{"product_id":"xp-gold-pan-27cm-11in","title":"XP Gold Pan 27 cm (11 in) - Finishing Gold Pan with 4 Panning Zones","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe last two minutes of panning is where the gold is won or lost.\u003c\/strong\u003e By then you are down to a spoonful of black sand and whatever came with it, and a big pan is the wrong tool for that job. The XP Gold Pan 27 cm (11 in) is the finishing pan: small enough to control precisely, with the same four working zones as its bigger brother, so the fine gold that survived the creek survives the cleanup too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a small pan earns its place\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 15 in pan moves material. An 11 in pan reads it. Once your concentrate is down to a handful, the smaller diameter lets you tilt, swirl and stop with a precision that a wide pan full of water simply does not allow. This is the pan you finish in, and XP also names it the \u003cstrong\u003erecommended size for children\u003c\/strong\u003e, because the same thing that makes it precise makes it manageable in smaller hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe four panning zones\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:13px;margin:18px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width:32%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarge 90 degree riffles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe first clearing step. Washing off bulk and capturing large to medium sized gold.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMini riffles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigher separation between sand and gold. They trap small gold dust and let sand drain away.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSnake skin texture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXP's surface in place of a conventional smooth sandy zone. It grips fine gold at exactly the finishing stage this pan is built for.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlat base\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA stable working floor for the final concentrate.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue color\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComplementary to yellow, so gold shows against it better than in a black pan. It matters most here, on the smallest color.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePair it with\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pan is a finisher, not a starter: you want something bigger to do the bulk work. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/xp-gold-pan-37cm-15in\"\u003eXP Gold Pan 37 cm (15 in)\u003c\/a\u003e is the working pan, and this one nests inside it. Screen first with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/xp-gold-classifier-10-37cm-15in\"\u003eXP Gold Classifier #10\u003c\/a\u003e and, for a finer second cut, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/xp-gold-classifier-5-37cm-15in\"\u003eXP Gold Classifier #5\u003c\/a\u003e. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/xp-gold-pan-premium-kit\"\u003eXP Gold Pan Premium Kit\u003c\/a\u003e pairs both pans and both classifiers with the collecting accessories in one box, which is the cheaper route if you want all of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProspectors who already have a working pan and keep losing color at the end. Anyone cleaning up concentrate at home from a day's sluicing or detecting. And parents teaching a kid to pan, where an 11 in pan they can actually hold is the difference between a hobby and a bad afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere this fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/gold-recovery-equipment-guide\"\u003eGold Recovery Equipment Guide\u003c\/a\u003e walks the whole recovery chain and explains why finishing is its own step, or browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gold-recovery-equipment\"\u003egold recovery equipment\u003c\/a\u003e. XP designed this range to pair with their high frequency \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/xp-metal-detectors\"\u003eXP metal detectors\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho you are buying from\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory Seekers is a small American business and a working detecting channel: over 1.1 million people follow our hunts on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hseekers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eFacebook\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HistorySeekers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eYouTube\u003c\/a\u003e. We are an authorized XP dealer, everyone here detects and prospects, and the person who answers your call has real dirt time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe story is more important than the artifact.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48126427758850,"sku":"GP-PAN-27","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/9012\/8130\/files\/xp-gold-pan-27cm-11in-four-panning-zones.jpg?v=1784085823","url":"https:\/\/historyseekers.net\/products\/xp-gold-pan-27cm-11in","provider":"History Seekers Metal Detectors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}