Gold panning, or simply panning, is a form of placer mining and traditional mining that extracts gold from a placer deposit using a pan. The process is one of the simplest ways to extract gold, and is popular with geology enthusiasts especially because of its cheap cost and the relatively simple and easy process.
panning, in mining, simple method of separating particles of greater specific gravity (especially gold) from soil or gravels by washing in a pan with water. Panning is one of the principal techniques of the individual prospector for recovering gold and diamonds in placer (alluvial) deposits.
The typical pan is a light but rugged circular metal dish with a flat bottom and sides that slope out at about 45°. Its inner surface must be smooth and free from grease and rust. In panning for gold from streams, the pan is first filled halfway or so with gravel, soil, and rocks from places where the current is slower (such as downstream of boulders or on the inner side of bends in the stream). The pan is then immersed in the water, and the mixture is thoroughly wetted and stirred. Lumps of clay are broken up, and large stones are picked out. The pan, still under water, is then given a combination shaking and gyratory motion. This allows the heavy particles to settle and brings the lighter material to the surface. At intervals the pan is tilted, and the light surface material is washed off. This process is continued until only heavy “black sands” (such as ilmenite, magnetite, and pyrite) and gold remain. The material is dried and the gold removed (perhaps after using a magnet to remove some of the black sand). Panning is slow, backbreaking work, but in experienced hands there is little or no loss of gold.
How to finding gold with gold panning equipment . . .
This is step by step : Panning of gold in deposit placer
Here are some gold panning equipment with low price that you can use :
| Garrett Gold Pan Kit | Supersluice Gold Pan, 15" |
SE GP2-5 SET 5-Piece Set of Patented 13-1/4" Stackable Sifting Pans
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| VAS GOLD PANNING 5 CLASSIFIERS / SIFTER SET W 5 GALLON BUCKET & LID -1/12TH", 1/20TH", 1/8", 1/4" & 1/2" | VAS 12" GREEN MICRO GOLD PAN WITH 3 RIDGES - DEEP & MICRO
| Prospector Gold Pan, 14"
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| Estwing BP-10 Black Plastic Gold Pan 5-Ounce | SE GP1001B 10-Inch Black Plastic Gold Pan | Estwing 10-10 Steel Gold Pan 8-Ounce |
| Fisher Deluxe Gold Prospecting Kit | 3 Pound Bag of Arizona Gold Panning Paydirt - Gold Nuggets, Placer Gold!
Gold Rush Nugget Bucket Prospecting Pan Kit Yellow with Military Style Folding Shovel | Melting Dish, 3 Inch
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Deluxe Gold Pan Kit
| Gold Rush Sifting Classifier FULL COMBO SET (½" 1/8" 1/20" 1/50" 1/100" Mesh)
| SE GP2-9 SET 9pc Set of Patented 13-1/4-Inch Stackable Sifting Pans
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Turbo Pan - 10 inch
| Turbo Pan | 14" Gold Rush Gravity Trap Gold Pan - Blue |
| Stansport Adventure Seeker's Gold Panning Kit | Estwing 12-12 Steel Gold Pan, 12-Inch | Estwing 10-10 Steel Gold Pan 8-Ounce |
VAS GOLD PANNING KIT#40 - 2 GREENE GOLD PANS (TWO SIZES), 1 MAGNIFYING TWEEZERS, 1 TROWELS 1 SEPARTOR MAGNET & 3 GOLD VIALS + MORE
| (4-Pack) 10" Gold Rush Gravity Trap Gold Pan - BLUE
| 15" Black Plastic Gold Pan Nugget Mining Dredging Prospecting River Panning 14
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| SE GP2-9 SET 9pc Set of Patented 13-1/4-Inch Stackable Sifting Pans | Gold Pan 14" - Blue
| Fisher Gold Prospecting Kit |
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