Wankake - Wankake

Japanese: 椀掛け - わんかけ
Wankake - Wankake
A technique in which minerals such as gold dust and tin dust contained in gravel are washed out and separated using a dish-shaped tool called a bowl with running water. This has been practiced since ancient times, but some places still use this method for small-scale mining activities. It was also used to select gold particles from large crushed rocks. In Japan, wooden bowls about 20 cm in diameter were often used, and some were painted with black lacquer to make the gold particles easier to see, but there are also examples where a sieve was used. In America and Australia, larger metal bowls are used.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
砂金や砂スズなど砂礫(されき)の中に含まれる鉱物を,椀と呼ばれる皿状の道具を用いて水流で洗い出し,より分ける技術。古くから行われてきたが,今なお,この方法で小規模な採取活動を行っているところがある。大きな岩塊を砕いたものの中から金粒などを選び出すのにも用いられた。日本では,木製で直径20cm程度の椀が多く,金粒が見やすいように黒漆を塗ったものなども使われたが,ざる(笊)を使った例もある。アメリカやオーストラリアなどでは,金属製のより大型の椀が用いられている。

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