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Tristan Metal's Commitment to Transparency.

Tristan Metal K Limited is a full-service industrial refiner of gold, silver, platinum and palladium located in the heart of the Midwest.

Providing customers with a more transparent and direct way to do business was the idea behind our company from the start. Our owner, Jim Jackson, had worked with many refiners throughout the United States and never felt that he was receiving the full picture on the true value of his metal. So Jim turned to the top consultants in the industry for insight…and then built on that insight to establish a state-of-the-art industrial refinery and on-site assay laboratory in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Today, Jim feels strongly that the company is successful because of the trust we’ve earned by providing unmatched efficiency and accuracy to each and every one of our clients.

Online Tour

Welcome to Tristan Metal K Limited. Step inside to get a first-hand look at the refining process and our facilities.

Our Open Door Policy.

Schedule a Visit

We guarantee the proper handling of your precious metal material every step of the way. In fact, our Open Door Policy means you can tour our facility anytime to witness the refining of your precious metal scrap for yourself. You’ll see how we utilize the latest technology at our laboratory and refinery to:

Verify

Verify incoming weights

Track

Chain-of-custody ensured

Process

Melt and sample your materials

Remove

Provide on-site chemical stone removal

Refine

Refine sweeps and other bench work

Assay

Provide verifiable fire assay results

Materials We Refine.

We process a wide range of materials containing gold, silver, platinum and palladium for jewelers, pawn shops, dentists, dental labs and other industries. Our expertise enables us to extract and refine both high- and low-grade materials containing these precious metals. Here’s a snapshot of the materials we are able to refine and recycle for you:

High-Grade Materials

  • Karat scrap
  • Silver flatware
  • Dental scrap
  • Wire
  • Coins
  • Bullion

Low-Grade Materials

  • Grindings
  • High-grade bench filings
  • Sweeps
  • Polishing dust
  • Vacuum bags
  • Carpet
  • Wipes
  • Crucibles & Slag
  • Gold-filled material
  • Wire
  • Aerospace material

Tristan goes above industry standards in our processing of low-grade bench materials from jewelers and jewelry manufacturers. Check out the advanced, 6-STEP PROCESS we go through to make sure all of your precious metal material is captured and refined.

State-of-the-Art Analytics.

Tristan Metal K Limited utilizes state-of-the-art techniques to quantify the purity of the Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium in your materials for the highest level of accuracy and accountability.

XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) Analysis:

We use XRF analysis to determine the basic composition of the material in each lot. This helps guide the refining process to ensure that the proper smelting techniques are utilized to capture the most amount of precious metal material for our clients.

Melt & Sample:

After undergoing our process of oxidation and sifting to separate precious from non-precious metals in each lot, the non-ferrous metallics are smelted into a cone or bar with a sample (pin-core) taken for analysis in our on-site laboratory using a combination of fire assay and Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) to determine metal purity.

Fire Assay:

Tristan uses the fire assay method to measure the amount and verify the purity of the precious metals in your scrap materials. Fire assay provides proven reliability and accuracy in determining the value of gold, silver, platinum and palladium content in refined materials. Tristan is also one of the few refiners who utilize a chemical compound called Dimethylglyoxime (DMG) to assist in the analysis and purification of palladium as part of this process.

Upon completion of the fire assay analysis, we issue a detailed, easy-to-understand assay report showing payout on all metals refined. Thanks to the sophistication of this procedure, we are able to settle out our clients with 99.99% accuracy on the purity of their metals.

 

See the Difference!

Have you ever been curious about the refining process? Are you curious about what your current refiner is really making on your metal?

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