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Dry-Placer-Machine Operator

DOT Code: 939.382-010

Industry: mine & quarry

Operates trailer-mounted machine to recover gold from sand: Positions conveyor from front-end loader to machine. Connects terminals from portable generator to control panel, using wrench. Starts machine and adjusts speed of feed conveyor to avoid overloading. Observes flow of fine sand from conveyor to screens and inclined riffle tables. Adjusts speed of bellows to force air through sand and float it over riffles, allowing gold-bearing particles to collect. Dries wet sand, using heat lamps.

GOE: 05.11.02 STRENGTH: M GED: R3 M2 L1 SVP: 4 DLU: 77