The Alaska Gold Rush Is On!

When gold reaches the magic number of $1500 an ounce, it is usually economical to make money gold mining. This holds true for large and small scale miners. Gold is at $1806 an ounce today! The Alaska gold rush is back, because if you think all the gold is gone, you are wrong. The Fairbanks region is the largest gold …

Honda GX Series Engine Fuel Consumption And Run Time Per Tank

Honda GXH50 uses .24 gal/hr @7000 rpm with an approximate run time of .83 hrs. per tank. Honda GX120 uses .29 gal/hr @3600 rpm with an approximate run time of 1.8 hrs. per tank. Honda GX160 uses .37 gal/hr @3600 rpm with an approximate run time of 2.2 hrs. per tank. Honda GX200 uses .45 gal/hr @3600 rpm with an approximate run time of …

Dredge Nozzle-Sluice Box Compatibility

Whether deciding how to build your own dredge or highbanker/dredge combo, or just refurbishing an old system, the compatibility information below is helpful. (These general recommendations are for standard hungarian riffle sluice boxes.) 1.5 inch, 2 inch, and occasionally 2.5 inch dredge nozzle:  10 inch wide sluice box 2.5 inch dredge nozzle:  10 – 12 inch wide sluice box 3 inch …

The Six Easy Steps Of Panning For Gold

1.)  Preparation or classification 2.)  Stratification 3.)  Washing 4.)  More stratification 5.)  Cleaning 6.)  Inspection and removal (In reality steps 2 and 3 are done repetitiously until only heavy material remains in the pan i.e. gold, black sand, garnets, etc.) (In reality steps 4 and 5 are done repetitiously until only gold and about a teaspoon or tablespoon of material remains …