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Recirculating Highbanker
RotGrub
post Aug 5 2015, 12:28 PM
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Here in CA it's been very dry for a few years and with the dredging issues we started working on a recirculating highbanker to allow us to work the dry creeks and other areas where water was limited. We first started out with just a supply tank, pump and modified highbanker and had good results. 4 years later we have refined the system to allow 80+ buckets of -1/2" material before changing the water. It takes some planning but if you have a dry area with good gold and you don't like dry washing you really cant beat recirculating. The suspended clays are still an ongoing battle but we now have a system that can go for a long time before the water becomes unusable. There are a few of us out there and we share our ideas and thought to improve the systems. Let me know if you have any questions or see something that we're missing. And no we're not selling anything just sharing information. Didn't see how to post videos directly into the post, is it possible?

https://www.youtube.com/user/R0TGRUB?feature=mhee


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post Aug 5 2015, 12:40 PM
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smileywaving.gif Hi RotGrub and welcome to the CP forums! Sorry, the forum doesn't allow video to be embedded. Sweet looking set up you guys have going there. happy088.gif I can think of several claim owners who would benefit from this info. Can even think of a few places I would like to test it on myself. signs021.gif
Thanks for the info, make yourself at home around the forum and website.



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post Aug 5 2015, 04:17 PM
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Thanks Mrs CP, its been a valuable tool for us. If you have water and can still dredge then that's the way to go. If not, this is much better than dry washing.


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post Aug 5 2015, 08:10 PM
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Great way to innovate and figure out how to keep running!


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post Aug 6 2015, 07:51 AM
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I would definitely dredge if possible. I was thinking more of those harder to reach areas that aren't right by the water. happy112.gif


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post Aug 6 2015, 10:12 AM
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QUOTE (Crusty @ Aug 5 2015, 08:10 PM) *
Great way to innovate and figure out how to keep running!


Thanks Crusty, (nice nickname) There are many dry creeks in our area that has good gold, this system allows us to run a fair amount of material and we've been recovering pretty good gold.



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QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Aug 6 2015, 07:51 AM) *
I would definitely dredge if possible. I was thinking more of those harder to reach areas that aren't right by the water. happy112.gif


Yes, the desert and dry creeks are now workable as long as you can get the equipment packed in and have enough hose to fill the system.



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post Dec 30 2015, 08:57 AM
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Cool design thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

Would be interesting to see a bigger implementation of that concept on a bigger scale, think holding bond, may be ?
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