Highbanker Sluicing with a Magnet Bar

This is a magnet bar I made for my sluice box. I don't sell them but the materials are easily available.

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The 1x4 board was just a scrap piece I had laying around.

I used a towel rack for the pipe. It came from the dollar store. Once you have the bar - measure the inside opening before buying magnets.

The magnets came from eBay. Be sure to get 4 magnets that are north south polarization on the sides and not on the ends.

The screws and bolts came from the dollar store. The carpet runner is a softer rubber that also came from the dollar store.

I use the le trap pan however it should work as well on the aluminium sluice boxes.

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• sluice box
• gold
• magnets
• le trap
• grizzly
• gold panning
• Edmonton

[KenKlondike]

oh sure - I consider it a hobby but I could push it and get an ounce a week if I had the desire.

[KenKlondike]

the best is yet to come

[RLZerr]

Interesting way to save time and effort on panning out the heavies. This wouldn't be iron filings though. Metallic iron would rust away quickly. This is magnetic black sand, it is a common and natural iron oxide mineral. Called magnetite.

[KenKlondike]

@RLZerr

right - for the most part the heavy elements are removed by the magnets and this allows the riffles to catch the gold much more effectively. As seen in my other video, the gold is clean in the riffle, which means less work processing after.

[KenKlondike]

none - the magnetic materials are extracted before they get that far down the sluice pan.

[KenKlondike]

we have a gold map created:

tp://maps.google.ca/maps?q=goo­gle+maps&rls=com.microsoft:en-­us&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startP­age=1&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8­&ei=VV61TqzbD4Lg0QGYubTRBw&sa=­X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=3&ve­d=0CBYQ_AUoAg

[HowToHydroponics]

Would you say the gold you recover would eventually pay off the cost of the sluice and fuel costs?

[herby375]

Very good, you should market your idea!

[claytonhaske]

do you find any more metal shaving further down in the sluice box?