25 Tips to Maximize Your Scrap Return

By LMT Communications, Inc.

Posted Apr 28, 2011 in Management


Are you getting the most from your precious metal scrap? Or are valuable dollars literally slipping through your fingers? Refiners share their hints for maximizing your scrap returns and elaborate on their services.




  1. Establish regular scrap collection procedures and be diligent about sticking to them.


  2. Look at all sources that may contain precious metal scrap like bridges, crowns, inlays, clasps, grindings, casting splash, sludge, sweeps, vacuum bags, crucibles, towels, rugs and ventilation systems. Even molds and investment waste can take in small amounts of gold during casting.


  3. Install carpeting in metal finishing areas to capture grindings and filings.


  4. Process and store precious and non-precious metals in separate areas. Then separate precious scrap materials by type to make it easier to keep track of what and how much you sent. Always separate solids (crowns, sprues, buttons and flash), grindings...

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