I find my *Biggest Gold Nugget* in 3 years, for the Challenge!

[@patchvonbraun]

I'm envious that your dad is still around. I loved all the adventures that my dad and I used to go on.

[@thekodanator]

I'm with you. I have a greater appreciation for my own dad when I get to see people still enjoying time with theirs.

[@leighanncronin6905]

Me too

[@kylealexander7024]

Meanwhile, I haven't talked to my dad in decades. Mainly cause he is a manipulative POS. Wish I could had this kinda relationship instead.

[@StaceNyourFace]

I feel ya. I wish my dad was still around too. ❤

[@tommcstacker4216]

I love my ol' Dad.

[@Eric_M_R]

Whoa I think this Mr. Beast guys channel is really gonna blow up now with this collab! 😅

[@dimagiojimenez514]

Awesome! Especially spending that time with your dad!

[@jenniferbutcher8393]

What a beautiful and blessed time you're having with your dad! The gold nuggets are great too. 😊

[@duanedodson1]

Excavators are fun, I grew up around them and still get excited every time I get an opportunity to run one. They are gods gift to shovel pushers.

[@kirkfeatherstone6944]

2 yards an hour 😂, love you're videos, when I worked my parents Gold Mine on the south fork koyukuk river 450 miles north of Fairbanks Alaska, we ran 7 yard buckets every few minutes, I worked 11 weeks per year, 150k, was my pay, which was fine with me, even though our land assayed at 600 per cubic yard, this was back in 1982-87

[@outdoorloser4340]

Do you still go there?

[@kirkfeatherstone6944]

@@outdoorloser4340 no, parents are deceased, my son passed away in Alaska in 98, my wife last year, I am retired living in Pennsylvania, I have many good memories, however if I was a bit younger, I know a few spots that could make anyone a millionaire in a matter of a few months in Alaska ❤️

[@PaulDunen]

your teaching of geologly and mapping the way it moves im learning,im in australia almost ready to go,not sure where to start

[@Jml-oz1vj]

I watch both the channel constantly, and I can easily say this is the best collaboration I’ve ever seen on KZbin. I just wish Mr beast video brought more viewers to your channel because, no matter what video you watch I CAN NOT stop watching.

[@ironhorse7588]

Always love to see your videos especially ones with family

[@Gardeningchristine]

Congratulations Dan! How fun! Sometimes a deadline makes us work just hard enough to get it done hey.

[@TheMiningChannel]

Good call on installing those wooden riffles (nugget traps) up top on the GoldHog matting.

[@scottmcgill6795]

My kid loves Mr Beast. I enjoy him, but man i really love this channel right here and i have for a while. Getting to share these with my kid because Dan was on Mr Beast makes me a happy man. Thanks as always Dan.

[@jeffgrill7214]

Thank you for always being honest with your viewers. Been watching for about 2 years, and was lucky enought to talk to you a few times on your live releases

[@260grew]

Dan....what an awesome video...great seeing you and Dad bonding, the enthusiasm, the scenery and the Gold....one of your best and I've been subbed since your school vid days...nice to see another video when the weather is warmer.

[@peggymckenzie6754]

Congratulations on your find! Great to see you and Dad are in sync. Precious moments.

[@nopelindoputraperkasa5869]

Spectacular gold prospecting work... solid 🇮🇩⚒️⛏️💎👍👍

[@stephenpublicover8818]

Dan, I am glad you found that neice Nugget! For only 4 -5 yards of pay, not bad& you got better with the Escavator!! lol, Great video!👍✌

[@NSP70]

Dan: You have the best gold prospecting show out there. Thank you for bringing the fun and discovery to the screen. Keep it going!

[@kerzwhile]

Its soooo awesome you have your Dad with you!! ❤😊

[@CptFUBAR]

My mom and dad really fell in love with the Australian and Yukon Gold shows on our local programming. But those have recently been discontinued, and my mom has absolutely loved all of your and Jason's videos! Thanks for being such a fun and positive channel that I can share with my family.

[@billpaullin6527]

Dan this is awesome, thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Great job

[@RobertAlberti]

10:40 I trust you know what you're doing, but I worried that if the chain had not come off that rock it might have pulled the bobcat over.

[@48thstateprospecting]

I saw the same thing happening lucky the Chain came of or Dan would have been launched into the hole because I doubt if he was wearing the seat belt you have to wear them while operating or one mistake and your maimed or dead

[@Domarnett]

Yeah, I worried about that too. I’ve seen a few machines topple over the years. Luckily no one was hurt, but it happens so fast. Definitely have to think things through before hand when working through obstacles, because once you jump into action there is no time to turn around…

[@alphahuskyy]

great video once again! just a quick Q here; is gold common in greenschist/greenstone areas... ? :D thanks!

[@susanturcotte3176]

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO DAN! That was a mighty fine pan you ended up with! Incredible gold nuggets, with the best scenic view anyone could ask for! You are so blessed to have this claim; I am picturing monster nuggets in the near future! Great to see dad out there, too! I know he had as much fun as you did (other than the wicked cold). Hugs and blessings from Alabama ❤️

[@jk-76]

That home-made highbanker is KILLER!

[@garywalker9753]

Enjoy your adventures. God Bless you and yours.

[@pioneeringpeppers]

I need prospecting in my life. Thanks for sharing Dan!

[@Chlorate299]

Always nice to see Dad Hurd in action!

[@chevy383jt]

It's cool that you get to spend so much time with your dad. My dad is an extreme workaholic, even though he should have properly retired by now. He's so all over the place, it's difficult to align my available time with his so we can hang out.

[@Rockin_in_Kentucky]

Wow what a nugget! Glad you a great one for the challenge.

[@CORE1.8MINISTERIES]

Good job dan. I really love your channel. By the way I'd love to get some ocean picture stone for beads

[@beansdad70]

Great gold Dan! Excellent excavator operation, you picked that up quickly. You are correct, that is absolutely beautiful country!

[@dennisstewart9245]

great job Dan love watching your videos, keep up the good work cheers

[@thomasanglin1751]

Congratulations Dan great find...

[@jongordon6132]

Always enjoyed thank you Dan😊

[@ledflashflight5903]

Thats awesome dan!

[@DavidFeist-j6p]

Dan has the will of a Miner...Great Job

[@dangermouse2977]

Glad you have /use a tailings pond to filter the water out before it seeps back into the flow.

[@kylealexander7024]

It would be super cool if u put the time of day and the temp in a corner for us to know what ur doing better. Cold makes every job harder but also makes hard work less sweaty. Idk about working in sub freezing temps though

[@MajorSnuggle]

The gold videos are fun and all but I like the Jade and gems episodes the most.

[@grahambarker3845]

if anyone doesnt like dan hurd theres somethig wrong with them....his enthusiasm is infectious....

[@artfact2]

I can relate. Working on an archeological dig, with constant running water, on my knees washing sand and pebbles in the freezing rain were some of my most miserable days.

[@laskyland8526]

From Bust to Banger! Good Gosh!!! Great work guys!

[@carlwalton8910]

Love your enthusiasm and your tutorials. Great video. Keep up the great work. Please say "Hi" to your Dad.

[@kevinsmith1558]

Hi Dan! Next time use the smaller bucket for the excavator. You’ll have much better luck ripping through rock. Also, use the stick boom, also known as dipper boom to pull your bucket back towards you always keeping bucket as flat as possible. Think 90 degrees to 45 degrees. Enjoy you much!

[@budrohammbone2806]

DAN ! How can you not take a fly rod to that river ? And the Gold ! Happy to see that You rose to the challenge.

[@AshDenArt]

WOW! I remember when you had only a few thousand subs. Way to go, man. Keep that up! 💯

[@mohsenaghdam3136]

Dan has lots of experience he has unbelievable knowledge ,challenging him is a wrong wrong decision

[@OpenSpaceWellness]

Congratulations!! Great nugget to win a challenge with. Thanks for sharing 🙏❤️🌲

[@brent5832]

What a clutch move by dad. How valuable was that fix.

[@youn8e]

Yes ...how many WOULD ⁉️💜💜💜

[@KnowMi_]

As long as you run CAT controls on the Mini-X you should be fine. Equipment is super fun and easy to get the hang of.

[@CliffGultch]

Way to go , Dan!

[@texaswader]

Well done Dan. What I would give to hang out with my Dad a few more times. Treasure his company my friend.

[@leighanncronin6905]

Dan, we love videos with your dad...I'm pretty sure he has a fan club❤😊

[@davidedgar2818]

How did you keep this under wraps for this long???? I would have been screaming to the winds with this!🤐

[@cosmicinsane516]

Lol the excavator is a beast to learn at first, but I’m sure you know now that now. After a day or two you’ll start getting the muscle memory or whatever and it’s a lot of fun.

[@calvincraft2580]

Hi Dan, im a subscriber for a while now and enjoy your vlog.I hope you find so much gold, you'll need the machine to lift it. God bless you and all the best!

[@michaelkerr5745]

Great content as usual and I echo the comment on how fortunate you are to still have your dad!!

[@ericstarszak2076]

awesome nuggets and such a sweet operation with your Dad!

[@markbottcher9623]

Good job man! Hey ,if you ever have to mine in the cold again ,you could buy yourself an on demand propane water heater . And you could have instant warm panning tub & with a hose and sprayer it would come in handy for de-icing the sluice .

[@kaboom4679]

He has a campfire already , and , running water . Just add a tap to run some through a coil of copper pipe laying in or over the fire , and he's golden . Works for thawing pay as well .

[@AnnoyedCorgiPuppy-nr6ei]

Dan you are such a nice guy, very smart man when it comes to that field, good luck 😁

[@evelynkilgore828]

Breath taking place to enjoy life. My fave is lake county calif. Volcano, Snow Mountain and beautiful CLEARLAKE. Found alot of Moon Tear diamonds there.

[@fit_pharmd4830]

Well done! I can’t believe we got a collab with Mr Beast! Dan hopefully your subs go way up so they finally represent your efforts and video quality!

[@youtubeSuckssNow]

He has to put "Mr. Beast" in the title to get the juicy algo hit

[@stephfran9761]

Dan, WTG, and what an amazing helper!!

[@pgsharrow3714]

Hey Dan ! Finally a decent looking pan of GOLD ! Yeah !

[@mikeblair2594]

That's so great to see Doug again. He does remind me of my dad. I'm glad you found your nugget, but if you want to up the efficiency of your plant take a blow torch to the nozzles and soften them up and squeeze them flatter. That will make the water pressure you have and jump it up significantly as its forcing the water through a more narrow slot. That should make the dirt pile at the back of the rig melt away (like Butter😉).

[@kylealexander7024]

The pump might not handle that. The higher u pump up the less pressure u get at the nozzle. Restricting the flow to create more pressure can really slow down ur flow when combined with the elevation change

[@spencebrown19]

@@kylealexander7024pressure doesn’t increase, water velocity will

[@kylealexander7024]

@spencebrown19 idk. I'd have to re study that specifically. It's going to cause issues doing what OP said

[@NuggetBuddies]

DAN your awesome, been watching you late of this last year ish and seen many of the older film of you even teaching 😂 but Learning so much, and relating to the passion. Though only work at a Bruchis PT can't wait for next spring. Would Love to help out in the future, meanwhile trying to research Spokane area terrain and see what I could find too, though haven't found much but black sand and tiny tiny possible garnets since 2017 lol...anyways, keep up the passion and thank you for sharing all you do!!! 👏and yes ur Dad is a beast for fixing that pump in a night !! Woo

[@danacataldi5119]

Very exciting episode. Loved it.

[@freddking4389]

Well done Sir! Love seeing that GOLD!

[@johnjacobs1625]

Nice Big Nugget Dan! But the time Spent with Dad is PRICELESS! Cheers JJ

[@chrismuskett6867]

I think I see a man who is putting a digger on his Christmas list. Great video and wow those nuggets! I love your channel. I am vicariously living out my teenage dreams of being a prosecutor. Sadly the UK doesn’t have quite the geology that you get to play with. I am a science teacher, and I use yours and Jason MBMaM videos in my lessons. Keep up the good work!

[@timmc49]

Congrats Dan!!

[@kylealexander7024]

Dual joystick excavators r so much fun to operate when u get the feel for the specific machine. Almost feels like the bucket and boom is like ur hand and arm. So much fun to operate. Especially a mini like that. I do prefer a closed cab tho. F the outside conditions

[@BongoWongoOG]

Well done Dan & Dad :) Nice goooooollllldddd

[@davidoconn9352]

Thank Dan! How do you not spend the day fishing? If I were at that claim..... I'd "figger" some way for the gold to mine itself while I wasted time...I sure hope it's fish dinners for you guys... Beautiful river!! Wish we had that in So Cal. I was shocked to see The A&W cup. We used to have an A&W root beer stand too but alas... Thanks again Dan and Dad for an awesome video!

[@TileReseller]

Was so cool to see you in a Mr beast video. I was like hey I know that guy! But really I’m just a loyal viewer 😂

[@Plant_Parenthood]

You should make a giant gold pan attachment for the bobcat!

[@GickelsGaming]

great claim you got there! What would you do differently if you can go back?

[@forg0tten]

Hell ya Dan we knew you could do it. 🙌🙌

[@19Philza87]

Looking forward to seeing the major workings with the trommel on that claim Dan 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@DarinsCards]

Very fun, can’t wait to see the next video for the final two days

[@Laser2120]

You know when things are serious when you take your dad along ! A nice bit of gold to end the year on, well done !

[@owenvanscoyk3116]

Dan go to the nether, there’s loads of gold nuggets there

[@ZQuack001]

bruhhh

[@Austin_Wingfield]

​@ZQuack001 here come the new guys

[@owenvanscoyk3116]

@@Austin_Wingfield I’ve been subbed to Dan for a long time now

[@Paulftate]

​@@Austin_Wingfieldit is what it is

[@verilliumfunk4886]

Fr doesn’t he know about gold farming???

[@wrxs1781]

Good video, well done on the gold finds.

[@merkezkutuphane9366]

Hello master, you are wonderful. Your energy is great. I have a question for you: Should there be quartz in the area where we want to search for gold? Can there be gold where there is no quartz?

[@FiveStringCommando]

I hope you make it back to NC for some more gold mining and maybe hunting for emeralds

[@valerienaves]

great work Dan!!

[@adamlade4555]

Congrats on the, what looks to be, super fun day of mining!!!

[@islandfish1094]

Dan great job It’s a lot easier to dig over the blade

[@timothydeyoung5653]

Tailings pond must have a lot of rocks under it?

[@jodirauth8847]

Congratulations Dan

[@HunterMcAdams]

Do you have any advice for gold mining in south east montana?

[@ChadOfTheChad]

You should do a collaboration with a KZbinr named “Outdoor Boys”. His kids would love finding rare materials! Like so Dan can see 👍❤

[@mandybrown7758]

Way to go Dan incredible job

[@nicklasschmltt6959]

Sweet . Exciting pod cast.. and Burrrrrr

[@hjemison]

I love that! Your dad rebuilt the pump in your hotel room!

[@dustinjohnson3463]

Not many things father son do together as fulfilling as this

[@edspencer7121]

What's u with the silvers and agate?

[@TinkerinWithTim]

Ever find and cool rocks in the nice n washed tailings? All shiny and clean lol

[@jph8266]

This was fun to watch.