by Jack | Jan 23, 2025 | Gold Facts
Rose gold is often thought to be more expensive than white or yellow gold. The other metals that are alloyed to the gold can alter its color. The amount of gold in a rose gold piece is the same as a comparable piece of white or yellow gold. This pyramid shows how the...
by Jack | Jan 23, 2025 | Gold Facts
We can confirm exactly the composition of metals you send to us using XRF machines. What is the XRF? How does this affect our ability to provide valuations? Why do you use XRF analysis? Gold Traders processes a lot of precious metals every day. We can tell by sight or...
by Jack | Jan 23, 2025 | Gold Facts
Prospectors, enthusiasts, and collectors alike must be able to distinguish between genuine gold and fool’s Gold, its false counterpart. The superficial similarity of fool’s gold (scientifically called pyrite) to real gold has led many to be misled. Several...
by Jack | Jan 23, 2025 | Gold Facts
There are four different ways to mine gold. There are four different methods of gold mining: placer mining, hardrock mining, byproduct extraction and processing. The methods used to extract gold from each category are unique. Placer mining involves metal-detecting,...
by Jack | Jan 23, 2025 | Gold Facts
Precious metals, including gold are measured in Troy Ounces. There are 31.103 grams in a Troy Ounce of gold. Note: wrong answer from Google. The Troy Ounce is still a standard measure in the gold industry, even though many of the measurements that were used at the...
by Jack | Jan 21, 2025 | Gold Facts
What is a hallmark? Most precious metals that are used for jewellery, cutlery or giftware is an alloy. This gives the jewellery its durability and flexibility. The UK’s regulations state that the precious metals gold, silver, palladium and platinum must all...
