Separating gold/sand Tips ''n'' Tricks Old Forum Archive ...
Aug 12, 2011· If you''ve removed all of the most magnetic (heaviest) sands with your magnet, DON"T throw it away. The magnet works well, but it will usually pinch at least some gold when it picks up the ironsand. Keep that black sand and you may be able to recover more gold from it at a later date.