One of the added benefits of hydraulic dredging includes the direct transfer of materials to the processing plant. This saves both time and money, eliminating the need for additional manpower and double handling of the material. Once the material is excavated, the bucket loads it into a sieve, which separates smaller desired material (often gold) from larger material, which is discharged from the rear of the dredger hull. These instruments are rugged and durable to withstand the harsh, sometimes salty marine environment where dredges operate - Santa Cruz Island Barge Service . The shrouding of material enables horizontal auger dredges to suck up dredged materials while dredging. Our dredges mix the sediment with water with their cutterhead, and pump the slurries to the surface of lagoons, ponds, lakes, waterways, and canals. The material is then pumped through floating and land-based pipe to a disposal/spoil site. We can add wheels and a cage to our auger, so the cutterhead rests...