Please refer to the sidebar on the right for all the types, description, use, tips, etc. on prospecting equipment. The emphasis is on showing the equipment actually in use by DGD members with discussions of their use in a desert environment. Members of the club use a wide variety of equipment. You can learn a lot by attending the monthly outings and observing the equipment in use. Club members are usually very good at answering questions about their equipment.
Almost every type of gold placer equipment can be seen at the outings, even dredges occasionally though there is seldom enough water for their use. All mechanical gold equipment use some form of gravity separation which depend on the fact that gold has a higher specific gravity than most other minerals (see Gold Facts from American Bullion for more details). Some sections have links that provide more detailed information. For additional information, as well as plans for building some of the equipment, see the references section in the menu below.