Best Ways To Use A River Sluice Box To Capture Gold
Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector
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How to use a sluice box to recover gold. In this video I will explain various features and techniques used in sluicing for gold. Sluicing is much faster than panning - you let the flowing water do all the work! A sluice is often the second piece of equipment after a pan – it was for me. You can process perhaps 10 to 20 times as much gravel with a sluice that you can with a pan in the same time. A sluice box is inexpensive and you can even make your own - see my video about that here:
Gold Expert Shares Top Sluice Building Sec...
The other option is to purchase one. You can get a good sluice similar to mine at High Plains prospectors. See: https://highplainsprospectors.com/pro...
For those who want to learn more about Prospecting and finding gold check out my book, Fists full of Gold. It’s an encyclopedia of everything on the topic of prospecting. It’s available on from High Plans Prospectors. (Affiliate) You can find it at:
https://highplainsprospectors.com/pro...
For even more information on prospecting, minerals, gems and other related information you can also check out my website at:
http://nevada-outback-gems.com/prospe...
20 Comments
This is the only book that I have seen that mentions the Blue Bowl,,,which is a truly frustrating piece of Analytical Equipment. Argghh!
I also paint the apron a flat green to reduce the glare.
The pan bought the sluice which bought the dredge . Lots of fun. Thanks for the videos.
Em, using a battery operated pump would dramatically increase water volume at that pitch,
However this further supports getting more done with a battery operated pump, you can measure the widnes of the Y where the water feeds,
You can then use a predrilled pvc pipe predrillled 1/4 inch apart in single or two varied lines,,connecting to the pump hose with a pvc T connection,,this will create a faned pressure ofcwater from the creak through the pump intovthe fan chamber wochvwill feed the required water at volume this method allowed you to run 5 to 10 buckets an hour,
At the end of the sluice if you make a a tray with minors moss incerted this will allow to catch lost gold particles,
So technicaly your feeding the sluice and checking residue increasing and retrieving lost gold at the end of the process.
I joined the GPAA. They have a special, buy a Garrett Axiom and get a Lifetime GPAA Membership.
I ordered a copy of Fist Full of Gold and I have a spot picked out to prospect in July.
I don't think I would have the guts to actually give this a try if it wasn't for you taking the time to provide this information.
Wish me luck.
Best Ways To Use A River Sluice Box To Capture Gold
Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector
31,513 views
How to use a sluice box to recover gold. In this video I will explain various features and techniques used in sluicing for gold. Sluicing is much faster than panning - you let the flowing water do all the work! A sluice is often the second piece of equipment after a pan – it was for me. You can process perhaps 10 to 20 times as much gravel with a sluice that you can with a pan in the same time. A sluice box is inexpensive and you can even make your own - see my video about that here:
Gold Expert Shares Top Sluice Building Sec...
The other option is to purchase one. You can get a good sluice similar to mine at High Plains prospectors. See: https://highplainsprospectors.com/pro...
For those who want to learn more about Prospecting and finding gold check out my book, Fists full of Gold. It’s an encyclopedia of everything on the topic of prospecting. It’s available on from High Plans Prospectors. (Affiliate) You can find it at:
https://highplainsprospectors.com/pro...
For even more information on prospecting, minerals, gems and other related information you can also check out my website at:
http://nevada-outback-gems.com/prospe...