Dependable Jewelry Stone Removal

Finding a dependable company to remove stones from your jewelry can be complicated. Removing stones like diamonds from platinum or gold can be incredibly time consuming and there are often issues like significant breakage. The staff at Jewelers Refining Group, Inc., want to help you avoid these issues, so we offer quality jewelry stone removal services. Whether you need help with a diamond ring or are looking for someone to assist you with your gemstone, you can feel confident that we are available to help. 

When you look up forums and informational articles about removing stones from jewelry, you often find a lot of people upset about a variety of issues, such as they have broken their stones or could not accomplish the task. It would be smart to have an experienced and dedicated jeweler work on your problem. You wouldn’t try and put your own roof on your house, would you? Then why would you try to be your own jeweler?

Jewelers Refining Group, Inc., is one of the leaders in the precious metal refining, recovery, and assaying business. We are located in Midtown Manhattan’s Diamond District, so you can feel confident that we have the skills and abilities to help you with jewelry stones and any other refining and recovery services you may have!

Precious Metal Recovery Methods – Recycling Sweeps

Making sure that you get the most from your metal is very important! Letting bits of precious metals go to waste is just not cost effective, so there are many different precious metal recovery and recycling methods out there to help you get the most out of your metal. One of the types of metal that the crew at Jewelers Refining Group, Inc., works with is metal sweeps.

Metal sweeps come from a variety of places. Silver sweeps are generally ashes or residue and are generally produced by photographic businesses. Additionally, jewelry sweeps are wipes and grindings that come from jewelers. Other selections include electronic scrap, car production, and glass industry sweeps.  Many of these fine particles may look like they should be thrown out, but can be collected, refined, and recycled. 

When collecting your sweeps, we recommend that goods are weighed before and after every step of the finishing process. This practice makes sure you can properly recover all of the sweeps from your metals and helps prevent issues like theft, inefficient recovery methods, and unscrupulous accountability from other refiners. 

Consider the sweeps that your business produces and start collecting today. When you have collected a substantial amount, you can contact us about our precious metal recovery and recycling programs.

Precious Metal Recovery & Recycling

It's a gold rush, an electronic gold rush and it comes in the form of end-of-life electronic devices. 

Confused? You may be surprised to learn that many of the everyday items you use contain precious metals. Gold, silver and other precious metals are critical elements to many industries, like the aforementioned electronics, as well as automotive manufacturing.

Electronic and automotive scrap can be an especially valuable source of metals. A variety of gold, silver and PGM materials may be suitable for recovery and recycling when these goods reach their end of life. One ton of mined gold ore contains approximately six grams of gold. The proportion of precious metals used in cars and televisions around the world is higher than that. That means that scrapped electrical and electronic goods can arguably be called a modern gold mine.  

Electronics recycling is extremely important in diverting solid waste and supporting zero landfill initiatives. Also highly important, electronics recycling helps eliminate toxic scrap. While it constitutes a minority of solid waste, it represents up to 70 percent of toxic waste.

E-waste is a particularly rich source of precious metals – with concentrations 40 to 50 times richer than naturally occurring deposits. 

Since 1996, Jewelers Refining Group, Inc., has been a leader in the precious metals refining industry. To learn more about precious metal recovery and recycling visit us at JRGInc.com.

The Process Of Gold Refining

Gold refining is the mechanical process of separating valuable gold from other waste materials. The end objective of gold refining is to be left with a piece of pure gold. The process of refining gold is a detailed and highly skilled one that requires a professional service to ensure the quality is above par and completely authentic. 

The process of refining gold begins by weighing the materials. Once the weight is established it is then put through the smelting process. During smelting, the refinery adds a flux material to the gold and melts it in a furnace. The gold will sink to the bottom of the furnace, while impurities float to the top, bound to the flux in the form of slag.

Once smelting is complete, the gold refinery has a solid piece of gold bullion. At this stage the bullion may still contain some impurities like trace metals, requiring it to go through a final refining stage where the facility melts the metal again and treats it to force silver and other materials to the top. In the final stage, the refinery will weigh the gold and test it to determine the level of purity.

While there doesn’t appear to be many steps in the refining process, it is actually a very difficult process and requires the utmost professional to ensure it is done properly.  Jewelers Refining Group, Inc. has been in the refining business since 1996 and is a leader in the refining industry. To learn more about our outstanding service and our commitment to integrity and fair pricing visit us at JRGInc.com.

Choosing the Right Metal for Your Jewelry

When you start your own jewelry company, it’s important to choose the right metal for your jewelry. Some selections are stronger than others, while other selections are more exotic. It’s important to weigh the options before you start the creative process. Here are some of the best options:

• Gold – Everyone knows that gold is one of the most important metals on Earth. For ages, people have loved the look and feel of gold as jewelry. When choosing gold, it’s important to balance purity with durability. Pieces that take more abuse should be less pure.
• Platinum – Technically speaking, platinum is more precious than gold, as it is extremely rare. This is an extremely heavy metal and makes beautiful wedding rings.
• Stainless Steel – While once looked down upon in the jewelry world, this metal has become very popular due to its industrial look. It is often used in more experimental jewelry pieces.
• Silver – As you well know, silver has been used to make jewelry as long as gold. Sterling silver is the standard selection and is commonly used for necklaces and rings.

If you are interested in receiving assistance with your precious metals, JRG, Inc. is here for you. We provide exceptional precious metal refining services for your needs.