Best Beach Mining Gold Setup

The ultimate setup for catching fine beach gold. Move black sand more efficient with this setup. 8.25 square feet of sluice for black sand. Next year we will be adding 1 more square feet to the sluice to get near the max of 10 square feet of sluice.
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[@michiganprospectors]

That is a huge setup. I am building my own Lake Superior black sand sluice right now. Watching your videos for ideas.

[@hunterfisher35]

them gold cubes are a must on that beach for sure

[@bradpolmateer4801]

Love that setup

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

Thank you, Wait till you see the new mods i made to that setup in the up coming 2018 videos. The new name for it will be The Franken Gold Cube

[@jameswitte5167]

Love the little green cart ... Gold as fine as 125- mesh ... Weighs the same as black sand...

[@indianagoldgetterscottie]

right on thanks for sharing

[@bradpolmateer4801]

Way better than tromping through the Bush on slippery rock lol And probably a lot less bugs

[@au_rockn6797]

Brother I'd say you the "gold daddy" on that setup!...new sub👍

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

Was out there one day and I had all this equipment so i said why not. It's been the same setup all this season and noticed others out there started using the same setup. We are all getting the most gold as we can now with the legal limit of 10 square feet of allowed sluice.

[@melvinhughes7712]

Real nice love you channel

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

Thank you

[@genofromrenoprospector6940]

I'm shocked at the loss of gold in that stacked gold cube. But it stands to reason that the cube is loading up with black sand and the gold is floating across the top of the black sand.

[@rudysuchristian1230]

awesome

[@goldbunny1973]

Just wondering why the last exit chute doesn't have a raised edge or "ditch" catcher to stop fine particles of gold (or tiny gemstones) being washed all the way through?

[@estarszak]

very nice setup. I am guessing that would work well for river placering too. How tough is the clean-up?

[@bigdaddy4432]

Looks like the set up I used up there when I still lived in Washington, you had more gold cube trays though. Have you considered using a miller table to clean up all the fine gold? Enjoyed video, keep em coming!

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

I like to use the gold hog multi sluice and brings all of my Conn's down to 2 tablespoons to pan out in less than 30 minutes a Miller table is just too time-consuming

[@holbertsmeadow323]

Where can one buy a set up like you have? Love your vids

[@chrisking8353]

How many grams in tray at the end of video?

[@gregolsen6435]

I am interested in the seals you are using for the pipe between your crates. Could you share what you used for those? Looks like it works quite well.

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

Yes it works great for some guy trying to piece something together at lowe's in the plumbing section. They are called Rubber Sheet. It's usual in a box in bulk with no package to them. They make them thick and thin. I used to thin pieces together. I trace the pipes inside diameter to the rubber sheet. Then cut it out. Fits perfect over the pipe. keep the rubber wiped with armor all during the summer months as they dry out quick by the sun exposure.

[@nomana60]

so, a couple of questions. what gph pump are you using to get that flow that high? and i see you using gold hog product, and i use the mats in my trommel set up, so why not use a different pattern of various gold hog mats that might save having to haul all of those gold cube trays out there and having to run so high? i do enjoy your videos, and being from Washington i'm sure to make it to cape disappointment some time after retiring! cu out there!

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

1100 gph pump. I do have multiple gold hog sluices and mats but save them for the river. I find it easier to use this setup instead of a 10 foot+ long sluice on the beach. This beach allows up to 10 square feet of sluicing space. It just easier for us to use this setup. See the newer videos of this setup as we made improvements and watch for more videos coming out in the next couple of months. If you see us come say hi.

[@said.skopal]

did you ad coagulant into that liquid sir?

[@dennishedrick5308]

Or use a nugget trap sluice. Works good.

[@flexicone1913]

get more micron gold with Flexicone concentrators

[@sixty2jeff]

What a great automated con feeder! She’s the best part of the system and worth more than gold. Great team you both make!! How much would you say the whole setup cost. Thx for the video!

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

$1100.00 thanks

[@sixty2jeff]

Washington Beach Mining thx so much for replying.... just subscribed

[@oompaloompa7430]

Nice setup. Couple things I would do differently... 1. Lower your cube height. 2. Cut 2 holes in 5 gallon bucket. Top hole horizontal with a 5 in diameter pipe by 3 foot horizontal tube with a screw auger to automatically push sand which can be dumped into it 5 gallons at a time. (Saves you the trouble of having to manually spoon out sand into the cubes so all you have to do is check to make sure its working and keep feeding as necessary). 3. put a spray nozzle facing downwards on the sand as its being pushed to the end of the 5 gallon bucket to stratify the sand. 4. The second hole in the 5 gallon bucket is at the bottom, which can be adjusted as a vertical slide to adjust water and sand flow to the top of your cubes. 5. In the center of the 5 gallon bucket, the lid has a hole drilled straight down and a tube with rare earth magnets glued to the inside of the pvc tube is inserted vertically into the 5 gallon bucket and attached to the lid with a handle for easy removal. The stratified sand falling from the auger and into the 5 gallon bucket filled with water will enable the rare earth magnets to pull the black sand to the vertical pvc pipe and will save you from having to manually pan out that black sand later. Hopefully saves you some time and work.

[@oompaloompa7430]

You could even do this. Mount an old battery powered or corded drill and use it to power your screw conveyor which pushes sand into your cubes. Just bring extra batteries. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXW2oXieZ9ycabc

[@broandrew]

Happy mining. How long does the 12v battery last on that water pump? Do you use a filter? your water looks clean? Do you use solar panels to recharge the battery?

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

The battery last 8 hours, no filter and i carry a back up battery with me just in case.

[@broandrew]

@@washingtonbeachmining7736 Thanks 4 the reply

[@icolorcontactlenses7607]

Would be nice if you had a shaker table to just run the cons in and get every last spec, yes they are expensive but can be built DYI.

[@RaviSuman1991]

Hi, how to add shaker table? Would you send me any links if available?

[@wildwestadventures3583]

How much did your gold weigh out to

[@ep2307]

My be a stupid question - were did the bla

[@rodkirt9273]

Have you considered making a hopper to dump the sand into the slick pan ? Using a small DC 12 volt gear motor underneath to turn a section of pvc with some slots cut out to feed the sand into the slick pan. You could use a small potentiometer to adjust the speed??

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

love too but it works out the way i got it going

[@icolorcontactlenses7607]

Was thinking the same thing, load up the sand and sit back as it's fed automatically, and at optimal speed, you could run way more sand doing it that way.

[@rodkirt9273]

iColorContactLenses My first idea is to get a large funnel, attach a five gallon bucket on top with the bottom removed. The feed rate is controlled by slowly dripping water from the top using a small valve to regulate the rate.

[@seahawks1185]

Look at the bucket feed system on the shaker table by Fred dodge, there is a video, like that but a bigger bucket and you just raise or lower the bucket to control the rate which it is fed in.

[@rodkirt9273]

Sea Hawks Thanks!

[@ifitflipsitships5102]

I'm moving to Washington could anyone answer a few question please I will be working in Seattle and I was wondering where I could find a house for rent that's under 1000.00 a month with a garage and the shortest distance commuting to work and back I herd north or south of Seattle is reasonable but south there's a lot of traffic. and last but not least somewhere I can dig a little dirt on my free time.

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

Good luck, outside of Seattle about 50 to 70 miles you can find an apartment for 1k

[@ifitflipsitships5102]

ok thanks a lot when I get out there maybe you could show a guy around I will buy the beer or nutrition's as sluicegoose would say

[@S1UMLORDpaulo]

I know some spots in puyallup that have gold bearing quartz, an assay needs to be done

[@reypolice5231]

If you go to the county tax leins list, you can buy a place for cash cheap.

[@jesseknight2425]

What it weigh?

[@anthonybrown618]

Rob excellent video. Thank you for sharing it was very informative. Did you need a permit to use your gold cube and sluice on the beach? I ask because I am planning a trip down to CD next month.

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

Yes will need a permit. Thank Trout Unlimited for that.

[@anthonybrown618]

@@washingtonbeachmining7736 Will I need the HPA permit and a permit from the EPA or what.

[@anthonybrown618]

Rob what degree setting is your gold hog at while running out in the field. By the way I am still waiting for the HPA permit to get finalized it's a bit of a process to go through but will be worth it when done. I can't wait to see if there's anything left to find down there.

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

9 to 10 degrees. Good luck with the permits

[@anthonybrown618]

Thank you sir. Love the videos haven't seen anything new in quite some time. Are you still working the beach?

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

@@anthonybrown618 I have not worked the beach in a long time and I took this summer off but I will have a new video on the river coming out soon

[@williamfoster7920]

I got to thinking about your pump.... With that much lift your 1100 GPH pump is probably only putting out about 900 GPH.... Have you thought about stepping up to a 1500 GPH or so?

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

Thought about it but when i shut down there is no sand backed up anywhere in the cube. The black sand here is all +100 to -300 so that small does not effect the GPH. Other beaches or rivers, yes you might want to bump it up some but always check after a few buckets to be sure.

[@williamfoster7920]

I agree to a point..... However the concept and physics behind the gravity well is to creat a low pressure area just below the upthrust column coming out of the well..... It creates a dead zone where the heavies fall out quickest.... If your not finding the concentration of gold with in an inch or two from the well and see it evenly down the mat then the system is not running optimally. I mine the Oregon beaches and our gold is -100 and smaller as well so I am very familiar with the realities of dealing with this fine gold. I also re-run my cons/tailings and always capture a tiny bit more... At some point it becomes an exercise in futility...lol Heavy pans.....:-)

[@carpysmind]

What manufacturer and gph pump are you using?

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

Using the gold cube and it can be found here goldcube.net/product/gold-cube-3-stack-deluxe/?wpam_id=4251 and a 1100 GPH pump.

[@coptechgold]

A lot of money tied up in this system. But I like it.

[@bobbybaldeagle702]

Now that's a smart set up.... I would love too get my wife out doing that. BUT after 40 year I no she won't do it... She's not an out doors woman.. Unless she's on her HD cruising down a 4 lane some where... LOL...

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

Thanks for the comment, i am lucky to have my wife push 1-2 tons of sand thru the sluice for some pretty looking gold.

[@evcin1]

You may have to bribe her. Go get some beach gold by yourself and and give it to her if she will go with you.

[@LittleBudd13]

You using fresh water or old salt dea water?

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

I use the ocean water, can not use fresh water on the beach

[@MrSpad007]

Fine gold will flot take a look at this. Continuous cycle apparatus for separating precious metals from concentrate Patent number: 5287975

[@reppin2c]

Needs at least another 3 trays

[@ReenanOFC]

how many grams did you get on this day?

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

If i remember right is was 2.3 grams

[@Graymenn]

is the gold you recover taxable income?

[@xyzct]

Absolutely! Please send check payable to: ME, at PO Box ... Kidding aside, this might help: www.moneymanagement.org/blog/2014/07/do-you-have-to-pay-taxes-on-found-gold

[@dananorth895]

Generally speaking it has to be assayed and/or refined, or sold in market as say nugget/geological specimin. If you find powder/nuggets and just hold them actual value is indeterminate. Taxes apply to trade or what has entered the economy. Exceptions being treasures found which have some estimated value coins especially.

[@dailydiggercoinchaserprosp4959]

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[@tylordid2695]

You need a pin wheel

[@luckyfriday5366]

get a stepladder, girl!

[@Thebald1]

The gold hog multi sluice is 3ft

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

Your correct...it is 3 feet long.

[@Thebald1]

Washington Beach Mining Man I sure wish I had one.. Hopefully it won't be much longer...

[@jrjohnryanjr]

What percent of the total gold captured escapes the gold cubes ?

[@Thebald1]

Lol I just bought one.. oh yeah

[@Thebald1]

@@jrjohnryanjr I have know idea.

[@williamfoster7920]

WOW... That is quite a setup..... I added deep "V" mat to the slick plate of my gold cube... Figured why not put it to work since a slick just isn't needed in the cube.. here's a short vid of my results. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6SUdWmFm9t3apo

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

Yes i do plan on adding some low V matting to the top next season, that way i can see the gold easily to know if i am on a good spot.

[@TruthWatcherD]

There’s really a legal limit to how high the cube can go?

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

No more than 10 square feet of sluice

[@TruthWatcherD]

@@washingtonbeachmining7736 I gotcha. Is it required to get permits for a battery powered pump for the sluices? I have the fish & gold pamphlet but it’s not really clear about battery operated machinery. They need to create a reading pamphlets for dummies ha ha

[@washingtonbeachmining7736]

@@TruthWatcherD You have a little time left before the new gold and fish pamphlet comes out, then no more motorized equipment for the beach. As for the rivers you are only allowed sluice and pans.

[@TruthWatcherD]

@@washingtonbeachmining7736 oh nice. Thank you.

[@bartbley1269]

want more gold less run. ? seen your water seems right your tray size is right but change your matt to just straight old wool blanket and use a 24 degree angle .yes 24 degrees . Got 3 grams one day on a 6x12 surface area with my sluice

[@TexasVeteranPatriot]

Saw a guy in NZ doing beaches with a double stack boil box (no mats) trash pump rig on a trailer frame. Just tow it out on the beach, get close to the water line, dig a starter hole and just stuck the intake nozzle in the hole and let her rip while he sucked beers. Used purple fleece under a header box for cleanup and that damned thing looked like it was gold painted when done. He would dry and burn the fleece then pan the ashes with soapy water (no floaters). Looked like multi-ounce runs in a day.

[@heath6969]

damn just buy a house close to the beach and nice money

[@arne6787]

Ur dealing with square feet, not cubic feet.

[@Specter1065]

Who put a legal limit on this?!? I say F that!