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Crevice Tool
Gold Magnet
Basic sniping/cracking tools.
*Large Estwing rock hammer.
*3 prong garden fork (hand size)
*Garden trowel (hand size) *Plastic scoop ( 1 gal ) and plastic scoop
*Variety of crevice wires and spoons
*At least two sizes of brushes
*Classifiers and buckets (strap on the outside/back of your pack with bungies. I carry two, 5 gal, one w/ 3/4" holes in bottom, and 1/4" and 1/8" screen sleeves to fit in top.
*Pry bar - (size depending on weight - larger the better)
*Canvas sample bags (for carrying con to water for panning, and labeling area of find).
*Backpack (note: total weight of pack with basic tools should be under 25 lbs)
*Pan, snuffer bottle, magnet, magnifying glass, and plastic straw
Advanced tools:
*Large pick or shovel
*Metal detector/Pinpointer
*Dry Vac
*Screen
**Underwater Suction Tool
**Sniping Scope
*Drywasher
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Load your gold pan with collected materials from the Midwest mining super 2" or 1 1/2" gold sucker. |
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Pan down the big stuff as normal |
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Pan out the black sands |
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Collect your gold with a snuffer. keep a small squeeze bottle of detergent close at hand. A couple of drops in the pan during the last separation will break the surface tension of the water and speed up the operation considerably.
In conclusion, don't let anyone tell you that this country's rivers and streams no longer contain gold. Every year winter storms bring more to the surface, continually renewing nature's supply. It's all there for the taking, and the gold pan along with our super crevice sucker is still the best way to find it! |
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