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Our Objective
Refining Direct Ltd have known for many years that some Dentists, Jewellers and Technicians have been reluctant to post their materials due to the uncertainty of what payment they would get in return. This website gives you the opportunity to find out what your materials are worth prior to posting (click on the calculator page for your on-line quotation).
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About us
Refining Direct Ltd has been at the forefront for many years specialising in dental and jewellery precious metal reclamation. Previously only available for small refiners and collectors of waste we have now opened the door for dentists, technicians, and jewellers to deal with us direct .
We have established a totally innovative and revolutionary way of conducting our business by way of the internet, the following are just some of the outstanding facilities we can now offer to our clients: -
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An immediate accurate and highly competitive quote on-line
( Simply click on the calculator page and find out what your scrap is worth )
- No intrusive reps or administration costs
( This is the secret to Refining Direct, as we don't employ representatives or operate from high costing offices we are able to
pass our savings on to you via higher returns )
- Fully insured, FREEPOST addressed packages
( Once posted your materials are fully insured for £1000 and Guaranteed to reach us by 12 pm next day)
- Guaranteed full cash payment by return of post for crowns, live scrap, and platinum foil
( Payments can be made in cash or by cheque )
- We are Environment Agency registered
( A duty of care waste transfer note will be automatically issued with every dental transaction )
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How To Use The Calculator
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| Dentists |
Separate your crowns and bridges into two categories
1.Yellow gold crowns 2.Porcelain bonded crowns
Enter number of units or preferably weight in grams
into relevant categories and press the calculate button.
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| Jewellers |
Separate your hallmarked scrap into the relevant
categories 9ct, 14ct, 18ct, 22ct, and platinum scrap
enter the weight in grams into the relevant box and
press the calculate button.
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| Refiners |
Enter the weight of your refineable bar followed by
your relevant assay figure and press the calculate button.
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Materials we refine and time schedule
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Refining Direct Ltd process
materials fast, effectively, but most importantly accurately, below is
a list of materials we specialise in refining.
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| Material |
Time Taken |
| Crowns, bridges, and inlays |
immediate payout or opt for an individual assay (24 hrs extra) |
| Platinum foil |
Immediate payout |
Live scrap
(hallmarked jewellery) |
Immediate payout |
| Refineable bars |
24 hours from pricing bar |
| Lemel dust |
3 Working days |
| Bench grindings |
3 Working days |
| Casting sweeps |
3 Working days |
| Bench and floor sweeps |
7 Working days |
| Vacuum bags |
7 Working days |
| Carpets and flooring |
7 Working days |
| Amalgam waste |
Please contact us regarding amalgam waste |
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Melting facilities
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| Refining Direct Ltd adopt two different methods of processing your materials. In brief one method is for high grade materials like Platinum foil, live scrap etc. The second is for higher volume less concentrate of precious metals like carpets and vacuum bags. |
Method one |
| All materials are weighed on entry to Refining Direct Ltd, the process is started by adding borax to your materials which helps bond all constituent metals whilst melting in an electric induction furnace. This furnace can reach temperatures of 1600 degrees fahrenheit which is crucial especially when melting Platinum or Palladium. The molten is then poured into a cast, once cooled the borax is removed and the homogenous bar is then sampled in 3 sections this then provides us with a sample for assaying. |
Method two |
| Your materials are put into a gas incinerator, this burns off most debris at 500 degrees fahrenheit. A coarse powder remains, which is then further crushed in a ball mill until a powder fineness of around 50 micron has been achieved. This powder is then mixed until a homogenous sample can be taken for assaying. |
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