Working gold concentrates down with a pan is slow tedious work. This is where the Desert Fox Gold Wheel really struts it stuff. It can help you recover up 10 times more gold than panning by hand. The gold wheel by Desert Fox helps you recover a stunning amount of flour gold so you rarely lose even the smallest pieces (small gold is still gold!). If you are serious about gold panning, then the extra money a gold wheel costs is well worth the return in gold you will get.