Markets We Serve

• Dental Labs
• Dental Offices
• Hospitals
• Medical & Laboratory
• Industry
• Jewelers
• Gold Buyers
• Metal Detecting

Industry

Chemical manufacturers, metal plating facilities, and other manufacturing companies that use precious metals as components in products or in their production process work with Arch Enterprises to extract and recover this precious metal.  In many instances, this precious metal needs to be extracted from sludge or some other relatively undesirable form.  It is not uncommon for manufacturers to be paying to have these materials hauled away when they actually could be getting money for them.

Arch Enterprises has full in-house refining capabilities and is skilled at refining many types of materials that contain precious metals.  Because every operation has a unique set of characteristics, our service offering tends to be customized to each customer’s needs. Our refinery is able to handle a variety of materials that are regularly found in industrial facilities.

We work with everything from catalytic converters and plating sludge to slags from other refineries. Common materials from industrial processes that can be refined for their precious metal content include:

Chemical Catalysts Industrial X-ray Film  Palladium Wire Silver Sludge Silver Plating Sludge Platinum Group Metal (PGMs) Slags Alloy Wire

Platinum Wire Platinum Sputter Targets Mining Concentrates/Ores Thermocouple Wire Catalytic Converters Precious Metal Bearing Filters Antimicrobial Dressings (commonly used to treat burns)

Industrial scrap and waste materials can also be found in water filters, sludge material, sweeps, air filters, and other locations where precious metals accumulate. This buildup can take the forms of powder, flake, dust, shavings, liquid, and more.

If precious metals are used in your facility’s processes, find out if precious metal recovery is a viable option by requesting an estimate. Serious inquires are best served by calling our toll free number at (800) 835-0478.