Man what an epic adventure, took the time to watch/listen to the whole video ( no fast forwarding) . What a great find , I wish I could help out. But being broke , and busted body. I wish you all the best in your endeavour. Thanks as always for the fantasic content. I attempt to make a lot of my own equipment, so appreciate your plant. Great job again, go go GOLDMAN! Regards Andy Poverty prospecting Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks Andy! Lovely comment, deserves pinning. So far things are certainly looking good with this project. I actually just processed a second sample a few days ago, 76kg of material with a bit of the low grade centre rock also. Surprisingly I got a very similar result, I haven't melted it up yet, but I'd guess around 35gAu and 5gAg per tonne. Which is fantastic for a second sample with some dilution. Woohoo
Thanks Gav! Hopefully people are too busy trying to find Nuggety Gully, and don't worry about the mine. But between you and I, the mine has a much larger potential than that little gully in the hills 😉😉 hehe
I watched that video when you dislocated your shoulder and I was heavily impressed how you dealt with that situation. I would be crying like a girl hahaha. And now I am heavily impressed again, because it is most certainly not an easy task to walk that distance in such hard to walk terrain, and to dig out those rocks, and to carry it all back again. I am not an expert by any means, but to me that rock looks like metamorphosed rock. Meaning that it formed at the surface, but at some point in time, millions of years ago, it ended up deep inside the earth, and it basically got cooked at high temperatures and pressure. And eventually the top layers eroded and now it is back at the surface again. While it was deep in the earth it experienced a lot of heat and pressure and that deposited the quartz and it precipitated the gold and other metals out of solution at the contact zones with the existing rocks on either side of the quartz vain. I could be completely wrong, as I said I am not an expert by any means, but I have been watching some geology videos, and other prospectors. Thanks for sharing, it is always a little adventure. 👍
Sounds right to me Tuna! Similar theory to mine, so I guess there must be some truth to our suspicions. It's always very tricky to get the best look at the rock and geology over film, so you've done well. A very strange reef indeed though, unlike any of the others I have found in this area so far. Exclusively showing similarities to the "Tricky to Find Reef". I've traced this structure along the surface for a few hundred meters now, float material on the surface has shown some gold, but not in the same quantity as in this shaft.
@@TheGoldmansChannel yeah, like you said, the surface rock had a long time to erode and to flush all the material away. Especially when it is such fine gold it will be hard to find on the surface. I mean, it could even end up hundreds of kilometers away from the source if there was some sort of creek or a river system somewhere in the past. In the US there are locations where almost a mile thick layer of rock has eroded away. And in such a situation there must have been flows of water that would reach a long distance. It seems to be pretty rich ore for such a thin strip of ore. Which is nice, because that means a whole lot less work to get it out. Anyway, I am looking forward to the next adventure.
No problem at all. I love victorian content and I'm learning every time you upload a video. I'm in hospital for a bit so youtube is my only fever relief at the moment until I'm in better shape, then I'm going to hit it hard this summer
@goldfeverreliever I hope you get back out there feeling 100% again ASAP mate. Being stuck in there must be driving you crazy! Just sussed out your channel and subbed, really nice and clear voice overs, you've got an excellent "Radio Voice". Most of us Aussies sound like Gronks through a microphone 😆
I cringe the same at my own voice man, don't worry haha. I thoroughly edit my whole videos, then watch them once to ensure they're all good before rendering. Then, never play them again 🤣
As was I! Many previous trips to different spots have been harder and longer and for much less reward 😅. I was very glad that this one is proving up as I hoped it would so far 🤞🏿
That would be fantastic, Dennis. I will pick up a quad or dirt bike at some point in the future. But nanny state Victorian rules prohibit any vehicles from navigating off a marked road, and the fines are substantial. Don't even get me started on that subject 🤣
A Motorised wheelbarrow would be the go if it had big soft wheels and good height off the ground. It's technically not a vehicle right? 🤔 Should be fine to take off the marked tracks
Hello Goldman can you run the sdc over that reef and the walls in the hole you may get a rich pocket or you may pick up something that is out of eye sight well done awesome video looks great
Thanks GoldFox! I havent had any luck using the SDC underground, a GM1000 and the little coil would be much better for that. I actually have a Falcon MD20 for this purpose, but admittedly, I haven't used it very much! It has found some nice gold in the past though. I'll take it with me on the next trip 😁
Thanks mate! No I didn't gap the new plug, I've always assumed they came at the required 0.7-0.8mm straight out of the box, but I've never checked! I might go check one on the shelf, now that you mention it 🤔
Thanks Dave! Yes, I did get your email, and I did the old "I'll get back to him after dinner" trick. So I forgot, of course. Sorry about that, I'll get back to you now. 👍🏿👍🏿
Thanks Ralph! The first half a dozen trips in, I had to use the GPS. But im starting to wear a slight walking trail into the spot now, still very tricky to follow however. But it is getting easier. Hopefully the animals make the little path a bit more navigable over time 😁
Good morning Jph. They're quite rediculous here in Vic state, Aus. Typical Exploration License application fees are in the area of $3000. This gives mineral rights to the owner, and allows for work plans to conduct low impact works to establish viability, such as core drilling, rock sampling etc. Once viability has been proven. Application fees for a mining license run you about $5000. Not including Native Title assessments, bonds, fees for additions, or alterations. It can get bloody expensive, very fast!
@@TheGoldmansChannel you dont have prospecting lease's over there? In WA you can peg a prospecting lease have it for 4 years, then option to extend. Then you have the option to convert to small scale mining lease. Cost for pegging a P is $374 once off fee then $29 rent per year min, or $3 per hectare. Max area 200 hectare. Min expenditure $2000, bond is not paid up front, it is a commitment to the bond amount if one does the wrong thing.
That's just the starting prices too JPH, bigger the ground, the more expensive. We have PLs here also Rob, yes. But they're limited to a maximum of 5 hectares, so I'd only be able to peg a small amount of the total area I would need. I've traced the structure for about 3 kilometres so far. I would hate to have another company come in and cover the rest of the reef because I only had a small area pegged on it. PLs are heaps cheaper though, a much better option if the area of interest is only small.
So I see you need investors now I don’t have a ton of cash but I might be able to invest a couple thousand us let me know if that’s something we can talk about thank you
G'day Heath, thanks for watching and commenting. Thank you also for the generous offer! This is the 4th offer I've had now, bringing the total funds offered to a bit over $7000! I certainly didn't expect such generosity so quickly from all of my legend viewers. My hopes are to find somebody in this state with experience in small scale hard rock, who has been through the whole process and can assist me through all of the legal business and invest some money into getting the show happening. So I won't be taking any money off anyone any time soon, but it's great to know the offer is there. Really appreciate that guys. Ive still lots more research and ground work to be completed before I make any serious decisions about the reef, but I will certainly keep you all posted as I progress. Thanks again mate!
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Man what an epic adventure, took the time to watch/listen to the whole video ( no fast forwarding) . What a great find , I wish I could help out. But being broke , and busted body. I wish you all the best in your endeavour. Thanks as always for the fantasic content. I attempt to make a lot of my own equipment, so appreciate your plant. Great job again, go go GOLDMAN!
Regards Andy Poverty prospecting Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks Andy! Lovely comment, deserves pinning. So far things are certainly looking good with this project. I actually just processed a second sample a few days ago, 76kg of material with a bit of the low grade centre rock also. Surprisingly I got a very similar result, I haven't melted it up yet, but I'd guess around 35gAu and 5gAg per tonne. Which is fantastic for a second sample with some dilution. Woohoo
@@TheGoldmansChannel good job mate, keep punching away 👍
Awesome again. Fabulous area.
Top effort shags , great presentation ,, really appreciate the work involved ,thank you 👍👍
Thanks mate! Much appreciated 😁🤝🏿
Excellent video. Great to see a nice button of gold after that serious bit of work. Love your homebrew mill.
Thanks, Orophilia! 😁
Pretty cool stuff...hope no shovel DOGGERS don't find your gold mine...thanks for sharing your adventures
Cheers mate 👍😎✌
Thanks Gav! Hopefully people are too busy trying to find Nuggety Gully, and don't worry about the mine. But between you and I, the mine has a much larger potential than that little gully in the hills 😉😉 hehe
I watched that video when you dislocated your shoulder and I was heavily impressed how you dealt with that situation. I would be crying like a girl hahaha. And now I am heavily impressed again, because it is most certainly not an easy task to walk that distance in such hard to walk terrain, and to dig out those rocks, and to carry it all back again.
I am not an expert by any means, but to me that rock looks like metamorphosed rock. Meaning that it formed at the surface, but at some point in time, millions of years ago, it ended up deep inside the earth, and it basically got cooked at high temperatures and pressure. And eventually the top layers eroded and now it is back at the surface again. While it was deep in the earth it experienced a lot of heat and pressure and that deposited the quartz and it precipitated the gold and other metals out of solution at the contact zones with the existing rocks on either side of the quartz vain.
I could be completely wrong, as I said I am not an expert by any means, but I have been watching some geology videos, and other prospectors.
Thanks for sharing, it is always a little adventure. 👍
Sounds right to me Tuna! Similar theory to mine, so I guess there must be some truth to our suspicions. It's always very tricky to get the best look at the rock and geology over film, so you've done well.
A very strange reef indeed though, unlike any of the others I have found in this area so far. Exclusively showing similarities to the "Tricky to Find Reef".
I've traced this structure along the surface for a few hundred meters now, float material on the surface has shown some gold, but not in the same quantity as in this shaft.
@@TheGoldmansChannel yeah, like you said, the surface rock had a long time to erode and to flush all the material away. Especially when it is such fine gold it will be hard to find on the surface. I mean, it could even end up hundreds of kilometers away from the source if there was some sort of creek or a river system somewhere in the past. In the US there are locations where almost a mile thick layer of rock has eroded away. And in such a situation there must have been flows of water that would reach a long distance.
It seems to be pretty rich ore for such a thin strip of ore. Which is nice, because that means a whole lot less work to get it out.
Anyway, I am looking forward to the next adventure.
Great find Gould man! Best of luck, brother
Thanks mate! Fingers crossed the future of the reef holds what I'm hoping 🤞🏿🤞🏿
Brilliant video mate and an amazing haul. I hope you get that lease sorted and get rocking! Best of luck to you 👍
Thanks heaps Begley clan, I'm feeling optimistic so far 😁😁
Beautiful and absolutely exciting
Thanks Garrett, very exciting indeed. I've been hanging to share a video on this one, glad to finally include you all in the fun.
Another awesome vid, thanks for sharing. 🍻
Thanks Cam. Much appreciated man 🤟🏿
Exciting results mate hope you can get it leased. Great episode 👍
Thanks Graham! Hopefully future sampling proves up the reef strike for the distance I'm suspecting. Could be a real winner!
good to see you back man
Cheers PK! Thanks for tuning in and dropping a comment 🤝🏿
Cheers goldman i needed a gold fix. Thanks mate
Always here for you, mate! 👍🏿 Thank you for your support also 🤝🏿
No problem at all. I love victorian content and I'm learning every time you upload a video. I'm in hospital for a bit so youtube is my only fever relief at the moment until I'm in better shape, then I'm going to hit it hard this summer
@goldfeverreliever I hope you get back out there feeling 100% again ASAP mate. Being stuck in there must be driving you crazy!
Just sussed out your channel and subbed, really nice and clear voice overs, you've got an excellent "Radio Voice". Most of us Aussies sound like Gronks through a microphone 😆
Cheers mate I appreciate the support. My voice on video has always made me cringe
I cringe the same at my own voice man, don't worry haha.
I thoroughly edit my whole videos, then watch them once to ensure they're all good before rendering. Then, never play them again 🤣
again totally spell bound by your vid get up the awesome work best channel very
Thanks Rod! It's nearly beginning to look like all the hard work might pay off. 😁 Fingers crossed!
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Thanks for dropping a comment, mate 😁. Cheers 🍻
Glad you found some gold after all that work lol😅😅
As was I! Many previous trips to different spots have been harder and longer and for much less reward 😅. I was very glad that this one is proving up as I hoped it would so far 🤞🏿
You so need a quad . No quicker and the first run in could take a day but hailing out 200 kg at a time, game changer
That would be fantastic, Dennis. I will pick up a quad or dirt bike at some point in the future. But nanny state Victorian rules prohibit any vehicles from navigating off a marked road, and the fines are substantial. Don't even get me started on that subject 🤣
@@TheGoldmansChannel maby old time, wheel barrow
A Motorised wheelbarrow would be the go if it had big soft wheels and good height off the ground. It's technically not a vehicle right? 🤔 Should be fine to take off the marked tracks
Hello Goldman can you run the sdc over that reef and the walls in the hole you may get a rich pocket or you may pick up something that is out of eye sight well done awesome video looks great
Thanks GoldFox! I havent had any luck using the SDC underground, a GM1000 and the little coil would be much better for that. I actually have a Falcon MD20 for this purpose, but admittedly, I haven't used it very much! It has found some nice gold in the past though. I'll take it with me on the next trip 😁
great result mate - did you gap that spark plug ha ha
Thanks mate! No I didn't gap the new plug, I've always assumed they came at the required 0.7-0.8mm straight out of the box, but I've never checked! I might go check one on the shelf, now that you mention it 🤔
7:00 😂😂😂
If I weren't such an introvert, I would have spun the camera around so you could see how cool I looked 😎🤣🤣
Another very interesting video mate. I sent you a email a week or two ago and haven't heard back from you, did you get it? Cheers Dave
Thanks Dave!
Yes, I did get your email, and I did the old "I'll get back to him after dinner" trick. So I forgot, of course. Sorry about that, I'll get back to you now. 👍🏿👍🏿
commenting before the vid has finished... and your pretty switched on.... but like even a small wheel barra? could take a fair bit of your load....
I wish it could, but she's too steep and rocky in there, unfortunately Luke. The video never shows the terrain very well, does it.
Nice work!
Can you use a gps to track where you're going?
Thanks Ralph! The first half a dozen trips in, I had to use the GPS. But im starting to wear a slight walking trail into the spot now, still very tricky to follow however. But it is getting easier. Hopefully the animals make the little path a bit more navigable over time 😁
38:35 When are you accepting gym memberships🙂
Goldmans Gym.. I wonder whether I could trick folks into paying $50/day to come haul rock for me 🤣. Might need them to sign an NDA, though haha.
Out of curiosity approximately what would it cost to lease that area? I’m American so I have no idea what mineral leases cost over there
Good morning Jph.
They're quite rediculous here in Vic state, Aus.
Typical Exploration License application fees are in the area of $3000. This gives mineral rights to the owner, and allows for work plans to conduct low impact works to establish viability, such as core drilling, rock sampling etc.
Once viability has been proven.
Application fees for a mining license run you about $5000. Not including Native Title assessments, bonds, fees for additions, or alterations.
It can get bloody expensive, very fast!
Bonds can be anywhere for $10000 to multiple millions, depending on the size of the project and the planned works.
@@TheGoldmansChannel well damn!! 😳. Thanks for the insight. I was just curious how it compares to us and Canada. Pretty much double
@@TheGoldmansChannel you dont have prospecting lease's over there? In WA you can peg a prospecting lease have it for 4 years, then option to extend. Then you have the option to convert to small scale mining lease. Cost for pegging a P is $374 once off fee then $29 rent per year min, or $3 per hectare. Max area 200 hectare. Min expenditure $2000, bond is not paid up front, it is a commitment to the bond amount if one does the wrong thing.
That's just the starting prices too JPH, bigger the ground, the more expensive.
We have PLs here also Rob, yes. But they're limited to a maximum of 5 hectares, so I'd only be able to peg a small amount of the total area I would need. I've traced the structure for about 3 kilometres so far. I would hate to have another company come in and cover the rest of the reef because I only had a small area pegged on it. PLs are heaps cheaper though, a much better option if the area of interest is only small.
So I see you need investors now I don’t have a ton of cash but I might be able to invest a couple thousand us let me know if that’s something we can talk about thank you
G'day Heath, thanks for watching and commenting. Thank you also for the generous offer! This is the 4th offer I've had now, bringing the total funds offered to a bit over $7000! I certainly didn't expect such generosity so quickly from all of my legend viewers.
My hopes are to find somebody in this state with experience in small scale hard rock, who has been through the whole process and can assist me through all of the legal business and invest some money into getting the show happening.
So I won't be taking any money off anyone any time soon, but it's great to know the offer is there. Really appreciate that guys.
Ive still lots more research and ground work to be completed before I make any serious decisions about the reef, but I will certainly keep you all posted as I progress. Thanks again mate!