12" x 47" Gold Sluice Box with Mini Mat – Gold Prospecting & Fine Gold Recovery
Recover more gold from your prospecting adventures with this 12" x 47" Gold Sluice Box with Mini Mat. Designed for recreational and experienced gold prospectors alike, this sluice provides an efficient way to process gold-bearing sand, gravel, and concentrates using flowing water and gravity separation.
Featuring a generous 12-inch-wide sluice channel and a Mini Mat gold recovery surface, this sluice box is ideal for capturing fine gold, flakes, and small gold particles while allowing lighter material to wash away.
Whether you're working a creek, river, or stream, this sluice is a practical addition to your gold prospecting equipment.
Key Features
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12" Wide Sluice Box: Generous channel width allows for processing gold-bearing sand and gravel.
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47" Overall Length: Provides an extended recovery area for separating gold from lighter material.
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Mini Mat Gold Recovery Surface: Features a textured recovery mat designed to help trap gold and other heavy materials.
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Fine Gold Recovery: Suitable for capturing small gold flakes, fine gold, and heavier gold particles under properly adjusted conditions.
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Gravity Separation: Uses flowing water and differences in material density to separate gold from lighter sand and gravel.
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Ideal for Creek & Stream Prospecting: Designed for use where adequate water flow is available and sluicing is permitted.
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Easy Cleanup: Recovery mat can be cleaned to collect trapped concentrates for additional processing.
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Great for Beginners & Experienced Prospectors: A practical gold recovery tool for a variety of prospecting applications.
Product Specifications
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Product Type: Gold Prospecting Sluice Box
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Sluice Width: 12 Inches
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Sluice Length: 47 Inches
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Recovery System: Mini Mat
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Recovery Method: Gravity Separation
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Application: Placer Gold Prospecting, Gold Recovery, and Concentrate Processing
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Quantity: 1 Sluice Box with Mini Mat
Mini Mat Gold Recovery System
The Mini Mat provides a textured recovery surface that helps create areas where heavier gold particles can settle and become trapped while lighter material continues downstream.
When properly configured with suitable water flow and sluice angle, this recovery system can help capture a range of gold particle sizes.
Benefits of the Mini Mat:
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Helps capture fine gold and small flakes
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Creates trapping areas for heavier gold particles
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Allows lighter material to move through the sluice
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Provides a convenient surface for collecting concentrates
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Can be removed or cleaned as appropriate for the mat installation
Actual gold recovery depends on water velocity, sluice angle, material classification, feed rate, and gold particle characteristics.
Ideal for Placer Gold Prospecting
This 12" x 47" sluice box is well suited for processing gold-bearing material from locations such as:
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Gold-bearing creeks and streams
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River gravel bars
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Placer gold deposits
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Gold-bearing sand and gravel
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Classified concentrates from prospecting operations
Its wider design provides additional room for processing material compared to smaller, narrow sluice boxes.
Tips for Better Gold Recovery
Choose the Right Water Flow: Position the sluice in moving water with enough flow to carry lighter material through the channel without washing valuable gold out of the recovery mat.
Adjust the Sluice Angle: The correct slope depends on water flow and material characteristics. Make small adjustments until lighter material moves consistently through the sluice.
Classify Your Material: Removing oversized rocks and gravel before feeding the sluice can help improve material flow and recovery consistency.
Feed Material Gradually: Avoid overloading the recovery mat. A steady, controlled feed allows the sluice to separate material more effectively.
Perform Regular Cleanups: Periodically inspect and clean the Mini Mat to collect accumulated heavy concentrates and check recovery performance.
What's Included
Please Note: Gold pans, classifiers, buckets, water pumps, hoses, and other prospecting accessories are not included unless specifically stated.
Why Choose a 12" x 47" Gold Sluice?
A larger sluice box can provide increased material handling capacity and a longer recovery path compared to compact prospecting sluices.
The 12-inch width offers a generous working area, while the 47-inch length provides room for lighter material to separate from heavier gold-bearing concentrates.
Combined with the Mini Mat recovery surface, this sluice offers a practical setup for prospectors looking to process placer material efficiently.
Gold Prospecting Equipment at High Plains Prospectors
High Plains Prospectors carries a wide selection of gold sluice boxes, recovery mats, classifiers, gold pans, and other prospecting equipment for beginners and experienced gold hunters.
Whether you're searching for fine placer gold in local creeks or working larger gold-bearing gravel deposits, we have the equipment to help you make the most of your prospecting adventures.
Get out and find more gold with the 12" x 47" Gold Sluice Box with Mini Mat from High Plains Prospectors!
12" X 47" SLUICE BOX W/ MINI DREAM MAT.
THE WING NUT PRESSURE CLAMP. 16 Ga. ALUIM. CONSTRUCTION IS VERY STURDY.
THIS SLUICE WILL OUTPERFORM A TRADITIONAL WIDER SLUICE IN VOLUME & YOU CAN CLASSIFY OR SHOVEL RIGHT INTO IT UNCLASSIFIED. GREAT BOX FOR AREA WITH LOTS OF SANDS. REDUCE YOUR CONS, HAVE INSTANT CLEAN OUTS, PROCESS MORE MATERIAL, TAKE HOME MORE GOLD!
