How To Find RICH Gold - Southern California | ask Jeff Willliams
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- Want to know how to find Rich Gold in Rivers and Creeks in Southern California, well now you have all the info you need to do it and along the way you get a Geology lesson on what rocks to look for.
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Quartz inclusions would indicate it is the good ore you pointed to half way through the video assuming it was found in situ and not in the gravel washed from it's quartz matrices. Close? UGH. Jeff. You're making me like rocks wtf. :( STOP THIS AT ONCE!
Gold came from the miss and the rocks you prayed out because I can see the blood vessels where the arteries were blown out from.
It's ok laugh. It's true
I know the area well, been going there since I was a toddler. I take my family there now since they were toddlers, rock hoppin’ in an umbrella stroller! My guess is you found the gold somewhere between the left and right banks of the creek? Am I close? Lol. My son read ‘By the great horned spoon’ and wanted to go panning. Went out for a trip. Found what I think to be dust or possibly mica. Still have it in a glass jar. I am trying to learn from you so we can find some decent pieces. Love your enthusiasm! I used to be like that but somehow I lost it, or feel funny showing it.
Anyway, thats for the awesome videos!
The smoother stuff was from the river while the coarser stuff was either mined from the hard rock along the banks or perhaps up in the tributary, closer to its source. Am I on the right track?
@@gherbie3412 spot on and yah it's true.
At 17:56 Jeff is standing above Heart Rock just outside the Valley of Enchantment just off Hwy 138 in the San Bernardino Mountains. We used to hike there when I was a kid - 50 years ago. As a youth I was told there is gold in those streams but I was too young to give it a try. Whenever you are in the Valley of Enchantment make sure to stop by Johnny's Market and get a soda and some chips for your drive home. My favorite hang out many years ago.
I grew up in Hesperia, it's bout an hour drive away from these spots yo I gotta go!!!
Yup You are correct.
Anyone trying to say anything bad about Jeff seriously need to get a life. What he's been doing is educating and having fun doing it. And taking the time out of his day to pass on his knowledge and wisdom and that took him years of trial and error. He didn't start when there was TH-cam. Thanks Jeff I really love and appreciate your videos. And if someone is trying to be negative it's petty and they really need to just get a life. Thanks again Jeff!!!!
Thank you Nathan , we do our very best to give people all the knowledge they need to get out there and find their own Shiney ..... Thanks again Nathan , we really appreciate that
There will always be haters on TH-cam, but for me, the information Jeff puts out is helpful and priceless, as far as the haters, I have butt hurt cream for them!!😂😂
Jeff is the first gold miner that I know of that freely gave information on prospecting and mining . Thanks for everything, Jeff
I would have never thought anyone would even consider talking down on Mr. Williams, he is the most lighthearted honest educator on this platform!
Those fart sniffers have nothing better to do with there lives. There actually realizing there worthless so trying to bother someone makes them feel better.. no life 😂
Finding gold is awesome. Teaching us to know what to look for is priceless. Thanks Professor
My guess is you got most of the gold in the first pic from the bedrock you broke and some from the roots and moss. Even some from under the waterfall. And the two chunkers must of come from the wall with the quartz stringers. Great video! Thanks for the quiz!👍
Good idea for accurate sampling is to use a phone that GPS marks it's photos. Whack a number next to the sample (get a number set from a $1 shop) and take the photo, write the number on your bag or bucket, and you'll always know where that sample came from. A portable blender or pocket coffee grinder is best for moss sampling. You can even grind rocks to a degree as long as you don't mind replacing the unit, or it's blades, regularly.
great idea
Jeff the fun part is watching and learning the ropes from your video's like this thanks Jeff and Crew!!!; )
I agree, what a great educator, feel like I know more after listening to him describe it.
There's Gold in there them hills..!!! I used to mine in Northern CA. There are so many creeks and rivers that are solid producers of shine
Thank you for preserving history, Jeff. I love the enthusiasm in your videos. You have taught me a lot and while I don't pan for gold; it helps me find what I'm after for. Keep up the good work!
Another great video. I'm glad you are a lot more calm in this one. I send a lot of people to your videos. The biggest complaint I get back is they feel you are being sarcastic and condescending and they feel belittled. I have been watching you ever since the perpetual motion machine video. I tell them you just talk like that with all the "son" and "come on, you should know this" comments, etc and you don't intend to come across in a negative way. Maybe I can get them to watch this one. PTSD is a terrible thing so they are a little jumpy too. Thank you SO much for posting this video. Even though I'm a retired Geologist (and a Veteran), you can never learn too much.
Chicken in the bread pan picking out dough. Thanks for the info.
Granny does your dog bite no child no. . Haha
Jeff your info is golden to say the least and thanks so much for sharing it with us!
Jeff, I don't believe there's anyone more capable of dispersing the motherlode of pertinent information on this subject as well as you. I truly feel smarter after watching your videos. Thank you. And for a guess I'd say the roots and moss as well as tributary creek as the gold sources.
Jeff, I want to thank you for sharing not only your knowledge, but your wisdom. After growing up in the Placerville area, I'm pretty knowledgeable on where to find the nice chunky placer deposits, but the dry desert stuff, has me completely out of my element. I want to thank you for sharing this wealth of knowledge on geology. There is always more gold in the ground, than there was in the water. But finding it for us hobbyists, has always been the hard part. I currently live in Stuttgart Germany, but I'm coming back home in the next couple of months to the Reno area. Being retired military, I will desperately need something to do. So I'm soaking up all the wisdom you can impart on the Geology of the desert of Nevada.
Over here, I metal detect for relics and WW2 coinage... yes you know the kind. The kind from a previous reich that left stuff all over the place, and killed 20+ million people. 2 years ago me and a couple other detectorists found 2 US 500 pounders that didnt go off near what was then an old German army base, but is now a USA army post. LOL they had to evacuate half the facility while EOD blew them in place. When we ran our detectors over the site, we thought we found Uncle Adolf's lost gold train in an underground tunnel or something. Blew our ears out.
Anyway, again Jeff, thanks for the education and I'm headed for the Patreon site right now. I would love to see more in-depth geology education videos on area specific regions. Or perhaps even a full blown geology course taught by the master himself. This would make a great pay site for those that would like to take it to the next level. Thanks one last time Jeff. Bob in Germany
He is a god sent! Learned so much from him
Cool story !!
Angular not rounded, flakes, small to large. Trapped but not moved around, like in cracks below waterfall, down low under where the black rocks are.
Checked the cracks, kneaded some moss dough, raked the top rocks off....stratified, got some hecking shiny!
Your knowledge is above my pay grade man. lol
Probably your best sampling / prospecting video to date! Great job!
Really Great training. Thanks Jeff!
Made it to San Bernadino last year and my credit cards got hacked same day. Left next morning zero dark thirty and rode home on cash.
Planned to go this year (cards wrapped in foil ) but bunkering down. Its pretty great to hang out with you panning and getting some prospector smarts.
Good stuff! thanks
The Gold flakes and pickers have sharp edges so it came from the tributary.
I. Like the format this is a great way to teach nice job Jeff great to watch and learn from
Love your shows thank Jeff for sharing your knowledge
you betcha
Jeff, thanks for the quality videos. There was one pan that had an abundant of black sand in it. I think that was the gold producer.
Jeff, you are good at what you do. You are entertaining and a great teacher.
Somehow i missed this video! 2 years old but as valid as ever. I think the gold came from the crumbling red pocket in the crumbling rock next to the creek
absolutely loved the video senor Williams! thanks for teaching me the name of those dark heavy rocks!
. I enjoy when you are in California. Your geology experience on my Homeland is priceless. Thanks for a great video and all the info. Heavy pans Jeff!!
So do I except he can't carry his equalizer, or he forgot it.
Amen to sampling! Spend 90% of my life sampling lol Perfectly explained video Jeff! 👌
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Always so fascinating watching you at it and now you are finding California gold, Awesome! some of us cannot do the physical labor involved in prospecting but sure as all heck wish we could. Thank you so much for making these videos!
Jeff!!! You are my hero!!! I have gone out got some gold bearing gravels and learned the hard way about the enemy MICA!!!
Here I sit at 540 am. Jeff I have done a lot of stuff in my life and smirk at others. I can honestly say I am jealous of you. Geology you are the man. That’s a passion. Nobody can take that away. I’ve found a little here and there. Fault lines. Red sand meets white. I admire your passion. Want to instill in my son. God bless you.
Thanks Gloria.....
I just got back from the Black hills panning in the Custer area. Didn't find a thing in the creeks but had so much fun searching. This info makes me excited to go back. Thanks Jeff!
thank you, sir, for the content you put out. it really helps us out here in the field when searching that shiny
Hi Jeff, I m new at this whole prospecting thing. I must say, I love your videos. Very informative. I sure appreciate your teachings.
Awesome, thank you!
I was just up there Big Horn 3 days ago. It sparked my interest in where is gold and how does one know, etc. (& why only in a tunnel?) Very informative videos, I dig them and keep watching more than I intended and still watching more. Very interesting! Knowledge!
Very cool!
Awesome Video. Thank you Jeff. You always give Great informational videos on where to find Gold and how it comes to be there.
That's heart rock we went up there for summer camp in the 6th grade , you can't get me lost in the western us, I know where everything's at, I don't ask nobody so I don't expect I need to tell you , get up off the couch and go find it yourself
At Bernini county. In the dry side creeks at one time drain into the main creek. Looking under large rocks, move if possible dig under that rock for trap gold.
Thanks Jeff for explaining about mica. Your the only one so far that I've found that addresses it and its been driving me nuts Lol. Your explanations and some hands on are really helping a lot...
we have more info on mica ...different types and what it changes into or is replaced by
Thanks for the post! Can't wait to watch this with my kids!
you betcha and hope they like it
I think it came from that chunk of bedrock you lifter at 15:30 +.. That's the sort of place I found mine about 50 years ago; it was the best adventure with my late Uncle Leroy. Thanks for the teaching and demonstrations. You rock, no Au and you rock!!!
Thanks
All your vids are awesome but this one is very informative for practical prospecting. You are the best Bro!
We were just there. Didn't know we could prospect there. Next time we are up at our cabin in Crestline, we are definitely heading back to Heart Rock with our pans.
Sample one is from the moss and roots.sample two is that quartz stringer you dug out from above the biotite .
Sampling is key so don't forget your classifier at home it will be alot easier for the beginners when your panning.
Love these videos. Very interesting every one of them 👍👍👍
Seen a videoo where these prospectors used a drone with ground detecting device attached to under carriage finding gold ! You should get one when out prospecting large areas for gold deposits you could cover a big area .
Very informative! Now I need to go back and rewatch a few times so all the info will sink in...
Great Video--covered lots of ground and reminded us of so much. First pan crevices and cracks and #2 either from stringers or tree roots.
Best video on explanation of prospecting
Thanks Jeff. Im in San Diego. Always wanted to try this...I'm gonna spend a few days watching your videos and then make a plan.
You can do it!
It came from the local area, I'd say the orange juice colored bank with the roots. The gold is very angular so no time has been spent in the creek getting pounded and rounded.
thank you Jeff,probably one of ypur best vids,thats exactly wat i do here,no mountains,this is a flat country,higher elevation 406 mts,so i do my search on coastal creeks,especially after storms,that sample seems to be from the side of the creek,the quartz vein under the schist,i find those here too,LOTS of mica in,but no gold,seing you,my fever runs out,from Uruguay,gracias,Vamos poe El
My wife's great uncle was from a Gold area. In his memoirs he talks about finding nuggets lying in the creek after rains.
I kinda know where that is. About an hour from where I live. But like you said it was snowed out about 8'ft deep 🙄. Definitly need to get up there during the dry season
Love Holcomb Valley ! Haven't been there in years. Thanks for the geo lesson. Really enjoyed it ! And you got wet !! You found gold in the contact zone.
first picture, from the bedrock sluice box, when you pried the rock apart; second, from the quartz stringer on the wall among some roots, when you explaining and digging with your hammer/pick.
Hey Jeff, isn't there a chance there is gold in some of those large quartz pieces you flush out of the pan and why not use a metal detector to help find gold along the bank?.
I always have had an inquisitive mind and attitude. Thanks to you and your youtube videos(tutorial) I have learned tons of useful knowledge that I will apply towards my NEW second endeavour!! Much obliged! God bless!
you betcha ...and glad to hear that...thanks
Thank you for such a kind reply Mr. Jeff Willams. I enjoy your enthusiasm and lightheartedness in all of your videos!!!
''Everyone came here and their Uncle'' hahahaha... Your the God of Gold bro
Pop smoke really changed after cj talked to him lmao. Great video Jeff your videos inspire me to” LETS GOOO” get some gold of my own
I just did the math in my head, we did a field trip there when I was in the 7th grade 55 years ago. Now that's hard to believe.
At 6:30 the easiest way I've found to tell the difference from Mica and Au, is Au won't change color in the shade.
Your best video to date in my opinion :) TY very good information :)
Really great video Jeff! Did the gold come from the wall rock of the creek by the schist, iron staining, and quartz stringers? Did it also come from the cracks in the granite bedrock?
Thanks Jeff & Slim very educational vid😉
This is one of my favorite videos, u look kinda distracted ur mind elsewhere, but ur so good at explaining good underground secrets, love it, thank u good looking 💖
Holcomb Valley is a great place to visit even if not prospecting. Couple of notes about Holcomb Valley: Belleville almost became the county seat of San Bernardino County but lost out to San Bernardino by one vote. 2: The never found the motherlode.
those flakes came from the cracks and the chunky bits with host rock came from the tributary the small pieces came from the roots and miners moss
I rekend the gold came from under the rocks at the river where you recommended sucking it out. Thats a big gold magnet
Another informative video thx Jeff, 👍
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First sample came from the cracks in the bedrock , the secound from where you show us that red metalization the quartz line
As salaamu alaikum wa rahamatuillahi wa barakatuh brither I'm from Washington state jumah Mubarak and I'm happy to have another from the umah here interested in gold prospecting salaam
Best video for my property. Thanks Jeff!
Glad you liked it!
Northern California, Southern Oregon,spot prospecting, and the best we found,was right near my friends property,on the Klamath river!Were getting a few grahms a day,not bad for two retiree's.Then,they opened up the damn, upriver, and shut down our spot!Ha ha.
Sample #1- dry tributary...sample #2- looks like something I would expect to see if I was chipping away at a Quartz stringer. I'm probably wrong but I thought I noticed fresh breaks on the Quartz.
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Amazing to find you on TH-cam
thanks
Always a pleasure Jeff...
Behind boulders or in old tree roots are one of my favorite places to look, and alongside all inside corners as well..
The moss check is sublime
Awesome field prospecting Jeff and slim!! I say the small flakes of gold came from you prying those rocks up with the rock hammer and scraping only a handful of material. The tiny quartz species must’ve came from grabbing material off the banks
Looks like a beautiful place to spend a day, thanks for the great info as always!!
Best darn prospecting video! THANK YOU.
Just watching your videos done gave me the gold fever. I live in South Florida and there ain't nothing but sand down here.....
These videos are very interesting, but when you show me a stream, I'm wondering how many trout I can catch down there!
Learnt so much watching this video. I can’t wait to get out there now..... Scotland here I come. Thanks Jeff!!
Gosh Jeff I can watch your videos all day long ,should be out prospecting but we’re buried in snow so I’ll benge watch your vids 🥰
thanks Julie
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First one from the creek below the side creek,, the second I would say would be source gold up in the tributary cause it s not worn much and has some of the original matrix on it.. but I could be wrong! Outstanding video , I was in 29 last week, couldnt do much the airlines wouldnt let me bring my stuff,,,,bummmer
First pan from crevices 2nd pan from up in the bank.. Where all the reds were with the quartz stringers..
Heart rock, well known hike In the big bear area, San bernadino mountains! Love the energy and attention to detail! Thanks Jeff
I think the pan is from the two rocks you wrenched off the bedrock talking about specialty tools & the specimen riding the quarts was from the stringer directly where you were pointing at it at 8:36. At least it looks from the video that it was either glinting mica or glowing shiney =)
I think it came from the area where you were chipping away at the edge of the cliff where you found the quart vane.
That's truly amazing that you're able to go out and find gold like that you make it look easy .. I've only been able to find 7 oz in this last year and now I can't find any : ( but I'm 110% sure my luck will change in the next 2 months. 🤓
Did your luck change in the last two years?
Hmm guess not
Yep I sure do
Jeff musta found some gold there at the end - He shut the camera off and said to Slim "CMON LETS GO!!"
Jeff, you ever going to explore that mystery cave? I’m extremely curious to see what’s in there. I bet it’s a massive cave system, which may have some good finds.
There’s gold in Arroyo Seco Trail, Mt. Trail, Bailey Canyon, Chantry Flats Big Santa Anita Canyon, Azusa Canyon, Glendora Mt. Road, and Mt Baldy. SGM SoCal
thanks for the info
I'm thinking the first bit is from crevacing, when you broke apart bedrock. The second bit was so rough! I bet that's from sampling the vein above the waterline.
Got those MAD perps. The gold couldn't escape bedrock so I did a hecking crow bar scrape! Got .32
Thanks Jeff very informative video I plan on going to do some first time prospecting myself i live near the San Bernardino Mountains and can't wait to go pan
quartz connected= 1st area with reddish-brown oxidizing/decaying beside the quartz