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Popandson Sluice at Nome gold mine

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We worked a rich layer of pay gravel in a previously mined area and the take was 1/2oz gold from 34 buckets of gravel in 4 hours. Plans and operating guidelines for the Popandson sluice are at http://bb.bbboy.net/alaskagoldforum-viewthread?forum=2&thread=694&pos...

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  • Wooeeee, that's beautiful. I must admit that seeing that makes me jealous. Your one day puts my last several years to shame!

    I think I need to move to Nome. ;)

  • ummm... for 4 hours that pretty good.

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  • what do you use to get all the super fine away from the black sand? thanks

  • Send that to Fort Knox from what I'am hearing they stole the gold out of there.

  • I could get used to that job real quick.For 10 yrs I screen topsoil and other material in NY for excavating company and the shiniest thing I've seen in the dirt so far is broken glass ;) Maybe time to move.

  • good stuff

  • @andrewrosso Now as of Sep. 2010 .5 oz is worth 625 dollars ! did gold get more expensive ? A: NO, the dollar is worthless !!! who wants foney fiat paper when you can have GOLD !

  • Interesting vid. Thanks for sharing.

  • nice...

  • It anazes me how everything is calculated except all the work that goes into digging the dirt up.

  • Amazing, that's some real rich material, Alaska sure hold's up to it's name..

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