Gold gem and treasure Prospecting trips in and around Tasmania.
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penguin
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by penguin » Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:10 pm
Hi every one .
I Had a swing on the north west today , got one 3.5 g piece with a thin coating of iron stone.
Any ideas on how to clean this little nugget?
Sorry about the photo.

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penguin
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by penguin » Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:55 pm
This photo is better
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Philski
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by Philski » Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:10 am
Hi
Alibright give the best results ive seen on iron stained gold. Nice and bright and natural looking at the end. Miguel did a write up on cleaning gold and covered a few acids a while ago too. Its worth a read.
https://www.appleisleprospector.com/cle ... d-nuggets/
Nice nugget too..
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Dave79
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by Dave79 » Tue Sep 25, 2018 7:40 pm
Nice nugget! Good work.
Prospecting must be like fishing, the big one always gets away!
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penguin
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by penguin » Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:05 pm
Thanks for the comments fellas.
I found 20ltr drum of hydrocloric acid in the shed and gave him a bath for 24 hours (undiluted)
Worked very well but I need more nuggets to clean
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by Dave79 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:26 pm
That did the trick! Beautiful chunk.
Prospecting must be like fishing, the big one always gets away!
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drystone2
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by drystone2 » Sun Dec 02, 2018 5:43 pm
Hey Penguin,
nice nugget! You'll pay off that SDC yet

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penguin
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by penguin » Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:35 pm
Not yet but getting very close ,when I do I can put it to the minister of finance and apply for a 7000.
When we going for a look?