Came across a barrel of around 400lbs of lead that was from an employee of a gun makers indoor test range.
It appears they treated the indoor range with a greyish chemical and collected all the stuff off the floor. It is (was) mostly lead, just based on how heavy it is. It will not melt. If I put a torch to it, as shown in photo, it turns brownish yellow. Wait long enough and I do see a couple shiny silver drops, but that's at over 1800F.
My hope is that there is an easy fix like put in large pot, add water, heated water seperates the crap to surface and dissipates, then left with something useable (LOL). Zero chance of that I'm guessing. Looking for some quick answers before I dispose of it. Maybe add other chemical to separate safely?
Thanks!