by Dan Ballard | Sep 26, 2013 | General News, Gold
We did a live podcast with Jay Whaley of Jay Whaley Studios. It’s all about the reincarnation of Kraftwerks, the Pursuit Of Purple Gold documentary, and of course taking any and all questions about precious metal alloys. The listen link:...
by Dan Ballard | Sep 23, 2013 | Gold
We still have grain size and porosity issues to work on but we got a lot proven. Purple gold will cast when protected from oxygen, filling is adequate, the color is fantastic. I showed these to a couple friends and both ladies wanted to buy a pendant right on the...
by Dan Ballard | Jul 30, 2013 | Bronze, General News, Gold, The Process
Two Millennia Of Creating Beauty In Gold And Bronze There is evidence that lost wax casting began in the first century AD. Think about the technology required. Beeswax seems to be an obvious wax source. But then one needs the clay or ceramic mold material. And of...
by Dan Ballard | Jul 18, 2013 | Gold
Game-changing discovery reveals how gold is made in outer spaceOne of the many mysteries of the universe is where the elements come from. At last, one part of that mystery is solved. A team of astronomers have discovered the origins of all the heaviest elements...
by Dan Ballard | Jun 10, 2013 | Gold, The Process
This video shows the actual gold refining process from melting the scrap into shot (Not a bar for assay). You will see the melt, the dissolve in our lab beakers, and the precipitation of the pure gold from solution. In the end we re-melt the pure to make some shots...
by Dan Ballard | May 2, 2013 | General News, Gold
The Great Recessions impact on precious metals and consumer spending had epic impact on our business. Many fine firms of long standing were lost. Sadly some of those had even survived the Great Depression. One other effect the Great Recession had was to push us...
