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Gravity Concentration

Spiral Wheel Gold Concentrator

An interesting variation of the spiral concentrator is the rotary table. This device is available from a variety of manufacturers under many trade names. Basically,

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Gravity Concentration

Reverse Helix Gold Trommel

Another concentrator device based on the spiral design is the helix gold trommel. A helix is a cylinder lined with spirals along the inside. Helixes

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Gravity Concentration

Pinched Sluice

Pinched sluices have been used for heavy-mineral separations for centuries. In its elementary form, the pinched sluice is an inclined trough 2 to 3 feet

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Gravity Concentration

Reichert Cone

The Reichert cone concentrator is based on the pinched sluice concept. If a number of pinched sluices are arranged side by side, with the discharge

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Gravity Concentration

Long Tom Sluice

The Long Tom is a sluice variant and as you would expect the LONG TOM and the dip box are included here because of their

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Gold Rocker Box Design

Rockers are widely used for washing placer samples and under most conditions they are well suited to the needs of the field engineer. It should

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Gravity Concentration

Placer Mining Methods

Here is practical, timely information on Placer Mining Methods and equipment used in placer gold recovery. Included is detailed information on equipment, practices, recovery factors, efficiency,

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