This book is the result of many years of teaching jewelers and others how to refine their precious metal wastes. Instructions start with tasks that are easy to understand and perform, assuming that the reader has never seen the process of refining. They continue through more complicated methods of handling various types of waste. Hardcover, 362 pages.

"Refining Precious Metal Wastes" was first published in 1940 by Metallurgical Publishing Co. in New York. The last reprint of this book was in 2003 by Met-Chem Research, Albuquerque, New Mexico. This book is brand new from the 2003 reprint. It is hard bound, and contains the original 362 pages.