gold buzzard for the creek

[restless spirit]

so today I purchased a gold buzzard highbanker to take on a few road trips . while camping and panning the streams. pretty exited to use a highbanker.i cant imagine what its like seeing gold to fill up the sluice on the big mining washplants like on the tv series goldrush.

 

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[BrettCo124]

Congrats on your new equipment! I just started getting in to the hobby. I hope one day to get one of those guys. Good luck with it.

 

[restless spirit]

thanks. I aint sure on Pennsylvania laws on highbanking but ill look into it

 

[chlsbrns]

In PA you need a permit that they won't give you.

http://www.paprospectors.org/pdfs/3930-fs-dep4099.pdf

 

[restless spirit]

so highbanking should be fine if ur not dredging or am I reading this wrong?

 

[Alex Burke]

I read it real quick and maybe if you set it up above the high water mark of the river and figured a way to get water up there (recirc system or whatever) it might get around the bs rule what do you think ms. chls, my buddy/pal Or if anyone else saw that possible interpretation chime in

 

[chlsbrns]

I've never heard of them giving anyone the required permit. As far as being above the high water mark...

"METHODS AND EQUIPMENT NOT REQUIRING PERMITS
• Non-motorized pans, shovels, pan or dish-type hand classifiers and picks.
• Non-motorized sluice boxes, sieves, concentrators and mini-rocker boxes."

 

[Alex Burke]

I read that part I was asking if he could set up the machine above the river haul material or maybe dig in a old bench with a recirc as I didn't see that outlined but that's why these threads end up failing in the long run because they will just write that stipulation in next year so it's a no win situation to discuss it and figure out what you can still do.

 

[restless spirit]

red tape!!!! hahahaha