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To: Ga Bard who wrote (182)	8/4/1999 9:24:00 PM
From: Chuca Marsh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2392

GA Bard, This Pincock Firm <<<Pincock, Allen & Rolt, Inc. 1750 East Benson Highway Tucson, Arizona 95714 August 1985 PAR Project No. 611.00 August 21, 1995 Mr. Robert w. McPherson Executive Vice President Haber, Inc. >>> is on the STATE LIST I saw, on REGISTERED Archeological Engineers- for Arizona, and thus is WELL respected ( they PROBABLY do other functions like you listed - but I failed to find the State Licensing Dept URL as there ARE on THE list I saw a few momnths ago.) Enjoy this one anyways: admmr.state.az.us In summary fire assaying is a 3-step process: 1. Fusion - The sample is mixed with flux, then heated to 1850° F. A slag containing the unwanted elements and a lead button containing the gold and silver are formed. 2. Cupeling - The lead button is heated and oxidized in a bone ash cupel that adsorbs the lead oxide, leaving a precious metal bead in the cupel. 3. Parting and Weighing - In this part of the process, the gold is separated from the silver. Two weighing steps are involved. Discussion of Fire Assaying's purported problems Fire assaying is a series of chemical steps that takes advantage of the precious metal's chemical behavior. Those who claim they have non-fire assayable gold are saying they have a substance that chemically does not behave like gold. Arguments used to explain why fire assay is not applicable to their "Colloidal" or "Micron" gold generally fall into one of the three categories discussed below. "The particles are so small they vaporize and so are not in the button." 1850° is below the melting point of gold. Even if the temperature goes above 1850° the vapor pressure of gold is small. so very little is lost. H2O, for example, has vapor pressure 6 orders of magnitude higher. "Small particles of gold float on the surface of water so they float on the slag." This ignores the process that goes on. It is not dependent on gravity. The PbO2, now Pb, dissolves the gold. It is the Pb that collects at the bottom of the crucible. "Interfering elements mask the gold." The London Mint ran an assay of 1000 mg tellurium, 1 g Au, 25 g Pb and skipped the fusion step! Even so the "worst" they could do was to lose about half the gold. These conditions are highly unlikely in a rock sample. What about the platinum group metals? These, if present, report with the gold in the bead. Conclusion Fire assaying, in use for thousands of years, still stands the test of time. Adapted From Circulars No. 46 and 58, Revised June, 1996 Return to Frequently Asked Questions. Return to ADMMR home page. Today we study FUSION - Thank You All Very Much!!! ! LOL GO NUKE mineral FUSION STAR DETECTORS: ChuckaNonStandard-NEW Standards! Hear me, Timmy. THEY SHIP OUT TOMORROW or so: Fusion Star Generators - MINERALS WILL CHANGE FOREVER: Other Practical Applications for IEC Technology •Experimentation with fusion at university laboratories •Analysis of mineral quality in the coal, cement and similar industries •Exploration for minerals and oil •Detection of non-metallic antipersonnel mines (land mines) •Combustion and gasification •Generation of electrical energy •Detection of contraband at airports, bus stops, train stations and similar areas Until now neutrons have been extremely dangerous and difficult to generate and required the use of a nuclear reactor or a high powered particle accelerator to do the job and neutron analysis could only take place by utilizing the expert facilities of a very few specialised laboratories. The IEC unit produces neutrons more cheaply and safely than existing methods. According to John Sved, an engineer with Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace, the IEC units are safe and easy to use which gives them an edge over other well established neutron sources. The neutron generating sources in use now contain radioactive gases such as Californium and have a risk of contamination from radioactive isotopes. With the IEC unit customers can avoid these risks because they are fueled by harmless deuterium, and the only waste is helium-3 gas, a hint of hydrogen and negligible traces of radioactive tritium. "A small IEC neutron generator could run for decades without creating enough radioactive waste to exceed minimum regulated levels," Sved says. "The machine could be completely consumed in a fire and there would be virtually no concern about escaping radiation." Daimler-Benz (Chrysler) plans to remove the tritium from the spheres safely each time they are recharged with fresh deuterium. Through Rhombic's wholly owned subsidiary, Rockford Technology Associates, the University of Illinois has licensed the technology to Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace (DASA) of Trauen, Germany, for which Daimler-Chrysler will pay a 3.2% royalty to Rhombic Corp. For the rights to develop, manufacture, and market the IEC technology to the world. This agreement provides Rhombic with a long-term royalty on all IEC sales in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, and New Zealand in the amount of 3.2% for each unit sold. Rhombic is estimating that they will receive $5 million in royalties into the year 2000 (which does not include the much larger prospective income from Rhombic's marketing rights in North America). The first units are expected to ship from Trauen in the first half of 1999. P.S.- Double my assays IF...the worst they could do is loose half the gold...Coggins...thanks a lot! LOL, YEAP.