How much gold is in your ore?

Been out prospecting and found yourself some gold ore?

Feels eye-poppingly good, eh? Well, with a bit of work, your gold ore can be refined into the most seductive mineral there is: gold! But first, you’ll want to know how much actual gold is present in your ore.

At Mother Lode, we can estimate the number of parts per million of gold in your ore. It’s as simple as sending us your rock so we can run it through our processing plant for you.

Our processing plant is state of the art, built from high-quality industrial equipment from Mt Baker Mining and Metals. It uses gravity separation to liberate your gold from your ore. Once that’s done, we can give you an accurate estimate in parts per million. You can see the process in the diagram below – or watch this killer video.

It’s worth remembering that because no chemicals are used in gravity separation, not all gold is liberated. However, you’ll get a good indication of your ore’s gold content.

Gold ore processing for the small scale miner:

Your ore is crushed to rubble of 20 mm or smaller

The rubble is run through an impact mill, reducing it to particles

Particles are screened to less than 0.5 mm and suspended in water

Slurry is fed to a shaker table where your gold is liberated

We estimate how much gold is in your ore (parts per million) and can perform XRF testing if you need.

For steps on how to sell your gold, check out our 'How it Works' page

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