Thanks mick and immulmen. .. anywhere I used to sell gold items wouldn't take plated items (mostly jewelry)... I've read several articles on refining and watched a couple videos and it seems relatively easy as I have access to a lab and all the necessary equipment and ppe... my main question here was what kinds of yield people were getting in their typical batch... I know people on this site hate beginners but I'm curious and google isn't going to give me first hand experience so I had to ask