Sluice box angle setting. Good question

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When you have a question about gold panning/prospecting where do you go?  There is so much information on the web today, where do you start?  It's nice to find a true expert.  Jason Kincade truly knows his business.

The following is a question/answer, Jason was asked about setting the angle of a sluice box from the GorpStewsite.  Hope you can learn from Jason.  To ask him a question about the gold prospecting industry go to... Ask Jason

(love your story about sluicing on Yuba river.hope i have some stories to tell like that one day.I was thinking about buying a medium size sluice.I wondered how much of a angle does a sluice need to be set at to be affective.i’ve read about 3to4inches per foot.Thanks!Happy trails). (more)

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GoldBuddies.com up and running

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Very nice start to this new up and coming web site.  Keep It In The Pan.com is recommending you visit, Gold Buddies web site and blog.  They have a variety of information that includes a great article about gold panning.  Other articles on the way are Hand Sluice, Power Sluice and Dredging just to name a few.  This will be one to bookmark and visit again and again.

We especially like the Buddies forum that has great potential of being one big gold prospecting forum with a lot of members, join today!  Keep It In The Pan.com would like to congratulate GoldBuddies.com on a great start! Keep up the good work!  Everybody visit GoldBuddies.com today!

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Using A Metal Detector To Search For Gold

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By: Marlene Affeldmetal

Today I went through my mining supplies, sorting things out and putting gear away for the winter. I noticed my metal detector gathering dust in the corner of the shed. Shame on me. It is a great tool and I have neglected it. I have a Fisher Gold Bug - a few years old. Although several very fine new detectors with great add-on features have come on the market since I purchased the unit a few years ago, it is a reliable workhorse that gets the job done.

I plan to do some traveling this winter, escape the snow for a few weeks and visit friends and fellow prospectors in the desert. My Goldbug is going with me. I am by no means an expert but I have had a lot of fun and found a few treasures. Metal detecting is addictive and I am looking forward to once again testing my luck. The price of gold is skyrocketing and I would sure like to find a nice nugget for my efforts. Continue Reading Using A Metal Detector To Search For Gold

Metal Detecting with a Minelab GPX-4500

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Rob’s Detector Sales nugget hunting metal detecting old drywasher tailing piles with a Minelab GPX-4500 metal detector. These piles were loaded with small gold nuggets up to 1/4 ounce in size.

I was using a Minelab GPX-4500 & Coitlek Goldstalker 14-inch Elliptical Mono Searchcoil.

Rob Allison
Rob’s Detector Sales
(623) 362-1459

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