ANYONE who prospects and pans for
gold can tell you that working concentrates down with a gold pan is slow
tedious work. Not only that, but it's hard on the back and legs, and the
efficiency rate for gold recovery is low. A lot of the gold is lost
washing over the side of the pan.
With the Desert Fox, you can work
concentrates down much faster. Not only will your speed increase, your
gold recovery and efficiency will improve by a factor of 50. That's not
a misprint! You will recover 50 times more gold with the Desert Fox than
working by hand with a gold pan. More gold, less time, and a lot less
work. And with the new proprietary variable speed model, you can adjust
for maximum gold recovery no matter what type of material you are
panning.
The Desert Fox spiral wheel has SEVEN separate spirals which pick up
GOLD SEVEN times with each rotation of the wheel (105 times per minute).
The seven spirals dump gold into the tube-shaft and into a hanging gold
catch-cup. This method is far superior to other types of spiral wheels
which do not pass the gold through the center of the wheel into a
hanging cup. The Desert Fox wheel with its pitch adjustment and water
spray system helps the operator "tune out" the black sand and process 70
pounds of concentrates per hour.
The Desert Fox
is easy to Use... Fill the tank with 3 to 4 gallons of water... Hook the
clips to your 12-Volt battery... Turn on the switch... The wheel starts
to rotate and water sprays from the spray bar onto the wheel... Add a
scoop of sand every 20 seconds... The GOLD settles to the bottom as the
spiral turns and the seven spiral leads pick it up and elevate it to the
center hole in the hub where it passes through the hollow shaft into a
gold catch cup! It is as simple as that and so user-friendly that you
will be an expert gold panner ten minutes after you have used the DESERT
FOX for the first time
While the Desert Fox is mainly a finishing machine
used in conjunction with a sluice box or other concentrator, you can
also use it to prospect for gold. Simply set up the machine and take a
few samples systematically and observe which samples contain the most
colors. Set up your concentrating equipment near the test area with the
best show of gold.
The Desert Fox is a compact, light-weight
gold panning machine you can take anywhere. Weighing under 10 pounds
even with a rugged folding stand, it folds up and stores neatly in its
Action Packer tub. Operate it right out of the tub, or remove it from
the case and use it in a stream. The Desert Fox is aptly named because
it was designed to conserve water and will operate on just three
gallons. It sets up quickly and easily and can run 70 pounds of
concentrates in an hour. It's both a separator and a concentrator in one
self-contained panning machine. Recovers an amazing amount of flour gold
so you seldom lose even the smallest pieces (which all add up!).
Operates on any 12-volt 7-amp DC power
source. Use an automotive battery or even a 35 watt solar panel. Ships
complete with an easy-to-understand owner's manual and a video, but this
machine is so easy to operate you won't need them to become a pro! A bag
of practice sand containing real placer gold is also shipped with every
Desert Fox so you can get acquainted with your new machine and see how
efficient and easy it is to use. The Desert Fox is also available with
Variable Speed Control. This is the only spiral gold panning machine on
the market with this feature! Desert Fox has a Five Year Limited
WARRANTY direct from the manufacturer, the Desert Fox Automatic Spiral
Gold Panning Machine has been manufactured by Camel Mining Products
since 1969.
Specifications:
Height: 20 In. Width: 14.5 In.
Length: 20 In. Weight: 10 Lbs.
Wheel Diameter: 12.5 In. Power Req: 12VDC 7AH
Water Required: 3-4 Gal. Pump Capacity: 500 Gph.
Stowed Dimensions
Height: 10 In. Width: 14.5 In.
Length: 17.5 In.
The Desert Fox Spiral wheel was computer designed for
maximum speed and efficiency. The Desert Fox drive unit is gear driven
and ball bearing equipped. It runs very quiet and it is energy efficient
too! Our exclusive aqua-jet on the spray-bar churns and mixes the
materials in the wheel for the fastest recovery possible. The Fox can
pan up to 70 pounds of concentrates per hour.
Fully self-contained, nothing else to buy,
runs off any 12 volt 7amp D.C. source, like a small motorcycle battery
or your vehicle battery. Easy to set up or stow, even a child can do it
for you.
The Action Packer Carrying case serves as a reservoir to re-circulate
water. Weighs only 10 lbs. (dry weight)
The variable speed option when installed
on the Desert Fox allows you to adjust the speed of the spiral wheel
without affecting the pump pressure. This option comes
in handy if you run into some extremely heavy black sand. The slowing
down of the wheel revolution gives more time to wash out the heavy black
sand before it enters the tube
YOU WILL NOT NOTICE THE SPEED CHANGE UNTIL YOU ADD
SAND TO THE WHEEL
***THANK YOU***
Thanks to everyone that has purchased a Genuine Camel Mining
product. For those of you thinking of purchasing a spiral
panning machine, beware of an imitation that is being sold. It
might look like ours but you won't be happy with it's
performance or quality. Listed below are some of the more
important differences.
IMPORTANT FEATURES NOT FOUND
ON IMITATIONS OF THE DESERT FOX
The Desert Fox has a folding stand so that it not only can
be used in the Action Packer case with 3 gallons of water,
it will also work in a stream with the pump furnishing water
from the stream. It will also work in any tub or tray that
will hold 3" of water in case something happens to your
Action Packer. The "copy-cats" build their machine into the
Action Packer and that is the only way you can use it!
The Desert Fox has a very positive lock that prevents
the pitch of the wheel from changing once you have selected
the proper angle. All adjustments are simple and fast and
there is no need for extra gadgets to secure your pitch
angle. The "copy-cats" had so much trouble holding the pitch
angle with a little wing-nut that they decided to include an
extra "prop" that you must attach every time you use it.
The Desert Fox drive motor is mounted on the back of the
gear box so that it can dry quickly and not be swamped by
moisture in the housing. The copy-cats installed their motor
inside the gear box and found out they had a big
problem. Moisture build-up caused corrosion and motor
failure. Instead of re-engineering the drive box, they
punched holes in the Action Packer hoping it would help dry
out the unit. That did not solve their problem.
The Desert Fox and all other Camel machines use double
shielded sealed ball bearings. Most competitors use cheaper
sleeve bearings. Since panning gold involves muddy, gritty
water, which type would you rather have?
This cutaway shows the double wall construction of the
Desert Fox spiral wheel. This strengthens the wheel so that
will not warp. Copy-cat machines are single wall
construction and subject to warping. Leave your concentrates
in the wheel a little too long and you are the proud owner
of an egg-shaped spiral wheel.
This magnification shows the sharp spiral riffles in the
Desert Fox wheel. If you look closely at the spiral riffles
in a copy-cat machine, you will see they are rounded and
not very sharp.
The Desert Fox tailings tray is made to fit directly under
the wheel so that you can empty it easily using its handles.
The copy-cat machine tray sits on the bottom of the Action
Packer.
We
pack a bag of practice sand containing real placer gold in
every Desert Fox Gold Panning Machine we ship. This is so
you can get acquainted with your new machine and prove to
yourself how efficient and easy it is to use