STEP #3: PANNING
PAN DOWN THE MATERIAL IN YOUR PAN
STRATIFY THE MATERIAL OFTEN TO
KEEP THE HEAVIES IN YOUR PAN
WORK THE CONCENTRATES SLOWLY
IF YOU TRY TO RUSH THROUGH YOUR
PANS YOU WILL LOSE GOLD
STOP WHEN YOU HAVE ALL BLACK SAND
AND VERY LITTLE OR NO BLOND SAND LEFT
NOTICE FROM THE PICTURE ABOVE I
STOP WITH A LOT OF MATERIAL LEFT.
DON'T PAN DOWN THE BLACK SAND YOU
WILL LOSE GOLD.
THESE CONCENTRATES ARE VERY RICH
WITH BLACK SANDS AND YOU NOTICE I STOP WITH
A LOT MORE MATERIAL THAN I WOULD
SAMPLE PANNING IN THE STREAM.
NOW FAN THIS MATERIAL BACK AND
PICK OUT THE PICKERS.
LEAVE THE OTHER SMALLER PEICES
OF GOLD WE WILL GET THEM WITH OUR HENERY HENERY.
PLACE THE BLACK SAND FROM YOUR GOLD
PAN INTO ONE OF YOUR OTHER CONTAINERS.
USUALY I FLOAT THE CONTAINER IN
MY TUB SO IF/WHEN I SPILL A BIT ON TRANSFER IT GOES IN TO THE TUB AND NOT
ON MY FLOOR.