Gold Ore

[southfork]

A little sample that was found with a metal detector. Crushed by hand then panned to wash away some of the dirt and clay? The photo is macro so real small particles, but the quartz shows and what looks like iron and free gold. I think we need a small smelter to retrieve the values trying to speed up the recovery what's your thoughts ?

 

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[Assembler]

Winnowing. Early form of drywashing...toss material up and depend on wind to blow away dust and other fines while heavies fall back on the cloth, blankets, etc.

Maybe todays version is a conveyer belt of spread out thin material that drops off the end height with a slow low noise speed air fan to separate the lights from the heavies?

 

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Winnowing. Early form of drywashing...toss material up and depend on wind to blow away dust and other fines while heavies fall back on the cloth, blankets, etc.

Yes, that was what was on the tip of my tongue. I just wasn’t sure enough to say it .

 

[Assembler]

Yes, that was what was on the tip of my tongue. I just wasn’t sure enough to say it .

Slow air speed movement is key to help controlling the dust or at least a fast drop of the air speed.