For those that want to get that first troy ounce of gold without using chemicals, here is an excellent thread from the gold forum.
Credits: Kuma. Gold Refining Forum.com • View topic - Kuma's first go at recovering I.C. gold
Inside the black IC's from daughter cards and motherboards are tiny gold bonding wires. Once the chips have been pyrolyzed then crushed the gold can easily be literally panned from the ashes.
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