SHOP VACS FOR MINING

[jog]

I have a claim that is an old hydraulic mine, it has very good bedrock with about a foot of overburden on it in most places. I have located two different spots where there high pressure water washed the overburden to the sluice box. I have tested the overburden all the way down to bedrock and have color throughout all the way to bedrock. There is no way to get water up to this location so I have been thinking of using a large shop vac and my generator to start cleaning off the bedrock in the area's I have tested. I would some how set up the shop vac so it would be in the back of my truck, I would keep dumping it until I have a pretty good load then go down to a holding pond that is at the other end of the claim where I could run it through my trommel. I am looking for ideas for the shop vac part of it because I'm sure there are some great ideas out there.

 

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[GarretDiggingAz]

Hey jog

There was a video I saw on you tube about a guy who made a kinda wash board inline with his vac hose. Acted like a gravity trap. It was a 2 or 1-1/2" PVC pipe with the input slid in. Then you pull it out and pan the cons. I describe it as a horizontal dry washer. Same guy creates various manual items to mine. I'd look up shop vac sluice in you tube.

 

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[munkirinch]

I was just thinking about this very subject thee other day. Great info in this thread!

I did a youtube search and netted better results with: "shop vac sluice gold"

 

[jog]

Thanks guys, I will check it out.

 

[Banjopicker]

Just a thought. I have some Grizzly Tools dust collectors in my shop. Some serious sucking power, maybe a little heavier than a full size shop vac but a lot smaller. With this or a shop vac I see no need for a filter. On the dust collector cut a hole in a bucket lid for inlet and run a hose away from you for exhaust. all but dust will stay in bucket