Sonoran Dave Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Finally got around to washing the cons from a sampling trip to my claims last summer.(why do today when you can put off until tomorrow right?)Got jealous seeing everybody else's gold... so here is some of mine :grin: just over an oz!! 3 days of dinkin around with a sluice box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick T. Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Awesome! You just inspired me to go out and try again today. (My last day off for 7 days.)Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Nice catch Dave! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fsbirdhouse Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I'm seeing gold as far as the fifth riffle down the sluice box. Was there any below that? The third, forth, and fifth seem to have nearly equal amounts, and some of those amounts look kinda chunky!Have you panned any tailings to see if any of the finer gold is slipping past the riffles?Is that a MacKirk sluice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Yep, mackirk it is. Seems to work fine for me. That pic was taken the first run, and i had ran real fast just to see what would happen. I was impressed, even at full throttle with a 1200 gph AC sump pump, 90% of the gold was in the first half of the sluice. I recombined the material and ran it again(much slower)and recovered virtually all the gold.( the 3 cents of gold left, wasn't worth the time spent lookin for it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Dave what is that baby about 20 to 24 inches long ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 AH yes, more yellow metal from the land of plenty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Dave what is that baby about 20 to 24 inches long ???Yes sir, 24" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 AH yes, more yellow metal from the land of plenty!I'm hopin there is more where that came from... but ya never know :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highbanker58 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Thats the most Gold I've seen in a sluice in a while.Congrats. Thanks for sharing. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 :spinnin: and the man supplies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 Thats the most Gold I've seen in a sluice in a while.Congrats. Thanks for sharing. DaveNo sweat! well maybe last summer :yuk-yuk: :spinnin: and the man supplies Thanks John!!!Still no comparison to that pic of yours floating around, the loaded Le Trap pic I'll post up some good pics once I make up to the claims. Can't wait to get up there with my detector :zapped: I think i'm losing what few marbles i had :hahaha: short-timeritus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 JUST LIKE WOMENS LUV THE ONE YOUR WITH John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 AMEN :yuk-yuk: Not complaining, got a pretty nice spot, jus chompin at the bit :spinnin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busspass Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Wow! Way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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