How To Identify Gold In Rocks

[@jasonhowarth6789]

I have an 8" slab saw and cabbing machine combo. I also use mineral oil as a lubricant. I find that using a blue huck cotton rag works great to get the majority of the oil off. If you have several different rags, you use the one with the most oil first, then another. Also. You can reuse the mineral oil. You just drain your saw well into a container and let it sit for a month or so. The pure mineral oil will separate and form a clear layer on top.

[@jamesriggsdds2337]

Jason, After cutting the slabs just put them into a kitchen dish washer. Add a little extra soap. The slabs come out really clean and dry. And no oil residue is left in the machine! It works really great and you don’t have to use any toxic chemicals to boot!

[@dionh70]

Damn fine suggestion.

[@lotharschiese8559]

@@dionh70 Spock says that is quite logical.

[@chrism4008]

I bet an old used restaurant dishwasher would work really well

[@kendradawn369]

I thought about doing that but then I thought about all the gold I would be losing in the dishwasher so I changed

[@666Bails]

​@@kendradawn369depending on the dishwasher you came make your filter even more filter-savey with a coffee filter 😅

[@smokeyandspikeproductions]

That microscope for the phone is actually pretty awesome, I would definitely recommend purchasing one. Another recommendation is run those slab pieces on a flat surface over wet dry sand paper with water. Go from 800 grit up through 5000 grit after that you will have a near mirror finish.

[@robertsmith4681]

I'm into coin collecting and really interested by this kind of product, would make spotting certain things so much easier.

[@donnataylor9032]

Thank you kindly.

[@chrissmith-rw8ei]

If your "new toy" has the capability to cut 1/8inch slabs or thinner to allow the passage of light through them to see the gold, you can sell them as cut and polished "specimens" for way more than the gold value in them. Just a thought.. Chris.

[@cosmicgem357]

I know nothing of all this. So curious. How would one go about processing this to get the gold out and about how much gold would it be. Can you make any money from those amounts

[@northeastexpanse]

The curiosity of exploring and learning comes out great In your videos. We have a similar chalcopyrite mix on the taconic zone of Massachusetts into Vermont. There seems to be a theme there as gold is found with Chalcopyrite and copper in this region.

[@psychscope378]

this video reminds me of some samples of marble i was given a few years ago that was brought from a site for sale in nigeria, i think the site had marbles, quarts and kaolin..and maybe some other minerals, either ways, i was shown alot of gold veins in the marbles..and prior to that i did not know gold could grow in between marble..your video jst confirmed this.. thanks, for the insight

[@wakeshokimmy857]

Which reminds me too that I have seen. This is some parts of Kenya 😂 little did I know that it's gold traces

[@james.j1066]

Awesome. That saw has opened a view into prospecting that I had never seen.

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

Run concrete blocks through the saw every few cuts to treat the blade and increase cutting efficiently and blade longevity. -From a stone fabricator. I dont know how or why it works, but it works.

[@kerrihansen2413]

Wouldn't that dull the blade? 🤔

[@henryraab3111]

highland park recommends tapping along the blade with a file to break the glaze. the concrete will wear the soft diamond matrix in lapidary saws suuper fast

[@jackkonnof4106]

I believe it is called Dressing the blade. When I made silicon wafers we used 220 and 400grit stones for dressing. You could also control the direction of the cut or straightness of the cut just by blade dressing on one side or the other.

[@AlanThomas-hp3fn]

11:17 😊​@@jackkonnof4106

[@AlanThomas-hp3fn]

Thanks for the info. I have the exact same saw. Bought mine at an estate auction. $15

[@kelterskelter1969]

What a great new toy. Will be fun to see what colour can be recovered from the filter sludge when you finally need to clean out the oil.

[@rockman531]

Hi Jason, Your new toy is doing a great job! You'll learn all the do's & don'ts with the saw as you use it more. After about 30 cuts - put a house brick or piece of a cinderblock in the saw and cut about one inch. This will clean out the garbage in the blade & sharpen the exposed diamonds. The kitty liter will work better if the rocks sit in it for a day or two. Good Luck on eBay!! Thumbs up! Stay safe. Jim

[@mbmmllc]

Thanks for the tips!

[@rockman531]

@@mbmmllc You're welcome, Jason.

[@frontiervirtcharter]

​@@mbmmllc How much powdered rock comes off as a byproduct of cutting those slabs? Once you have a bucket or two of it, it'd be worth while to run it through the shaker table..

[@reekgoesoutside]

Great content. I just found your channel from searching for gold in quartz. I was doing some quartz hunting up near Mariposa County Ca this morning and just interested in what i was brining home. Alot of valuable information, my son and I appreciate it.

[@faisomohamed629]

Please may I know how I can understand If their is golden in my place like is their any machine that I can use?

[@Alondro77]

Oh yes indeed, I have seen rusty quartz veins like that here in NJ, deep in the hills up north along a series of ridges known for having unusual minerals in one location. There are bands of material scattered all about with confirmed pyrrhotite and hydrothermal quartz filled with hematite grains. I know where they are, and just need to get time enough to sample them!

[@izysly6924]

Thank you for uploading these videos . Could you do a video of you crushing up your furnace slags and then, panning them out, to see how much gold might be still in them ? Thank you.

[@billkahl1147]

For us with limited knowledge of minerals, could you explain what it means to hydrate?

[@Raven74947]

Cutting rocks is so much fun. I don't know if you're the artistic type, but making cabochons is pretty fun too.

[@kurtremislettmyr7108]

love your vids, learning allot. can you go deeper in how to know if it's gold or fool's gold

[@carroll-w7wxv]

I am glad you seem to be having fun with your new equipment! It seems that the rock saw is one that Dan Hurd had (I may be wrong). Is it hard to keep the saw cleanish?

[@rockcrazygal5166]

Thank you. Best video that I’ve seen on showing up close what to look for!

[@matterbach6200]

Ahh, spring in Whatcom County! Reminds me of my childhood. Rock sawing gold ore is an awesome idea

[@nsa_surveillance_orb-42b]

Arent you ever gonna process that stuff? Lots of totes with ore there, would love to see all that processed sometime. Some pretty ore for sure! Thanks for creating content and videos for us wanna be rock hounders, we live vicariously through your many adventured. Peace Happy hounding!

[@jasonhowarth6789]

I liked seeing the plants starting to grow in the bags waiting for processing! 😂

[@jeanmariewilliams4140]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us First-time to know what happens and how Thank you again

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

Fantastic video. Very interesting. Love what you do Buddy.

[@DriverDean]

Thx for posting!! Great samples..appreciate your time to make this!

[@Teddycawaling73Cawaling]

Thanks you for sharing this way you are the best ideas sir,

[@markvolker1145]

It would be awesome to get some thick gold baring quartz counter tops made!

[@key4us2c]

Love hearing the saw going in the background, while describing the curse after the book ends. Sounds of so familiar! Just like my saw.

[@timbrubeck4212]

Man that blade makes a slick ass looking cut 😳👍

[@teamsignal17]

Man, all you do is run up and down that mountain getting ore. Jason: " I will take this this this that those and these". "MB to base over, "India-Golf-Golf, send the chopper" Helicopter guy: "That's a good copy, Echco-Romeo out" I mean damn, I want to play! Put me in coach , put me in!! Thanks for the amazing shares Jason! Keep up the great work!

[@johannesdesloper8434]

Great video Jason, cool idea, I love science. I think a Canadian who calls himself "me miner" also makes slabs of dentritic native Silver in ore. very cool

[@ALYoung-wj8td]

FASCINATING!! THANK U FOR SHARING!!

[@theeddorian]

High school chemistry, add a small amount of liquid dish detergent. Drop it on the rock and work it and the oil with a small brush - even an old tooth brush. Scrub until it looks milky. Then add hot water, and scrub. Effectively you are turning the oil to a water soluble substance as it combines with the detergent.

[@S.I.M.P.L.E.T.O.N]

Once you factor in the cost of the extraction from the quartz is this still profitable?

[@seanb3516]

I would suggest removing the oil with Acetone Vapour Deposition. Basically hang the rock on a wire in a container with heated acetone vapours. Great for cleaning metal parts and other things as well.

[@davidlove456]

Nice saw! Great video. Are you going to smelt the sawdust?

[@davidkahtava447]

Thanks Jason for teaching us about gold bearing ore

[@johnolsen7073]

I like your rock saw, you're giving me ideas. Thanks Jason.

[@williamasdurian2307]

Put a board under the rock to clear the hub. It's a rookie learning thing. You are doing great...

[@PresidentOfFun1]

I have tons of quartz but we also have a lot of pyrite in this area. When looking at a specimen like this how can you tell the difference?

[@KD0CAC]

Dang you Jason ---- now I am going to have to start looking for a rock saw ;) Thanks again

[@jaymortensen642]

Jason when I was working in a papermill we used a small camera to see defects in the paper that had a USB for a computer or lap top so I bought one for home use it was pretty cheap and goes to 1600X and can take stills and by using the lap top or computer you get a way bigger screen than a phone not so handy for the woods but would be great for your shop.

[@raydowdy6914]

Where can I find the microscope your talking about?

[@richardrobertson1331]

Looks like it's time for an assay. That silvery metal could be electrum or any number of salts of metal and arsenic, or example. Very interesting video. If the tiny specks of gold were all the gold it contains, all you have, then, is simply an interesting looking rock. I certainly do agree that this specimen has far more value as a display piece (bookend, for example) than going to all the work to process out its meager gold values, unless, of course, that silvery metal happens to be electrum.

[@Veptis]

Running the sawdust (sand?) on the shaker table is the Jason thing I expected.

[@Stevesbe]

Simple green will clean those up nicely

[@amandaporter1706]

Lol that's funny, a bunch of gold. Then cuts to bags and bags, ♥️ it. Can't wait to see more 😊

[@GrouchyHaggis]

Great video Jason. Great looking samples.

[@SLBLADE]

This is totally awesome man thanks buddy 🙏

[@Algoldprospecting]

Cool. I need a bigger saw. I have some gold ore . I found. Lots of sulfides and chunks of pyrite.

[@meMiner]

How do you confirm that the microscopic gold isn't pyrite or chalcopyrite?

[@ZoonCrypticon]

@3:48 I had the impression of seeing the planet Jupiter through a telescope...

[@danbrent4618]

Thank you Jason, excellent learning tutorials! Happy Father’s Day! Dan Brent

[@EM-ig7ib]

This may be a dumb question but I've been known to ask a few so . . This stuff from your helicopter mission looks gorgeous. . . Is there money in say pre-cut countertops for vanities or table tops etc etc or even tile sized or disk shaped pieces that have visible gold in them? I would imagine that such a non typical item would fetch some serious cash from those who want to be able to say " That's Actually made out of Real Gold Ore"

[@arte9855]

Could you Imagine the equipment cost and logistics to quarry out a countertop slab off the mountain side... you'd need some deep pants pockets

[@EM-ig7ib]

@@arte9855 That was my first thought as well... But then I saw that piece he cut the book ends from. Tile sized pieces add up to large square footage and he has the saw to cut those or he could find a fabricator who does. Not all ore is as inaccessible or logistically as difficult as that piece was. Some ore deposits could be economical if there was a market out there. I don't know if there would be a market for such material. Thats why I asked.

[@rockbutcher]

That kind of rock doesn't have the competence to become a counter top. There are too many internal fractures and softer mineral lineations within it. It WOULD make awesome coasters that people would pay good money for.

[@100GTAGUY]

​@@rockbutcher that's what I instantly thought when he mentioned bookends, some of those slabs would make for some pretty cool coasters or maybe even knife handles.

[@EM-ig7ib]

Yeah... You are right. There is a reason that when a person says they want a "Quartz" countertop, that the salespeople pull out manufactured solid surface samples

[@lixxxxit]

I'm a few minutes into video and all i can think about is that i hope we get to see you pan out the small stuff inside the cutter box.!

[@Rezin_8]

Amazing how quarts with veins can outprice the actual gold

[@Algoldprospecting]

You can really see the difference in the vein. It looks like there’s more grey sulphide in that section with the gold😮

[@williamlogan2447]

Hello my new friend. I have rocks similar to what you have on your show and I was wondering where exactly can I take them and Cash in? My mortgage is behind almost $10,000, I live in Tucson Arizona. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

[@woodman4550]

I soak cut rocks in a degreaser solution for a week or so and then place them in an oven to cook off the oil. rock will not take a polish with oil still in the rock.

[@christophermundwyler5796]

So my question is all the yellow in the quartz what is that? Could you use hydrogen peroxide after powdering the quartz to recover very fine gold?

[@93matarl]

i think saw dust does a better job than kitty litter to remove the oil, as you can just burn the saw dust after wards, but you might still need to still wash it off

[@13fyrefli]

There are tons of hand held microscopes that connect to the phone. I love mine. I look at everything with it.

[@TuliTuli_]

This was neat to watch

[@Donkeygoldminer37]

Awesome stuff you doing. You getting it. Smart and very inventive. Love all your stuff

[@ryanfriars545]

Try really hot soapy water. I use a heavier concentration of plain sunlight and it really helps pull the grease and oil out of automotive parts

[@johnjones9387]

How do you get the gold out of the slab?

[@norandois]

Really like this way of studying ore, this way you can have witnesses slab and the rest, the mud and cutting could been go in the hammer mill as well, perfect jason!

[@illmsg77]

Gahhh that saw is awesome!! One of these days.........

[@ThomasGray-sd9ed]

use dawn dish soap its designed tp repeal oil, good stuff

[@robertwynn3453]

Worth panning the slurry from the cutting table

[@petepal55]

You might want to invest in a small digital stage microscope. I bought one when I was selling coins on eBay and it paid for itself within a few months, my customers were complimenting me on the quality of my pics. I'm sure one would do the same for your videos.

[@L33CHW33D]

That's so dang cool! Why is water not used as a lubricant?

[@waltertodd4479]

Jason, thanks for your comments that visible gold occurs in ribbon rock or in the latest deposition age vein quartz, adacent to wallrock, in rusty red or orange colored quartz...

[@josephroosen9701]

Did you buy the microscope without the CPL filter or the one with the filter? I wonder if that is why you are having problems with the light without the filter.

[@integralmalfunction]

It almost looked like you were cutting steaks from a roast. Very nice marbling!

[@ElectricPoliville]

That's some nice looking ore

[@Phoenix_Enterprises]

Isn't it nice to be able to open up a rock and see what's going on in the formation? :)

[@mikeconnery4652]

Cool little gadget and if you find a really nice rock maybe Dan Herd can get that sphere maker to make a sphere for you.

[@MoralesGilbert-h1g]

Do you have a good recommendation in Colorado

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

Wouldn't the gold be a lot easier to spot if those slices were much thinner and allowed more light to enter

[@AJShiningThreads]

I don't do eBay, will you set up a traditional website, do you think? ❤❤

[@mikesalm5053]

Wow that is incredibly rich

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

That first one you cut with all the specs at the bottom, is that considered a lot of gold? I ask because where I live, we have various rock quarries and I have fairly often found quartz mixed into driveway gravel with about as much gold specs. Always thought it was pretty but figured it must not have been worth much since they literally use it for driveway gravel lol. To the best of my knowledge, there are no active and producing gold mines anywhere near me. There are some gold claims but nothing apparently producing.

[@daniellecrawford6933]

I wonder how many rocks you're going to cut to make it worth refining the cooling oil for all the gold that's in there

[@whiggy6976]

We want the helicopter ore processed, that looked rich when you dug it out

[@iankinamun5764]

Hi Jason, I am interested to know about your gold wash plant.

[@ladishoneyin]

Thanks Jason great insight

[@donaldfitzgerald8950]

OK Jason! I can see you'll be advertising some lapidary equipment in the near future! Lol! It does open the color scheme that mother nature provides! 💎🤑

[@jasonflatearther]

Do you keep the shavings from the cuts and pan them?

[@hardworkingamerican8847]

I have been meaning to find your channel and it popped up on my feed . I have about 13 pounds of gold filled scrap from 15 years of storage locker finds . Looking to have it smelted . There is a place near me in the Bay Area but they want some vague paperwork on top of my driver's license social security number seller's permit . Anyway was thinking of seeing if you could help me out with this ?

[@ChrisJohnson-py4gg]

Those slabs definitely show the need for a good rod mill or ball mill to free up all the gold.

[@magicone9327]

Where should gold move to when it’s being laid down under heat when it’s melted? Does it go to the bottom as it does when smelting? If so would that define the foot wall location when looking at a specimen?

[@raheelahdar1741]

Thank you Jason. Good stamina😅

[@copperhusky-t3z]

You mentioned the ore from the helicopter project, do you ever plan to process any of that? I've been waiting to see what happens with all that.

[@1944chevytruck]

WOW! AMAZING! CONGRATS!

[@josephcormier5974]

Well Jason this rock saw is going to be a very nice machine to make many nice things from the ore that you have thank you for sharing this six stars

[@mbmmllc]

Thanks 👍

[@mojavewander9308]

Your sound is coming through the right channel more than the left in recent videos, maybe check your pan in the final edit.

[@ThomasAndersonbsf]

with the blade going that fast, how many cuts do you normally get from a single diamond saw blade?

[@samhandwich3965]

Jason! You sure are a busy busy Man! I live in Port Orchard and I would love to stop up and see you sometime and just pick your brain.

[@michaelhebert7196]

Hi Jason, I just walked an old Copper mine and have some ore samples I would like to smelt down. Do you have a flux recipe for copper ? Thank you, M

[@rickybobbi631]

Is it possible to extract the tiny dust particles of gold? If so, how?

[@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542]

Cool stuff!