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Field Collecting2009 June Minerals Hunting trip for Native Gold in ShanDong province,China

23rd Jul 2009 09:58 UTCJohn Chen

A GOLD MINE in SHANDONG PROVINCE,CHINA
http://www.mindat.org/photos/0213643001248287959.jpg

On the way to the mine
http://www.mindat.org/photos/0301931001248288175.jpg

Nice Landscape around the mine
http://www.mindat.org/photos/0086516001248288294.jpg

This piece of gold ore contain many gold
http://www.mindat.org/photos/0759414001248288374.jpg

another piece of gold ore, gold in quartz matrix

23rd Jul 2009 10:07 UTCJohn Chen

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Technics for pick up gold(private), the machine for broken the gold ore

http://www.mindat.org/photos/0332621001248288568.jpg

Add Hg and crush for several hours

http://www.mindat.org/photos/0111735001248288654.jpg

Where is gold?

http://www.mindat.org/photos/0310267001248288732.jpg

Wait for a while

http://www.mindat.org/photos/0671668001248288830.jpg

GOLD SHOW UP, And It will need the last step, you will see GOLDEN

23rd Jul 2009 10:11 UTCJohn Chen

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As for Native Gold crystal specimen, unfortunately, I didn't find something interesting: side 1

http://www.mindat.org/photos/0392845001248289103.jpg

side 2

http://www.mindat.org/photos/0347011001248289195.jpg

side 3

23rd Jul 2009 11:58 UTCRay Hill Expert

I would trade you, for a piece of rich visible gold in quartz

for a piece of Canadian gold in quartz visible...please let me

know if you are interested.

23rd Jul 2009 15:44 UTCRob Woodside 🌟 Manager

Thank you for a most interesting set of pictures. That is very rich ore!!!

28th Jul 2009 06:53 UTCJohn Chen

Dear Rob, Thanks a lot!

Rob Woodside Wrote:

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> Thank you for a most interesting set of pictures.

> That is very rich ore!!!

28th Jul 2009 06:55 UTCJohn Chen

Dear Ray, Thanks a lot for your interest, I will let you know if I am interested. Thanks!

Ray Hill Wrote:

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> I would trade you, for a piece of rich visible

> gold in quartz

> for a piece of Canadian gold in quartz

> visible...please let me

> know if you are interested.

28th Jul 2009 13:14 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager

great pictures XiaoJun - thanks!

28th Jul 2009 14:36 UTCMark Gottlieb

Nice photos - wish I was there!

28th Jul 2009 17:02 UTCKen Doxsee

Please do be careful with all that mercury, ok? I'm guessing the "last step" involves roasting the mercury out from the amalgam. --Ken

30th Jul 2009 04:33 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager

Hopefully they have a retort and recycle the mercury. Fun to see, if done carefully.

1st Aug 2009 19:50 UTCRay Hill Expert

Says Alfredo as he has the last retort...LOL