Exploring a NEW! Gold and Copper Deposit.

[@chrisharris1522]

old landfills will be the mines of the future

[@connormarsh2535]

I think that often lol. Think of all the heat and pressure on paper and plastic... they will think it formed over millions of years... 3000 years from now

[@chrisharris1522]

@@connormarsh2535 I was thinking more of the metals, when the technology is available and it becomes financially viable they will go after them for sure

[@mitchellmiller1990]

About copper and transmission lines. I am an engineer in transmission, we dont put any transmission lines up that use copper, its all aluminum reinforced with steel. Transformers use a lot of copper though.

[@youtubeSuckssNow]

Yeah it won't be used in the lines, but it is used in basically every scrap of electronics made. From the most simple to the most complicated.

[@WastrelWay]

None of the rich people who run the USA care, anyway.

[@Danhurd]

Yes, I mention the aluminum thing, but even with that, the amount of Copper needed is absolutely ridiculous.

[@geradkavanagh8240]

Still used for wiring motor armatures. Still used in transformers of all sizes, Still used in high voltage underground cables. Still used for above ground cables used in mining industry such as draglines. I was donated some old copper cable offcuts by a mining manager for a charity. Made nearly $1000 dollars for the charity when they were cashed in.

[@Trash-Castle]

A lot of work I have done on powerlines we removed old copper lines and replaced them with aluminum. The pole grounds still use copper.

[@chuckster6513]

Hey Dan, Enjoyable video. I agree with you on the future need for copper. Most folks do not realize how much copper is around them in their homes. Not just the wire in the walls but depending on the age of their homes there may be a lot of copper pipe and tube. Every bit of the electronics they use, right down to remote controls so many thing can be controlled by. Even a place some people have no idea of, the chrome covered metals that we enjoy all have thin layers copper under the chrome. Almost everything on the planet can be chrome plated, but it must have copper under the chrome to make it bond and shine. Copper is just everywhere in our world ! We wear it on our bodies as bracelets and rings as some folks feel copper has healing powers for our bodies. Some folks wear copper earrings. I have a broad brim hat with bits of copper attached to the band. We even send it into outer space. Copper is just everywhere in and out of our world ! Thanks Dan

[@RecklessSavage]

copper is like the best resource, it can be used for everything, and honestly people dont realize how much we use it

[@windmolenfarm8030]

I agree with you in the need for copper at the level of the little transformers and some switching yards. The lugs and connectors are made of copper. But, virtually all transmission lines (carrying a load of 4000 KVA or larger which includes all the major lines from plants to transformers and cross country as well as small lines to residential and service drops to houses are made of: ALUMINUM. most have a steel core for strength but the rest of the surrounding metal is aluminum. This has bee the case for over 60 years. The big lines single or double per line are multistrand aluminum with 5-7 wound steel core. Since it was known even 60 years ago that copper was too valuable to make the transmission lines, but connectors and such and small electronics are all copper and more will continue to be needed so you are right to be excited about finding new ore bodies. Good call.

[@Mike3282011]

Glad to see you got another 300k in subs dan you deserve so much one of the only few whole heartedly channels on here

[@TBMAvenger]

We need more Dan Hurd personalities in teaching. You admit your knowledge limits and offer up options for others with information to bring that forward to the conversation. You know what you know / don't know and are honest about it. That's what makes your channel unique. Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula has a rich history in copper mining. Much of the copper was raw copper in the rock. As the richest ore was mined out the industry declined. Such as it was hundred ton clusters of pure copper were found in some of the veins. Those must have been extremely amazing to see. The Thumb of Michigan where I live is mainly glacial deposits and relatively free of high concentrations of any gold, silver etc... but lots of cool fossils and stones. Gold specs can be found in most creeks and Great Lakes shoreline, but nothing close to your Fraser River claims. It'd sure be fun to see your beautiful BC someday. I'd love to do a train trip to there.

[@feheeraaron]

Young me was always facinated by gold preospecting. In the last 2 years I got to see Dan's videos and reignited the flame in me. Last week I bought my first Garett paning set. I'm excited, thank you Dan, and wish me luck!

[@juanvasquez9561]

Absolutely correct!..here in Arizona one of the largest cooper mine that was closed is reopened and the state is being pressed to open some land which has some large cooper porphyry deposits!🤔🤔🤔🤠🌵🤘

[@xyzabc4574]

Everything you said about copper (in terms of usefulness with electrical equipment) is also true about silver. Touchscreens use silver. And silver is an excellent heat transmission medium. And is a better conductor of electricity than even copper.

[@westcoast8562]

AND COST PROHIBITIVE

[@TheWookieKing]

I love the color that copper staining on certain rocks brings out. So nice.

[@beaugriffith5925]

Dan I want to say thank you. What you do is the furthest thing of a hobby of mine but your videos are so entertaining and full of great knowledge that I have watched every one of them for years. Thank you for every video you post same to pioneer poly I really enjoy them and look forward to the next.

[@tomthompson2309]

Same here I live in London,never seen a gold nugget in my life,but I really enjoy Dan's videos.

[@douglasdunn7267]

Hey Dan, most of the newer high tension conductors are ASCR, Aluminum wire, steel core. But, copper is always going up in demand.

[@westcoast8562]

THATS WHAT HE SAID

[@johnforman4308]

​@westcoast8562 calm down😅

[@trevorwhat]

That was a good one, Dan. Not many videos of small-scale copper prospecting (and associated geology) on KZbin. Thanks for putting it together.

[@Hawkeye2001]

Thanks for taking us along on your adventures. The scenery alone is worth my time.

[@mattwells4613]

From all the abandoned mines I have seen, I would guess that the adit you were looking for is at the tub. The water is probably directly from the adit. Great show, love all that you do.

[@AJShiningThreads]

Ive been reading about how copper will be in huge demand over the next few years, I'm so glad you are showing us about copper now! ❤❤❤

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

When was that book written? Copper has been huge demand for decades now.

[@emilio3769]

I've found so many of these huge crystal quartz with a dark green color in them. Wish I could learn more from Dan in person so I could help identify these beautiful formations.

[@peterwright217]

nice little walkabout there Dan. yeah I am with you with the copper thought.

[@roninviking2373]

Dan I wanted to say thank you for introducing me to the hobby of panning. I got my first kit today and have already ran some test pans. So far I love it. But I never would've found it interesting at first without your videos. Your playful and happy go lucky demeanor made me like it way before I even was able to set aside the money to try it. Thank you sir.

[@nathanielwilson1404]

Pyroxene specific gravity is 3.0 -4.0, magnetite is 5.2

[@MulletDestructur]

Most copper mines, even ones as large as Kennecot in Utah, make the bulk of their profits from Gold, Silver, and platinum group metals. Copper is REALLY expensive to produce from the ores it’s typically found in because it’s tough to chemically separate it from the sulfides/sulfates that it’s trapped in.

[@westcoast8562]

AND THAT IS WHY SMALL COPPER MINES WILL NOT BE PROFITABLE OR BUILT UNLESS COPPER EXCEEDS 25000$ PER TON. DAN IS OBIOUSLY SETTING UP TO PUMP AND DUMP A SMALL COPPER MINE

[@jdl.1234]

Rumor is Dan Hurd Loves Gold

[@ddhh6552]

There is a copper mine in Ajo, Arizona that they always say they will re-open but they never do. It is a huge pit. They said that the gold paid for the mining of the copper

[@theeddorian]

In the 1970s, there was gravel pit in the county I lived in, in California, where the gold paid for the operations and the sand and gravel were profit. Magnetite is in the 5+ range. The pyroxene runs in the mid 3s i specific gravity.

[@scotedler3984]

The real answer to the copper question is to start mining the landfills all across the world. There’s been so much that has been dumped that it will be like new mother loads of several minerals

[@FiveStringCommando]

Magnetite is iron that is in the same oxidation state as the blued finish of a rifle or pistol. On the same note, if you have an old rifle that has rusted, don’t sand it off: boil it in water and you will convert it to the black oxide. After you lightly rub it with 0000 steel wool, soak it in oil and it will be a very durable finish.

[@chrisfleming701]

How do you boil a rifle?

[@moose.knuckle]

​@@chrisfleming701 You need a really big pot.😂

[@mikeford963]

That's not how bluing works. All that is doing is the same sort of finish as seasoning a cast iron pan. But you are correct in that bluing, using the proper salt solution, is creating a protective oxide layer on the steel of the barrel.

[@vansmom123]

My hubby works in the Morenci copper mine, NOT the biggest in the world, but close. Yes your terminology is correct

[@boozieboise]

Idaho has so many quarries I see the gravel business every day!

[@tomthompson2309]

18:04 had me in stitches 😂 great vid cheers Dan.

[@jamesshilson6087]

I live near Calumet Michigan in an area we call Copper Country which started mining native copper in 1845. All three rock formations , Fissure , Amygdaloid and Conglomerate were mined. By 1968 the last mine shut down except for the White Pine after extracting just over 5.0 million metric tons of copper. Those are quite nice look veins Dan, be interesting what they assay at.

[@rogerclaiborne6815]

Chalcopyrite weathering produces copper carbonate and iron staining. Beautiful ore.

[@whgordon6109]

HOLY CRAP DAN, 50yo??? And I was thinking you were an Old Guy, You're my Junior? Can't Believe it!

[@andrestein6022]

The beard ages him lol

[@stinkyfungus]

Right? Ol' Dan is only 3 years older than me!!! Lol... Dan identifies as a Grizzled "old" sourdough... it's the beard and the hat 😂

[@yosemitesam6945]

He’s older than that. According to his bio on the internet he is either 66 or 67.

[@whgordon6109]

Perhaps he's trying to run some madd crap past us... either way, I'm keeping an eye on him!

[@andrestein6022]

@yosemitesam6945 I mean Dan himself said he's 50 and I'll take his word on it over an internet bio lol

[@georgehubbard6876]

Remember not long ago, when you had to post armed guards at your construction site to protect the installed copper pipe? I do! Copper is a thing!

[@traviswalker6831]

Love the channel. Appreciate your positivity. The world can use more of that!

[@fast93accord1]

SRS units in automobiles are all gold and/or gold plated. Need really fast conductivity to get a fast reaction to deploy airbags. As well as non corrosive. It it was full of copper airbags would be not deploying if moisture gets into unit.

[@diamondhunterTv5]

Welcome to today's video, where we dive into the exciting world of mineral exploration. We're thrilled to announce the discovery of a brand-new gold and copper deposit. This find has the potential to be a game-changer in the mining industry.

[@SkateSoup]

Theeeeeeee hills are aliiiiiive with the sound of crowwwnnnn grannnnnnts

[@frankmacleod2565]

Dang, good point about the copper mining. Lot of people talking about lithium and the platinum group metals, but yeah copper is going to be in high demand as well if they want to electrify everything.

[@westcoast8562]

ITS IS SIMPLE TO INCREASE LITHIUM PRODUCTION, COPPER IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@westcoast8562 interesting. I hadn't thought about it.

[@westcoast8562]

@@frankmacleod2565 LITHIUM REFINING IS ALSO REQUIRED TO GET THE LITHIUM TO A QUALITY THAT CAN BE PUT INTO BATTERIES AND THE REFINEMENT IS FAR MORE COMPLEX THAN THE MINING. IN THE PAST WE HAVE RELIED ON CHINA FOR THAT EXPERTISE. TO SECURE FUTURE SUPPLY CHAINS LITHIUM REFINEMENT IS A PRIORITY FOR NORTH AMERICA. TESLA IS BUILDING THEIR OWN LITHIUM REFINER AND IT IS ABOUT TO COME ONLINE. I THINK THEIR PLANT TOOK 2-3 YEARS TO BUILD. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SPOT PRICE OF LITHIUM YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE SHORTFALL HAPPENED AND HOW QUICKLY THE INDUSTRY WAS ABLE TO GO FROM SHORTAGE TO SURPLUS...ITS UNFORTUNATE THAT ALL MEDIA OUTLETS AND ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IN NORTH AMERICA ARE OWNED OR INFLUENCED BY THE COMMUNISTIC MONOPOLIES OF THE OIL AND GAS PROFITEERS...THIS IS WHY THE PUBLIC DOESNT HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO THE RIGHT INFORMATIOIN REGARDING THE ENERGY TRANSITION

[@Spudz76]

The thing that is most abundant by percent in a "Lithium" battery is Cobalt. The US Gov is currently subverting farming in Idaho by interrupting water so that they can assume the land for the cobalt underneath it (not that they would say that's what they're doing of course).

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@Spudz76 the US is "interrupting water"? What are you talking about

[@tippitytwitchit]

Dan, every one of your videos has made me smile. This one was no exception, and the piece with the wayward item in frame made me laugh. Just so much fun energy, always keep it going Dan.

[@nickh.5093]

Also, as the demand for refrigeration and ac rises, your copper demand is going to sky rocket. Not just for electrical but all the new linsets and coils!

[@westcoast8562]

FOR THE HEAT PUMPS....EVERYTHING WILL HAVE A HEAT PUMP IN THE FUTURE, DRYER, HOT WATER TANKS, CARS, HOME HEATING.

[@jonnydude90210]

So Dan, Magnetite has a specific gravity of 5.2 and Pyroxene has a specific gravity between 3-4 due to Pyroxene being Silicon and Oxygen paired with different metals. So its exact specific gravity depends on which type(s) of Pyroxene you have at your sites. Also on a side note Jadeite is also a type of Pyroxene.

[@jonnydude90210]

additionally there are other sulphides and the carbonates of copper that have similar specific gravity and color to magnetite, so I would suggest to not throw out the black sands, and instead have them smelted to retrieve the copper.

[@jonnydude90210]

Lastly I'm not an expert, I just looked up the mineral information.

[@ChrisCVW]

13:08 that tree is really going it’s own way!

[@smmmokin]

I decided to sort your videos oldest to newest(Thank you youtube for using your brains and bringing that back) It's wild to see you panning in the freezing cold. It's worth taking the time to see how things were when this channel started. Viewing month one content is always fun. You have perfected your art lol.

[@patchvonbraun]

I'll note that there are urban "copper mines" waiting to be exploited. Megatons of the stuff, in high-yield organic-polymer "host rock". With folks moving away from "landline" telephone service there are massive amounts of copper lines abandoned, likely never to be used again. Every burned-out motor sitting in a scrap-yard is a high-yield source of copper. We scrapped a bunch of copper at our radio astronomy observatory last year--cables and motors. Got C$600 for it.

[@neverforget3295]

Pebble mine in Alaska has mucho copper, and gold

[@SloppyRocky]

Dan, I don’t know if you’ve done it yet but I would love to see a video on how you FIND a claim and further, how to figure out what’s on it and where to look. It dwells so daunting to look at a map and figure out where to start looking.

[@MyDogmatix]

Love all the content. When your videos come up, I make the time to watch. Thanks. There’s something quite fun about watching other people find gold etc.

[@davidoconn9352]

Thank you Mr. Hurd. Had fun watching ...

[@JeffBrazeel-fe4wc]

Wowzers Dan, Ive got you by 10, turned 60 a couple of months ago. Keep up the Great vids!

[@smmmokin]

You and your life are very interesting. Love your content. Keep being you and living life, Dan.

[@beautifulsmall]

The enthusiasm is contagious. Silver is 7% more conductive than copper and more thermally conductive . maybe another visit to Cero Gordo.

[@TimDrake-vn3wo]

Like Dan said the electric company here has been replacing hundreds of miles of copper transmission lines with aluminum. Lots of recycling going on .

[@pathoodjoy]

Just as I was wondering about snakes, you mentioned caution for rattlesnakes, lol. Love when you show and tell like this! I learn so much and BC is beautiful: skies, mountains, trees, rocks!

[@ever4hue]

We are filling our knowledge tank with the interest and data your pyroxene study presents Mr Dan!

[@jcardwell3rd]

The charging cable was hilarious.

[@OptimizedOutdoors]

This is the coolest show on TV!!!

[@lukecole8805]

I work as an electrician in the U.S. all of our transmission lines are aluminum and have been for decades

[@Danhurd]

I think I actually mentioned the aluminum in the video. but even with aluminum a ridiculous amount of copper is needed

[@jlangevin65]

Right - it's greed and stupid politics that are crashing our grid.

[@judithfairchild8620]

Cool video. I love the countryside you're exploring.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 To success

[@nopelindoputraperkasa5869]

Best gold discoveries ... great 🇮🇩⚒️⛏️😍💗👍👍

[@kriskemp4952]

Thanks Dan. Great discussion

[@jimmurphy6095]

Nice having your own personal Ertsberg to explore... Good luck!!

[@nickel19941]

I'm with you on copper being the next "thing"

[@frankmacleod2565]

Good luck Dan!

[@lydiamendez2706]

A bit late here, but yeah sand and gravel mining is HUGE!! There’s been some serious issues in some parts of the world with illegal sand mining operations just stripping beaches in developing countries, which brings a whole bunch of erosion issues (on top of losing those beaches and locals not benefitting from the mining). And before anyone asks, we can’t go sand mining in the Sahara or most deserts because the sand there is way too fine, it’s basically dust, and you can’t use that dust as an aggregate (especially in concrete) or an abrasive.

[@maryf863]

Gorgeous mountains 😍😊⛰️⛰️

[@ivonneamfibie1483]

Enjoying the première, thankyou 🙏♥️

[@copperweaver13]

Goodmorning from Athens, Ohio.

[@rogerclaiborne6815]

Green sand is great for metal casting.

[@tobhomott]

If your are referring to the molding sand called greensand, it is called "green" because its clay binder has not been fired, not because of its colour. Traditionally it is either mined out of the ground naturally bonded with whatever the local clay is, or synthesized in a sand mulling machine using (white) silica sand and (tan) bentonite clay(s). Plus other additives in some cases. Although it is true that greensand made using (safer and more refractory) olivine as the sand ingredient does have a greenish tinge to it...

[@ShiroiCrafts]

copper is awesome. i really like to work with it and also already melted some and crafted a copper heart for my mom out of it. I also found some peridot too, the little green crystals are awesome

[@ahbushnell1]

Copper demand is a big deal. But I thought I would point out that aluminum is now used a lot in transmission lines. Good Video

[@Danhurd]

I think I actually mentioned the aluminum in the video. but even with aluminum a ridiculous amount of copper is needed

[@ahbushnell1]

@@Danhurd I missed that. But you are correct there is a big demand for copper.

[@StevenC.Shoner]

Very cool Dan! Copper is more valuable than Lithium, as Sodium batteries are on the verge of becoming standard, which will collapse the lithium market. May I suggest (not a should! :) ) taking some of that green dirt down to Jason at MBMMLLC and see if you can set some copper out of it!

[@chrismuskett6867]

Pyroxene and olivine are both minerals with a high iron content. Green is the colour associated with iron 2+ ions. If you oxidise iron 2+ to iron 3+ gives a colour change to rusty red orange.

[@OGRocker1]

Thanks Dan, take care and stay safe. ⛏⚒⛏

[@HandsWithLegs]

Hey Dan, next time you visit the US see if you can find some time to get to the Keewenaw peninsula in the upper peninsula of Michigan! It’s a massive historic mining district where they were mining native copper, and even today is a rock hunter’s paradise

[@elyworsley3764]

Gold miner and electrical engineer. That is very impressive

[@rogerdudra178]

Copper is all around Butte, Mt. I'd bet there's a bunch north of the border.

[@larryl43]

there are some neat cloud formations in some of your video.

[@swaffordlaura7]

Interesting you mention fusion power. We down in Wenatchee Washington state are courting a company planning a new style of fusion power.

[@jasonferry4318]

I've worked at a copper wire mill for 7 years. Cool experience. Kinda miss it in a weird way but copper is good if you know how to work with it. ❤

[@Skot2Breal]

Dan the Man. I grew up in B.C. Near the Okanagan with my grandparents. Great grandmother was a Frasier. Looking into some old claims if they exist 🎉

[@foxyfoxington2651]

Copper is absolutely important, I've been hoarding it for years. I have a giant copper cube in the garage.

[@d.andysprospecting]

Thanks for sharing, beautiful country! :)

[@northwestgaming4049]

Look into Marcus daily. The Bitterroot was pretty named after him. Well most of the Hamilton area. He had a mine in Helena that was operated until 1982.

[@marysoldeeley2218]

Hey! I work in gravel pits... NOT boring! LOL My Boss lets me take home pretty rocks. I find some really neat ones. Some I have yet to get Identified. Druzy quarts, crinoid fossils.... I would love to find gold for my Boss. We are in Glacial deposits that became lake floor, that became river bed, that is now dry and we screen the riverstone or crush it for gravel. Tons of fool's gold LOL Lots of garnet too. It's difficult to find gold in riverstone deposits. All the rocks are different types. Gold would have fallen through them, I'm sure.

[@clayp5129]

Pyroxene density caroes based upon the minerals but it is typically lighter than magnetites specific gravity of 5.1g/cm3 in the 3.2-3.6 g/cm3. Copper ore can also vary greatly between 2.5 and 5.5g/cm3 again depending on the mineral content.

[@darranmohan5700]

Haha Dan is the Marlin Perkins of prospecting 😅

[@kingoftadpoles]

Magnetite 5.17g/cm cubed vs 5.5-6 Pyroxene, so Pyroxene a bit more dense, according to sources I looked at.

[@ericlani2622]

Transmission lines are made from aluminum. Copper slumps and isnt strong enough. Some have copper components, but vast majority is Al. Slightly lower conductivity, but much much stronger

[@Danhurd]

Yes, I think I actually mentioned the aluminum component in the video. But even with that a ridiculous amount of copper is needed.

[@joesutherland225]

Mt milligan near ft st james is a similar deposit huge but low grade started production about ten years ago now .when i worked on it i thought about above olalla and summerland peachland atea as well

[@IslandHermit]

The specific gravity of pyroxene is 3 to 4, compared to a bit over 5 for magnetite. So not a lot of difference.

[@down2earthparanormal145]

still cool looking before its processed

[@jaratt85]

It's funny what is or isn't profitable when it comes to ores.. Boxite (bauxite?) nominally contains .2% aluminum but is THE ore for aluminum the world over, that pyroxene having only a small amount of copper could be worth the process of extracting it if we really needed that much copper. Pyroxene SG 3.2-3.6 Magnetite SG 5.17-18 lighter but actually harder. Dan, if you are open to suggestions, try collecting a bunch of the material from the edges of highly used roads. I don't know BC's laws about that but Cody of Cody's Lab did that on a freeway in Utah and actually found that smelted out it had enough platinum group metals to be a profitable ore.

[@cmw184]

Speaking of fusion power, they did produce a successful fusion reaction about a year or 2 ago. Havent heard of anything since

[@niki42321]

Hey there. Pyroxene is the mineral Pyroxenite is the rock :) Love the videos and the possitive attitude of your presenting! Keep it going. P.s. pyroxene group mineals are with a specific gravity of 3-4 g/cm3, wheras magnetite is around 5.17 g/cm3

[@JeanKloth-vm9jh]

Good morning from Wisconsin

[@Phred_Phlintstoner]

Ah, a fellow ccheese head! I'm from northeastern Wisconsin. Whereabouts are you from?

[@michaelpass2176]

God bless you Dan.

[@nooneofinterest234]

What is that hat made of? It's really cool.

[@josephcormier5974]

Very interesting Dan thanks for sharing this with us six stars brother

[@tinaanderson7283]

We still have a few gravel pits near where I live in Minnesota.