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 Jun 10 2015, 09:37 AM
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Observer  Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 26-January 15 Member No.: 120,060  |
Lots of useful info here. I've been looking into gold trommels lately and can't decide if I should buy something like the mountain goat trommel or try to build one myself.
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Jun 11 2015, 10:23 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 8-June 15 From: North Texas Member No.: 120,606 |
Hi all, first post here. I purchased a Mountain Goat Trommel with a Desert Fox Spiral Wheel a couple of years ago after I retired, and I expected to get Back into Prospecting with a vengeance. Well, not so much here in Texas. I have used it a couple of times on the Brazos, and although I didn't find much gold, I can tell you that after you get it set up, you can easily process a 5 gal bucket of material in 7-10 minutes. So if you are just recreational, it would probably work fine. It is a bit pricey, and you need a deep cell battery, but it is a lot of fun. Hope that helps...
-------------------- When I plays, I plays hard. When I sits, i sits loose. When I thinks, I falls asleep...
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KayEhm Gold Trommels Jun 10 2015, 09:37 AM
swizz QUOTE (KayEhm @ Jun 10 2015, 09:37 AM) Lo... Jun 10 2015, 11:15 AM MikeS Welcome KayEhm!
I don't know anything a... Jun 11 2015, 03:46 PM MikeS Welcome to the forums Gold Flake! Jun 12 2015, 03:30 PM
Gold Flake QUOTE (MikeS @ Jun 12 2015, 05:30 PM) Wel... Jun 12 2015, 07:07 PM Crusty Welcome GF! Jun 13 2015, 08:27 PM Geo Hi KayEhm,
A trommel is just a rounded moving scre... Dec 30 2015, 07:35 AM Leadville prospector Has anyone on the site seen or owned a 12" gr... Jan 8 2016, 10:58 PM MikeS QUOTE (Leadville prospector @ Jan 8 2016, 09... Jan 9 2016, 08:01 PM |
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