Gold Mining, Detecting, Melting Gold in Potato and selling the Gold

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Good to see you enjoyed the melting of the gold in the potato, I'll make sure to use this method for smelting the fines after crushing. Thanks for dropping in guys!

[@billunderwood8975]

That was educational as well as entertaining ... You know what they say ... Necessity is the Mother of invention ...

[@dennisjamieson3328]

Awesome video and information

[@dennisjamieson3328]

Another great video and finding the gold was so refreshing and rewarding Krissy. 11 ozs equals 20,000 dollars give or take a few dollars

[@stevemacdaddy9909]

Great video. Your climate is so red and dry. Ive watched other videos of prospecting in Australia. I live in lush green mountains of NW Montana and lots of water. Dry mining and panning is a lot different. Good luck with your gold hunting adventure.

[@LoociferZ]

This is late information but those cottin masks aren't work crap. Proper level 2 surgical masks sort of like the one you had are the starting point all the way up to N95. Hope you didn't get sick! :(

[@garyhughes4326]

Every single time without exception that I watch your clips Krissy I learn something new. Yours is the most informative show in this genre that I watch. Congratulations on your recent big find. You deserve it for all the hard work that you put in. Greetings from the East Coast (Newcastle).

[@roberthogan5154]

What an Action-Packed video we got this week. The Willy Willy was something else to see you chasing your cover. Great to see you detecting, digging and smelting the gold with the enthusiasm you always have. From the sounds of it you are quite happy to part with the gold for your new setup to sleep in and live, so it cannot be too much of a loss. Happy hunting out there Krissy and as always take care and see you next time for more great content. May the Gold Gods shine on you. xx

[@MotorJeffries]

Yes!! All goodness and rewards to you for all your hard work, Krissy!

[@jasonpos1537]

Love your videos, you are so dedicated to your craft. Love your work ethic as you are an inspiration.

[@thisisbeyondajoke6748]

I lived in Mandurah for five years in the 2000s as a bricklayer with no labourers my wife helped me one day during summer she swallowed a fly on the job and about 5 hours later down the pub her first gulp of beer a fly came out of her mouth dead.15 years later we still laugh about it.

[@markhepworth7822]

😂

[@Blessings.429]

I am in Pinjarra so at least 1 every year I catch a fly so know her discomfort….

[@patdenney7046]

Give that ground you Scraped sometime and yourself and then you will be surprised what you missed in all the excitement and also the ground seems to stabilize . And go over it at night seems to be quiet , you’re more focused on your hearing, less noise from the sun. If you start getting out of focus take 10 deep breaths. It’s the key to all meditation. If you don’t make it to 10 it’s working!

[@outbackyank6122]

Truth

[@GSProspecting]

that's how to get it done fam. keep on living the dream. GOLD SQUAD OUT!!!

[@Kickn_NZ]

YES! The episode I've been waiting for, keep up the fantastic work Krissy loving the videos!!

[@uncobazz3848]

Special shout out to the owners of that lease, bloody legends! Well done Krissy, well deserved

[@OutbackGoldFever]

They are 👍🏻

[@sionetohale7727]

Loved this video Krissy, things you can do with a spud, smelt gold in it, wow, absolutely amazing, glad you didn't swallow the fly, cannot wait for the next chapter 😀 stay safe

[@deonhavenga6197]

I agree with you, that nothing beats living out in the bush, and small towns. You have persevered and finally made it happen, and who knows what awaits you on your next adventure. All the best for you and can't wait to see your next video 👍🏻

[@elizabethlittler4472]

Hi happy Saturday from England x

[@Spirit-8]

You worked hard for that gold, now have fun spending it. Lol.

[@mattbrown7483]

Awesome Krissy, and I learned something new today. I didn't know you could melt gold in a potato. The purity of the gold was excellent. Enjoy your new little home, looking forward to the tour.

[@rogerdavies6226]

Back in the gold rush days in California they would a smelting compound in the potato and throw in the cook fire. They would them break open the potato get the gold and eat the potato. Many a miner died that way.

[@wadefreeman7340]

lol big joke, metal vs vegetable

[@michaelpacnw2419]

@@rogerdavies6226 The old timers were smarter than that. They used mercury in those potatoes... Which had been known to make you "mad as a hatter" since the 1500s.

[@grateful2be135]

Love the bush, it’s a certain breed of peeps that love the landscape, isolation and wild life, what a gift.. thanks guys for you beautiful videos

[@metal_man67]

Awesome!!!! Glad to see you're doing so well Krissy, time for the next big hit!!!

[@petehayes8779]

Just when you think that you have seen it all and then "Oh no that's my detector bag in the dust devil!" Too funny. Thanks for including that in your video.

[@stephaniebaumgarten5770]

Love your videos Krissy. I really admire what you are doing, you have become an inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing your adventures and your life with us. My husband and I look forward to watching your videos each week and are both looking forward to getting on the road detecting. Well done on your big find and buying your new home.

[@dewardtaylor4192]

Congratulations Krissy,I’m so happy for you. Looking forward to the next video

[@PaNDaSNiP3R]

I can’t wait to come here some day. Been a dream for long time 😊

[@kevinstamford4954]

Well done krissy you deserve it for all your hard work from the uk

[@stevecasvan5225]

The potato would catch the Mercury and they would crumble it and pan it off and use it again. Another little trick is to use a stick to stir the gold when it's liquid and pour it when it's still liquid. This will give you nice beads of gold and very little slag. I've done it lots of times. I worked for a jeweler who had a large jar of sweepings from the bench and he used to send it in to the refiner. I took that jar and panned it out and was able to get over 90 g of beads that tested at 14 karat. He got a much much better return on that product then he would have by just sending in the entire jar. Keep up the good work!

[@ProsperousProspecting]

Persistence pays! Well done Crissy, I wish you find lots more.

[@user-br2bf1hl6n]

Great fun Krissy. Really enjoyed seeing how its done prospecting for the bigger gold. Also melting , shopping, and just the whole video was so interesting. Thanks so much for sharing this part of gold prospecting. Best wishes as always, Deb

[@billmain7430]

So Happy for you Krissy you are a Wonderful person and I so look Forward to seeing you every Week Billy 👍👍💕💕🤞🏻🤞🏻🥰

[@debwood2154]

Great show. Good luck shopping looking forward to seeing the new digs

[@dennisjamieson3328]

Dust devil

[@dennisjamieson3328]

Love all your videos and what find.

[@wanderingminstrel875]

Amazing Krissy! Can't wait to see the tour. Best of luck on hitting another banger :)

[@AusMarineRobotics]

Great Video - the Willy Willy was showing you where the gold was! Love the "it'll be dry real quick" comment - so Aussie

[@dontask8979]

Dig where the bag landed.👍

[@tracybrethouwer8752]

Congrats on the big haul O Gold! And your new caravan, can't wait to see the inside. Keep on swinging it Krissy💖👍

[@aumetalmental8403]

Yes, a tour of your new house... looking forward.✌️😎

[@maniepotgieter1629]

Awesome, you're taking it to the next level

[@zakthewarcat3172]

and that's how you got the caravan , that's amazing, well done Krissy well done !!!!

[@owendavies5565]

Excellent Krissy. You're going forward now for sure. I bet the new home is perfect.

[@gregshort6587]

My lord that is so good Chrssy, well done, i get to watch your vidoes when I get back from work as an interstate truck driver, love your finds as I am a keen prospector myself. keep going.

[@robertsnowdon6932]

Well done Krissy, looking forward to the next episode as usual and loved the potato trick.

[@x2lls]

You are so inspiring. Watching your videos is a late night blessing. All the love in the world to you.

[@georgegarton8736]

Great work, very entertaining for a detectorist here in the USA. Love to make the trip someday and explore that region, breathtaking views and colorful area. Congratulations on your new home front, be safe.

[@mikewheaton8723]

Love watching you out gold detecting. It’s always a treasure hunt . Hello from New York

[@mikegilbertmetalartist9334]

Awesome job videoing, thanks for sharing, all your hard work sure paid off. Can’t wait to see more adventures.

[@rayeaglenz]

Great Krissy very interesting that you show the potato smelting, and the selling process, thank you 👍😊

[@brucevanderzanden9638]

Great video Krissy. Was finally able to watch this one. Already looking forward to your next video!

[@williamgilpin3444]

Love your videos Krissy. I’ve been watching them for a while. So happy to see thousands of other people enjoying your journey. Keep going, I can’t wait to see your next videos. 🤙

[@dennisjamieson3328]

Yes we want to see your new home Krissy. Thks Krissy we love you and all you do. Please stay safe❤️🥰Dennis & Lucy from Surrey British Columbia Canada 👍

[@victorjubinville5720]

Love your method of refining your gold, don't muzzle yourself. Control, control.

[@johncattanach7168]

Nice vid Krissy good work cheers John

[@Pimmie37]

Fantastic video ... gratz on the finds

[@daz41262010]

great to see you guy started scraping back hope you find more gold :)

[@sumrica]

Wonderful! I enjoyed that visit to The Prospectors Patch. Only moments to discover the purity of your gold.

[@downyourtube]

Another great video leaving me with total envy. You stay safe out there Krissy!

[@Scalihoo]

I never would've thought you could melt gold into buttons in a potato, sort of gives a whole new meaning to golden french fries 🍟

[@rayclark44]

Brilliant video Krissy thank you for sharing your adventures with us. Your a young lady with a Des res. Take care & good luck in the future 👍🇬🇧🍀

[@gazooedphil8294]

I have never prospected for gold, however I enjoy watching the hunt and your videos are the only ones so far that leave me feeling happy. Happy hunting Krissy!

[@Pillepalle-x7k]

Always a highlight on sundays for me, having brunch and watching your latest adventures. The "bush technology" with the potato as a melting pot was just awesome. Made me laugh out loud but it works pretty well :) Wondering what you use out there for larger amounts? Melons? Pumpkins? 🤣 Stay safe and enjoy your new cozy home on wheels. Cheers from Vienna!

[@blank.9301]

Never thought of a potato 🥔 😅. I’d use a mortar

[@wimm1392]

All I want to say is Thank You for this education how things are done. I also wish you all the best and luck, you are a very special person. Thanks

[@jamesmorgan1063]

This was truly informative and enjoyable. Visiting the outback is high on my bucket list.

[@josiahjohnson2515]

Hello, really enjoying your videos. It takes a special person to do what you do. The heat and flies alone I'm sure would drive me nuts, thanks for bringing the Australian wilderness to Canada :)

[@williamseddon5368]

Another outstanding video Krissy, look forward to every one.

[@gavinmcdonald2585]

Wow that was a great gold pocket... the gold gods were shining on you with more to come ... can't wait to see your new digs so your glamping now👍 You are such an inspiration

[@nigelaubrey7743]

Great result. So happy for you. You'll certainly be more comfortable in the bush now

[@pittvalder9750]

Hallo Krissy, ich wünsche Dir auch im Outback ein Frohes Osterfest und möge der Osterhase Dir goldene Ostern bescheeren. Pitt 😃🐇

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Danke, wuensch euch auch frohe Ostern, Pitt 🐇

[@juanitariddell8060]

Congrats Krissy on your new home. Makes me miss traveling with the fairs. I loved my bunk house. I know you will enjoy your also

[@SubculturalMoKa]

now that was really a good video Krissy!

[@ut000bs]

I gotta say this is a hell of a video, Krissy. Awesome job. Now I also have to say that you are the first person I've ever seen use a potato to smelt gold. I first heard that back when I was a student and one of the guys said him and his father did it. Five-star video in my opinion. Topping 23k in a potato. 🤯 Most excellent.

[@mikesymike]

Great update Krissy, love seeing how you get on each week. Enjoy the new caravan!

[@blank.9301]

Can you use bi-carb soda instead of borax?

[@daveandrews6922]

Absolutely brilliant Krissy!

[@cantbeatatrumpet2101]

So happy for you all good people.....

[@davidraines1380]

Dang Krissy now that was a great find. I’m so happy for you. All that hard work paid off.

[@jamesolson4420]

This is really exciting . Wish I could be there

[@derekbrydon2164]

Well done Krissy videos are awesome 150.19 gms melted buttons in spuds who would have thought to do that brilliant

[@SuperLaplander]

Great episode! Sweet joy and reward for Chrissy! So looking forward to the trailer tour.

[@RandolphRelicRecovery]

Great job Krissy. Lots of gold and super interesting.

[@davemi00]

Another very exciting vid. Krissy And learning how to bake perfect golden potatoes, too ! 😎

[@reines-des-truffieres-46]

I am very happy for you!... it's a great adventure!... I wish you with all my heart to relive very soon so much emotion !... and thank you for sharing in video.. Kisses!

[@idaho2ndgens240]

That was the coolest video!. Very informative on the whole process for someone like me who knows little about how it works. I appreciate you sharing the find with us here in the US. Take care out there and stay safe.

[@purlguy]

Speciman gold (gold before it is melted) sometimes used in jewelry, is often worth twice as much as gold that has been melted.

[@gerardskanes5457]

krissy love your videos from Newfoundland, Canada

[@richardbeee]

That was wonderful Krissy. So happy for you. I'm the same way with my gold, always need it for something. Good choice, living quarters. Many would have had a night or two on the town. Melted gold in taters like that before, only i cut the tater in half. Than i put the gold and borax with a little silica sand. It mixes with the borax and creates boro-silicate compounds. When you dump the button into the water all the slag pops off. Just less elbow grease. Also you can put the other part of the tater back on and carve a flue in it, one a the top, lay your torch on the ground with the tip going into the flue, and let her rip. Melts faster, cleaner, therefore cheaper. :-)

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Thanks for the pointers, Richard 👍🏻

[@gizmo1252000]

very nice :) cant wait to see your new trailer/home :) a disco ball is a must krissy :) so you can do the gold dance. after a hard days detecting :P

[@glendadalejones3753]

Awesome.loved this.can’t wait for the next instalment So happy for you to have a nice bit of luck. Long may it continue xxx

[@lampertmorton8068]

just started watching .love it hope you find another big haul soon krissy looking forward to the next one

[@alexbrown7786]

Grand, nice to see you back out there and digging away, stay well stay safe.

[@sharynduncan5692]

Thanks for a great Sunday morning, a shot of whisky in my coffee and watched the party. Awesome stuff ..cant wait to see your new abode

[@DazGeary]

Great vid. spud smelting, brilliant! Thanks for showing the gold selling too, that is something I never seen a prospector show on YT before. I've aways wondered how they do the purity test. Nice and fast result too.

[@waynearmstrong4757]

That was definitely some hard earned money, and quite a bit of running around to get it all sorted, hope the next good find is just around the corner, all the best Krissy!

[@suzannechance5876]

Well by God, you earned every cent of that. Hard work! Well done!

[@impunitythebagpuss]

Gold baked potatoes...now that's a recipe I'd like to try! What fun! Love your adventures.

[@brucemiller607]

Great job!!! Getting set up to make life just a tad nicer a real win foe sure.

[@richarddavies7419]

Just use charcoal as a melting block. No need to waste a potato! Borax is just a flux for removing surface oxidation, nothing to do with melting point. Make sure you get a spinning bead, then cool. Clean off borax slag with dilute acid. Pure gold melts at a slightly higher temperature than native nuggets containing copper, silver, zinc, etc. (Potatoes can be used as a sketchy method to cook off mercury used during mining.) I've worked with gold alloys for years, if you're wondering.

[@thinkforyourself6953]

Awesome smelt with friends, and 96% pure! Congrats on the caravan, and a good point of no attachment to gold, I need to work on that. :)

[@stevecasvan5225]

I live in the middle of the California motherlode. The old timersis used to use mercury to catch the fine gold and would use a half of a potato in a pan as a retort.

[@MarkSmith-se6uf]

Been following you for awhile, all I can say is your a LEGEND!

[@jamestrombley386]

Congratulations on your new home. Looking forward to the tour inside. I've heard about the potato trick never seen it done thank you. I hope you have more good finds.

[@rainbowstar6264]

No.6 watching from Brisbane:)))

[@terry8728]

Congratulations Krissy, and another great video! 👍🙂

[@Famo59]

Eureka Yeee Haaa Double Eureka Yeeee Haaa..👍 I am still so excited for you Krissy..😁😁😁😄😄 A whole new enclosed camper trailer that carries all your gear and no dust..!!! You bloody well deserve IT..! 👍 That red dust never gets out of your car or skin I recon.. I loved the way you video the smelting process of your hard earned GOLD.. Well I am still bed bound from hurting my back and now have the sciatica issues..But believe me that the whole time I watche your video clip..I completely forgot all about it.👍👍👍👍 You enjoy your beer and comfy new bed 🛌..You definitely have more gold adventures still to make so come on let’s go.!!! Cheers from fellow KZbinr Famo59.. P.S I am going to show my 10 grams of gold what you found and see if the gold starts laughing 😂..😂😂😂 Cheers 🥂

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Thanks Famo, I hope you'll recover soon 👍🏻

[@patfromamboy]

When I first saw the potato I thought you were making dinner because you said you were going to cook. I love your videos. Greetings from Yacolt Washington near the volcano Mt. St. Helens.