How To Build A Mini Gold Mining Trommel. The Ultimate Prospecting Rig!

The ultimate prospecting rig! Having a mini trommel to go prospecting with will save me time and hard labor. I hope this video helps some people on how to tackle one of these themselves. Once you get to know my mining method, you will notice I am a lazy prospector that doesn't like digging by hand. Hope you enjoy:)
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[@manjisaipoe517]

My father told me that you want a lazy man that will work hard on almost every crew, that way someone is always looking for an easier, more efficient way while your getting it done. If everyone is just concentrating on working hard, nobody would think of new ways that are easier and faster, or even just easier and safer. Thanks for the craftsmenship, and the information, I can't wait to see this stuff in use! Peace.

[@TheMiningChannel]

Yes that is very true Manjisai! Thanks for watching

[@gyvren]

I love this. I’m that lazy guy. I work really hard to be lazy. If I can find a faster, more efficient, safer way to do things, I usually end up doing that. Half the time, my ways end up being the thing no one thought of till my lazy butt showed up looking for break time. 😉

[@TheMiningChannel]

@gyvren How does that old saying go? "Lazy" is the mother of all creation..... no " necessity is the mother of all creation. I like the Lazy one better hahah

[@1nvisible1]

*Did you slit the half inch punchplate lengthwise every two inches to get it to bend? Or did you use a roller to bend it?*

[@manjisaipoe517]

@@TheMiningChannel Just wanted you to know, your missed here in the tube- verse. Hoping you and yours are doing well. Peace.

[@DarrenMalin]

Glad to see old school C.A.D is a live and well on the other side of the pond Greeting from the Rock of Gibraltar :)

[@mrharry8466]

These are the people who built the world. Bloody brilliant D.I.Y. Hope your well and thanks.

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks Harry! I'm hoping some people can get some ideas from it.

[@anthonydembinski6655]

Yeah buddy. Closer and closer to those mining videos. Can't wait to see this gear in the field.

[@blacklabelonthebedrocks]

Hi Tyler, Another great job!!! Finally, I know the meaning of CAD - thanks! 🍻 Best regards from Germany!

[@50Kal-TrueNorth]

Big or small your builds are exceptional! Knowledge and description is TOPNOTCH! Cant wait for you start sluicing.

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks a lot 50 kal. Thought a would build a small one before I started mining:)

[@historicshearersquarters252]

Nice. CAD 😂 so simple and straightforward, and so well explained. 😊

[@TheMiningChannel]

Hahahah thank you for that. I have been wanting to say it for a while:)

[@historicshearersquarters252]

@The Mining Channel we haven't seen any WAD ( wood aided design) yet😂! We'll send you a photo 😊

[@TheMiningChannel]

@@historicshearersquarters252 hahah WAD. Love it!

[@TheRussellStover]

Can't wait for the test! Thanks for showing us the details!

[@bertramlrezenet9311]

I believe we both have something in common: "practical simplicity". Keep up the good work!

[@mikewheatley808]

Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and builds, looking forward to the next installment!.

[@goldpanr]

You are a master builder man! Thank you for being so generous to share the information with us!! Much AU!

[@TheMiningChannel]

Your very welcome. I hope these videos can help someone out one day! Thanks for watching

[@jeffpilsner9627]

Awesome tyler it even looked better in real life when i stopped by the other day! Its going to be real handy

[@TheMiningChannel]

80 yards a hour through this bad boy.........lol

[@jeffpilsner9627]

@@TheMiningChannel right! Hahaha

[@nsa_surveillance_orb-42b]

Keep it up! Love the content! Spring is almost here, so excited. This is gonna be awesome.

[@MNAUProspecting]

Another fantastic video! Really looking forward to your videos at the mine site and this season.

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thank you Mark!! I just got a bunch of new camera gear, I cant wait to try it out:)

[@jph8266]

If your sights ever run out of shiney you will a great second career custom building equipment!!! As always this looks great

[@TheMiningChannel]

Yes true that !!! I wish I had all my fabrication equipment still. I sold it all when I moved back here. One day I will get a bigger shop again and start buying all my goodies back.

[@s.d.iprospecting4359]

Excellent workmanship,look forward to the upcoming season.

[@wabash1581]

Subscribed after watching this video, Started watching because of you collab with Dan Hurd. Started following Dan Hurd because he did a collab with Ghost Town Living. I doubt I will ever need to build a prospecting rig. I just enjoy living vicariously through the lives of people with motivation. Keep on keepin' on!

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks Wabash!! Welcome to the channel. I don't upload as often as the big guys just because I do this youtube thing as a hobby. During the winters I at least get a video out every 2 weeks.

[@wicka3851]

Awesome work, lookin forward to the mine site video.

[@bet9829]

Thank you for giving us the information to make this machine. Your work is amazing in making it🧡

[@jwjacobs88]

I appreciate the closed caption translation of "towable". Hahaha. Great work

[@TheMiningChannel]

Hahah. When I was recording I thought it sounded very odd lol. Sounded more like "Toe able" hahha

[@mullerandre4542]

nice work ! greetings from Switzerland😀👍🏻

[@jeffholmes1362]

Awesome build, thanks for sharing

[@lestersnoderly1579]

I really like your ideas. Very informative and thoughtful analysis of the design process.

[@CanadianGoldMining]

Man..another EPIC build... I need to get so over here , lol.... this thing you built is perfect :)

[@bazamere]

Looking forward to seeing you moving some dirt 😊

[@TheMiningChannel]

Oh me to!!!! I am getting a little bored on building stuff haha.

[@jumpyX2]

thats a thing of beauty, and also a well made video. well done

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thank you!! I am glad you enjoyed it:)

[@Play-Shorts-]

This is exactly the way I envisioned our little mini trommel.

[@robertmills3554]

Really nice job. Thank you for showing me this.

[@TheMiningChannel]

Your very welcome Robert:)

[@shanefrericks2070]

Awesome I knew you took my advice and built me a nice little five to 10 yd an hour trommel for my mining operation. Thank you. On a more serious note that's one hell of a nice-looking trommel all I wish I had one

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks a lot Shane :) The hardest part to building one is thinking about the idea and starting the project. If a person starts collecting things throughout the years next thing you know you can throw one together.

[@FourpointCustomWorks]

Excellent show as always 👍

[@victorrodriguez5590]

Too complicated for us who dont know how to build it but beautifull for you who knows what you are doing i really like it congratulations my friend.

[@timothyanderson2108]

Nice build mate 👌

[@dodgygoose3054]

That was awesome thank you for sharing.

[@wildriverz]

hi , great build , thanks , could you post some plans with angles etc.. if possible please

[@Jenny-bc5kz]

You swinging that tromel around 😂

[@TheMiningChannel]

Hahaha. Be funny if you were home, look out the window and see me thrashing it around.....

[@Jenny-bc5kz]

​@The Mining Channel just like a carnival ride

[@hippie.matt.]

Great content as always 👏, can't wait for the upcoming season. I've also got ground in the cariboo and last year the bugs were terrible!

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks Matt! Stop by the site if your up this way, gets lonely out there haha.

[@hippie.matt.]

​@@TheMiningChannel I'd love to! I spend the Fall at my legacy claim on lower Anderson creek.

[@TheMiningChannel]

@Hippie Matt Excellent Matt! Keep in touch. I'm not to far away from you closer to town.

[@hippie.matt.]

@@TheMiningChannel haven't seen a video from you in 3 weeks, hope all is well. Probably busy starting the mining season. If you want some company I'll be in quesnel from may 17-24th. My acreage is 4 miles east and 1/4 mile north off barkerville highway. Cheers Matt

[@TheMiningChannel]

@Hippie Matt @Hippie Matt Hey Matt!!! Yes I'm hard at it at the claim now. I'll have a new video out this Saturday hopefully of my setup and forst run. Yes I wouldn't mind some company, I won't be out at the site from the 17th-20th though. You can text me at 1-250-859-3906.

[@rickleaver9068]

Hahaha the autobody background kicks in. Mine would be painted too!!

[@TheMiningChannel]

Yup gotta make it look good to make it dirty ..

[@sonorangreenman4472]

thanks! it was great information, especially explaining your experience and methodology. Bruce tucson

[@oSTYNCLSYo]

Do you build and sell the Trommels?

[@StevelKnievel]

Awesome video. Love the longer format build vids. Also (like everybody) love the mining with daily issues and cleanouts).

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks a lot Steven. My uploading has been pretty slow lately. Just getting into the groove of things out at the mine. Lots of videos coming out soon though. Thanks for watching:)

[@ShawnWOutdoors]

What an awesome build. Great job!

[@gorillagoldhunters]

Absolutely awesome! Super slick!

[@gorillagoldhunters]

What’s your overall weight of the unit? Or did I miss that in the video;p

[@TheMiningChannel]

I'm actually not sure what it would be GGH. I would guess 500-700 lbs?????? The tounge weight is only 100 lbs approx, a guy can lift and rotate it by hand.

[@gorillagoldhunters]

@@TheMiningChannel absolutely awesome! I been looking into some through savonna, you made it look so easy lol I may attempt to build one now. Absolutely amazing craftsmanship!

[@TheMiningChannel]

@@gorillagoldhunters Thanks man!!! If you ever have any questions just message me. Or stop by the site.

[@paulbaker4248]

Great video 👍

[@outnorthprospecting]

Really nice little trommel and good ideas. Thanks for sharing, learning every time you build something🤠👍

[@robertlipiec1975]

Fantastic! What an awesome build and super portable..

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks Robert, I will have a update video coming out this winter with some modifications I am going to do to it. A few things to tweak but did work well:)Thanks for watching!

[@careybradburn6762]

Awesome informative vid! Crazy detailed and hilarious. Glad I found your channel, you rock!

[@jimgriffiths9071]

What a beauty! I wonder if there is a market for this size trommel for small claims?

[@TheMiningChannel]

I think there would be. There is a company in town that builds them and they seem to sell a lot.

[@Christopher_Becker]

Thank you so much for this video, I have watched it half a dozen times. Question, at the end of the video you mention you will share the angles, measurements, etc, I have watched all of your other videos and can not find where it was shared, are you able to pass on the design specs for this trommel? Again, thanks so much for the knowledge and information.

[@TheMiningChannel]

Hey Chris, I haven't had a chance to get them on paper yet. I'll make sure I mention it in a video though once they are ready. You will be the first to get them though!!!

[@jamesbrussels5776]

Nice work

[@scrapyardprospecting3855]

Sweet !!! Now I want to build one….. thanks man lol. Now what can I use it for in Florida??????

[@laneglarry]

Simply brilliant, love the approach to your channel

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks Lane!! Im slowly getting better, just a beggininer in this youtube world...

[@Zerostar369]

Incredible engineering! Thanks for the knowledge.

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks Zero! These little ones are fun to build. Good size to get someone started:)

[@clintlalonde5760]

Hey tyler!! Great build man!! Just heard about your chanel thank to dan hurd lol looking forward to more of your videos, hope your finding lots of gold!! Be safe

[@TheMiningChannel]

Hey Clint! Welcome aboard. I live building the equipment just as much as mining.

[@clintlalonde5760]

I understand that been building things my whole life enjoy the satisfaction i created, build, and operate just like planned lol it looks like mighty fine paydirt your on, productive! If i might ask whats the biggest nugget you found from there? Be safe out there!!

[@TheMiningChannel]

@clintlalonde5760 that's the best part about a tradesman. The satisfaction of seeing it all at the end. The largest nugget was on the other side of the valley the day after Dan left last year. Weighed in at almost 1/2 ounce. Didn't have much character to it, just looked like a round ball haha

[@clintlalonde5760]

A half oz nuggie nice! Really like your vids i guess i just like seeing all that gold lol be safe out there!

[@clintlalonde5760]

Hey tyler hows mining going? Happy thanksgiving hey i have a question i bought a gold cube 4 stack im looking for mats i cant really afford the gold cube mats just wondering if theres compatible mats that i can use at a more reasonable price? I hope your getting lots of gold lol if you see this mssg could you please let me know i would appreciate it very much have a nice holiday hope to talk to you soon, Clint lalonde

[@Rokynutz]

Hey Tyler. Thank you leaps and bounds for these videos. I have a single question. I'm building this exact plant. But, alas...I have tried to find that series of radicon and I've had no dice. I've searched the 70 on it even. Care to share which series it is? Love the spider gear coupling. That little bit of rubber saves chain wear(stretch). having the "soft" start due to thar rubber helps a ton.

[@tyleralvarez-q7c]

that is a great job done! It doesn't get any better than that

[@paulblakeley4014]

Brilliant job

[@donclark-mj2lh]

Great video thank you

[@TheMiningChannel]

Your very welcome Don! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@natefmx333]

What angle should the trommel be at? How many gallon is the tank you used?

[@KevinGrumpyCuzz3243]

Awesome build👏👏👏

[@donaldperson948]

Fill it with water! To blow torch it! You can put chains in the feed section to beat the rock to get the clay and rock to break up!

[@smallfiregfo1509]

Keep up the good work 👏

[@86mrflash]

Enjoyed that. You thought of everything. 😂

[@traviswalker6831]

Great video. Thank you.

[@lamancha7066]

Awesome video well executed you are a total professional.

[@Lucky13Twice]

Do you have plans and specs for a larger trommel to handle 150 mth?

[@noneofyourbusiness3553]

Nice build. Well explained.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Awesome video, I love the paint job. 👊

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks PSFL!!! They always look nice new , then once there at the claim they get all dinged up and scratched haha.

[@kountryboatsnbikes1984]

Where did you get that barrel punched from

[@Hammer208Blacksmith]

Fantastic!! Very impressive work!!

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks Hammer!! I love the fabrication part of mining:) Thanks for watching!

[@davidshupe5405]

Hey buddy, how can I get a set of blue prints for that trommel?

[@TheMiningChannel]

Hey David, I will have some out for everyone at the beginning of winter. I haven't had time to get them together since I've been so busy at the mine. I'll make sure I make a post for everyone to know they are available.

[@davidshupe5405]

@TheMiningChannel hey thanks alot for getting back with me I appreciate it. And thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@charleswilliams8197]

It really looks like that you know what you are doing building these tromells good job sir okay thanks Charles Williams

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks a lot Charles!!! Happy holidays:)

[@wouldyou7431]

Was missing my educational fix last week wb :)

[@wildwisdom56]

Thank you. Excellent video! 👍

[@БарабанныйгрохотСкруббербутара]

Good job ! We knock the bearings out of the Chinese wheels ( under the barrel ) and bore them to a 50mm shaft !

[@TheMiningChannel]

Good call. I used to use these wheels on a bit larger units amd do the same. The roller bearing they come with are junk.

[@davescheer5038]

So not that I’ll ever go gold mining but I’ve been curios why a lot more people haven’t done this size set up , yea I realize bigger is better you need to feed a lot of payload thru the machine in order to find a lot of gold , but for someone that can’t afford a big trammel this seems like a practical way to go , the weekend warrior could back this bad boy up to a stream or river and maybe make some deceit money, now you had the skills to produce a really great set up with just stuff you had setting around but if someone was to build one how much would they have invested in it ? I would think that there could be decent money just building these for the general public , but wtf do I know I’m not a miner 😂. Great job would of really liked to have seen that bad boy fired up and seeing how much gold it can get ! 👍🏼💲💲💲💲💲💲💲

[@mikehartman5326]

Your self sufficiency in building stuff saves you money and it is done to your own specs.

[@TheMiningChannel]

Building stuff is half the fun for me mining. I still love fabricating even after doing it for many years as a career.

[@thomasesteb9589]

Tyler do you have a good design for a larger trommel too ? I want something that will handle 25-30 cu yds per hr. Thanks Tom~

[@TheMiningChannel]

Hey Thomas, I have a video of a trommel build from a few months ago on my channel. That unit would be capable of 20-30 yph with the 3 foot wide sluice. If a person went to a 4.foot wide sluice that unit would do 25- 35 no problem. I will have a cut sheet and schematics for it on the web one day for people.

[@FUNGEOMINE]

FELICITACIONES. Podria compartir los planos? Por favor

[@Goldtoysrock]

Well Done!

[@goldcastmedia3071]

Genius dude. Love it

[@danielfmyers]

No wonder those bigger propane tanks are so freaking heavy

[@TheMiningChannel]

Yes there not light are they!!!

[@skeets6060]

Would like to see this little beasty running

[@TheMiningChannel]

I have a video from a couple of months ago on my channel Skeets. Thanks for watching:)

[@mikehalvorsen4788]

Question for you. For the chain not slipping off. Couldn't you make a guide just like the same concept as a bike chain? Is that plausible? Practical? Let me know. Your video inspired me. Thanks. 😎👍🇨🇦

[@TheMiningChannel]

Yes that would work 100%!!!! Be simple to make a small sheetmetal ring on each side of the sprocket. That would prevent it from popping off. The unit got about 100 hours on it this summer and didn't have a issue but one day it will happen, hahah . Thanks for watching:)

[@Sauspreme]

This was really great! I watched the video of it in use before this, and when the box/square tubing was spraying water out of a pin hole, it got me wondering how this was all plumbed up haha Do you have any issues with water getting trapped inside the plumbing, or does it all drain out from the inlets? Really like all the features and thought put into what at first seemed like such a simple device!

[@TheMiningChannel]

Thanks Sauspreme!@ Some water does get trapped below the inlets but does have a small drain down there as well. I will have another video out this winter of some modifications I need to do to it.

[@Sauspreme]

@@TheMiningChannel oh nice! Looking forward to it!

[@Makobadger]

Fill the tank with water but you can use an old steel oil drum much safer and light

[@sthue1001]

Great video! Yeah when I was a kid a guy got killed cutting an "empty" propane tank in my county. Know what you are doing.

[@TheMiningChannel]

Yes pritty scary!! I have heard many story's of that happening 😳

[@Drifter6942]

I just found your channel. Nice build !! I know this season is almost done, but for next season, if you are mining central B.C, would you like some help ? I could use more experience

[@TheMiningChannel]

Hey there Drifter, thanks a lot. I could possibly use a hand for a bit. I have a lot of properties to hit next year.

[@Drifter6942]

@@TheMiningChannel is there a way to contact you privately ? face book or something ?

[@TheMiningChannel]

@Drifter6942 Yes, fb works. Name Is Tyler Selzler

[@Shane80605]

How much time and money did you spend?

[@muhammadsyahid3423]

Hi sir.how can i contact you to ask for your opinion about what i want to built for gold trommel?

[@mikhaildevichensky6407]

great size

[@TheMiningChannel]

Perfect for prospecting. I do know people who make a living with this size but it is very rare.

[@devrait4373]

Where did you buy your gearbox ?

[@TheMiningChannel]

Hey sorry for the late response. This one was purchased from princess auto, if your from the states it is the equivalent to harbor freight.

[@scotthultin7769]

Run car exhaust in there for 45 minutes before you start cutting it And then drill holes along the area where you're going to cut it so fumes can escape Or fill it full of water and keep the hose going in there so it never empties with water as you're cutting it and you will remain safe cuz nothing can catch on fire if it's all very than water

[@justoutside]

do you build them to sell I know you do a lot of mining just wondering if you sell them and how much if you did

[@TheMiningChannel]

Hey JOS! Im not selling them, but this size would typically be on the market for around 12k Canadian.

[@danieldeanmasterfinisher4715]

Hope those are stainless steel bearings, they may fill up with grit , rust and give you trouble.

[@TheMiningChannel]

They are sealed barrel bearings. I have used them in the past and work well for smaller units but anything larger they grenade. Not my favorite to use but work well on a budget.

[@CaribooMiner]

Are you willing to share the blueprint of this build. I'm about to build a wash plant

[@TheMiningChannel]

Yes!! I have a video coming out soon that will have all the modifications and bluprints available for everyone. Happy holidays!!

[@pobs999]

What is the gear reduction device called?

[@TheMiningChannel]

It is just called a gear reducer but people have been accustomed to calling them a "radicon" which is just a company that manufactures them.

[@wildwisdom56]

I've been looking at gear reducers. Could you please inform us details on HP of engine (run at full throttle?) and the HP rating of the radicon? It seems to be the most expensive and heart of the trommel. I guess bigger cast iron ones are better for more HP. THANK YOU

[@davidrussell8795]

Q: What did your sheet iron cost per pound,or by a 4x8 sheet?

[@TheMiningChannel]

Hey David. The 1/8th plate is around 400 bucks canadian.

[@davidrussell8795]

@TheMiningChannel Ouch! I just paid 132 for a 12"×36×3/8! Is that for a 4x8 sheet? To make a mini bucket. I like your mini sluice,but I have an idea to use a trailer that you haul your mini on by converting it into a sluice! I take it your in bc ! Thanx for the reply,cardboard aided design,I like that, I wonder how many caught that ! Computer aided design ! Regarding claims in bc,you stated bc has a lot of rules: I had claims in bc,I was told I only needed to file my report of assessment and my technical report or sow,(which needs better clarification)and I can't use my old data,when i buy back my claims!The girl in the office refused my report because I had not put my " event #" and she didn't bother to look it up,even though she's in front of a computer,the younger generation thinks the computer will do all the work,I called her a lazy dog fucker!(I apologized later)and I was just gettong over being sick do just a bit itritable! Not that I'm abusive towards woman,but she ticked me off,by being lazy and costing me my claims! ,but that office has questionable ethics,one told me I could remove abandoned equipemt,then when I asked Victoria main office for a release,she asked me who said that,so i told her it was a secretaty in the Hornby office,who called me shortly thereafter and boldfaced lied and denied she said that! I also sent it as a paper report,she said they prefer it online,don't have to actually do any work that way I guess! An interesting comment about mining in the in the Yukon versus BC, 3 years ago, you had to do an environmental assessment of fish and wildlife. it sounds like that's all changed! Perhaps you can make cad plans for the sliuce & trommel ? Note,any time a prospector in BC WITH A FREEMINERS CERTIFICATE, buys a claim, it automatically generates an"event number" that anyone in the ministry of mines in Bc can see,just by pulling up your licence and prospectors number,there is no excuse for the behavior of these office clerks to sit there and not bother to look up any "event number of a claim you purchased " the office on Hornby st, in dt Vancouver, I've been in and I could only see 2 secretaries divide 1000 claims to review by 300 days!secretaries working there! I bantered back and forth with this woman to get my reports of work in,if there's only about 1000 claims in bc to view reports on,I find it redundant that they are so used to having the computer do it all, paper reports are acceptable,also reports on dvd or cdrom,but they like the online version,as they only have to verify your report of work complies ,but to sit there,and file your fingernails, put on makeup,I told her off,your just sitting there looking pretty,aka not doing much work! Couldn't be bothered to enter my event number,and I asked her why she didn't! She just sent me on the merry go round of rules I need to read,instead of putting my event number on the file, which cost me my claims! Thanks Brianna. And there's a Pakistani man who was rude,he referred to me as" this guy"! In 2007,I asked if there were open claims on Scotch creek,the Hornby office said yes,but a month later, they were all Gone, insider trading????

[@johnonyango6069]

👏👏👏👏 Bravo... Hut's off on you engineer.. would like to buy one like that from you please send me your price if it's possible. Coze I believe your pocket friendly 😊

[@dataglasses]

LOL... I did a few mods to my six inch sluice yesterday!

[@TheMiningChannel]

That is half the fun in mining I find. Making the mods and tuning it all in is a good challenge for the mind.

[@dataglasses]

@@TheMiningChannel For sure, good luck!

[@millerfam8445]

It feels old propane tanks, clear to the top of water.