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GOLDawg48 Offline 7 posts Reply |
I am curious. How many club members are planning on serious dredging on the Klamath or Scott claims with an 8 inch or 10 inch necked down to an 8 inch dredge starting now or in May through the end of this year?
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biggdogg Offline 77 posts Reply |
I DONT KNOW BUT I WANT TO HELP :doublethumbsup::doublethumbsup:
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micropedes1 Offline 149 posts Reply |
I'll have at least one of the big dredges in the river this season. But I'm not on a 49er claim.
 This is one of my smaller 8's. Wanna see a bigger one? |
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GOLDawg48 Offline 7 posts Reply |
Yes, I'd like to see a bigger one (dredge that is)......Also, if you can send a PM and let me know how I can contact you as I have some questions.....Thanks, Goldawg 48 |
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RUSTY_HAPPY_CAM Offline 684 posts Reply |
You should be ashamed passing that little twerp of as a big dredge
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johntf Offline 334 posts Reply |
A big dredge moves boulders .
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Craig_Colt_CBCmining Offline 36 posts  Reply |
Will be there with the Beast in about a week to resume mining on the paystrek Mike and I found Last season about 5 to 10 Dwt a day when we work hard at it avarage 7Dwt per day dont really Know if will be able to float the dredge we were right on the verge of getting beached and talings were a problem every day.
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micropedes1 Offline 149 posts Reply |
Craig, ain't this the time of year when we get higher flows? Like you, I was hoping for a moderate spring flood to move some of the tailings outta the way. A 2 foot rise up your way translates into 5-6 foot rise down in the canyons.
You are right Rusty. I ought to be ashamed to show pics of that bitsy 8". You ought to have been there when wifey let the cobbles pile up on the end of the sluice. We nearly had us a submarine! Bigger dredge:  Hey, GOLDawg. PM me on this forum and I'll get it. |
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Craig_Colt_CBCmining Offline 36 posts Reply |
Hay Bud I Was not in Happy Camp this winter so I really dont Know what it did to the talings My girl friend Milissa said it did not come up enough to move any major gold around Need a super flood to do that.Anyway where we were Dredging it was pretty shallow and the material was about 10 feet to bed rock so the tailings were pretty overwhelming I think me and mike killed a couple of our tenders with tailings last year including me will see when we get up there and check our spot out.If we cant get in were gonna go down river past Happy Camp to Dredge I know of some Spots I want to Sample Might be Really Good?
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RUSTY_HAPPY_CAM Offline 684 posts Reply |
Craig, It should be about like you left it. I would guess the water is about 3' deeper on your spot today but is dropping. We had no flood this year so I would guess your hole is still there with some light silt in it.
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aunuts Offline 171 posts Reply |
Yup, that is the WLB (wiry little bast---) on the back of that there dredge. Looking forward to seeing you in a month or so. Mom sez HI!
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Craig_Colt_CBCmining Offline 36 posts Reply |
Thanks Rusty for the Report tell Montine I said Hi will Be there in about a week. Hi Terry and Mom how are Things Im Doing OK Love ya all.Anyway the Dredge has been Modified added another Barrel to the Back and moved the whole sluce box back about 34 inches she is really a beast now added another small Deck and a few other things also redid the riffles in the side box should recover a little more fines and more Black sand to take home and leach. You will all see it in a week when I get there.
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Mineral_Estate_Grantee Offline 523 posts Reply |
Craig, I would like to see more detailed photos of your machine if you don't mind and don't have any top secrets you'd rather not share. I am thinking of building one of my own beings I can't seem to find one in a price range I can afford.
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GOLDawg48 Offline 7 posts Reply |
Man, those are some nice dredges!
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colo_nuggets Offline 453 posts Reply |
The before picture of my 8 inch triple sluice.
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Mineral_Estate_Grantee Offline 523 posts Reply |
Craig, I have attempted many time to contact your through PM but have not yet heard back from you on those more detailed photos of your 8" machine. I am new to this PMing, maybe I am not doing it correctly????
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Craig_Colt_CBCmining Offline 36 posts Reply |
Hay there im having trouble loading Pic from my private folder and sending them to ya through Yahoo to ya sent ya a privat message on what happened sorry
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micropedes1 Offline 149 posts Reply |
Hey Craig, are you winching off of your dredge platform or setting up your winch on the bank? I was kinda curious if your platform would handle the load.
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Craig_Colt_CBCmining Offline 36 posts Reply |
IM winching from shore but I made the Frame of my Dredge so it could handle a winch if mike and i wanted to put one on.
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ratled Offline 462 posts Reply |
Glen - I'm sure you've seen this but just in case or others haven't
http://www.goldgold.com/stories/movboulderfloat.htm Also there is this one http://www.goldgold.com/stories/boulderwinching.htm ratled |
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johntf Offline 334 posts Reply |
I've seen treasure hunters [ at sea ] use anything that will hold air , drums or bags , fill with water to sink to what you want to move , then pump air into containers to raise / move .
In shallow water like rivers streams , make a sail to catch current to pull down stream . |
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socalgold Offline 701 posts  Reply |
If I'm not mistaken, Jim Foley's wife Marcie that passed away, her sons built that floating platform and it is in use. Saw it up on the claims up river for the last few years.
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johntf Offline 334 posts Reply |
Found that large dredge .
It may take a little to pack in . http://bb.bbboy.net/alaskagoldforum-viewthread?forum=50413641711&thread=4615 |
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colo_nuggets Offline 453 posts Reply |
Here is one side done. I have just enough room to add one more center body I can do that for next year.
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LipCa Offline 714 posts Reply |
does that sit high off the water or is that an illusion?
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colo_nuggets Offline 453 posts Reply |
It will sit high in the water, A triple with these pontoons would be around 12 ft wide you could never trailer it. But I have a idea to increase the suction that would be easy to do, need to check into it first. The pontoons are 36inches around.
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MojaveJoe Offline 61 posts  Reply |
I like those black pontoons. Look real rugged.
If that baby sits too high, just pump some water into the pontoons to lower it. Maybe use a 12V bilge pump to evacuate the water when its time to move or trailer it. Heck, you could even change the sluice angle doing it. Sure would like to see that dredge run :clap: |
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silverdog Offline 76 posts Reply |
is thier a certain mathematical system to building a large sluice box say for an eight inch dredge and the amount of water your pumps run,or do you just buy a large pump for a large motor.
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UncleMark Offline 531 posts Reply |
Silverdog
If you are building you own system, yes, you need to match pump or pumps to sluicebox width. This is true for any size dredge. There are many factors that affect sluice width, ie pump size, single sluice, over under sluice, triple sluice, or a dual sluice like Craigs. Also the higher above the water that your sluice box sits, the more power you need and the deeper you plan to dredge the more power you need. More power = bigger pump = wider or deeper box. There is no math for all situations, it depends more on pump size. building power jets is just as involved. Give us a better idea on what you want to build and I am sure there will be many members who will post to help with details. |
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