Allan's Gold Mining Trommel Wash Plant - Latest Upgrades !
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Latest upgrades to my Gold Mining Trommel Wash Plant that includes a new feeder hopper to pre-wash clay/rock material, gas powered pump, tailings rail system, and new sluice design. This video is intended for the DYI Gold Prospector enthusiast. Enjoy ! #Gold #Mining #Prospecting #Wash Plant #Trommel #Desert
Really enjoying your videos.
Positive vibes from Rhode Island
Thanks for watching the evolution of my equipment. Much appreciated. Enjoy !!
I like the improvements to your Trommel wash planet setup! Now its a lot more officiant and capturing more of the gold! Awesome!
Thanks Thomas ! Glad you liked it. The Gold Fever keeps me going. LOL !
What a lovely setup! I love the way you put it in different versions as you progressed in its design. I appreciate last modification way much more after understanding your previous tries and errors. Thank you, Allan! Isn't she a beauty!?
Thanks Dmitry ! Glad you enjoyed the series. Hope you can build one and find some gold !
Thank you Alan your trommel wash plant system is fantastic, its my goal to replicate your idea and put it to good use thanks for these very informative vids
You're welcome Nathan. Glad you enjoyed them. Good luck on your trommel build. Hope you find lots of gold !
Great Setup !!! Thanks for the Build Allan...very thorough detail and comprehensible !
Much appreciated ! Best of luck to you prospecting !
Wow! very nice Allan these were some great upgrades to your trommel wash plant and is clearly affective. Thanks for another amazing video as always, cheers :D
Thanks Luke. Glad you liked it !
Allen , I luv all your videos . You're an excellent instructor . It's pure genius to recycle and build a diy gold trommel wash plant . I want to build one in Canada . In Canada U.S. prospecting equipment is very expensive . In B.C. and Alberta we're not allowed to put dirty water in the rivers . So your invention is ideal .
Thanks for the kind compliments Randal ! Glad you enjoyed the video ! Yeah, I think this design is a good work around for water legalities. Definitely look into it ! Stay tuned to my channel. Wiorking on a trailer mounted commercial version. Best of luck with your trommel build and prospecting.
Thanks Allan. I enjoyed your experience and enthusiasm.
Good luck finding THAT nugget on your claim mate.
From Western Australia.
Owen. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the videos ! Good luck to you as well. Australia is known for big nuggets. Hope you find a few !!
@@allansgoldmining
Big nuggets yes, just got to step over it...
Just..
Can't wait to see it when you're done with your gold getting plant.Keep it golden Always.
Like the upgrade, I showed my friend who lets me prospect on his property, he liked it too and we decided to build it so we can process material on his property, we also get my kids and his kids helping us prospect
Excellent ! That will be a fun project for everybody ! Post a video when you get it up and working. Best wishes on your trommel build, and good luck finding gold !
One of these days I'm going to have to come and visit, been a while since I did gold mining.
a trick : watch series on flixzone. I've been using them for watching a lot of movies recently.
@Merrick Orion Yea, have been using flixzone for months myself :D
Totally awesome work man! Takes me 3+ days to get what you recover within a few hours of processing! Keep up the great content! Thanks!
Thanks for watching ! It's an evolution in progress. The ultimate conclusion is my latest plant called the Gold Rattler, which I posted in May 2022. Check it out. Cheers !
This fixes so many of my concerns from the first video. Excellent improvements!
Thanks ! Always room for new ideas and improvements. Cheers !
Great design, works very well, the idea of using buckets to build a trommel is ingenious , I hope you move your operation to a ground with a better yield of gold.
Thanks for your compliments ! Hopefully I'll strike it rich some day !
You're a fantastic innovator! I really like your DIY engineering and knowledge of mining. My hat is off to you sir!
Thank you for the very kind compliments William. Glad you're enjoying the videos. Good luck to you in your prospecting adventures !!
Well done!
Pretty cool setup. The background looks very much like where we were out panning for gold today :)
I was out there too. Of course, I'm operating a new and improved wash plant called the Gold Rattler. Check it out on my channel, and thanks for watching. Best of luck out there ! 🤠⛏⚒👍👍👍
I love your gold mining project. god bless you bro.
Thanks for the kind words Samuel ! Glad you enjoyed the videos. Best of luck to you prospecting ! 🤠⛏⚒👍
Great improvements for sure.
Smart engineering and conceptual thinking.....
Glad you enjoyed the vids ! Please check out my Trommel Build series and make your own for cheap ! Cost me about $850, including motor and battery.
Wow, looks like a great set up.
Thanks . 🙂
Ron
Thanks Ron. Hope you can build one and get out there and find some gold. :)
Great design.
Good job, great show, thanks.
WOW what a rig !!! truly impressive. Subscribed, jerry from Tucson retired after 33 years State (Major) be out there soon. Been studying you, Jeff, 2 toes and a few others who know what the heck they are doing !!!!!
Thanks Jerry. Glad to be inspirational. Wish the very best in your prospecting adventures !
An Archimedes screw conveyor would work great for removing the material from the exit of the dewatering Trommel. There is a commercial 12v one called Badass Auger
the linear flow initiated by the channel sections is a big improvement coupled with the double V rubber section ,but what happens if a piece of gold too big to go in washes through ,will it roll over the top I wonder ,as well as any gem stones that may be associated with the gold ,ie garnets ,sapphire ,topaz . I would still check the wash before tossing I think . Great upgrade though .
Very good question Mark. The Double-V riffles alternate in stacks of 3/4" and 1/4". Therefore, any large nuggets are easily trapped. My trommel screen is only 1/4," so the largest nugget can only be about 3/8" on the diagonal. Which I've collected a few ! Another cool thing about this Double-V mat (which I forgot to explain in the video) is great for trapping flat nuggets. Flat nuggets act like surfboards and float over standard riffles. The vortex on the Double-V causes them to flip and get snagged in the V's. That flat nugget in my pan makes a good case. Always scan my tails with a metal detector in case a nug is too large for the trommel screen. Thanks !
Like the set up nice gold
The passion flows and thats a 👍🏻in my book. Keep lookin for that yella Gold.
Truly love and appreciate your videos. Awesome!!! breath of fresh air.
That area looks just like an area that my twin brother bought in Southern California.... where are you?
Thanks for your kind compliments Steve. Actually the claim is in NW AZ. Lots of fresh air out there ! : )
Love the way you think ,always improveing your mouse trap .Super job Allen.Now you're cruiseing Central.Blvd in Phoenix I used to spend my time while in Arizona
Thanks David for your kind compliments ! In fact, I was cruising Central Blvd. a few weeks ago while attending the gold show. Lol ! I agree about improving the mouse trap. Currently designing a trailer mounted unit that can easily set up in a few minutes. Hope to have it completed this summer. Stay tuned !
Gold Hog mats hands down can’t be beat
Want to bet ? Already tried them. Picklepuss mat far superior. You need to understand the science.
Good job one the video!
Thank you!!
Thank you Patricia ! Please check out my latest wash plant video published a couple days ago. New stuff ! Best of luck with your prospecting adventures!
very cool setup. i like
Nice setup. Battled with water shortage for processing for years.With modifications to the sluice could also recover sapphire. ( I live near Rubyvale in central queensland Australia)
Hi Patty. Wow, hunting sapphires ! Sounds exciting. Hope my wash plant will be helpful to your prospecting. Good luck to you !!
Nice production plant you built. Trommels are great if you have a claim with easy access to set one up. Wish I could set one up on my claim but the terrain is to forbidding. Great job on your trommel build and excellent video.
Thanks for your kind compliments Geno ! Wish you could get a trommel up on your claim. They are fairly light weight. Perhaps you can stake an area, so all you need is hike equipment up there and drop into place ? That's how I have my set up. Best wishes in your prospecting adventures !
I really like your setup! I'd love to set up a dewatering trommel for my gold mining at Cape Disappointment to separate the water from the black sand.
Should definitely work for that ! Check out my trommel build series to help with your build. Best luck to you !
love it bro.
Awesome! Subscribed!!!
Awesome videos Allan. Makes me miss the Arizona Desert something awful. Placer mined in Northern B.C.
Glad you enjoyed the videos ! Yeah, AZ is great for prospecting. However, would love to work ground up in BC, AK, or Yukon. On my bucket list. Thanks for watching Larry !! Best of luck to you !
@@allansgoldmining Yukon is great. Lived there for 44 years. Yukon still has some serious gold. BC is hard to get mine permits for. Don't know about Alaska although I loved Skagway and Haines.
@@TrueBlueYukoner sounds like you've been to places I want to prospect. You're a lucky guy !! I agree about BC. They don't seem mining friendly by impressions from Dan Hurd and Pioneer Pauly's channels. Panning and sniping is about it ! High on my bucket list is Nome. I've met some of the Bering Sea Gold cast. Sean and his dad have invited me up to their property. Can't wait to retire and have time to do it ! Cheers !! 🤠⚒⛏👍
Very Smart Man
Nice
Great video, thx for sharing.
CR
Imagine a whole row of this Wash Plants and each has its own miner :D This is a good setup. Build it for the people , you already marketed it. BOOM you got a nice business ;D
Thanks again for your compliments ! I'm actually designing a new compact wash plant system that will be trailer mounted for ease of set up and operation. Hope to have a commercial prototype complete by summer. Hope to get it to market in future, after rigorous test runs. 🤠⚒⛏👍
@@allansgoldmining Alright ! That is a nice idea, get that sucker on the Global market and you are rich . My opinion, this would sell
Thank you for your support ! Indeed, its use has unlimited possibilities. Will be a nice source of income when I retire in a couple years !
Allan's Gold Mining if you added a front end crusher, would be awesome
@@JCombe mbmmllc dah calm
Ingenious
Another great video Allan i was hopeing to see what the trommel is made from and whats driving it, the whole set up is remarkable love the track to dump waste great idea .
Glad you liked the video. I have a Trommel Build video series that has all the details. Best of luck to you !
I'd like to make a suggestion. You can buy a roll of Airconditioning filter and cut them the same size as your screen filters, then use a silicone bead around the very edges of each and stack them together and silicone them to the screen filters making them scrubbing filter blocks. Which I think would make your return water much cleaner. Especially if you make four or more blocks allowing you to change filter blocks a couple of times during processing. Just an idea.
Nice suggestion Dean. Will look into that. Most filters are fiberglass or paper and won't hold up to the rigours of a process like this. Who knows, there maybe special ones out there ? Any thoughts ? Thanks ! 🤠
@@allansgoldmining Who's Dean? Lol
@@davidbean5807 must of took the D and replaced the B. Old fart good up. Lol !! You should see what my spell checker does to my script. Embarrassing !
@@allansgoldmining Don't feel too bad at least your still able to get out there. I only get to watch anymore. I was a maintenance man for a plastics injection molding plant for over twenty years keeping 50 or so machines making parts for Whirlpool refrigerators. And now I have diabetes and congestive heart failure. So now I can only watch and make suggestions. I'll be watching your videos, along with those by Chris with Vo-gus,Dan Hurd,Pioneer Pauly, And a few others. I liked your tromells. I was looking at ways to run one on rollers on each end to eliminate a central shaft which would mean you could run a couple of sprayer pipes from either side and inside the tromells on top. Really giving the media a good washing as it tumbles. Of coarse for me this is just a thought of how to make improvements to something I don't even have. I guess it is my maintenance man mentality. Always looking for ways to make the job more efficient and easier. If ever you need ideas I really have nothing left but time to think. Ask away and maybe I can give a suggestion. I worked on hydraulics, electrical,phenumatics,and schematics. Now all I can do is make suggestions.
@@peterwiley4383 Well if it were me I would look at building a metal box frame using thin stainless steel and a metal brake. I would build it then drill small holes in front and rear edges of the box and lace wire on one side then stack layers of filter then lace wire on opposite side to hold filter element in place. If you'd like I could draw something up and send you a picture. My email is davidbn4@live.com send me an email and I'll be able to send the pic in a reply.
Nice set up. Never thought about the DE WATER idea. Always just dealt with mucking out by hand.
Thanks for the compliments ! I got tired of mucking out the tub too. Lol !! I need to ask, do you own a pulse jet ?
@@allansgoldmining I do actually have two pulsejets here. A tiny 3lb Thermojet Valveless and a rather nasty loud 12lb Chines Valveless. Not fired them up in quite some time. Sorta lost interest in them for a while. One of those I'll get back to it SOME DAY things LOL.. A guy Names Eric Beck built these . He seems to have gone MIA. He had a number of Video's on here . One included the Thermojet I have here.
Cool ! I had a DynaJet back in the early 90's. Easily propelled a bicycle up to 50mph ! Was going to buy another to build an R/C SR-71. Never got off the drawing board. Thanks for sharing !
@@allansgoldmining LOL, That 12lb would do that given time. People don't realize what never ending continuous 12lb of thrust can do over time. I'm sure it pushes more then 12lb running it on diesel. Some day I may do something with it. Here is Beck with a 4lb Thermo like mine. ruclips.net/video/wDiLAWUyzp4/видео.html
Wow, that's more like a rocket motor than jet ! Amazingly noisy for such a little guy ! Very cool. Wonder if it could work on mining equipment. Lol !! Thanks for sharing !
Allan - do you ever need help shoveling and picking? I'm in Reno and though I have never prospected I would love to just get out of Reno from time to time! Send me a message and I'll come out any time you and your group are working tailings! Blessings and thank you for the video post!
Hi Ron. You live in Reno ? Wow, I would rather come up your way for prospecting ! You have all kinds of great historical places up there, like Six Mile Canyon, Gold Hill, Virginia City, Truckee, Dayton, etc. Anyway, you are welcome to come visit. Email me at: allan.goldmining@gmail.com
Hello Allen,
Just found your channel after watching u with Jeff.
U are the Bob Villa of small mining equipment.which I mean as a complement.
I enjoy watching, and learning about different rock formations.
You demonstrate what they look like visually which is so important.
I appreciate that u dont rattle them off so fast there is no way to comprehend.
I have a suggestion about your wing nuts : super glue a magnet on the outside of the sluice box. No worries about a bowl. Get a big enough magnet. LOL
Any way ur doing a good job, keep improving with ur editing.
Sincerely,Tom
Wow Thomas !! Glad to be recognized like Bob Villa. Thank you ! I miss that guy. Educating and have fun is what's it all about ! Best wishes to you in your prospecting adventures !
Wow, im just so amazed by your engineering skills. You need a worker, but I want to see how you make them plants.
Check out my channel. I have a 3 part series on how to build it. Thanks for watching and good luck to you on your prospecting adventures !!
Love all the upgrades....that Multilevel V Mat is a great improvement...bye 4 now..
Thanks Rick. Yeah, I really like the mat. Been catching a lot of fine gold and pickers with it !
You should connect an alternator to your pump so your making power too
Hi Matt. Good suggestion. I'll look into that. Thanks !
@@allansgoldmining lots of solar where you're working.
All very ingenious, but the tailing disposal setup seems to be a complicated (and limited) replacement for a wheelbarrow.
Thanks for the comments Eric. You're right, a wheelbarrow would definitely be easier, however, I don't have a steep enough slope to accommodate. It would require raising the entire wash plant at least a foot. Unfortunately, that would adversely effect the ergonomics loading material into feeder hopper. My new trailer mounted wash plant will remedy this situation. Please check out my latest wash plant video posted a couple days ago. 🤠⛏⚒👍
@@allansgoldmining makes absolute sense. Maybe a hinge and dump lever to dump your tailings at the end of the track to make it a fast process.
going to try your ideas for a completely different use.
Need to get leaves out of a pool and a home built suction dredge and trommel seem to be just the right thing.
@@EricLDunn Wow ! What a great idea ! Yeah, that should work pretty good. May have to increase angle of the trommel so leaves fall out easier. Make a video of it !
excellent Allan!!! Question: With these mods and the refinement of your wash plant, you have increased the amount that you transport to your site, your set up and disassembly, packing, unpacking..... it may be too early to tell but, has it been worth it? I have been watching a lot of prospecting vids from you, jeff williams, two toes, ( i think that is his name). Others as well. But, I am trying to concentrate on portability first and gold a close second. If things become too much of a hassle then I, and maybe others will burn out. I know gold is work. hard work..( I had a 4 inch dredge, 7mil wetsuit and everything else so I know requirements). However, I am not as spry as I was. So now it's about portability. What're your thoughts on this aspect?
That's a good question. In fact, that would make for great video ? Actually, all my equipment fits perfectly in the back of my truck with room to spare. Set up time about 30 minutes. Of course, I'm using the same site, so there are stake poles permanently in place to mount the trommel and sluice. Also have the ground leveled for the tubs. If I were to set up on a new location, would probably take an 60-90 minutes set up, depending on the terrain. And YES ! It's worth every nugget I find. LOL !
Okay, I just posted another video you might like regarding wash plant set up. Here's the link:ruclips.net/video/BpKDdJJu4II/видео.html Enjoy !
Maybe I missed it on this or the original build video but can you tell me where you are getting the 60, 200 and 400 mesh screens?
I'm always looking for a good deal and have thought about using landscape weed barrier fabric because the 200 mesh that I have seen was only 12" wide and kind of expensive.
I know you need at least 36" wide for the dewatering trommel. Thanks
Thanks for your question. I get those screens on eBay. Just enter Stainless Steel and mesh size inthe search header, and a bunch of auctions will appear. I mention it in my Trommel Build series. Good luck on your trommel build ! Let me know if have more questions.
@@allansgoldmining Thanks for that - I was just again watching your original video and saw your testing indicated the 60 mesh screen on the dewatering trommel to be the best. Having said that - are you having any issues with the 200 and 400 mesh filters stopping up since you also mention that you work with so much clay? Thanks
No problem with the clay. It hits the screens and drops to the bottom of the tub. Flow is not disrupted hardly at all. I'm going to experiment adding a small amount of gypsum powder to the water. It's known to bind clay, like a floculent, and cause it to drop even more effectively. My goal is for the trommel to release the gold bound in clay, the have the gyp re-bind it into a particle size great than 60 mesh. This will push the excessive clay out onto tailings and keep water in the tubs. Will make a video if successful. Cheers !
Where are you prospecting at looks like gold basin
Very close. 🙂
Interesting selection of disposable surgical plastics there ;-) What did you do in a former life?
I work in a Cardiac Cath Lab. Pays for all my hobbies. Lol !
@@allansgoldmining I was an O.R. Tech for about thirty five years; saw a few cardiac caths (including my own!).
Cool ! I've been working cath lab 33 years. 2 more years until retirement. Yeah !! 🤠
@@allansgoldmining Congratulations on your career. You won't believe how busy retirement can be (all good stuff!).
Can't wait. Huge bucket list !!
Hey Allan thanks a million for your vids... ive just about finished building your trommel here in Aus.... Have you tested your tailings? is it worth adding a mini centrifuge at the end of the cycle?
Hi Ben ! Fantastic to here about your trommel build. You might be the first in Aus to operate the design. Just curious, was it challenging to find parts over there ? I don't think a centrifuge will be necessary, provided you have a good set of sluice mats. Post a video when you get it operational.
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Allan, check this Chinese dewatering trommel idea (starts at around 3:14): ruclips.net/video/dUg0j_b6mmI/видео.html Not that it is better or more practical for small scale ops, but just wanted to share as another interesting idea and it seems they produce much drier tails. Also they use flat screens, which might be (arguably) easier to construct. I'd suggest next 2020 version of "Allan's Trommel" to have multiple nested screen cylinders (smaller mesh on outer layers of cause:) to actually produce 3-4 separate material streams (to be processed differently) and automated conveyor with metal detector to screen biggest tailing pieces to drop them into separate pile for further human analysis. And the cherry on the top would be some centrifugal concentrator (like i-con or any other nice stuff from 911metallurgist) with it's output going through sluice (just to double-check at least for 1st couple seasons), along with solar-fed auto-digging or auto-sniffing dredge... ;-) 1am.. I guess time to go to bed.. too much youtube today : )) Thanks again for posting your awesome design!
Thanks for sharing. Novel idea to screen tailings. I noticed a small percentage of the material falls back into the tub, which is probably reason for the auger tines. Thanks for the good ideas for future vids !
I am new to all this prospecting, how do I know the correct angle of the wash plant?
Good question Timothy. You'll have experiment a bit to what works for you. The feeder hopper is set at 10 degrees, trommel at 5, grizzley at 30, sluice at 12, and dewater trommel at -2 (negative) degrees. Please check out the Trommel Build series on my channel. Best of luck to you in your prospecting adventures !
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Have any good news on your trailor to transport gold plant to the gold fields ?
Still working on it. Have three projects going on, so it's taking longer than expected. It will be very nice when completed. Thanks !
You have a link for the new sluice? I went to their products page and can’t find it.
Love your videos . I made one of these and it works pretty good. Are there any areas out there that I can prospect .You and Jeff make some good videos keep up the good work hope to meet you guys someday
Give them a call or email. They are most likely in the process of building them. I was one of three beta tests sites. They can probably sell you the matting to customize your current sluice if you are a DYI guy.
@@ronheflin7848 Thanks kindly Ron ! I love Jeff's video too. He's a fun guy. I usually attend the GPAA Gold Shows in Las Vegas and Pomona, and where the same duds. : )
Hey Who Cares, how's it going. This is Shawn, the creator of Allan's mat. If you want to play with a great mat send me a message. I'm in Yuba City CA.
Hey Allen. Another awesome video. I think Kevin is going to call you about coming up here to the Yuba this summer. We're up to 4 grams a yard.
Where about in AZ are you?
I don't want to tempt Claim Jumpers, so I won't give exact location. I'm in Northern AZ.
if you had to put a round about cost to build this, what do you think it would cost?
Hi Bill. Good question. About $850, including pump and battery. Most items are found in hardware store. Some of the unique items such as windshield wiper motors and stainless steel screens can be purchased on eBay. Please visit my channel and check out my Trommel Build series. I demonstrate step by step how to build one. Also have parts list on vids 2 & 3 to make it easy for you. Cheers and good luck to you !!
Where did you find a Kmart?
If you're referring to the buckets, I bought a stack them at a garage sale for a dollar each. Thanks !
Allen do you have a parts list somewhere something so.i dont have to keep rewatching videos and writing stuff down so i can make.one stop.at the hardware store
Hi Mike. Yes I do ! Check out my "Trommel Build" series on my channel. I explain set by set on how to build one. The parts list is at the end of video part 2 and part 3. Let me know if you have more questions. Good luck on your build !
RATHER BE MUDDY THAN DUSTY!!!
Agreed !
How do you find gold in a desert?
It helps if you have basic knowledge of geology. Exploring areas where gold has already been discovered is a good start. I recommend visiting "Ask Jeff Williams" channel. He has several videos on how to find gold. Good luck prospecting !
But what about nuggets bigger than 1.5 inches? :)
Hi Ralph. Good question. Any nugget greater than 1/4" doesn't pass and ends up on the tailings header pile. I always scan this with a Gold Bug VLF detector, which easily senses them. I probably didn't mention it on this video, however, it is mentioned on my original wash plant video. Very rare to find nuggets greater than 1/4" on my property. But can happen. Bulk of the gold is 1/16" or less. 🤠⚒⛏👍👍
@@allansgoldmining I meant that didn't make it through the grizzlie :)
@@RalphReagan same thing. That pile gets scanned too. 👍👍👍
@@allansgoldmining Bulk is good tho'
What state is your claim in?
About how much can that little plant run
Depends on type of material. Average about 1/2 yard per hour. My new Gold Rattler wash plant can run up to 2 yards per hour using same amount of water. 👍
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Geeeez... Aren't you going to wear that gas powered pump out pretty quickly by feeding allllll that grit through it?
Nope. It's designed for it. Called a trash pump.
what is the value
You can build one yourself for about $850 US.
on average how much gold say in like 1 week worth or 150 yrds
The gold averages $20/yd on my claim. I can run about 2 yds/day by hand. The tailings from the old miners of the 1920's runs about half that.
Thanks for the reply going to try it out on our vacation thanks again
woody?
No. Benny
Im interested in hiring you to consult me in Az do u have an email ?
Allan.goldmining@gmail.com
LOL
Is watch the rest but the duse breathing straight into the mic is ticking me off.
Back off Trever !! The gentleman operating the camera contracted a terminal lung disease. He has only 30% lung capacity. Have a little respect !! 😠
@@allansgoldmining understood