Even more on how to pan

Figure 3a. A grizzly ( a pan with holes in the bottom) is used to separate larger rocks from the finer material.	Figure 3b. Pan cross-section. After the rocks caught in the grizzly are examined for gold, they may be discarded.
Figure 4. With the pan's riffles pointed away from you, alternate underwater dipping and swirling, until the lighter, finer material is washed away and the heavier material remains in the bottom of the pan.
Figure 5. When dark sands (heavy mineral grains) are all that is left (except for the gold, of course), you are panning correctly. Hopefully, your pan will look like this when you are finished.

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