Placer Mining Methods - Mineral Processing & Metallurgy
2016-11-8 · Gravity recovery equipment, including gold pans, sluice boxes, long toms, jigs, and amalgamation devices, has been used since the time of the California gold rush, and many present day operations still employ the same equipment. The major flaw of the gravity separation method is that very fine gold, referred to as flour, flood, or colloidal ...