{"product_id":"xp-gold-pan-37cm-15in","title":"XP Gold Pan 37 cm (15 in) - Snake Skin Gold Pan with 4 Panning Zones","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine gold does not usually escape because you panned badly. It escapes because a smooth pan gives it nothing to hold onto.\u003c\/strong\u003e The XP Gold Pan 37 cm (15 in) is built around that single problem: four distinct working zones on one pan wall, each doing a different job, so material gets progressively poorer and your gold stays put.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe four panning zones\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXP calls it Z4, and it is the reason this pan works differently from a conventional two-riffle pan. Instead of one texture across the whole wall, you get four surfaces and you rotate the pan to use whichever the material needs:\u003c\/p\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. Ideal for 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\u003eA higher level of separation between sand and gold. They trap small gold dust and let the 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 own surface, used where a conventional pan has a smooth sandy zone. It grips fine gold during the final finishing stage, and XP rates it more efficient than the conventional approach.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWide flat base\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLarge capacity and a stable working floor, so a full pan is still controllable.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue color\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue is complementary to yellow, which gives the best contrast against gold. You will spot color you would miss in a black pan.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy the 15 in size\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the all-rounder and the pan most people should own first. At 37 cm (15 in) it holds enough material to make real progress on a creek, while the flat base keeps a heavy pan from becoming a wrestling match. It is the working pan: you move volume with it, then finish the last concentrate in something smaller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePair it with\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pan alone is half the job. Screen your material first with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/xp-gold-classifier-10-37cm-15in\"\u003eXP Gold Classifier #10\u003c\/a\u003e (10 mm mesh) and then the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/xp-gold-classifier-5-37cm-15in\"\u003eXP Gold Classifier #5\u003c\/a\u003e (5 mm) if you want a second, finer cut. For finishing, the smaller \u003ca href=\"\/products\/xp-gold-pan-27cm-11in\"\u003eXP Gold Pan 27 cm (11 in)\u003c\/a\u003e takes the concentrate down to color. If you want all of it in one box, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/xp-gold-pan-premium-kit\"\u003eXP Gold Pan Premium Kit\u003c\/a\u003e pairs both pans with both classifiers and the collecting accessories, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/xp-gold-pan-starter-kit\"\u003eXP Gold Pan Starter Kit\u003c\/a\u003e pairs this pan with the #10 classifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone panning a creek for real: first-timers who want one good pan instead of two bad ones, and experienced prospectors who want the snake skin surface for the finishing stage. It also stacks with the other XP pans and classifiers, so it travels as part of one compact unit.\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 explains the full chain from digging to bottling and where a pan does and does not earn its keep, 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":48126426906882,"sku":"GP-PAN-37","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/9012\/8130\/files\/xp-gold-pan-37cm-15in-four-panning-zones.jpg?v=1784085785","url":"https:\/\/historyseekers.net\/products\/xp-gold-pan-37cm-15in","provider":"History Seekers Metal Detectors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}