My Buddy Designed A River Pan That Converts To A Mini-Hibanker

[John-Edmonton]

My buddy in Edmonton, who I consider a mechanical genius, got an idea, and quickly came out with this prototype. Just the thing for long hikes on foot, or secret locations. For highbanking, a small water pump with battery will power this unit. You can also just rock the unit slightly. while pouring water down the hopper.

Of course, as a river pan, you just shovel in a shovel full of gravel, shake it back and forth in the water, then dump the concentrates (after several cycles) into a pail or plastic bag for separation later.

What do you guys think?

 

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[ARC]

I personally have never "panned" for gold... but I like it... the idea... the materials used... etc.

Seems to be a winner from what I do know on the "physics" of panning etc.

 

[arizau]

Pretty slick. I like that it nests for compactness.

Here is a thread for a River Rocker Box. It might give him more ideas that he can use for his design. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/gold-prospecting/560897-river-rocker-plans.html. The original plans were available online but I could not find them in a quick search so maybe they have now been removed.

 

[John-Edmonton]

Here's a link to a Youtube demo............

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QU...dCJBrzfvxENUPaXbuLFzLU2aXsnWHOQzPQCT8RGjhubeE

 

[arizau]

I guess I forgot to paste this link with my post above. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/gold-prospecting/560897-river-rocker-plans.html

 

[RustyGold]

Very nice!