I try to bring about 50 gallons of water to run my recirculating Gold Cube setup. I have a 50 gallon water tank that I can load into my SUV.

I use a recirculating sluice and always have (7) 7 gallon water jugs with me. I usually go through 5 jugs. That includes my panning trough.

Would it be best to use/buy plastic containers designed for drinking water so that you don't have the oils from the plastic in your water?

I take 5 5gal buckets. Run 20 gal in the 1100gph recirc and 5gal for panning

something that has not been said here is that on average you will need 1 gallon of water for every 5 gallon of dry dirt that you run.

Also bear in mind you are looking at right at 8 lbs per gallon for transport, and if you can't park near where you are working, for packing it to where you are.

Posted By <a href='http://www.goldprospectors.org/Profile/userid/2862637' class='af-profile-link'>ARTHUR WAUGH</a> on 04 Jul 2016 08:39 AM
Also bear in mind you are looking at right at 8 lbs per gallon for transport, and if you can't park near where you are working, for packing it to where you are.

That's why all prospectors need a burro!

Bring as much water as you can carry! I've sluice ed in Meadview AZ at the Bhade claims and at Gold Basin. I always brought at least 30 gallons.
Eventually the water will turn into mud due to all the clay in the material. Water pumps don't pump mud very well!
On the positive side, using a recirculating setup vs drywasher will recover more fine gold. I would sluice after classifying my material to minimize the amount of water loss.