Finding High Grade Fluorite in Deserted Gold Mine

[@Askjeffwilliams]

We are asked all the time if we ever find Gemstones and the answer is Yes......so we decided to head out to a mine that is said to have a lot of beautiful aquamarine green Fluorite in some hydrothermal fissures. This mine used to be a Gold mine so you know we will be looking for that Beautiful Yellow metal too while we are in there. Fluorite shows up blue under a Black light so we will be using that to find them . For more vids of the mines of Oatman just wat this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6Pag2mrjsSBm6s and smash that like button. Smash it HARD !!!!

[@joshanddog8231]

Jeff I just broke my phone screen from smashing that like button so hard! 😊 love your videos man! Good stuff

[@_TONY_Az]

Always great information for success and entertaining cool gem stone

[@Askjeffwilliams]

@@joshanddog8231 yeah !!!! no smash it again

[@indigenous7046]

8/10 for anxiety, and your wife is braver than me. Great vid.

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

Could you imagine hand jacking that little cross cut! Those guys were gorillas! On your back or side swinging all day. It's remarkable they did that every day.

[@tanksoldier9770]

Its always fun to hang out with Jeff and learn stuff thanks again

[@Askjeffwilliams]

you betcha my brother

[@davidmcnutt3926]

Son, where's your Hard Hat???? Great Video! I love Black light on Fluorite, To bad it won't stay that color in the sunlight

[@iakazul]

Jeff's head is hard as steel lol

[@Askjeffwilliams]

@@iakazul Bingo

[@Askjeffwilliams]

I had my MSHA approved soft hat on

[@davidmcnutt3926]

@@Askjeffwilliams lol not for underground lolol Would you be interested in a one of a kind Muffler Barring 😂😂😂

[@ssnerd583]

God Bless your wife for following you around the way she does......She is a wonderful wife and partner, Jeff. You are a lucky man in so MANY ways

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks and yes she is the best

[@EquitySolutionRayRaz]

Don’t ever stop saying “ smash that like button” bro cause I literally do it every time you say it 😂

[@chadfrein8228]

Looks fun

[@SpartanONegative]

I keep a stadium black light in my hazmat van that shines a 450 SQ ft dot 😂 I can black light a city block with it.

[@steffensen907]

I always learn something new watching Jeff. Thanks man

[@michaelconklin4533]

I love how excited you get Jeff.

[@Jrockilla137]

5:33 that makes me queezy and anxious. You the man, Jeff.

[@Off_Course_Explorations]

I appreciate the effort to point out every mineral and rock type in the mine, great to learn what I’m looking at.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Our pleasure!

[@tinadelwiche416]

Very interesting thread about how to get the fluorite. No one has to has to be afraid of Slim at a shoot out he misses every time,, haha.😂. Such a sweet spot for the gems and adventurous one can experience. Thank you and Lila 😊

[@Askjeffwilliams]

you betcha Tina

[@2fathomsdeeper]

Actually, that manganese oxide might be worth more than the gold in that mine right now! I think that's one of the metals used in lithium batteries along with cobalt.

[@lotharschiese8559]

Sir Jeff Williams or Herr Williams, do us ALL a big flavour? Get a handful of Bluetooth wireless microphones WITH WINDSOCKS for each person that will be talking in your videos. As long as they are in line of sight, everyone will be crystal clear. I hate ambiguity! Let's Go!

[@lotharschiese8559]

Vaseline the ends of the batteries to prevent galvanic corrosion! Q-tip the connections to the batteries with Vaseline. Do this to anything with batteries.

[@jasonthompson5324]

Look how Jeff just unraveled the exact history of that mine and why they changed direction Must be amazing to know that stuff

[@GraemeWight-wx3xz]

5:49 nice example. Thanks a lot for climbing in there. You can clearly see the dark bits of manganese in the lighter gray calcite. I dont need much to imagine gold being in it. Thats why sampling is so important as you always remind us. 👍😉

[@craftytimestation2540]

you have a way of explaining things where it's a lot easier for me to follow now I'm not dumb by any means but I'm impressed by your ability to use technical terms in a way layman can easily understand it and visualization couples with your enthusiasm and just makes your geology lessons resonate

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks really appreciate that

[@mattbyrne1822]

Crafty I couldn't have said it better

[@kurtdowney1489]

WoW In the first two minutes I had to look up some definitions. Love this guys enthusiasm. My friend Steve owns a mine in Southern Colorado. We went and camped at the base of the mountain. Next morning hiked up to it. We spent about a hour in there and chipped out some great pieces. I have a piece of Fluorite bigger than a softball, had so much it ripped my backpack on the way back down. I gave away some to my tow truck driver he was a native indian and drooled over it to make jewelry. Months later Steve, his kids and I went to the Rock and mineral show at the Western complex. We were walking thru and he said "Hey that's Fluorite from my mine" We were at least 10 feet away. I was like your crazy how can you tell? He said watch as we walked up to the guy. He was right next to the people who had the TV show that mines in Colorado. (Prospectors) He had a small 4x4 table set up- They started talking and it was very civil, they tossed back names and places and the guy admitted it was from the same mine. Blew me away. At the end Steve said "I don't mind if you take some but don't mine it out it's for my kids after I'm gone". The guy agreed and gave Steve a real nice polished piece from the table. As we were going thru the rest of the show I kept asking him how did you know? All I remember is he could tell by the shade of the green. Still blows me away.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

wowo ...great story and really glad it ended on a positive note...thanks for sharing it

[@kurtdowney1489]

@@Askjeffwilliams It was a great 3 day excursion. We stopped by his uncles huge farm on our way in. It had a natural spring about 20 feet from the back entrance. The highest quality H2O I've ever had. Through the back, what I would call a mud room was 6 freezers lined up. I did not know this but apparently if Deer or Elk are eating your crops you can kill them. We filled 2 igloo coolers and ate like kings.

[@scooterjohansen3847]

I really like the way you are genuinely enthusiastic about not only the geology but also the true artisan old boys mining techniques. Some of the cuts in this video are amazing. Thanks.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@mattbyrne1822]

I love your Sunday videos. They are always entertaining, historical and educational.

[@cooljets]

If it's low grade Fluorite, you can always use it for a flux additive.

[@johnpappe3289]

Jeff, your geology expertise shines through in very informative videos like this one. Could you keep them coming?

[@Askjeffwilliams]

you betcha

[@timbrubeck4212]

Jeff you have some pretty good videos of how someone can begin gold, silver, etc prospecting as a noob and not knowing much of anything about it @ the start but having majority of the basics & fundamentals @ 1st under their belt and be able to walk away understanding & knowing an having general knowledge from a-z of the basics for the most part and having the tools physically and mentally to go out and find whatever they were wanting to find. Hopefully this made/ makes sense to whom ever reads it and I don’t sound remedial(no offense to ne1!!) or any of the such & jeff your videos are one of a kind and the amount of enthusiasm and energy you have and carry through all your videos is outstanding!!! Keep it up and the videos coming Sir! 👍👍👍

[@EddieCarpenter-mu5bm]

As usual, sharing your vast knowledge to us neophytes. Wish I could see and hear about all the mines you've been in. The best way to learn is the way you teach. Keep on sharing! You're the best!😁

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Much appreciated

[@augustuslozano]

Jeff, how in the hell do you know what I'm doing? "Sitting on the couch, eating chips. and getting fat" I love it.

[@markmatt9174]

O I feel personally insulted now too! 😂😂😂

[@NorCalNeel]

Jeff , that mine made a good Geology course, thanks ⛏️⛏️

[@Askjeffwilliams]

you betcha

[@Famo59]

Hi Jeff and Lila.. Well I have a Huge Dolly Pot…!!! You wait till you see it.!! It’s a Monker.!! You will have arms like POPEYE when you finish crushing your ore sample..! Love watching the cowboys shooting it out.. Cheers Tony..👍⛏️

[@Askjeffwilliams]

TONY !!!!!!!! I bet you do my brother .....I know...right ....after 10 minutes you can feel it ... Thanks my brother and say Hi to everyone foe us .

[@mojavered.]

Just got back from Mojave National Preserve and Mitchell caverns....very windy in the Mojave this weekend. Took the Cub Scouts and gave some geology lessons on the Bird Springs formation. Hiked the ring trail and admired that tuff at Hole in the wall.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

beautiful area

[@CCaddy]

Thank you so much for this kind of video! So many of us that live in mine country that have taken up touring and understanding these site are very confused by much of the workings and this insight is really fantastic! So thanks again!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DoggoneGold]

Dang, you going after everything!! No messing around in Jeffs life!! Good info as always!

[@goldcastmedia3071]

We have the very same passion and energy about this stuff Jeff. The only difference is your knowledge.. i come from nothing and so ive never been able to get educated properly. Im trying to turn that around and your videos are very inspiring for me.

[@fiokgoogle8779]

Jeff !! insane level of smartness, you know not only about all the mine , but that im laying in bed and eating chips and try to gain . You rock! Greeting from Hungary Bànfalva ISU🎉

[@peteroliver3408]

You could have the new 'gold' rush with the Battery rush now that As-pyrites have been associated with Li and the Mn oxides are a key component too.... Those old worthless dumps and abandoned minerals might be worth a lot....

[@adventureinventors]

Is that in the Midwest too? I read they found that only in the shale belt on the EC side of the country.

[@stevendgrissom1968]

I was out there last summer. Love that place. My man. Sooooo come on, let's Getsome! Looking forward to seeing you soon, Jeff.

[@guytrout7101]

Love your show on mining and minerals.

[@MikeOrkid]

Always love your enthusiasm with the geology and teaching us some cool mining stuff. I have basically anthracite here. Just coal, shale and sandstone. Not as intense as out west.

[@Artopiumcom]

I love that you give such detailed information and that you share your vast knowledge of geology. However, what we know today about geology is much more advanced then then what they knew back in the 1800s. And mining goes back thousands of years. So what was the "knowledge" they had back then that helped them find and follow a vein?

[@Askjeffwilliams]

a lot of the Geologists of the day are responsible for a lot of what we know today ....we have of course expanded on it but they wrote the book

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

Just imagine all the hours of hand jacking just trying to find a mineralized vein. People don't realize that in order to make it profitable, they had to find rich deposits just to pay for the labor and materials to find it. Tough doesn't even begin to describe what mining was before pneumatic drilling. Great video and an amazing job of following the miners trail as they worked to find ore.

[@marksfolly123]

It was tough no doubt, but also they were working with richer grade ores closer to the surface. Now we're left with much lesser grade ores much deeper.

[@lifesshortbehappy]

Hey jeff You have a great name, by the way Best name Im also jeff haha my grandfather loved going out and panning and prospecting, rock hounding. I loved listening to his stories. He hurt his back when i was really young, so I never got to get boots on the ground with him. April 18th was a year since he passed. The last year was tough as he was my biggest role model. Went for a long hike today, checking out some exposed bedrock outcroppings behind his property out in blm a few miles into the hills, came back, and stumbled across your videos. I just wanted to say thank you for what you do as it reminded me of the stories he would tell. Your vast knowledge of geology has inspired me. I never subscribe to anything on youtube, but you definitely got me to hit that subscribe button looking forward to learning as much as i can. ive caught gold fever cause its all im thinking about. All my grandfathers panning and placer gold equipment burnt up in the wildfires here. So im looking into getting my own im gonna start with the gold monster 1000 and a pan/classifier. I know youre busy but any tips on tried and true equipment would be amazing. Cant be wasting money on bad equipment

[@Askjeffwilliams]

you betcha my brother , really glad to be able to do that for you .... glad we got a Sub from you and you betcha ....get the Garrett Super Sluice Gold panning Kit that has the large pan with double riffles like what we use ....great pan ... that pan will be your best friend ..... practice panning and testing your metal detector .... use either lead shot or real Gold to practice with ..... get good at the different tones that GM 1000 makes ....we use test strips ( painter stir sticks ) with different items that are most commonly found hot glued on the end ...... practice learning the tones ( black sand, hot rocks, nails, small wire , boot tacks, aluminum gum rappers and Gold

[@lifesshortbehappy]

Oh man I wasn't sure if you'd reply or not but man o man I'm glad ya did. Thanks for the advice I'm looking forward to implementing it. I've been stuck on Google earth looking for calderas that I can access in my area. There's a few of em within 2 hours of me. I was rewatching some of your videos trying to find those magic numbers. 1, 3, 7 ,21. Or something like that I have so many of your videos I still need to watch (10 years worth😂) there are some natural hot springs really close to me. Was thinking they would be a good location to find some hydrothermal deposits.(correct me if I'm wrong) keep doing what you're doing hope to see ya break your record for that big nuggie. Or maybe I'll beat your record first. Best of luck my brother. And thanks again for the reply!

[@scottbeutler4459]

Love the energy you give to your videos! Thank you for that and the lesson in geology Jeff! Much love

[@Askjeffwilliams]

My pleasure!!

[@denyscpoyner]

Former Gold miner "Tyro" AZ. Sometimes when I close my eyes and everything is nice and quiet, I can still hear that Jack leg drill going brrrrrrrrrrrr. 😂

[@Askjeffwilliams]

I get you will always here it ....and the round going off in sequence after yelling ...." Fire in the Hole "

[@jacquesjackcoomans2295]

Jeff, as always I love these exploratory / adventure vids, in HD it's like I'm right there with ya watching on my big screen. Tell'ya what I would love to see. A mine explore vid filmed with a 360 camera and I'd watch with an Apple Vision pro. And in the not too distant future you'll be able to wear texture gloves so one can feel the rock, getting a little ahead of myself there lol, I'll probably be long history before that happens, but none the less, I really enjoy the adventures you and Lila take and bring us all along. Thanks

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thats a great idea my brother

[@tinkering123]

Jeff always gives good insight.

[@athletikonaol]

I could never be comfortable in those tiny spaces... best wishes for you both.

[@MonasteryofLaRabida]

Thanks for your great effort sharing and risking your lives in order to explain us this richness knowledge in geology understandably, helpful, informative and most important on the ground

[@Askjeffwilliams]

you betcha

[@travisduggins]

Thank you Jeff, amazing value you provide! I have some examples of some fluorite/calcite ore that was definitely from a percolating pocket off my claim! Thanks to you I am working on finalizing claims 3 & 4! Your amazing Jeff!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@THATPROSPECTORSLIFE]

Dudeeeeee jefffffff. This was awesome. Besides gold. Fluorite my next favorite. Sooooo cool loooking. I really wanna find some some day. Epic video brother

[@patrickboos1919]

Thank you for all the great information in this video .

[@SCW1060]

Now that was a fun video my brother. And what a cool outdoor shop Dan has

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks and yes it is

[@joschmidt4951]

Great tour and geology lesson thank you for bringing us along on your adventures.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Our pleasure!

[@rickjohnson6559]

It's always fun in Arizona away from the big cities. Still the old west in places. Nevada and Arizona. 40 years ago Idaho could have been with them but it's civilized now. Lots of folks moved in. The desert prohibits that. Wish I was younger. Sigh. It's faster horses, older whiskey, younger women and more money. I think if Tom t hall had known you Jeff he would a said more shiney ❤❤

[@Askjeffwilliams]

I know...right ...... I think your right my brother

[@markyuresko1346]

Love your enthusiasm and knowledge, find myself asking “where did the hours go”. And I “smash the like button!!!”, just like you tell me!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

You rock!

[@d.clemons5247]

Good morning Jeff, Lila and Slim of course. Have an awesome day!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

good morning

[@GraemeWight-wx3xz]

Pause and 19:01 . Some great shots of the iron dendrites. Touch with two fingers to expand and zoom in while paused.

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

was learning gold mode on my nox 900. forgot to use my gm1000. wave the 900 over some gold. just junk. be out next weekend. have a good day.

[@BitStClair]

Jeff i did not realize how short you where till you stood next to Desert Dan there. No wonder you do so well in the mines. Great video

[@Bowenjohn1911]

Very cool video.thanks for bringing us along.

[@dougruebsamen3970]

Jeff, have You ever gotten lost or come close to being lost in any of these mines you go in? Your mine tour's are amazing. DFP

[@Askjeffwilliams]

no

[@desertdog2282]

I wish I knew a tenth of what you know about rocks. It would make my trips to the desert so much more fun.

[@nicholasmcmillan7536]

That dendritic rock would make a cool cabochon

[@raiderman8431]

Like always, jeff, you really make it interesting and hard work fun! Lol, thank you sir!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

always our pleasure

[@SpartanONegative]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us Jeff 🤠⛏️ God Bless 🙏

[@budgarner3522]

Have a nice barite specimen I picked out of a tailings pile of an old silver mine in Colorado. Proud bonus from just wanting to check out a bunch of silver mines looked like. All of the entrances filled in so no views possible. Rats!

[@derpityderp-derp4007]

I finally went panning today. I forgot my sluice. I found a few specs.. Later on I lost it trying to recover it. Now I am hooked.. LOL Thanks homie :)

[@Askjeffwilliams]

the Fever will now burn strong in you too

[@jdl.1234]

The Teaches of Jeff!....Thanks Man......

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

Super cool. Old mines are awesome.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Yes they are!

[@shnrbtlle18]

Every time you say, "It's a no-brainer," I think to myself, hey, I resemble that remark, lol!! when it comes to finding gold anyway, lol!!

[@jimmime]

C'mon, Let's Go Hang Out With Jeff & Lila For A While! Thanks, Jeff! Take care, see ya next time!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

you betcha

[@jgm9927]

Good video Jeff! I skipped Oatman last time I was down. Maybe next time.

[@rclark128]

Morning, Jeff. Howdy from Georgia.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

good morning

[@shnrbtlle18]

WOW, I just realized I went from listening to Zager and Evans' In The Year 2525 and hearing about man's future to a video of a man explaining the past. I guess I thought that was pretty cool. LOL!!

[@georgeearls3338]

I would like to see those Oatman ghost riders in action. According to my niece her husband was one of them back many years ago. Unfortunately he has since passed away.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

sorry to hear that

[@MartinD9999]

These videos always make me go outside and look at my property geography differently.

[@dimorvanerkel2025]

Oh another thing is also some socs got blown away to.....Jeff! It could be 'the boemerang ' pants and socs! Haha greetings from the Netherlands Jeff🎉👍

[@Askjeffwilliams]

they may make them ...great idea

[@cohensgoldntreasures]

That Gypsum fuzz-fuzz is gooorgeous!

[@mirkopg69]

With black lights is more easy....but that time was different 😊 im wondering if a time traveler used something during the "vacation "😅 I love old stuff have a different smell 👍

[@gregm6801]

Another Fabulous video Jeff Learn something new every single video..

[@Gravity4220]

Jeff always motivates my curiosity for finding cool stuff 😎 he's the greatest gold miner digger panner guy in the world 🌎

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@rexhaney9806]

Let's go yes my favorite prospector in geologist

[@GraemeWight-wx3xz]

20:47 you have no idea it is so big. 😂 it looks like the hammer wont fit in it, then ! Jeff in it 😁

[@HMccafferty-tg7es]

That seems like an extreme amount of digging

[@timandrews1613]

Finished my chips Jeff,having a glass of homemade red now

[@DR_SOLO]

I started watching it 6 hours after you uploaded the video and had 10,000 views by the time I was done watching it at 18,000 views and,Awwwww only 1.7 k 👍🏻 y'all need to smash it smash it hard👍🏻 So Com'on let's Goooooo! 🤠

[@Askjeffwilliams]

exactly

[@christurley391]

Thanks again

[@LVCMS]

The boring company should be able to have a machine that pays for itself with this type of mining, then sell the holes you made for residential or other use. Always good to have a deep hole for an emergency.

[@GratefulNachos]

Those vugs are awesome!

[@gitnitdun]

A friend of a friend is developing a fluorite mine!

[@JeffHuntsinger]

Was it pinching or "pinche"?! LOL!

[@mathewsitko4765]

Hey Jeff, have you ever been out to Idaho gold hunting? My state would be blessed by your presence! Thank you for all the work you do and knowledge you pass on to us greenhorns!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks and its on our list

[@mathewsitko4765]

@@Askjeffwilliams Can't wait! Many of us Idahoans would love to meet you and your wife. You'd love this state!

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

Fantastic video. Very interesting. Awesome mine

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Thank you very much!

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

@@Askjeffwilliams 👍👍

[@jeff7767]

What was that....the part about hanging out in the outer chill margins??? Lol Great video!

[@johnglasgow4176]

This is going to be interesting exposure for me thanks Jeff

[@roybal1975]

WHERES THE FLUORITE DESERT DAN YOUR KILLING ME SMALLS. THAT'S WHY I CLICKED🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sandraromero5899]

The town is in Oatman Arizona, just outside of Kingman. Just added it to my "gotta check this place out" list! 🤠

[@GraemeWight-wx3xz]

Pause and 20:12 Touch with two fingers to expand and zoom in.

[@EdWeibe]

man such an enjoyable video.

[@NatureCrank]

I heard bugs not vugs the first time … I was confused at first haha

[@davidrowe9168]

You are the most entertaining hombre on the internet

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@kirkarmstrong2242]

Ya Ya You Know. Keep Digging Always Jeff Jeff YOUR WIFE AS WELL YES ⚡ LOVE YOU GUYS ⚡

[@briantremblay9157]

So ture... sitting on the couch getting fat!!! Im planning my trip to my claim for two full months now!1 Thanks for your wealth of knowledge Jeff!!!

[@slimwantedman6694]

Good morning from Southeast South Dakota

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Morning! SWM

[@moosethe1st910]

Damn it jeff! I just broke the like button! Ill need some black strap coffee to repair it!