Pure gold is simply too tough to melt with an ordinary fire. Pure gold has a melting point of 1945 degrees Fahrenheit. The average cooking fire even with good coals can reach approximately 650 to 700 degrees Fahrenheit.Click to see full answer. Then, can you melt gold? Buy a crucible container to hold the gold as it melts. You need the right equipment to melt gold. A crucible is usually made of graphite carbon or clay. Gold’s melting point is at about 1,943 degrees Fahrenheit (1064 °C), which means you will need temperatures that hot to melt it.Beside above, can Wood melt? NO, we can’t melt wood! As wood combusts, it’s broken down into products like charcoal, water, methanol, and carbon dioxide. Unlike water turning back into ice, if you cooled down the resulting products of burning wood, it obviously does not change back to its original composition. Likewise, can a house fire melt gold? Golds melting point is at 1064°C. So at a glance it looks like both silver and gold should survive the “average” house fire. However with some research we also found statistics that said “the maximum temperature of a fully developed building fire will rarely exceed 1800°F [982°C]”.At what temp does gold melt? 1,064 °C