WHICH METALS DOES ARGENTOR PROCESS?
Argentor processes gold, silver, but also platinum & palladium and the lesser known PGM's (Platinum Group Metals) in almost all its forms and alloys. Argentor specialises in recycling and purifying gold, silver and PGM's. When refining gold, the silver is automatically recuperated as well. When refining platinum & palladium, the gold and silver are automatically recuperated as well. f the percentage of silver is less than 5%, though, the silver will not be restituted.
Have your precious metals refined & recycled by Argentor. Argentor recuperates the gold, silver platinum & palladium for you. After processing, you can sell your return to Argentor, deposit it on a metal account or have it delivered back to you in purified form. The bigger the amount delivered, the better the final result will be!
Argentor processes:
+ jewelry
+ watches
+ damaged gold, silver, platinum & palladium bullion
+ gold, silver, platinum & palladium medallions
+ silverware1
+ historical silver coins
+ workhouse wastes (filings, vacuum bags, polishing wastes, drillings, sanding papers, …)
+ dental gold & palladium2
+ gold powder
+ thermocouples
+ platinum & palladium crucibles and roundels
+ platinum wire
+ mined / alluvial gold, silver, platinum & palladium
+ industrial gold, silver, platinum & palladium
+ electrolytic silver
+ osmium, iridium, ruthenium & rhodium3
1: Knives excluded.
2: Teeth have to be removed.
3: Please contact us for further information.
We also recover diamonds very effectively from jewelry without damaging them by chemical solution. On this page you can find more information about the recuperation of diamonds from scrap gold.
We cannot help you with the refining and processing of following materials:
+ gold leaf and/or gold paint
+ gold or silver plated pieces
+ very low alloys
+ electronic wastes and/or circuit boards
+ liquid solutions
+ toxic or caustic agents
RATES & DELAYS
The cost for refining workhouse wastes is calculated based on the weight after melting with a minimum of 1 kilogram. The cost for melting together big workhouse wastes (brushes, crucibles, vacuum bags, etc.) is calculated based on the weight before melting.
The following lead times are indicative and always depend on the composition and quantity of the material you provide. The lead times are broadly calculated and may in some cases be less than the indications below.
Refinement AG: 40 €/kg + 50 €/analyse (VAT excl.)
+ restitution silver: 98%
+ processing delay: 1 - 4 working weeks
+ minimum cost: €108,90 (VAT incl.)
Refinement AU + AG: 125 €/kg + 50 €/analyse (VAT excl.)
Refinement ag always included.
+ restitution gold: 99,5%
+ restitution silver: 98%
+ processing delay: 1 - 3 working days
+ minimum cost: €211,75 (VAT incl.)
Refinement AU + AG + PGM: 350 €/kg + 50 €/analyse (VAT excl.)
Refinement au + ag always included.
+ restitution gold: 99,5%
+ restitution silver: 98%
+ restitution platinum & palladium: 95%
+ processing delay: 1 - 6 working weeks
+ minimum cost: €484 (VAT incl.)
Refinement AU + DIAMONDS : 350 €/kg + 50 €/analyse (VAT excl.)
+ restitution gold: 99,5%
+ processing delay: 1 - 2 working weeks
+ minimum cost: €484 (VAT incl.)
Supplement melting BIG WORKHOUSE WASTES: 12,50 €/kg (VAT excl.)
To combine with refinement ag / refinement au + ag / refinement au + ag + pgm
+ processing delay: 4 - 8 working weeks
+ minimum cost refinement ag + big workhouse wastes: €124,03 (VAT incl.)
+ minimum cost refinement au + ag + big workhouse wastes: €226,88 (VAT incl.)
+ minimum cost refinement au + ag + pgm + big workhouse wastes: €499,13 (VAT incl.)
DELIVERY & PROCESSING PROCEDURE
1. You deliver the material yourself to our office.
During opening hours, you can always come to our office, without appointment, to deliver your workhouse wastes for refining. Do not hesitate to ask for our free storage jars and tons to collect your workhouse wastes!
2. You take a ticket 'delivery refinery' at the kiosk in our waiting room.
Clients who deliver material for refining & processing are always given priority at the counters. That way you won't lose precious time spending waiting for your turn in our office.
3. The material is handed over and checked by our employees.
Our employees check - as far as possible - the composition and weight of the delivered materials. You receive a copy of the delivery note.
4. If so desired, and if possible, you can ask for an advance.
Based on the composition and weight of the delivered material, we can already buy - if possible - a part of the purified precious metals or deliver them back to you as part of an advance payment. That way your working capital is minimally affected.
5. We notify you as soon as your material has been processed.
As soon as the results of refining and analysis are ready, our employees will inform you by e-mail or telephone. You will receive a detailed overview of the results by email.
6. Processing of the results.
You can sell your return to Argentor, have it delivered back to you in purified form or deposit it on a metal account. Our employees create the necessary invoices and provide you with a copy for your bookkeeping.