Sluicing using a super gold sucker

[deserdog]

Many times when I go out sluicing, I will use my 3 inch super gold sucker to directly feed my sluice.



I have the bottom of an old shopping cart that I set at the head of the sluice, then I will put a 1/2 inch classifier on top of that. I just dump the material from the super sucker into the classifier, and give it a shake, rinse, and then dump the material.

Here is a picture of my la trap setup next to a hole I was working. The hole is to the left, you can see the tails from my classifier to the right.



Here is the hole. You can see my 5 foot digging bar in the back.



This creek is loaded with rocks and boulders. What I will do is use a shovel till I get below the waterline, then start using the super gold sucker.

This is the typical amount of material( shown in my blue proline gold pan) that the 3 inch super gold sucker will suck up per stroke, after loosening the material with my digging bar.



This is the oversize in the 1/2 inch classifier after shaking and rinsing.



If you have 2 people working the sluice like this, one gathering and dumping material, and another tending the sluice, you can process a lot of material quickly.

Here is my la trap sluice loaded up with black sand.

 

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[425jesse]

Nice setup!!

 

[Goldwasher]

gold..??

 

[deserdog]

Here is a little gold, on the right side of pan. This is with an older camera.

 

[deserdog]

Here is some gold in vial, easier to see. All came from Cajon Creek, mostly using my super suckers and a sluice.

 

[deserdog]

In this same creek I have seen prospectors shoveling from the bottom of a hole underwater, and getting some gold. But getting more gold out of the same hole when they started using a gold sucker.

 

[KevinInColorado]

Here is some gold in vial, easier to see. All came from Cajon Creek, mostly using my super suckers and a sluice. http://s244.photobucket.com/user/deserdog/media/DCP_0001-4.jpg.html

I recognize that red cap....Tabasco! Nice reuse idea.

 

[deserdog]

Those little bottle come in MREs, I love them for gold vials!

 

[CApicker]

Very cool device. I need to consider adding one to my wish list. I like the Tabasco bottle idea too K.

 

[deserdog]

One of the things I like about using a super gold sucker when sluicing is the freedom of movement you have, without fear of losing material.