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What do sluices and jigs do in placer mining?

Concentrate minerals from gravel.

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  1. Pump water uphill
  2. Drill deep holes
  3. Concentrate minerals from gravel ✔

Why: In placer mining, minerals are concentrated using sluices or jigs after freeing them from gravel.

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Answer: Concentrate minerals from gravel. In placer mining, minerals are concentrated using sluices or jigs after freeing them from gravel.

  1. Mining en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining
    The minerals are then concentrated using sluices or jigs
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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