Finding Gold in Utah's Uinta Mountains W/UtahProspector
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- Sluicing and panning for gold in the high-Uinta mountains on a family camping trip. Great times were had by all, and I even found a little color to boot! (July 2016)
I just want everyone to know, his little guest that showed up twice was my dog. He bolted off, and we lost him for almost two days. We were camped roughly 6 to 8 miles away from Whitney reservoir. This was a great find.
Kayden Martinez dude that’s awesome!!!! He was a good dog, thanks for letting me know that haha. Hope you guys have a great summer this year.
What a wonderful happy ending
I lost my dog in Moab once. I didn't understand why somebody wouldn't halt a stray dog and wait or look for its owner! Especially a Labrador retriever 🤦🏼♂️
Keep it up, it doesnt matter what people say, there are always going to be haters, do what you love and enjoy it. There are only so many tomorrows.
Hey thanks for the kind words friend! I appreciate your positive outlook! thanks for watching.
The sound of water is so good i really like the sound of nature
Me too - it's crazy theraputic, and something that less and less folks actually experience now-a-days.
glad to see more videos, keep them up!
Thanks for watching I appreciate it.
When I was a kid my dad used to take up in the Uinta Mountains I found a quartz out cropping on a mountain I took a nice piece home with me years later I crushed it it was full of gold I wish I could remember where that spot was now
Really?? that's amazing. You should do all you can to figure out where that was.
@@UtahProspector All I remember was it was somewhere around Washington Lake
Awesome run on the sluice, and some Nice Color too!! 👍🙂
Beautiful area. One of my favorite areas to camp in the summers. That is not a bad amount of gold for that area. Keep up the good videos.
Hey thanks dude! Ya it's crazy beautiful. thanks for watching man. ,
Love country like that..
Beautiful mate! Great scenery
Hey thanks! It was a nice trip, thanks for watching1
Man I dig your vibe. Great video man!
Hey thanks man I appreciate that! I did get out once this past summer and I’ll have that video up here soon. Take care and happy hunting!
It's a family tradition going camping by Whitney I just bought a pan and was thinking about taking it up there now I'm definitely going to!! One little flake will get me excited to be honest!😁
Love your enthusiasm! I cant wait for more snow to melt so I can get up there and enjoy the beauty and find some shiny myself! id also be more than willing to tag along if you didn't have anyone else to go with :)
Thanks Alex. If you want to join out FB grout it's called "Rocky Mountain Detecting and Prospecting' that's a good way to keep tabs on our latest outings. thanks for watching bud.
Beautiful scenery and nice color. Bring on the videos!
Thanks Indy! Hope you have a good year buddy!
UtahProspector does that creek run outta whitney res
Lewis Hutchings not out of Whitney directly, believe it's about 5 miles west of Whitney. Gold hill road. Find it on google, pretty easy. Thanks for watching man!
UtahProspector I went up this weekend but we went up 150 to mirror lake and done alot of test pans and nothing but fools gold. should have went up weber river area.
@@UtahProspector I think the Gold Hill area is southeast of Whitney Reservoir. We've ridden atv's over most of those roads, and been to the caved in mine tunnel.
does running a small sluice like this require a permit up there?
You're awesome. I would love to find that much. I've spent days without finding a flake. Thanks for your videos. You turned me on to Topaz mtn too. :)
Right on, thanks for watching! Topaz mtn is a blast, and so is prospecting. Yes, sometimes I'll go out as well and not find a single flake. I think it;s just part of the game. It's still nice to enjoy the outdoors though. happy Hunting!
UtahProspector very true. Thanks for your help. Keep up the good work.
Ive panned that creek before. My grandpa used to herd sheep up there and he knew the Bell brothers who owned the old mine. I tried working the mine tailings above but no luck. Good job!
Oh that's way cool! thanks for sharing that. Hope you have a good year this year, happy hunting
@@UtahProspector Have you heard the story of the "Lost cabin mine"? I know where it is. It's not far from there. Grandpa took us there once.
@@beestoe993 I'm not familiar with it! Did you find the mine or anything cool?
@@UtahProspector Yea, Grandpa knew exactly where it was. It is all caved in, but we found the entrance on both sides of the mountain. They tunneled completely through. There was still an old shovel and wheelbarrow when we were there, but that was several years ago.
The gold bug bit me again so I want to get into a bit of panning here in Utah. Not from here no I have no idea where to go so I'm lookin to find out. Thanks for the video!
I am currently trying to find somewhere to prospect, did you have to contact the ranger station or did you just know that land was open?
Hey! Awesome video. I'm curious as to how much the total worth of the gold you found was! It will help me with my own gold panning adventures.Thank you so much.
2:44 couple more steps bud lol 😆 nice gold there.. gives me the fever. 🤠
Thanks man! I hope you have a great 2019! Let me know if you find anything good. Thanks for watchin.
Welcome back!
Thanks! Glad to be back in the swing of things
how are you dealing with the exposure to radiation from the uranium and radon ?
I've been all over the hills near Whitney Reservoir, scoured every creek along Gold Hill Rd. Can you give approximate GPS coordinates?
e-mail me. utahprospector@gmail.com
Awsome video, thanks for sharing! I'm from Utah too!! Subbed you neighbor!!
Hey thanks man! I'll sub ya as well.
Nice video and thanks for sharing your experience which you had on a great day. I noticed your getting comments are asking for gold finding advice, etc. . You never said your were an expert. Cheers.
sailingsolar hey thanks for watching man! Ya I don't have a whole lot of info to give but I try when I can. Looking to do around 5 more trips this year if I can do look for more videos! Cheers and take care
Just went for an ATV ride up to Whitney and through Soapstone basin. Should have brought my little sluice!
Ya take it next time! Gold hill road just below the mine.
I was just up there poking around myself. I didn’t have a river sluice (fixin to be ordered soon) but didn’t have much luck just panning. We’re you right there on Gold hill Road or had you deviated much from it? I’ll probably go back up here in the next week or so, so some feedback would be awesome. I’ve got gold outta California and Nevada but nothin outta Utah yet which is sad for it being my home state. Any hot tips on where’s best to pan you can throw my way?
It is right on gold hill road. There is a small gold mine (caved in) up top, that's how yo'll know if you're in the right spot. Where in UT do you live? utahgold.org is a local club that you can join which will give you access to some of the better claims in the state. Also stg propsectors out of St. George have some good claims as well. some public areas with a bit of color are AF Canyon and Willard Canyon along the wasatch front. good luck and let me know what ya find!
UtahProspector I live up in kamas, and spend a fair bit of time in the Uintas. I’ll have to go back and try again with a river sluice like what you have. I’m a lot like you in that im not in it to get rich, I just love finding some gold! I’ll check that website out and probably join haha thanks for replying!
UtahProspector are you sure it’s utahgold.org? Your link is taking me to a how to buy gold or silver website.
Hmmm. Maybe they didn'tm renew the website? I'll do some research. Anyhow, Little Sevier creek down there near the freemont indian reservation is a good spot to start panning. There's a FB group called Central Utah Propsectors. Join that group, the admin owns a club with some good claims. sorry about the broken website. Good luck!
Ok thank you
Do you need any type of permit up there?
There are SO many people out there who aren't tipping their material straight into the river it was nice to see you showng an alternative method, rather than letting the water *float* the light stuff over the riffles. Just kidding : ) Nice bit of gold at the end of the day, Baby!
Hey thanks I appreciate that! Thank you for watching. I need to get back out there and go again.
I live in Utah and want to start panning and sluicing, do you have to have a permit to sluice?
Hey bud sorry I'm just now seeing this note. NO you do not need any type of permit. Just make sure you're not on someone else's claim or on private property unless you can get permission. thanks for watching man.
Very nice buddy!
Thanks man
Yeah baby
that is a pretty nice pan
very nice my friend
Thank you for watching! Happy Hunting.
What do u do with ur gold? Jewelry? Are u able to sale it that small? I understand its a hobby but do u actually get anything out of it besides the pleasure and enjoyment. Do u profit at all I guess is what I'm asking:)
HI Billy,
thanks for asking! I have sold some on occasion. Mostly I keep it, lock it away, and look at it when I get gold fever lol. Sometimes I'll make 200-$300 in a day profit, but I find that I work so hard for the gold, that I then have a hard time selling it. Usually I find about as much gold as it costs me gas. So If I spend $150 in gas, maybe I'll find $100-$150 in gold. haha. so not much profit, just lots of fun. thanks for watching i really appreciate it! U.P.
Nice Gold!!!! 👍👍
thank you!
i dont know .. for 5 collors make videos ?
I figure yes. It's fun and gives me something to do.
Do you need a sluicing permit or some kind of permission to sluice in Utah?
No permits required in Utah unless you're dredging. But even then the application is short and automatically approved. Thanks for watching!
Good to know I’ve been wondering myself, I wanna prospect some spots along Hayden fork and around Stillwater campground there’s gotta be something. I’ve been researching and I can’t imagine that’s it’s not been checked more 🤷🏼♂️
Where in the Uintas? I live in Utah county.
Gold hill road, up on the way towards Whitney Reservoir.
With good flow like that I would just slowly dump the bucket... skip the scoop
Alright Baby...
imagine a full day a month so a day lets say 12h each day x12 of what he found plus more buckets ... x30 days i guess it is a good amount of gold seeing the price at what gold is
I I'm just wondering if you must be American to stake a claim?
No you don't have to be a citizen to stake a claim in the U.S.
Did he leave the dog there
lol, it ran away, I hope it was actually someone's dog and not just living up there on its own! thanks for watching.
i feel like he dumped some gold during panning by accident
Yes sometimes it's easy to think that, but when you get familiar with your own process, it's really kinda hard to lose gold when panning with that riffled pan I use. The way the sun was, I would have seen if any was actually lost. Hey thanks for watching and happy hunting!
You need a Scrub Mat in the front of your sluice box. Trade that "Better Mousetrap Pan" for a Black 14in 3-Riffle Pan, and stop "Swirling!" Other than that, well done.
Yes that'd be ideal for sure. Good suggestion I'll look into getting one.
Don’t run your concentrations so fast or as much at a time, you’ll have more gold in your pan !
Yes, I was in a bit of a hurry on this little trip. I've had several different sluices, and this one can handle a bit more volume than some of the others. Buy yes you are right. Thanks for watching and hope you have a great 2019
I thought that bear was going to get you
1hr of Hard work and find that little gold? You would spend more on petrol
It's not work if you're having fun! haha. Ya not much but still a fun activity to do while camping.
And considering the area, that's a good hit.
He's obviously on a camping trip with family and doing this as a side activity. He didn't go all the way to the woods to just look for gold. It's a hobby for fun, not to pay the bills.
Real little bits. JKJK
lol yep haha. Still fun though! thanks for watching! Hope 2018 treats you well.
hell yeah bro.
I don't know who's showed you how to pan you should always pay in something else so that you can keep those fines and go back with Mercury at a later time you be surprised how it all adds up to
Yes, I usually do. I forgot to grab the black container I usually pan into. Hey thanks for watching! HOpe you have a great 2019
man you drop some gold
Look at this my pic
BABY
Lol
Nice, keep digging down to bedrock mother earth will reward you.
thanks for watching man. Happy hunting to you as well!
I’m not your baby, I’m nobody’s baby
Right you are :) Thanks for watching! I hope 2018 treats you well!
Look up I'm not your baby on utube, its hilarious when two politicians go at it. you'll laugh at poor sheila
Hey baby ; )
lalekala
Baby???
lol. Just me being excited.
You'd need a microscope to see that gold.
lol. Yep! haha. still fun though.
great video.Thanks for sharing. If you are ever in Montana give me a shout out on my channel> love to take people out in my area...just make sure to bring your own blind fold.
Elkslayer hey thanks for the invite man I appreciate it! Actually I do go they Montana once or twice a year. Where abouts? I usually am in the billings, thru west Yellowstone area. Thanks for watching!
I live in Helena Mt...Sapphire hunting, gem hunting, gold hunting, deer hunting, elk hunting, antelope hunting, bird hunting, if you want to hunt it...its within 15 min of were I live....
Can you PM me?
Hey sorry man I'm just now seeing this comment. I don't know hoe to PM thru TH-cam. You can PM me if you'd like? I just don't know how to do it.
Need help this will be the biggest ever don’t know how to put pics on here just my pic that gold there is a lot help before someone finds I don’t know how to really fine tune I’ll give you 20% there is pounds among pounds
I looked at your pic, thats just Mica-film bud. It's not gold from what I can tell. THanks and good luck.
saw that u lost some small mini nugs with your paning, practice more.
What you saw come out of the pan were just white rocks. Kinda looks like gold, but I promise it wasn't. Thanks for watching and happy hunting!
Gives me the shits.
way too much downhill slope on your box
It looks that way from the video, but it wasn't I promise. Hey thanks for watching! Appreciate the feedback. Hope you have a great 2019
to much for for not much
yeppppp... Lol. I do it for the fun and to get out of my daily work routine. thanks for watching.
Says baby way to much
I'll work on that.... thanks!! thanks for watching:) hope 2018 treats you well.
NEVER SAY BABY AGAIN!it sounds so stupid
Thanks for the feedback. Thanks for watching
So if you mine 50 5 gallon buckets, you'll get a gram or so. Move on. Don't waste your time. When you see tiny colors in your pan, THAT is the ground real gold miners say "ok, lets mine thousands of yards and get hundreds of ounces". Don't waste your time dude. Gold mining is for the generations of gold miners, or the folks who have 2 million dollars to get up and running. Find another hobby. Don't try and do what the big boys do.
Lol he can’t have fun and collect a little gold? Try another hobby because you won’t get rich like the big boys! You’re a real buzzkill, must be fun at parties. Smh
Lol bro I think you're taking life a little too seriously. This is just for fun on a camping trip. If your thinking is correct, why would anyone want to sing, play sports, learn a musical instrument, ect ect. We all do it for fun, not to get rich. Lighten up bro. You need to calm down and reflect on your attitude towards others.
Thanks! I agree, it's just for fun, he's obviously got some inner-problems with self-esteem and how he views the world.
Thanks for stickin up! You're absolutely right. Thanks for watching!
Yeah baby