Gold Panning Device

A gold panning device that provides a user with a means for separating gold from other debris, the gold panning device comprising:

• a frame component configured in a square shape, comprising an open top and bottom, opposing side walls, and opposing front and back walls;
• a tumbler barrow configured in a cylindrical shape, which rotates about an interior shaft that includes several internal rows of teeth;
• and
• a hand crank axially secured to the tumbler barrow, such that rotation of the hand crank causes rotation of the tumbler barrow;
• and
• wherein the tumbler barrow is housed within the frame component;
• wherein the frame component comprises four wheels secured to corners of the open bottom;
• wherein the back wall of the frame component comprises a handle;
• wherein an exterior of the tumbler barrow is comprised of a mesh screening;
• wherein the mesh screening comprises quarter inch openings to allow the separated materials to pass through;
• wherein the several internal rows of teeth are secured to the interior shaft and extend down from the interior shaft but do not contact an interior surface of the tumbler barrow;
• wherein raw materials are inserted into the tumbler barrow;
• wherein users turn the hand crank to rotate the raw materials within the tumbler barrow;
• and
• further wherein the several internal rows of teeth are dragged through the raw materials within the tumbler barrow, allowing gold to be retrieved from separated materials with ease.

A method of easily panning for gold, the method comprising the following steps:

• providing a gold panning device with the feeding tray and turning handle;
• filling the feeding tray with material to be sifted through for gold;
• turning the handle to allow for the material to go through the device;
• collecting the gold that has been separated from the material;
• and
• using the left-over material for gardening, planting, or other applications.