Angus Sluices versus Bazooka trap

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 4:53 pm

Just wondering what your thoughts are on the Angus Mackirk versus the Bazooka/Schmidt trap type sluices? Particularly if one was to make there own dredge system or mini wash plant out of either.

Sluicer Joined: 04 Dec 2010 Posts: 31

They are both top of the line and you can't go wrong with either. Personally, I'm trying to figure a way to incorporate both into one design. I know Fred Voris is working on that as well.

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:55 pm

Couldn't you just put the Angus below the Bazooka so anything that flows out of the trap runs through the Angus? Then add an angled extension plate to the top part of the grizzly so that the larger rocks get redirected off to the side of the sluice? The extension would simply have a rounded 45 degree curve to it to channel the debris off. Just an idea.

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:48 pm

Yukon Cornelius wrote:

Couldn't you just put the Angus below the Bazooka so anything that flows out of the trap runs through the Angus? Then add an angled extension plate to the top part of the grizzly so that the larger rocks get redirected off to the side of the sluice? The extension would simply have a rounded 45 degree curve to it to channel the debris off. Just an idea.

If you put the Angus before the bazooka you wont have to worry about losing gold Wink

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:19 pm

Works that good huh?

Can you get any sort of grizzly bar/concentrator add on for them?

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:24 pm

Shay,

Have you or anyone else tried shoveling material directly into the MacKirk sluice (without classification)?
If so, did you test the tailings for lost gold?

I have a MacKirk "Explorer" and have always classified the material. I suppose my confidence level needs testing?

I may never go back to using a riffle sluice.

Thanks
TJ

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:05 pm

I have fed my own drop riffle without classifying and it worked great, I had a pan on the end to catch tailings and it didnt have any gold in the pan afterwords. But my drop riffle has some undercuts that will hold the fine gold even if a rock or something blows the other stuff out of the riffle. Kind of like the deeper 1/8 inch cuts in this picture, but with a 90 degree cut instead.

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:43 pm

Woodspirit wrote:

Shay,

Have you or anyone else tried shoveling material directly into the MacKirk sluice (without classification)?
If so, did you test the tailings for lost gold?

I have a MacKirk "Explorer" and have always classified the material. I suppose my confidence level needs testing?

I may never go back to using a riffle sluice.

Thanks
TJ

The way I see things is it only takes 3-5 minutes to classify 1/4" into a 5 gallon bucket and then you know that your sluice being either a bazooka or Mackirk is going to run better with smaller rocks in it. As I keep hearing Sam say if you put larger material in with your gold the gold loses every time. Its rare that I can set up a sluice and shovel right beside it. Either way your going to have to fill a bucket with dirt and carry it over to the sluice so I would much rather it be either 1/8 or 1/4....Just my .02