2007-10-11 09:45:38 · 11 answers · asked by AirGear/GSD Fan 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
A shovel full of gold bearing gravel/sand in a large (15-16 inch wide) pan, put water in- swish it around to wash out the lighter soils/granules, and the gold stays in the bottom of the pan. It's labor intensive, but the prospector can move at will from site to site, carrying his "pan" and using it until he finds signs of gold and then setting up a more permanent sluicing operation.
2007-10-11 09:51:08 · answer #1 · answered by Kelly T 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
gold is HEAVY
mud is soluble
panning involves a thing like a frying pan or wok
add the mud stones and particles of gold and water
move the container so that the heaviest parts end up at one end and surplus mud and water go over the edge .....(panning)
2007-10-11 10:21:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is Panning
2016-10-28 10:38:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Panning for gold is like putting mud/water through a sive and only gold nuggets remain.
2007-10-11 09:47:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
they use a flat pan and add river water and swish it around to find gold nuggets in the bottom.
2007-10-11 09:48:26 · answer #5 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
puting dirt in a little shiffty thing a looking for gold
2007-10-11 09:47:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
it is like when you go and take a sceen or sice threw the mudd or wnter or dirt and you get gold nuggets
2007-10-11 09:49:39 · answer #7 · answered by poopthepants 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it washing and extracting gold from the gravell excavated from gold mine or source
2007-10-11 09:49:24 · answer #8 · answered by krishman1960 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It could also be figurative where u are searching through life for good opportunities.
2007-10-11 10:02:01 · answer #9 · answered by Sexychocolat 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
http://www.infowest.com/life/goldpan.htm
2007-10-11 09:49:55 · answer #10 · answered by Lisa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋