Sluice Boxes
Sluice boxes are designed to take advantage of laws of gravity, while also considering the fact that gold is denser than other materials. Seen as an inexpensive piece of equipment for the active gold prospector, there are a number of options available to any individual who may be wishing to invest in this particular item. However, with a sluice box making it easier to know when you have hit paydirt, then checking out the various boxes and choosing the right one for your needs may prove to be the best investment of your time.
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Keene Mini Sluice Box
$110.00Medium-sized & easy-to-carry Keene Mini Sluice Box. Excellent for small scale prospecting and very popular with mining hobbyistsSKU: A51 -
Keene 5" Dual 6.5 HP Honda Dredge with 3 Stage Sluice
$6,899.00Able to operate blaster nozzles to blow out bedrocks & crevices, Keene's 5" Dual 6.5 HP Honda Dredge with 3 Stage Sluice is a miner's dreamSKU: 5211HP -
Keene 5" Twin 6.5 HP Engine Dredge with 3 Stage Sluice
$6,899.00Seeking reliability and ruggedness in one package? The versatile Keene 5" Twin 6.5 HP Engine Dredge with 3 Stage Sluice is your best bet!SKU: 5210P -
Keene 5" 9 HP Honda Dredge with 3 Stage Sluice
$5,775.00With its reputation for operational efficiency, the Keene 5" 9HP Honda Dredge machine with 3 Stage Sluice never lets you down!SKU: 5109PH -
Keene 5" 10 HP Diesel Dredge with 3 Stage Sluice
$8,475.00Pros love this Keene 5" 10 HP Diesel Dredge with 3-stage sluice that combines fine engineering & versatility to deliver the best performanceSKU: 5110D -
Keene 3.5 HP Power Sluice Concentrator
$1,995.00Keene Power Sluice Concentrator with a high-performance 3.5 HP Briggs & Stratton Engine & P103 pump. Efficiently handles heavy & light sandsSKU: 173 -
Keene 2.5" Power Sluice / Dredge
$2,350.00Powerful and efficient, this Keene 3.5 HP power sluice and 2.5" combination forms the high performance 173 dredge conversion so well trusted.SKU: 17325 -
Keene 6 HP Power Sluice Concentrator
$2,250.00This Keene 6 HP Power Sluice Concentrator unit is the most adaptable package you would find. It’s a must-have equipment for prospectors -
Keene 6 HP Power Sluice & 3" Dredge Combination
$2,675.00Keene 6 HP Power Sluice & 3" Dredge Combination is great for trapping gold and makes it easy to magnetically remove black sand buildupSKU: 1753 -
Keene High Production Hand Sluice
$129.95With a wider flare for increased flow & extended length for greater capacity, Keene High Production Hand Sluice box is the industry standardSKU: A52 -
Keene Power Sluice Package
$1,425.00Keene Power Sluice Package with hand sluice, sluice trough extension, spray bar, intake assembly, & more. Essential for conversion creation.SKU: HBCK52 -
Keene 2.5" Power Sluice Combination Kit
$1,780.00Enhanced with an efficient dredging rifle, high tech classify screen and lots more, your conversions needs are best served with this Keene 2.5" skit.SKU: HBCK25 -
Keene 2" Power Sluice Combination Kit
$1,775.00Easily create your conversion using the Keene 2" Power Sluice Combination Kit: it includes a dredging riffle, engine, pump & other componentsSKU: HBCK2 -
Keene Super Mini Sluice Box
$99.006.5" x 11" x 33" compact Keene Super Mini Sluice Box with removable flare: best option for small creeks & for testing small placer depositsSKU: A51A -
Keene Super Sluice Box
$329.95Riffle designed Keene Super Sluice Box for high volume separation of unclassified material from fine gold. Expanded into High bankers & moreSKU: A52S
If you have ever watched a program such as Gold Rush, then you will have heard about sluice boxes. This may make you inadvertently believe that they will involve large pieces of equipment and an even larger bank balance, but that’s not the case.
Instead, a sluice box can vary in size quite considerably. That being said, there are various components that you need to be aware of before you go ahead and invest in a brand new sluice box for gold prospecting.
How a Sluice Box Operates
The structure of a sluice box is simple and yet highly effective. The basic idea for gold sluice boxes is that it consists of a straight channel with slow spots at specific intervals. These slow spots are made by riffles, which then create a backflow of water. This, in turn, allows for any gold to drop and settle allowing you to extract the gold from the original material.
However, you need to consider the water flow. If there is too much water, the gold will be carried higher up in suspension, so it will effectively be swept away and not separated. If there is too little water, not only will the gold drop down too fast, but so will a lot of lighter material. This will block those slow spots, so if there’s any gold it will end up being carried out of your sluice box with you being unable to extract it.
Obtaining the perfect water flow may initially sound complex and difficult to achieve, but the various sluice boxes for sale on our website are all designed to make life as easy as possible.
Professional or Homemade Sluice Boxes
You may have viewed homemade sluice boxes and thought about building your own or even contemplated buying a used sluice box for sale, but let us explain why that is not a good idea.
First, the positioning of the slow spots needs to be precise. The space between them will be designed to perform their job perfectly and a homemade sluice box won’t have that same level of perfection.
The same logic applies for any used sluice boxes for sale. The riffles could be damaged, so they will become blocked in a shorter time frame. Considering the potential for missing out on that gold, you might decide it’s worth buying a new, professionally made sluice box.
Wet or Dry Sluice Boxes
So far, we have mentioned water sluice boxes, but there is also the option of dry sluice boxes. This option uses air flow to effectively do the same thing as a water sluice box. If you are unable to hook up to a water supply, then this may be the best option for you.
The Best Portable Sluice Boxes to Buy
At Kellyco, we stock a number of Keene sluice boxes ranging from hand-held to the Keene super sluice box designed for dealing with a larger volume of material. Of course, the best sluice box will be the one suited to your needs and, no matter what they may be, we would be happy to assist.
One option is to purchase a complete package. With this, you get everything from the sluice box itself to jets, the pump, the engine, and other items that will help you get started. This option comes in different sizes, while we also supply adjustable support legs to provide you with a stable platform to operate from. However, if this sounds overwhelming, then an item such as the Keene High Production Hand Sluice is also a great option. This has a wider design to increase the flow allowing you to pass through even more material in a shorter time frame.
The best sluice box to buy is undoubtedly dependent on how often you want to go gold prospecting and the amount of soil you plan on digging up. This is the kind of tool that will end up paying for itself, so if you are serious about this as a hobby, then investing in a gold sluice box with a powerful motor to drive it will be essential.
Buying a sluice box doesn’t need to be stressful or confusing, but we here at Kellyco know that you may have a number of questions before making your purchase. If that is the case, then you can contact us via our customer care department where a member of our expert team of gold prospectors and detectorists will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.