The Gold Sluice & The Gold Drywasher

Moving back to gold tools and gold equipment, we’ll next be discussing the gold sluice.

Please read on to find out more about this awesome piece of gold kit which is fantastic for catching gold in riverbeds / streams etc.

The Gold Sluice is a great and very handy piece of gold kit, small enough to transport virtually anywhere.  A gold sluice looks similar to an elongated metal tray, with a wider opening at the top to funnel the water through the gold sluice.  You basicly hand trowel or shovel material from the streambed into the top of the funnel, then the action of the water flowing downstream carries this material through the sluice.  Usually you’ll use a gold sluice in Read more

Gold Trails. Gold Supplies. Basic Gold Prospecting

Gold Trails. Gold Supplies. Basic Gold Prospecting Essentials For Your Gold Kit

One of your main considerations to keep in mind anytime you are gold prospecting is to keep the weight down to a manageable size.  There is nothing worse than carrying too much gold equipment out in the field, getting tired from walking long distances, carrying everything but the kitchen sink.  You’ll only carry more than you need once to never do it again.  Of course if your gold panning, gold prospecting location is close to your vehicle, then this advice does not matter quite so much, however, you will be surprised just how much everything weighs when you add it all together and by their very nature, many gold tools, Read more

Gold Equipment. Gold Supplies. Gold Tools.

Gold Equipment

Gold equipment essentials include the following tools to get started on this very rewarding activity.

One of the most basic pieces of gold equipment that you will need on your gold finding expeditions is the gold pan.

Panning for gold has been around for a very long time. Gold panning consists of a circular bowl, called a gold pan. Gold panning as most people understand it is a labour intensive, time consuming, manual activity. You hold the gold pan in your hands and rock or swirl the contents within the gold pan to get rid of unwanted material. Typically, wide, shallow gold pans are Read more