Keene A51A Super Mini Sluice With Flare
The Keene A51A Super Mini Sluice is one of the lightest and most portable professional-style sluice boxes available for gold prospecting. Designed specifically for backpack prospectors, creek sampling, and remote placer exploration, the A51A delivers serious gold recovery performance in a compact, lightweight package that is easy to carry deep into gold country.
Unlike many compact sluices that sacrifice efficiency for portability, the A51A includes many of the same recovery features found in Keene’s larger production sluices. The removable flare improves water flow and material distribution while allowing the sluice to pack down smaller for easy transport in backpacks, ATVs, side-by-sides, or camping gear.
Why Prospectors Choose the Keene A51A
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Lightweight backpack-friendly design
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Excellent fine gold recovery
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Removable flare for compact transport
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Great for small creeks and mountain streams
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Ideal for testing placer deposits
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Professional riffle and expanded metal system
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Easy setup and cleanup
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Durable aluminum construction
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Made in the USA by Keene Engineering
Built for Remote Gold Prospecting
The A51A is ideal for prospectors who hike into remote areas where carrying a full-size sluice is not practical. Weighing approximately 5 pounds and measuring 33 inches long, this compact sluice fits easily into most prospecting setups while still delivering impressive production and recovery capabilities.
The extra-wide flare helps smooth water flow and evenly distribute material into the riffle section, helping improve fine gold retention and reducing setup time in the field.
Professional Recovery Features
The Keene A51A includes a professional-style riffle system with expanded metal and miner’s moss style recovery matting designed to capture fine placer gold efficiently. The riffle configuration creates excellent turbulence and stratification to separate gold from lighter material while maintaining efficient water flow.
Many prospectors consider the A51A the perfect balance between portability and production, especially when working narrow creeks, shallow streams, and exploratory test sites.
Specifications
| Feature |
Details |
| Model |
Keene A51A |
| Length |
33 Inches |
| Width |
6.5 Inches |
| Flare Width |
11 Inches |
| Weight |
Approx. 5 lbs |
| Material |
Aircraft Aluminum |
| Recovery System |
Expanded Metal & Riffles |
| Best Use |
Backpack Prospecting & Creek Sampling |
| Made In |
USA |
Ideal For
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Backpack Gold Prospecting
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Creek & Stream Prospecting
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Remote Gold Exploration
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Fine Gold Recovery
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Sampling New Gold Locations
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Lightweight Prospecting Kits
What’s Included
Small Size. Serious Performance.
The Keene A51A proves you do not need a large sluice box to recover gold effectively. Its lightweight design makes it incredibly easy to transport while still offering the professional recovery performance Keene sluices are known for worldwide. Whether you are testing new ground or hiking deep into remote gold country, the A51A is one of the best compact sluices available for serious prospectors.
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