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GOLD PROSPECTOR' USES MAGNETS TO CLEAN MAGNETITE FROM BLACK SAND

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Uploaded by on Aug 25, 2011

I just bought a series of magnets to remove magnetite from my gold pan and from my sluice box.. Gold and magnetite are heavies that are found together. If one can remove the magnetite, it is much easier to isolate the gold. In the sluice box, there is a black sand build up which requires the cleaning of the riffles frequently. If the magnetite is removed, one has more time to process gold and less to clean up. It makes for a more efficent operation.

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  • hi, hey and how do you take off the gold from this strong magnet? is this not quit hard...? regards and thanks for shareing!

  • @InfraredUfoProject ---- The gold is not picked up by the magnet. It is the magnetite that is picked up. I put the magnet in a plastic container. Or, I put it in a heavy plastic baggie. Once you remove the magnet away from the plastic--the magnetite drops off..

    If you remove the heavy magnetite, it is easier to separate the blonds (sand). The magnetite is iron and forms black sand. It is easier to separate the gold when the heavy black sand is removed with the magnet.

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  • Great video sir :o))

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