Prospector’s Dream 8″ × 47″ Gold Sluice with Three-Stage Combo Dream Mat

Capture gold across a broad range of sizes with the Prospector’s Dream 8″ × 47″ Sluice and Combo Dream Mat. This complete stream sluice combines durable 16-gauge aluminum construction with an approximately 8″ × 36″ mat containing three specialized recovery profiles: Micro, Cape-D and Mini Dream Mat.

The progressive three-stage system is designed to recover fine and flour gold, handle heavy black sands and retain flakes, pickers and chunkier placer gold—all while producing fewer concentrates than a conventional carpet-and-riffle sluice.

Three-Stage Combo Dream Mat

Stage 1: Micro Mat

The Micro section begins the recovery process at the top of the sluice. Its closely spaced recovery cells are designed for extremely fine and flour-gold capture while providing a visible indication that gold is present.

Stage 2: Cape-D

The middle Cape-D section is designed for fine-gold recovery in heavy black sand. Its alternating high-and-low profile provides a second recovery environment for separating dense values from lighter material.

Stage 3: Mini Mat

The Mini section completes the recovery sequence. It performs well in faster flow and sandy material while providing additional holding capacity for gold that travels beyond the first two stages.

Key Features

• Complete 8″ × 47″ gold sluice

• Includes approximately 8″ × 36″ Combo Dream Mat

• Three progressive recovery profiles in one mat

• Micro, Cape-D and Mini recovery sections

• Captures fine gold, flour gold, flakes and pickers

• Designed to perform in heavy black sand

• Suitable for sandy gold-bearing material

• Patented Dream Mat vortex-cell technology

• Reduces concentrate volume

• No carpet, expanded metal or traditional riffle tray

• Wing-nut pressure clamp securely holds the mat

• Sturdy 16-gauge aluminum construction

• Fast mat removal and cleanup

• Mat color may vary

Benefits

• Provides three stages of recovery in a single sluice

• Captures a wider range of gold sizes

• Helps retain ultra-fine gold that may escape conventional riffles

• Offers extended recovery length for greater security

• Produces fewer concentrates for final panning

• Eliminates layered carpet and expanded-metal assemblies

• Makes cleanup fast and straightforward

• Works as a stream sluice or the foundation for a custom powered system

Specifications

• Brand: Prospector’s Dream

• Product type: Gold stream sluice

• Sluice dimensions: Approximately 8″ wide × 47″ long

• Combo mat dimensions: Approximately 8″ wide × 36″ long

• Sluice construction: 16-gauge aluminum

• Recovery profiles: Micro, Cape-D and Mini

• Recovery stages: Three

• Mat retention: Wing-nut pressure clamp

• Mat color: May vary

• Application: Stream sluicing, fine-gold recovery and concentrate reduction

Package Includes

• One 8″ × 47″ aluminum sluice box

• One approximately 8″ × 36″ Combo Dream Mat

• Micro, Cape-D and Mini recovery profiles

• Wing-nut pressure clamp

• Installed retention hardware

This is a gravity-fed stream sluice. A pump, header box, hose, battery, stand, legs, recirculating tub and powered-sluice plumbing are not included.

Ideal For

• Stream and creek prospecting

• Fine and flour-gold recovery

• Heavy black-sand deposits

• Sandy placer material

• Processing classified material

• Appropriately sized unclassified material

• Concentrate reduction

• Recreational and advanced prospectors

• Custom highbanker or power-sluice builds

Basic Stream Setup

Place the upper end of the sluice facing upstream and secure the box using stable rocks or suitable supports. Adjust the slope until water flows evenly across the entire width of the mat.

Feed a small amount of material and observe each recovery section. The cells should remain active and exchange lighter sediment rather than staying completely packed. If the cells clog, increase the water flow, slightly increase the angle or reduce the feed rate. If material races through the sluice too aggressively, reduce the slope or water velocity.

Operating requirements vary with stream flow, clay content, gravel size and black-sand concentration. Classifying oversized material can improve consistency and prevent interruptions.

Fast Cleanup

Stop feeding material and allow lighter sediment to clear from the mat. Carefully lift the sluice from the water while keeping it level.

Loosen the wing-nut pressure clamp, remove the Combo Dream Mat and rinse the concentrates into a bucket, tub or gold pan. The removable mat eliminates the complicated teardown associated with conventional riffle, expanded-metal and carpet systems.

8" X 47" Sluice Box with Combo Dream Mat

Wing nut pressure clamp made of 16 Ga. aluminum and is very sturdy.

See it, catch it, and know you've caught it for good. Gold checks in, doesn't check out!

This mat was on the PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE THIS! List for over a year! Micro Mat (top), Cape -D (mid), Mini Mat (bottom).

This mat will become the sluicing/high banking fine gold & con reducing favorite for years to come! Gold will have to give up, it will just be too hard to get past this one!

8" x 47" Sluice Box
8" x 36"~ Combo Mat
MAT COLORS MAY VARY!