as it certainly fits! If this gig doesn’t pan out, I am certain you could be very successful as a Golf Commentator!! What a voice
Glad ya found me! Thanks for watching!!
Yay I now get the process! 😁
I worked in a lab that was next door to a minerals lab working with gold content and I never understood the whole process. Thank you for a great explanation 😊
After a thorough binge watch of the channel I would like to say that the video style has become much more entertaining, captivating and inspiring over time.
Thanks for the videos! I can't wait to order some Lithic bars of my own. 💛
I appreciate the feedback! Thanks 😁
What the heck did I just watch? That was incredible putting gold into solution, I never knew!
Worked a while ago periodically near Redding CA and would go up to the creeks and pan. I was more about the experience but I did fill a small vial 1/4 way (2 grams) with gold glitter in about 20 hours total panning lol
Awesome, I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's always great to learn a fun new thing.
I love panning, too. I often travel with my pan. I even pan here in Wisconsin from time to time. Like you said, it's more about the experience sometimes. But hey! 2g is 2g! It never hurts to have a bit of extra gold around!
Thanks for watching! 😁
Very explicit and didactic, excellent photography, very good tips on the oxide film on the surface of the molten globule and the last rinse with ammonia solution that would eliminate traces of Cu, Ag or Ni.
I appreciate the detailed feedback, Gustavo! Thanks so much for watching!! 😁
You are a true master. No matter your walk of life of the viewer, there is something to be learned from this. Beautiful
Thanks so much for that. I appreciate you. 😁
I'm a Microsoft programmer who understands being a Business Intelligence Developer and have always dreamed of learning Gemology. This would definitely be an art, coupled with facet cutting gemstones. With great respect, I have always admired the creativity of people!
When I was a teen, I hung around a jeweler gemologist by the name of Jim Cassidy who was associated with Carol's Jewelers in Seattle. I admired who he was and for what he knew and as a friend I always valued! It's amazing what you learn in life! Like fine gold put to the fire, we are all tried in life! (True)
Definitely the best bar pourer around, and your use of ammonia really does get lovely clean material
Thanks! 😁
Absolutely phenomenal content 👏🏽. Btw I love the silver crystals you sent me. My favorite silver out of my stack for sure.
So glad you enjoy them! They really are something cool! 😎
Lithic Metals By far the absolute 💯 best narration of any video on TH-cam.
Great job thank you for the time you put in this entire process for all of us to learn from.
Comment back
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Thanks much! I appreciate you watching!! 😁
If you want a super clean precip bubble SO2 through a dilute AR solution. H2SO4 to SMB, filter through H2SO4 and bubble to the AR. Also has the benefit of a very good indicator of when the reaction starts, not going to spoil it but it’s super cool.
Your meticulousness earned you this sub and a loyal viewer. Absolutely perfect.
I certainly appreciate it! Thanks!! 😁
I don't even care about precious metals but this came across my feed and I was just in awe the entire time
WOW, what a beautiful gold bar. All of your pours are awesome. I like all your videos because your commentary is to the point without all the yapping that so many TH-camrs like to do. Keep the videos coming. I will give a "like" to all of them. Thanks.
Thanks so much, Jeff! I appreciate your support. Real glad to hear you're enjoying my pours! I'll keep them coming! 😁
Same here, a decade ago I thought gold was rare. Now I know it's everywhere!
I can't imagine having a dad as nice sounding as you when I was a child
Crazy that bar went through all that. The liquid part to me blew my mind.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, Mike! 😁
Taking a moment to appreciate beautiful craftsmanship.
On behalf of many of us, may I ask per ounce what would be the cost involved in converting our blunt bullion into art? I think we all understand here that there's a premium to your time and artistry. I ask simply to know if it's within my realm of possibilities. Thank you for your great videos!
Absolutely. I'd be happy to pour your fine gold. If it needs to be refined, my fee is 5% of the yield for over 1oz. 10% if less than an 1oz.
I also charge a pour fee and for shipping.
My pour fees vary pending on the weight. From $89.59 for the 1oz, to $413.45 for the 10oz.
Feel free to email me at lithicmetals@gmail.com 🙂
You should make audio tapes for insomniacs, your voice is so soft and soothing, I am dozing off.
Does the added value of the refining make up for the costs (in time, chemicals, mapp gas, etc) or is the extra value purely the additional value the bar is worth as art rather than metal?
Thanks for sharing man. Very satisfying to watch the progress unfold into beautiful GOLD👍🏼🇦🇺
Glad you enjoyed it, James! Thanks for watching!! 😁
I had no idea so much process went into "pure gold".
I never saw the whole acid dissolution and sublimation process. Its astounding.
I always assumed gold was just melted and separated from impurities that way.
Its gotta be humbling to handle such valuable material. I watched your 10 oz bar from old jewelry video and my brain melted.
Must be all the acid I put in there 😂😂😂😂.
Anyways... the whole liquid gold>rusty looking mud>pure gold bar process.... amazing.
Yup, my assumption was that it was not immediately because you can just refine the materials that you don't want out. This is what they do when they actually mine but of course, with much bigger machines :)
I found a 17.7 Gram Nugget this past summer, really dense for its size. I want to eventually move into the next step of refining the gold I find. Thanks for the videos
I just found your channel and I really liked the video! That was the most amazing pour lines I have ever seen in a gold bar! Absolutely beautiful!! You got a new sub, thanks for the entertainment
Thanks so much Ryan! If you enjoy pour lines, check out some of my previous pours... you won't be disappointed. Thanks for watching! 😁
This was really nicely done. I know nothing about the subject but found the presentation just fascinating.
Just subscribed. You just came up as a suggestion. I've been watching Sreetips and Aquilla Refining for years.
I appreciate you joining me! I'm glad that darn algorithm finally brought us together! 😁
Great explanation of the steps involved. Was wondering whether you were wearing a respirator during part or all of the refining process. Thanks.
I do not wear a respirator. That would be inefficient. I work in a fume hood and booth. Otherwise it would kill me.
Amazing that there's not enough silver to produce the slightest white haze in solution of hydrochloric acid with nitric but yet you can clearly see it from just looking at the bar 🤔🤯
For jewlery I like when gold is mixed a little bit with silver and a bit of copper. It give a nice color.
Fascinating process to watch. Thanks for the upload.
It's really addicting to watch this process, I love the final results.
Gorgeous gold ❤
Great to hear! Thanks for watching!! 😁
Similar to Sreetips refining videos on TH-cam. Good job.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Jeff...that was absolutely awesome to watch.. Seriously.. Fascinating..I have no idea what half them chemicals are..but it was really interesting to watch you clean that gold.
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the wonderful feedback!! 😁
I don't even own any solid gold yet enjoyed this a lot.
Yes to the soft spoken metal refiners
This just makes me love gold and it's process even more 😁
Another excellent video. Love your attention to detail.
Thanks so much, John! 😁
I watched this again but with my wife this time. We both enjoyed it very much. Beautiful work. I wish that I could hit the like button again. 👍👍😁
Wonderful! I appreciate you both watching. Thank you! 😁
@@LithicMetals we just got done watching the 5 ounce pour. Beautiful
fantastic to see this, the work involved, the chemistry, bravo!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching!! 😁
that pattern on the bar in the beginning was nice..would have been super nice if the whole bar was hammered like that...amazing refine still
Jeff You got a voice as smooth as Barry White.
I never knew that ASMR refining was a thing. But now I know for certain
"Smooth as Barry White"... I can dig it! Thanks for watching Jason! 😁
@@LithicMetals So here's the funny thing.
I played your video for my lady because I had a hunch I knew exactly what her reaction would be, and I was right.
She said, "woah, he sounds exactly like you!
Wait a minute, is that you?"
I replied, No baby that's all Jeff, smooth as Barry White I told him.
She laughs and says "Noo you didnt!?! That's my line!
And it is, those were her first words to me when we met on the dance floor.
True story
"I put the gold in a beaker, shook it around I dunno why"
Lol subbed
😅... Thanks for the sub! I appreciate you!!
Tripped across your channel the process is fascinating stacked for a few years so seeing this is an art. Thanks for your content 👍
Glad you found me. I appreciate you watching! 😁
You have a very beautiful way of storytelling almost like my grandmother telling me a story you could make tomato soup the presentation would hypnotize me just as much
This is modern day alchemy. Absolutely amazing.
Interesting. Since nearly all contamination will dissolve in strong acids and bases, I wonder if instead they could be selectively removed vs dissolving the gold and precipitation?
“balling them up into…
little balls” 😆🤙 I laughed out loud a couple times with this video.
Man... I was searching my brain for the word "spheres," but I instantly got flustered, lol. One of these days, I'll start trying to be a bit more professional.
Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it! 😁
That's the most Perfect refined Gold bar in the world and he made it.
Please don't take this the wrong way. The saying is, not going to pass muster, which is referencing a military inspection.
Thanks, Eric! Lol I heard that in the playback and rolled my eyes. I said a few sloppy things in this one lol. Eventually, I'll get better at this stuff! Thanks for watching!! 😁
@@LithicMetals I used to work with a fellow that would get sayings not quite right and I love it. 'French benefits' was a classic.
No doubt everyone in the comments can be there to correct any small mistake. I know that I would want to know which is why I try to share with diplomacy. I had a feeling that someone who would re-refine due to some oxidation may be of similar design. Thank you @LithicMetals
You saw it all cool towards the Middle. That's real Perfection.
You are very professional and masterful. Did you neutralize the nitric with urea or did the distilled water and ice neutralize it? Do you extract gold with ore? Thank you for everything
No corners cut on quality. Makes your name worth more than gold mate!
I never really thought a chemist refining gold would be fine asmr
I have quite a bit of scrap Gold I really wish I could have you refine that down to a couple nice little Bars. AWESOME!
I'd be happy to refine your karat scrap. Feel free to email me at lithicmetals@gmail.com and we can get it done!
Your metal stamps are really cool. Love them.
Great to hear! Thanks 😁
Didn't you make a control weighing after melting and casting? 😉
As a photographer from the early 70’s we kept any expired fixer solution from film processing. When we had amassed about one gallon we would add pure powders zinc to the liquid, stir well and we would have a precipitate of silver that would fall out to the bottom of the mix. We would decant the liquid to a second container and add additional zinc powder to it. Anything that precipitated out of solution we wold add to the previous precipitate. When dry we would send this off for processing into silver. Have you done any silver processing videos?
Neat! I did get a chance to process a bit of that stuff in photography class years ago. I remember those steps lol
This sounds like the Bob Ross of metallurgy, I love it!
You gotta start saying some happy stuff lol
😁
Love the craftsmanship!! Awesome work.
Thanks and Keep posting these inspirational videos as I'm going Pro as a precious metals refiner.🥳
Really interesting video and so easy to watch. Just enjoyable, thanks!
Could you explain a little bit more the chemistry behind what you are doing? Specifically why do you have to use certian chemicals in a certain order?
Didnt know kevin bacon was a chemist
you put a video like this in a ebay ad,you know who sells!
you know... I was never really interested in chemistry or reactions, but this is pretty cool
You know your inorganic chemistry. Have not see much less done this since I did sample prep for metals analysis by AA or ICP.
I haven't finished the video yet, but out of curiosity, how much gold loss occurs when using an aqua regia method? In the case of the silver contamination with this customer's bar, is there ever a concern that the customer might interpret the reduction in weight (from whatever contaminants are filtered out) as being a sign of shenanigans on your end? How do you deal with situations like that? I suppose that filming every step of the process would insulate you a bit.
Regardless, great video. You're a master of your craft.
Thats not bullion, thats art!
Thanks, Phillip! 💛
What fascinating chemistry, I'm going to have to watch that again!.
Glad you enjoyed it, Steven! I appreciate you watching!! 😁
Great video! I've got several ounces of 14 kt gold scrap jewelry I'm collecting to eventually pour some gold bars....
The waves in the bars look sweet. I have a Dillon gage bracelet and it would look awesome with waves in the bracelet.
Thanks real good info I’ve learned a lot from watching your videos.keep them coming. Doc
It’s impressive u know science enough to refine gold like that tbh
If you order something and find rocks in your package, do you break a few up and assay the value of those rocks? That is some seriously smooth lithic gold there! 😊👍👍
You are like the Bob Ross of metallurgy
Wow, I got to say you got pouring skills. Respect.
The worst is iron and gold. I learned from a goldsmith that gold can evaporate if iron is present.
Reminds me of the verse from Genesis referring to an area known as Ophir I believe, "... and the gold is good".
It’s my understanding that banking gold (gold made for the specific purpose of being used as banking currency) is contaminated with silver on purpose. That 99.95% pure gold is 0.05% silver. I saw a video about the nationals ore reserves being mismanaged and using 99.95% gold with a claimed 99.98% and this resulted in hundred of millions missing.
The Bob Ross of gold refining
Fascinating. You have a soothing voice that reminds me of MRE Steve, the guy that eats military rations on his YT channel. Beautiful bar!
Folks have mentioned that to me on tiktok. Lol, I'll have to watch a few of his vids. Glad you like the bar! Thanks for watching!! 😁
@@LithicMetals I don't do tiktok, but yea, you should watch a few of his vids. You definitely remind me of him. I think he has a couple million YT subscribers now, so you're in good company. 🙂
This is why I love chemistry! You are a true alchemist sir!
Thanks, Annie! I appreciate you watching!! 😁
Ask Jeff Williams. “My name is Jeff lol”
12:09 $0.04 worth of silver did this
1.110ozt-1.108ozt=0.002ozt=0.0622g
Silver is $0.75/gram, so
$0.75×0.0622=$0.04665 (we'll round down for the sake of other metals)
So, $0.04 worth of silver did this.
I enjoyed your video and the process it took you to get there, as well as the clan pour, this was impressive. I do have one concern and maybe you can clarify, you marked the gold as .999% 24k purity of gold without taking an X-ray fluorescence test or any other composition test. That last 9 may not be important to many but it is deceiving to the few who buy gold in bulk. You also don't have the lab results of your claim of Certificate of Authenticity.
Glad you enjoyed the vid! Thanks for watching. My gold always tests at 4nines. When I started refining I was too insecure to claim 4nines and only guaranteed 3nines. Since then I just stuck with the .999 fine as part of Lithic's branding. I include a COA with every piece. I don't need a third party to verify my work. I am the "lab results". My reputation is based on my claim. If any of my work was ever tested by a customer or third party, and came back as less than my claim... it would ruin my reputation. This isn't a hobby, this is my business.
@@LithicMetals Thank you for the explanation, I'm not an expert or even close to that, I'm looking to learn and I truly appreciate your explanation.
I wish you success in your business and a happy 2024!
Beautiful work!
💛
One of the coolest videos I've seen. Amazing job buddy!
Great to hear, thanks for saying so!! 😁
I love to refine gold and silver. My teacher was SREETIPS. Shout-out to him
Those scratches.. if I’m looking at what I think you are describing, come from the metal pouring too slow.