I managed to find "Black Gold" on the Fraser River.

This one claim on the Fraser River hosts gold completely covered in a black substance. This Black Gold looks different than the manganese covered gold found in other placers. Making me wonder if it is something important, and maybe a sign of a good deposit close by. In order to test what the black gold is, I need to find a few big peices and see if it is actually Iron on the surface as I am guessing. Fist job, Find the gold.
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[@imontime77]

For $5 you could attach an adjustable bubble level to the gold hog and be able set the bank angle the same every time.

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

I'm sorry the railroad keeps ruining your plans Dan. They ruin mine every day. I'm a locomotive engineer.

[@jammerjen5504]

We've heard of yet another train derailment & yesterday I saw a short Biden of a man who discovered a "derailment device" on the tracks near his home. Can you share your take on all of this?? I'd appreciate hearing from someone who knows that world of trains. 😊

[@6jonline]

@@jammerjen5504 Derailers are pretty common around yards, or anywhere else you don't want train cars getting loose. They upset the wheels just enough to set them on the ground, they won't cause a train to roll over half way through its journey.

[@robertevans8024]

Try to keep yours on the tracks. 😁

[@jammerjen5504]

@@6jonline Thank you for explaining that!! 😊

[@westcoast8562]

@@jammerjen5504 TRAINS DONT NEED A DEVICE TO DERAIL!! NO ACCOUNATIBILITY THEN ASK THEM ABOUT THE FIRES THEY START

[@whiskeycrusaderwill8699]

The day being a failure does not make you a failure, good sir. You inspire and entertain many with or without the gold!

[@gnappibr]

Black Gold is the name of a famous City here in Brazil (Ouro Preto) due to the fact that there was a lot of this kind of gold when the place was discovered by explorers called "Bandeirantes" in the XVIII century.

[@kord530]

I found a black gold nugget a couple weeks back. Almost threw it in my lead bucket. Even the local prospecting shop told me it wasn’t gold. Got home and acid tested it. Sure enough it’s gold. Soaked it in acid for a couple minutes and it cleaned up beautifully :)

[@irgendwieanders2121]

Which acid? 50% HNO3?

[@rodparker6530]

8:00

[@FiveStringCommando]

18:16 Like Jeff Williams says: “Who needs a gym? Just be a gold miner!”

[@supersneakydotcom]

A crap pan for Dan would be excellent in Ontario, thinking I should move to BC !

[@tylerjung5824]

Now I want to know the exception to the "no pure gold" rule.

[@utahrockhoundingcouple]

We have rockhunts that surprise us often, when we expected to find very little. Those days are pretty exciting!Then other times, we just can't find anything worth taking home. It is always fun looking though! And I'm with you on needing to get back into shape after the long winter. 😅

[@timdavis3249]

Great video Dan. I love watching you on the hunt for gold. You are never a failure. And I'm really enjoying your bits of wisdom with your geology lessons for the day. I hope 2023 is that fantastic year for you!

[@KellyNsGrotto]

I really enjoy it when you add geology lessons. It's always so fascinating.

[@ppjt6018]

Had a case of the winter blues and this video helped to get rid of them...went for a walk in the sun...great vid ...keep them coming Dan !!!!

[@josephcormier5974]

Half a gram is still a good amount especially when you are having so much fun thank you for sharing this six stars

[@sabirkhan_11]

All those who love Dan hit the like button..

[@leighanncronin6905]

A day out gold panning with you Dan is NEVER a failure! I can't wait to see a video with DALLMYD!!🥰

[@RichardSavage76]

He's the Chuck Norris of geology. Dan kicks everything's ass.

[@GOLD_FEVER]

@@RichardSavage76 You must not have seen too many other miners on youtube if you say that. By far TwoToes is the stand out from the rest.

[@John-PaulMartin]

Dan, Just a suggestion: When you show the pieces in the pan closeup could you put in a penny or a clear ruler so the viewer can get a perspectivie of the sizes of the pieces you are looking at? Thanks for making these videos, it is amazing what is under a rock!

[@sanzmt3]

I loved this video. Not a failure. I especially love the sounds of rocks being moved, shoveled, tossed into that machine. And running water. Very satisfying and calming. I could probably fall asleep to it.

[@to6etherwego]

Looks like Yosemite Sam, acts like daffy, witty as bugs. Dan Hurd is a perfect mix of the entire bugs and tweety cast!

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

I’ve found same. Was collecting magnetite to smelt iron. Started finding gold when crushing magnetite. I’ve read that gold dissolved with manganese precipitates out of solution when iron oxides are encountered.

[@ralach]

The beautiful nature shots in your videos make watching them worth it on their own! Cheers from Denmark for making, & uploading, your videos :)

[@SomtimesHeron]

Love your enthusiasm Dan, you earned my sub a long time ago. You always cheer my day up with your enthusiasm.

[@JANDLWOODWORKING]

Dan there is no way possible for you to be a failure ever, you sir are a wonderful prospector! Thank you for all your videos!!

[@nostology]

Thanks for the very enjoyable video. What beautiful country you come across all the time. Have a good one, and TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR HEART!!!

[@stewartpalmer2456]

Thank you for sharing a beautiful day on the Fraser with us. I'm ready for camping in Montana this summer.

[@jessetheunending9357]

I'm loving the #GLOTD you're now doing. While I know most of things you're explaining, it's always nice to have a simple reminder. Keep up the great work Dan!

[@PhilipeSt-Amour]

By far my favourite youtuber. I ordered some of Dan's pay dirt and had a blast finding amazing gold.

[@reecebobeck]

I really enjoy what you do. And your spirit is contagious. You are truly a genuine good person. Much love.

[@100GTAGUY]

I hear ya there Dan, it's been a very indoor winter for me and I get winded checking the mail haha. I've been getting back in shape aerating my lawn and panning out the core plugs just for fun, as I do have black sands and flour gold in my yard.

[@beez1717]

I'm havimg an episode of my chronic pain amd your video is significantly helping me while I wait for the pain meds to kick in. 😊

[@TheVarrus]

Seen you driving on the highway yesterday! Great videos as always!

[@johnstuart8511]

Nothing is strange Dan. You sure know your rivers, how they run. Reading the rock's. You are always entertaining and educational, plus funny as well. Thanks Dan. Regards 🇿🇦.

[@KnittedSister]

Who knew that having trash on a beach could be useful. Him getting a clue that someone else had already been through the gravel due to there being no lead and stuff is amazing.

[@nicolasmaximus2286]

Hi Dan. This was a black gold for me as I never heard of it before.Great video & best of luck.Thank you.

[@sirkriskringle]

That was Awesome and Fun to Watch , TY Dan 😀👍👍👍👍👍😎 . SKK .

[@michealklonowski5267]

nice you got one it wasn't all bad your heart ♥️ was in the right place. thank you for sharing the adventure and information 😀

[@dannyauger7223]

Great show, dano. Im gonna make my way out towards hope and yale again. Love the mtns, and the fraser river is so epic. Panning is good, and plus, i can cast a line for the elusive stergon at the same time.

[@randycrager4074]

It's great that you got to connect with Brent down in Cerro Gordo. He's sure got the ole Spirit when it comes to that Ghost Town. I hope he's able to find a vain so he can finance the updates he wants to do in the town. Great video Dan, keep 'em coming!

[@braddover2012bd]

hey dan love your videos keep em coming .

[@zantar666]

1 MILLION!!!! CONGRATULATIONS 🎊

[@AJShiningThreads]

Wow!! Thanks so much for sharing this! I learn something from every video!

[@turbo2582]

Hard work ! Make's the dream work ..Thanks for your videos Dan

[@jammerjen5504]

Hi Dan! Thx for taking us on another beautiful adventure ... question for ya: would the moss on the rocks possibly have trapped pieces of gold too?? My hubs & I both enjoy your content ... you certainly are a gem to watch! 👍

[@jimmime]

Some days, that's the way the rocks roll. Thanks, Dan.

[@WordsDarkerThanTheirWings]

I can't think of the Fraser river without thinking of the song "Northwest Passage" by Stan Rogers. Anyway, regardless of how you feel, you're not a failure, and I will watch literally every single video you make whether you find stuff or not!

[@FNLong]

The only place I have ever witnessed black coating on hold has been the Black Hills of SD. And secondary silica deposit and rust or iron oxide

[@JacobsBrand]

Hi Dan! First time we saw black gold like that was here in Stanton Arizona. We saw it in the pan behaving like gold and were completely at a loss. Finally we spoke to an older miner from this area and he said this area was known for that! Who knew? Thanks for sharing :-)

[@raysymonds7147]

Dan, add a shirt line on your highlander with a split ! End of on split will be short to hook your hose to that end ! Run the other to the other end and a way to use one or the other ! With this addition you can run the highlander either direction by hooking your water input to which ever end to position it the way you want and you will never have to load from the back again !

[@AmyMcScience]

I'm loving these geology lessons of the day :)

[@Orbacron]

It makes sense Dan, the large boulders are holding some gold in Place up there

[@TheDiplococcus]

I can't wait to see your magnet fishing with Dallmyd. Two of my top KZbinrs in collaboration again. :)

[@useurname123]

If dan hurd is anymore short, he'd literally be a fantasy dwarf

[@robertcribb3859]

Always a pleasure young fella

[@beez1717]

I'd love to see you do more videos witb your Bore Box or gold drop or other cool gadgets. I fknd those videos are always super fun!

[@Picobeat]

interesting, this black gold, dan hurd is the only gold related channel i follow and he pops up with a video about just after i randomly saw a guy vacuum a bunch of gold in a river that also had it and he didnt know gold could be like that 😅 great timing now i know more about this black/brown gold

[@rogerdudra178]

It's the same in middle Montana, weather wise. Spring is quite near, but not yet. I found a great many 'holes' dug into the ground at what seemed to be random spots in the Pioneer mountains hunting elk. I found out these holes were probes by miners. I was near Bannack, Mt.

[@Alduin9001]

Some gold is better than none and your videos are great Dan :)

[@twomoonsmining]

Great video Dan.

[@derrickdutka3691]

Hey Dan, Gadzi needs one of your snuffer bottle holders, he keeps losing his bottle. Thanks for all the great vids🙂

[@dwaynedibley3529]

I'm only 5 seconds in and i already love this guy.

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

Never ever call yourself a failure!! Be kinder to yourself!! Even if you didn't find what you hoped for you still had a good workout and you have been out in nature breathing clean air. There are plenty of people around who'll tell us what failures we are but... As a role model for your own children you should never say negative things to or about yourself!! It's bad for the soul and overall sense of well-being. Positive feedback will make you feel positive!!

[@mindlab780ab6]

I always wanted to try that..that’s really cool

[@mindlab780ab6]

Any suggestions on how to start for beginners

[@alexanderschneider9074]

I'd love to go out and help this guy and have him bless me with his knowledge. I'll dig dan you just work that pan.

[@jpjpJPJPG]

Thanks Dan

[@klondikechris]

I live in the Klondike, and here, Hunker Creek has lots of black gold, and dark gold as well. Bonanza Creek, on the other hand, has lots of quartz with the gold, which of course can explode when it is heated! So, jewellers have to know where the nuggets come from, although most can tell just by looking at them. Every creek has its own kind of gold.

[@destickert1307]

I love the sound of throwing rocks on rocks

[@johnmcquerry1185]

Can't wait for your trip

[@ruckenwind8701]

Thanx for all the information again. Question to Dan Hurd: You think the waterpressure on your mashine might be a bit to high, so could be that some big flakes are flushed out ? I`m not an expert in Goldmining,... I don t know better, just askin.... like your videos very much

[@260grew]

Excellent video Dan, your thinking of failure would have been Eureka for me

[@chriscardoza6164]

What a beautiful day it was for you! I was fearing you were going to crush a finger while moving those big stones! I keep thinking if I were with you and we weren't finding gold I would break out a fishing pole.

[@fredrikzels2637]

If I could find that much gold here in Sweden I would be happy!!

[@danielcalabrese1100]

Get the clay claw for the Piglet, gets rocks very clean. I also heated and pinched the pvc to add more water pressure to the hopper. Nice work Dan.

[@Danhurd]

Thanks for the tip!

[@jasonlinhart3300]

Dan, on the subject of alloys. I had a friend who's father mined manganese out of the foot hills of Arkansas. He always carried a gold nugget Zippo lighter. The story was he Got it in Nevada but could the nuggets actually have come from the manganese mines? I understand no one will ever really know, but it would make sense why he was addament on mining "manganese "

[@gorillagoldhunters]

Your in amazing shape Dan!!! Heart surgery , shooting n producing your own tv channel!! Amazing buddy! Keep on kicking butt Dan:)

[@ronnelson7828]

There is no failure in trying, only in failing to try. My new mantra.

[@agbobier2657]

Looks like fun!

[@toddrodgers5108]

Spectacular day .sit . Blessings

[@prospexican]

I love that high banker

[@leuserstoneschannel]

this is an extraordinary finding ok once good luck friends 👍👍💪

[@averieldeathrider8407]

I love your content!!

[@alexanderrodon]

First time watching this channel. You earned my subscription after "I hope to earn your subscription today" 😂😂😂 what a guy!!!

[@maxortega4690]

In the Coachella Valley and Imperial Valley the native Gold has a high copper content and tarnished black.

[@B-Th-Change]

Love your channel…I didn’t know “black gold” referred to anything other than Oil!!! Lol

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Nice gold, we take that gold any day here in Minnesota

[@petepal55]

Silver turns black with sulfur, maybe that's the answer. Too bad no one's come up with a truly easy way to test specific gravity.

[@mragatetv22]

good finding black gold

[@lloydjohnsalise-th2pz]

That's awesome....in Philippines we have a lot of treasure...and we have lots of river.. I think we have enough gold over there ♥️♥️♥️

[@terryfischer8402]

Hey Dan FYI there has been at least 5-6 roads temporarily built through your claim Between 1940 and 1986 during the era that the north band Ferry that was in operation too access temporary warfes that were used clothes to lol. Lol.

[@northeastexpanse]

We have a lot of rust stained gold in New England as well.

[@richardvanasse9287]

I've heard that the gold that we find here in New England, originally from eastern Canada is almost pure.

[@stephenfowler4115]

A day on the river is never a failure 😊

[@TheSilverSphincter69]

Sierra Gordo is gonna be a good time . Have fun buddy

[@williamscoggin1509]

Love your videos and watch them all. I guess I missed something somewhere because it seems strange to me that after all this time I am just now hearing about Black Gold? 🤔

[@cptnkaos5994]

this is going to be a great video

[@seanb3516]

"I'll take a rest after the next one..." is actually a check-box on the Cardiac Emergency Intake form XD

[@danhodgins4015]

Looks like the Gold Hog Piglet performed well at that Fraser claim : )

[@TasosJoker]

Amazing vids bro

[@donaldfitzgerald8950]

Hey Dan, that black gold will stand out on/in that beard for sure! lol! No salting with that gold! Lol!.... you'll get in shape at Brent's Cerro Gordo lol!😅 Enjoy...

[@Gomorragh]

Strangely Dan i get the feeling there would be another band of paygold near the treeline, dont know why but i get the feeling that in times past the water was up that way a lot until some blockage or another moved downstream lowering the rivers level ....

[@dawndixon402]

😁👋👍👍👏👏💕🙏🏻 Thank you Dan

[@unique2dou964]

Dan, this video reminded me of: 🎵🎵...Black gold, Texas tea, well the first thing you know ol' Jed's a millionaire...🎵🎵