


D on 't f or g et h ow ev er, t h at i n th e e ar l i es t da y s of dredging, there were no manufacturers, and all small suction gold dredges were handcrafted units made in someone's garage. T h i s i s w h er e h e r ec ov er ed m os t of th e l ar g e g ol d n u g g et s f ro m. No question that many gold prospectors would love to own a dredge, and dredges are very cool pieces of prospecting equipment that will allow you to mine some very nice gold nuggets, but the pr i ce s f or n ew on es ar e r ea l l y h i g h.

The waterfall effect "scrubs" lighter rock from the low pressure zones leaving the gold behind.
