Sluice box angle setting. Good question

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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)