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A sledgehammer, four stakes, and a pan complete the equipment list. Unless you want to protect your claim, then you must 'up your ante'.

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What was a process that used simple equipment like picks and pans?

Gold panning.


Where can one purchase gold mining equipment?

If one is looking to purchase major gold mining equipment it can be found online at sites such as eBay and Mining Surplus. Many large equipment dealers carry this equipment as well. If one is looking to do some gold panning, one can purchase that equipment at stores such as Fred's Gold Panning & Mining Supplies or Gold Fever Prospecting.


What methods were used to mine for gold?

some of them were panning, sluicing, dry panning, cradling, digging ect


What mineral is sometimes retrieved by panning?

Panning is used to find nuggets or grains of gold from the gravel of a river or stream.


If you went panning in the river would you be panning for alluvial gold or reef gold?

alluvial gold


Does gold panning have a effect on the water being used to clean the gold?

The only time the water is affected in them other chemicals are used to feather separate the gold from impurities. At that point it really isn't panning. In panning all you are doing is using water to wash the heaver gold out of the other silt and gravel in the stream bed.


What was panning in California gold rush?

Panning during the California Gold Rush was a simple method used by prospectors to extract gold from riverbeds and streams. Miners would fill a shallow pan with sediment and water, then shake it to separate lighter materials from heavier gold particles. This technique was popular due to its accessibility, requiring minimal equipment and allowing individuals to search for gold in various locations. Panning was a key method that contributed to the rapid influx of fortune seekers to California in the mid-19th century.


What is another name for panning for gold?

Another name for panning for gold is prospecting. People have panned for gold for centuries. It can be a fun family activity.


How panning for gold takes advantage of one of golds characteristics properties?

How panning for gold takes advantage of one of gold's characteristic properties?


What were gold panning pans made out of?

A gold pnning pan is used to search for gold it is made of a sort of plastic a can be differant colurs


Who invented gold panning?

Gold panning is an ancient technique that dates back thousands of years. It is unclear who specifically invented gold panning, as it was likely developed independently by different cultures around the world. However, it is known that gold panning was widely practiced during the gold rushes of the 19th century in countries such as California and Australia.


Why is Florida not good for panning for gold?

Because there is no gold there