I received 10 lbs of a sample to process for silver that was from a manufacturer of silver brazing rods.
During the production of brazing rods, silver and copper are spun welded together, which makes it easier to separate the two with certain processes.
Because of the way the rods are made, the ends become bulbous and must be cut off. The scrap is collected in 55 gallon drums and sold as copper scrap. After assay the material comes back being 5% silver. The company that generates this scrap sells between 3-4 thousand lbs of it every 2 months.
If you contact the asset recovery department of manufacturers of this type of material, you might be able to pick up the scrap for a little more than copper value, and they would probably be very happy to sell to you.
If anyone finds this type of scrap and needs help making the transaction happen, or if you are looking for someone to sell to, let me know. Industrial or I-Scrap many times, is never recovered and if it is, it usually sells for far less than what it's true value is. 5% of 4000 lbs is a lot of silver, lbs and lbs, yet you purchased it for the value of the copper.
Scott
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