Greetings and stuff from Montana~

I need to acquire some metal melting stuff, like a crucible, a furnace, a stirring stick, (right? what else do I need to make myself some silver/gold ingots anyways?

Very dangerous to start messing around with out the proper instructions, especially if your thinking about the chemical process. You could possibly kill yourself or burn your lungs. There is a couple on here that refines further but most of us just break things down to their basic elements then sell to the bigger yards/buyers/refiners.
Here's how I break things down,