Mining ToolsAlluvial Gold The Australian Gold Rush
During the gold rush period, miners used different tools and methods to mine for gold. Panning was a way to find alluvial gold, which are small nuggets found in creek beds and in the ground of creeks and rivers. To use the pan, a miner would place a small amount of dirt or sand into a pan as well as quite a bit of water. The miner would then swirl out the muddy water leaving gold nuggets at