This is my cheapo bunnings $25 sluice.
Tried it out today and it worked a treat.
It is a 1m plastic grate and drain. It has two gold trapping sections
The first is a floor rubber which sits flat on the bottom and the second is a floor mat (same as what Wal uses in his highbanker)
It is important to cut them both the correct width so the grate can slightly squash them down firmly in the shape of the sluice.
I also have a funnel head to direct water into it but found it worked better without it.
I had it in a very small creek today and it could clear out a hand spade full in a few seconds.
I took my time classifying and panning 3/4 a 20L bucket and got one or two specs.
I put two buckets full through the sluice and then panned the cons and got about 10 nice little specs.
Pretty happy considering i found the creek on google maps and had no idea if it was gold bearing.
Tried it out today and it worked a treat.
It is a 1m plastic grate and drain. It has two gold trapping sections
The first is a floor rubber which sits flat on the bottom and the second is a floor mat (same as what Wal uses in his highbanker)
It is important to cut them both the correct width so the grate can slightly squash them down firmly in the shape of the sluice.
I also have a funnel head to direct water into it but found it worked better without it.
I had it in a very small creek today and it could clear out a hand spade full in a few seconds.
I took my time classifying and panning 3/4 a 20L bucket and got one or two specs.
I put two buckets full through the sluice and then panned the cons and got about 10 nice little specs.
Pretty happy considering i found the creek on google maps and had no idea if it was gold bearing.
neat little unit
