Icaman_713 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 so after recently panning out some concentrates I managed to get alot of brown and black sands with my gold, anyone have a cheap and easy method other than a magnet to get rig of the brown and black sands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primalspirit Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Icaman, this thread has a lot of information for you:http://www.nuggetshooter.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=24448 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icaman_713 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 thanks will take a look through it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakview2 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Here are some minus 100s I ran through the blue bowl this weekend. I would discourage the use of a magnet, you will be dragging and tossing this type of gold.. JMho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icaman_713 Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 ive been looking at a blue bowl problem is i dont get out prospecting enough at the momen to warrant buying one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGTFDA Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Black magic sluice gets every speck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I tried that Georgia Swirl trick the yesterday on a a small vial of drywashed gold that still had a few pieces of black sand in it. It workded great. No more black sand in the vial.Mike F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertsunburn Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakview2 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Seems like he used a awful lot of jet dry? Dang that stuff is expensive, and pisses off the boss if I use all hers up I personally would never put dry material in a wet sluice, and brushing material around with your hands introduces oil and is usually not good for collecting minus 100 gold. JHMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Right, always pre-soak dry material.That stops "floaters". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 When using Jet-Dry or dish soap for that matter only a couple drops are needed. The purpose is to break the surface tension of the water so that there isn't any support for the potential floaters ... It is not to make a bubble bath for the gold. I think some of the demos that you see or a bit over done. JMHO!Mike F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icaman_713 Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 thanks for the information guys like I said in response to the blue bowl comment, at the moment im not able to get out prospecting enough to get anything that is relatively expensive for cleanups, I have an eezee sluice and a couple of pans so as you can tell im pretty darned small scale lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakview2 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Keep and eye on Craigslist and E-Bay. Lots of people gearing up, and bailing once the shoveling starts. http://zoomthelist.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisski Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 The Black Magic is pretty thirsty for jet dry but does get the gold. I use about a quarter cup of jet dry to pre-treat the rubber finish on it each time I use it. If there is not enough jet dry, the water does not flow smoothly over the rubber finish. The black magic is also called a miller table. It can be built using a flat piece of wood or aluminum 6" wide by 18" long topped with chalkboard paint. For water flow, the cheapest bilge pump Wal Mart Sells will do. Add a piece of tubing, something to regulate the flow, and PVC pipe with holes, and that's all there is to it. Someone recently claimed on the GPAA site he built one for $25. I am not very handy and I usually spend more for a self build project than I would have if I had went out and bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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