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looking fo a sluice that doesn't requiere a classifying

Posted by tai on March 21, 2015 at 8:04am in General Discussions

hey everybody

I'm new in prospecting and i would like to get some advise from you...i was looking for no classifying sluice  box, and would like to know if you know any?

i been find the Bazooka and read that lots of people like them, what else is out there?

i'll move to california in a month, also would like to know some place sonoma county to try? and if is legal to sluice or if  ineed permit?

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  • tai March 23, 2015 at 8:20am

    ya i was thinking about a bazooka because i'm travel a lot and cant carry around a highbanker, unless i'll get a horse with me :) i'm still planning i will go to cali in end of april, im from italy and will arrange the sluice when im there...

  • 2czrgccaf235w March 22, 2015 at 9:29am

    You could get a Bazooka which is a good way to go, or use a Le Trap and don't bother classifying.  I like these a lot too!   You will still get about an 80 percent recovery rate with the Le Trap without classifying and it is only about $100.00 new.  

  • Orrin Haberman March 22, 2015 at 7:37am

    tai, click on the God Hog ad and look at doc's stacked Highbanker.  It is a bit pricey, but requires no classifying and is a dredge combo.  If your building your own might get some ideas, top tray automatically classifies bucket or shovel material to 3/8" before the material enters the other 3 trays.

  • Nick B March 22, 2015 at 12:29am

    It's usually a good idea to classify your material before running it through your sluice box.  

    I have a steel basket with handles made from 3/8" expanded metal that fits into a 5 gallon bucket.  I fill my 5 gallon bucket about 1/2 full with water, then insert the classifier basket.  I put a couple shovels of bank material into the basket and then grab the handles and give it a few spins and dump the oversize.  This classifies everything going into the 5 gallon bucket down to 3/8" minus.  When I get the 5 gallon bucket full enough with material, I agitate it enough to get it into a slurry and dump it through the sluice.  When it's nicely pre-classified, you can run it fast.  The key to good results is always running as much good paying material as you can.  Get your digging, classifying and sluicing down to where it's an efficient process and the results will follow.

    If you want to just shovel into a sluice, one option might be a Stream Banker from Angus McKirk or something similar.

    I like my method because it is always better to classify wet material and get it into a slurry so that the heavies are sure to fall out quickly when they hit the sluice.

  • Jeff Martin March 21, 2015 at 3:52pm
    Bazooka is a good concept if you have plenty of water. Still a classifer as all sliuces are. A highbanker performs much in the same way just has accessory components. Living in Arizona we dont have much choice. If i had plenty of free flowing water, i would use a bazooka due to no support equipment needed. Let me know how it works out. May work good on a trommel as well.

    Good luck
  • tai March 21, 2015 at 2:24pm

    ok thanks everybody for the answer

  • Ron Harrison (Wyattearp) March 21, 2015 at 11:26am

    Also you don't need a permit to just use sluice. I also have a Bazooka Prospector, love it!

  • Ron Harrison (Wyattearp) March 21, 2015 at 11:25am

    Click on the Bazooka link and watch his videos.  You can always call him, his name is Todd and will be glad to help you.

  • Lynn Campuzano March 21, 2015 at 11:17am

    You can shovel right into the bazooka gold trap. mine works great and I shoveled right into it.

  • Chris dye March 21, 2015 at 9:38am
    You can always add a classifier to you sluice if a guy named ed Marvin has a pic you can make one for cheap to fit in your sluice get a hold of him for a pic
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