My BIGGEST Gold Nugget Was Under This Boulder!!

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ANDYTHRAXX MINING

ANDYTHRAXX MINING

Күн бұрын

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@asherasher1111
@asherasher1111 Жыл бұрын
Wow, I’m surprised to hear that that’s your biggest nugget… For all your digging! Wishing you lots of more success! Miner’s rock!! ❤️💛💚
@Chris-yg5vh
@Chris-yg5vh 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! That's awesome! Nothing but flower gold by me here in Colorado. Took the kiddo out and we moved some old flood plain rocks and had some success. Nothing close to this!!! Great find!
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Chris thanks, that’s great you get the kiddo onto gold, flour gold is fun too, sometimes more rewarding because at least you get some gold in every pan 🙂
@tylertexx9344
@tylertexx9344 4 жыл бұрын
Kick ass nice find, Hope there is many more in that area!! Keep up the hard work
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Tyler 😁 You sure have some great finds too.
@davidsnyder2000
@davidsnyder2000 Жыл бұрын
All that effort paid dividends 👍😄 Awesome find😊 Happy days!
@lincolnsghost9995
@lincolnsghost9995 4 жыл бұрын
I think a 30 ton bottle jack and some cribbing would come in real handy at times.
@thaboomer53
@thaboomer53 2 жыл бұрын
I agree. I worked in heavy industry for over 30 years. And I haven't seen anything that can't be moved with the right size portable hydraulic jacks. When you properly rig a 100 ton hydraulic jack against a movable object--something is going to give. It's simple leverage at work.
@ericwiese7479
@ericwiese7479 Жыл бұрын
Just subscribed yesterday and love your channel bud! You remind me of a cross between Les Stroud and Winston Rothchild from Red Green 😂. I mean that as a compliment, from the Canada of the States….Minnesota 😊 Prospecting here is tough, but it’s around. Take care. Nice nugget too!
@aumigogold2707
@aumigogold2707 4 жыл бұрын
That’s a magnificent looking nug , congrats is due !! Many of us go a lifetime hunting one piece like that and it doesn’t come , well done Andy and Brian !!
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
AUmigo Gold thanks so much, you are so right about that, it’s a nice confirmation to the girlfriend, she said you need a bigger machine😁 haha
@aumigogold2707
@aumigogold2707 4 жыл бұрын
ANDYTHRAXX MINING hahaha she’s a keeper lol and I don’t mean just the nugget lol
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
AUmigo Gold lol
@chrissaucier9386
@chrissaucier9386 4 жыл бұрын
Very Nice Andy. Persistent and it pays
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Chris Saucier thanks, that’s right we couldn’t give up🙂
@californiamotherlodeprospect
@californiamotherlodeprospect 4 жыл бұрын
An actual gold miner mining gold, what has youtube come to!! lol Nice to see a real operation showing real finds, this channel will do well keep it up!
@albujeyash2580
@albujeyash2580 4 жыл бұрын
i got biger one then that like 10 times biger big nug boy
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Thankyou very much 🙂 Were having so much fun and just want to share that reality.
@CanadianGoldMining
@CanadianGoldMining 4 жыл бұрын
agreed...cant wait for our project to start together Andy !!
@lissandrotovartx
@lissandrotovartx 3 жыл бұрын
Niceee u got a new subscriber I'm watching alldayyy 💯💯keep living the dream makes me wanna go dig everything up 😂
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 3 жыл бұрын
That’s so awesome, thankyou
@williamwegiel
@williamwegiel 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Pauly for luring me to this madness. 🔥🍀 great work Andy! Love it.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Lol thankyou
@CanadianGoldMining
@CanadianGoldMining 4 жыл бұрын
Au-some :)
@NoCentsMetalDetecting
@NoCentsMetalDetecting 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Mr Thraxx wow! Tenacity and perseverance.
@Danhurd
@Danhurd 4 жыл бұрын
Nice Bucket! Oh ya that yellow rock was OK too..............😉
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Dan Hurd Thanks Dan, this bucket rides in the front seat🤗
@realgizmos9776
@realgizmos9776 4 жыл бұрын
you guys inspired me to go up to Canada this summer. i just need to kick this Corona virus. no gold here in Seattle.
@rayf7821
@rayf7821 3 жыл бұрын
i seen that too.i was looking and said to myself that's Dan's bucket.hi from carmichael,ca.
@fadlismc1759
@fadlismc1759 3 жыл бұрын
@@ANDYTHRAXX ..
@robertkustos2931
@robertkustos2931 3 жыл бұрын
@@ANDYTHRAXX all these gold mining vids give me the get up and go feeling to start mining myself . I have about 40 yrs experience in quarrying BUT, I'm from England . We don't have any thing like you guys here regarding gold dredging but we do have metal detecting and sometimes that gets boring when you have found Roman, medieval coins and artifacts for 40 and a bit years . This is the first vid I've seen about you and I'll def be watching more . Good luck with your prospecting and good day sir . Regards from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍
@michaelpalyok3163
@michaelpalyok3163 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Thinking that next time you might want to use a jack hammer to reduce the size of the boulder.
@VoGusProspecting
@VoGusProspecting 4 жыл бұрын
Bloody rippa mate! Man vs rock, I bet there was an old timer watchig from beyond who was cackling his head off watching this!
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha , I bet there was, thank you very much Chris 😜
@robbie521
@robbie521 25 күн бұрын
In a situation like this, place smaller boulders on top at the back so when you move it a bit they will fall down behind and hold the large one in place. This will eventually allow the larger boulder to topple over. Cheers
@tonylw68
@tonylw68 4 жыл бұрын
Your doing a great job! Not many people appreciate the effort it takes to mine any mineral, and a bloody damn good effort to tip that huge rock out of the way with a 4 ton excavator, to keep all the ‘greenies’ happy show what a good job you do of reinstating, cheers T
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Thankyou very much😀 And yes totally great idea, I will show it all reinstated after. Thanks for watchibg
@highenergyog
@highenergyog 4 жыл бұрын
Both my first time seeing your video and your Channel and before this first video is over I'm subscribing.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
highenergyog that is fantastic 🙂 thanks so much
@highenergyog
@highenergyog 4 жыл бұрын
@@ANDYTHRAXX sometimes you just know a good channel before the video is finished, looking forward to checking out more videos from your channel.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
highenergyog that is so cool, I agree too.
@garyroenicke2102
@garyroenicke2102 4 жыл бұрын
Well done, you earned that after all the work moving that boulder
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Lol, Thank you very much 🙂
@MetaLDeteCtorinDoneSsia
@MetaLDeteCtorinDoneSsia 4 жыл бұрын
I like it...very very real mining....thank you for sharing mate...
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that very much , thanks
@rastamanralph6670
@rastamanralph6670 4 жыл бұрын
Micro blasters would of made the job a lot easier.if you don't know what they are Dan hurd has a few videos of using them to split big rocks to move them easier.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Hey totally !! If I had another day I really would have liked to try blasting it, sure would be pro
@myleshubert3540
@myleshubert3540 4 жыл бұрын
Dude ur awesome. Just found ur content. . Subbed an watching it all 4 life
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, you rock!! we really want to show the excitement of real small scale mining, that anyone can do😄 I appreciate you watching and sticking around.
@JoeBlow-zv8km
@JoeBlow-zv8km 4 жыл бұрын
Had to comment. First you should have pinned the thumb up out of the way. How to pry with bucket, get teeth started under rock, then curl bucket in and stick out and boom down all at the same time. Doing it like this you will not even lift the ass of the machine off the ground. If you still need more pry power place a rock or log chunk behind the big rock and then place bucket between the two. The small rock or log chunk will act as a pivot point or fulcrum for your bucket, use same bucket curl, stick out, boom down. You will find this technic very useful. Good luck from a 45 year equipment operator. Nice find.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Joe Blow yeah that’s a good call, we did eventually pin the thumb out of the way, I will take this advice thank you very much 🙂
@jumboegg5845
@jumboegg5845 3 жыл бұрын
He accidentally pryed it at 11:39, moved a fair bit.
@GoldVP...
@GoldVP... Жыл бұрын
Missed the adventure this morning, went to work, and now some gold time...let's GO 🍻 Sure bending those 2 points lol. A rope, around the bolder, a come-a-long, and a pully system, and use the mini as a anchor
@yogidemis8513
@yogidemis8513 4 жыл бұрын
Hard work pays off! That's a nice little chub-nuckle of Gold!!
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Yogi Demis thank you 😁
@jrleonard72
@jrleonard72 4 жыл бұрын
Great find brother! Keep ‘em coming!!!
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, next video very soon and I so appreciate you watching 😄
@GilbertNichols
@GilbertNichols 4 жыл бұрын
12:12 - Congrats on the find. You deserve it after all that work.
@sky2213
@sky2213 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me watch it from where I wanted to let alone having to watch the whole vid
@devarskinner2435
@devarskinner2435 4 жыл бұрын
GOOD DAY MATE! IN 1979 WE FOUND A 5.5 OUNCE NUGGET IN SNOWS QUARRY, ELDORADO CO. CA IT WAS ROUNDISH, PITED,AND O SO INCREDIBLE. CRUSHING CEMENTED GRAVEL, AT DEEB BLUE LEED, SEEN A LOT OF FULL MASON JARS,WHILE WORKING THERE.
@outnorthprospecting
@outnorthprospecting 4 жыл бұрын
Congrats! nice job, and nice gold! Never give up💪
@glasmaster
@glasmaster 4 жыл бұрын
Wicked find!! Did you find lots more in the slice box? Best of luck on your claim! 🍻
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!! We are cleaning the concentrates ASAP, so we’ll know right away, we did see some pickers while cleaning out the sluice which is Awesome 🙂
@goinawol9447
@goinawol9447 4 жыл бұрын
12:04 surprise*
@dungphamshippensburg3377
@dungphamshippensburg3377 4 жыл бұрын
Goin AWOL wow nice an ad
@davidwile1277
@davidwile1277 4 жыл бұрын
Play on words "prize" get it?
@darttoyou1398
@darttoyou1398 4 жыл бұрын
Lean a couple smaller rocks against the back, as you budge it they'll roll/tip in under to get another hold. Repeat process till its on its top.
@ruchellewillimas1435
@ruchellewillimas1435 4 жыл бұрын
I love watching gold minding
@purplenewbiejuiceoutdoorad6751
@purplenewbiejuiceoutdoorad6751 4 жыл бұрын
What a beauty!!! Awesome 👍👍 Tibbs
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
PURPLE NEWBIE JUICE ANTIQUING thank you, gives a guy the fever to keep going 🙂
@PioneerPauly
@PioneerPauly 4 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah! I'm happy to see records being broken so close to home!✨💛
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
PioneerPauly 😝
@triple_A_rockhound
@triple_A_rockhound 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Pauly
@PioneerPauly
@PioneerPauly 4 жыл бұрын
@@triple_A_rockhound Hey hey!!
@triple_A_rockhound
@triple_A_rockhound 4 жыл бұрын
THAT SURE WAS A DIG FOR HIM
@aurtisanminer2827
@aurtisanminer2827 4 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if he was in that area of the world.
@shineyrocks390
@shineyrocks390 Жыл бұрын
Earned a new sub 🎉 👍 Here in western South Dakota in the Black Hills mountains ive been working the upper benches of ancient tertiaries and man its similar. I tried panning and sluicing in the creek bed itself and had very poor results. Id find gold occasionally but it was miniscule. Since i got wise and woke up one day and realized I was digging the wrong spot things are only getting better. I brong home gold every time I'm out there. When you hold your first $200 gold nugget in your hands after four years of prospecting... King Kong aint got nothing on me! Its an overwhelming feeling to see what youve been reading and researching about all that time. It's Grrrrrreat
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX Жыл бұрын
I wholeheartedly agree and that is so cool what you’re doing too, keep up the great work and thank you so much for taking the time to write.
@connorcallan4654
@connorcallan4654 4 жыл бұрын
Just a 16 minute video of a guy trying to move a rock
@centeroftheearthmining4095
@centeroftheearthmining4095 4 жыл бұрын
Congrats man!!!!
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Center Of The Earth Mining bringing this home to my girlfriend bought me another couple years of mining lol
@centeroftheearthmining4095
@centeroftheearthmining4095 4 жыл бұрын
ANDYTHRAXX MINING Hell yeah!!!!!! So freaking awesome!!!
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Center Of The Earth Mining thanks man😝
@fkirby3
@fkirby3 4 жыл бұрын
We learn by tryin', not sitting on our butts whinin' LOL I loved watching you try to make that machine work for you! Gold was cool, too.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
That is so true, I have learned such an incredible amount doing this project it’s opened more doors in my life than I ever could have imagined. 🙂 I love the saying “seize the day”
@GoldenAge79
@GoldenAge79 4 жыл бұрын
5:25Heavy equipment is very supportive to get more gold ...good job👉💪💪🤗
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
GM 1000 sulawesi yes!! Totally , bigger would be better lol , thanks for watching 😀
@GoldenAge79
@GoldenAge79 4 жыл бұрын
@@ANDYTHRAXX are you wellcome guys..🙏🙏🙏
@jasoncunninghambluejmc
@jasoncunninghambluejmc 4 жыл бұрын
Great find guy. Where im at there are ginormous boulders. What i plan on doing is learning how to use a block and tackle or two. Subscribed
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Yes that’s awesome, moving a big boulder gets you really deep really fast and always holds the big pieces 😁
@michealcook3571
@michealcook3571 2 жыл бұрын
I've recently watched a few videos on a Lewis chainsaw winch. They look and seem like they work fantastically! Just need some cable,chains,chain locks and such. Looks inexpensive too!
@davemarcotte8091
@davemarcotte8091 2 жыл бұрын
Ya make great videos! Good luck out there!
@freedog66
@freedog66 4 жыл бұрын
The only way to move the rock is to dig a deep hole for it to fall into
@ralphawaldo7658
@ralphawaldo7658 4 жыл бұрын
its hard to dig a hole when hes on bedrock
@davidstrait8873
@davidstrait8873 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@grantperkins368
@grantperkins368 3 жыл бұрын
You're right. He got there in the end
@seemeontv
@seemeontv 2 ай бұрын
Hi Andy, It was great to meet you today with Lorne. 😎👍
@HuasoPodrido
@HuasoPodrido 4 жыл бұрын
Any chance of this guy putting the Woods back together before he leaves
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
HuasoPodrido Hi thanks so much for watching,🙂 good question, yes we go the extra mile putting it back together. I take it so seriously that my very first video shows that process, called “Andy’s reclamation”
@getovryourslf4444
@getovryourslf4444 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I was screaming at you how to move that rock! Watching that shit show was funny and frustrating at the same time! Sort of good job brother. Lol Your a gold finder not a boulder mover. Awesome find in the end. All that work totally worth it! Your the man dude! Good luck.
@darkmoney6698
@darkmoney6698 4 жыл бұрын
Hook a chain around those rocks. Save alot of time.
@viannemichel9410
@viannemichel9410 2 жыл бұрын
Damm straight,...keep working buddy..good job! I found a spot, a lucky spot in the redwood forest on this hill.i managed to dig out about 100 pounds of natural or "native" placer platinum nuggets! They all ranged from about 1 to 6 ounces in weight .Also around the spot where I dug, I also pulled out Lava rock....which made sense considering I had heard about platinum and it's geography. Platinum is deep in the Earth's crust, when a volcano erupts it pushes the platinum, which is in a hot liquid form, to the top of the earth . When the platinum hits the top and the air, it cools and hardens. Didn't mean to give you a platinum. 101 schooling ,just was a special thing to me to find all of that, so I thought I'd share it with you. You seem like you could appreciate my story. congratulations on your finds and good luck in the future!
@theprospectinggeologist4347
@theprospectinggeologist4347 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome find! Love seeing small scale mining operations, keep it up.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@CraigSmith1
@CraigSmith1 Жыл бұрын
Good stuff, great video. Regarding the bolder, I would've got the quick cut out, made about 3 or 4 cuts to fit my wedges and split in in half.
@thiah1951
@thiah1951 4 жыл бұрын
It’s in the shape of Alaska! Good on ya!
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Thiah Doherty indeed it is that’s so cool , thanks very much for watching 😀
@candycne11
@candycne11 2 жыл бұрын
I just came across your stuff today I think your awesome! I hope you've invested in some metal detectors since this video is 2 years old it looked like you missed some gold! Best wishes I'll be here watching and hoping for the best for you, it's fun to live out your dreams through someone when it's just not possible to do it yourself, so thank you it's a Beautiful scenery always. Thanks
@tazyt3388
@tazyt3388 4 жыл бұрын
Well done mate that's totally worth the effort very nice piece stoked for ya cheers
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
tazy T thank you so much 😁
@joemacdonald9616
@joemacdonald9616 4 жыл бұрын
Hello.. At 12:56 into your video, about 2-3 inches to the left of your Gold Nugget, it's just inside that little indent... Is that another Nugget ?
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Joe Mac Donald gosh it sure looks like it, if it was I didn’t find it. After seeing this one I could not stop checking every yellow rock lol
@GoldenAge79
@GoldenAge79 4 жыл бұрын
The location is very potential gold, brother...👉💪💪💪
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
GM 1000 sulawesi yes!! Hoping for bigger pieces too😃 thank you
@umitgunes2738
@umitgunes2738 4 жыл бұрын
1:57 I think it is not empty, as there is a cross mark on the rock. Does it have a historical history? I think the ratio has 2 burials. Because there is water there is probably a living area. The signs on it are not like the supply ...
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
umit gunes I’m not sure actually, there was a gold rush here 150years ago 🙂
@TheGoldBuddies
@TheGoldBuddies 4 жыл бұрын
Such a great video guys👍🏻. It was pure entertainment. I am glad that this giant stone did not tear the excavator into individual parts. Very nice to see your joy in this wonderful find. The hard work was worth it. I look forward to more videos from you. Best greetings from Switzerland✌🏻
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
THE GOLD BUDDIES 🙂 thanks so much
@PionierDaniel
@PionierDaniel 2 жыл бұрын
Nice Video! Was shown to me today... Wow. 2 years later after release... Great work guys!
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for checking it out, I appreciate that very much
@samharrison3994
@samharrison3994 4 жыл бұрын
Are you removing trees to find gold?
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
We remove trees within the area we’re mining, Nothing older than 15 years. There are open areas with no trees as well.
@tasdgoldprospecting2979
@tasdgoldprospecting2979 4 жыл бұрын
That was a nice nugget mate putting in the hard work pays off 👊🏻🤠👍🏻
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
TAS D GOLD PROSPECTING thanks so much!!😁
@damientreveton1568
@damientreveton1568 4 жыл бұрын
Next time instead of slowly scratching away at a big rock, get some decent metal like crow bars or some long high tensile steel poles and lever it out I could move that sucker by hand with the right tools
@mikastevens3401
@mikastevens3401 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@wer159able
@wer159able 4 жыл бұрын
Great video brother keep up the good work
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
wes appleton thanks very much 🙂
@cameramanconor1715
@cameramanconor1715 4 жыл бұрын
Dude. I saw another nug next to it on the zoom in. On the left!
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Arg I’ve lost sleep over that, it sure looks as though🥺
@TyMo16
@TyMo16 4 жыл бұрын
Yes! It was bigger than the one he saw...
@ydupc
@ydupc 4 жыл бұрын
U mean on the right
@kadeezall
@kadeezall 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely something there
@marczurcher2626
@marczurcher2626 4 жыл бұрын
Good work. Do you use also a metal detector and a gold sluice? Handy to have where you are.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, yes We detected it all after we moved the boulder and dug all the gravels out for sluicing. That’s the next video 🙂
@JohnFarrwasitacatisaw
@JohnFarrwasitacatisaw 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is beautiful. Congratulations !
@lizard944
@lizard944 4 жыл бұрын
Damage to backhoe = $3,000. Value of nugget $300. Damage to public land = priceless.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Lol, $4,000.00 damage and it’s private land 😝 Just jokin, I hear ya, we fix and replant the land too.
@doctorcatron
@doctorcatron 4 жыл бұрын
After watching the Aussie gold stuff the piece you found looks like a booger.
@clemente5677
@clemente5677 4 жыл бұрын
Seriously. 3g.... so $150 ish?
@MrCloudR6
@MrCloudR6 4 жыл бұрын
@@clemente5677 Yeah our gold in Australia is huge man, especially in Victoria.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
It really does look like nothing compared to Aussie gold, what do ya do lol. We’re in Canada so $150.00 US dollars is like enough to live for a year here😜
@garystraw9200
@garystraw9200 4 жыл бұрын
Hey nice Nugget, at 12:57 is that another piece to the left of the big one almost to the edge of the screen, on left of the biggun.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
You know it could have been, if there’s one there has to be some. I just hope we catch it in the sluice 🙂
@bjvoorhies
@bjvoorhies 4 жыл бұрын
Dan Hurd has some explosives he uses to split rocks - drills a hole and puts a cap in preformed, self contained charge and fires it electrically. Scan his videos?
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
B. James Voorhies yes totally great point, I should have tried that 😄
@txoutdoorsman65
@txoutdoorsman65 4 жыл бұрын
Man....the woods in that area (was) beautiful. Is there not a less destructive method of extraction?
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Hey 🙂 thank you for the question, technically placer mining is the least environmentally impacting of the different mining types, we don’t use chemicals or blast mountains apart which changes the earth forever. We really try to disturb as little area as possible, one thing we do is work only where logging has happened before, this particular forest has actually been logged 3 times already in the past, my personal commitment is to have these sites reclaimed to exactly as it was and I will show this in future videos🙂 Check out my very first video titled “Andy’s Reclamation” I’m so proud of this, it was actually the first video I was proud enough to share, it ultimately inspired the channel. I was going to name the channel “Calm Passionate Miner” because I love nature and animals so much, the least I could do was pledge to do better than others environmentally speaking. I very much admire your passion and concern 🙂
@txoutdoorsman65
@txoutdoorsman65 4 жыл бұрын
@@ANDYTHRAXX Hey bud - thanks for taking the time to reply. I'm really glad to hear that you're not just leaving the site all torn up. I'm all for enjoying the natural resources - and even the bounty it provides. As a fisherman, I often see people leave their sh*t all over the place - trashing it up. Just makes the experience less enjoyable. I will def check out the video you highlighted, and I commend you for making efforts to improve the area. As you mentioned, if you show the reclamation process in the video outtake, it would ease a lot of tree-huggers like me. BTW - you're so right about chemical usage...and I'm glad you haven't gone that route. Thank you.
@saltybrando3632
@saltybrando3632 4 жыл бұрын
damn Im out in the prairies i could only dream to go and find gold like that here. I gotta find a job working for you guys out there! looks beautiful !
@ramiromendoza6843
@ramiromendoza6843 3 жыл бұрын
Hard works ,finally you got your gold
@jetbikes1
@jetbikes1 4 жыл бұрын
Nice nug man , invest in a good chain and or cable and snatch blocks and use your tracks to move boulders like that one . Beats tearing up your equipment.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
jetbikes1 100 percent good call on that, going to get a big block and thick cable for onsite at all times. 😁
@jetbikes1
@jetbikes1 4 жыл бұрын
ANDYTHRAXX MINING and really works for me is a 20’ 4” Choker Strap , seems to grab rock better the the Chain , again nice find man best of luck to ya
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
jetbikes1 yes I see what you mean there, it tightens as you pull, great idea thanks so much😁
@justanotherfishingchannelMG
@justanotherfishingchannelMG 4 жыл бұрын
You Can drill split it
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Mark Bach yes, that would be more fun 🙂
@Bobnawyjezdzie
@Bobnawyjezdzie 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome nugget well done buddy 👍
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
BobProspector thanks 😀
@insolentstickleback3266
@insolentstickleback3266 4 жыл бұрын
That little Hitachi digger reminds me of my Fox Terrier Clyde when i was kid, nothing could make him give up what he set his mind to : D Really fun video thanks!
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Hahah that’s great! Thank you so much
@DivsLetsDoit
@DivsLetsDoit 4 жыл бұрын
Wow what a wicked chunka man gotta love beating personal best💯👌⛏
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Divs Gold prospecting 🙂 thanks so much
@supernoob7064
@supernoob7064 4 жыл бұрын
You’re a smart guy the deeper you do the more change of bigger gold. Interesting watch wish this was in the U.K. I’d come give you a hand 😇
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Barry The Baker thankyou , I could go for the help 🙂
@supernoob7064
@supernoob7064 4 жыл бұрын
Where abouts are you? I mean area not location, I’m guessing you’re Canadian? I’m from the U.K. just subscribed I hope you do well buddy 😇
@dennisconlon5810
@dennisconlon5810 3 жыл бұрын
How about cutting a score line across the middle of that bolder. Then drilling bore holes and then using feathers and wedges to split that bolder in half. I would think it would be easier to move half of that rock than the hole.
@trebor9711
@trebor9711 4 жыл бұрын
GOOD JOB MAN, 🇬🇧💥🔥👊😎👊🔥💥🇬🇧
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Trebor 😜 thanks so much !! Truly appreciate it
@officialtassieboysprospecting
@officialtassieboysprospecting 4 жыл бұрын
So awesome Andy love it your living the dream being able to mine like that much love from Tassie 👍🏼👍🏼
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😁 gold is great eh!! I’m loving what you’re doing too
@officialtassieboysprospecting
@officialtassieboysprospecting 4 жыл бұрын
ANDYTHRAXX MINING it sure is thanx man
@ruffalyndapiton6265
@ruffalyndapiton6265 4 жыл бұрын
Hay
@江城银
@江城银 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, congrats for a couple nuggets of gold from under a boulder...at the cost of the entire hillside tho?
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
江城银 hi there🙂, I appreciate your concern, we’re being very methodical to disturb as little ground as possible, and I assure you immediately replanting it back to new again.
@duckmcgee8979
@duckmcgee8979 4 жыл бұрын
What happened to the hillside?! Did the entire town slide into the creek? Are you his neighbor or something? Please fill us in.
@davidhindy
@davidhindy 3 жыл бұрын
U have every right to be beside yourself , I would be to. U r a hard working individual and deserve it, congratulations
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😎🍻 really appreciate you watching the video
@jeffbumbar4423
@jeffbumbar4423 4 жыл бұрын
Use a lever on the rock on the hill and lever from the top.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
jeff bumbar that’s a great idea thanks very much 😁
@DTGTDetectingTheGoldenTriangle
@DTGTDetectingTheGoldenTriangle 4 жыл бұрын
Nice one mate 👌👍 need to take a trip over to Australia get on the real big ones 👍
@squeaz8268
@squeaz8268 4 жыл бұрын
god damn you hyped it up like it was the Welcome Stranger
@koalaman9585
@koalaman9585 3 жыл бұрын
With today's gold prices, that paid for gas ,wages,and a little profit.bout 400 bucks for 2 hours of work and that's without sluicing. He'll probably find half an ounce at least if that was just laying there
@squeaz8268
@squeaz8268 3 жыл бұрын
@@koalaman9585 Calm down mate, I still think it's cool, I just didn't expect it to look so underwhelming.
@davidrussell8795
@davidrussell8795 Жыл бұрын
Of he's in BC CANADA he's required to regrade it and deposit detritis( wood and mulch,and natural debris).Ontario wants that as well,so for all you the don't do any of this, most provinces want reclamation done after the mine expires or they're done with there claim.
@billunderwood8975
@billunderwood8975 4 жыл бұрын
Get yourself a ram-hammer attachment for your trackhoe... make little ones out of the big ones 👍
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
bill underwood such a great idea, thankyou I’m going to look into that, I imagine if I drilled some relief holes too that would help😁
@CanadianGoldMining
@CanadianGoldMining 4 жыл бұрын
Buddy!!! Love it ....so much i forgot to comment LOL...Cant wait to get out with ya soon ...Best Season COming ...I can feel it
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Canadian Gold Mining haha thanks man, and yes all your work and effort is leading to an amazing summer this season 🤪 can’t wait to see ya
@angelolibres5050
@angelolibres5050 4 жыл бұрын
Canadian Gold M
@Macky1101
@Macky1101 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. Look at all the destruction on that hillside. All for gold.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Macky1101 thank you for your comment, I appreciate your concern, we really do take restoring the earth back to new again very seriously, within a very short period of time this small area of designated resource land will be replanted and it’s regrowth managed until maturity.🙂
@haydnr01
@haydnr01 4 жыл бұрын
You realise that the device you used to post the comment has gold in it that guys like these get by similar if not more destructive methods? Stop using it and people will stop getting it....
@cowboygeologist7772
@cowboygeologist7772 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent find. Looks like you need to borrow my Minelab GPZ-700. I've found a 1/4 oz nugget 13" deep before.
@rodneystorick6453
@rodneystorick6453 4 жыл бұрын
How did this get a million views, that was just sad.
@danielturan5257
@danielturan5257 4 жыл бұрын
clickbait
@islamchoudhry3335
@islamchoudhry3335 4 жыл бұрын
2.6
@1man2pans
@1man2pans 4 жыл бұрын
Great find mano, congrats on that big boy😊😊 and thank you for the great video and igniting the nugget fever in all of us on the island 😁😁
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
Haha thank you very much, it reignited it in me too, now I walk around starring at the ground all the time.
@1man2pans
@1man2pans 4 жыл бұрын
@@ANDYTHRAXX I've been working on a boulder for the last month myself by hand and hope I find something under it after she falls in the massive hole I have dug and hould have A video of it hopefully next weekend 😉 Can't wait to see what else you find on that claim
@maddhadder7893
@maddhadder7893 4 жыл бұрын
wow all that work and equipment expense for 5 g. The way he was advertising this vid i was thinking he found one the size of a golf ball or something. ive seen some guys pull 15g out of the river on a days work just scraping and picking . oh well looks fun regardless
@ProspectingGamer
@ProspectingGamer 4 жыл бұрын
what a great video buddy! Good job.
@michaelaniszewski7089
@michaelaniszewski7089 4 жыл бұрын
I like man That Don't Give UP Brother !
@frustratedfarmer1
@frustratedfarmer1 2 жыл бұрын
Down here in NE Vermont I am using an little device I learned about via one of Dan Hurd's videos. It's called a Micro Blaster. Dan has some great videos of the effectiveness of the wee beast. Knowing well how many traps are on the internet I will not presume to post any links. Thanks for some great videos...My wife has other not quite so polite words describing them. Colorful though...
@cougerchris
@cougerchris 4 жыл бұрын
I love it,!! ❤️🏄‍♂️🇨🇦🚁
@dwightpickens2895
@dwightpickens2895 4 жыл бұрын
Perseverance paid off to you congratulations
@Coltn3125
@Coltn3125 4 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine why you didn't just use a micro blaster and crack it in half. That would have saved your bucket on your loader.
@ANDYTHRAXX
@ANDYTHRAXX 4 жыл бұрын
You’re right, I just didn’t think it would be so heavy to move so didn’t have blasted on site that day🙂
@Coltn3125
@Coltn3125 4 жыл бұрын
@@ANDYTHRAXX Didn't know you had one. Ya they save a lot of time even with some smaller rocks as well.
@howieduin915
@howieduin915 4 жыл бұрын
It's not a loader. It's a mini excavator.
@Coltn3125
@Coltn3125 4 жыл бұрын
@@howieduin915 Thank you for adding so much to the conversation.
@daz41262010
@daz41262010 2 жыл бұрын
sweet nugget :) like the shape of a fist punching at a certain angle when you showed it :)
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