Pan, Gold, Miner's

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Title

Pan, Gold, Miner's

Content partner

Te Hikoi Museum

Collection

Te Hikoi Museum

Description

A metal gold pan that has a twine handle attached to one side. Gold pans like this one were used to pan for gold on the rich goldfields of Southland and Central Otago. Gold bearing gravel or sand would be placed in the pan and then agitated with water, since gold is heavier than the gravel or sand it would sink to the bottom of the pan while the water washed away the rest.

Format

Image

Date created

1850-1900

Creator

Unknown maker

URL

https://ehive.com/collections/3278/objects/1339776

Related subjects

Natural Resources and Mining

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