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Mining a Gold Rush Creek (Again) with a Sluice Box and Hand Dredge
#GoldProspecting #GoldMining #SluiceBox
Come along for one last adventure (for now) with the Gold Country Miner as I finish off a crevice I started a few months back in my other video, "Fall Gold." I struggle to remove a large piece of fractured bedrock from deep within a crevice in a small, gold rush creek, then extract the gravel using hand tools and a crevice sucker (hand dredge). Once my bleeding stopped, I ran the material through the sluice box and recovered 0.38 grams of coarse, angular, mercury covered gold. Not a bad take! Thanks again to my friends for allowing me access to their backyard creek for a morning of gold prospecting and filming.
This is going to be my last TH-cam video upload for a while. Life is busy, and I no longer have the time or energy to continue posting videos at regular intervals. Maybe I will down the road, but we'll have to wait and see.Thanks to all my viewers for tuning in, for leaving me great comments, and for the support. I wish you all the best, and happy prospecting!
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$5,000 Gold Paydirt Coconut!? A Review of "Mahalo Marty's Nugget Nuts."
มุมมอง 1.5K3 ปีที่แล้ว
#GoldNuggets #Paydirt #GoldPanning What kind of idiot spends $5,000 on a gold paydirt coconut? This one! Join me, the Gold Country Miner, as I crack open a fun-filled adventure and provide a comprehensive review of "The Big Kahuna," Mahalo Marty's top of the line "Nugget Nut" which is guaranteed to a contain a minimum of 2 troy ounces of gold. What kind of ridiculousness awaits?? Watch and find...
Mountain Bike Gold: mining a new area with the homemade sluice box.
มุมมอง 2.6K4 ปีที่แล้ว
#GoldMining #SluiceBox #MountainBike Remember that sluice box I built out a scrap materials a few videos back? Well in this video, I strap that thing around my neck, climb on the mountain bike, and go scout out a new claim that I've never worked before. I spent a cold winter morning moving boulders and shoveling buckets of gravel through the sluice in search of some chunky, Yuba River (North Fo...
Hunting for Water-Clear Quartz Crystals in the High Desert!
มุมมอง 5094 ปีที่แล้ว
#QuartzCrystals #Crystals #RockHound Come along with the Gold Country Miner and family on a day trip to go rock hounding and search for water-clear quartz crystals in the high desert near the California-Nevada border. Our trip starts along historic Highway 49, passing through California's gold country, crossing all 3 forks of the Yuba River and leading through the small towns of North San Juan,...
Throwback Gold: Testing the DIY "Long Tom" Sluice Box Down at the Creek
มุมมอง 10K4 ปีที่แล้ว
#GoldProspecting #SluiceBox #DIY Join me, the Gold Country Miner, as I hit the creek and travel back in time to test out my old-school, homemade DIY, Long Tom style sluice box that I put together out of scrap materials in my last video. Did it work like a dream, or did all of my gold flush out of the bottom, never to be found again?? Was it a good design, or was it fatally flawed from the get-g...
How to Build a Sluice Box for Gold (out of wood, for cheap). $0!!
มุมมอง 38K4 ปีที่แล้ว
#SluiceBox #DIY #GoldProspecting Join me, the Gold Country Miner, as I walk you step by step through the process of building a basic sluice box out of wood using only scrap materials from around the house, for a total price of $0! For the design and measurements, I took inspiration from the "Long Tom" style sluice boxes used back in the gold rush by the 49ers, and combined that with principles ...
Gold Unhinged (Short): How a miner copes with frustration, anger, and disappointment.
มุมมอง 2044 ปีที่แล้ว
#GoldProspecting #GoldPanning #Destruction A quiet morning panning for gold on the creek quickly devolved into a fiery, TV-smashing and toilet-annihilating royal rumble of insanity, screaming, and destruction after my pan was devoid of gold. You know what though? This miner sure felt better after all that. Take home point? Keeping things bottled up will eventually take its toll. Sometimes, you ...
Rehab Gold: Gold Country Miner visits Ponderosa Physical Therapy
มุมมอง 2784 ปีที่แล้ว
#PhysicalTherapy #Pilates #GoldMiner This is a short ad I put together to help support a local physical therapy clinic. Full disclosure... Chelsea is my wife and the owner of Ponderosa Physical Therapy, and this is not a paid promotion. I made this ad mainly for her to use as a marketing tool, but figured "Hey, why not? I'll stick it up on my channel too!" If you're interested in supporting Pon...
Gold Unhinged: When the frustrations of gold prospecting boil over.
มุมมอง 4564 ปีที่แล้ว
#GoldProspecting #GoldPanning #Destruction I spent a quiet morning prospecting for gold on a new claim (new to me), testing several different crevices and locations along the creek. Everything was going beautifully until my pans kept coming up empty. That kind of frustration can get to a man... Things soon devolved into a fiery, TV smashing and toilet annihilating royal rumble of insanity, scre...
Best Pan Ever! Panning out chunky gold pickers from along the river bank.
มุมมอง 3.1K4 ปีที่แล้ว
#GoldProspecting #GoldPanning #CrevicingForGold Join the Gold Country Miner for a morning of crevicing along the banks of the river and cleaning out a pristine, tight-packed crevice. Feel the thrill of panning out gravels to reveal the best single pan this miner has ever stumbled upon, loaded with chunky, coarse gold pickers! Another treasure is found on the hike out, leading to an epic stretch...
Smoky Gold: working a deep, hidden crevice and panning out chunky gold pickers!
มุมมอง 7364 ปีที่แล้ว
#goldprospecting #goldpanning #goldmining Crevicing for gold is a gamble. A prospector does his best to read the signs of the river and select a promising location, with the hopes that nice gold may be lurking down below. But you don't know for sure until you get down to the very bottom, scrape every last speck of dirt and gravel up, then pan it out. Join me, the Gold Country Miner, on such an ...
Halloween Gold: Gold panning at the river and getting in the Halloween spirit!
มุมมอง 2804 ปีที่แล้ว
#GoldProspecting #GoldPanning #Halloween Thanks to Covid-19, Halloween is not as fun this year. Kids aren't out trick-or-treating and there are no big parties to attend. But you know what you can do instead?! Watch the Gold Country Miner's Halloween Special! Join the Gold Country Miner, and special guests Nate and the Gold Country Minors, for a morning of gold prospecting along the banks of the...
Guitar Gold: Flipping boulders and panning out flakes of gold from a bedrock depression.
มุมมอง 2514 ปีที่แล้ว
#goldprospecting #goldpanning #guitar Join the Gold Country Miner and special musical guest Tommy Baby for a morning of gold prospecting along the banks of the river on a beautiful Northern California morning. Enjoy live acoustic guitar performed throughout the video, and other original music courtesy of Tommy. We spent the morning working a river-washed bedrock outcropping, flipping boulders o...
Fall Gold: mining coarse gold with a hand dredge and sluice box from an underwater crevice.
มุมมอง 3.9K4 ปีที่แล้ว
#GoldProspecting #SluiceBox #Fall Join the Gold Country Miner on a serene fall morning working an underwater crevice in a rich, gold country creek. I use crevice tools, a PVC hand dredge (aka crack sucker, crevice sucker), and a combination of the sluice box and panning to recover some coarse, mercury covered gold, including a chunky picker! Original soundtrack provided by none other than Tommy...
Leaf Fossils, Petrified Wood, and Gold: 2 Days of Adventures in the Gold Country with the Kids.
มุมมอง 2434 ปีที่แล้ว
#FossilHunting #PetrifiedWood #GoldPanning Join me and the Gold Country Minors on back to back days of adventuring in California's Gold Country in search of Middle Eocene plant and leaf fossils, petrified wood, and gold (with a little rock hunting mixed in). Plus, I worked out of of the strangest crevices I've ever encountered, which yielded over 58 grams of lead in a single pan, and nice gold ...
Gold Country Miner Highlight Reel 2020
มุมมอง 2174 ปีที่แล้ว
Gold Country Miner Highlight Reel 2020
RAGE GOLD: When gold prospecting turns weird, and AWESOME!
มุมมอง 1.5K4 ปีที่แล้ว
RAGE GOLD: When gold prospecting turns weird, and AWESOME!
Detecting for Aluminum Nuggets at Lake Tahoe?! And a Truckee River Picnic
มุมมอง 3574 ปีที่แล้ว
Detecting for Aluminum Nuggets at Lake Tahoe?! And a Truckee River Picnic
Fishing, Crevicing, Panning, and Metal Detecting in the High Sierra: A Gold Medal Day!
มุมมอง 4354 ปีที่แล้ว
Fishing, Crevicing, Panning, and Metal Detecting in the High Sierra: A Gold Medal Day!
Machete Gold! Panning for gold in a rich, overgrown creek.
มุมมอง 1.2K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Machete Gold! Panning for gold in a rich, overgrown creek.
How to separate gold from black sand the cheap, low-tech way.
มุมมอง 2K4 ปีที่แล้ว
How to separate gold from black sand the cheap, low-tech way.
How to Pan for Gold, Clearly Explained.
มุมมอง 3914 ปีที่แล้ว
How to Pan for Gold, Clearly Explained.
Essential Equipment for Gold Prospecting (and some less essential)
มุมมอง 9534 ปีที่แล้ว
Essential Equipment for Gold Prospecting (and some less essential)

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  • @konsumer
    @konsumer 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Cheers!

  • @Directory1
    @Directory1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thx best in show❤

  • @lundgrenbronzestudios
    @lundgrenbronzestudios 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope people appreciate the effort of setting up the camera and riding by. He’s got to go back and get that thing each time.

  • @WinterLeonardoZolotko
    @WinterLeonardoZolotko 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have an attitude problem You act like a 3-year-old why

  • @victorrodriguez5590
    @victorrodriguez5590 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you dude

  • @dbotanist2079
    @dbotanist2079 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the energy! I just got into prospecting myself and love to see how others are collecting their gold ! Best of luck to ya !

  • @hansullmann2274
    @hansullmann2274 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Surprisingly you still have all your fingers.🤣

  • @squidgaming7537
    @squidgaming7537 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your most likely not gonna see this but your a life saver. I’m up here in ny and I got a creek near my house I wanna see if there is any gold in my creek and I can only work with wood because that is the most abundant material I have and I have all the equipment to make this stuff. so thank you very much for making this video and imma drop a sub

  • @michaelscraftsandrocks7607
    @michaelscraftsandrocks7607 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonder how you're doing??

  • @Me2-l4m
    @Me2-l4m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    About 40 years ago I made my first box. My father-in-law had a fancy green trap wide narrow wide box hard plastic. We were working side by side My piece of homemade piece of carpet slots pizza metal screen and he is fancy dancing and I was catching more flowery gold than he was in his One of the reasons and he said nah it was in in the rug and I said how the gold get in a brand new carpet remnant he was that way about things

  • @johnstanley8091
    @johnstanley8091 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    TH-cam this is entertainment

  • @dan71559
    @dan71559 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks bro very inspiring

  • @WesleyOlsen-e5q
    @WesleyOlsen-e5q 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Attaboy!

  • @TroubledOnePaydirt
    @TroubledOnePaydirt 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why’d you quit uploading man? I just found your channel and I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve seen so far. Hope you’re doing well! 💪👍

  • @puddin94
    @puddin94 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice 2 vids thank you😊

  • @jordandixon5564
    @jordandixon5564 ปีที่แล้ว

    Haters are going to hate we all have to start somewhere. I’m thinking of doing the same thing up north here in Canada.

  • @deliriaaragon7743
    @deliriaaragon7743 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where in the High Desert is this?

  • @JustinAlbert-ht9mc
    @JustinAlbert-ht9mc ปีที่แล้ว

    Should clean between itnext 1 as 2 pockets lucky bastard

  • @JustinAlbert-ht9mc
    @JustinAlbert-ht9mc ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol funny bastard.favorite presenter for his humour

  • @JustinAlbert-ht9mc
    @JustinAlbert-ht9mc ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice spot with those 2 rocks

  • @GoldieSmith-fk8rb
    @GoldieSmith-fk8rb ปีที่แล้ว

    You just need to add a rocker box on top

  • @carlreed3571
    @carlreed3571 ปีที่แล้ว

    OUTDOOR BOYS,,,IS HE YOUR BROTHER??

  • @hydrogen7629
    @hydrogen7629 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, I dont have access to an impact drill. Can i manually unscrew the volts using sockets that are hamd kf

    • @GoldCountryMiner
      @GoldCountryMiner ปีที่แล้ว

      Whatever works man! I’m all about improvising with what you’ve got. Good luck.

  • @wareneg66
    @wareneg66 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Pete, I just found this- Thanks! I live in El DOrado Hills and while not extracting gold, I do have a hillside in my backyard where I want to build a sluce-like water feature. I had planned on using cedar pickets and your vid verified this is possible. I see you're nailing and tacking with glue. Was wondering what the leak rate is significant and if I should line mine with mastic so I don't flood my hillside. Thanks again 🤠

    • @GoldCountryMiner
      @GoldCountryMiner ปีที่แล้ว

      Hard to say for sure. Mine is only in the water periodically so no leaking is apparent, but if your situation is constantly wet a liner of some sort may be a good idea. Good luck!

  • @extremebicy
    @extremebicy ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work my friend, I my self I’m fixing to built me a 24”by 8’ long, I’m working in the Dominican sierras, nice gold here, will let you know how it goes, keep up the hard work my friend, cheers Eduardo

  • @au_gmentedreality
    @au_gmentedreality ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello fellow homestater! Subbed, perhaps ill see you out ther⛏️⛏️⛏️🙃🙃

  • @pappyb9644
    @pappyb9644 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice gold like the box enjoyed the video

  • @JanDrake
    @JanDrake ปีที่แล้ว

    Your such a radical miner, and I love it. As I was watching the different clothes changing, I thought to myself I wonder if he would put on a tutu. And sure enough, there it was, Pink in all it's glory. Hope to see more of your videos.

  • @charleydaniels6563
    @charleydaniels6563 ปีที่แล้ว

    The only reason I watched it was the wood box I think your doing good keep up the good work

  • @LarsLarsen77
    @LarsLarsen77 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's not a boulder, dude. It's just a big rock. You could easily lift it over your head. A boulder is taller than you are.

  • @pvtdavidself7959
    @pvtdavidself7959 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love you guy and your shovel🤣🤣🤣 I think you're great, you should come down to my creek and find gold with me

  • @dirtypawsgoldadventures
    @dirtypawsgoldadventures 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Job

  • @123Goldhunter11
    @123Goldhunter11 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would be nice to know what state and county your are in.

  • @123Goldhunter11
    @123Goldhunter11 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good work. Now tell us exactly where it is......................grin

  • @fiveinitaly
    @fiveinitaly 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fabulous video 👍👍

  • @manuelochoa1810
    @manuelochoa1810 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hopefully at least. Find crabs. On that creek

  • @wopwop420
    @wopwop420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is still one of my favorite videos ever.. I laugh so hard when you scream your face off lol

  • @wopwop420
    @wopwop420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Still miss your content. My boy and I started a channel called Drew Scraps if you want to check it out. Anyway, miss your humor and amazing creativity. Hope you are well.

  • @scruf153
    @scruf153 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i ride a bicycle eight n half miles to my little creek forty five minutes there and back easy ride i am nearly fifty gold every time

  • @michaelmays4790
    @michaelmays4790 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seeing all tge pine trees I'd sayhes up high Orin Alaska

  • @scottholliday9308
    @scottholliday9308 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @ethanpickett1248
    @ethanpickett1248 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude, I just found your channel today, and I'm glad I did. The victory dance was hilarious and very relatable. Today, an old timer friend of mine took me out to teach me how to prospect. The mission was successful, and I found my very first piece of gold at 30 years of age. I was amazed and did a similar dance with a lot more F bombs. Love your videos man. Keep em coming! This video was filled with information, and I have my eyes set on a granite Crack myself. Now that my friend got me hooked, I have something to do when the fish aren't bitting. Great video!

  • @jonathanthiede862
    @jonathanthiede862 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your humor is the real gold in your videos. Nice work and good luck.

  • @koroborok2719
    @koroborok2719 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can u sell me one like that?

  • @giancrlojosepuglielliberna1840
    @giancrlojosepuglielliberna1840 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bless you men

  • @Ltn.Immelmann
    @Ltn.Immelmann 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Howdy bro, we miss you. I hope you are all still healthy

  • @daviddrexler7268
    @daviddrexler7268 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really love your videos. I also starting a channel right now and appreciate and respect all the work and love you put in all the videos. Maybe we see some videos here and there ;) Bet you have some adventures while prospecting

  • @daviddrexler7268
    @daviddrexler7268 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Youre videos are the best! You what you are doing while prospecting, great angles and timelapse etc and your humor is legend! :)

  • @mattodman8670
    @mattodman8670 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I can ask a question why did you separate the ripples at 3 in

  • @mattodman8670
    @mattodman8670 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When a crystal comes to a point it is called terminated also get a double terminated point one on each end very rare