Popular Post Reno Chris Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 So I'm stuck at home and decided that I wanted to crush some rock that I had. It was just a hair over a pound of rock, but these were all pieces that were found with a detector. None had nice gold showing, most had no gold showing but were quartz, from a district known for producing high grade, and made my GM1000 sing. None were good candidates for specimens, none really made the detector scream, so I thought these were good bits of rock for crushing. One piece was from California, the rest were from a little obscure gold district in Nevada that produced very little but what they did produce was pretty high grade. I've attached a photo of the rock before crushing. I was really surprised by the outcome. I got over 15 grams, nearly half an ounce - 0.49 ounces. I wish I had a 100 pounds of this rock - the grade comes out at about 1,000 ounces per ton. No surprise that the button is a little light in color, Nevada gold is often on the electrum side of things. I did a video on the whole process of going from raw rock to a finished dore button. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_Solitude Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Very impressive Chris. I've been binging on your videos and ICMJ while on lockdown here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 outstanding Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Great project for times like these! ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delnorter Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Real nice and easy video Chris. Thanks, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I'm not even done watching the whole video yet and I can say I need one of those Jaw rock crushers... what is the make and model if it is something that is still made? strick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_Solitude Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, strick said: I'm not even done watching the whole video yet and I can say I need one of those Jaw rock crushers... what is the make and model if it is something that is still made? strick It looks like a Braun Chipmunk? Although I've never seen one operated by hand like that which I thought was pretty slick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Its an old Bico-Braun. Its been long since they made this model but they still make ones like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Brian Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 I really enjoyed your detailed video Chris, thank you. For the little quartz and gold rocks I’m able to locate, I use a dolly pot and yes you are right, my hands get really sore after awhile, but it is sure fun making buttons. Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterInSa Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Great Video Chris, Thanks Liked your Chain Crusher, have given up taking likely rocks back home, have not used my Dolly Pot and sold my 3 different size gold pans at a Garage sale. Will stick to detecting otherwise I could get the rock breaking fever like this Husband/Wife Team in WA, Oz.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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