Steve Houston

Hi all and thanks for all of the info. Gold Stryker makes an impact mill that takes 3 inch material and will crush it to 100 mesh (in one step?). It is gas powered so can take with me but they are above my budget. Most of the material I work with is hardrock with very little placer workings up by Rick. We dig out the vein and spread it out to detect. When we hit a hot spot we fill buckets or in Ricks case large containers. We bring these home and concentrate them. In Rick"s case he uses a drywasher (placer) and I use the crusher (lode). It is a bit labor intensive but does work. We would like to simplify and speed up the process as well as increase our output. Rick, I am thinking of your Father-in-Law. This is all the same process. If I find a small table that is inexpensive I will buy one. Hoping that will increase my recovery that much more. Thanks again, Steve

Got a few questions here. First I have a small impact mill that takes 3/4 minus material and will crush it to 100 mesh or smaller. I am looking for something that will take 2 or 3 inch material down to 100 mesh and not break the bank. I am looking for a gas powered unit that can be run on site. I am running desert material so all of my rock is dry. I fill buckets and take the material to Oregon. I crush it then run it through a concrete mixer with just a trickle of water and some Simple Green. Then I run the concentrates through a Gold Genie which recovers a large majority of the gold. The problem is I am left with a lot of rock that is oversized, most in the 1 inch to 2 inch range. My material is coming from a pit next to Rick Watkin's first pit in Nevada. Or maybe there is a more economical way to go about this or even with fewer pieces of equipment? Any other ideas? Thank you!! Steve