Using a Gold Pan

Something that all new prospectors should be well aware of is that no matter what type of gold recovering method you intend on using, whether you are going to be using a metal detector, dredge, sluice, etc, the most important and fundamental item that cannot be overlooked is a gold pan. Gold pans are the main tool when it comes to prospecting. Gold pans are used for separating gold from gravel and other material that is in the streams, and they are also very useful in areas that do not have water. In some cases, dry panning is one of the only ways of being able to recover gold in areas such as the desert for example. Pans are also useful as they can help to recover metallic targets that have been signalled with a metal detector; they can also help to locate objects that may be too hard to nearly impossible to find otherwise.

Gold pans are available in just about any size and shape and they are made with different types of materials. In the following we will fill you in on some of the different types of gold pans that exist and the materials they are made out of.