Question for Kevin in Colorado

[wildminer]

Hi Kevin, I'm prospecting some high mountain streams while they have water this winter with my bgt super mini and want to give some of them a good look using your dam method. Was wondering if you use a standard #2 shovel or some other digging implement? This is pretty steep country and some streams will need the runoff to subside to keep the material in my #2. Maybe I should weld some uprights on the sides and back of a #2. Thanks for any input.

 

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[ChrisinCO]

Obviously not KevininCO, but Fiskars makes an all steel, welded shovel with "uprights" covering the entire back of the shovel head and is scooped more so than a normal #2. $32 at Ace Hardware. Picked one up for myself over Christmas. Might give it a look.

 

[KevinInColorado]

Hi, and thanks Chris...I don't use a fancy shovel. instead I just toss a few rocks upstream of where I am digging to make the water flow a bit more gentle. Also once my dam starts to work, it creates a pool of calm water just upstream of the dam. I am usually digging right in that pool since naturally I built the dam right below where I wanted to dig! I hope that helps

 

[wildminer]

Thanks a lot for the replies.