Gold Cube, getting 1 ounce of gold. (how long?)

[@marshabonforte6963]

I hate the outdoors, and hate the idea of doing any actual work in “weather”, so naturally I love watching your vids and living through you vicariously. Keep up the good work.

[@Mrlankdogg]

Thanks again Dan. Two pals of mine have recently picked up cubes. Cant wait to see em in action this yr. Videos like this are keeping our juices flowin till then. 😁

[@Danhurd]

Thanks. I do like the gold cube.

[@verdatum]

I've been watching your videos for a couple weeks now, and I gotta say, fantastic information aside, you are one charismatic guy. Keep on doin' what you're doin'.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@David-yh5po]

Thanks for sharing this video with us Dan.

[@kylefogg4159]

That Fraser River gold is beautiful! The flat flakes are so cool looking under magnification.

[@Danhurd]

the Fraser is my favourite river.

[@lasivianleandros3558]

I like your voice and style. Far better than most video presenters, and WAY better than most prospectors. :)

[@Danhurd]

Why thank you.

[@andrewkershaw1016]

Love your channel dan, been watching since beginning of the year, always informative and good fun , I was diagnosed with prostate cancer almost a year ago, I'm doing really well with my treatment chemo n radio, my wife n kids, totally surprised me at Christmas and got me a nugget bucket extra pans n classifier pinpionter , detector, action cam and a drone,, so I'll be going out to the hills soon keep up your videos I've learned so much from you merry Xmas and all the best in 2019 to you and your family. All the way from Scotland 😊

[@Danhurd]

Sounds like you got all the gear for Christmas - perfect for gold fever. Happy hunting!

[@Goldwaschenid]

Wow Dan , what a hot ground , 1,887g in one hour is absolut fantastic . Love your Vids and hope for more like this :-)

[@Danhurd]

Thanks

[@targusmack2302]

@@Danhurd Is this the legendary spot next to Shutup creek that drains from Mount Goawayit'smyclaim?

[@Danhurd]

@@targusmack2302 Indeed it is!

[@MUDdled7353]

Nice mats, always good to see gold in them. Cheers Sarah

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@chrisstaats9398]

I love my cube/trommel setup, great product. Great vid dan!

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@DamonFeyOutdoors]

I love that gold cube, and the fact that you just have an ounce of gold to play with.

[@Danhurd]

the gold cube is a great little unitl

[@FlashInYourPan]

Hey Dan, I love my Gold Cube, I run Prospector Dreams dream mat micro mats in mine and really love the results... Good video as always Sir, Thank you. May you always have a Flash In Your Pan...

[@Danhurd]

That Gold Cube is a excellent unit.

[@kennethhough3251]

Nice job Dan. You're come a long way in your videos. The Eairler days.

[@eyeslo4206]

If you were on the streak, theoretically a team of two could pull two oz in the same time in one hard day. Especially if you set up the day before. (Side note) A Hudson sprayer would be great for easily cleaning out your trommel box.

[@tdiron5277]

All the equipment does make it better collecting the gold . That being said 🤔 it is useless without the experience and knowledge of the river . Thank You mr red beard for sharing yours with all of us !

[@Danhurd]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sirtallywacker500]

Great video. Thanks for being fun and goofy. True happiness is attained when one can laugh at themselves .

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@ericwyman1639]

great vid ty these help in making my choice of what i want for equipment this summer for my daughter and i to run. thanks again keep up the great work buddy.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks. The gold cube is one of the best units around.

[@DKW-Biker]

Very nice gold, this Goldcube-Trommel is unbeatable at that spot. Thanks CR

[@Danhurd]

Yup - that goldcube is a fine piece of equipment

[@nathanmoore8919]

Bloody nice spot 👍 all the best for the new year Dan!

[@Danhurd]

Thanks! Happy New Year to you as well!

[@TazzzieAdventures]

Another great demo Dan. Nice ground everyone would love.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@lineinthesand663]

If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. It requires a special type of bloody mindedness and optimism to prospect. Best all.

[@Danhurd]

Exactly.

[@jamesbell8861]

@@Danhurd Something a brother might do for fun as he settles into retirement. Me thinks.

[@sparcx86channel42]

It's not easy for sure and there are costs to be concerned

[@MrDutchman100]

Your spray bar was shooting downward I spray the pile off to the side at 8:00 o’clock washing the rocks that flow to the side of the tumbling drum, this cleans the rocks fully. Also I bring black plastic, I dig a big hole hold the dirt to the side and line the hole with the black plastic making a larger then the little tub you were using this way a sandal drop to the bottom of the hole lined with the plastic and filled with water. Your water will run cleaner and then this won’t fill up your grooves in your gold cube allowing more gold to stick instead of flow out, gold cube product really works good I use it on the beach sands here in Washington state up by the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I pull an ounce and a half a day I hope you find a Lotta gold good luck.

[@zachkorinis3935]

Thanks for keeping me entertained on the holidays

[@Danhurd]

No problem. Thanks for watching!

[@au69miner]

politicians, fishermen, goldminers...in that order

[@BustedknucklesProspecting]

Great video dan, iv have been enjoying these videos, very knowledgeable 🤠

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@Metaldetectiontubeworldwide]

Great video as always my friend , all the best wishes and ounces for 2019...🤩😎👑👑

[@Danhurd]

Thanks and a happy new year to you and yours!

[@joeljeffery8704]

I think you just wanted to get back out there and clean that spot up a bit. Great demo! Definitely a hot spot. Beautiful gold. Thanks Dan!

[@Danhurd]

I agree - though winter ha hit us hard over the last 24 hours and our green Christmas has now turned into a very white new years. Might have to wait awhile until I can get back out there.

[@bobbyluke2282]

Badass Dan!!

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@veritecsynergy2127]

Thank you Dan. Always a pleasure and a learning experience for me. Dans the MAN...!!!

[@nelsongarcia9792]

Greatings from Venezuela!!! Dan...very nice vídeo of this...and very interesting the aproaching of the golf ounce...!!!

[@Danhurd]

Hi there! Thanks!

[@almontepaolilli7531]

Great video. The gold cube rocks

[@scottcomella2264]

Well done sir. Informative and non-deceptive.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@GreenMountainGoldTrap]

Another great video Dan! Thank for sharing.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@UtmostOutdoors]

Great video!

[@insolentstickleback3266]

Well that was fun, watching "YOU" dig in that rock pile : D. Impressive result, I would love to find a spot like that and camp out for a weekend and ruin myself getting an oz! Happy New Year!!!

[@Danhurd]

Oh, that Fraser is always tempting me to go back. You should have seen my adventure today!

[@ferdburphel2076]

Very inspirational ! Makes me want to run down to the creek with my shovel and wait for the May thaw!

[@Danhurd]

We've had lots of snow over the last 24 hours which is going to make it a little trickier to get out there before spring!

[@ferdburphel2076]

@@Danhurd very sorry to hear that.....for you and my KZbin winter gold addiction 😲

[@LockerLootersIN]

We’d like to come up there and run our trommel. We use a 45 gallon trough to recirculate with it in Montana on our gold claim, we wish our ground was that rich. Great video. Thank you for sharing

[@Danhurd]

Thanks! I wish all the ground was this rich. Montana is a beautiful state - I know the family wants to get back there for some prospecting.

[@LockerLootersIN]

Dan Hurd we are going to be headed to our claim in June. We have 20 acres not sure if you’d be up for it but this is your invite.

[@Danhurd]

@@LockerLootersIN I'll be teaching in June but thanks for the offer.

[@LockerLootersIN]

Dan Hurd no problem. We aren’t going to get over there much this year

[@MericaAdventures]

You camp there next year for a few days and see if you could get an ounce of gold dan just for fun ! Good gold dan thanks for sharing 👍

[@Danhurd]

That's very tempting. But I've already done it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqbgJampN6So80

[@mattjohnson8201]

Another great video Dan. Thanks. Are you planning on going thru the bigger tailings that came out of the trommel? From watching your other videos it seems like there is bigger pieces than 1/8 inch to be found on the Fraser River that you could potentially be losing. I know you know what you're doing though. I am a big fan of your channel! Peace!

[@Danhurd]

Thanks. This claim has never produced nuggets so I wasn't worried about the tailings.

[@6436brian]

Just started watching your videos really enjoy them very imformetive

[@Danhurd]

Welcome to the channel!

[@ListenandLearnEnglish]

How bad does muddy water affect gold separation in that thing? i would think that there has to be a decrease in function as that water gets dirtier and dirtier.

[@williamna5800]

I don't think that's much of an issue since its just the golds weight causing the dropout. Notice in the tub most of the *really* heavy stuff drops to the bottom and his pump is near the top ensuring the water stays relatively clean.

[@williamvan909]

wow great video thanks DAN

[@jessehurd9765]

Love the channel love the gold jus subbed had to show a fellow hurd some props.

[@Danhurd]

A fellow Hurd, hey? Welcome to the channel

[@BC5391]

Nice gold for an hour, great video Dan.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@timbenham516]

All that work should keep you warm nice info.🖒

[@Danhurd]

Well, yes. That's true.

[@silverwheelspatriot1764]

I got addicted to panning from watching Yukon gold. Was intriguing to see how they find it. I've never seen a sluicer quite that small.

[@Danhurd]

Gold fever does that to you.

[@Codethe_Road]

The guys over on the Gridlessness channel, just mentioned you as an inspiration to get their family onto a claim to do some gold mining! They are from Canada too, BC area I think-- so when they were talking about who inspired them, I knew they were going to say it was you Dan! :D He loves your hat too. Haha..

[@Danhurd]

thanks for the heads up - I checked it out!

[@EricThompsonClimber]

Thank you for all of the great videos Dan! How many ounces per ton was the material you ran on the gold cube? Have you ever been on the Pend O'rellie River in SE BC?

[@TheMadness51]

I own a 4 stack. Love it. It's absolutely brilliant on beach sands.

[@Danhurd]

It's a pretty slick piece of equipment.

[@surbris]

have you ever tried panning the sluge on the very bottem of the rivver? i know its an odd question but there it is

[@Danhurd]

The Fraser is a huge river that runs fast all year round. There is no way to access the bottom

[@ginalanning5303]

It's purdy and shiny! Congratulations, or should I say hard work does pay off!

[@Danhurd]

Thanks - gold is very pretty

[@markthompson7940]

dan, you remind me of harry from harry and the hendersons. good flick it was, and good channel you have

[@harleyberge3677]

What an interesting comparison.

[@whitebuffalo3425]

I was thinking the scientist orangutan from planet of the apes...

[@rickcoona]

it's a great hobby to have, it get's you out in the great out doors and you end up with something shiny to show off at the end of the day! --Rick

[@Danhurd]

Agreed!

[@tonydavies8683]

my man dan has got some balls out in that chillness

[@Danhurd]

You should have seen me today...

[@silverwheelspatriot1764]

Good thing about using same water over and over is you catch what washes through first time. It doesn't just fall to the ground

[@Danhurd]

I don't pump the solids back through

[@rikijett310]

Very nice video!!! 👍👍

[@michaeld954]

So is this system better than a regular Sluice Box

[@PCMcGee1]

Cool Video, thanks and Hapyy New Years!

[@Danhurd]

Thanks and Happy New Years to you too!

[@beez1717]

The gold cube seems amazing for it's size!

[@SouthpawDavey]

Thats the way to do it you dont need a pond and you can set up where you want. I would have been tempted to see what went through the trommel looking at the size of some of the flakes. As to the ground you test then run the best you can find. Great take ;-)

[@Danhurd]

This claim has never produced anything that big - so I didn't check the tailings.

[@chrisanderson9276]

My spot My digging My Machinery. You forgot My GOLD 🙊 Good job Dan. Still proves my theory that hard 8 hr days one the Fraser should net a decent wage. Of coarse it's the "Hard" is the part that puts off most people. Still there is nothing like knowing.....😉 Ya, ya gotta do it to get it. Keep them coming Dam.

[@Danhurd]

Yup - it's hard work and I find that people don't realize that until they get out there and try it.

[@jefftoates9361]

Saw your live feed hope I get this right. Microscope. 😆 Love your videos.

[@johncarold]

Hi Dan Great video, I'm just starting out, I know I need some equipment but should I get a gold cube or a high banker with a sluice, I would be working on Butte creek in Chico CA. There are some videos on it. Not mine, I like the trummle and cube what do you think works the best. Thanks again

[@Brendan_O]

Got to be careful in California, I'm like an hour south of you and most places I know of you can only pan unless you can get on a claim or less restricted area

[@madmountainmike3353]

Thank You, Dan, for your exceptional teaching of our gold Heritage and rights as free citizens. Sorry but not a good test, material to large for trommel not getting material washed good enough. And to make a determination of how much gold can you get in an hour. It is always gonna be gold is where you find it. It's not the equipment that gets the gold. Gold is like Real Estate Location, location, location, Idaho Gold Miner, Mad Mountain Mike

[@sandsoftime7611]

I like your video so much, i have a question, how much do that gold cube cost?

[@ITechcompulock]

That works out to $77.36 an hour. Works for me.

[@orionkoinzan7650]

I know alot of people who work 5x as hard as he just did and make 10$ a hour that's crazy as fuck $70 a hour

[@silverdawn2767]

I'm down to work that hard and harder for that pay

[@TREZEY]

Until the material Runs Out and then what's your pay going to be because you move to another spot you might not get that same amount of material richness so your pay might go down to $10 in the next spot $30 in the next one after that you never know everything's speculation

[@ignfan4life]

@@orionkoinzan7650 You don't know people who work 5 times as hard for only 10 per hour. Dan said he couldn't do that for 8 hours per day. You're telling me you know someone who does sometime 5 times harder? He'd be crippled or otherwise unable to work within hours if he tried to push himself to that sort of intensity.

[@orionkoinzan7650]

@@ignfan4life i know friends and family members who work 10 hours shifts shoveling dirt back and forth for 10$ a hour ever day of the week and there no chance of improving or changing there pay. So this would be a amazing opportunity for most of them they would die for something like this.

[@jasonpyle6654]

Very cool to see each different way

[@thekevorlando]

hey brother how you doing I'm enjoying the videos but I do have a question where did you get your video recording sunglasses and what type are they if you could send me a link out of preciate it thank you keep up the good work sir and Happy picking

[@brianbarrett8314]

Great results Dan that's awesome i just got a gold cube my self and was wondering if i could take it out to test without having a claim if i set it up like you as a recirculating set up? , i'm on vancouver island and hope to get a claim soon but its seems there isnt much that is up for staking

[@dustinhults5679]

Just another observation that time didn’t include cleaning up the gold cube and cleaning it out and Panning out the gold that takes a little bit of time on its own. Great video thanks for putting it up

[@Danhurd]

Very valid point.

[@edwardmcbain5730]

Hi.Dan.much better vids on showing the actual gold.Kudos luck Mcbain.

[@Danhurd]

thanks - Blue Chip mine trip in the spring

[@adamcarpender7278]

Yes they are love the color of gold and silver definitely pretty

[@johnhoughton9013]

love your videos!!!

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@russellsmith3855]

Which do you like better over all? Gold cube or high banker? Taking in account all thing equal. Thanks for the extra effort sharing this hobby with us.

[@Danhurd]

they both have their places. Gold cube is great at cleaning up gold. High banker can go through a lot of material. Depends on the situation.

[@tomplatinum4377]

I would say your best bet is the highbanker you move more yardage than the planning and gold cube. Granted gold cube catches more but overall it's about the end result. Keep up the great work.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks

[@ndvancouveroutdoors5093]

This is a very useful video. Did you replace your high banker with the gold cube trommel? I have a GC but was manually classifying. The trommel is revolutionary as far as materials processed but a high banker is lower cost? Did you notice a major performance difference? With manual classification I am seriously thinking rocker box might out perform it because of it's classifier and no battery. Trommel is heavy

[@Danhurd]

I still use the highbanker for most situations. I don't think the manual classification made any difference.

[@Famo59]

2 grams a hour is fantastic mother load.. Well I just uploaded a video clip.. Have a wonderful New Year. Cheers Tony.👍🤓🍺⛏

[@Danhurd]

Happy New Years to you!

[@jamesbell8861]

DAN HURD ... I can't have runoff go to the river ... can I run secondary pumps pulling runoff to a natural tailing pond away from the river ... or maybe there's more rules ????? How far could I go with equipment ???

[@larrybarnett4192]

brother i love your sh0w have learned a lot god bless thank you

[@precisionshooters]

I'm getting back into prospecting and looking into some form of high banker along with a couple of sluice box's I already ordered all my pans and smaller equipment. This is the first time i ever saw the Gold Cube in action...Gosh, decisions.

[@ryantallman6504]

I wish my son and i could come up and hang out with you it woukd be an amazing experience

[@dukeabigor8617]

Might be a dumb question but if you can't let the water back into the river what do you then do with it? Bring it home with you? Love the vid btw!

[@zombiekiller7911]

I Just came here to leave this comment because i couldn't find all the Easter eggs so i will just leave this message here for my bonus! lol Thank you Dan Hurd!!!

[@number4cat1]

Dan, I have the same equipment, but have only brought buckets of dirt to the house, where I can use AC transformers. What do you use for a 12V power for the trommel motor and the pump on the river?

[@centeroftheearthmining4095]

Love it dan!!! Although this was my best year I still can’t measure in ounces 😢

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@wakeupidiotsnow2611]

As a “Green Horn (GH)” I have to expand the numbers by a factor of 3X: DanHurd(DH) Days (D) GoldCube DH 2D GH 6D HighBank DH 3D GH 9D Panning DH 7D GH 21D EXCELLENT VID & TESTS, PROFESSOR HURD CLASS DISMISSED, GO FIND THE GOLD!

[@FlourgoldWizards]

Nice vid ! Say , how much water would you think is going thru your cube with that setup ? I would like to run a bit more water when mining lake superior but am unsure if I should/ could..... the gold is extremely fine

[@Danhurd]

It's the pump that comes with the gold cube - I don't know the size off the top of my head

[@MrInsaint]

Thank You Sir. I enjoy the video.

[@Danhurd]

You're welcome - glad you enjoyed it!

[@theohaugen241]

You have a lot of knowledge about gold.

[@jamespyritz9825]

Your killing it 😎

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@AppalachianProspect]

The Gold Cube does a great job getting that fine gold, that is a very good take for an hour. That sure is a hot spot.

[@Danhurd]

I'm a big fan of the Gold Cube.

[@AppalachianProspect]

@@Danhurd Yes we are too, that is why we use it, it is awesome in clean ups.

[@skaterslife6305]

Good job and thank you for the explanation

[@bjflippin8795]

Awesome, great video!!!!!!!!!!

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@ShilohSedlak]

How many time did you have to empty the dirt out your black tub within the hour?

[@ndvancouveroutdoors5093]

Any info on gold banker? Lower cost and lighter. This may take manual classification from pre processing GC materials? 50 percentage speed reduce vs trommel? Rocker box with a water pump to feed it is very power because it works like manual trommel.

[@foolsgold1118]

Dan the man 💪🏻

[@Danhurd]

It's hard work, that's for sure.

[@foolsgold1118]

Is the cube your highbanker of choice?

[@helmuthschultes9243]

I am presuming these river gravels are from mid river at mich lower water level at start of winter. Have often wondered how much gold is streaming past in the rapid river flow, while you pan material from among rock grooves at shore line

[@spotyok]

Hi Dan, my wife Leahh and I are new subscribers and gold fever enthusiasts. We found this video (after watching dozens of your others) because I saw the gold cube trommel on Amazon. Curious what your thoughts are 8 years later. Thanks :)

[@dontennis491]

Dan I'm so tickled that you do these videos iv Ben a prospectors for a few years haven't found varry much then I had an axadwnt and broke my back so I can't do it aney more I can pan I guess aney way I should in joy watching your videos thanks for doing them keep up the good work

[@InsidetheCasino]

So what happens if you get a nugget that won’t fit through that rotating classifier? Will it just fall out with all the tailings?