Gold Dredge Components
Dredge Hull Among dredging hands, the “ hull ”—namely, “ port ” and “ starboard ” pontoons tied together—is usually termed the “ pontoon ” or “ pontoons.” The ordinary hull consists of two long, narrow pontoons, joined together for about a third of their length by a third small one, equal in width to […]
Dipper Dredge
In its primitive form, the dipper dredge consists of a barge or pontoon, to the side of which is attached a long pole carrying a strong canvas or hide bag, or iron bucket, which is termed a ladle, spoon, scoop, or dipper, and which at times is provided with a blade or shovel. To the […]
California Gold Dredging
Gold dredging has won an important place in the industry of mining, and it has done so by right of hard-earned merit. Probably no branch of mining has come so prominently to the front in so short a time; by proving its commercial value it has opened to the financier an opportunity for safe and […]
Prospecting Dredge California
In considering the prospective value of dredging ground there are many conditions to be taken into account besides its actual gold content; it is like all other classes of mines in this respect. As a prominent mining engineer recently said: ‘‘Each mine is a law unto itself.” Likewise each dredging scheme must be considered strictly […]
Siberian Sluice
The Siberian Sluice and the apparatus at Voltchanka, which may be taken as a type, consists of a head sluice and three secondary sluices, which are placed at right angles to the head sluice, and which leave it at different points and converge to a common centre, where the tailings are discharged. The head sluice […]
How Does a Gold Dredge Work
To understand How Does a Gold Dredge Work, we may want to start by looking at California or Alaska. Gold dredging in now practised on the rivers of California, has is now superseded river mining. In river mining, an entire river was frequently deflected from its course so as to lay bare a section of its bed. […]