Category: Mining

Gold Trommel vs Shaker Deck: What Miners Need to Know

Macon SD-500 shaker deck wash plant processing material with sluice system in operation at a remote mining site

When choosing a gold wash plant, understanding the differences between a gold trommel and shaker deck can directly affect production, efficiency, and maintenance costs. Macon Industries designs both types of systems, allowing operators to match their equipment to site-specific geology, material types, and operational goals. Why Shaker Decks Are Gaining… Read more

Mining Equipment Design for Remote Sites and Harsh Conditions

Mining equipment design shown through a Macon Industries wash plant operating in a remote field environment.

Harsh, remote sites demand more than standard equipment. They require systems that are built with transport constraints, extreme weather, limited service access, and real production pressures in mind. At Macon Industries, every build starts with the realities of where it will operate, from open pits in British Columbia and the… Read more

The Learnings in Placer Washplant Design Inspired By Miners

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Dawson City Gold Show This year at the Dawson City Gold Show we had the pleasure of presenting at the placer miner forum in Dawson City. Placer/alluvial TECHNICAL SALES presentation at the dawson city show Jonas Boehnke is our Technical Salesman at Macon Industries. Here he is presenting his presentation… Read more

Hydraulic Riffles

The History of Hydraulic Riffles In-depth research on gold recovery in the Yukon conducted in 1990 by Randy Clarkson concluded that the “reliability, inexpensiveness and operating simplicity of sluice-boxes are hard to beat”. The same still applies, although sluice design has progressed since. Water injection into the capture zone of… Read more