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Diamondhunter 13:55:46 Fri Apr 29 2011 |
We are in the process of building 15' x 30' Nome dredge platform with a 10" suction system and 1/4" thick aluminum sluice. It is powered by a Perkins diesel with a stainless steel pump rated at 2600 GPM. The unit will have an overhead gantry for hose/jet/sluice lift and also a 6x7 cabin with the steering console inside. All steel components will be galvanized and sitting on custom 40" diameter polymer pontoons. A 24" x 24" duplex jig is included for sump pumping your 80 mesh and smaller cons into. A outboard motor is included along with (4) winches and Danforth style anchors. We were originally going to use this dredge ourselves and sell it either mid-end season. We are having issues finding suitable accommodations for our team which will most likely close this project for us. The whole unit will be packed in a 40' container and has been designed to be put together easily. If you are interested let us know because we can change or modify the unit to your preferred specifications. If the unit does not go to Alaska it is obviously available for gold and diamonds in African and the Amazon regions which would suit it very well. Any help is appreciated. Thank you, The Precision Team. info@precisiondredges.com www.precisiondredges.com |
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AK_Au_diver 17:29:25 Fri Apr 29 2011 |
Good luck with that. There is really no where to use such a dredge in Nome this year, unless the buyer is already established. Then they probably already have a dredge. That's too bad that you won't be coming up, I was curious how those jigs would work. Everyone that has tried jigs on their ocean dredge before has either failed miserably for other reasons or took them off for various reasons. |
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Diamondhunter 19:29:36 Fri Apr 29 2011 |
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AK_Au_diver 20:02:13 Fri Apr 29 2011 |
Yes, I think you have a smart approach when it comes to your jigs. Using them as a "last chance" recovery method instead of your primary makes it so you wouldn't become too attached to them working right, and could just turn them off if they became a problem. Too often I've seen people try experimental things on their primary, which lead to lots of downtime. They ended up getting 0% of the gold while broke down, instead of getting 90% of the gold from a running system and not worrying about losing the 5% to 10% of the gold that their special system was supposed to catch. I think it was you guys that idea for a screened sump pump at the end of the sluice box that went to another sluice. We tried a similar setup and did get better fine gold recovery, but decided it wasn't worth the extra complexity and fuel. Good Luck |
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Diamondhunter 12:27:57 Sat Apr 30 2011 |
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LipCa 16:33:15 Sat Apr 30 2011 |
http://www.visitnomealaska.com/Landlord.pdf |
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Diamondhunter 08:22:10 Sun May 1 2011 |
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LipCa 17:53:45 Sun May 1 2011 |
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Diamondhunter 18:36:21 Sun May 1 2011 |
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