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How to get the Gold Out
The next thing you need to do is get the gold out. in order to do this you will need to pan the concentrates.
To Sum it Up Most likely after you have reached the final step you will have already processes a good amount of gravel; much more actually then the average person would ever be able to by simply hand panning in one day. By using a sluice box you will be able to work on several hundred pounds of gravel. The tools that will additionally be necessary to get this job done is a partner to help feed the sluice box while the other person digs at the gravel; or several partners, shovels, two big pails to carry the gravel to the creek, and of course the desire to get to the gold.
Enjoy your prospecting!
- Power sluicing is done with a sluice box that works with a little portable gasoline water pump. Instead of taking the material to the sluice box, you can set up a power sluice directly at the source of the placer deposit. This means that you will be able to process gravel hundreds of feet away from the water source. The good thing about power machines like this is that they can produce much large amounts of gravel then you would ever obtain with a hand sluice.
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