New Thread.........veeeerrry old problem.....Mercury on our seabed.

[lukdiver]

IF you have any mercury from wrecks its best to store in a glass mason-jar with tight fitting metal-lid with seal. Put water on top of the mercury and it can't evaporate. We've picked up a small amount on a wreck (lost 1875) near Pt. Sur on the Monterey coast many years ago and did exactly that. Also just took possession of a quart jar from a friend and storing it the same way while trying to find someone knowledgeable to take off our hands. Friend felt it had gold in it but we've been told ANY gold in the jar would form a amalgam. Thought about making a retort to purify it but just isn't worth the effort. Been a PIA as the stuff is so toxic IF spilled. One story I've read is the miners in the 1849 California Gold Rush would use it in the pan to capture their fines and then they placed the amalgam nugget into a baked potato alongside the campfire, then they ate the potatoe! Also remember years ago reading a National Geographic magazine and picture in the article had someone floating in a vat full of mercury. YKKKS

 

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[Salvor6]

Less of the old if you don’t mind.......

SADS good to see you are still lurking. How did you fare during hurricane Diedre?

 

[Bum Luck]

=...One story I've read is the miners in the 1849 California Gold Rush would use it in the pan to capture their fines and then they placed the amalgam nugget into a baked potato alongside the campfire, then they ate the potatoe!

No wonder they shot each other!

 

[xaos]

Again...a problem that is not a problem...

Mercury is NOT soluble in seawater (that is why it is still found on Spanish shipwrecks from the 1700's)

I would like about 4 to 6 pictures of loose mercury on the bottom to put in the proposal.

If you have images that show mercury, and it is still there, after 100's of years, you are NOT providing any proof that there is an issue..in fact you are providing PROOF that the wreck should be left on the bottom...and NOT bring it to the surface....