Equipment interest

[Marmentman]

Am very interested in equipment that works for you. Please include pictures and type of gold in your area. And brief history of gold mining in your area. Ex. I live near san Juan's in nm, I use jobe sluice and high banker, also experimenting with own equipment. The mining in my area was mostly hard rock silver and gold. Some copper lead zinc and tellurides.

 

[Marmentman]

Oh yea, forgot picture of goldnot much but way too fun!

 

[Marmentman]

Thinking about a new sluice. Looking at the vortex well sluice, and bazooka, one is ridiculous expensive, the other not so bad.

 

[Jeff95531]

IMHO and from the results I've seen posted here with all the positive reviews, I would go with the bazooka...but, that's what I would do based on what I have to work with. Have you found any color yet? Dry or wet?

 

[AzViper]

Build your own such as I did with Gold Hog Mats. The mats takes lots of water but trap all the gold if setup correctly.

 

[Marmentman]

Here is my 6" wide 33" long power sluice, complete with gold hog Matt and getto header box

Don't know why it's upside down sorry

 

[Marmentman]

Here is my 6" wide 33" long power sluice, complete with gold hog Matt and getto header box
View attachment 974440

 

[ALewis]

Thinking about a new sluice. Looking at the vortex well sluice, and bazooka, one is ridiculous expensive, the other not so bad.

Have no experience w/ the vortex...but I can tell you the BAzooka is ridiculously effective.....

 

[ALewis]

Here ya go Marmentman...check out Tnet, others get a lot more !

 

[H&F909ORO]

That's a ton in my eyes Lewis. Still more what I have gotten my whole time I have been mining. Not long though. Lucky haul you got there.

 

[Lanny in AB]

That's a ton in my eyes Lewis. Still more what I have gotten my whole time I have been mining. Not long though. Lucky haul you got there.

Keep at it, and keep testing new spots and you'll get there.

All the best,

Lanny

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/metal-detecting-gold/69-bedrock-gold-mysteries.html

 

[KevinInColorado]

My favorite sluice (of 5) is my Bazooka 30" Prospector, no classifying and it takes a shovel full of material at a time so it's the fastest thing out there (at a portable weight and reasonable price). I've got tons of hours on it and it's still going strong too, solid construction Recent takes of gold from a local creek...about 1/2 gram of fly poop and a few mini flakes.

 

[ALewis]

Thanks H&F.... that was several trips last year, and it always looks bigger & better in pic's ! I "think" that is 2-3 gram's....

 

[Jeff95531]

Thanks H&F.... that was several trips last year, and it always looks bigger & better in pic's ! I "think" that is 2-3 gram's....

And it's a LOT more than the .25 grams I'm sitting on I had a cousin recently ask me why we keep the gold in water? I told her it makes it look bigger. Stunned look then big laughs