How to Identify Gold

Gold Identification in Practice ⛏️ During the Day Four session, participants were taken through simple field tests used to identify gold while in the bush from crush-and-wash methods and the use of magnets to separate black sands, to understanding gold’s softness and non-magnetic properties. The instructor also emphasized the importance of laboratory confirmation through methods such as fire assay, XRF, atomic absorption, and ICP analysis to ensure accurate results. Combining field techniques wi