Tag Archives: Silver
Karat Gold & Sterling Silver Refiners
Written on February 15, 2023 at 3:34 pm, by Arch Enterprises, Inc.
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20 Pounds of Silver Contacts Refining Estimate
Written on November 19, 2014 at 9:44 am, by Arch Enterprises
Q: Hi, I have 20 pounds of silver contacts. Please let me know if you take this material and how much my return will be. – From Dawn in Modesto, California
A: Thanks for your question! We get a range of silver contacts to refine. Your 20 pounds of material meets our volume requirements for silver contacts. Silver bearing contacts vary widely in silver content. Typically, the best and worst case scenarios are anywhere from 35 to 90 percent silver.
We can return 65% of the silver dollar value back to the customer. This percentage is due to the presence …
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10KG of Silver Oxide Batteries Refining Estimate
Written on November 14, 2014 at 7:30 am, by Arch Enterprises
Q: I have 10KG of silver cell batteries. Do you take this material? — From James in Arlington, TX
Refine Silver Oxide Batteries
A: Thank you for your inquiry! YES, Arch does refine the silver from silver oxide batteries.
The first item to note is that we do not accept co-mingled lots, so you will have to separate these batteries out if they are among other items or other types of batteries. We do not accept lithium batteries for example.
Depending on the volume that is sent in for refining, we typically pay $16 to $25, per …
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Recover Silver from Black and White Photo Film
Written on June 20, 2013 at 1:39 pm, by Arch Enterprises
I have tons of old negatives and was wondering how much it takes for it to actually matter. Also if we don’t have enough where would we take them to dispose of them. Thanks from Tori in Juliet, TN.
Hi Tori,
By a “ton” do you mean hundreds of pounds or truckloads? Some people’s perception of having a “ton” of photo film is very different. We would recommend having at least 300 lbs of material. If you do not have this much, you could still send it to our facility and we could recycle the material for …
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What is Silver Holloware?
Written on March 25, 2013 at 11:19 am, by Arch Enterprises
Susan from Los Angeles, California asks Arch Enterprises what is silver holloware? Arch answers and also explains the difference between sterling silver hollowware and silver holloware.
