These heavy-duty gold classifiers combine a rugged black plastic frame with a durable stainless-steel screen. Each classifier is tapered to fit over a standard 5-gallon bucket, making it easy to separate oversized rocks, gravel, sand, and fine material before panning or running concentrates through recovery equipment.
Using consistently sized material helps improve processing speed and allows sluices, highbankers, finishing tables, and other recovery systems to operate more efficiently.
1/2 inch
1/4 inch
1/8 inch
1/12 inch
1/20 inch
1/30 inch
1/50 inch
1/70 inch
1/100 inch
Select the desired screen size before adding the classifier to your cart.
Durable stainless-steel screen
Rugged black plastic body
Tapered design fits a standard 5-gallon bucket
Available in coarse through ultra-fine sizes
Nesting design saves storage and transportation space
Suitable for wet or dry classification
Corrosion-resistant screen material
Useful for field sampling and concentrate cleanup
Made in the USA
Each classifier measures approximately 3.5 inches tall. Up to four classifiers can be nested together with a combined height of only approximately 8.5 inches, making it easy to carry several sizes in a prospecting kit.
1/2" and 1/4": Rapid classification of coarse gravel and removal of larger rocks
1/8" and 1/12": General gold-panning and sluice-box preparation
1/20" and 1/30": Classifying smaller material and concentrates
1/50", 1/70", and 1/100": Fine concentrate sizing and cleanup work
Using several classifiers in sequence allows material to be separated into consistent size ranges for more controlled processing.
Gold prospecting and placer mining
Classifying creek and river gravel
Preparing material for gold pans and sluice boxes
Highbanker and power-sluice processing
Fine-gold concentrate cleanup
Gem and mineral screening
Rockhounding
Soil, seed, nut, and other general sorting applications
Top diameter: Approximately 13 inches
Overall height: Approximately 3.5 inches
Frame material: Heavy-duty plastic
Screen material: Stainless steel
Frame color: Black
Bucket compatibility: Standard 5-gallon buckets
Design: Tapered and nestable
Country of origin: USA
One black classifier with the selected stainless-steel screen size
Classifiers are priced and sold individually. Bucket and additional classifier sizes are not included.
These are a MUST for any prospecting operation! These stainless steel classifiers have rugged plastic bodies with stainless steel screens. They are 13 Inches wide at the top and are tapered to fit in the top of a 5 gallon bucket. The overall height is 3 1/2" and designed to allow for 4 of the classifiers to be nested with an overall height of only 8 1/2". They are easy to use and a must for proper fine gold recovery.
The Stainless Steel Classifiers in Black are premium-grade prospecting tools built for serious gold miners who want efficient material sizing and long-lasting durability in the field. Proudly Made in the U.S.A., these heavy-duty classifiers feature rugged black plastic frames combined with corrosion-resistant stainless steel mesh screens for dependable performance in even the toughest prospecting environments.
At High Plains Prospectors, we know proper classification is one of the most important steps in maximizing gold recovery. Separating material by size helps improve sluice efficiency, speeds up panning, and allows recovery systems to capture more fine gold. These stackable classifiers are designed to fit standard 5 gallon buckets, making them ideal for prospecting, concentrate clean-up, black sand processing, and home recovery setups.
Available in a wide range of mesh sizes, these classifiers allow you to precisely sort material from large creek gravels down to ultra-fine concentrates and microscopic gold-bearing sands.
Whether you're working rich creek gravels, processing concentrates after a productive day in gold country, or fine-tuning your recovery setup for maximum efficiency, these Stainless Steel Classifiers deliver professional-grade performance built to help you recover more gold with less wasted effort.
Made it the USA!
Priced per classifier.
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