GETTING STARTED IN GOLD PROSPECTING Super Easy!
IDENTIFY GOLD
WHERE IS GOLD? Often located on bedrock and false bedrock In streams and rivers Often found in mountain ranges Can be found in deserts and dried stream beds Gold is where you find it
SAMPLE Locates concentrations of gold Saves time and effort Provides better return
EQUIPMENT: GOLD PAN
SLUICE BOX
DREDGE
HIGHBANKER
DRY WASHER
TROMMEL
EXTRACTION
BLUE BOWL
GOLD CONCENTRATE SLUICE Uses a finely textured rubber mat to hold fine gold while washing away the black sands
MERCURY Hazardous Bad for the environment Use of a retort will reduce mercury vapor in the atmosphere
HIGHLY TOXIC!