First of all ..... I start learn to pan in July 1980 ,- and was so fascinated ,- and start with a frying pan ( without the handle 😉 ) Few days later , one of the old gold miner went to town for supplies ... Come back and give me my first real gold pan ( he gev it to me ,- and say :" I can't see that anymore " 😂) It was a brandnew Estwing 14" without any riffles ..... Good size centerspace for work with the water in the pan ,- space on the rim to work with special panning technique ..... I learn that 14" is the right size for good panning performance ( not so heavy ....) All smaler pans are to small in the panning space ! And these "green salat bowls " with the big riffles ar useless and end in a "one arm bandit technique " 😉😂 People trust them riffles to much and don't know what happend in the pan with different material ..... And then it comes ,- I saw lot of different panning technique ,- to handle any kind of material .... classified ,- non classified ,- lot of black sand or heavy minerals ,- quick shots ,- clean wash ,- and x differend pan motion for any purpose ........ and and For a prospector it is necessary to have a wide panning repertoire ..... Even production is possible ( In B.C. Canada ,- if you claim panning work for assessment work for you anual report ,- the dep. of mining and minerals ask for one Cubic meter per 10 hour shift ......... app 220 pans ...... and the result of it ! I did it twice ....... There ar just three tutorial on youtube who show the basic in a good way .... Gary from "Two toe" mining ( panning for gold ) California USA Gerry Smith 40 + years panning " Barkerville Historic side " B.C. Canada WalnLiz Tutorial "How to pan for gold" Australia Your knowledge for hard rock mining is highly appreciated ! kzfaq.infogaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u1f602.png

As a true greenhorn this was the most informative video I've seen! Thanks for sharing this info! It's definitely going to help my panning and gold recovery skills!

Great example you've shown here ,iv'e seen all the fancy stuff before ,shaker tables ,gold cubes ,etc, but for those of us that don't have that sort of money to throw around , you can pan down to micron gold with the pan ,it just takes a bit of time and patience ,and of course skill , to achieve the same results ,thanks for showing this .cheers .

pure genius thank you so much for passing on youre valuable knowledge from geoff winder in tasmania

nice technique,I'll try it,you can really see the yellow on the fine gold thank you for posting.

Great video! I also like Docs video from Goldhog on micro fine panning. Very similar approach. I've watched most of your videos, they have been a great resource for me. Thank you

Thanks for the video! All the gold I find here in New Mexico is super fine, I think this will help me recover more gold!

Thank you, just started few months ago to pan. Very frustrating, but You give me some hope. I was making some mistakes in technique. I will go out today and try again.

Excellent lesson!!! Thanks! Oscar

I guess an old dog CAN learn a new trick! Thanks Kieth!

This is such a good video. Thank you so much. You rock!

That pan is called the Black 10 inch Gold Rush Gravity Trap Gold Pan. I just bought one on Amazon. Thanks for the tip I'm looking for ways to recover the micro gold found here in Western NY. Great video. I appreciate it.

Wow your channel is growing! Congratulations!

thank you for sharing and I appreciate it

Hi. I greatly enjoy your shows. I have a trick that works well too. I have epoxied a rare earth magnet to the underside and center of my pan. By swirling and shaking left to right, the black sand collects in a ball in the center of the pan. This means I am effectively only dealing with panning light materials over the side of the pan and it's easy to see the difference between that and any gold. Another tip I have is that I paint all my tools bright red so that I can't loose any. Smaller tools also have a piece of surveyors tape that moves in a breeze to further reduce the chance of loss.

Outstanding!!!

You are a great video Mr hard rock.,

All the gold in Edmonton Alberta is super fine. Thank you for the tips

One day, maybe.... I'll have your skills. TY for the vid

Another great video. I am still trying to get this technique to work as well as it does for you. My son seems to have the knack but I am still fumbling.

Thank you I knew I was losing really fine gold but not anymore!!!!! 👍🤠

Good gold video

Great

Great video, thanks for the lesson!

I have been buying those black pans like you are looking for on EBay. The one you have there is the old version and getting harder to find. The new version has the drop bottom like the green one. SE was one company that I bought mine from. Hope this helps.

Super fantastics as usaul..😁

The unknown pans I believe are the same pans I buy from the Army Navy Store in Boise Idaho. They are light, inexpensive and like you said have a good surface plastic texture. I’ll ask them where they get these pans from so maybe others can find them in there area.. or maybe can order from the Army Navy store in Boise? I’ll send you a few and you can compare to see if they are the same pan. Thanks Keith for your very helpful information and educational videos! PT

I am working with -100 to -500 fine beach gold in black sand. I will give your method a try thank you for sharing this video. I have my cons classified to -30 should I go smaller?

I'm definitely buying a goldcube and blue bowl. I'm hoping those are the silver bullet for the placer gold I found. Lots of fine gold every pan, but the only way to seperate it easy for me is a dry sift. Then spread it over a clear rubbermaid bin lid and dab the pieces of with the end of a paintbrush. Ok its torturous and the only benefit is the gold is clean at that point and it adds up quickly. Thanks I will practice panning more.

man I was really wondering on the soap test I've seen a bunch of them but nobody has seemed to try Castile soap. Have you done it? Castile soap is in liquid now but it's the same as the old school block its suds free.

That is one fine video. The most important info for me is to classify under 30 . Also that 50 minus gold will slide down in the tappping.. i'm thinking classify to 50 minus. And then plus 50 to 30 and finally plus 30. I have little fine stuff and I have had bigger pieces come flying out of my pan when tilting. It is shocking and heartbreaking. thank you very very much. Now I'll give you a little tip. Go see Roger over at Mudfossil University on You Tube. See his shows with gold in the title. Where gold really comes from. they have these gold items called a rams horn I think. You will give birth to kittens when you figure this out. Hint The blood of the Titans was reputed to be gold. you'll probably shit a gold nugget from cognative dissonance. (the mind wrestling with new differant ideas. ideas that disagree with ideas already in your head) thank you again. You Rock brother!

Catching that micro-fine gold is a task.

*SKIP TO **2:30**!*

Have you any experience or opinion on a "fluid bed" separation.

Also, I cannot seem to get the mucro gold to get to the bottom of the pan. I can shake it all day. Doesn't matter

How do you feel about using the gold Cube on micro-fine gold?

someone sold me 50 mesh magnetite 50 pounds of it. I used n52 magnet on a tiny scoop and after removing magnetite it had lots of sand! I panned it and it is filled with a ton of super micro fine gold. I was thinking about using hash bags so glad i saw this video. idk this guy sold me tons of gold dust and i cant figure out why or maybe he is looking for big honkers and needs to rid of the mine waste?

Dunno who makes the pan but was gifted on by a buddie that is identical so I'm stoked lol

I bought that brand on ebay

That pan came from Field and Stream!

Great 👍🏻 Is gold available in every sand??

I think the pan you are looking for maybe these on amazon its a 4 pack , SE GP1001BL 10-Inch Plastic Gold Mining Pan Black (4-pack)

Jobe prospecting makes a pan like that. Made in USA.

How to pan for gold with ocd for beginners

If you have a Sportsmen Wearhouse they have the black pans .

Does Tiny gold dust can broke if we poke it with finger nail...

Using a loupe 10, how do you differentiate gold from pyrite? Thank you.

Good morning Sir Health and wealth for you Can mercury hunt this fine gold

I didn't realize so much tedious work was involved for so little gold

Gangster style hat position

I bought a bag of paydirt and its full.of this super fine gold. I can't even get the gravel out without losing gold. Pissin me off

I have 150 of those pans

Huhm. Seems like i need to invest into a new pan ... i only own the not-so-good-for-this-tech kind :o(