Lots of GOLD on My New Fraser River Claim!

[@DiscoveringTheScene]

Option A. I enjoy watching the smelting process.

[@arnold4radiators]

Option A with a twist- include the gold you panned including the mercury bits and see how much more comes out.

[@ВикторГрузинов-д9к]

Приветик. Вышли майку. На память. Я твой подпишик

[@bokkenka]

Have you tried a shoulder pole? A 2m long pole across the shoulders. At either end is an arm-length rope with a hook at the bottom. Squat down a little, hook the hooks onto the bucket handles, then stand up. That way, you hands can be used to just steady the buckets as you walk rather than having to grip tight and hold the buckets up through your hands, wrists, arms, and shoulders. When not being used to carry buckets, you can use it as a walking stick and add to your look as a wizard.

[@thekingwade1]

I was thinking the same thing

[@andrestein6022]

Asians for the win lol

[@carlmadley]

Yup neck yoke

[@ericwilliams1659]

Yoke

[@dennissrable]

That was my first thought. Using shovel handle with pad for shoulder.

[@MelissaMcgouirk]

Love your videos Dan my husband has turned in to the best person because of your videos they have gotten him up and doing a lot more research and getting him outside is priceless

[@peddal]

What you need is a bucket yoke. They've been using that for centuries here in Norway to carry heavy buckets. (Norwegian: Åk)

[@josephpecoul6532]

I like it when you and Jayson collaborate. So that's my vote.

[@whartonoutdoors7493]

Same.

[@Bactchan]

For those curious about the rule about highbankers draining into the river; The idea is to keep the riverbank sediment more-or-less where it is already and not get washed further downriver, contributing to erosion. For a setup like Dan's you would be correct in thinking it'd be too negligible to matter much, but the law is in place to stop one becoming one thousand or letting one big operator destroy a region.

[@GaryRoenickr]

Dan, to speed up the cleanup process I found for me what works best is to tilt my pan at almost a 90 degree straight up with the gold and black sand in the deep crevices of the Garrett Super Sluice Pan. Then I constantly shake while letting the water remove the black sands. This way I get down to almost all gold deep in the ridges. I have never seen any videos where this is done. Everyone wants to swirl back the overburdened to reveal the gold but it’s always time consuming. Try this process.

[@diamondhunterTv5]

"Amazing to see so much gold in one place. Great work!" 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Danhurd]

Thanks! There is a ton of gold here, but the problem is getting it out

[@Timothy-NH]

Over the winter months, when you're not out harvesting the good stuff, would you do a video on the buying/leasing a claim process?

[@EddieSchirmer]

he has a few videos talking about it, maybe not in extreme detail, but he has mentioned it a few times already.

[@Thechefbenny]

In the location that I usually go mining I have a similar situation where I have to carry buckets down river. Some times I use a paddle board or blow up boat to move buckets of dirt.

[@ythis31]

Yeah, a paddle board would work i would think unless topsy-turvey.

[@damealeta3541]

My suggestion for carrying those buckets of soil/rock: Bring a couple of strong lads with you! LOL The gold sponge was really interesting!

[@DaLudwig]

In the forest we use a type of electrically powered wheelbarrow callt "Schweizer Karre" (swiss cart) made by the Czech company Bravo. It may not be much help on the river, but it could be useful on various other claims where loads have to be transported uphill and downhill. We use this motorized wheelbarrow to transport pieces of wood for firewood through uneven forest to the next road. You do have to lift it, but the motor means it moves on its own, which makes the work easier.

[@richarddavies7419]

Reminds me of the small bedrock pocket I panned on the Yuba River in California's Mother Lode country. It contained a high percentage of flakes that were clearly amalgam (as tested by evaporating the mercury in a test tube in open air). Once you see it, easily remembered. That stretch had been worked back in the days of the '49ers, probably Chinese miners noted for their thorough cleaning of stream channels.

[@scotmayall3067]

Good vids. Handles- take 3/4 pvc length of your hand width saw one cut length wise ( not in half ) start by slipping over the metal and line up on the handle pvc glue together duct tape quickly before glue sets. There is such a difference it’s all comfy Have a great day !!!

[@rodder2046]

Take it to MBMM. Always love to see Jason on the videos.

[@thomream1888]

I liked seeing the "Cerro Gordo" shirt at 21:30! You, Jason and Brian are my go-to guys for learning and entertainment. Thanks Dan. Merry Christmas!

[@robertreifsneider5314]

Cart hell, you need a donkey. :)

[@Clarence_13x]

How many donkey do you need, sir…

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Or a "Baba Yaga" type heavy lift octocopter that takes up to 40kg payload

[@Hans-the-Dutchman]

I like that one and call the donkey " Will "

[@66bigbuds]

Or train a bear.

[@zedaprime]

Donkeys can be an ass 😂

[@ericj.wilkinson9317]

A fellow fella with back issues feels for you my friend.

[@donaldnicol8415]

Thank you so much for updating your introduction music!Flour Gold Wizard has a mini sluice for cleaning up his flour gold.

[@108Circle8]

I still say a good strong cart is the way to go. Frame out some hardware cloth to cover the cart and classify as you shovel into it. Super fast and better than carrying rocks. If you plan on spending a lot of time there, it's really no big deal to clear a little cart path first. You can line it with tailings so it's solid.

[@johnaikema1055]

dig up the black sand lines made in he highbanker tailings. send that with your panning tailings as well.

[@thatonegoodman]

Always enjoy your collaborations with MBM Jason.

[@apostlepaulvining5688]

Dan, I wanna say thanks I’m a 72 year-old bedridden retired preacher. I look forward to watching your videos for years now thank you sir. Rev. Paul M Vining Sr Eustis Florida.

[@martineastburn3679]

Balance is exactly what it needs. I'm 77 and when I carry a heavy load in one hand I use a cane in case I need to help. I normally don't use a cane, but it can help.

[@fredrikschubert2692]

Go old school and use a yoke, carrying pole or whatever you call them. English is not my first language :) I have carried heavy loads of water in bad terrain using a shoulder yoke. Works great!

[@frankmacleod2565]

24:46 dude that is amazing. Hour and a half on a beautiful day, and you got this? Outstanding.

[@a-aronmeyer4560]

Love the Paydirt that I got for my Bday! Wife got me some panning equipment too so I can go out and enjoy nature.

[@jamesskorupa8694]

I’m not a gold miner but isn’t there something like a wire brush, stiff brush or broom you could bring to get all that small stuff out of the grooves of the bedrock? I know you use a vacuum but has to be some lightweight tool better than your hands.

[@Logan_urbex]

@@jamesskorupa8694hand dredge, picks, hands and yeah you could probably use a brush

[@johnmurdoch6696]

@@jamesskorupa8694 I've seen him use screwdrivers something like a mini crowbar (I'm not mr tools)

[@Gordy250]

Hers a tip..goto the auto wreckers n get some seat belts.. using straps with some hooks and a adjuster ..takes a bunch of wight off the arms and let's the body carry the load will make the carrying way easier..

[@IIIIlIIIll]

Follow in the footsteps of the Egyptians and use a RAFT! You could load where you dig, tie a long rope to it, then just float it down to where you want to hi-bank, save your back!

[@dougmcmillan2483]

He has to bring it up or across, we aren't allowed to high bank close to water

[@IIIIlIIIll]

@dougmcmillan2483 a 10ft walk up the bank beats a 100ft walk along the shoreline to get to the 10ft walk up the bank when moving 4 buckets of anything.

[@Richard-px3se]

​@@IIIIlIIIllpully system for taking the major weight off with a easilly set up and easily moved mountable leverage pointwith drawcable, you can then bring the buckets in bulk or with ease allowing for easy movement and fast transfer from collection point to highbanker point and you wont have to modify the terrain or damage nature or whatnot. Gotta just use all engineering techniques when hypothesizing the best way to make things easier, you never know what one will do the trick sometimes unrelated forms can be applied for unique areas

[@Danhurd]

So much cost, and work, to save 10 minutes of hard labor. It's like spending $20 to save $10

[@IIIIlIIIll]

@Danhurd but what about the reduction in back pain? Certainly, that's got some value? :)

[@sirhooplehead8582]

If you want to move heavy stuff along the banks of a river, have you considered a boat? Canoe, skiff, or just a small inflatable would work. You could have just floated it all downstream in one trip, no carrying necessary. Haul it along shore empty to take it back upstream. (Reminds me that large wilderness canoes are sometimes called prospector canoes because they're designed to go far up rivers and carry a ton.)

[@danhalen4231]

There’s a product called the Forearm Forklift Bucket Buddy. It could be a Low cost, takes up very little space and weight, that might be worth checking out for lifting and distributing the weight of the buckets across your shoulders.

[@LoneHowler]

That's a lot like the pot lifter that I've been suggesting for heavy rocks. It needs two people but he and a friend could bring out huge rocks that he usually has to leave behind. I'm going to second this suggestion

[@curlyrooster118]

Yep.

[@michaelmcbride2964]

Hey Dan. Been watching your videos for years and have to be honest....I'm jealous lol. My Son and I pan here in northern Ohio for glacier gold . We don't find much but you think you get excited when you you find a couple dozen pickers in your pan you should hear us when we find a couple specks waaaaa hoooooo. Anyway , I just watched you lug those 5 gallon buckets 10 miles and by the end of the day your knuckles will be all raw from your arms dragging on the ground on the way back to your truck. I know people have given you ideas on how to get the paydirt back to the high banker. I have another one for you. What about getting a good military surplus one or two man life raft and some good strong rope. Fill your buckets or even quarter or half fill the life raft with the paydirt. Then float the raft by dragging it back to where your high banker is located. It's worth a try and sure might save your back if it works and besides you don't have to feed the life raft like you would using a donkey lol. I know this might sound like a dumb idea but you have to expect this from a dumb old fart like me. I'm almost 75 years old and my Son 48 but we are getting out next year after the spring run off as we know where there is a nice long corrugated pipe with natural riffles built right in to catch the gold. Oh one more thing. I sure pray you can swim as those bear tracks were HUGE!!!! Only way to maybe escape is to jump into the river. I know bears can swim too but if I had a bear after me before I made it to the river he isn't going to catch me as he is going to be slipping in all the do do I leave behind me. Take care Dan and GOD BLESS. Mike

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Where is pioneer Pauly when you need him to carry those buckets.

[@jeffnieb9840]

He’d spill more than he carried

[@timdavis3249]

Dan, I think that is one of the best videos you've ever made I thoroughly enjoyed it and part of the benefit is that beautiful view. Think so much for sharing❤.

[@CoastalGardening]

In the good old days prospectors had a mule for moving paydirt ... but these days mules are hard to find outside of Ottawa ...

[@benjaminelliott4112]

Nice...lol

[@robertzachow]

Have you tried a small flat boat? You could load the buckets and walk the shore with a rope. Easy downstream and easier up as well.

[@sean2564]

Hit that 👍 for DAN THE MAN folks.!!!

[@rowdyharger2799]

Been watching you for years, most relaxing videos on KZbin, thanks Dan. Merry Christmas

[@skiphughes7705]

7:03 you need a sherpa

[@coreymerrill3257]

Or a fat truck . Basically a Canadian made sherp.

[@louisavondart9178]

Hi there. You need 1: a yoke to carry your buckets and 2: a Shaker table with a magnetic separater. The last one is kinda pricey but will pay for itself over time.

[@charlesisaac7610]

Good morning everyone from Michigan

[@guidorea8347]

Detroit area here..... Good morning!...🙂👍

[@charlesisaac7610]

@guidorea8347 just outside of Port Huron

[@tbonerox2806]

I don’t have a suggestion for a wheel cart, but I do for a better vacuum! I’ve used the Milwaukee, but my 2gal Makita 18v is better. with only 5ah batteries it lasts just as long on high and hepa- wet/ dry. Hose is nicer too.

[@jongordon6132]

Send it off to Jason

[@christopherosullivan3208]

Send to Jason

[@korsi500]

Great video Dan. Super funny and honest about the carrying of the buckets and the special terrain that you’re dealing with.

[@BudKnocka]

Buy a Jon boat Dan!! YOU CAN PUT 8 buckets in there easily and just float it up stream to the high banker! You should’ve classified it too!!

[@saragandey8625]

Agreed next to water a boat is the route would go bu I l prefer watching your hard work for me from my bed Lot easier for me leaving it o the professional

[@BudKnocka]

@@saragandey8625 he would’ve got twice as much gold!! Maybe 4x if he classified n boated!!

[@Danhurd]

So much cost, and work, to save 10 minutes of hard labor. It's like spending $200 to save $10

[@BudKnocka]

@ What is your back worth?

[@JudyPatootie]

@@BudKnocka $3.50

[@antonvrb1510]

Hi Dan, I love your vids. My natural jealous instinct does make them hard to watch sometimes, most of the time, just inspired❤️❤️❤️

[@shrekdonkey9551]

Dan get a hover cart from the year 3000 it will save u

[@joshuawilliams5135]

Watching from Carthage Missouri, the temps got to 29 degrees F last night. Today is about 38 outside, but sunny. I wish there were areas here in Missouri to pan.

[@shep1948]

Send them to Jason.

[@EWasteJILL]

Did you look left while carrying buckets? 🤔 Have you ever floated down a river in an inner tube? 🤔 Did you know people and coolers fit in inner tubes? I'd suggest two options: fill cooler with rocks and place in inner tubes or put webbing in inner tubes and float buckets in them. 😮😊 💖 from Minnesota 😎

[@jjaystrings2669]

Thank you for another well produced gold prospecting adventure. Beautiful river and fun music and commentary. Thank you.

[@abramumphrey9529]

Now that’s some nice GOLD!!! Thanks for the hard work for Dan, love your content. I would love to see you put all the gold back in the black sand and send it Jason at MBMM to see what weight he gets from smelting.

[@jesterger]

Smaller pails! I used to clean a gun range and we used large pails like yours for lead and brass casings. As I got older, I convinced my boss to get half pails. More trips up the stairs but easier, overall.

[@markmatt9174]

@danhurd nice😂 should have filled up a bucket or 4 when you disconnected the pump from the sluce 😮😮😮😊😊😊 Extra water to pan up by the top.

[@jakewilson7112]

a small flatbottom jonboat might work well for moving buckets if the distance is long enough to justify the extra hassle. It'd have to be pretty good distance though

A monowheeled powered cart like the packwheel might work, or any of the monowheeled carts made for trekking/hiking might actually work, and the ones with powered assist like electric bikes and a fat wheel would probably manage the sand as well

[@DaleMohr-t1t]

Maybe a heavey duty air bags tied together with a plate form for the buckets, maybe more than 4 buckets float to the wash plant , saving the back so y can do it longer😊👍

[@alfredrichter6236]

You could build a small cablecar to transport your buckets. As caver we used to build simple cablecars to transport our gear.

[@rustybarbacles355]

Hey Dan, great location. Klesh has a great technique for this kind of dirt. He collects the gold as he sees it while swirling or back panning

[@dennisneuhaus2607]

No question about it, send it to Jason, Maybe he will do a video we can watch. I enjoy watching him work with his equipment and chemicals.

[@NCGreen]

Dan love your videos. Instead of a cart what about a cheap little raft load her up float it down holding a guide rope. Just a thought 🎉

[@kurtisengle6256]

A suggestion. Get a few feet of heater hose and a pair of shears that can cut it. Or, use a razor knife very carefully. A 12-15 cm piece of hose, slit lengthwise, will make a 5 gallon bucket handle a lot more comfortable. Another way to make bucket more comfortable is dont put so much in them.

[@AstuteActual]

I know squat about prospecting, Dan! But, logic suggests that a small inflatable dingy on a sturdy rope of length, would allow the river to do the "heavy lifting" when you're traveling down it with your haul!

[@OpenCarryUSMC]

Just need an inflatable raft and a length of rope. Anchor the rope half way between dig and process area. Fill buckets, place in raft, shove raft into stream. Walk down to the process area and take the beached buckets out of the raft.

[@Malithion2001]

Just keep your gold! My favorite part on cleanup is after you pan the gold out, and you have the tailings pan which is like 98% black sands and that 2% that got by. Since its mostly black sand you can just pan it again 10X more aggressively/faster for those crumbs haha : ) That wouldn't be 8 hours of work but fun!

[@JBtheFishingGuy]

My almost 4 year old is a big fan. He would love if you had some little pay dirt bags…if we could get our hands on one so he could try to find something in it.

[@xthe_moonx]

in the 10-15 years ive been on youtube, ive never once been unsubbed from a channel that i didnt do myself.

[@stephenworthington-white8294]

My idea is to modify a hiking backpack to hold a bucket or rectangular garbage basket distributing the weight across the shoulders and hips. Could even carry something in your hands as well. Happy Prospecting

[@jfirebaugh]

I just had a thought. Have you ever seen those rotary brooms that are used to sweep gutters and driveways? Try one of those on that rough bedrock. As for the wheeled cart suggestion.... my input is pack goats. Look at some videos of pack goats. They are impressive.

[@connormarsh2535]

Nice thumbnail sir. What a blessing to watch you have so much fun. I tell lots of people about your videos.

[@dianephelps4511]

Love to watch and learn . Hopefully this idea my prove helpful. How about a yoke. To help carry buckets.

[@prinz10ga]

Suggestion…fill a bucked with some water and ‘rinse off’ those large rocks, then chuck them. You’d end up with the residual gold in the concentrates. Only then, carry them to the sluice.

[@McGussen]

Big drones could carry loads, auto style too. Quick release drop load and return style as well.

[@ashleyking3961]

Dan my friend. You listen to comments to much you're the one out there you know best. You're doing a fantastic job and making good content. Thanks 👍. But as an electrician I keep looking at that outlet on your house outside and think in the UK that would not meet regulations.😂

[@patdexter9188]

I always like to keep the cons, at the end of the season, run them in a tumbler with mercury. Ending up with 1/2 ounce more of bonus gold!

[@LstrO42]

We're the same age, similar health issues, and I've opted to coin hunt the stuff they've already broke their backs to get it out of the ground! Still enjoying your channel 😉

[@DaleMohr-t1t]

Maybe a raft or a small float barrels tied together and and a 4ft area minimum to put a ply sheet out the buckets on it and float them to your sight tie off and unload, save the back 👌👍

[@DudeWilson-g9r]

Hey dan you should get yer self a neck yoke for carrying buckets bro i made one for myself out of a couple s hooks and a willow trunk, it really helps releive the stress on the back an shoulders, that way you can walk with ease an dont have to use your shoulders, thousands of years old technique for the modern day miner

[@SaltyNationalist]

WOW, that was some hard digging.. Prayers for your back, lol.. And thanks for the microscopic look at the amalgamated gold/mercury.. It looks pretty cool, but knowingly dangerous..

[@Charles53412]

I believe a good pack mule would be just fine to carry out the pay dirt, however transporting one to location may not be the easiest but very effective if done. Just keep on keeping on!

[@magausausa]

awesome video jeff, looks good out there on the Fraser .. and folks let me tell you the real value of going out there getting the shiny its not how much you make doing it, it is not the discovery channel . its all about the peacefulness of just being out there, the gold is a bonus. but in a case like dan or other you tubers you have to mess with cameras etc. that takes a bit from just raw dogging it and going, but dan you do a awesome job here . and your right grabbing 2 buckets is easier then one. just go easy, stay healthy my friend.

[@psychogat3]

instead of a cart you might be able to find some kind of backpack bucket thing that would make it easy to balance too. there has to be something like that somewhere.

[@hushantiquesvintage9756]

Awesome! Happy to see you find so much gold. Fargin!

[@NrthrnKnght]

DAN!! use old garden hose cut to handle lengths and put them on those wire handles on those buckets..your hands will thank you!!!

[@Richard-px3se]

Suggestion not sure if someones mentioned it in this way but if you already own the claim maybe see about trailbuilding a few pathways amongst the rocky section towards the river where you can have wheelbarrow access for the bulk haul or even just setting up a cable pulley system along the sections you want to move your material over to theres many ways you could set something up to make moving things a lot less cumbersome. If i had a couple of scans of the area your claim im sure i could come up with something that could help take the weight off allowing for you to gather more material in a day. Im kinda known for figuring out solutions easily.

[@nocapyoulackn3594]

Dan the man Glad to see ya doing what you love bro, happy Holidays bud blessings to you and your family.

[@kusterflattail]

Impressed by the athletic 👟's and bare hands. Reminds me of my youthful adventures of just full bore slam it home attitude!!!🤪

[@davidjeffrey8204]

Your right Dan, that is the only way. Great job!!

[@trentgay3437]

Thats what i remember panning to be like after dredging in Southern Oregon.

[@bigwoodbear4192]

Just a little tip that might help for next time. Lay the bucket on its side and use a yard brush to brush into the bucket. Thanks for the upload.

[@richardmccann4815]

Yes, a heat gun could be used to flatten one side of the bucket.

[@brianwelsh2810]

Never really was interested in panning for gold but this was really interesting

[@user-ft6ob1vc8b]

I find your videos very rewarding, love the results regardless

[@kencarlow5074]

You need to get a Blue Bowl it will save you a lot of time by not having to pan the fine stuff. You have to screen it down to 50 or 100 mesh dump 3 or 4 tablespoons in the bowl and adjust the water flow and leave it. You will be surprised at how clean the gold is.

[@ncc1709]

you could probably look into some construction site trainers, they have the metal strip in the sole which would lessen the impact from shovel work

[@martinfromseacity2010]

Thanks, nice day for panning; winters coming

[@jamesdouglaswhite]

Dan, you can use the gopro while it is plugged in if you take the battery out.

[@Danhurd]

Don't even need to take the battery out, I do it ALL the time

[@jerryhalstead5174]

Good thing there isnt a blue bowl, gold drop, and several other fine gold black sand separation machines in your shop dan. I chose that option instead of the 3 you suggest.

[@lesliefranklin1870]

You should use a blimp to move that materiel over the rocks. You can call it a "sky crane".

[@mikeford963]

Send it to Jason. You guys do awesome collabs!! Would be fun to see you help out with his underground mine too.

[@WingmanJohnny]

Pretty cool spot. Glad it all worked out for you