Gold Prospecting Tools

How to choose tools

• •Round-point shovels dig; short-handled versions pack better and work in tight creek banks. A pick breaks the hard-packed ground shovels bounce off.
• •Crevice tools and brushes scrape gold out of the cracks that pans and sluices cannot reach — where creek gold actually hides.
• •A classifier set sizes material for panning or sluicing; see the pans & classifiers family for the screens themselves.
• •Snuffer bottles and tweezers are how clean gold gets out of the pan and into a vial without flying away. Headlamps and gloves extend your day safely.