Refining
Gold Refining Services
Gold refining, the meticulous process of purifying raw gold to attain a higher level of purity, removing impurities and unwanted metals.
As a long Established & Trusted Gold Dealer Since 1939, J Blundell’s offer years of expertise and experience in offering high-quality and credible gold refining and melting services. Take advantage of gold refining today and find out how much extra income you could earn.
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Dental Scrap Gold
At J Blundell & Sons, we provide a specialist dental scrap refining service in the UK, helping dentists and dental clinics turn unwanted precious metal scrap into value. We refine and process gold, silver, and platinum dental scrap, including old crowns, bridges, and restorations, into high-purity refined metals.
Sell your dental scrap metals to a trusted UK gold refiner and maximise returns from unused materials. Our dental scrap refinery service ensures accurate valuation, transparent pricing, and ethical processing throughout.
With secure insured shipping and a streamlined refining process, J Blundell & Sons offers dental professionals a safe, efficient, and reliable way to refine and recycle precious metals from dental work.
Melting & Assay
J Blundell & Sons also offers a professional gold melting and assay service in the UK for a wide range of customers. Our melting process heats gold to its liquid state, allowing impurities to be separated and removed effectively as part of the refining process.
An assay is the precise analysis of precious metals to determine composition and purity. Our gold assay service provides accurate, transparent results so customers can fully verify the quality and purity of their materials.
We use advanced melting and refining techniques to ensure maximum purity, helping to refine gold for use in jewellery, bullion, and investment-grade applications. Our process is designed to deliver reliable, consistent results with full transparency at every stage.
What is Gold Refinery?
A gold refinery is a specialized facility that processes raw materials containing precious metals, such as gold, into purer forms. It employs various techniques including melting to extract and separate these valuable metals from impurities. The refined metals can then be used to produce coins, bars, and other valuable items, ensuring their purity and quality for a range of industrial, investment, and decorative purposes.
The Gold Refining Process
The refining process involves various steps such as assaying to assess the initial gold, silver or platinum purity, melting the gold into a liquid state, applying chemical treatments to dissolve impurities, filtering the solution, precipitating the gold back out, smelting to further purify, and finally, solidifying the refined gold. This intricate process ensures that the end product meets specific quality standards, making it suitable for jewellery crafting and investment. The refining process requires a highly specialised refiner and should only be carried out by those with verified equipment for safety and experts for results.
Why Use J Blundell's To Refine your Gold & Precious Metals
- Reputation and Trustworthiness: A strong reputation in the industry for fair dealing, accurate assessments, and ethical practices is a significant factor.
- Pricing Transparency: We offer transparent pricing structures, explaining how we calculate the value of the gold and any associated fees.
- Purity and Quality: We will always provide assurance of achieving high levels of purity in the refined gold, meeting industry standards.
- Experience and Expertise: We have years of experience and expertise handling various types of gold materials, including dental scrap, jewellery and industrial components.
- Environmental Responsibility: We believe is sustainability and will always ensure our processes and services support that.
- Certifications and Compliance: We give customers confidence in the refining process. Industry certifications and compliance with regulations signify professionalism and commitment to quality standards.
- Security and Insurance: Secure handling of shipments and proper insurance coverage are crucial to prevent loss or damage during transportation and processing.
- Customer Service: Responsive and helpful customer service, along with clear communication throughout the refining process, contributes to a positive experience.
- Payment Options and Timing: We offer flexible payment options (such as check, bank transfer, or bullion) and reliable, timely payment upon completion of the refining process.
- Convenience: The ease of the refining process, including clear instructions for sending in materials and a straightforward evaluation process.
- Market Knowledge: We provide insights into the current value of gold and help customers make informed decisions.
- Privacy and Data Security: Assurance of data security and protection of personal and financial information is of upmost important to us when obtaining sensitive details during the refining process.
We Buy
- Gold any carat
- Old or broken gold jewellery
- Gold coins
- Gold bars
- Silver
- Platinum
Same Day
Melting & Assaying Services*
*Subject to conditions
Why Buy With J Blundell & Sons?
- Long Established & Trusted Bullion Dealer Since 1839
- Real People Available for Expert Advice – Hatton Garden, London Store.*
- Family Run Business
- Free & Fast Secured Delivery
- Price Match Guarantee**
- We Will Buy Back Any Items Sold ***
*J Blundells & Sons are happy to provide advice on products that we feel meet with your investment needs but we are not authorised to provide investment advice. You should always seek independent financial advice.
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***Items must pass testing for authenticity and will be priced on the day of being sold, at that day’s gold rate. Daily rates are published here.
† We accept debit card payment for orders up to a value of £10,000.