How Are Gold Rings Made?
Gold Rings: From Scrap to Finger Many jewelry manufacturers use scrap metal in the first step in the creation of gold rings, as part of the industry movement toward sustainability and environmentalism (gold mining mars natural features, uses deadly chemicals and is generally wasteful). This article will discuss the creation of a gold ring from scrap origins all the way to sale at a jewelry store. The processes listed are not the only way to create jewelry, but some of the most common. Secondary Refining of Scrap Metal First, scrap metal is melted down and granulated into small, cornflake-shaped pieces. Cornflakes are desirable over other forms because the surface area of the gold pieces is high. These pieces are put through the Miller process to refine them into approximately 98 to 99 percent pure gold. The Miller process uses chlorine, which reacts with other metals leaving only gold, producing mostly fine gold and chloride. This mostly fine gold can be put through another round of re
