I Found a Rich Gold Reef. Crushing a 60KG Quartz Rock Sample.

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@andypandyAU.6669 2 ай бұрын

Man what an epic adventure, took the time to watch/listen to the whole video ( no fast forwarding) . What a great find , I wish I could help out. But being broke , and busted body. I wish you all the best in your endeavour. Thanks as always for the fantasic content. I attempt to make a lot of my own equipment, so appreciate your plant. Great job again, go go GOLDMAN! Regards Andy Poverty prospecting Australia 🇦🇺

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Andy! Lovely comment, deserves pinning. So far things are certainly looking good with this project. I actually just processed a second sample a few days ago, 76kg of material with a bit of the low grade centre rock also. Surprisingly I got a very similar result, I haven't melted it up yet, but I'd guess around 35gAu and 5gAg per tonne. Which is fantastic for a second sample with some dilution. Woohoo

@andypandyAU.6669 2 ай бұрын

@@TheGoldmansChannel good job mate, keep punching away 👍

@brendangrray8017 2 ай бұрын

Top effort shags , great presentation ,, really appreciate the work involved ,thank you 👍👍

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! Much appreciated 😁🤝🏿

@cryptofan5240 2 ай бұрын

Well done. All your hard work is paying off.I use to be an old opal miner and I know how hard and costly it is. Finding the main vein takes time and effort. If you need some investors, I would be willing to be apart of your company. All the best and good luck.

@annagray4208 2 ай бұрын

Awesome again. Fabulous area.

@thehikingwarrior Ай бұрын

Awesome video

@insAneTunA 2 ай бұрын

I watched that video when you dislocated your shoulder and I was heavily impressed how you dealt with that situation. I would be crying like a girl hahaha. And now I am heavily impressed again, because it is most certainly not an easy task to walk that distance in such hard to walk terrain, and to dig out those rocks, and to carry it all back again. I am not an expert by any means, but to me that rock looks like metamorphosed rock. Meaning that it formed at the surface, but at some point in time, millions of years ago, it ended up deep inside the earth, and it basically got cooked at high temperatures and pressure. And eventually the top layers eroded and now it is back at the surface again. While it was deep in the earth it experienced a lot of heat and pressure and that deposited the quartz and it precipitated the gold and other metals out of solution at the contact zones with the existing rocks on either side of the quartz vain. I could be completely wrong, as I said I am not an expert by any means, but I have been watching some geology videos, and other prospectors. Thanks for sharing, it is always a little adventure. 👍

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Sounds right to me Tuna! Similar theory to mine, so I guess there must be some truth to our suspicions. It's always very tricky to get the best look at the rock and geology over film, so you've done well. A very strange reef indeed though, unlike any of the others I have found in this area so far. Exclusively showing similarities to the "Tricky to Find Reef". I've traced this structure along the surface for a few hundred meters now, float material on the surface has shown some gold, but not in the same quantity as in this shaft.

@insAneTunA 2 ай бұрын

@@TheGoldmansChannel yeah, like you said, the surface rock had a long time to erode and to flush all the material away. Especially when it is such fine gold it will be hard to find on the surface. I mean, it could even end up hundreds of kilometers away from the source if there was some sort of creek or a river system somewhere in the past. In the US there are locations where almost a mile thick layer of rock has eroded away. And in such a situation there must have been flows of water that would reach a long distance. It seems to be pretty rich ore for such a thin strip of ore. Which is nice, because that means a whole lot less work to get it out. Anyway, I am looking forward to the next adventure.

@lachlanscanlan5621 2 ай бұрын

You've done very well with your prospecting and recovery plant but heartened to see the value you hold for the bush itself. I am hoping i get time one day to make videos myself where i combine gold prospecting and geology with ecology. If i was the king of Australia i'd open the game back up to the small scale miner but regulate them to demonstrate the highest level of preservation of natural values on the sites.

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for tuning in and dropping a comment mate, much appreciated. Yes I agree, we can certainly still retain our industry without destroying the environment around us. We've got some pretty crazy ideas about environmental protection these days, well overboard in most cases! As a bloke who lives in the bush (off grid on my own land), it's certainly in my best interest to respect it, and I believe I'm also obligated to look after it wherever I can.

@ClanBegley 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant video mate and an amazing haul. I hope you get that lease sorted and get rocking! Best of luck to you 👍

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks heaps Begley clan, I'm feeling optimistic so far 😁😁

@gavinhogg6552 2 ай бұрын

Pretty cool stuff...hope no shovel DOGGERS don't find your gold mine...thanks for sharing your adventures Cheers mate 👍😎✌

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Gav! Hopefully people are too busy trying to find Nuggety Gully, and don't worry about the mine. But between you and I, the mine has a much larger potential than that little gully in the hills 😉😉 hehe

@ayetee8403 2 ай бұрын

Hush.....or I will get Rob Vermay and Dennis Millar to sort you out. Or would you prefer the Cole brothers

@camj8976 2 ай бұрын

Another awesome vid, thanks for sharing. 🍻

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Cam. Much appreciated man 🤟🏿

@pkgoldopalhunting 2 ай бұрын

good to see you back man

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Cheers PK! Thanks for tuning in and dropping a comment 🤝🏿

@Graham_OntheGoldagain 2 ай бұрын

Exciting results mate hope you can get it leased. Great episode 👍

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Graham! Hopefully future sampling proves up the reef strike for the distance I'm suspecting. Could be a real winner!

@Red9GearHeads 2 ай бұрын

Great find Gould man! Best of luck, brother

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! Fingers crossed the future of the reef holds what I'm hoping 🤞🏿🤞🏿

@goldfeverreliever 2 ай бұрын

Cheers goldman i needed a gold fix. Thanks mate

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Always here for you, mate! 👍🏿 Thank you for your support also 🤝🏿

@goldfeverreliever 2 ай бұрын

No problem at all. I love victorian content and I'm learning every time you upload a video. I'm in hospital for a bit so youtube is my only fever relief at the moment until I'm in better shape, then I'm going to hit it hard this summer

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

@goldfeverreliever I hope you get back out there feeling 100% again ASAP mate. Being stuck in there must be driving you crazy! Just sussed out your channel and subbed, really nice and clear voice overs, you've got an excellent "Radio Voice". Most of us Aussies sound like Gronks through a microphone 😆

@goldfeverreliever 2 ай бұрын

Cheers mate I appreciate the support. My voice on video has always made me cringe

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

I cringe the same at my own voice man, don't worry haha. I thoroughly edit my whole videos, then watch them once to ensure they're all good before rendering. Then, never play them again 🤣

@garrettmillsap 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful and absolutely exciting

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Garrett, very exciting indeed. I've been hanging to share a video on this one, glad to finally include you all in the fun.

@orophilia 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Great to see a nice button of gold after that serious bit of work. Love your homebrew mill.

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Orophilia! 😁

@77FelipeDuarte 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video. Congrats. Subbed, liked, shared and commented

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, much appreciated!

@dodgygoose3054 2 ай бұрын

Hey mate what you should is use one of those 'Garden carts' from bunnings & use one when I cut timber in the forest to get it back to the trailer you just clear a track & off you trundle ...

@Oldmane-420 2 ай бұрын

This is unclaimed ground, you don’t want to draw a line to the “x” on the map!

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Goose! I'll have a look at them, it would need some pretty serious wheels on it to tackle the terrain up there, but it's certainly possible. If development doesn't eventuate here, and I just end up working the reef recreationally, I will have to go down a route similar to what you suggest. Cheers!

@dodgygoose3054 2 ай бұрын

@@TheGoldmansChannel Its called a Gorilla cart 115L or the 200L with a tipping poly top, I drag mine through the forest with a full load of hard wood, should save your back a bit mate.

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Hey, they ain't bad! Good wheels and decent clearance, I could probably get away with using one of those if I cleared a heap of logs. Wouldn't be able to load it up too much because it's quite steep in places, but it's still much better than carrying it all out mate! Cheers for that

@grahamerobinson6812 2 ай бұрын

For your next investment get yourself a small quad bike for the lugging in and out cool interesting video mate good luck

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

I had a dream the other night, I turned a 50cc kids quad bike into a remote controlled rock truck. Could be a premonition 🤔🤔 😆

@norandois 3 күн бұрын

I really love your small mill! Very efficient! I have dolly pot and impact crusher too, I force ore throught 100 mesh screen for many of my material, and use the batea pan to wash the crushed ore, It work extremely well but a bit more physical than your process 😁 well done! I highly recommend you to wash the tailing bath with the batea if possible before dumping, I have been in gold prospecting a good decade now but just discover last summer the batea, and I never let it go that is surprising!

@chrissaucier9386 2 ай бұрын

Add onto that hopper on that jaw crusher. Something big enough to lay a 5 gallon bucket on. Make it a little deep

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Agreed mate, I was low on steel at the time. But should have made it much larger. Hindsight hey 😆

@chrissaucier9386 2 ай бұрын

@TheGoldmansChannel I hear that. Nice little setup. Few tweaks and tunes and you'll be sitting with a beer watching it do it's thing 😁

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

That's the goal 😎 it's been a slow process, but it's getting quite close now. Love the little setup

@Goldfox23 2 ай бұрын

Hello Goldman can you run the sdc over that reef and the walls in the hole you may get a rich pocket or you may pick up something that is out of eye sight well done awesome video looks great

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks GoldFox! I havent had any luck using the SDC underground, a GM1000 and the little coil would be much better for that. I actually have a Falcon MD20 for this purpose, but admittedly, I haven't used it very much! It has found some nice gold in the past though. I'll take it with me on the next trip 😁

@rodwilson2114 2 ай бұрын

again totally spell bound by your vid get up the awesome work best channel very

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Rod! It's nearly beginning to look like all the hard work might pay off. 😁 Fingers crossed!

@davidkeys1879 2 ай бұрын

Glad you found some gold after all that work lol😅😅

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

As was I! Many previous trips to different spots have been harder and longer and for much less reward 😅. I was very glad that this one is proving up as I hoped it would so far 🤞🏿

@mrgreenswelding2853 2 ай бұрын

Nice work! Can you use a gps to track where you're going?

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Ralph! The first half a dozen trips in, I had to use the GPS. But im starting to wear a slight walking trail into the spot now, still very tricky to follow however. But it is getting easier. Hopefully the animals make the little path a bit more navigable over time 😁

@rulke4858 17 күн бұрын

What is your methodology that led you to the spot? You said you were following a dry gully, what were you doing? panning for gold?

@aschuster421 2 ай бұрын

great result mate - did you gap that spark plug ha ha

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! No I didn't gap the new plug, I've always assumed they came at the required 0.7-0.8mm straight out of the box, but I've never checked! I might go check one on the shelf, now that you mention it 🤔

@jph8266 2 ай бұрын

Out of curiosity approximately what would it cost to lease that area? I’m American so I have no idea what mineral leases cost over there

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Good morning Jph. They're quite rediculous here in Vic state, Aus. Typical Exploration License application fees are in the area of $3000. This gives mineral rights to the owner, and allows for work plans to conduct low impact works to establish viability, such as core drilling, rock sampling etc. Once viability has been proven. Application fees for a mining license run you about $5000. Not including Native Title assessments, bonds, fees for additions, or alterations. It can get bloody expensive, very fast!

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Bonds can be anywhere for $10000 to multiple millions, depending on the size of the project and the planned works.

@jph8266 2 ай бұрын

@@TheGoldmansChannel well damn!! 😳. Thanks for the insight. I was just curious how it compares to us and Canada. Pretty much double

@robmadaffari6270 2 ай бұрын

@@TheGoldmansChannel you dont have prospecting lease's over there? In WA you can peg a prospecting lease have it for 4 years, then option to extend. Then you have the option to convert to small scale mining lease. Cost for pegging a P is $374 once off fee then $29 rent per year min, or $3 per hectare. Max area 200 hectare. Min expenditure $2000, bond is not paid up front, it is a commitment to the bond amount if one does the wrong thing.

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

That's just the starting prices too JPH, bigger the ground, the more expensive. We have PLs here also Rob, yes. But they're limited to a maximum of 5 hectares, so I'd only be able to peg a small amount of the total area I would need. I've traced the structure for about 3 kilometres so far. I would hate to have another company come in and cover the rest of the reef because I only had a small area pegged on it. PLs are heaps cheaper though, a much better option if the area of interest is only small.

@dppark96 2 ай бұрын

Another very interesting video mate. I sent you a email a week or two ago and haven't heard back from you, did you get it? Cheers Dave

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave! Yes, I did get your email, and I did the old "I'll get back to him after dinner" trick. So I forgot, of course. Sorry about that, I'll get back to you now. 👍🏿👍🏿

@uwillnevahno6837 2 ай бұрын

1:05:00 why is your Mercury (Hg) container labeled HF (Hydrofluoric Acid)?

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Because that's usually the container we put all of our little nuggets and alluvial gold into to clean them up in the HF, but I also occasionally use them for other things, if my usual containers are full. Good spotting!

@dennisflemming826 2 ай бұрын

You so need a quad . No quicker and the first run in could take a day but hailing out 200 kg at a time, game changer

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

That would be fantastic, Dennis. I will pick up a quad or dirt bike at some point in the future. But nanny state Victorian rules prohibit any vehicles from navigating off a marked road, and the fines are substantial. Don't even get me started on that subject 🤣

@dennisflemming826 2 ай бұрын

@@TheGoldmansChannel maby old time, wheel barrow

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

A Motorised wheelbarrow would be the go if it had big soft wheels and good height off the ground. It's technically not a vehicle right? 🤔 Should be fine to take off the marked tracks

@lllllukeify 2 ай бұрын

commenting before the vid has finished... and your pretty switched on.... but like even a small wheel barra? could take a fair bit of your load....

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

I wish it could, but she's too steep and rocky in there, unfortunately Luke. The video never shows the terrain very well, does it.

@excitedbox5705 2 ай бұрын

How much does the lease cost? Maybe your viewers would like to fund a bigger excavation effort. Can't really be that much more than in the US, can it?

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Howdy mate, thanks for tuning in and commenting. Lease costs vary quite a bit depending on their size and location. But you're very right, I've already had a great showing of interest from viewers offering to chip in and help. Theres lots more research and work to be completed before any serious decisions are made though. Although, it does look very encouraging so far!

@Bonamici 2 ай бұрын

💙💛

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for dropping a comment, mate 😁. Cheers 🍻

@sttottos74 2 ай бұрын

38:35 When are you accepting gym memberships🙂

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

Goldmans Gym.. I wonder whether I could trick folks into paying $50/day to come haul rock for me 🤣. Might need them to sign an NDA, though haha.

@TimLeary-rw3oq 2 ай бұрын

Coconuts!!!!

@GB37211 2 ай бұрын

👌🏼

@heathwilson6366 2 ай бұрын

So I see you need investors now I don’t have a ton of cash but I might be able to invest a couple thousand us let me know if that’s something we can talk about thank you

@TheGoldmansChannel 2 ай бұрын

G'day Heath, thanks for watching and commenting. Thank you also for the generous offer! This is the 4th offer I've had now, bringing the total funds offered to a bit over $7000! I certainly didn't expect such generosity so quickly from all of my legend viewers. My hopes are to find somebody in this state with experience in small scale hard rock, who has been through the whole process and can assist me through all of the legal business and invest some money into getting the show happening. So I won't be taking any money off anyone any time soon, but it's great to know the offer is there. Really appreciate that guys. Ive still lots more research and ground work to be completed before I make any serious decisions about the reef, but I will certainly keep you all posted as I progress. Thanks again mate!

@excitedbox5705 2 ай бұрын

@@TheGoldmansChannel First step is getting the lease to lock in your rights ASAP. You already showed yourself walking there, you don't want someone to snatch it from you. GET THE LEASE and once you do, post a buy me a coffee or patreon link. You are providing US with service so don't feel like you are begging. We are BUYING entertainment and excitement.