A dataset from pilot-scale tests of sluicebox riffle performance for gold recovery. The data was generated by a testing facility at Yukon College in Whitehorse, sponsored by the Klondike Placer Miners Association. Tests investigated riffle size, type, spacing, orientation, feed rates, water rates, and sluice slopes.
Use Cases
- Optimizing riffle design for gold capture based on tested sizes, types, spacings, and orientations.
- Modeling the effects of operational parameters on recovery efficiency based on varied feed rates, water rates, and slopes.
- Evaluating the performance of different matting materials based on tests of Monsanto matting and punch plate.
- Analyzing scour and deposition patterns in sluiceboxes under controlled conditions.
- Confirming recovery effectiveness using salted irradiated gold particles.
Strengths
- Data originates from a controlled pilot-scale testing facility with a Plexiglass-sided sluice run for visual interpretation.
- Tests cover multiple variables: riffle size, type, spacing, orientation, feed rate, water rate, and slope.
- Sponsored by the Klondike Placer Miners Association, indicating industry relevance.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada, being specific to Yukon conditions.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Data gathered from pilot-scale tests at a facility constructed at Yukon College in Whitehorse.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 16:00:32.477017; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Yukon, Canada, specifically Whitehorse.