Blue Bowl Concentrator

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Blue Bowl Concentrator Of all the black sand and fine gold separation methods, the Blue Bowl will save the finest gold without resorting to mercury or other chemicals. In the past it was called the D.A.M. Bowl but Pioneer Mining in Auburn, CA aquired the patents and the molds and now it’s just called the [...]

HighBankers

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Highbankers are a fairly new prospecting tool.  Panning for gold is hard back braking work, many humans look for an easier way no matter what they are doing.  The high-banker was born, all of the first high bankers where made of wood.  Some have a two level design, you scoop your material in the top [...]

Metal Detectors

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Prospecting Equipment Gold prospecting has been around for centuries providing a fun and potentially profitable way to enjoy nature, and all you need is a little know-how and some good prospecting equipment to take part in it. Prospecting in the 21st century is mainly done for recreational purposes and provides hours of fun environmentally friendly [...]

Prospecting weekend

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 We arrived at the claim site early Saturday morning.  The excitement of getting started  was almost to much to keep in.  We had our high banker, modified just a little.  We highly recommend the screened in canopy setup you see in the pictures and video.  It not only helps with sun and wind but it [...]