# Melting

[gold-nuggets](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-nuggets "mention"), [gold-bars](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-bars "mention") and [gold-coins](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-coins "mention") that have been [exported](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/import-and-export) as [Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/virtual-items#non-fungible-token-nft) may be [melted](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/paydirt-gold/melting) at the [mint-and-assay-office](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/mint-and-assay-office "mention") to recover [](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/paydirt-gold "mention"). Melting burns the NFT and returns [](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/paydirt-gold "mention") to the wallet associated with the user's game account.

[gold-dust](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/gold-dust "mention"), [gold-nuggets](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-nuggets "mention"), and [gold-coins](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-coins "mention") in [game item](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/virtual-items#game-item) form may also be melted and turned into [gold-bars](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-bars "mention") at the [mint-and-assay-office](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/mint-and-assay-office "mention"). Melting game items destroys the game item and returns a [Gold Bar](https://whitepaper.paydirt.game/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-bars).