Mini Gold Concentrator

http://www.nqminersden.com/Mini_Gold_Concentrator.htm
Just got one of these. Do they work? Any losses occured when you have used one?
They seem to be great in theory. I am planning on test panning a few areas, i thought this might be the go, before i drag and set up the sluice 800m from the car thru thick scrub....
I recall reading a mod quite a while ago, with carpet added or finer mesh i think it was...

maka wrote:
Just got one of these. Do they work? Any losses occured when you have used one?

Bit late for that question maka

Yeah mate they are pretty good, A good friend of mine used to work for the company that made them.
I was going to buy one, but have decided to make one instead.

Plenty of utubes on these in action.

You know what its like... Gold fever... see a bargain... you gotta have it.... think after...
Just did some googling, people are adding finer mesh for better results...

maka wrote:http://www.nqminersden.com/Mini_Gold_Concentrator.htm
Just got one of these. Do they work? Any losses occured when you have used one?
They seem to be great in theory. I am planning on test panning a few areas, i thought this might be the go, before i drag and set up the sluice 800m from the car thru thick scrub....
I recall reading a mod quite a while ago, with carpet added or finer mesh i think it was...

Do they work? They do but I have never been a big fan of that unit, I would rather use my pan for testing. Sorry mate. cheers

Maka


Add 3 drops of cheapo washing up liquid to the water to break surface tension and allow
the micron gold to settle otherwise it will float off.


Pete

Cheers Pete. My plan is to carry this, and find waterholes up semi dry creeks where theres not enough water to sluice. Panning kills my back, and from the looks of it, i can run much more material thru this, hence covering more ground in a day. One area last week was over 2 grams in a 20 litre bucket, so this little baby should pay for itself in about an hour or so..
Will do some front yard tests tomorrow, to learn the right technique/ speed etc for 100% catch rate.
Also testing the property we are negotiating, this should save setting up the sluice 100 times. I need to grid 2.2klmx5klm.. Thats gonna be fun over a 2 week period..

Quite a few blokes over here use em to Loam up areas before they bring in the blower
or banjo, thats the good thing about being able to fill em up and carry em out in the dry.


Pete

I hear clay is there biggest downfall! but then again when isn't clay a pain in the butt?

someday wrote:I hear clay is there biggest downfall! but then again when isn't clay a pain in the butt?

was a disaster in Rushworth !! clay!

mate i use to have one of these i hope you have a good back its hard work easier to pan than use one of these after all the hard work you still have to pan the concentrates...not a big fan of them....

From what I can remember, They were brought out about 20 years ago, the idea at the time was to reduce concentrates! Now people seem to be using it, shovel full of dirt to end results? If such an item existed, the whole world would know about it!

exactlly someday ive tried a few pans,sluices and other gadgets over the last couple of years... a old bloke told me a while back that you dont need all this new crap they bring out....keep it simple you can find gold with a $2 pan if your in the right spot

I bit the bullet recently and bought a Cresswell mini concentrator.

I have trouble bending down or squatting to pan so hopefully this will help. Cheap enough considering what some equipment is going for. Purchased direct from the factory.

Oldmogo

Good on yu for giving it ago OldMogo. Pre washed materials I can see working very well, however a shovel full of hopeful's straight from the ground will turn your clean water into soup within minutes if not seconds! I can envisage a couple of Teflon pads around the inside top edge of the outer drum a well designed bracket with a windscreen wiper motor doing the work, a hose fitting for water inlet about 2/3rds the way up and a outlet pipe close to the top of the outer drum! Stand back and watch it do it's thingy?
Cheers
Chris
P.s. I Could well be wrong.

skysite wrote:mate i use to have one of these i hope you have a good back its hard work easier to pan than use one of these after all the hard work you still have to pan the concentrates...not a big fan of them....

I must agree they are a lot of work and your back must be in good shape.

discharge wrote:
I must agree they are a lot of work and your back must be in good shape.

Not really because you can sit down on a stool. Panning for me is much more painful unless I can sit at the waters edge.

OldMogo wrote:

discharge wrote:
I must agree they are a lot of work and your back must be in good shape.

Not really because you can sit down on a stool. Panning for me is much more painful unless I can sit at the waters edge.

hi all. quite right O.M. i got a light, folding stool from reject/cheap shops for $4.99. much easier on the ol pack mule. eee-ow. cheers

I have got to agree with you guys sitting on a comfy stool paning is a lot better an squatting and less strain on your back specially when you are getting older

Wombat

Remember the old idea , Never stand when you can sit , never sit when you can lay down .

sigron wrote:Remember the old idea , Never stand when you can sit , never sit when you can lay down .

'' and NEVER volunteer for anything ! '' my dad,s favourite saying from his army days. cheers

That is the FIRST thing you learn in the Army
Ron

sigron wrote:Remember the old idea , Never stand when you can sit , never sit when you can lay down .

Well I've been practising that for year just ask my wife. So I "DID" learn something in the Army!!

Wombat

And never get up, unless your in the mood for it?? On the other hand, doesn't really matter so long as your happy/their happy

Here I a pic of me using one in WA, they work great.

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Once it gets too hot to detect go sit under a tree and , you can even have a beer while doin it

I use one of these little concentrators for my dryblower concentrates

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