Gold Refining • V Gold Recovery
AR= Aqua Regia = 1 part 70% Nitric Acid, 3 parts Muriatic Acid (some guys use 4 parts muriatic). Used to dissolve high karat gold, gold powder, gold foils, dissolves Platinum when hot. Excess nitric must be evaporated off or neutralized with Urea to pH 1 +/, then drop gold with SMB.