Storing Concentrate

You are also going to need a container for the gold concentrate. This container should be a low jar with a wide mouth. Then place the concentrate in the jar and allow it to dry all the way. In order to separate the black sand from the gold you will need the gold and the sand to be completely dry. When this is drying, you can tap the jar every once in awhile to make sure the residue of the river silt does not cement the concentrate inside the jar.

You will need to prepare the magnet by covering it entirely with the waxed paper and use the rubber bands so they hold it together. You should now move the magnet down towards the dry concentrate and watch the black sand particles stick on to the waxed paper. Afterwards, you will need to move it up an inch or so and give the magnet a little tap. This will cause any of the gold that was trapped by the black sand particles to fall back inside of the jar.

The jar should now have native gold that is as pure as is possible to refine in your home. This is normally the most valuable of gold and if you have a good amount, you can usually sell it to a jeweler and novelty manufacturers.

The waxed paper that is on the magnet should have a good number of particles of black sand and a little silt dues that has stuck on to it by now. You will need to get this off over the other container that has a larger amount of black sand and that is now ready to be amalgamated.

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