

In general, a highbanker or power sluice is extremely efficient at trapping gold. If the unit is designed to catch and recirculate the water it is called a recirculating power sluice, or recirculating hibanker.

The water pump can be either electric or gas powered. Sometimes a hopper with spray bars is mounted on top, where the gravel is introduced into the sluice, to wash the gravel over a classifier screen to remove pieces of rock that are too large to go through the sluice. On the other hand, this unit will provide you with the means to renew the quality of your waterfront, and the quantity of removed sediment will be limited only by the amount of time & energy that you put in to it.Any experienced gold miner will tell you that the secret to recovering the most gold is to process a lot of material quickly- and a highbanker does just that! A high banker, also called a power sluice, is a piece of equipment that uses a pump to force water through a sluice to mimic the natural flow of a stream. Even expensive industrial dredges can’t do that. The mud is not going to come out of your discharge hose looking like toothpaste. You are also going to have to be prepared to deal with the fact that you will be pumping a lot of water along with the sediment. If you are cleaning a modest area, such as around a dock or boat slip, you can expect to get the job done relatively quickly. These volumes may vary depending upon the nature of your sediment, distance pumped, and your energy & skill level, but many operators state that they are able to pump a much larger volume than our estimates. The excavation capability of our dredger is about 60 cubic meter of water per hour, along 6 cubic meter of sediment per hour. Our suction dredger is particularly effective in removing sand, silt, and that fluffy black stinky mud that ruins the waterfront and prevents one from enjoying beach and water activities.
