Dream Mat Gold Recovery Calculator
PE-tested recovery
What the Extra Gold Is Worth
Enter the fine gold you recover on a typical trip with your current matting. We'll estimate the extra a Dream Mat could catch from the same ground, and what it's worth at today's gold price.
- Extra gold per season
- 8.54 g
- Extra gold per trip
- 0.43 g
Worth at today's spot price
- Per trip
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- Per season
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Gold price last updated Nov 5, 2026. The dollar estimate shows again once the price updates.
Example figures shown. Assumes your current matting catches 88.4% of fine gold, like the expanded metal in the test.
Shop Dream MatsEstimate only. Based on a PE-certified sluice test commissioned by Prospectors Dream (Elkhorn Engineering, 2026): a Dream Mat (the Dredge Mat) recovered 96.0% of the fine gold, against 88.4% for expanded metal over miner's moss, one run per setup. The calculator assumes your current matting recovers fine gold like that expanded metal setup and adds the difference, about 8.5% more, to the fine gold you enter. Coarser material came out about even in the test. If you already run a Dream Mat or matting that holds fine gold better, expect little or no difference. Your ground, gold size and water flow will differ, so results vary. Gold is valued at the spot price in US dollars from gold-api.com, updated daily; buyers and refiners pay less than spot. See the test
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