In his quest for gold exploration and mining across the world, Parker Schnabel, the star of the reality TV show “Gold Rush,” has set foot in Australia to learn about new gold mining methods. In this episode of “Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail,” Parker had the opportunity to explore unique techniques he had never encountered in the Yukon and experienced gold extraction using the vat leaching method along with a waterless gold separation system called a dry blower.
On his journey across Australia, Parker Schnabel has learned a variety of new gold mining methods, including an extremely dangerous one that uses sodium cyanide to extract fine gold from tailings.
Don’t miss out on the action – watch the full video below and witness the crew’s triumphant success in the midst of uncertainty!
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- Jake’s honeypot lease is still producing three and a half grams of gold per tonne, which is a high recovery rate.
- Jake uses vat leeching, a six-stage process, to extract fine gold from the mine tailings.
- James demonstrates how a dry blower works, which separates the gold from the dirt using air instead of water.
- Parker finds a large nugget, a rare find in the Yukon.
- Vat leeching is a method where the dirt is submerged in a chemical solution, and the gold is extracted using carbon.
- The dry blower is 30% less efficient at gold recovery compared to Parker’s wash plants in the Yukon.
- The tailings in Australia are always detected for nuggets, unlike in the Yukon where they are not.
Parker Schnabel’s journey in Australia not only brought him valuable lessons in new methods within the gold mining industry but also uncovered unexpected treasures, such as the sizable gold nuggets he found while using the waterless dry blower. More importantly, Parker witnessed the diversity and richness of the global gold mining industry, where creativity and perseverance are always esteemed and highly regarded.
