15 oz Gold Nugget found at Flat Bear Placer Mine. *Part 2 of 2*

The guys at Flat Bear mine, use big equipment to move lots of material and they find BIG GOLD. Check out all these big nuggets we found this day. And also this 15 oz nugget that found previously! Part 2 of 2.
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[@tonyb7748]

I found a log shaped nugget in 1998 that hit the scale at 21oz. Funny thing was I was out fishing not prospecting and came across a tree that had fallen down along the banks of the Eastmain River not more than three miles from the Lac Cadieux south. Big fish and better pay out! I was already fishing for more than 3 hours when I took a break near the ragged stump and cavity it left behind. As the water washed away the deposits it just looked like a piece of foil or wrapper down in the water. I grabbed it and immediately felt the weight.

[@goldsilverjunkie]

WOW!! LUCKY

[@beadwright]

Exciting!

[@tonyb7748]

@@goldsilverjunkie I wish more people would enjoy the outdoors for more than profit, it was certainly a great find, but it still sits in my shed as I have no use for the money or greed that comes with it. In fact, the shed is still out there if anyone want to look. It would be quite the adventure though and ill warn in advance the bears are plentiful. I plan to revisit next spring for another fishing trip. If the gold is still there then it will be recycled. I know of no better use for it than contributing to the medical field for our loved ones. That is all I have to say about this and good fishing everyone!

[@pepepepito623]

Ok...thank you...

[@marionmclean3749]

You can't eat gold, although it would be exciting to find something like that!

[@rickleaver9068]

Hey that's my sluice box, right after the jig. I'm Gold Designs. Custom built that for them. Glad the guys are finding a pile.

[@heliumhubcryptocollective9337]

dan is so old school friendly canadian...dying breed these days...stay kind stay blessed

[@carolharris2357]

I thought there was a law against it now. Nobody is nice, especially government employees.

[@yetna197]

Props to that operator who picked up a single stone with the bucket!!

[@shaunsmith7019]

I can't imagine the adrenaline finding that big nugget caused. 😮

[@nuru666]

I'd have to sit down and have a mild panic attack

[@shaunsmith7019]

@@nuru666 you're not wrong

[@CanadianSpaceBoy]

I'd quit the job and start a new chapter of my life. You got to do everything and you only live once

[@nuru666]

@@shaunsmith7019Sitting there, cradling it... "My precious....."

[@portroyal6886]

Yea it only takes me finding a picked in my pan or sluicebox, to find more energy, sometimes I can be feeling tired and had enough for the day, and if I find a good piece of gold, I'm feeling no pain I'm wide awake 😅😅😅, it's such a buzz gild should be prescribed by a doctor 😂😂😂

[@croatiansensation6062]

Absolutely amazing! Thank you for bringing us along for such an adventure Dan!

[@kirktingblad6667]

With your knowledge and level of excitement, you make an excellent teacher.

[@devarskinnee8760]

I worked in a small mine in eldorado county ca,in the 1970sand 80s,and crushed cemented gravel the nuggets look just like that and our biggest pice of gold was5.5oz.,so cool too see that gold in the rock before it was crushed,and seen a room miners made back in the day and you could see the nuggets in the walls on private property of course,new owners now cant see it but its there.i seen Mason jars full of dime size nuggets and it all went to china town San Francisco,waht a great experience in that time in my life.my wife had so nice jewelry from my earnings at the pit.keep it on coming,showing the real nuggs.

[@beansdad70]

Looks like Yoda stuck on the end of that conveyor. 🤣 Someone help the little fella! Great video and GOLD Dan!

[@billibarou]

You have to love Dan Hurd's enthusiasm. His videos are great.

[@rainertews1641]

Wow, what a good video-series, showing us the whole process of goldmining. Thank you very much - this is nearly the best gold video i have ever seen!

[@scottb7890]

Wow, what an amazing cleanup! Thanks for sharing this experience!

[@samsonian]

HARK! Thar be nuggets…and jungle rocks abound!! Hi ho, hi ho; a-prospecting we’ll go! With plenty nugs of gold we dug, Make bright the eyes aglow! Cheers Dan & the Miners of Flat Bear! 🖖😎👍

[@joegilly1523]

Dan your channel and Enthusiasm is great. Thank you.

[@denyscpoyner]

Now this is an episode of Yukon Gold that I haven't seen yet. 😲 Nice nuggies !!

[@Cjmaster1111]

My goodness dan i was waiting for this one!!

[@susanturcotte3176]

I was so excited that I didn't have time for a bathroom break!

[@mio.giardino]

Thank you for bringing us along and sharing in your joy and discoveries.

[@blech71]

Loving this series on this mine. I would love to see more than just the two vids!

[@jerrydelyea5820]

Hi Dan. Love your channel as usual. Joes a great guy, I live here where his mine is. He’s a hard working man and I am so stoked you visited these boys. I’m always wishing them good luck! Can’t wait to see how you make out up the drainage! Cheers

[@thegoldenrock7593]

hello

[@trevororchard2741]

t would be nice to see another follow up video looking at the reclamation of the site and how it is done. Great work showing their operation and talking more about how mining operations at this scale work.

[@Whocarzz40]

I've been following you now for awhile and every video puts a smile on my face

[@timshepherd4626]

One of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Makes me wanna sell my house, relocate, and roll the dice. Thanks for yet another great video =)

[@CCM2361-]

amazing! Thanks for the tour Dan

[@30105378]

Been wanting to see something like this my whole life. Beautiful! Thanks a bunch.

[@roywalls5595]

Wow that's awesome thanks for sharing this video about hunting for gold nuggets! Mr Dan Hurd 😊

[@Ogsonofgroo]

Thank you Dan for this great video of your friends operation, that is beautiful gold man! Big cheers from another PNW'er and yer fans!

[@ChristopherW-ws4df]

You know I got excited about the whole panning for gold thing, as a new hobby. You know, something to do with my latter years... Went on Amazon got me a little panning kit and all that stuff spent about 60 bucks, only to find out that there's no gold in Texas 🤣🤣🤣 I was very disappointed

[@TheDiplococcus]

I watch Dan for the fun, the adventure and the education, but this one also had a boatload of gold as a bonus! Awesome video :)

[@TeyaeTv]

🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too foreverm

[@danwyrick322]

Hi Dan , hope all is well. Looking at that nugget, I wonder if any might get pushed out with the big rocks. And the specimen nugget is really cool.

[@GarysMetalDetecting]

Wow Dan, thats amazing. Thanks for sharing the news.

[@jasongebhardt9194]

What a great treat, being there for one of their best days !!! 🙂 Ty for the Entertainment Dan

[@tylorsoll6033]

That nugget with the quartz belly is beautiful. 😍

[@normazarr3106]

Hey Dan, the "Original" Gold Pan Man! Placer in Ca.-Always Produces! 😊! (Did panin there)Creekside always!) Great Yield! Getting the Flour-Gold, is like Licken up Bottom of the Bowl! Great Times Always Dan! Right-On with the BIGGUN! Wooh-Yeah! ❤ ya! TC,GBU.,SM.,NZ., Keep Onn! 😣❤😁✝️🙏🏿👍👊😎😉🤗

[@josephcormier5974]

Very nice Dan thanks for taking us along with you this trip it was very enjoyable six stars sir

[@ironhorse7588]

Awesome 👍💕 Every miner dreams of having that much gold in one day. 🙏Great video Dan🙏

[@DerekFox-qt7ih]

Great show ! One thing I can say you never disappoint ! Your the Best out there ! Keep it up !

[@jk-76]

Man, that is a DREAM claim. And a fun group of guys.

[@SirSpags]

HOLY GOLD FEVER BATMAN!!! Love the nuggies. 🤩

[@johnjacobs1625]

Glad you had Fun Dan & Au too!

[@DansBackcountry]

For anyone that is curious, 10 oz of gold is worth approximately $20.4k USD.

[@only1muppet]

After melt, I’d assume they’d have 13oz of pure gold. I checked prices and it was $25,752 US or $35,339 Canadian. That’s a reasonable car lol

[@scott_9135]

Plus nugget price

[@SlatcoAu]

That nugget would never sell for spot. You could get at least a 2.5x multiplier from a collector.

[@andymarshall3326]

What do you all think the operating cost per day is?

[@AustralianAntKingdom]

​​​​@@andymarshall33261800+ , they said 1000 in fuel easy plus workers, and all the business cost of maintenance on machines and other bills.

[@janicescragg2388]

They should make a mold of the large nugget, cast it in resin, then make a resin copy from the mold to send to a brass foundry to make copies of the nugget. It's not every day you find something that amazing.

[@roberteltze4850]

Everyone discussing the gold, but it was the sleeping sheltie at 11:35 that caught my eye. I bet he'd be gorgeous if his coat was brushed out.

[@BloxyGuyRBLX]

Ye

[@williamskris6335]

TY for sharing, I have never seen gold like this either before! TY and God Bless!!!

[@517nickyj]

Boy I hope that they are treating that one with quartz specimen correctly. I'd love to get my hands on that one without dissolving the quartz

[@roseannecarratkinson4271]

Sweet! That would be an amazing find! What a neat setup they have. How fun for you to be there.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

3:55 I LOVE how excited Dan is to find nuggets!! .. Even when they are his friends gold! :) .. He doesn't really care about the money .. it's just finding gold!!!

[@jonluchessi1643]

Thanks for sharing what a great life these guys have👍

[@johnpotoczak6562]

Pretty neat seeing this side of the industry. I work in refining precious metals.

[@theyreoutthere.huntinggear]

as a young Lad i have found Several Pieces Of Lost Gold Jewelry, a smashed ring on the street, and a necklace at a carwash. I should start prospecting ey. 😂

[@AAA_RandRR]

What an amazing experience that must of been!!

[@stuartbailey6201]

As a retired steel worker’ too get out and operate big machinery “ and find Gold and valuable minerals! Ya kidding. Dan is living the dream. Keep it up.

[@bullsboat1]

My fav piece was the one half quartz and half gold, absolutely beautiful.

[@donnahumphriesallen5805]

Awesome video. Thank you, Dan!✌️❤

[@smokeandkippers]

Great clean up! Thanks for sharing.

[@judithfairchild8620]

I like seeing the fresh taken gold the shapes were very interesting too. I could see several interesting faces in the gold

[@jbprospector3638]

Wow, thank you for sharing. Wonderful video. 👍😎

[@CokeCheese]

Nuggets like that can fetch a nice price at auction. large nuggets are far more valuable when left unprocessed. Then again, it seems to be a show piece for the mine owners.

[@chrismyers9273]

Alright Dan! Simply, thanks for sharing buddy!

[@howardborchardt5528]

Just loved the clean up jig

[@danherrmann8755]

What. A catch. Thanks for showing the big nugget.

[@backtoiron]

Been watching you for quite a while now.

[@susanturcotte3176]

Come and join us on live chats with Dan's Sunday premieres. They are at 6 AM Pacific Time. We all enjoy the stories of what each person has found/done for the week. I always learn something new because Dan has his "Geology Lesson of the Day" (or GLOTD), in which he shows in depth explanations on finds and answers questions. Dan has an incredible knowledge base and wants everyone to learn. Hope to talk to you there! Welcome to the Hurd Herd!

[@earthsciteach]

Such a cool operation! So, that was what, a $16K to $20K day? I wonder how much they have to find per day to stay ahead of the game. Very nice video, Dan!

[@Silverpicker]

So awesome. What an adventure!

[@poisoncurls882]

That transition was awesome. 10:43

[@somniferousSirenSocial]

To put into perspective, as of time of this post, 1oz of gold is about 1,900 USD That is a wild find with that single big nugget.

[@derekderek2570]

2200 today!

[@beez1717]

Omg those are huuuuuge nuggets! I was cheering out loud when I saw them!

[@orowoodworks5413]

I guess they can afford some new scales after that awesome haul! Maybe even some waterproof ones 😂

[@ronheflin7848]

That was awesome. Man I would be doing the happy miners dance for sure

[@iinezlee6534]

What an Amazing Adventure Guys Thank You 👍😃👍💖

[@joshthemediocre7824]

I find a little gold everytime i pan the river near my house here in Ohio, obviously i'm about 200 years too late to find gold equal to the smallest flakes you may find in Canada, I always come away with a little though and it's adding up through the years.

[@jkonet1]

What an exciting day. Lots of nuggets and that huge one, mind boggling

[@donaldfitzgerald8950]

.Hey Dan, that "Hand Full" matches that prospectors beard pretty well! Lol! .... Great excursion, Dan, seems like a good bunch of people, their getting good results! Interesting piece of equipment....⚒️⚖️💰🤠

[@scotthultin7769]

5K+ 👍's up Guy's thanks Dan bringing us along on your trip Thank you for sharing 🙏☺️

[@williamtatlock230]

love the rock/metal riffs

[@troyrager1352]

Beautiful take! Thanks for the dream!

[@igvtec]

Thanks for the video Dan, it was good.

[@keithm1987]

I just bought some of your pay dirt . I look forward to finding gold. This is my practice run on my 24 inch sleuce. I am excited. Feel free to drop that big nug in. Take care and keep up the great work

[@PrimeBallard]

Respect the hustle dan we were waiting for the big find 😂

[@philipehrmantraut1548]

Just beautiful gold 🎉

[@racheldavey2207]

That is incredible 😮 absolutely amazing

[@aaronhopkins6697]

A couple of very nice necklace hangers ! The biggest one I've held was seven ounces , not mine though still very privileged to actually have held it. Gold is beautiful no matter what size from the smallest micro specks to that big beauty at fifteen ounces.

[@glennwoods2462]

What a great day Dan.... And Joe and crew are awesome... It's really hard work though, aye .......

[@ebo360]

So what do they do with these nuggets they are finding? Do they process them with the rest of the gold, or do they sell them separately to collectors? How much gold do they find per a season? How much do they average a day? Dan, I would love to see you visit more of these placer operations! Most of us really only know mining at 2 different levels: the hobbyist using high bankers or maybe a dredge, or the major commercial operations we see on “Gold Rush”. It’s awesome learning about the wide variety of mining that doesn’t get much attention, and the fascinating individuals making these operations work.

[@darelkilcrease3338]

Congratulations., Dan ! On your find ., cool bean’s man . From Duncan Oklahoma.✨👍✨

[@frankmccain4359]

Fantastic gold finds

[@lolaridgeback5875]

Dan Hurd on the next season of gold rush?? That would be so cool..

[@dawndixon402]

😁👋👍👍👏👏💕🙏🏻 Dan I have missed you so much. And your videos. I had respiratory failure and a heart attack. On the 7th of Octobe.r So I'm way behind on my videos. So I get to do a marathon. And I can't think of a better way to start. Okay, I caught Carson's name and Joe's. But there's three other people there, besides you. So I want to thank all four of you, for the entertainment. This was just amazing.

[@thomasjohnson3793]

Wow, dawn, I just came across your post? Watching Dan's gold something else, isn't it? But I most importantly, I want to pray for you and your recovery. It seems to me like you're doing better with what I can read. But I definitely want to lift you up and pray, and heaven Father, give you the best of health, God bless you from Olympia Washington.

[@ZOriginal__]

What a nice Tuesday treat!!! Cheers from Toronto Boyz!!!

[@texasred3134]

I subbed to you years ago, and again today.

[@scruggsbuster9458]

Oh my gosh that's a lot of gold and we love to see a lot of gold so thank you Dan❤ for making this video for us❤ because you know we all love to see the gold❤ thank you for your friends that are doing this to clean the environment of gold❤❤😂

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Whoa!!! Nice haul guys!!!

[@adhawk5632]

And like all KZbinrs with 1.21M subs, he bought all the gold from today for HurdDirt paydirt bags⛏️👌What a ledgend, supporting all channel participants and bringing everyone UP with him. A true pillar of the small scale community.👍👌🇦🇺

[@benbrokebrokenpieces169]

Whoa, great find!

[@GTGBFB1]

Sweet sassy molassy. What a nug!

[@susanturcotte3176]

Tee hee 😂 I called the first one a golden key. I don't know what I'd call the big one.... Perhaps "The Big Bonanza," or "Huge Louie"..... Better stop myself now... I'm running out of names! 😂😂

[@GTGBFB1]

@@susanturcotte3176 That is a good problem to have! At least you haven't named it "Susan's Retirement"!

[@GDSavingThePast]

Amazing 15 oz nugget, great video.

[@mackie_p]

Those are some NICE chunkers!!!

[@patriciamuskevitsch8359]

Beautiful day for gold!

[@bchenot]

The "Key" nugget is awesome!!

[@geekavenger]

Just dropped by because I saw your monster gold nugget in the thumbnail, VERY COOL, Dan! Good for you!

[@dawndixon402]

9:29 I looked up at the screen an out loud I was like oh my gosh that was so awesome what a great nugget I can only imagine how awesome that must feel