connecting the dots
Victor, CO - I believe you are looking inside an old Gold Trommel. What is a Gold Trommel? More details below.
It's not difficult to find old rusted mining equipment and buildings sprawled about in the Victor and Cripple Creek area of Colorado. While photo hunting I saw this intriguing tube that temporarily hypnotized me. What is this giant religious looking cheese grader? Come to find out it's a Gold Trommel.
A Gold Trommel was used to process gold bearing material by separating out the larger rocks and boulders, like a big sifter. All of the fine material will drop through the screens to be processed, the larger gravels and rocks will discharge out of the back. There are other elements like water being used to assist the process but that's the basic idea behind this thing.
connecting the dots
Victor, CO - I believe you are looking inside an old Gold Trommel. What is a Gold Trommel? More details below.
It's not difficult to find old rusted mining equipment and buildings sprawled about in the Victor and Cripple Creek area of Colorado. While photo hunting I saw this intriguing tube that temporarily hypnotized me. What is this giant religious looking cheese grader? Come to find out it's a Gold Trommel.
A Gold Trommel was used to process gold bearing material by separating out the larger rocks and boulders, like a big sifter. All of the fine material will drop through the screens to be processed, the larger gravels and rocks will discharge out of the back. There are other elements like water being used to assist the process but that's the basic idea behind this thing.