I Found Real Gold in The City

[@guillermodelnoche]

@3:08 the magpies are laughing at you. That’s the way the magpie laughs. Awesome idea Chris!

[@matthewphillips9083]

Those were aussie Ravens

[@3day_benkei506]

Huge upvote for Frog and Toad.

[@rtmsound1877]

Several years ago I talked to a prospector that worked for the county of Los Angeles in California. On his lunch hour he would clean the crevasses in the concrete river bed. He said he averaged about an ounce per year.

[@markfryer9880]

Profitable use of his lunchtime.

[@grahamhoughton8783]

Gotta say, I really enjoy your videos Chris! Just one thing though, here you mentioned Albury/Wodonga as a city, but not just a city , the largest rural city. Now I gotta correct you, your home is Two towns in different states and therefore cannot be classified as a city, secondly there is a place in North Queensland that is actually larger in area and population and IS Australia’s largest rural city , and it’s Townsville. Cairns is a close second . I understand your difficulties ( no way am I saying that I know what you are and have been through ) and admire your resolve , only please don’t give up doing all you have been with Vogus prospecting and spud engineering . You’re a teacher with talent and would be missed if you were to chuck in the towel on those . So many prospectors are out there with the family doing this great activity simply due to the coaching and tips you have shown us all. Cheers big ears , from this weeks windy city!

[@brendancattell4942]

There was once a decent deposit behind the rock you where sitting on but we found it. The only creek we have found pickers in

[@frankhammer6795]

Hey Chris, loved it! I did a similar thing in Bendigo Creek, but at the tail end where the culvert turns back into creekbed, and got a similar result. Mind you, some of the muck you have to pan through is pretty nasty, so I wouldn't recommend anyone doing this without some good gloves & other protective clothing. But it does make want to try prospect the whole channel, by dressing up as a council worker & get down there with a pressure washer & a wet & dry vac, Just to see if I could get aways with it! 😅

[@susantabor7874]

Love to hear you talk gold, your voice is great. Till next time.

[@kimschultz7105]

Chris,your a champ.thanks for your sharing!

[@DanSeabright]

great edit, enjoyed this vid muchly. cheers mate

[@SuperNmolnar]

Most great idea's come from the pot don't you know. great video thanks for sharing.. Cheer from the old Mouldy hat from Canada!

[@Washing_Dirt_Prospecting]

As my car is 27 years old, I'm mostly stuck hitting the rivers that travel through the city in my area. Luckily, it's the Denver metro area and gold washed down from the mountains to the west, so i do find gold in the nasty city waterways. 😁

[@bjvoorhies]

There are several KZbin vids of guys "mining" in the downtown Denver culverts. It works! Won't get rich, though.... but you save lots on gas!

[@johnfarrow5873]

3:16 I think the Kookaburra was laughing his butt off at you

[@matthewphillips9083]

Its actually an Aussie Raven

[@projektangel]

You really need to invest in an 18v wet and dry vac like a Makita or Milwaukee 😉 Love your work mate, truely appreciate watching your video's!

[@insolentstickleback3266]

Outstanding, I enjoyed the heck out of this! 👍🏻

[@BenchrestMarksman]

It is truly fascinating you can find gold Anywhere

[@skoitch]

A shop vac would do a number on those crevices!

[@ImGettingOld911]

The opening bit is funny!! Love your undies! Great video!

[@samshapiro9033]

Chris! Sell the Gold Addict shirt on your shop! It’s badass!

[@scottsmith5202]

That's a really good idea Chris

[@horacepinker6578]

Go to the top of Prune st there used to be a gold mine before the abatoirs.

[@lonnywilcox445]

I live in glacial till country and there is gold but it is super fine and intermingled with the up to several hundred feet of sand the glaciers left in hills all over. When they built roads through the area, they created erosion problems where the roads climb those hills. To combat the erosion they placed concrete in the ditches on both sides of the roads. Now, these concrete ditches do a fantastic job of preventing the erosion in the ditch itself, but they don't do a great job of preventing sand from outside the concrete from getting into the water flow and that sand and gold goes for a wild ride down the concrete to the point where the concrete ends and the channel is spread out over a wider area which is filled with rock to break up the flow. When viewed from above it looks just like an alluvial fan. But gold being gold it drops out of the flow within inches of the end of the concrete before the big rocks start. The result is you can go to virtually any concrete ditch on any hill, take a shovel full of dirt from right at the end of the concrete and find gold by panning it out. It isn't easy because the black sand falls out at the same place and the gold is floury, but it is there all the same. It isn't enough to make any money but it is kind of cool. I will have to make a point to scratch out the expansion joints above the end as well to see if they are working as riffles as well.

[@TalRohan]

Pans like that are so much more rewarding than ones where you know there should or has been gold before, going to a "new" or weird place to look and then actually finding it is sooo much fun.... to be honest not finding it is also fun but not quite as much .....

[@jenskoppka1870]

Definitive outside the box thinking, well done. It seems gold is everywhere in your area which give you a lot of possibilities. Are there any old river systems which do not have water in it anymore but had in the past? If so, try such a site, you can take water cans with you and a plastic container to save the water while panning. Anyway, nice to see your videos. Cool stuff.

[@richardland9668]

I love seeing you prospecting…. From all the way in Scotland.

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

Clever thinking Chris I bet not many if any have thought of doing what you did and thanks for some giggles as well, have a top day mate😁😆

[@dustinclarke4575]

Klesh done it years ago. It's a cool thought for sure though.

[@chrisp7641]

You need a portable vacuum. That would probably be something that would help immensely.

[@mattbyrne1822]

Great video today, very educational . Keep up the great work youngman you're so enjoyable to watch 😅

[@DDGomez411]

Would be good to see you come down to Melb City and creves the footpath of diamond district. (lonsdale street, I think) - simular to Klesh in NYC.!

[@amelialaw9586]

Mr. sparkle mascot I love it

[@compacteconomycar5300]

Im late, but i would check the pipes. They're corrugated steel, basically sluice riffles.

[@nopelindoputraperkasa5869]

nice found..💗💗

[@ChrisBusch-w6r]

I typically clean the first 3 feet of pipe and find nice gold there.

[@nmon9402]

I know of a drain in NSW that they have cut riffles across the drain n it's a free for all after a flood

[@scruggsbuster9458]

You know I have had really good ideas sitting on the toilet too❤😂😂😂

[@Silly_fishing_penguin]

Should try urban prospecting of all the footpaths at front of jewellery shops

[@marcuswerner3397]

Nice work. Have you ever tried making and using a fluid bed. Curious what you can come up with. 🤔

[@VoGusProspecting]

I've got heaps of videos on fluid beds

[@DanSeabright]

got stuck at the truckstop border weigh in place at albury wodonga. 3 days lol

[@skoitch]

Oruwadunga? What a mouth full!

[@andypandyAU.6669]

Great vid Chris, unexpected and informative. I live in a gold area, after heavy rains. I do look in the plastic drain pipes that pass under the roads ( you know the ones that have riffles in them) I scoop them out and pan them. I usually find some in those concentrates. Its not in the city though. 1 of my sons lives in the middle of Maryborough , the main old working are in that area, now covered with bluestone and concrete, next time im over there. Im going to scratch out some cracks and have a crack, just for giggles. ❤ it 😊

[@markfryer9880]

Hey andypandy, I was in Maryborough, Vic yesterday at the Railway Station for a Bluestone Express, Melbourne Grammar School Orchestra performance at lunchtime. Didn't have any time for prospecting though. 😢 Mark from Melbourne Australia

[@jasonschlencker8108]

Great vid Chris. It looks like a dust pan and brush would be handy for cleaning out more? Regards, Jas. VK4FJGS Rocky Qld

[@8urface]

You need a vacuum bud. Like a power tool batter operated one

[@compacteconomycar5300]

That could be illegal. I'm not sure on his local law but it could be "hands and pans" which would make an electric vacuum illegal.

[@relicrecoveryspecialist16]

III worked at a waste water treatment plant and would find change, watches, and in the 3 years there I found about $1200 in big bills. Really hated the smell but there was always nice “shit” to find

[@th8298]

The birds at the beginning were laughing at you... Probably because they got most of it right before you got there... LOL 😂 No but really... Good thinking. Awesome!!!

[@brockverrall1514]

There are sluice gates at almost every qld creeks/dam I just assume the council was hoarding all the flood gold

[@csm5130]

Chris, is your AK prospecting hat you are wearing from Ken up in New York USA? Great video, thanks very much!

[@VoGusProspecting]

No mate, MAK prospecting here in Aus

[@648Roland]

Isn't there a China-mans Flat to the east of Beechworth too? Think we have one down here around Castlemaine somewhere? Just looking at a 1902 mines department map of the Chewton-Castlemaine gold field I inherited from my father but couldn't find any China-men. :) Wish my arm still worked as it used to. Did well crevicing the Lodden river in the last century.

[@imdawolfman2698]

Too bad you didn't check the culverts behind you. They are often made of corrugated steel and, if they have a buildup, are like a built in sluice tube..

[@VoGusProspecting]

It's plain cement man.

[@funeralgothatoo5814]

On todays episode Chris joins the Cave Clan.

[@daleparker4207]

Hell of an idea

[@mirabellebaker7755]

I live within Edmonton city limits and there are heaps of places to get gold around here, even downtown. My closest spot is just 3 blocks away and I definitely don't hate it! 💛✨️

[@asjamuir5534]

Cheers for the video good can be found in all places it would seem

[@lukeshenton949]

I didn’t realise you were a fellow Albury wodonga resident lol seemed so weird watching youtube with someone talking about stabington 😂

[@VoGusProspecting]

Lavganistan

[@TheCoffeeBushKid]

Always work on a I reckon. No matter at what point you got your inspiration 😁👍

[@dominicgarcia85]

I live in the mountains off of a main freeway they have these along the roads I’m going to try asap

[@mininhawaiian2911]

I see that you a roller when it come to wiping haha There is scrunchers (they just bunch up the paper then wipe) Then there’s folders ( they fold each square nicely then wipe ) And finally there’s rollers lol (They just roll it around there hand and then wipe ) You sir are a roller !! 🚽 Love the vids brother Aloha ⛏️✨🤙

[@andrewpetrie5395]

YOU STAY OUT DAN!!! LOL...

[@ckwicko]

My cousin works on a Vacuum truck cleaning drains for the council, he finds gold in the drains all the time. I’ve got Drain-cam pictures but can’t post them in the comments.

[@williamwyckoff2441]

Loved all that 'cept the intro :)

[@nedkelly1306]

I found myself sitting on the toilet. Genuinely having a shit🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 no half jobs on Chris's videos 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you living fucking legend you

[@jimfausset8122]

Curious are your toilets in with your showers and in the sink area or are they still separated like they were 50 years ago looks like you live in a modern home was curious had to go outside to do business

[@OpenSpaceWellness]

Gold is gold, even if it's poo gold😂! Thanks for sharing 🙏❤️🌲

[@jonathanmillichip9296]

You know there was gold found in Melbourne CBD, geelong, and a few other places you wouldn't think

[@bobkoroua]

You need a battery vacuum !

[@FranklyWry]

I don’t know, friend, but your prospecting really has gone down the sewer, literally😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@adamturnbull1258]

Would of been interesting to know crevice vs gravel point

[@insolentstickleback3266]

Um... Seeing you on the Loo in those pink Homer Simpson skibbeedoo's was worth a gram of gold all day long. YEET! intro my man! 😁

[@weedfreer]

Ha! I don't live a million miles from Mackworth...AKA Smackworth 😅

[@Gaming.with.Benjamin]

Awesome video.. I saw a guy do this in NY CITY & he found gold, diamonds, & other gem stones

[@markfryer9880]

From memory, I recall that he was working the footpaths and such around the jewellery area of NYC, which is using similar logic as a prospector would use by going to a known goldbearing area. Mark from Melbourne Australia

[@markfryer9880]

From memory, I recall that he was working the footpaths and such around the jewellery area of NYC, which is using similar logic as a prospector would use by going to a known goldbearing area. Mark from Melbourne Australia

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

I've been thinking about coverts for ages but I've never seen one. I put "active coverts" into Google maps and it just listed companies that sell them. 😂😂 I'm bloody useless 😂

[@margf.6773]

So, the question is this: Now that you have found an appreciable amount of gold in your "back yard", will you still drive a long way to prospect and mine, or just take a short trip in your neighborhood to mine?

[@GOLD_FEVER]

Well, as you saw in the video, he found next to nothing in that concrete stream area (which is the close spot) and found more when he drove farther out toward the north where the original stream was ...

[@JoeArchambault-vt1vh]

This guy is inventive.

[@GlennosMetals]

Ok now what's Gadzee going to beat this one with❤

[@PixelPerspectives222]

In todays episode of “mining human feces, our host enters the absolute bowels of the earth scouring human remains,, fecal remains, to uncover how many people consume precious metals in their day-to-day lives. “Now when scouring the sewer for metals, you’ll notice that the larger pieces of poop that are heavier in your hand tend to carry more gold. And when you squeeze the poop in your hand the density of the human scat is indicative of the likelihood of large amount of precious metals being in the persons diet.

[@tobhomott]

Is that a nugget? Nope, just another corn kernel

[@remargreg]

You’ve spent far too much time in writing this, too graphic by halves….. 😂

[@PixelPerspectives222]

@@remargreg I mean. You know what they say - If it looks like poop, smells like poop, tastes like poop, then I’m sure glad I didn’t step in it

[@ssnerd583]

Its not a bloody sewer ya twit...its a natural water course that has been man-engineered to control flooding and errosion.

[@FranklyWry]

A Cheech and Chong classic🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@itchyfoote]

Interesting video I enjoyed it, did anyone ask you what you were doing 😂

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

I'm convinced that if you weren't a prospector, then you'd be a comedian 100% 😂

[@susanturcotte3176]

What an interesting theory, Chris! And it looks like your thoughts were correct that gold was caught in the man made culvert drainage system. Who would have ever thought? Unbelievable that you found some! However, you now have a problem. Next time you travel there, there may not even be cement left from all the prospectors seeing your video and busting up everything! 😂 Thank you for taking us along on your quest! Blessings from Alabama ❤️

[@markfryer9880]

Nah, we make pretty strong concrete Downunder! 😅

[@JohnUftring]

Hmmm, not a bad choice for bathroom reading, but I prefer "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader" titles. No, I'm not the "Uncle John" of the titles, but I am an uncle. 😆

[@defn0s]

I was wondering were all the poopy water came from.. And why not work above it🤔 Thanks for your years of knowledge

[@zak-a-roo264]

How about skaters, that drainage looks like gold to ride!!!

[@VoGusProspecting]

It would be

[@dksmith605]

I spent a HEAP of time riding BMX around there when I was younger and some of the drains are pretty fun. The drain that creek turns into actually runs right past the skatepark.

[@matthewmartinez1091]

If you do find some gold then that means that there's my current gold and I see to your left whenever you're filming to those holes that there's a bunch of overgrowth and in that overgrowth there should be roots and then that root system there should be more gold

[@MickH60]

@VoGusProspecting Dustpan and brush Chris ...!!!

[@Greenandgold888]

woo! New Video!

[@playlistshift]

Beyond 2000 became this

[@nigelkelly8016]

You certainly think outside the box.

[@scotthultin7769]

47 👍's up VGP thank you for sharing 😅

[@Chris-vt5zb]

From the pooo to the poop 💩 cool vid thanks

[@winnettryan4566]

Hmm toilet ? lol

[@andrewhewes2461]

Well, i’ll be fu…d! Amazing. Cheers for a great video Chris.

[@avzamani.Turkey]

👍

[@andrewpetrie5395]

No going to Tazzie land

[@mountianmike5588]

😂that's awesome!

[@richbrant8534]

Sewer....... that's some shitty gold

[@VoGusProspecting]

Hahahaha

[@brockverrall1514]

In qld people call the cops on ya for doing that

[@zamba136]

In an ideal world and if i was a civil engineer, i would take gold into account when building a water system to reduce the tax burden on the people. Of course, the reality is that for every dollar the government recieves, they increase their spending by 10 dollars.

[@stevenforde6239]

really pink underpants lol

[@johnnyt7900]

🎉

[@thisis...9474]

Gentle beast 75

[@GehadSaeed-n6f]

Pure brother 40

[@ДмитрийИванов-я3у4ъ]

Cold test 15

[@scottsmith5202]

😂