Back to the Sluice Box (Gold Prospecting and Mining)

[@ProspectorJess]

This episode looks at a few key features of a sluice box and provides tips on how to tune your sluice for better gold recovery. Also see SourdoughMiner.com/20-20/ for more tips on placer gold prospecting and mining recovery.

[@nelsonminingandabandonedplaces]

Prospector Jess, I really enjoy your videos. They are super educational, you are a super great teacher. I pan, Sluice everyday I am always looking for gold. Your teaching videos are a great resource. Thank you

[@jdasko6895]

Your a really neat guy. I definitely learned from the wrong youtubers since I’m targeting flour gold and not getting much. Gonna slow it down a lil tomorrow. Thanks so much.

[@pauly51]

Jess, thank you for all your knowledge!

[@highlandminingltd1084]

Hi jess. Look forward to this!

[@ProspectorJess]

Great to hear!

[@AD-ht3jl]

When I worked in a welding shop when a young guy I fabricated an aluminum sluice box for a group going into the Amazon over 35 years ago. I'm sure designs have changed. Any good references to look at to fab a optimum box from?I

[@mrslkungpowchikn1206]

Love it. Were you a civil engineer? Thats what i started in - after junior yr switched to chemical engineering plus dual degreed in Environmental Science (based on my fresham yr in College of Forestry at OSU).

[@ozvictoriaadventure]

Thanks 😊✌🏼

[@ProspectorJess]

Welcome!

[@randallalan4221]

If one plans on classifying material down to say 1/4" prior to running would riffles still be necessary in a sluice?

[@ProspectorJess]

Yes, riffles help classify, but their main effect is to cause zones of flow that cause heavy material to separate from light density material.

[@cjmbullion]

Water slows down by time it gets to the end of the sluice, due to friction,

[@AntonisExplores]

is sluicefox good?

[@levimichael9425]

Is the link below to the pdf still valid? I would like to purchase the pdf.

[@levimichael9425]

I guess I should have said the pinned link above...Thanks

[@jamesfishfish9099]

It looks like the bar in the center is bent

[@jamesfishfish9099]

My little sluice box is just to small