Wooden prospector's pan
Recipe for the wooden prospector's pan
Steel prospector's pan
Recipe for the steel prospector's pan
The prospector's pan is used to pan gold and diamonds in the sand in river biomes. The prospector's pan comes in two variations, the wooden one (3 sticks) and the steel one (3 steel). The recipes are shown to the right.
To use the pan you need to be in a river or beach biome. Holding the pan in your hand, destroy sand blocks to get a chance at finding gold or diamonds.