Back Yard Mining

[dwt]

Cheap as chips way to bust up clay (especially in your quantaties :lol: ) 44galon drum, top cut out, 3000 psi pressure washer, blast away, those rotating heads seem to work pretty well too

 

[dwt]

Of if you have time, knock one of these bad boys up, puddling tub and sluice, the tub also tips up to empty the concentrates once you have broken down all the clays

 

[Wintersnake]

That's a handy bit of gear dwt, I'll definitely use your idea

No time to make anything today though and I'm off for the weekend. Will be trying to get most of it done today or at least get it soaking.

 

[Richpickings]

Keep us all posted WS. Looking forward to your exploits. Cheers RP

 

[dunollyman]

THE REWARDS? THE REWARDS I WANNA SEE SOME... im in the same sort of thing, i have land on a gold lead and started ddigging last week ground is bloody hard

 

[stoyve]

Go for it dunollyman, you would have to benmad not to give it a go mate.
Best of luck
Cheers Steve

 

[Hunting the yellow]

when in doubt keep digging down m8 until you hit solid rock

 

[dunollyman]

soooooo........................................ was there any colour?

 

[Imadogman]

Of if you have time, knock one of these bad boys up, puddling tub and sluice, the tub also tips up to empty the concentrates once you have broken down all the clays
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/428/1425553257_image.jpg

That looks pretty good. I find clay is just so hard to process in any quantity, even when it has been soaked for days. Can you explain the bar in the middle -- is it a plunger/stirrer or what -- and how does the water go through the pipe and exit to the bucket?

 

[AtomRat]

Of if you have time, knock one of these bad boys up, puddling tub and sluice, the tub also tips up to empty the concentrates once you have broken down all the clays
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/428/1425553257_image.jpg

What's in the tub mate making it puddle?

 

[jamie]

so was there gold or is it that rich a deposit you have had to keep it to yourself? lol

 

[dwt]

Of if you have time, knock one of these bad boys up, puddling tub and sluice, the tub also tips up to empty the concentrates once you have broken down all the clays
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/428/1425553257_image.jpg

That looks pretty good. I find clay is just so hard to process in any quantity, even when it has been soaked for days. Can you explain the bar in the middle -- is it a plunger/stirrer or what -- and how does the water go through the pipe and exit to the bucket?

Forgive the extremely late response guys, the bar in the centre of the tub is a cross shaped tube, 25mm in diameter, it has a series of holes drilled in it and you basically lift it up and down in a cork screw style to mash up the clays, it works extremely well if you leave fine gravels in the base of the tub, this seems to assist in helping break down the clays, I usually just stick my hand into remove over size rocks, the amount of water flowing through the pipe (handle) is enough to keep water above the riffles and expanded mesh (on top of moss), on top of that the tub tips up to allow for easy cleaning out of the left over heavies,

 

[Gold trooper]

I'm intrigued, what happened with wintersnake and this story.

Did he strike it rich and is keeping his secret?

 

[stoyve]

I know wintersnake and I've been to his place and I have seen his efforts .
It's not a prospect worth pursuing.
But he's ok with that.
Cheers Steve