- In the buckets there is an unknown number of gold nuggets, only known by the organization. If a participant finds more nuggets by mistake, the maximum number of nuggets that the organization has introduced in that round will be counted.
- For each nugget not found in each round, there is a 3 minute penalty.
- The Champion of Spain, will be the first qualified in the individual rounds male and female that possesses Spanish Nationality.
However, if you have any questions during the competition, you can ask a member of the Technical Competition Committee for assistance. If the question arises while you are competing, you should raise your hand and someone in charge will come to help you.
Purpose
Find as many nuggets as possible in the shortest possible time.
Each participant will be provided with a bucket, containing between 15 and 20 kg of sand and between 5 and 12 gold nuggets, a gold tube and a bib with the corresponding number of his or her drawer. In the final rounds, the number of nuggets varies between 7 and 12, and in the team rounds between 10 and 20.
In the box there can never be two participants at the same time, if the round is pairs, trios or teams of 5, the participant who has finished must leave first so that the next participant can enter. If the judges notice that two participants coincide at the same time in the box, the team will be penalized with 2 minutes.
When participants in pairs, trios and teams of 5 share a pan, it must be washed when each participant starts. Failure to do so will penalize the team with 2 minutes. The bib must be put on by the last at pan and the rest of the participants must leave the competition area once they have finished panning.
Each participant must always wash the pan before the start of each round.
Once all the participants have been placed in their drawers, the round will begin with three commands that will be heard loud and clear:
“take your place” / “preparados”
“get ready” / “listos”
“go” / “ya”
which indicates that you can start panning. Until that moment, you cannot touch either the pan or the bucket with the sand.
In the individual category the maximum time for batting is 15 minutes. In pairs and trios, 20 minutes and in teams, 25 minutes.
If the tube or plug falls into the water or on the ground, the judges must be called to replace it.
If the pan falls to the bottom of the drawer or at any time it is noticed that the participant is picking up sand from the bottom of the drawer, this will result in automatic disqualification.
Each participant must be responsible and guard the cube with the sand to prevent it from falling. In case of a fall, only the sand that remains in the bucket will be panned.
Once you have finished panning and plugged the tube with the gold, you must raise your hand and shout “stop” to have your time counted. You will also be penalized with 2 minutes if you raise your hand to stop the time before plugging the tube with the gold.
Once you have finished, you must put the tube on the pan, without taking it out of it, and go to the judges to count and confirm the nuggets found. If, while addressing the judges, the tube is opened and nuggets are spilled in the pan, the judges must be called immediately. Only the nuggets that remain in the tube will be counted.
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