Master Gold Prospector Reveals Best Techniques for Fine Gold Recovery

[@michaelscott9057]

This man is priceless when it comes to his sacred knowledge. Im telling you he is the real deal. No hype no gimmicks no nothing but pure valuable knowledge that people pay big dollars for this info. And he is taking the time to educate us on what it takes to be successful at this awesome culture of American life. Thank you thank you thank you. I appreciate every single video..

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@michaelscott9057]

@@ChrisRalph No Thank you for saving me endless hours searching for something that wasnt there. Since Ive watched yiur videos Ive actually started to find gold in San Diego county turns out theres quite a rich history of gold mining here.when you look in the right places thanks to you.. .But your teaching approach is just awesome.. I have seriously learned more from your videos than all the years of school regarding Gold and Geology. I thank you again and look forward to more videos...

[@MsRavenPerez]

Yup, me too!

[@lestersnoderly1579]

Just remembered, I thought that you only used jet dry when panning but your video also proved the truth and I was also running everything dry based on incorrect information. Will be making significant changes to my recovery methods. Thank you so much for this great video.

[@ChrisRalph]

Very true, so glad it helped!

[@johnnybushman651]

Watching you and Dan Hurd and Jeff Williams , I have been learning a lot , but still got along way to go. Found gold for my first time about two weeks ago, 10 little pieces at a river here where I live close to my house. If you was with me , you would think I had found a 10 pound nugget. 😄 can’t wait to go back . Thanks for your videos , you make it easy to understand. Thanks again.

[@ChrisRalph]

Nice work! Best of luck to you in your efforts.

[@Sim1st3r]

I'm here for the jet dry tip thanks so much

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad to help

[@lestersnoderly1579]

Thank you for explaining the fine gold recovery method. Now the process makes since to me. I am running my sluice way to fast even though I fed it steady and consistent. I really didn’t understand the flow rate but I do now. I will rerun my concentration over the next couple of days making adjustments for the flow rate and remove the turbulence that is apparent in my sluice system from Gold Hog and their mat structure. What kind of miners moss should I use, unpacked or backed? Thank you so much for showing me the errors that I have been making. I have viewed this video now three times before I found my mistakes. Great knowledge and instruction.

[@ChrisRalph]

I use the unbacked type. So long as it sits flush against the bottom of the sluice, it should not matter much.

[@royjohnson465]

Either, unbacked over v-mat ‘or’ backed.

[@amandalucas2615]

Very informative and professional.. best panning youtuber online

[@ChrisRalph]

Wow, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@allansgoldmining]

Well done Chris !! You covered all the major (and critical) topics for fine gold recovery. Additionally, I have learned the material flow rate over the sluice should be about 1 ft./sec. Ideally, the water height over the riffles should about 1/4 inch. Any sluice set up half way decent can catch nuggets, however, the real challenge are the fines, which are in abundance. Hope many folks will learn from this great video !! Best of luck to you. Looking forward to your gold in sulfides recovery !

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks! Hope you are surviving the lock down. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@allansgoldmining]

@@ChrisRalph I'm ignoring the lockdown the best I can. Lol !!

[@ChrisRalph]

I'm going to start ignoring it soon......

[@golddigger9326]

Excellent job of explaining how to set up a sluice properly, never ceases to amaze me how many people try prospecting for gold whit out researching and understanding how to do it , God only knows I was dumb as a box of rocks when I first started

[@ChrisRalph]

None of us are born with knowledge, we all have to learn - just some are not willing.

[@mininhawaiian2911]

I am happy to see a video that explains the specific science of fine gold recovery in a sluice.... I watch too many people dump material into a badly angled and flowing sluice and then wonder why there cleanup didn’t have very much gold... 😅 And yes you are completely right when you mention that just because you see fine gold in your pan , IT DOESNT MEAN you got all the gold.... it’s just means you dumped a bunch out while having kept the fines you are seeing remaining in your pan... So many experienced miners don’t understand this concept and it blows my mind haha 🤯🤣 Hopefully they watch this video and start properly sluicing and slowing down there panning !!!

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@randalamerson5478]

Thank Mr. Ralph. You’re a very good instructor with very good points. I always leave your channel with useable information & great ideas from you. I greatly appreciate you.

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate that!

[@michiganprospectors]

Very well explained and demonstrated. Some people try to get it down to an exact science with precise flow rates and angles. Some people fight over what angle to use. But every situation is different.

[@ChrisRalph]

Its true - the shape of the gold particles makes a difference too - if they are flat flakes or rounded.

[@michiganprospectors]

@@ChrisRalph Yes I have found that out as well. We have a lot of flat flour gold and it acts different from the rounded gold.

[@helenslate1628]

Many thanks! I think I've got fine gold in red clay in my back yard but didn't know how to extract it. I'll give your method a try!

[@ChrisRalph]

Be sure to break up all that clay carefully. Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@gold-diggersanonymous1085]

clay works like glue in a sluicebox (or a Pan) the gold sticks to it like nothing else and blows out. avoid putting clay in a sluice, break it up totally, or else the clay will remove the gold from your sluice.

[@johndecicco]

Great info, Chris. I'm a retired civil engineer, and well remember CE221, Fluid Mechanics. Excellent description!

[@ChrisRalph]

Been a long time since I had my fluids class and Statics + mechanics as well.

[@EthanBonardel]

This was a whole lot more than a fluids course :) Such gold!

[@DaleDuffy]

Agree 100% on the sluice, it's the setup, not the mats.....great video, thanks again Chris...!

[@ChrisRalph]

All the best to you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@scrumpschkin9752]

Your videos R awesome! Just became interested in this subject while currently visiting the high & golf country in Colorado. Your a great teacher! & really appreciate your in depth videos! THANKS!

[@ChrisRalph]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@dagreynolds8013]

Thank you! Waterflow and angle, two variables. Not just the angle of the box.. Did not know what a slick plate was. Makes sense. Fluid dynamics too.

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad it was helpful, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@randalamerson5478]

100% Agree & True. I was thinking the same thing as I watched this video around 8mins or so in it.

[@Smithsgold]

Another good video Chris !!! Good looking sluice box

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks 👍 I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you are getting out and prospecting some.

[@Smithsgold]

@@ChrisRalph been going every week !!!

[@oldminer5387]

Thank you Chris for sharing this information. Great video and explanation of what the process is.

[@ChrisRalph]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@josephwilliamson6878]

Thanks for the clarification about the purpose of the slick plate. I have wondered, for a while now, why the Gold Cube's top tray is a slick plate.

[@ChrisRalph]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@Notellemkrik1776]

I picked up your book. I live in Wa. Lots of fine gold here. No pickers or nuggets

[@ChrisRalph]

There are some gigantic nuggets in the Liberty district of Washington. Do a little research and you will see.

[@Notellemkrik1776]

Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector yeh, that is days drive for me, am new to all this. Excited to try and learn more

[@Dakota77d]

I was the most happiest when out looking for gold. Good memories

[@ChrisRalph]

sounds like a fun time.

[@kurthauck4443]

Thanks for indicating what speed things should flow through a slice box. Very helpful information.

[@ChrisRalph]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@randallalan4221]

One of the more thorough videos I've seen on proper sluice box set-up and operation!

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@josephatherton2781]

Thankyou Chris , for your good helpfull information , on how to set up sluicing for fine gold ,

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad it was helpful!

[@danielprestia4176]

Hi Chris . I just recived your book from Amazon , the size of the book surprised me , so huge . That means there's a lot of information , many thing to learn . I feel lucky to have it in my hands

[@ChrisRalph]

Awesome, thank you! I'm sure you will enjoy it!

[@joecant6199]

Great educational video Chris. It seems I am always working on Flour gold, Then getting a little bit At the Kern river. Thank you for the info.

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad to help. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@praveenagarwal3194]

Sir, maine aapke bahut se video dekhen hai. Mujhe bahut achhe lage hai. Maine gold recover karne ki koshish ki hai. Ek jagah mai problem me aa gaya hoon. Vah ye hai ki jab rock se gold ko alag karte hai to ant me rock aur gold ke kanon ka weight ek saman ho jata hai aur vah alag nahi hote hai . Kaise alg karen.

[@ChrisRalph]

English please.

[@gavinc2827]

You look like an old family of mine even sound like him makes this freaking hilarious when I watch it 😂 very informative thanks for the effort

[@ChrisRalph]

OK. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@gavinc2827]

Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector it was very random lol but he’s gone now so it’s nice to pretend he’s around still live your mineral videos it taught me a lot !

[@GSProspecting]

That's for the class teach. Can't wait for the next class. Keeping it AU% GOLD SQUAD OUT!!

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@Ceremony74]

Awesome video and information, thanks!

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johndecicco]

Is there any way of combining physical size filtering with gold's magnetic or RF characteristic, along the sluice?

[@ChrisRalph]

Not that I know of.

[@rodneynadeau8707]

That was a big help got a pump coming so I can do that at home Thank you Rod . Elko NV

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad it helped and you enjoyed the video.

[@garypulley5450]

Can you use anything like jetdry

[@pubbvp]

Thank's for the information. I didn't understand clearly what's the "jet dry" agent you using. Would you be so kind to explain?

[@ChrisRalph]

its a product intended for dish cleaning in dishwashers. Use Google to see the product.

[@arioacasius4027]

Gracias por su tiempo y su información 🇨🇱👏👏💪

[@ChrisRalph]

You are welcome.

[@arioacasius4027]

@@ChrisRalph gracias!!!! Una pregunta : Cuál es la capacidad de la bomba de agua? What is the capacity of the pump of water? NO se si lo escribí bien? 😅

[@mikecomstock4406]

Thanks Chris, you are a treasure for gold prospecting education. msc

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@hateonskillz318]

This guy was on that TV series of How the earth was made episode for gold. So I would believe or listen to everything he has to say.

[@ChrisRalph]

That show was filmed back in 2009.

[@todcooper4707]

thank you Chris for sharing your knowledge ! i have learned a lot .just wondering if you have a mat under your miners moss ? thanks !

[@ChrisRalph]

Nope. Under the miners moss is just the aluminum of the sluice. But on top of the miners moss is expanded metal.

[@todcooper4707]

@@ChrisRalph thank you ! how thick is your miners moss ? mine is 1/2" .i do have the expanded metal

[@kurtwebb4154]

That video was very good and I nodded and smiled several times when you said something that i had found out in trial & error. My biggest wonder and maybe you can touch on it later is getting the black or red sand seperated from the flour gold. I have a blue bowl and as i run the concentrates i see it wash right down the vortex hole. Blue is good for small pickers & placers but not much else. I also have a sluice box but have yet to set it up. I will do that in the spring. I had a lot of 20 /30/ 50 and 100 screened concentrates and black magnetics That i panned first, then ran through the blue bowl. After the second run i dumped 1/2 of it for Gods cut. I will re-run the rest later. Good info sir. Ill probably buy your book too. Kurt Webb Southern Middle Tenessee. At Home Panner.

[@ChrisRalph]

Sounds great. Glad you found the video helpful.

[@johnramirez5032]

Nice video.! I thought i could sepperate the magnetic sand from the gold but the black sand seemed to grab the gold next to it. The particulates of gold is much smaller than the sand and i sepperated it down to 16th inch. Looks like ill need to be paitent and learn more.

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@SiuMiner]

Hi Chris, I just came across this video and at approx 20:30 you mention an upcoming video about removing the fine gold from the sulfides. I am not able to locate it, so could you please let me know if you did that video and give a link to it? Thanks!

[@ChrisRalph]

I am still working on it.

[@fabiobeyhautkuhn2211]

Veery very interesting,teacher.Sulphides are what im runnining here,from a crust under the dunes,plenty of pebbles captured in it,with no magnetic black sands in,im sure theres gold in it,seems coming outv from a deteriorated gosssan down in thje dephts of the dunes,will slow seriosly my running,probably letting go the fines.Thank you,another great class.

[@ChrisRalph]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@kellysmith1792]

OMG! Did you just make the bird go away? I don't know what it was but it made me 😃 sounded like he/she wanted to be a bit of a star as well🤗. I have been watching your videos all morning. I must get up and finish with my storage shed,as it was below freezing again last night and snow- will come, as it always does for us New Englanders❄🌨🏔. But I wanted to thank you, thank you for your videos, for sharing your knowledge bank, for all your tips, pointers and short cuts. I am the only rock lover I have ever known. I have never cared about mans value on rocks or minerals or gems, to me it never compared to my intense love for them. Only of late have I been searching to find what I may have accumulated over the years and if I could ever find enough to possibly step out of my profession and possibly get by just doing what I love. So this is my beginning, of course, over halfa century later😱 no the face there is only for a smile🙃🤗. So I will be watching and taking notes and hopefully absorbing all. I love the fact that you tinker and fabricate and share it. I am one of those people that can't stand waste, can't throw away anything that may have a use, and if I can conceive it, possibly I can achieve it types. Believe me, my recirculator won't look as well put together as yours, but it will work. Again, thank you Chris, this is all so very much appreciated🙋

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks for the kind words, and I'm glad you've enjoyed the videos.

[@bbbruh8809]

Amazing video, I want to start prospecting and sluicing for gold in the spring so this video is really handy. I have a question related to this system, is there still any micro gold in reservoir or mud and how much loss are we looking at?

[@ChrisRalph]

I have no idea if your clay or mud has gold in it.

[@bbbruh8809]

@@ChrisRalphThanks for the reply, i meant fine gold in tailings and water in the video

[@goldminer49niner42]

Thanks Chris for the good information. Keep the videos coming

[@ChrisRalph]

You bet. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@coreymacgregor176]

Lol, I love your passion and how you get offended of other peoples mats. But overall I feel you are right. I see benefits in all mats and even replaced my dream mat for an regular V mat if there's only fine gold. But the dream mat did collect a LOT of black sands so I know it works well. I wanna try the micro mat as well. I realized the big dream mat did collect find gold after looking in a eye loop but I know I lost some as well. But I'm also a beginner so I don't blame the mat. I think I put too much material for the size of the sluice.

[@ChrisRalph]

Lots of mats out there, and I'm not really offended - I am just not one of their salesmen.

[@adriaannikken7519]

Would have loved to have seen what the losses were. I love the fine gold recovery ideas. Thank you for your time.

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@reshdarkoshur]

I love you my dearest teacher ever. I love you. I pray for you.

[@FodayMelvinKamara]

This is highly informative. Thank you very much. I am developing simple gold mining technologies in my country that help bridge the gap between heavy duty and small scale mining equipment. This video serves me well. God bless you.

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michaelkleeman3541]

Thank you for this video , it helped me out , im new at this hobby

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad to hear I t was helpful.

[@buildingadream9861]

Thanks for answering my gold floating question. This great video thanks for all the info

[@ChrisRalph]

No problem 👍

[@joeg875]

Awesome video. you gained my subscription

[@ChrisRalph]

Awesome, thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and many more videos coming.

[@phxbro1]

As usual a fantastic video loaded with valuable content

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks again! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@johnruckman2320]

Jet Dry vs some say 1-2 drops dish soap. Not all dish soap is the same. Have Jobe 10" sluice w/legs & funky 2" hose attachment box, needs flap to smooth out the water. Trying to find cheap step by step header box build instructions that make sense for converting to highbanker with added garden hose for washing crevices. Keene 6" sluice Tom & Perry's Clean Up Sluice, need simple adjustable stand instructions, plus I think the valve needs to be moved to one side and not straight into the sluice that plastic thingy doesn't reduce the turbulence at all no matter where I turn the valve. I need to know how to set up the smaller sluices or make changes to them from the factory setup. You got a gutter sluice build instructions/video for use in low flow gulches or springs or maybe those corrugated plastic pipes? How would you make the flair for them? How cheaply can you make a recirculating system?

[@ChrisRalph]

Hi John - that's a whole lot of questions! Probably take me at least a couple of hours to answer!

[@ChrisRalph]

Hi John - that's a whole lot of questions! Probably take me at least a couple of hours to answer!

[@johnruckman2320]

@@ChrisRalph, no hurryo, I get frustrated with poor plans & videos. Already botched the gold sucker. Tried watching Robertson's plastic bucket clones of regular gold processing equipment. My panning sucks. I don't get the same technique as results being demonstrated. Gold flakes here are super thin. There's fine stuff too, occasional pickers. There's a few old extensive mines near the bottom of the gulch above town. And a lot of buck brush.

[@rawartwork1]

Hi Chris I love yer channel and yer book. Is it necessary to roast or treat limonite to free the gold or has mother nature taken care of that for us?

[@ChrisRalph]

Limonite is usually chemically altered enough that just a through crushing will release the gold.

[@stickman-1]

Thank you for your advice and knowledge.

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MuhammadAli-tl2nr]

Hello Mr. Chris. I've just finished the whole video without feeling the time passing and I'm so grateful for the enlightenment and the time and the amount of information you offered us through these videos. I'd like to ask you if you don't mind. I live by the Nile river.. is it possible to find fine gold in the Nile river coast? Several years ago I watched a documentray about gold on rivers' coasts but the report's videos was taken in Brazil as I reckon and nothing was about Nile or other rivers around the world. Sorry for my English. I'm still learning.

[@ChrisRalph]

Gold is not present in all rivers. Most rivers have no gold. Where rivers rich in gold feed into the ocean, you can find gold in beach sands. For rivers with no gold, you will not find gold in the beach sands.

[@JCG0001]

The first tiny riffled mat section at the top seems like it's more for getting a quick idea of how much gold is in the dirt one is running immediately, and could be quickly be brushed on down with a paintbrush to reset the "detection mat". It would be nice to have an automated and rate adjustable dirt sprinkler system so that I didn't have to do it one spoonful at a time. I get the impression one should really practice with various sizes of lead flakes, water flows, angles, classifications, etc, and under controlled conditions at home, especially learning what not to do, rather than try to learn the finer points of how a sluice box works in the field, the hard way.

[@ChrisRalph]

Running a sluice box does take some practice.

[@WildernessMedic]

Wow. Was just about to buy a blue bowl but I think I’ll pass it. 2 g passed through it.

[@ChrisRalph]

Ok

[@glenntimberlake2413]

Excellent.!! Learning... thankyou !

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad it was helpful!

[@karlfonner7589]

Thank you for another amazing video. The best Video on the subject I’ve seen on KZbin yet. I’m looking forward to buying your book. I live in Northern California and I hope to get it signed one day.

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad it was helpful! I am at northern California gold shows sometimes....

[@johnsmith-gk4td]

Awesome class Professor Chris!

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad you liked it!

[@walterbrunoni1303]

thankyou chris four the lesson very informative andhelpfull.

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@PhilSallaway]

Good video a few suggestions: instead of reasonable angle or flow Say 20 degree angle or if you slues is 30 in long the drop from top to bottom is 3 inchs etc. Thanks

[@ChrisRalph]

That is exactly what I am NOT saying. There is no fixed, correct angle without taking water flow into account at the same time. More flow = less angle, less flow means steeper angle.

[@timothypeterson5359]

So, have you tried a Dream mat? What catch's the gold? The mat or the box? The mat does, how long does it take to clean out your box? It takes seconds to clean out a Dream mat. Is miners moss or carpet and expanded metal designed to catch Gold? Dream mat was. Old traditional ways like using a rotary dial phone, how many people still use them? when better tech comes along do we stick with old ways? Lot of good general info. No disrespect here I like your videos great teaching .

[@ChrisRalph]

Everyone who sells a mat says that theirs is flat out the best ever. Since they all have different products they cannot all be right. I think they are all OK, but none are the super duper amazing magic perfect mats hyped by the folks who sell them.

[@garyhawkins9733]

I love the video, I wish you showed how to clean up your fine gold...

[@ChrisRalph]

I have other existing videos on that......

[@DryLakeMiningCo49]

Any luck with quartz ores with gravity? Goldcube or shaker table? Eco goldex for tailings cement with zinc shaving? I need every piece 😁

[@ChrisRalph]

I've used both shaker tables and the gold cube.

[@DryLakeMiningCo49]

@@ChrisRalph eco goldex? Any good? For that superfine stuff in ores?

[@Brandog350]

Good information!

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks.

[@jasonmchugh8718]

Thank you for going through it all!

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@孟君豪-i8x]

good, nice

[@ronmeyer4460]

Should all material be classified into different sizes and run individually at different rates and angles?

[@ChrisRalph]

I think the video explains the method I use pretty well.

[@XC797]

How much jet dry do you put in the material that you pre -wet or water

[@ChrisRalph]

only a little, but it depends on how much water you are treating. It does not take much.

[@XC797]

@ChrisRalph thank you . I did buy your book . I will be joining a club in southern Az to connect with the prospecting community and go to legal claims and learn .

[@kayak26143]

What's the water pump volume ? I don't want to get one to big or to small

[@ChrisRalph]

The one I use is 1100 gallons per hour.

[@gopikrishnavarma5615]

Can we melt magnetite and the micro gold together, and pour into a cone mould and recover the gold

[@ChrisRalph]

Nope, the gold will be lost and you will not be able to melt the magnetite.

[@geno145]

Looks like a dc pump but what gph to get that flow? Thanks for the video.

[@ChrisRalph]

1200 Gallons per hour.

[@cindysnow9166]

used to have the same ol' sluice box

[@ChrisRalph]

It's a good one.

[@deanmayer6508]

This video was very informative. Thanks for sharing this information. As for books. I have never liked reading. As soon as I start reading I immediately get so tired that I can't keep my eyes open. Therefore I never finish the book. So, I get more from videos. Videos keep my attention and I don't get tired. I've been like this my entire life. I don't know why this happens. In school when I had to do a book report, I would never read the book. Either I would have a friend tell me about the book, or I would just make up a story in my head and write that down. I would put an author's name to it and I was good to go. So I thought. The teachers always caught me. They would know that the author I put down never wrote a book like that. But the teachers always liked my stories I made up. But not well enough to give me a good grade on it. So, I will have to stick to your videos that are very educational.

[@ChrisRalph]

Do what you like.

[@relentlessliving5588]

Great video!

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@damxgopak457]

Thanks Chris very informative.

[@ChrisRalph]

Very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@DjSubia]

love your videos ive learned alot thanks chris!

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad you like them! I have many more to come.

[@keneastman5045]

After you run your concentrates how do you remove the black sand from gold

[@ChrisRalph]

I've done a cople videos on capturing gold out of black sands. Start with kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnewpK2rhdSDpbs

[@Darkdakota1]

Would a section of aluminum gutter work ?

[@ChrisRalph]

work for what purpose?

[@HALIYALVLOG]

VERY nice Experience Video Sir thank you very much

[@ChrisRalph]

So nice of you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@natsirim499]

Thank you for the information. I am looking for a good underwater pointer metal detector ... Size of a big cigar.

[@ChrisRalph]

Most pinpointers are a little larger, but they are on the market.

[@Master...deBater]

Hi Chris... thanks for the video. This is a little off topic...but I'm trying to decide between the Minelab Pro-Find 35 and the Fisher F-pulse pinpointer for small nugget recovery. Do you have an opinion on which pointer is better for nuggets in the .1 gram size? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[@ChrisRalph]

Both are OK, I almost never use a pin pointer, and the one I have is from Whites.

[@Master...deBater]

@@ChrisRalphThanks for the quick response.

[@machinemademan]

how do you think miners moss compares to say what comes stock on an A52 keene? i bought a roll of moss for dredging because i was told to do so by another dredger but if its comparable it would save me having to swap all of the time

[@ChrisRalph]

Its as good as what now comes stock on an A52, but not significantly better. But its better than what came stock on my 1979 version of the A52, which was indoor-outdoor carpet.

[@machinemademan]

@@ChrisRalph good enough for me. washing that carpet is a pain!

[@ngobithe]

I do love all that. But a hard job to do is the lack of materials. Anyway, I keep on wachting your videos, to know more about gold stones and more...

[@ChrisRalph]

It can be done.

[@jasonmchugh8718]

Hey Chris I'm in a a really unique situation. I'm working up on an old mill and I'm I'm going for fine gold. Does gold dust float for a short while?

[@ChrisRalph]

How long it might float depends on the water.

[@ChinaFTMmachinery]

nice

[@user-tp1bi6of3v]

Really enjoyed this presentation. Has anyone invented a machine that adjusts the sluce at maximum and minimum angles with consideration of water volume rate of speed and tested it? Has anyone tested or would it be a good idea to step the miner's moss so that the it would create a water fall effect or would that create too much turbulance? Has anyone tried a round centrifugal device that flows downward using miner's moss or use centipetal force? Just asking. Very good video and I learned a lot. My problem is I live too close to a big river with tributaries too far away to attempt this with very litttle chance of going there. Thanks anyway.

[@ChrisRalph]

Centrifugal force is used to recover gold in bowls like the knudsen bowl

[@davekollman2216]

Chris I just watched this again good info. Did you ever do the video on sufides that you talk about in the fine gold recovery video. I have some clay with < 100 mess gold in it. I’m thinking of just putting it back wear I found it. I find more in the tailings than I find in the sluice. Ha

[@ChrisRalph]

It is in progress. The bio-oxidation of sulfides takes time. The sulfides are in my shed with the little bacteria turning them slowly into rust, and after they are done I will extract the gold. But it takes time. So I have started the video, but its not done yet.

[@davekollman2216]

Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector thanks

[@pkgoldopalhunting]

good stuff mate i use artificial lawn as mats works great

[@ChrisRalph]

That should work fine. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@lessweet3093]

Thanks for the great info. You mentioned that you have ran some of the material thru a blue bowl. Does this mean you find the sluice works better & or faster than the bowl for fine gold?

[@ChrisRalph]

the sluice and blue bowl have different purposes.

[@lessweet3093]

@@ChrisRalph Do you have a video which discusses this?

[@ericmc4408]

Is free gold what is what's left in the pan and the sulfide gold is in the concentrates?

[@ChrisRalph]

Yes, that is it.

[@ericmc4408]

@@ChrisRalph one more question do I roast the free gold or can I just melt it down?

[@jhordigoi8027]

Good evening Mr Chris a mining company is looking for info about buying a machine : Gabimetric plant for the recovery of allu vial gold do you know where can i get this info please? Greets from Perú and thank you for your excellent video!

[@ChrisRalph]

I have no idea.

[@estadan]

I am in the market for a portable river sluice. You showed yours but what would you recommend that is on the market now?

[@ChrisRalph]

Many are on the market. Look up the website of Keene Engineering.

[@golddigger9326]

Check out gold hog . Com , in my opinion they have better equipment than Keene

[@123Goldhunter11]

The Washington State beach miners have gotten fine gold recovery down to an art as that's all there is out there. Makes you wonder how many million of ounces are out on the coastal beaches. Not a bad gig for retired guys to go out and make a gram or two per day just for fun and beer money.

[@ChrisRalph]

Except I heard that Washington State bureaucrats made it pretty much illegal.

[@Notellemkrik1776]

Fine gold recovery is a lot of work.

[@ChrisRalph]

Yes, it can be.

[@Notellemkrik1776]

Ever try any of Cape Disappointment Beach Sand.

[@golddigger9326]

I have , gold prospecting of any kind is a lot of work , must be good for you I'm 68 and still going strong

[@michellerusso7510]

Love the videos! Can you do a video on how your set up looks and works?

[@ChrisRalph]

I dont understand. My sluice set up is shown in this video.

[@michellerusso7510]

Yes but the recirculating system does not show

[@michellerusso7510]

And what size pump are you using?

[@ChrisRalph]

2,000 gallons per hour, it sits in a small bucket at the bottom of the larger tub. The pump runs on 12V and is made for pumping water out of boat sumps. The bucket keeps the sand in the bottom of the tub away. Bought the Tub at Home depot.

[@siestartistem6174]

@ (20:30) I think the water might have been going too strong...I would try again just to make sure, but that’s only if I were you. Have a nice day Sir :) smart gold huntings (:

[@ChrisRalph]

I probably still have some fine tuning to do.

[@manimaranganesan4753]

Sir, you are teaching like a professor.

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks, glad to hear that

[@1Calvindale]

What pump are ya using?

[@ChrisRalph]

Its an 1000 gallon per hour 12V pump I bought off Amazon.

[@raydowdy6914]

On the first run did you say the gold was missed by the blue bowl?

[@ChrisRalph]

Some was yes, I think I rant the water too fast.

[@secrettreasure1388]

'''' THANK YOU ,,, SUPER.................!

[@ChrisRalph]

Glad you enjoyed it.