8" by 32" SLUICE BOX for Concentrate Gold Recovery

Description

This Listing is for a fine gold recovery/recirculation Sluice Box better known as a “Heck Of A Sluice.”
The name was dubbed by me and the owner of Venture West, a local prospecting and mining shop in Arizona.
My incentive for creating the “Heck Of A Sluice” occurred while dredging on the Scott River.
Panning five plus gallons of concentrates each day was wearing me down, so I decided to do something about it.
Shortly after my retirement in 1996, I began producing the sluices from rain gutters.
Link to a “Heck Of A Sluice” to see one of my first designs,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WILUmt6tce4
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After years of continuous improvement and several design and material changes, this is one of my latest products.
Two-Stage Sluice Box Description
Stage 1 - Water mixes with the gold-bearing concentrates (area can be painted hunter green to better show the gold)
Stage 2 - Liquified concentrates travel over a length of raised Hi/Lo Mat
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Box is produced from glossy black, surface-coated aluminum
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Size is approximately 32" long x 8" wide and 2 ½” deep
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Rubber mat has a set of one (1) high ripple followed by four (4) lower ripples and continuing sets for a length of about 18"
As it stands, this is a great gold recovery Sluice Box.
It is important to note, however, that it is also a great “starter” Sluice Box for the following reasons:
Operating Instructions are provided
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The mat is not glued in place.
Instead, it is held down by a plate that is easily detached by removing the two (2) screws and wing nuts.
This allows for the use of different types of mats, carpets, miners moss w/raised expandable metal, vortex gold mat, etc. (depending on your preference).
A piece of medium scouring pad is used up front where the water enters.
This aids in creating a uniform flow of water.
The Sluice may be set up for water recirculation system or city water.
The fitting for the water valve/hose barb and 90-degree elbow (included) is n
ot cemented to the Sluice.
Instead, it can be lightly inserted in any direction for a variety of hook ups to the pump hose.
Sluice Boxes are shipped USPS Priority Mail and measures are taken (i.e., combined/like items shipped together) to save on shipping costs.
Items not Included, but available if interested:
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500 GPH Water Pump, Bilge hose and Tub
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Different types of Mats, Carpets, Miners Moss w/raised expandable metal, and Vortex Gold Mat, etc.
It’s a HECK of a good time for gold prospecting, so try the “Heck Of A Sluice!”