Finding Gold on a Massive Gravel Bar!

We're finding gold on some of the largest gravel bars in California. The old miners have worked this place hard but we know they didn't get it all. That's what we're here for!
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[@ANDYTHRAXX]

Looks like a great day prospecting, I love Shawn’s “pay/pinch/slide/distribution/technique” for feeding the sluice, that is style points there!! Great vid Matt🏔

[@MountaineerMatt]

You can tell he's been doing it for a long time 💪⛏️

[@buffalokrisgoldprospecting]

I love gravel bar gold. Fine gold is my bread and butter. Thanks for sharing

[@ancientgoldfinder49er13]

Nice gold matt, thanks for making awesome video's and keep the pans golden.

[@MountaineerMatt]

Thank you! Always trying to get a little color in the pan!

[@GSProspecting]

great work fam. keep on digging that AU fam. GOLD SQUAD OUT!!!

[@blueleadgoldproductions133]

The sun was shining,, you spent some time with Mother Yuba and you found some gold. That makes it a darn good day. Everyone else tends to put the gold on a scale at the end of their videos. I haven’t been doing that because as TopCat teaches “It ain’t all about the gold”. However, If you want more gold on the scale, or just more gold period, ditch the classifier and the smaller sluices and get an Angus. Just dig and dump. You will be able to move more material which usually translates into better clean ups. I’ll be back up there in the Spring and you can try mine and see if you like it. See you then. Aloha

[@MountaineerMatt]

It's definitely more about the good times and being outside than how much gold you get. Looking forward to spring. Hopefully we can make up for the missed trips last year! 👍⛏️

[@blueleadgoldproductions133]

@@MountaineerMatt You’re way ahead of me this year in both gold totals and good time mining adventures. Until I get back up there, all I have to treat my gold fever is the videos you guys post. So keep them coming and we will demolish some gold rich gravel deposits with the Angus when I get back in the Spring.🤙⚒🇺🇸

[@dirtypawsgoldadventures]

Nice job! Those fines really added up.

[@MountaineerMatt]

The vile gets heavier every time 👍

[@shawndilley2569]

It's always a great day at the yuba river.

[@MountaineerMatt]

Sure is. Interested to see how it's changed after the last storms

[@janjohannessmith7033]

Really enjoyed your video Matt period even when there's only finds gold to find you are enthusiastic and a consummate Showman

[@MountaineerMatt]

Thank you! I appreciate the comment and am happy you are enjoying the videos 👍

[@MericaAdventures]

Great job Matt. I’ve been to that spot. 🇺🇸👍😎⚒🍀

[@MountaineerMatt]

Thanks Todd 👍⛏️🍀

[@ottisfarrisprospecting105]

Hey nice work on the gravel bar!! The hike looked long!! 😆 have to wait for our rivers to quit flooding to be able to get out!! Thanks for bringing us along🇺🇲⛏👊

[@MountaineerMatt]

The 20 steps to the river really wore us out but we were determined 😂 can't wait to see how these winter changed the rivers and moved the gold

[@miketheminer2023]

Awesome video. Good gold. Still waiting for the sluice I won.

[@MountaineerMatt]

Thanks! Sluices are still in production. I have the material and Shawn will fabricate them. We have had some unexpected delays come up unfortunately. I haven't forgot about the winners and will get them out as soon as I can 🙏

[@CountryFriedCreations]

Nice video. Always nice to see the prospectors out and about.

[@MountaineerMatt]

Feels good to get out

[@CountryFriedCreations]

@@MountaineerMatt I bet. Too cold here in central Minnesota. But in a few months.

[@stevenarmstrong59]

Happy new year brother

[@MountaineerMatt]

You too!

[@SageOfEchoes]

Shout out from Chico CA

[@MountaineerMatt]

✊✊

[@MayhemProspecting]

That gravel bar is gonna get new flood gold this spring I bet with the huge melt coming soon!!! Nice trip bro, you have such a prime home location to be close to these areas, super jelly! 👊😎Hope all is well brother

[@MountaineerMatt]

Sure is! I think this is gonna be the best year yet 🤞👍

[@MayhemProspecting]

@@MountaineerMatt Let us hope so dude!

[@Smithsgold]

Not bad at all and you got to enjoy mother nature !!!!

[@MountaineerMatt]

It's not much but can't complain. Just backed the truck in and dropped the slucie!

[@Smithsgold]

@@MountaineerMatt nothing wrong with easy !!!!!!

[@justindeberry9102]

amazing vid, dont feel bad shawn always kicks my ass out on the yuba even if we dig next to each other. ive tried a few mats out there and shawns have always done better.

[@MountaineerMatt]

Not sure how he does it. I'm always impressed by how much color he has in his sluice. Hopefully the three of us can get out there one day 👍

[@insidebendprospecting]

Hell yeah Matt, glad to see you getting out and doing some sluicing. That fine gold can sure add up, nothin better than hundreds of colors in the v-mat! We're planning to get down to the motherlode again in the next few months, hopefully we'll be able to meet up and do some prospecting!

[@MountaineerMatt]

We absolutely will meet up. Let me know if you're researching any areas in particular and I'll do some of my own. Can't wait for spring

[@jbprospector3638]

Hey it all adds up 👍

[@MountaineerMatt]

Got that right!

[@oldpelon]

Happy New Years 2022 Matt great video 👍 nice gold

[@MountaineerMatt]

Thanks! Happy new year to you too 👍

[@genofromrenoprospector6940]

Matt, you make great videos Brother. I just don't have the gift of gab like some of you guys. I've had the maverick pan for years and have never use it. Lol. I'll see you on the river some day this year. 🇺🇸👍😎⛏

[@MountaineerMatt]

Thanks Geno! Shawn is the first to show me the Maverick pan. It's great for cleanups, since the corners make it easy to pour your cons into a container.

[@rustybarbacles355]

Bday dig at Edwards again. You in? Thx for the upload. I hope your channel continues to grow!!

[@MountaineerMatt]

Absolutely. Have some new info on the area. Let's make it happen 👍

[@WestCoastGoldProspecting]

Right on Matt, gotta love that gravel bar gold. Love seeing it stack up in the deep v matting. Is that the mat you are talking about ? How do you like it if so ?

[@MountaineerMatt]

Yeah the V matting is at the top. The picklepuss is the bottom mat. It's basically a stepped v matting. Pretty cool to watch how the material moves and drops in the mat

[@cjsoutdoors4412]

@@MountaineerMatt is that mat for sale yet?

[@MountaineerMatt]

@@cjsoutdoors4412 Not yet. The inventor, Shawn, has had some other things going on. Hoping one day they'll be available to sale. I'll make an announcement if/when that happens 👍

[@swamper4448]

👍🇺🇸

[@buffalokrisgoldprospecting]

I don't know why but I wasn't subscribe to you I know I was so somehow I became unsubscribe not my fault I swear I was subscribed

[@MountaineerMatt]

Glad you're sticking around haha! Thanks for being a subscriber 👍

[@buffalokrisgoldprospecting]

@@MountaineerMatt I've been subscribed to your channel for six months or so so I don't know how I had came became unsubscribed I would never unsubscribe from any gold Channel especially one with a quality videos as yours