At Lois Bullion, we provide professional gold smelting, melting, and refining services tailored to meet your needs. Using our state-of-the-art onsite furnace, our skilled master melter can transform up to 10kg of gold or silver into bars. Whether you need to refine hallmarked gold, unhallmarked gold, or mixed purities, we offer precise melting and assay services to determine the value of your metal.
Witness Gold Melting Process Live
Customers opting for this service are welcome to witness the entire gold melting process firsthand. After melting, the gold bar is carefully weighed and drilled for an XRF (X-ray Fluorescence) assay to determine its purity. With both the weight and assay results, we’ll promptly calculate the value of your gold or silver and offer an instant payment upon agreement.
How Gold Becomes Bars: A Step-by-Step Process
Crafting Bars from Golden Scrap
Watch how scrap gold is reborn into gleaming bars. From old watches to broken jewellery, our videos showcase the fiery transformation carried out by our master melter.
Molten Gold to Solid Bar
Experience the final steps as molten gold flows into a single mould, forming a solid gold bar. Flames leap and shimmer, followed by a dramatic cooling process, and the final bar is carefully weighed to complete the transformation.
Why Choose Lois Bullion for Gold Refining?
Onsite furnace capable of melting up to 10kg of gold or silver per bar.
XRF assay equipment for accurate purity testing of precious metals.
Highly skilled master smelter with years of experience.
Option to observe your gold and silver being transformed onsite.
Instant payment based on final weight and assay results.
Option for independent assay results sent via the bar drilling
Transforming Your Scrap Gold into Bars
Our gold melting services at Lois Bullion are perfect for a variety of scrap gold types, including broken earrings, gold necklaces, bracelets, old gold watches, gold coins, dental gold, and even industrial scrap. Whether you’re selling gold jewellery, offcuts, or mixed gold lots, we competently transform these items into smelted, valuable bars.
Expert Gold Assay in Birmingham
When you choose our gold smelting and refining services, you’re choosing precision, expertise, and transparency. Witness the extraordinary artistry of gold melting right here in our Birmingham Jewellery Quarter premises—an experience you won’t forget.
Contact Us Today
Have questions about our gold melting or assay services? Our expert team at Lois Bullion is here to guide you. Whether you need precise valuations, expert advice, or to refine your precious metals, we’re ready to help. Reach out today and experience trusted service from Birmingham’s leading precious metals specialists.
Yes, we recommend scheduling an appointment for our gold melting services at our Birmingham shop. This ensures a smooth and efficient service tailored to your needs.
No, a separate form isn’t required. Just include a clear written description of the items in your parcel to help us process them efficiently.
If you request a free seller pack, you can write your requirements directly on the form.
If you’re using your own method, you can either print and complete the sell precious metals form or include a handwritten note if you don’t have a printer.
We recommend melting and assaying for larger quantities of gold, or when items are unhallmarked or mixed with other materials. This process ensures precise results by providing a full breakdown of the gold’s purity and weight.
We require a minimum of 10 grams of solid gold items for melting and assaying. For small pieces such as dust, lemel, or mixed materials, a higher weight may be required.
If you choose to sell your items to us, the gold melting and assay services are completely free as part of the transaction. However, if you decide to keep the metal after the process, a £40 fee will apply.
Yes, you can sell your gold after it has been melted and assayed. Our experts will determine an accurate valuation based on its purity and weight, and we offer to buy it at a competitive market price.
Yes, we buy silver after it has been melted and assayed. Following the assay process, which determines its purity, we offer a competitive market price for your silver.
Yes, we provide XRF testing for smaller quantities of hallmarked scrap gold. This is a non-destructive method that accurately assesses the gold content without the need for melting.
Unfortunately, we cannot use scrap gold, such as old jewellery, to make new bespoke items. This is because recycled gold can become porous and prone to cracking during the crafting process, making it unsuitable for creating high-quality jewellery.
However, we do offer gold melting and assaying services for those looking to sell their gold. If you’re interested in selling your unwanted gold, we provide accurate results and valuations designed to ensure you get the best return.
Yes, we offer a rolled gold melting service and can melt up to 5 kilos of rolled gold. If you’re selling the metal to us after the melt and assay, there’s no charge for this service. The time required for melting depends on the specific form of rolled gold you bring in. While we aim to provide efficient service, please contact us to confirm if it can be done while you wait.
For convenient and reliable gold assay services in Birmingham, reach out to us today:
Yes, we purchase dental gold, including old gold crowns and crowns containing precious metals from dental practices. We accept a variety of items, whether they are solid gold or mixed with other materials, and offer competitive prices based on the precious metal content.
At Lois Bullion, we use advanced XRF testing to analyse dental gold scrap accurately, even if it contains additional metals. This non-destructive process identifies the precise metal composition and purity. For even greater precision, we offer a melt and assay service, which refines the materials to determine their exact gold content and value.
Yes, we do! As part of our precious metal recycling services, we accept lemel, sweeps, and jewellery workshop waste. Please note, a minimum weight of 100 grams is required for processing. We specialise in:
Recovering gold, silver, and other valuable metals
Offering scrap metal recovery solutions
How to recycle your lemel or sweeps:
Visit us in Birmingham
Sell your gold in person at our Jewellery Quarter shop. Free, secure parking—no appointment needed.
Request a free seller pack
Order a free seller pack to securely send your gold. We’ll assess your items and provide a valuation with instant payment.
Post your items directly
Use your own method to send your gold. Complete our sell precious metals form to include all necessary details.
Gold melts at 1,064°C (1,947°F). This high temperature is crucial for refining, assaying, and valuing gold, whether in jewellery, bullion, or scrap form.
Silver melts at 961.8°C (1,763°F). This high temperature allows for accurate refining and valuation, making it essential for silver jewellery, bullion, and scrap processing.
Platinum melts at 1,768°C (3,214°F). Its high melting point makes it ideal for refining, jewellery crafting, and assaying. This property ensures precision in evaluating platinum for both industrial and investment purposes.
Palladium melts at 1,554.9°C (2,830.82°F). This high melting point is essential for refining, jewellery-making, and bullion production, ensuring the metal retains its purity and value during assaying or other processes.
Get a FREE seller pack
We will send you a pre-paid envelope with instructions on how to send us your items safely.
Located near Birmingham city centre in the renowned Jewellery Quarter, our precious metals shop is one of the UK's largest and most trusted buyers and sellers of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, bars, and coins.
Our Gold Shop Hours
Monday
09:00
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17:00
Tuesday
09:00
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17:00
Wednesday
09:00
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17:00
Thursday
09:00
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17:00
Friday
09:00
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17:00
Saturday
09:30
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14:30
Sunday
Closed
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Our knowledgeable team is ready to assist you during these hours, offering expert advice and guidance on all aspects of precious metals trading.
Birmingham Gold Shop
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Free Parking on-site
Unlike most bullion shops in Birmingham, we offer our customers free car parking for the duration of their visit to the store. Parking can be accessed to the left of the store, just before Subway.
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We buy gold, silver & jewellery! At Lois Bullion, we transform your scrap into cash. With the best prices paid in the UK, it's time to dust off those old treasures and give them a new lease on life.
Simply order a FREE seller pack from our website www.lois-bullion.com. It includes a pre-paid insured envelope for up to £2,500 and step-by-step instructions to send your items securely to us.
We've already disbursed over £180 million to our happy clients, and your precious items could be next in line for a generous payout.