jessekvfd Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 How well will a sluice box catch gem stones? I have only had my sluice out once so I am not very adept with it, but I know from panning the local streams that there are a lot of gems in the gravels. Gold is what I am after but was wondering if there are any tips/tricks to help keep the gems too? Thanks for any advice. Jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGump Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 It all depends on your set-up. Working small streams looking for "fines" I would get quite a few garnets. Problem is that you don't want "larger" items in your sluice as that disrupts your water flow and you may lose some gold. I would usually just make it a habit to re-classify my tailings and pick out the larger ones I could give to a friend that made jewelry. Of course if your talking about higher end gems---best thing is just using several classifiers and the ole eyeballs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Just like gold and all minerals LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION-just get a gem/mineral book or better yet join a local yokel club and educate. Gems usually glow/shine/look wet and greasy to the eye and don't let it slow down your op ,just throw in a bucket/pan and looksee later or in the middle of winter when time is free as all mining seasons are tooo short-John :whoope: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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