The Welsh Gold Rush of 1864 - A tale of two rivers

[@welshmitch1234]

Never had an interest in panning for gold until seeing your videos!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks Michael, it's a fascinating hobby and it certainly gets you out into some amazing places.

[@welshmitch1234]

Is there anywhere you can recommend trying? We will be visiting snowdon this summer camping with the kids!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I think they do gold panning tasters in Beddgelert www.syguncoppermine.co.uk/index.php

[@AndreaDingbatt]

If you see me and Jasper, with our thumbs out,,, then we promise to behave ourselves, if you pick us up!! Wonderful video, as Usual!! Thank you so much. Andrea and Critter Family. XxX.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Ha ha thanks Andria, hope you are well. It was a great day out

[@robevans2659]

Another cracking video Daz. It was a pleasure panning with you again . Keep up the great videos and informative info . See you in 2022

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Nice one Rob, the pleasure was all mine and until the next time buddy .....

[@stevegould2078]

Great to see you back in Wales Daz. Great vid and a lot of info just what we need, thanks Daz and keep them coming

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thank you Steve , it was a cracking day out pal, all the best for 2022.

[@stevegould2078]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures and all the best to you Daz for 2022 let's hope its a year for getting those nuggets

[@geordiegoldprospectingau9725]

Beautiful spots daz well done nice bit colour on show ⚒⚒ all the best mate

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks Geordie Gold Prospecting, the second place has a bit more potential I reckon and is worth a future visit. Al the best to you and for the new panning season

[@thegreentv574]

Brilliant really peacefull place love to go out of my way and do some panning I'm new at it got in to it after watching your vids now it's a great hobby

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

That's great to hear and thank you for your kind words. It is one of the hobbies that gets you out and gives you a real sense of adventure

[@northernpickers]

happy days Mr Daz, all the best for 2022!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Happy days Lewis, all the best for the new season. SEASON 2 !

[@GSProspecting]

Great job fam. Keep on having fun getting that au. Gold squad out!!!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks GS, all the best for 2022

[@peterjones2011]

Great video once again Daz 👍it was a great day out and hopefully more to come ✊

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

High Pete, I loved it, a proper prospecting trip. Take care pal and see you soon.

[@dmtstuff]

Tried that first location about 5 years ago with similar results.... I do miss the rivers M & W. Good video again mate. As you say most of the time just being there is enough 🙂

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

The first place appears to be full of the tailings or micro stuff they crushed and then was leached back into the river with the mercury. It's an interesting place in general and there will be more spots around there I am sure worth further visits Dave. I have heard that the other rivers are still frequented too and that things are a bit like as before

[@gp9605]

Brilliant video again 👏 as always. I live 10 minutes from Tyndrum so if your ever up these ways, I'd love to be able to do a bit of prospecting with you and learn some of that knowledge. Thanks daz and keep them coming mate.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thank you for the great comments there , they are really appreciated. I was hoping to get up to Tyndrum last year but never got around to it. Hopefully I will this year. All the best for 2022...

[@SmeshRoom]

Cracking job me ole beauty, I went out yesterday and found my first spec 💪🏼good luck for 2022 matey

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Brilliant stuff. I bet you were well chuffed. It's a great feeling to see gold in the pan.

[@SmeshRoom]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures too right living the dream haha heading out tomorrow to see some juicy yellow droplets in me pan haha

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

You team up with all the boys. I love a good collaboration 👌🏻 Especially with prospectors that I follow 👍🏻⚒🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Jason is a top bloke and he knows his stuff too , I am a big fan of his channel pal.

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures yeah he sent a jar of paydirt to Shane @ Klesh guitars. I was already following his channel AUR when I watched the review and I got really excited 😂

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

He told me about this . Big Thumbs up for the Welsh eh !

[@deathstarHQ]

Cracking Video mate, I got into Geology as a hobby around 2 years ago out of curiosity about UK Gold, i have to say I'm completely Hooked ha ha. I'm in the Lake District Windermere, and have been looking into the surrounding area's, but have narrowed to a specific place, done some deep research too, and found some incredible information, which confirmed the geology which seemed to scream Gold, after going back time and time I found more and more float, highly mineralised with iron pyrites and sulphites in a process of decomposing, the host rock Is slate Schist, intrusions of limonite, and gneiss but I haven't found the source vein for that quartz float, but I'm off again tomorrow determined to find it as i'll have all day. Looking into the River Bank material I found a lot of the same high mineralised quartz falling out the bank didn't even notice what i was stood on, but a huge black sand bank, literally it's like a small beach of seemingly all black sand, not tested any as i don't have a Pan as yet. I've taken a load of quartz home each time so I could break it open and get a better look and it's amazing material in my (amateur) opinion, but the last time I was there i found a golf ball size piece of nice Quartz in one of the mountain streams with a small crack filled with Gold, and it's definitely not Iron Pyrite. I've watched you're video's from when you tried the Lake district on a few occasions a while ago, without much luck, not sure where you were but i have vague idea. Reason I'm telling you is if you are up this way or thinking about having another bash sometime, gimme a shout, gonna get a Panning kit ordered on Monday, I'll share this location with you and i can learn some of your accumulated knowledge in panning techniques using a sluice etc. Like i say i'm gonna try and find the source of that vein tomorrow, but I have a feeling it crosses the river or there's another and i'' grab some of the black sand and the bankside material on the same bend, so I can try it out on Tuesday when the pan arrives, I'll let you know the result. Anyway let me know if you're interested Mate, i'll send you my Email.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hello TBB and thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and acquired knowledge of your journey so far into this great hobby, it's truly gripping stuff ! There are a many more places I would like to prospect in the Lake District myself. Over the years I have walked up up literally every mountain there is in the area and looking back I now find myself having more questions than there are answers about many places I have visited. I find myself asking the question " Could there be any gold there ?".... An old friend of mine has told me stories about the silver mining in the Glenriding area where they used Cyanide to extract the silver form the ore for example and that there should be gold in this region too ( probably not commercially viable ) but as an enthusiast it's juicy stuff. People have also said that they have metal detected some of the old waste and spoil heaps around the mines in the area and found traces of gold, as the miners were not mining for it . It's all interesting stuff and there doesn't seem to be enough readily available information about gold occurrences in the Lake District like there is in other parts of the UK . Let me know how you get on tomorrow and if you need any advice on panning , sluicing etc, I would be happy to help, Regards Darren.

[@deathstarHQ]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Cheers Mate, well the knowledge you speak of is the right stuff, coming from the Old Shepherding farming Families that go back hundreds of years, what I was told by a farmer a few weeks ago was incredible really, about the Magna Carta, the Royal Gold Mines and the varying methods of keeping 2, maybe 3 concealed, 1 to be used and be the mine which all will see as the only Royal Gold mine in Britain which is in Wales as you know, all crown jewels and wedding jewellery, and gifts to other Royal Families or royal Favourites as they were called back in the day would use only the welsh gold , and it's 30% more expensive than the Gold Price at any time. I was told by a good mate who lives and works round here that Diana's ring had to be made from High Grade gold taken from the Royal mine of Kentmere, now i have no idea if there's any truth in that as he told me that about 8 year ago before I got into Geology etc, but the Farmer said that the Gold Mine for the Royals in 1600's to 1700's was exactly where I have been finding what I've been finding, but it was closed as in the entrance to the mine was blown to close it, and now it's a craggy outcrop with a sheepfold in front if it, but there are Journals in his House dating back to 1850's and his relatives used to use the river and the terraced like bit to the mountain near the foot of it, and found nuggets, as big as walnuts in their shells, and panning was productive even though they just had some fun finding it now and again. I believe him as he has no reasdon to make up such a story, but i'll check out everything tomorrow and ill let ya know. Oh and if you ever get the opportunity, have a look into the creation of the Grasberg Gold Mine, and on Google Earth, use thwe time feature to go right back to the 80's, and what it develop, it's incredible but it shares self similar fractality to very specific parts to Britain, which is what was figured out in the 1700's repetition in geological and topographical landscaping, identical in almost every way except for scale, reduced or upscaled by the Phi ratio, it's an amazing thing nature how it balances density in a unified coherence.

[@glendadalejones3753]

Epic day out dazp1 Happy new year to you Let’s hope it’s a better one 🙏🏻🙌

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

All the best Glenda. It was great to get out and meet up with people, and the few specs we found were the icing on the cake .

[@plj471]

I have watched all your vid's Mr Diz. They are all very well produced. So good that you met up with the Eye'r prospector. If he didn't tell you, he should have. Aur is pronounced Eye'r not ow er. So Mr Duz I hope you will learn a little Welsh as you spend a lot of time in God's country seeking out it's treasure. All the best for '22.😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks PLJ, I was told how to say a lot of things by a farmer from the Llyn Peninsula and he told me to say it like that. Having said that friends from Bangor don't speak with his accent and they say things totally different. It took me years to try get Rhyd - Ddu somewhere near right . All the best to you for 2022 buddy, take care ...

[@plj471]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Good on you.👍.I was born in Cardiff 65 years ago and we were taught Welsh by an English education system that really did not care. Only a few decades earlier children were forcibly punished and humiliated for speaking Welsh in school. We would call it ethnic cleansing now but no one wants to remember it happened on your side of the border. Not that you had anything to do with it mind. I am now learning Welsh properly but I have always tried to pronounce Welsh words properly. I hate the way a lot of Welsh people don't care about their heritage. I think you appreciate Wales more than most in the South. Thank you for responding and I wish you well in your new endeavours. Blwyddyn newydd hapus.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

@@plj471 Thanks you so much for you reply PLJ. I am passionate about the welsh language and welsh heritage being upheld. I do not understand why school children in the UK have to learn German and French when Welsh is a language spoken on our land in the UK and so many of us visit this great nation. Can I thank you once again for sharing thoughts. Regards Darren

[@beerdedtraveler1856]

Great vid as usual every time I watch your vids you give me inspiration to hit it harder every time I go out keep up the good work brother, happy New year m8, eddie

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks for that pal. On this video it was nice to not have to focus on finding the gold personally and that it was about us all prospecting the area. We ended up all getting similar results and probably chatting more than panning. All the best on your next adventures in 2022 Eddie.

[@ScottishGoldHunter]

As always, very well put together vid Daz👌🏻 All the best for 2022⛏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thank you so much Scottish Gold Hunter. Here's to heavy pans to you on your next adventure. Take care buddy .

[@alexleeman8277]

👍 good video. Would love to have an explorer in the mine. Are you able to drop a location? God bless

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

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[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

Thanks for the subscription 👍🏻 It really means a lot to me because you're a top bloke. I'll try to keep the adventures coming as soon as possible 👍🏻⚒🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hey don't mention it, We are all normal people going about our daily lives and sharing the adventure buddy.

[@skullrose8985]

I know this is late,but its good seeing other people with channels supporting each other..keep up the good work.. Have a great day & Take care 🤘🏼☮🤘🏼☮

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Nice one , thanks for the comments 🙂👌

[@brentsmith5647]

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[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

CHEERS !

[@jmy7622]

I heard Scotland used to have high grade gold way back when , some still got to be there.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

There is gold all over the UK jmy. England, Wales , Scotland and Ireland

[@green9543]

Nice video 👍was fun , found a new river not that far from first one we went to will let you no how get on when river levels drop a bit , and cheers for butty of the year award 😂👍, have a good new year 🙏🏻

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

You smashed it out of the park on that day buddy. Next time I will be ready with my crab stick special lol. All the best to you and the gang and have a great new year. Take care and hopefully see you soon.

[@dawnhilton1513]

Grear find in Wales❤

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks Dawn 👍

[@liammclaughlin6204]

Another great video Mrdazp1,out on a adventure today makes of the warmer weather,staying pretty local but could I find some gold? Who knows let's hope so lol,Happy New year

[@liammclaughlin6204]

Thought the missus was going to be a good help but she said she's not carrying any equipment just her sandwich and hold the dog haha,think I may leave her at home lol

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Cheers Liam, the mild weather will keep your fingers that bit warmer lol. Best of luck

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I couldn't possibly answer that question Liam. My Missus has found watching box sets to be her hobby on dark winter days but you need a quality butty in your backpack .

[@liammclaughlin6204]

Haha its all good she's got the sluice in hand,certainly need a good sandwich when out in these cold waters,prospectors dinner always seems to get in the video haha,quiet out today thsts what we like 👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Enjoy !

[@chrismckay9923]

Kia Ora from NZ. Just seen your movies. I like them. Nice to see you enjoying getting the yellow. Whales gold is very pure i hear. I enjoy getting some colour around the top of the south down hear. 17.85 biggest iv got. Was shaking after finding it. But mostly just little bits. I actually stay out of the water but find plaves floods go over hard rocks with cracks. Don't want to step on toes of claims.😮 Enjoy Your self in Whales. Great place in the world 🌎 Nga mihi Ma te wa Chris

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hi Chris and thank you so much for commenting. It is getting harder to find gold in the UK these days, there's plenty of it about for recreational panners but all the agencies and land owners are clamping down. Have fun mate and heavy pans to you and your friends.👍 Darren

[@sisyphus8870]

Food for the algorithmic deity.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Sure thing Sisyphus, the number crunching data gods can do as they wish

[@BroGamer-ht4dl]

Sounds interesting

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

It's all about having a cracking day out prospecting, BG 123

[@alphahuskyy]

what kind of rock-types are in that specific area? :) curious how gold just "pop" up in the weirdest places :o :p

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

The geology varies, there is Mudstone and also a lot of ancient volcanic activity around here. The gold travels up through the cracks in the bedrock where there was once enough heat to allow it to flow in the quartz veins.. It's called mesothermal.

[@jayhall84]

Great vid! Can you tell me where you got your yellow hand held sucker please? Cheers

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thank you Jay, try this link out www.goldpanningsupplies.co.uk/product-page/caledonian-extreme-gold-snuffer

[@highlandgoldprospecting7732]

Great video buddy

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks Highland Gold Prospecting 👍

[@Jonthebelchingguy]

Is it still frowned upon to pan in wales ?

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

It's not policed Jon but people may frown 🤭

[@pidster767]

If you had carried on under that bridge away from the mine following the old railway lines you come to a tunnel which goes under the hill and comes out in drybrook not so secret when you grew up there .... Great vid though.. I been wanting to pan those streams for years but just not found time just always busy

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thank you for sharing a comment buddy, they are greatly appreciated. Are there any other locations in this area you would recommend a prospect

[@pidster767]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures other than some caves on wigpool ...nothing really for gold panning think that's the only know place in forest for gold

[@spotthedraco2353]

Av ago gettin some pay dirt from the mine entrance ✌ it's a gold mine😉

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Yes , that's a good idea, thanks for the tip

[@spotthedraco2353]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures no probs bro I'm like a mag pie when it comes to gold✌

[@Dan-m2m]

So can you fi d gold any any given Welsh river with the right tell tale rocks nooks crannies etc

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

You need to research the Welsh gold belt around the Harlech dome my friend. It is very abundant in some areas

[@FoulballHangover]

Hey MrDaz, love the videos! Do you have a business email? Cheers!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hello Max, how are you and thank you for contacting me. How can I help. Regards Darren.

[@FoulballHangover]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Hey Darren, cheers for the reply. I'm wondering if you could help us find panning locations in the UK (based in SW london, so somewhere close would be great), and might be interested in a video collab? I'm a video game developer who's created a mining game and have an audience interested in this stuff - I want to create a short vlog style video where we venture into a river with some equipment to find some gold. I'm thinking about possibly paying cornwall a visit, but was wondering if you knew of anywhere closer to us. Cheers!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Sounds interesting pal, let me have a look at potential places for you pal. The English prospector will know places in Cornwall / Devon to pan too.

[@steve-r-collier]

ive heard north wales will be the next klondike gold rush..apparently alba mineral resources about to make an announcement of a gold find there..might be worth a punt on stockmarket the ticker is alba

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

There's a lot of gold there for sure, same up at the Tyndrum gold mine 👍😁

[@steve-r-collier]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures think i need to get on my electric bike and take a look before the herd arrive

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Too right, happy adventures buddy 👍

[@runnikcatti5997]

Why not use gold detectors?

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

That's how the nuggets are found but it seems to be a big no no ? !

[@jusrob1942]

Talk about disturbing the environment!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Yes I know what you mean, looks like Alba mineral resources have had a couple of Parker Schnabel's diggers up there. And there's us moving a bit of dirt with a hand scoop.🤔

[@barrycrump6189]

It honestly seems like an awful lot of effort for not much reward. Better to invest in crypto, it may be boring and doesn't get you out to special and secret places but at least you can gain your financial independence and never have to work again. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hex, and Pulsechain (once it has been launched) are the coins to hold and in some cases staked for yield. The secret is not to trade - just hold until your price threshold is reached and then sell them off as and when you need to.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I have no interest in Bitcoin or any other digital currencies at all Barry. My passion is all about spending as much of my time being in the great outdoors where the rewards are far greater than you could ever imagine with regards to having a purpose and positive outlook on life. Best of luck with your crypto adventures buddy. I'm not sure where my next adventure will take me, but it will be an amazing and uplifting experience nevertheless and I couldn't put a price on that.