The remaining mud is washed away leaving a mercury-gold (or mercury-silver) amalgam, which is then heated to release the mercury, with mostly gold and/or silver remaining.
La boue est ensuite lavée, laissant un amalgame mercure-or (ou mercure-argent) qui est ensuite chauffé pour libérer le mercure, tandis que la plupart de l &apos; or et/ou l &apos; argent reste.