The Best Sluice Box Options for adventurous gold prospectors Being able to change and adapt to suit your needs should be a consideration for any serious gold prospector. Being successful at finding gold means that you go to where the gold is. Of course, some of the best places to find gold nowadays aren’t right […]
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Simple Steps to Build a Sluice Box for Gold
Most gold prospectors start out using a gold pan, but quickly realize that they will be able to process a lot more material if they use a sluice box. A sluice box helps you process more materials quickly than when you use pans alone. And they are relatively inexpensive so you won’t break the bank […]
Review of the Keene A51 & A52 Sluice Box
The early gold miners used wood to build their sluice boxes at their mining site. They were long and heavy, and when they were done mining in that area they would either dismantle it and move it up the creek or abandon it completely. Fortunately we have a better option today. The modern sluice box […]
Find More Gold in your Sluice Box with these Tips
Using a standard sluice box is a great way to find gold. They are simple, lightweight, and can be used in most creeks and rivers to separate fine gold from sand and gravel. Most commercially-made sluice boxes are very good at catching and holding gold, but a few extra precautions can help you get more […]
Classify your Gravels to Retain More Fine Gold
Nearly all professional gold placer mining operations classify their gravel to maximize the amount of gold that they recover. Doing this step prior to running material through a sluice box allows for maximum retention of gold, especially the finer gold dust. Classifying gravel is the process of separating the aggregate material into consistent sizes by […]