The GOLDROP with the Magnet Sluice was one of 5 gold recovery systems involved in this testing program to find a technology to replace mercury to recover gold among 20 million artisanal miners worldwide. This test was sponsored by Mercury Free Mining and financed by the Gemological Institute of America. Soil samples, consisting of mining concentrates and tailings, were sent out from Peruvian mines by the Alliance for Responsible Mining for analysis, assay and division of the samples. A portion of six samples were sent to me and others. I processed my portion through the GOLDROP and the Magnet Sluice. I sent back the gold recovered for analysis. This report, under peer review, are the results of what MFM discovered! In my haste to show the gold recovered by the GOLDROP, I overcleaned the gold and included some values in the tailings I produced and returned. The test was looking for smeltable concentrates, OOPS! Phase II of testing begins in the spring of 2023 with GOLDROPs being sent to the participating mines for field testing. Three Goldrops have been purchased by the Alliance for Responsible Mining and are being tested one each in Burkina Faso, Africa, Guyana and Suriname, South America to replace mercury. Additinal results not in the report conclude that the GOLDROP recovers more gold than does mercury! Mercury requires pristine gold to bind to and cannot recover gold that is dirty or attached to other minerals. Mercury also cannot recover gold under 200 mesh, 70 microns. The GOLDROP with the Magnet Sluice extracts dirty gold, mineralized gold and gold less than 70 microns. In fact, the GOLDROP’s Magnet Sluice captures high grade gold ore no other device can! This makes the GOLDROP a valuable tool to extract more gold from the same dirt adding more money into the pockets of artisanal miners while eliminating the need to use mercury! That’s a win-win for the artisanal miners and our planet!!!!!
