In part 1 I explain the way Gold can be recovered from a mixture of Gold and Copper (Gold plated pins for example) via electrolytic refining of Copper. This method is commonly used in industrial precious metals recovery from E-waste and has a number of advantages over other processes.

This method creates relatively little waste, almost no fumes and is relatively safe when reasonable safety precautions are observed.

Part 2 will detail processing of the recovered slimes from the cell once the Copper anodes have fully migrated to the Cathode plates.