Gold Panning Fine Gold Among the Nuggets?

California Gold Nuggets part 5 of 5
Final video from my buddy Bryan's claim in the Motherload of California. Today I break out the gold pan, and see if the gravels that have been loaded with nuggets are also loaded with fine gold too small for the metal detectors to detect. Also we pull out the detectors one last time and fins one last batch of nugget. The officer pays us another visit.
I will also explain in his video all about the "Cops Called" issue and answer a lot of questions many of you had about the previous video.
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[@thesaltyspacecowboy8531]

When I left home at 15 yrs old back in 1980, I met a guy who had a claim on the Middle Fork of the American River in Auburn California, that was a fun summer, I ran that dredge 6-7 hours a day, I was fearless, one day I found myself deeeep under a house sized Boulder just sucking up gold from the bedrock, didnt even realize it 😂😂😂😂😂

[@paulsouth4794]

15yrs old an bullet proof .... 😢 now I struggle to walk

[@robaldridge6505]

@@paulsouth4794 65 and lost 1/2 my foot

[@dawndixon402]

😆+😪​@@paulsouth4794

[@Planes_n_trains]

Too real... 😅​@@paulsouth4794

[@Jillloveszumba]

​@@paulsouth4794I'm sorry😢 getting old definitely sucks. You know what they say, if it don't hurt, then it don't work😂

[@anthonyanglim7147]

Thanks Dan! You definitely handled Everything About the Cops, and How you told us about it, and choosing Not to Record the Situation, Perfectly. I love how you pointed out that "Just because you Can Do Something (i.e. legally) Doesn't Mean that you Should Do something. There Is Wisdom in That.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Always record the police

[@janeysiegrist5061]

Even if you don't show it on a video, always film the police. If anything goes wrong, it would be your word against theirs.

[@Danhurd]

I had no stake in the conversation or the interaction. In my oppinion it would have been rude of me to poke my nose in where it did not belong.

[@nerdjournal]

There is a lot of stupidity in it too, if the cops are interacting wsith you. When it's other people involved, I think it's never a bad idea to record unless they tell you themselves not to. There is a reason why you should record the police and why your lawyer will tell you to record them. No matter how much you believe in the police, they do lie and have lied. So recording being completely unobtrusive since "they are recording too" is always extremely smart. Just in case you get that bad apple that actually exists.

[@GokouZWAR]

@@Danhurdthen you really should have just left it out of the video entirely. Why you bothered to mention it is why I still think it’s clickbait and you did it twice. Stick to gold, not drama.

[@ifyouvemadeitthisfarcongra7701]

Dan's methodical and disciplined approach to prospecting is a beautiful nod to the generations of prospectors before him.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks

[@TerenceLord-w6m]

Thank you, Dan, we can watch your reruns and see you in the next few years, you will be back, and we will all miss you until then. Love your work Dan.

[@alexiz689]

"Just because I can doesn't mean I should" - wise words Dan. Why escalate a situation when you can just talk it out? My experience is the BLM understands that people make mistakes and they prefer to educate, rather than punish, people when honest mistakes are made. Great video Dan.

[@Rockingruvin]

*can

[@alexiz689]

@@Rockingruvin Thanks - stupid auto spell...

[@OpenCarryUSMC]

It’s not escalating when you record government agents, it’s definitely protection.

[@RolfSchmitt-c3e]

Saw your big announcement video tonight. Teared up, but its the right decision and you're a courageous man. I have 4 grown children, ( adults now), spend time with them is always the priority! Good on ya! Hope to meet up at Roundup! If I'm not out gold panning.......😊

[@STEEL-IN-UT]

Liked "just because you can, doesn't mean you should ".👍 - I wish more people would live by that motto. 😊

[@errk25]

What a great series. I was so cool to see you in my neck of the woods. Have a great New Year and I'm looking forwards to more of your adventures.

[@krystinnahardin3641]

I agree with you Dan. There are just some things that are none of our business, and it is not our information to share. For those that were complaining or encouraging you to share, yet provoking you by saying it was click bait, grow up. On a positive note, I loved these videos! As always, love the stuff you show us! Bless you! ❤

[@geraldhosepipe]

Thing is though, if you don't want to talk about it or can't then don't mention it. Alluding to something and then shutting down any questions about it is clickbait in it's simplest form. No-one needs to know and it stops the nonsense that arises from such a situation. Not everything in life needs to be shared - being able to filter what you need / don't need to make public is a skill that a lot of people need to learn. For the record, this is not a personal 'attack' at Dan, more of observation. I understand saying that it happened for the sake of being authentic and true but at the same time, it not being mentioned wouldn't have detracted from the video in any way / shape or form.

[@gitnitdun]

Dan, you brought up the one thing we deal with in the Comstock Lode area, fine gold attached to quartz and calcite along with other flakey particles. It's very difficult to recover through gravity separation methods. It's stays suspended in water.

[@Danhurd]

It’s always a challenge with the finer stuff.

[@gitnitdun]

@Danhurd quote for the day "California is full of Karens".

[@robaldridge6505]

in 'my' experience (grew up in NORTHERN Calif.) IF you can locate the foundation lines of an old gold mill you WILL find fine FINE gold that floated/flew out of the mill. I used to hit 3 olf millsites that provided me with gas n beans money.... (1980s) Happy New Year Hurd crew.....

[@Danhurd]

Thanks for the tip!

[@davidtrzil]

Enjoyed this video and all of the previous ones on your California adventure. Most importantly, it looked like everyone had fun using the Garrett detectors while searching. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@Danhurd]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@diamondhunterTv5]

Amazing skills! The process of finding fine gold is so fascinating." "Wow! The combination of fine gold particles and large nuggets is truly unique. Great job!" This gold panning technique looks so simple and effective. Can't wait for more videos like this!"🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Danhurd]

Glad you are enjoying the series!

[@hotdawgdigs]

Hey Dan, I'm Paul the one who wished you a Happy New Year at the bank a few days ago! Cool video 😎.

[@Danhurd]

Hey Paul! Small world. Thanks for watching.

[@CurtisSieglock]

Enjoy the videos Dan have done panning in the foot hills and was cool watching you pan. Thanks and Happy New Year 😊

[@savagesquirrel9828]

It’s so pretty with the quartz. Nice of your friend to share….like you do! Thanks.

[@jamesspinks716]

I hesitate to tell what to do so I’ll just say I like you being you. You, earned my subscription today. (Continued subscription).

[@simonbean1973]

Great series of videos. Completely agree with your approach And explanation about the interaction with the cops. It is not our business, but still reminds everyone to play by the rules.

[@Danhurd]

Glad you like the series!

[@sandradavid4080]

I had a friend who used to work a claim in the Kalgoorlie goldfield region of Western Australia . I panned my first couple of pieces of gold with him . That was about 30 years ago. He mined quite a few ounces of gold from that claim.

[@polarsoutdoorprospecting]

This is awesome brother. Just down the hill from me and this state is full of that amazing yellow stuff

[@geraldbrunckhorst8291]

Well Howdy from Montana again Dan! After seeing the pyrite crystals I have two questions you may be able to answer; 1. Is gold typically be associated with pyrite, as in, is pyrite a good indicator? 2. I’ve located a small vein of limonite with many opaque black crystals (square like the pyrite crystals you showed in this video). They appear so different than anything I’ve found to date. Would something like that be related to pyrite or are square crystals common as a different mineral? Thanks in advance if you’re able to shed light on this find! I love all your amazing videos Dan.

[@julianmounser3241]

One of your best vids. Says who you are.

[@MadmanJnr]

Click bait... maybe... lies nope. I totally agree with how you handled the camera work in the last video. The officer doesn't need a camera in his face and we are here for the Gold anyway 👍

[@virginiabirkett4980]

Super fantastic fun video! Thank You 😊

[@Philbriddon86]

Great series Dan thanks! Lovely looking specimens! That’s bucket list stuff!

[@Danhurd]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kamoonrathewolfgod9189]

There's gold in them thar hills. And you found some. Enjoyed the video.

[@ChaserErin]

Thank you for this video series Dan! I’ve learned a lot that I will teach my son as we have fun with his new metal detector. We went to Island View beach and cleaned out 5 nails a bottle cap and a mysterious squiggly thing a ma bob 😂 Hopefully the future includes a gold panning trip to gold river or hope and I am interested in learning about the land claims process and I love maps in general. It’s all a fun new hobby and I hope my son takes to it so at the very least I can throw some coins I the woods and pan the river in peace!

[@richarddavies7419]

Nice! Reminds me of the time while panning for heavy minerals I accidentally found some wire gold with attached quartz. Tiny, not to be compared with your specimens. Those are my favorites of your finds.

[@Danhurd]

Wire gold is awesome!

[@kylegawron5358]

"eleventy seven pans to go" had me chuckling.

[@kathleentucker1238]

That means you did over forty-eleven pans!😂😂😂

[@jamesfrensley5330]

A quote from "dennis the menace". NOT from the movie! From the comics, we "old folks" used to read....

[@kylegawron5358]

@@jamesfrensley5330 dennis the menace was a comic first before the movie? I only seen the movie.

[@TheBrubaker2]

really love the closeups Dan

[@Tomshifter002]

Man I love this -- thanks Dan for so much adventures! Hug from Costa Rica

[@Danhurd]

Glad you are enjoying the channel!

[@genedavis7238]

I was stationed at Beale AFB in Northern California from 73 to 76 off and on..met my first wife there..I liked driving up around the top east of the base..there was a huge gold mine up there..they had plugged the entrance..but there were big blocks of quarts shining in the sun..got a budy of mine to help and brought back 3 huge bolders..this was for my mother inlaw..she loved it..but my father inlaw decided he had to find gold and crushed them up.only found a couple small pieces..shame..oh well..those were good days back then when we weren't pushing B52s put during Nixon s secret bombing raids

[@Danhurd]

Sounds like a cool story from those days.

[@josephcormier5974]

Thank you Dan this was a very fun five day series six stars brother

[@danieltriggell2871]

Hey Dan been watching you for a while an I’m interested in your recommendation on buying a waterproof wand an where from im in Australia thanks mate . Love the videos

[@Danhurd]

Thanks for watching, I don't recommend a specific brand of metal detector, it's really a personal preference!

[@ross798]

I don't know if the general location of this area was mentioned, the "Mother Load" is really, a lot of places in Northern and Central California. But there are a few places I can think of where that red soil is common and there is a lot of gold in it. I think we now know why people used hydraulic cannons to wash away entire mountain sides back in the 1800's, that gold you are showing is real coarse, so, did not come far from it's source (there is even a place in California called Coarsegold). I live about 45 minutes from the "mother load" and can tell you that it's a pretty nice day on the river, and I have many to choose from, where you can enjoy nature, swim, and see how hard gold panning really is, but totally worth it when you find a little something gleaming in that pan. Up here, lots of names of places have some attachment to gold. You see terms like camp, gulch, trench, diggings, bar, and you know, that is likely where the gold was at.

[@richardwarnock2789]

Thank's Brian and Dan !!! Have A Happy New Year!!!

[@Danhurd]

you too

[@peterwright217]

top show Dan, hope to see more next year.

[@jongordon6132]

Happy New Year Dan! 🎉

[@Danhurd]

Same to you!

[@Plarby]

Thanks for the clarification, Dan, appreciate it!

[@Danhurd]

You are welcome

[@FlatulentBreeze]

Enjoyed all 5 videos, wish I could prospect such a wonderful claim. Keep on getting the gold wherever it may be... Ignore the critics, they grew up bitter and are probably just jealous. I buy some paydirt when my poor ass can, so I'll eventually hit up both you and Bryan for yours. Thank you from the Seattle area, land of magnetic black glitter :)

[@Notyobusiness11111]

Another great video Dan! Thanks for all you do!

[@Danhurd]

You are welcome!

[@jhamaker]

I grew up in this general area of Northern California. That red dirt is no joke. Anyone with kids will tell you their struggles with laundry. I know you can't where you are to prevent claim jumpers, but it looks like home to me.

[@Bob-Whiting]

Stone soup with Brown Gravy fixin's, YUM! Always a pleasure Dan, Happy New Year!

[@Danhurd]

Happy New Year to you too!

[@OldCowboy450]

Always informative and entertaining, thanks for inviting us to join you.

[@Danhurd]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelhayes1678]

Dan you're fine. Not clickbait. Thanks for sharing.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks!

[@SCUBASUEReynard]

Keep making them Dan we will keep on watching!

[@TurdBrain-ry6rx]

Dan you spend your time looking for gold great I love watching I look for deer I can eat deer

[@ponesty]

That intro thru me for a loop, lol

[@adammazza9219]

the fines have to concentrate down the hill ive always found it interesting that when your close to the source the gold is so sporadic and hard to understand. As it travels down the hill it gets broken and shaved into the fine stuff we get in placer deposits.

[@pjhinman7917]

I really enjoy your videos,Going rock hunting high desert I'm inspired.😅

[@Danhurd]

Thanks

[@jerrycovert7892]

Very nice Dan, always enjoyed watching your videos.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks, glad you enjoy them!

[@tommygustafsson6746]

happy new year ! hope to see you find a lot of gold next year

[@canisqmajoris]

Well, I know Californians can be extremely protective of their environment. From what you said Dan, it sounds like a case where illegal actions weren't necessarily bad or destructive actions, but I think the letter of the law should speak for itself and it's not important how the authorities found out about it. You're always pretty transparent about what you can and can't do in B.C., and hopefully provided some similar clarity to your American buddy.

[@MickH60]

@@TheColJoker You tube does it mate, not the content creators......

[@Danhurd]

Not sure what censorship you are talking about. KZbin does pull inappropriate comments. We don't. I sometimes go and read the ones the youtube algorithm has pulled, they can be pretty bad.

[@davidhalbleib5040]

Dan, you got some beautiful specimens there. 👍👍

[@Danhurd]

Thanks, glad you liked them!

[@martyparsons8395]

I love gold in quartz! So cool!

[@Danhurd]

so do I

[@DavidFeist-j6p]

Great Video Dan...Thanks Brian...Enjoy the New Year...!!!!!

[@Danhurd]

you too

[@mikedutton4146]

Cool video Dan! For those who are saying "we didn't see the cops, blah blah blah" its a prospecting channel, who the hell cares what that nonsense is about. Get a life. Keep the videos coming Dan! Happy new year!🎉

[@Danhurd]

Couldn't agree more.

[@RIGGIDRICH]

I bet your missing that clean river water right about now😂😂😂

[@Danhurd]

Oh ya! I'm looking forward to going back in the spring when they have an excess of water up there.

[@toddrodgers5108]

I still call it a good day thank you Brian. Blessings too all

[@Danhurd]

I agree!

[@shaneharris2333]

Have you thought of putting like a Dime or Penny next to the gold to show how tiny it is ?

[@NorCalNeel]

I like the way you figure Dan, there's a rainbow in every pan🥘🌈🥘🌈🥘

[@Vaquero4382]

As a point of curiosity, can reveal anything about the location of this claim? Even just the county would be interesting. I have lived and worked in the mother lode, so my interest is academic.

[@Danhurd]

All I really know is Mariposa is the closest bigger town

[@aurelioperez1363]

Wow amazing spanish audio ty even when I understand and talk english bytheway Ai miss your voice ❤

[@Danhurd]

You can turn off auto dubbing, if you prefer to hear it in english

[@AurouraB4327]

Love that colour, purely golden 😊

[@WarpedWorldWeird]

Howdy Dan from South Wales UK

[@ChuckyMcNubbin72]

Is that an Australian 3pence you're using at the end of the video? Looks too small to be a 6pence.

[@Danhurd]

Old Canadian Dime.

[@claudiaserafin6868]

Water reminds me of the remnants of my pottery studio after cleaning.

[@jamisontaylor878]

😊 the problem with California it will cost you more for permits and paperwork that you get in gold !!! Awesome video series, thank you

[@johnjacobs1625]

Great video Dan, Thx!!

[@ItsMrMcCann2u]

So where at in California were you Dan. I'm a member of the oldest gold mining historical society in the world E Clampus Vitus. I'm in the Delta Chapter or the Gateway to the Motherload San Andreas, Angeles Camp, Sonora, Mokelumne Hill, Jackson. Tuleburg (Tully Burg) Chapter 69 now called STOCKTON

[@Danhurd]

mariposa

[@ItsMrMcCann2u]

@Danhurd ok i have friends over there

[@user-im6fy4qp6m]

so is this a public area to mine?

[@deanmccormick8070]

Where do you draw the line between a nugget and a picker?

[@Danhurd]

Depends on the day and how much I have been finding lately.

[@christopbutto]

The nugget you show at 20:30 into the video looks like a head facing to the right. I can clearly see an eye, nose, and mouth. You can really see it at 22:00.

[@julianmounser3241]

Why do you have to pan if you can hold a detector on it?

[@chrisd3674]

Dan, you're letting people get to you. I know it's easier to recognize that then just decide to not let it bother you. You're doing all the right things, and appear to be a bit sharper and more socially competent than pretty much all the people making non-positive comments. You are right about filming too. It may be legal, but it's (usually) more rude than it is beneficial. Like how you are legally in the clear to tell your mother-in-law to shut up, but usually, it isn't worth it. Not to mention you're liable to get off with more warnings if you aren't making the cop feel like you are being disrespectful. Many (most?) officers prefer resolving minor infractions with you as if you are their neighbor, and being rude is a quick way for that missing registration sticker to result in an inability to drive home, or to make your 20 mph over infraction become a 20 mph ticket.

[@TonyWalker-e9m]

And a 👍on that music

[@brianrussell4717]

I actually know where this place is. I pass by the hills and normally see a white truck driving the dirt roads on the way home from gold planning/detecting. I still like Midpines though. Dan, give the Merced River a try.

[@stlrsmike]

The one at 25:10 looks like a fox to me. They're all pretty cool specimens and thanks for the update on BLM being called. Usually if you cooperate with the authorities and they realize you had not known you were wrong they will give you a break somewhat. It's the numbnuts that create most problems for the rest of us that try to do the right thing. Great video Dan!

[@riverstun]

re: was the gold trommeled already? Check the dirt under any old growth trees that they would not have dug.

[@WaltHaas]

70yr old prospector here I hear you Dan seems now aday people are just so negative/noise. I shut my channel down few years back for that reason. I recreational gold prospect, love metal detecting and a very proud rockhound 😊. Now days a just run a little private channel for family an couple friends......well that and FIND TREASURES 😂 THERE'S TREASURES OUT THERE TO BE FOUND! ROCK ON DAN 😊

[@TonyWalker-e9m]

I think that it all depends on your perspective whether any price of gold is a nugget

[@nikkimason5953]

Question could it just be that the gold isn't in that layer? Or was the ground be mixed enough.

[@Danhurd]

Very mixed up

[@pjhinman7917]

Found fire agates and some Copal and precious opals. 😅

[@WingmanJohnny]

Great video looked like s Great time

[@jefftrag1956]

I swear a while back I saw a video on dry processing dirt and gravel for gold. Seem like dirt cops would not like a lot of water being used. Do you know about dry sluicing? Do a video on it maybe.

[@Danhurd]

I'm off for a drywashing video in less than a month

[@justinhull422]

Cool rainbow at 18:38

[@aroncheek5092]

I don't mind click bait thumbnails as long as the channels that I'm watching has content I enjoy

[@rumpig845]

The fine Gold is locked up in the hard paylayer after the scraping, not the topsoil after rehabilitation of an area. It's not sitting on top like the Fraser Dan. Good luck. Cheers 🍻

[@damealeta3541]

On behalf of my fellow sane Californian's, please forgive the petty Karen's. Folks in the northern part of California are a bit precious about everything and it makes me mad. I know you always do your darnedest to keep inside the rules so I don't think this is that big of a deal.

[@johnjamieson6368]

It would have been interesting if you had collected samples from around where the nuggets were found, and panned those out.

[@Danhurd]

I chose 4 spots people found nuggets and tested those 4 spots. May have been 5

[@darikmatters8866]

there were some very small pieces in some of the first pans you showed us.. one even had a floater.. You were looking for bigger pieces but you need to look for microscopic gold

[@Danhurd]

Yes each pan had some more tiny stuff

[@darikmatters8866]

@@Danhurd It all adds up when you process yards and yards.. Might also be a good idea to hand sort the quartz from the washed rocks coming off a trammel and do a crush

[@kylegawron5358]

have you tumbled the pyrite cubes before?

[@Danhurd]

no I have not

[@zf4120]

I appreciate that you didn't sit there and record the law enforcement interaction. It seems like folks think because you can means you should. Respect for folks around you and keeping your nose out other peoples business seems rare these days. Huge props to you Dan. While it might of been mis-guided to call law enforcement this time, I personally appreciate that folks do watch for bad actors. The public land where I live is absolutely trashed, and no one is going to pay for any government (federal, state, or local) to go out and clean it up. Better to a be pro-active instead letting bad actors destroy the landscape.

[@golddigger9326]

Howdy all from Richland Washington

[@retard8610]

i live in Richland .. Small world. im just off Catskill and Jadwin

[@AJShiningThreads]

This one was super interesting!!

[@Danhurd]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@dirtdigger949]

Dan you have too get that pesky bold nuggets out of the way to get to that fine fine gold!

[@bevinbrush4822]

Howdy all from snowy Idaho.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Ain't no snow where I'm at.

[@riccochet704]

"California is the land of Karen's" ... brother, truer words were never spoken. LOL Thanks for the content!

[@coinstipatedtexan83]

Have you thought of putting a chemtote in your truck to haul water ?

[@Danhurd]

in my rental truck?

[@johnnychimpo2636]

Couldn't you just dry pan then use the water at the end?

[@Danhurd]

Dry panning can be very inefficient