Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Plural – diverse separating operations – Sifting and stratifying
Patent
1981-04-20
1982-11-23
Lacey, David L.
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Plural, diverse separating operations
Sifting and stratifying
209380, 209498, 209458, 209500, B03B 700
Patent
active
043604242
ABSTRACT:
A sluice box apparatus for recovering heavy material, such as gold, comprises a fine recovery channel and a coarse recovery channel. The recovery channels have receiving ends, riffles and matting for collecting fines of the material. A hopper at the receiving end of the channels has a receiving end for aggregate, a discharge end adjacent the receiving ends of the channels, a bottom, an open top and water distributing means near the top and the discharge end for washing fines from the aggregate. A perforated plate extends substantially across the hopper near the discharge end. The plate is spaced-apart from the bottom. There is a coarse material discharge opening adjacent the coarse recovery channel for a flow of water and aggregate passing over the perforated plate to the coarse recovery channel and a fine material discharge opening between the bottom end and the perforated plate and adjacent the fine recovery channel. The fine material opening allows a flow of water and fine material passing through the perforated plate to enter the fine recovery channel. There is means for restricting the flow of water through the fine discharge opening to the fine recovery channel.
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Crawford Gary W.
Pearson Norman A.
Lacey David L.
Pearson Norman Anthony
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