Grub stake

Most gold mining starts with prospecting, usually with a gold pan to find the best concentration. All mining works using the fluid dynamics of gold. Gold is heavier than anything in the stream, so when run through a sluice box or high banker, it passes over riffles that cause the gold to drop into the eddies of the riffle.

The photo above showed a typical high banker back in the day. The video below is the portable mini high banker I chose. It weighs next to nothing and fits in a backpack for transport.

Sitting by a pristine mountain stream with a cold beverage is tough work, and I am up for the challenge. What's comical is that I am considered an official miner by our government.

Since I am new to this, I purchased a bag of "seeded" pay dirt to practice with my new high banker and gold pan. I'll post a new blog while I practice.

UPDATE: I checked goldfox.com and they are out of all high bankers, probably due to high gold prices, the trade wars, and aluminum prices. There are other similar brands; check Amazon.