First gold of the second last trip of the year. Highbanker is running well! (Part 1)

This is just a quick preview of the gold I landed on for my second last mining trip of the year in Alberta. The highbanker is yet another iteration towards my production machine I am building, and in this series I get to put it through it's paces and take some notes to improve the final machine. Tune back in next week for a longer video where I enjoy the second last trip of the year out on the water.
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[@bartbley1269]

It gets better. too one of the best, possibly the best , Maybe the best. If it gets flour gold this size at 95+% efficient ,larger gold should be a cake walk. It would seem you are classified to about 1/4" material . In a future iteration one would want to try different larger size screen classification and different diamond size of your expand metal . Then the limits of your sluice will be known that way. Your hopper design looks to be zeroed in . I would think every one is impressed with your efforts and would love to get their hands on one

[@jamesolson4420]

You have built a really good machine

[@GSProspecting]

Looking good indeed fam. Keep on having fun getting that Au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠

[@mrkus-nc7od]

Your Back ! Right on 😊

[@jamesolson4420]

That gold recovery is awesome

[@Pa.PatriotProspecting]

Great work Kyle

[@MetallyCorrupted]

Love the highbanker set up,, some nice gold there for sure!

[@gorillagoldhunters]

Right on Kyle!!! Awesome:)

[@UtmostOutdoors]

Thanks Ben!

[@PrairieProspecting]

your alive! was bout to do a wellness check lol! thanks for the video, the more your using it the more it gets dialed in, sweet. good luck with your ventures. cheers kelly

[@UtmostOutdoors]

Alive and kicking! 😀

[@brandonjackson1434]

Looking good what a great machine

[@sportsbettorKD]

Thx for the vid Kyle!

[@denzelmixvlog]

Thats awesome recovery kyle

[@UtmostOutdoors]

Thanks Denzel! This video was from the trip where I got to meet you!

[@denzelmixvlog]

@@UtmostOutdoors yap I remember the location hopefully we can do it again next season…

[@Pitbull.Prospecting]

Nice gold brother

[@FlourgoldWizards]

Sweet trip , I haven’t been night prospecting yet , it looks interesting 😎

[@UtmostOutdoors]

Night prospecting is actually pretty fun. Pairs well with camping so you can do a little night dig then straight to bed!

[@Greenandgold888]

Woo! Good job!

[@UtmostOutdoors]

Thanks!

[@EthanBonardel]

Nice! Making me itchh🤙

[@jamesolson4420]

Love your videos bud no bullshit just fact

[@grinderdel452]

Awesome content as always Kyle 😊

[@UtmostOutdoors]

Appreciate it!

[@edwingolddelirium]

Nice ground to do some ground milking.

[@thegermancraftsman-lb8gs]

Hi Kyle. Good spot. Winter is coming to you. I can hear the goose in the back. Hope the next part is coming soon. Do you know how many liters of water need the sluice to run well?

[@UtmostOutdoors]

Hi, I think that 36gph works out to 136 liters per minute or 8160 liters per hour. That seems to be a good flow rate for the 20" wide double level.

[@thegermancraftsman-lb8gs]

@@UtmostOutdoors thank you

[@s.d.iprospecting4359]

Love that box when will you be going into production with these?

[@UtmostOutdoors]

I made a small production run and will update my website within a month hopefully. Pricing for the final product worked out to just under $2000cad or about $1450usd.

[@robertmaxey2158]

I do like the machine it's come along ways and just keeps getting better. My question is will this thing bealbe to backpack it in. Or are we talking quad machine

[@UtmostOutdoors]

At 38lbs final product weight, I would bungee it to a pack frame, and I think a full mining setup with the wx15 pump would be two hikes in. Perfect for a couple of people working a big sandy bar that's hard to access. I think a smaller battery powered machine would be plenty capable for many areas, but this would fit the bill for when you need beach box capabilities but don't have a road in. It all folds down nicely and no parts or mats fall out when it's packed for transport. I built it as compact as possible for the monster it is specifically from remembering how I used to strap it to the back of a seadoo in the 2020 season. This machine is actually 3" shorter than that original box but with much better recovery. I've definitely packed worse through the woods, haha!

[@TheJohnEdmonton]

For us battery operated systems, how many GPH are needed to get a decent water flow with good capture rate on your system. 100 Ah batteries are really coming down in price. Of course another way would be to prescreen your material into 5 gallon buckests and feed your machine.

[@UtmostOutdoors]

Running the 20" wide double level, you only actually need 36gpm... that's 36gpm measured at the highbanker, so account for line losses. It's completely reasonable to run electric, I suspect.

[@TheJohnEdmonton]

Wow......that's a bit less then 2200 GPH. Yes.....that is very doable. Interesting. Thanks Kyle.

[@UtmostOutdoors]

@TheJohnEdmonton based on what little I've seen, I'd aim for a pump that claims to double that. Make sure you have a bit extra you can throttle back and Account for line losses. Still very do-able.

[@TheJohnEdmonton]

@@UtmostOutdoors Yes......under our conditions, corrigated hoses, height of hoses, length of hoses, you do need extra pressure.

[@brentsmith981]

Why do most prospecting videos show the carpets dumped into gold pans instead of an easier and safer water filled bucket to wash out the cons

[@UtmostOutdoors]

I guess if you're going to do a quick pan anyways, and your mat is small enough to fit into a gold pan, why not? I use a larger tub for full cleanouts.

[@fortunatusnine2012]

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