A pile of GOLD in this hard rock crush *Gold Drop Test*

For our second test of the Gold Drop concentrator, we used the richest hard rock ore we have ever seen to run through the machine and see how well the Gold Drop Concentrator recovers gold from this hard rock crush. What we found is an absolute pile of gold in this ore.
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[@KadosAI]

Of all the metal detecting, magnet fishing, gold panning, gold prospecting channels I watch, Dan has by FAR the best content on all of youtube.

[@bigggdoggg2147]

I bought one these and I haven't tested yet but can't hardly wait to do it!!!😎💯

[@CharlieTribbey]

One would be crazy not to subscribe to Dan's channel, he is a plethora of information, and just entertaining to watch! Thanks for all you do Dan!

[@williamhusseyjr1143]

Dan, thank you for the awesome videos! I recently changed a well pump and kept the dirt/debris from the strainer located 300' under ground.... two years later and I still have a baby food jar of either pyrite, gold, or brass shavings from the well pump innards.

[@TheMacattack66]

Wow! Again the knowledge of what we are seeing is outstanding! Layer on layer of heaves, Vary cool. Thank you. Stay safe and all the best to crew!

[@jamesgoodman6243]

Another OUTSTANDING VIDEO DAN. LOOK FORWARD TO MORE FROM YOU.

[@Henri-pp1nq]

I love watching the Gold Drop concentrator doing it's job! what an awsome thing

[@bieuw5304]

Yeah really cool! I hoped for another video of it haha

[@mikeseguin6443]

I have been watching your videos for several years now and every time I see one I get gold fever.I am just a little to old for the hard work you do.

[@jhamaker]

Dan, I came across your channel a few weeks ago and have found your videos to be very interesting and entertaining. I grew up in the Northern California Gold Country so I have some background knowledge, but I won't claim any expertise. I did some panning when I was younger, and watching your videos is giving me an itch get out and try it again as a way to get out of the house.

[@jonathanfox3285]

You are one of my favorite teachers.! You make 6. 3 more points to you. You beat them for profit. Number one is my HS math teacher, i think you are very close on that one. But i have a soft spot for granddad, and dad. Love what ever you show. Thank you.

[@jonathanfox3285]

Lol, thanks! No need to respond.

[@shyPandemonium]

Im fascinated by this machine Dan. Thank you for making these videos for us! I can’t get enough of them!

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I’ve watched about 20 of your videos over the last three days - you have earned my subscription!

[@descheppermatthieu7601]

I've never panned or prospected anything, there is not even any gold in my country. But I LOVE those videos, Dan is such a good teacher.

[@johnhiggs5932]

Dan, your enthusiasm for the hunt is contagious and you have a beautiful spirit! We are grateful that you choose to share your life with us. I know that you invest a lot of time and energy to take us along in your journey. Thank you, kind sir!

[@trevortheturkey8411]

Yes sir I love his enthusiasm 👍

[@bergey911]

Here here!!!

[@elitehacker1416]

Yes he does

[@Blessings.429]

Contagious 💖🇦🇺

[@thetinman104]

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[@echochildus2441]

This was an awesome video. I love both the information and your as per usual enthusiasm. It makes it such a joy to watch.

[@coryscott5214]

I love your content. I would have loved to have you as my teacher growing up. Thank you Dan your content is inspiring. 👍😀

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All I can say is, thank You, thank you and thank you Dan. I’m a new subscriber and follower for life. I’m spending my day and evening watching everyone of your wonderful videos. I love your passion.

[@goldseekersadventures9380]

Spot on explaining the gold drop goose....great job Dan Hurd!

[@brendonwhite8277]

Hi. I was just watching your video and noticed that you were having a bit of trouble finally adjusting the water. I used to do homebrewing and I had the same problem with those ball valves I had to change to Bell valves. you can make finer adjustments bye just 1/4 of a turn or 1/8 whatever you need to do

[@xtctrader1467]

95% is still darn good for this stage. But that Gold Drop system is a pretty slick.

[@thgingerbreadman]

Dan pumping the videos out! I love it!❤️❤️❤️

[@XBDAX1]

Thank you for using different music in your time lapses Dan. That intro song gets stuck in my head and keeps me up at night 😂

[@Endorfen2011]

Great video(s). I enjoy the time lapse of much of the processing segments.

[@marychace1011]

That was a wonderful demonstration of separating the heavies in the pan.

[@PunisherSM]

Never enjoyed prospecting videos until I found your channel! Keep it up!

[@TobyPomeroy]

Well-done video w/ excellent explanations along the way! Kudos to inventor John Richmond!!

[@adysmith3138]

What an interesting video Dan. You're great at explaining everything and of course it helps that you do have gold in the pan to look at in the end. Thanks matey. xx

[@jasonhomer4928]

Very informative and entertaining. Your enthusiasm is infectious.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks! 😃

[@lydiamashcka4362]

Wow, that was so, so, so cool I love seeing all of the steps you have to go through to get the gold!

[@clintdoolittle1576]

MR.DAN that Vibrating classification was awesome to watch but what you should of done with that wet PAYDIRT was spread it out on a tarp and the wind and sun would dry that up in no time lol AWESOME VIDEO MR.DAN 👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦

[@dawndixon402]

I have been a viewer for about a year now. I subscribed like on the 2nd video I watched. It cost nothing and it helps him out so much. That it's the least I can do. For all the wonderful videos he makes for us.

[@somethingoutdoors1412]

Dan, I really enjoy your videos. Always hoping you will land the big one. Be safe. Thank you.

[@chickensrcool67]

You the man Dan !! Always an amazing day when I get your smiling face😃

[@davidkelly1298]

The Gold Drop is cool. Thank you for showing us how it works.

[@claudine1220]

the more ways you can extract that gold the better, I loved that Goldrop gadget. Real mad scientist stuff!

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

I wish there were more people like you in this world. Love how you say I hope to earn Your subscription today! So many people just say subscribe and don’t work for it! You sir are one in a million

[@robertadriver6931]

Thanks Dan really enjoyed watching you process that crushed rock to see the gold that was hiding in there

[@donnaharte5607]

Your video's are so exciting.. I watch from Manchester UK 😊 seen you lift that heavy box please stay safe and allow yourself to recover we love your videos but love you more take care

[@mauriciofisherman772]

hello Dan hurd, I love your channel, watching here from Japan, despite being Brazilian!

[@ScottishGoldHunter]

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Awesome vid and commentary Dan. Much appreciated mate.

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That's a adventure that everybody like to see. We all love gold ! I gonna shere with all my friends! Thank you ! God bless!

[@mikewhittemorejr]

Dan, you get me so excited. thank you for your amazing videos. im gonna become a patreon

[@michaelwork9462]

Thanks for your videos .....they are always pretty uplifting for me ..... just puts a smile on my face to see your enthusiasm.

[@midasmarkprospecting7698]

Wow that was a lot of gold sure like that golddrop machine it works well thanks again dan for the informative video and ive been a subscriber for a long time

[@embracing_cassie1635]

Very educational this time.. and absolutely loved it

[@texasfossilguy]

When doing densimetric separation you absolutely either classify density or size, you MUST run each size class on its own. Great information for anyone.

[@lukebowers536]

what a fantastic machine & a great channel, ime in the UK where we dont get so much gold & what we do get is usually fine alluvial gold, i have been using a home made contraption i built from old coke bottles & a bucket & some old fire hosing that i can use at a riverside with no power fore some years with some notable results at times, i can plow thru with my work of bodgery what would take me an afternoon of conventional panning in around an hour or 2 depending on how lazy ime feeling. It all fits in a backpak too. This gold drop machine of yours takes those fluid dynamics to a whole new level, its amazing to see it all working like that up close. Keep up the cool vids Dan, i do enjoy watching how you do it Stateside & seeing what you find, happy prospecting

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Great start to the spring/summer season. Keep making this great content!

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That is an awesome piece of equipment in the gold drop. Looks like fun to use

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What a fine machine Thanks Dan,be well and prospect.David out

[@311jbknight]

Thanks Dan, appreciate you explaining as you go.

[@TennesseeMotosMining]

What an awesome contraption. Very cool science behind it. That is a TON of gold! Very cool!

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[@michealklonowski5267]

I love the results and the knowledge that you shared with us. thank you for sharing. what mat in the gold hog that where used to catch that fine gold.

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What a awesome piece of machinery, such a interesting video 👍💕

[@doncates2954]

Excellent video, you seem much happier then when I watched you in the past.

[@joegilly1523]

The water is blasting today in the river. Nice separation of gold from the pay dirt .

[@tonyb.9703]

Awesome video Dan 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@eddielongshanks9740]

Such a nice guy! Great luck Dan!!!

[@MrCoors68]

Awesome gold ! ! ! super video ! ! ! you rock Dan !

[@MrMichaelAndrews]

Your a beast. Your the best. Keep on finding the elements of life. I'll keep watching.

[@jackt883]

I saw the same machine on the Klesh KZbin channel. I think when he ran it, he had the agitator on a lot higher, and then that kept it from all piling up and causing a big sticky mess down by the cone. I think he put quite a bit less material in at a time as well though which might slow you down with the higher volume of material. I love watching these vids though. Such a fascinating piece of kit.

[@chiefstacker6343]

Wow Dan amazing process!!! I extremely enjoyed watching this video. Thanks Dan.

[@kencarbon2346]

Enjoyed watching your video hard rock looking good for gold nice job.😀

[@xenaguy01]

9:34 The GolDrop separates by density of similar sized particles. Like any other density separator, if the particle sizes are all the same, the separation will be better. Dan mentions the Pyrrhotite as being very, very heavy. Actually, the specific gravity (density) is, like nearly all black sands, only ~4.3-4.5, while that of (most hard rock) gold is ~16.5+, or 4x that of pyrrhotite, or any other black sand. If there are 16 mesh particles of black sand mixed in with 50 mesh particles of gold, they are the same weight, and will react similarly in the water column of the GolDrop. Only when all particles are 50 mesh or smaller will any density separator approach 100% success, and give back 100% clean gold. 16:30 See how much larger the pieces of sheelite (S.G. ~6) are than the pieces of gold. They are probably similar in weight, that's why the GolDrop captured them all. If Dan had been able to classify better, the GolDrop would have eliminated nearly all the non-gold materials, because they would be so much lighter than the gold.

[@SIGINTprivate]

I really enjoy watching you clean out with your new toy!

[@hinkledinkle782]

who dislikes this, im really wondering who gave the 54 dislikes and why they did that because this person is awesome and he doesn't deserve dislikes because hes done nothing wrong. I will like the video for you dan

[@johnkbradley8956]

Watching in the UK great entertainment and very enthusiastic keep it up

[@YoursUntruly]

Wow that video quality !!!! Love from eastern Canada ♥️ wish we had gold

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You got my subscription! I love watching your videos. Keep up the great work, be safe, and happy hunting!

[@Hawkeye2001]

I'm enjoying your channel, and learning a lot. And finding out I knew so very little at the beginning. All of the tools and machines are amazing. The vibrating classifier makes so much sense when I saw it. That one machine looks like it saves a lot of slow tedious manual labor. - Keep up the good work.

[@Blessings.429]

I haven’t seen all your videos but I am trying, here because I love gold mines , Classifying you know the Gold Drop. Love it. Dan was that the rock from the gold mine a few days ago. I hope not because I definitely want to see that💯 💖🇦🇺

[@zin405]

Hi Dan - have been enjoying your videos. Thank you! I'm also in BC , and am curious what prospecting I'm allowed to do as a casual weekender (no red tape / more out for the activity :D ) If you (or anyone reading this), can direct me to previous videos, or resource links - it would be much appreciated. Thx!

[@captainmorgan979]

love watching your channel Dan. makes me want to move from ontario to BC

[@cacogenicist]

I've been watching John's demo videos for ... a couple years now maybe? Nice to see his doodad get some run on one of the more popular gold prospecting channels. I'm going to have to pick one of those up, one of these times in the not too distant future. I do think it's a device that one can get much better at using with experience, to a point that you can about separate magnetite and gold better than you could with a little finishing pan.

[@sluicegoosegoldrop2821]

Thanks for your confidence in the GOLDROP! Watch Dan's upcoming GOLDROP Videos and you'll see how he uses a new innovation of mine, the Magnet Sluice attached to the GOLDROP discharge. It makes the GOLDROP 100% efficient.

[@cacogenicist]

@@sluicegoosegoldrop2821 - I'll be on the lookout for it.

[@tattoofthesun]

Hey Dan, when you run the clean water through, will you mix in some baking soda as a base to neutralize the sulfuric acid on the machinery?? I do that when I’m melting silver making jewelry. One dip in the Sparex, one in baking soda and water, one in regular water

[@markhackett2449]

Awesome video Mr. DAN. you are an excellent educator. Thanks for sharing your hard earned knowledge. I hope the mining tool makers subsidize your work and videos - the way tennis players get rackets and stuff 'n' stuff, financial backing etc. Selfish motivation- I just want more videos. Thanks

[@kellywest1485]

Can't wait to see you get the golddrop settings perfect

[@keithwood6459]

You could probably add magnetic separation below the separation chamber by increasing the drop distance to the collection jar and configuring the pipe correctly with a fork in it, with magnets the right distance away on one side,, letting the mags drop into a separate jar on one fork while the gold, scheelite and pyrite drop straight down.

[@andrewbrown6745]

You always bring the energy Dan. You earned my subscription on my first video like you implied would happen. Very interesting content

[@sluicegoosegoldrop2821]

Excellent presentation Dan! You have a great video personality and I appreciate your enthusiasm.The loss you experience will be captured by the Magnet Sluice I sent you when added to the discharge of the GOLDROP. My demo video of the Magnet Sluice will be uploaded later today. I surely look forward to working with you when the border opens up

[@jimwagner6260]

Always fun to watch And the new gold drop thing is pretty cool

[@ANIMAL168]

Dan, that was so cool. Goooooldddd. Lov ya show. Ben

[@fastfred2009]

Thanks Dan, very informative!

[@danleopold2364]

I'm loving the Gold Drop use. Such a clever way to separate.

[@jcgardner5852]

I do like your videos and have learned a few things thank you. I subscribed and am commenting to help your stats further.

[@dogefort8410]

How about running the tailings through once more to catch more fine gold? Throw in a drop or two of soap to break surface tension? Or will that be irrelevant for the Goldrop's effect on super fine gold? If the main idea is that the separation takes time, how about getting a 12V hopper feeder and let it all chug away no scooping required? Or does it make more sense to just multi sluice the darn thing in the first place? How do they compare?

[@barrywebber100]

Dan you are funny! You make me laugh which is good! Keep getting that gold!

[@chrisp7641]

Hey. I'm only 3 hours late. Glad I seen this one. Looking forward to the end results.

[@danielrochat5968]

Great video mister Dan I am watching them from a while now and follow you from Switzerland. Could you please tell me what do you do with none gold materials ? And may I ask you since when are you going gold prospecting? Great video and thank you mister Dan.

[@billmartz4290]

What a cool machine. Thanks. Cheers!

[@toobzombe]

Another great video! I watch em all. Stay healthy my friend!!

[@Washman-jw3hl]

I tell ya doc at gold hog has his work cut out for him competition wise but his mats do a great job time and time again. In other words doc is Killin' it. Great video Dan. Love the content.

[@mykillprospecting]

Up here in new hampshire its so hard to find a speck of gold dan got totes of it hangin around DAN YOU DA MAN

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This is bob from Connecticut USA I've talked to you in the past while I do text to talk I love your openings how you say I hope I earn your subscription today you're the only 1 that does that in any of the youtubers that I watch That isn't original And I love that You seem like a very nice man unfortunately I'll never make it to Canada I have some health issues that 1 allow me to ever get out of the states But I love your videos and I love when you bring Pauly along and all of your buddies but Poly is absolutely hilarious Just as facial expressions it's gotta bring you a lot of laughs later from Connecticut

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Great stuff Dan!!

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Awesome video Dan

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If you can bring John up that would be awesome. I’ve watched his Sluice Goose progress for a long time and that’s a man that deserves to retire doing whatever he wants to. I love it when people have that kind of passion and make something useful.

[@sluicegoosegoldrop2821]

I have been retired for 40 years because I have always thoroughly enjoyed what I am doing. I work at it 12 hours a day and yet I haven't worked a day in my life! What a mind can conceive and believe can be achieved!