How to Test Ore or Rock for Gold Content
15/09/2016· If it is desired to estimate the whole amount of gold and metallic silver amalgamable in the ore, a similar experiment may be made by weighing up 250 grams of the pulp, diluting with water at 1:1, and agitating violently with mercury for about 30 minutes. The mercury is then panned from the pulp, and the latter assayed.
