Don't quit your day job.
Now ... use your noodle here. Did you ever stop to consider that exposure to the chemicals that he was working with might have contributed to his death ? Even depopulating the boards can put you at risk of heavy metals poisoning.
Every person you run across can teach you something if you pay attention.
Some folks can show you what to do.
Some folks can teach you what not to do.
In the end ... it's up to you to discern one from the other.
I probably sound like the forum grouch but i'm just trying to save you from wasting your time and maybe your health. " Gold Fever " is pretty common among the newbies. The precious metals are there, but only in minute quantities. The circuit boards have to be processed by the ton, in an industrial setting, in order for it to be commercially viable. It's the economy of scale.
If you dig through the archives here .... you should be able to figure it all out for yourself.
Another source for research is the gold refining forum. Lot's of good info.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/
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