Last Post 07 Sep 2016 04:31 PM by  Benjamin Crain
Gold mining bucket tip
 26 Replies
Sort:
You are not authorized to post a reply.
Page 1 of 212 > >>
Author Messages
ADAM ANDREWS
Greenhorn
Greenhorn
Posts:



--
07 Aug 2014 02:32 PM

     If you've carried a bucket full of Gold mining tools very far, like four miles up a river, then you'll like this bucket tip. A snappy grip & a closet rod bracket bolted onto the bucket to carry the Gold pan & a classifier. And in the bucket are the usual tools...small blue pan, rock hammer, crevice tool, scooper, paint brush, black sand magnet, sucker bottle, pouch with viles & tweezers, etc..

        Stumbletown Miner

    Tim Leibel
    Buzzard
    Buzzard
    Posts:608



    --
    08 Aug 2014 03:16 AM
    Great advice.
    John Dykstra
    New Member
    New Member
    Posts:69



    --
    09 Aug 2014 06:45 PM
    Great idea!
    Roger Schulze
    Greenhorn
    Greenhorn
    Posts:



    --
    09 Aug 2014 07:32 PM
    Very nice.😃
    RONALD LEWIS
    Greenhorn
    Greenhorn
    Posts:



    --
    27 Sep 2014 11:49 PM
    looks like a good idea. i will try it.
    ADAM ANDREWS
    Greenhorn
    Greenhorn
    Posts:



    --
    11 Nov 2014 10:37 AM

    Here's my latest version with a Mountain landscape & a reflective coating so I can find my bucket at night with a flashlight.

     

    ADAM ANDREWS
    Greenhorn
    Greenhorn
    Posts:



    --
    11 Nov 2014 10:39 AM

    The pouch is for keeping your sucker bottle safe, I've heard too many stories about losing Gold sucker bottles.

    ADAM ANDREWS
    Greenhorn
    Greenhorn
    Posts:



    --
    11 Nov 2014 10:43 AM

    Here's the reflective coating so a full Moon or a flashlight would give the bucket a bright shine for night time Gold panning...

     

    ADAM ANDREWS
    Greenhorn
    Greenhorn
    Posts:



    --
    11 Nov 2014 10:47 AM

    I'm gonna spend my life looking for Gold, I've got a 4 wheel drive and a...you know the song...

    Gary Whited
    Highbanker
    Highbanker
    Posts:120



    --
    18 Nov 2014 08:02 PM
    The closet rod support is a very good idea!
    Have you tried a 35 mesh nylon bag that fits inside your bucket? Drop a shovel full of gravel in the green bag and use the handles like a rocker sluice to work the fine gold out into the water in the bucket. Set the bag aside and check with a metal detector for flakes. No signal then discard and repeat. Very effective, inexpensive, lightweight and super strong. A backpack classifier! Good for holding smaller item like snuffer bottles.
    Paste the link below to view.

    http://www.webcocustom.com/greenbag2.jpg

    http://www.webcocustom.com/retailsales.html Scroll down to "Green Bags"
    ADAM ANDREWS
    Greenhorn
    Greenhorn
    Posts:



    --
    30 Nov 2014 10:10 PM
    That's sounds like a good idea. With a whole bucket of 30 mesh I might try a mini sluice, while running the bigger 1/4" paydirt through my folding sluice. I use the Blue bowl for 30 mesh cons, mainly because the blue bowl gets the really small stuff (but don't full throttle it for 50 & 100 mesh, or down the drain it goes.)
    ADAM ANDREWS
    Greenhorn
    Greenhorn
    Posts:



    --
    19 Feb 2016 08:39 PM
    The Gold mining bucket mounted to a back-pack works great too. With the Pan & Classifier on the J hook, there's a lot of room in the back-pack for a folding Sluice Box & the Camping gear. I like this set up so all you carry is your Shovel. Your Shovel makes an awesome walking stick when you're hiking up the river to the Gold.
    Mary McCarty
    Basic Member
    Basic Member
    Posts:140



    --
    15 Jun 2016 02:47 PM

    I know that, with my bad rotator cuffs, I cannot lift a 5 gallon bucket full of rocks and sand so I'm looking at the collapsible canvas 3 gallon buckets on Amazon... Seems they'd fit comfortably inside of a back pack without adding much weight? And they are made to hold water. I'm still gearing up and need to purchase a back pack, spade, folding shovel, crevice tool, new rock pick since moms are all at home in Texas and a decent pair of work gloves. Already have the pans and classifiers. I bought a package soil sifter set off of ebay that has a ring with removable grids. It came with 3 grids and all three will fit inside of the stainless metal ring. It's about 3" deep so should hold a decent amount of soil. Grids are 1/4", 1/8" and 1/16". That should fit nice and compact in a back pack.

    Brad Lamb
    Basic Member
    Basic Member
    Posts:334



    --
    16 Jun 2016 07:00 AM
    Posted By Mary McCarty on 15 Jun 2016 02:47 PM

    I know that, with my bad rotator cuffs, I cannot lift a 5 gallon bucket full of rocks and sand so I'm looking at the collapsible canvas 3 gallon buckets on Amazon... Seems they'd fit comfortably inside of a back pack without adding much weight? And they are made to hold water. I'm still gearing up and need to purchase a back pack, spade, folding shovel, crevice tool, new rock pick since moms are all at home in Texas and a decent pair of work gloves. Already have the pans and classifiers. I bought a package soil sifter set off of ebay that has a ring with removable grids. It came with 3 grids and all three will fit inside of the stainless metal ring. It's about 3" deep so should hold a decent amount of soil. Grids are 1/4", 1/8" and 1/16". That should fit nice and compact in a back pack. Mary,

    Mary,

    go to your local grocery store bakery and ask for the 2.5 and 3 gallon buckets that frosting and icing comes in.  Many stores throw them away, give them to employees or offer them for sale for $1 or so each.  They are the perfect size as the top of the bucket is same diameter as a 5 gallon so your classifiers fit.  When full of classified material, it will weigh about......1/2 to 3/5 of a full 5 gallon bucket.  

     

    Mary McCarty
    Basic Member
    Basic Member
    Posts:140



    --
    16 Jun 2016 07:37 AM
    Thanks! I'll check it out.
    Any hints on what people
    need for proper outfitting or
    did I pretty much hit it all?
    Ed Bragg
    New Member
    New Member
    Posts:75



    --
    16 Jun 2016 09:44 AM
    I buy the 3 gallon galvanized pail's (besides the std 5gal buckets). I like the metal/durability, and it doubles as a trash can around around my camp. 

     

    Kevin Johnson
    Greenhorn
    Greenhorn
    Posts:



    --
    17 Jun 2016 03:51 AM
    I bought [url=https://www.amazon.com/L-I-C-BackPack-shoulder-straps-waistbelt/dp/B000KD3GTE/ref=pd_ybh_a_52?ie=UTF8&refRID=3SZCCBHS6404YD7DN224]one of these packs[/url] and added a shelf and carry hooks to haul in my prospecting gear, it works real good and you are not burdened with a "bag" when carrying oversized loads.
    Mary McCarty
    Basic Member
    Basic Member
    Posts:140



    --
    17 Jun 2016 03:23 PM
    Nice pack Kevin. I'm still debating what kind of pack to get. Everything I own has to fit inside of my Mazda2 hatchback with the new cartop carrier so I'm debating on camping gear. All I really need is a small pop-up tent, air mattress (I have osteoarthritis so sleeping on the ground is way out!), hatchet, good knife and a cigarette lighter. I camp light. ;-)
    I really do love that snappy grip that Adam put on his bucket! I've been known to wrap bucket handles with duck tape for comfort but I like the look of that snappy grip better. Adam, where do you purchase those please?
    ADAM ANDREWS
    Greenhorn
    Greenhorn
    Posts:



    --
    12 Aug 2016 03:06 PM

      I buy the Snappy Grips on E-bay for about $1.50 ea. 

      And for sure the lighter weight option is the smaller 2 1/2 gallon bucket with a small pan. The small pan fits in the bucket. Use the closet support rod for the classifier 

    Mary McCarty
    Basic Member
    Basic Member
    Posts:140



    --
    12 Aug 2016 04:17 PM
    Thanks Adam.
    Will check eBay. I have an account with high feedback plus the PayPal account so I can do that.
    Will have to drill a hole in the lip of my classifyer first. After clambering down a river bank last weekend, the value of your bucket modifications are more than clear!
    Peace!
    Mary
    You are not authorized to post a reply.
    Page 1 of 212 > >>