12/9/2023 0 Comments Black hills gold findings![]() ![]() The alloyed gold bars are rolled by presses to different thicknesses for different types of jewelry.Ĭomponent parts, or findings, are carefully stamped, one at a time, out of the rolled gold sheets using patterns and dies. The resulting gold bars are then readied for rolling. The different colors of gold used for leaves and other details are made when the pure 24 Karat yellow gold is alloyed with copper to achieve the traditional 12 karat pink (or red) gold, and the gold is combined silver to create the 12 karat green. ![]() The pure 24 Karat yellow gold is alloyed with exact percentages of other metals to achieve a more durable karat quality of 10K, 12K or 14K, and used for ring shanks and the base of other items. ( Click here to see our HISTORY OF BLACK HILLS GOLD JEWELRY page) The finished jewelry known as Black Hills Gold must be produced here in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Pure gold and other precious metal stock can be acquired from anywhere in the world. These precious metals are not required to be mined in the Black Hills, as some rumors contend. Pure 24 Karat gold bars, and stocks of pure silver and copper are the basic materials. Sometimes silver and production models are created using the "lost wax" method of casting, which will be detailed later. After a design is selected, an actual size model of the item is created in wax. New Black Hills Gold jewelry designs begin with detailed drawings. Some Black Hills Gold companies use additional steps, others have fewer steps with more automation, but the basic description would apply to all of the top Black Hills Gold brands producing Black Hills Gold jewelry today.Įnjoy this 10 minute video of Landstroms Black Hills Gold history and the manufacturing process of Black Hills Gold jewelry, and read on for a detailed description of the process. Every major Black Hills Gold manufacturer's process is not identical to the one shown here. ![]()
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