Refining 101
A step-by-step look at the refining process
In this latest MJSA Tech Video, technicians at Advanced Chemical Co. in Warwick, Rhode Island, walk viewers step-by-step through the process of refining a silver jewelry lot.
For additional resources about refining, check out the MJSA Journal articles listed below.
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From the MJSA Journal Article Archive
The following articles are available free to MJSA member; non-members page $5 per page.
Many Happy Returns
By Tina Wojtkielo Snyder
With gold creeping up toward the $2,000 mark at presstime, never before have your old polishing buffs, dust collection filters, and carpets been worth so much. When the stakes are this high, you need to work even harder to ensure that you are maximizing your return. This article presents some steps you can take to have the most lucrative and satisfying refining experience. Published October 2011. Click here to order.
High Roller
By Tina Wojtkielo Snyder
You’ve got more scrap today than ever before—and more refiners from which to choose. What’s the best way to navigate a landscape in which scrap is king and refiners promising sweet deals are a dime a dozen? Check out these tips for choosing and working with refiners today. Published October 2010. Click here to order.
Fired Up
By Rachel V. Katz
Understanding the metals-analysis methods used to estimate purity and composition, knowing what actually went into your lot, and managing your financial expectations. Published October 2008. Click here to order.
Don’t Leave Your Profits in the Dust
By Tina Wojtkielo Snyder
Suggestions for segregating scrap, managing metal, and raising refining returns. Published October 2007. Click here to order.
Go-to Guys
By John Shanahan
Refiners have many technical solutions at the ready; solutions they can tailor to your needs to maximize your returns. Published October 2005. Click here to order.