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Can I Use a Pie Plate or Something in Place of a Gold Pan?

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Question by Jennifer D: Can I use a pie plate or something in place of a gold pan?
I am taking my kids out and panning for gold today, I can't find any gold pans in my area, can I use anything else? Any helpful tips would be great also.

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Answer by smartsassysabrina
You can use a deep pie pan with a low sloping side instead of a gold pan. Anything that gradually comes to the lips so you can control the water and dirt in the pan.

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One Response to “Can I Use a Pie Plate or Something in Place of a Gold Pan?”
  1. jim bo says:
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    . You want panning info?
    “…The best way to learn how to pan for gold is to first get the right kind of gold pan. The steel gold pans of old are still made, but most actual miners and prospectors use plastic gold pans. The colored plastic pans show the gold better than the shiny surface of a steel pan, and plastic pans can be molded with “cheater riffles” that make it easier to pan and still not lose the gold. In general green is considered one of the best colors for a gold pan as it contrasts well both with the gold and the sand .
    More care must be used when washing as the last bit of material remains in the pan. One wrong scoop and everything in the pan will go in the tub! If this kind of practice does not take place before going out to do some actual gold panning, the chances for any kind of success are very minimal. The new prospector will have no idea if there was gold in the material they have chosen to pan. When nothing is found, they will have no idea if it is because of poor panning technique.
    One item that can really help the panning process is a ½” screen. Screens are used to remove rocks from material before panning..” etc. .

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