Placer Gold Mining in Vermont for Fun

[@aries3985]

“i need someone to grab me by the ankles and swing me against that tree stump”

[@Klesh]

best line of the video

[@frederickbierweiler8020]

Ok I drove 4 hours to Moretown to see if I could find what you found. Long drive shitty roads.When I got there 1-6-20 there was snow on the ground and river banks which made it difficult to access however I found a spot i could reach that looked good. You are right about the black sand there , looked the black sand on lake superior big deep bands of it.Low and behold the sand does contain flour gold and lots of it at this spot. I classified two buckets to bring home and did maybe 10 pans there all of which had gold. Thanks for the direction , thanks for all your videos. There is no bullshit here I found gold, also last summer did coos canyon where i found gold as well, not as much but bigger pieces. however this is no place for winter prospecting as the steep ice covered walls pose a danger to an old man. Aries seems cool , keep the videos coming dude.

[@GramCanyonSam]

Not the best area of Vermont to find gold but fun video nonetheless. Next time you have a go at it stay within the "moretown/stowe" bedrock trend contact zones. More of central Vermont especially there is a pinch point where the ocean floor was thrust up , there you will find serpentine outcrops and iron complex that host lode gold. Also along the volcanic ring near nh border with in a 12 mile ring theres also decent color. Those two trends run north to south into western Massachusetts. Theres gold all the way.

[@EddieSchirmer]

also... a good place to find gold is in Plymouth VT, on Buffalo Brook. ive not had the chance to go there and Pan yet, but its a well known gold producer and way back in the day was the one hard rock gold mine in the state. another place to look is in Stowe VT on, the aptly named "Gold Brook" and for ours, here in Waitsfield the one place i Have tried is by a bridge next to American Flatbread just down the road south of Waitsfield and Irasville, and just on a really nice bend "down" river, north of the Waitsfield Covered bridge. there is so much black sand its insane. but a lot of the gold has been eroded away by the glaciers and such, probably all mostly south hiding in deep deposits on Long Island lol... which as i believe is a massive Glacial Moraine. in any case, closer to home as it where, i can see the Mad River from my house in Town (with the massive amount of slate) i think its a $25 permit as a resident to use dredges or sluice, and $50 for non-resident, though i woudlnt mind giving a Gold Hog Flow Pan a try... in any case, between gold and diamonds, ive got my mineral hobbies down good lol... not to mention my many years long stone projects...

[@Klesh]

Thank you Eddie Schirmer!

[@doctorkilla7gaming227]

All dem snaps. Klesh is Thanos confirmed.

[@johnboardman5852]

Thank you for coming to vermont , Sure wish I got to catch up with you . There was a lot of copper mining a couple of towns from Chelsea in a small town of Stratford. Look it up sometime I think you will like the story's you find.

[@dk6177]

Loved that you did all of the new england states! Im from Massachusetts, i thought you were going to look for some gold but metal detecting this very old part of the country is just as good! i always hope you find silver coins when you start digging ! keep up the good work and happy digging brother!

[@EverydayLayman]

When you had the Beetlejuice theme song stuck in your head, you gave us a little bit of foreshadowing. Nicely done!

[@starman10548]

JUICY AND DISGUSTING, GOTTA LOVE IT. LIKED THE BACK AND FORTH EDITING IN THIS VID. THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@Klesh]

Thanks REBEL DAWG ADVENTURE TEAM glad you enjoyed it!

[@taylorfoster1526]

How did you reply 1 month ago? It was posted 10 hours ago!

[@Klesh]

Taylor Foster Some videos are posted up to and over a month early on Patreon

[@ShirlBussman]

All your talents and now we add time traveler, Klesh to it. Awesome fun video. I so very much enjoyed see you back n forth. Your daughter is a mini you, kind of, she is learning so much and so are we. Thanks Shane for sharing all the awesome videos. Have a great evening wherever you are right now. :-)

[@yetimountaintrading5859]

Miss you buddy great video as always can't wait for a live stream. Hope your resting and adventuring as well peace brother

[@2Qwk2C]

Ice in summer, that's pretty awesome. Shane, you have to get Aries a gold pan. She needs to find her own colour. with her own gear.... including camera. You need to go back there and do a snipe when the river drops, oh, and warms up a bit. I think it would be an awesome place right where you pointed out. There must be some big gold there. Cheers for sharing this beautiful state with us. Love it :)

[@Klesh]

This was filmed Early April

[@amandathurston2720]

It’s cool you bring your daughter with you, when ours were small, we would plant “treasure” in the sand at the beach for them to find! Those pesky beach pixies 🧚‍♀️ 😂

[@kellyashworth3536]

I got to this video a little late, but I still enjoyed it. It's more gold than I would have expected b4 you started this 50 state series. Good on Aries for catching that ice breaking off into the river! A mini calving, lol!

[@druccas5825]

Hey man. I'm from vt myself. Mad river is decent. But not the best one by far. I know quite a few great gold bearing streams and brooks. If you're ever wanting to come back to Vermont, let me know. I'd be happy to be the tour guide to the better areas to go. I'm a huge fan of yours as it is. I learn alot from you and your videos. I think you'd be surprised at what you can find here in this state! Not to mention, we were hit with a once in a century flood in July. So everything has been refreshed lol

[@downunderfulla6001]

Beetle juice house wicked!! Aries that shot you said was awesome, was awesome. Great scenery on your travels. 🍻

[@stewdeezie1212]

This video was awesome. I really liked all the location transitions like that. Good show dude. I stumbled on your videos a few weeks back and I had a feeling you were a vet just by the way you spoke. After watching many videos I see you were 82nd. I was ADA, 14t, but my brother was an 11c in 82nd in the late 90s. We lost him last week unexpectedly. He used to talk about wanting to pan gold, I always have wanted too as well, I think it's about time to get on it.

[@Klesh]

Thanks, Yeah I was 82nd as a 92R then after 911 happened, reclassed to 12B

[@guillermodelnoche]

I wish I knew there was gold in New England growing up in Connecticut. I would have been at the rivers pulling out as much fly poop sized gold as I could.

[@derek-stader3445]

I like the Pioneer Pauly Snap! 🤣 you two are my favorite you tubers!✌️cheers from OR I hope I don’t miss your Oregon video!!

[@Jen848]

Loved the beginning part at the Beetlejuice house! Your videos keep getting better!

[@waynebussey5521]

Darn that water in this outing looked chilly...bet your foot thought so as well...nice little bit of fine stuff...pitty you were not treated with larger stuff. Nice garnet though...hope you kept that as momento of the trip...Sweet video...Thanks for sharing. Have a good one 👍

[@joeljeffery8704]

That's pretty good gold for what you panned. Definitely a good spot to snorkel. Enjoyed thanks.

[@mrmantoes1527]

New to the channel but happy I was able to find this gold mine!!!

[@frederickbierweiler8020]

stood on that same piece of bedrock in January it was cold and slippery but i did find color in my pan and you are right it was fine flour gold. great video

[@Klesh]

Oh wow!

[@LordRuric]

You guys should visit Utah, there is the Dugway geobeds. A lot of geodes out there to dig for. There is also Topaz mountain in the Thomas mountain range. If you make it to Cali, look for a small town called Lewiston in Trinity county. Nearby is a creek called Rush creek, there is a lot of good gold up and down that creek. There is also a small boat ramp closer to Lewiston where people have picked at it for arrowheads, some broken, some whole.

[@Klesh]

That's awesome information. If you send me an email I will be able to actually follow up on this info, otherwise it will unfortunately get lost under thousands of comments that I'll never get a chance to read again. Thanks! [e-mail]

[@BeefyPrepperthegolddigger]

That water sure looks cold lol. Another great video Shane !!! I seem to fill my muck boots with water every trip.

[@r0b1975]

Got some serious teleportation sickness this episode Buddy. A wee bounce between states might seem okay, but it slingshots us to whiplash central and back here in Europe! 😆🤣👍 Really enjoying the 50 state, given me ideas for the next trip over.

[@fatman2434]

Will you do a Map overlay with the gold types you find per state? Might be interesting to see what states have the biggest nuggets on your journey.

[@tomtully5970]

Hello, there is a river in Leeds Mass. called the Mill river. and back in 1874 there was a large flood when a dam broke upstream wiping out 4 towns in it's wake, there was a book written about it called"In the shadow of the Dam", There has to be so much stuff still laying around, it would be a good metal detecting video.

[@keithmarquardt7025]

Really cool i'm in Randolph VT!! love your videos! keep up the good work!!

[@bo49685]

One more state down, great job Shane👍👍 The best part was how you photoshop all that snow in there....😂

[@cindyhopkins820]

I was just on the mad river near Warren VT last weekend, found some small flakes. Love the vids man, keep em coming.

[@Klesh]

Nice!

[@amandathurston2720]

11:29 the whole time I was thinking, would it be cheating to bring a metal detector? 😂

[@mrallan8063]

Its pretty cool that Aries is a good sport tagging along dad's wacky hobby/job.

[@Klesh]

This is true, luckily she enjoys this stuff too.

[@davidr.butcher8491]

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlej...... Nope not doing it 😄! Broken record here but as father of three precious girls. It is so great to see the bonding that is happening before all our eyes between you two with these videos. I think what separates you from most prospectors on KZbin is the unlimited amount of info you give when making these videos. I've never done anything like this before but I feel when I FINISH CLEARING your video play list (I will watch them all believe that) I believe I will have all the knowledge of a seasoned panner. Don't stop doing what you're doing Shane it's perfect! Until next video my friend!

[@Klesh]

Thanks David, yeah I just enjoy my time and make the videos and I believe it comes through to the viewers. Glad ya liked it!

[@davidr.butcher8491]

@@Klesh Live life brotha!

[@sigdog365]

I live in Pennsylvania and my wife and I vacation in Vermont. We always find great gold. We also find okay gold in Pa. In Vermont we find pickers, and in Pennsylvania we find nice flake gold. I live in Erie County and the gold is easy to find in all creeks that run north into Lake Erie.

[@Klesh]

Nice!

[@MrDoeboy356]

Awesome. I’ve been to the beetle juice town. The hardware store is still there, but looks a little different now.

[@jimgriffiths9071]

Ha! I spent many afternoons swimming off that rock! ( The shiny is elsewhere....😉)

[@Klesh]

Nice!

[@turbo95912]

You should come to the gold belt here in Northern California. I’ve panned at Marshall gold state discovery park which is extremely overworked. Maybe you can find a stream near auburn, placerville, or Jackson. I haven’t found anything in the mother lode area yet but I’m sure you will!

[@FlashInYourPan]

Hope you had a great time in Vermont, Jesse and I were up the last season for a weekend, I hit this one spot and pulled out 1.2 or was it 1.3 grams in about 4-5 hours. Keep them coming, Shane. Be safe out there.

[@codymackniak6328]

Another great video Shane 👍👍 keep on searching for the elusive golden nugget and other treasures 🤠🤠

[@danagaylor3460]

Cool nice bit of gold like Vo Gus says have to know how to find it Thanks for sharing I'm learning

[@jordanw4875]

Yess another video, never gold prospected or tried to (mainly cause of my age, I'm young lol) but I really enjoy these videos!

[@jasontaylor8332]

I think this was the best 1 yet. hope the move is going good. Just like Yeti i hope to see you soon live. Make sure to take your meds Man!

[@Klesh]

Jason Taylor the move is good... everything in storage and I’m living in Canon City until July 10...can’t wait to have another apartment

[@ThisIsWheelLife]

Beetlejuice is one of my favorite movies! Def a top 5! Have you done a video about the equipment you use cameras and tripods and things? I like seeing the different equipment especially something that might help me film my videos. Thanks for another great video man 🤘🏼

[@Klesh]

Thats a great suggestion. I'm kind of homeless right now, but next month ill be back to an apartment where I can do a proper equipment / filming rig rundown video

[@weasel6three597]

Nice video with your daughter. I would have never thought you would have a daughter her age. Keep the videos coming!

[@LtCopeGaming]

Check out Llano, TX. The river/lake has some pretty good amounts of flower gold and some nuggets.

[@aumetalmental8403]

Beautiful scenery in the North East. Drove semi up there, all the lower 48 actually, but I love the NE.

[@joyrye2835]

Very cool adventuring!

[@christopherforgette1251]

I am from vermont and you should of went to the streams. Creeks. And rivers near killington. Also if you are still hear come to Killington and go to the resort and visit snowshed base lodge. Awesome food. Mountain biking. Hikeing trails adventure center. The beast mountain ride. ATV tours gondola rides. And etc..

[@christopherforgette1251]

I will personally cook for you and family for free. I make a mean smashed burger.

[@Famo59]

Hi Shane.. You could of said that is Quartz in the background instead of Snow ❄️.LOL TO COLD 🥶 FIR ME.! Thanks for sharing. Cheers Tony.👍🤓🍺⛏

[@shounakchatterjee1823]

Can you make a video on underground mining process or how gold bar is formed?

[@709badwolf]

that was fun,,, we were half expecting you to ‘snap’ yourself to australia! lol,,,lol,,,lol 👍

[@Klesh]

That would've been funny to do LOL

[@tcy5499]

I told you! I saw black sand a quartz everywhere in Vermont growing up. Lots of glacial activity in the past too

[@texasjourneyman207]

Klesh come to new braunfels texas it's in the hill country and go panning on the guadalupe river !! I hear some people have found gold on the river in the past

[@beastx5323]

Awesome video man keep up the good work bro

[@pulesjet]

When you was squatted down panning I was waiting for you to dunk your ars in that cold azz water. LOL

[@pirateprospecting707]

Great video Shane and Aries!

[@Klesh]

Thanks Gary Prochazka glad you enjoyed it!

[@BenzoGold79]

Good example of old timers: ballad of buster Scruggs the prospectors bit. "11 almost worth keeping" lol but gold was easier to find 1oz was 20USD for a very long time. People also never talk of secondary rushes that happened everywhere in the 1930 fueled by recession and the subsequent laws made that restricts panning.

[@terrythomas8653]

Lol New Hamster.......i caught you saying it about 10:34. Now i have to go back to the other video's to see if there are any other "play on words " like massive2shits. Lol

[@Klesh]

I refrained from saying Mass of twoshits in the Mass video LOL

[@lankywhiteguy]

I fill my boots like that almost every trip! Nice video 😁

[@nightshade2979]

Shane your ability to read a river is outstanding would you recommend sand bars to look for paydirt or beside large bedrock

[@Klesh]

Impossible to say if there'd be gold there, but you know to sample pan everywhere and dig where you find the most color...follow the gold streak if possible!

[@BlazingDoob]

Looks like fun! Cheers duder~

[@trevelyne]

I wonder if any of the heavy items left behind with the gold are radioactive

[@Klesh]

Maybe a bit radioactive

[@insolentstickleback3266]

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice...nah just funning ya Klesh, I wont say it 3 times! Fun video Thanks! I hope your having a great romp around back east!

[@waynebussey5521]

Looks like some one kept saying Klesh 3 times. He was everywhere in this video 😂.

[@insolentstickleback3266]

Lol yep!

[@420coins4]

Trying to catch up on vids my man, Been away for a while but good to see you're still mixing it up, Stay high Stay safe !

[@zsreich]

I'm from vermont and was surprised to see this. Never considered I can pan for gold around here.

[@timothyberry9084]

Nebraska would be awesome maybe the Platte River I don't know for sure it comes through Wyoming so might be worth a shot. Nebraska is where I am from.

[@SICresinwrks]

I'm from Vermont! I know a few people that pan around here but they never have much luck, I've been to that area many times. Y'all picked a horrible time to come to Vermont though when you did the video lol

[@LeeAllen337]

From VT as well. I haven't found too much either. Super tiny stuff. I'm up by the Quebec boarder.

[@SICresinwrks]

@@LeeAllen337 i am also, up in Franklin county

[@LeeAllen337]

@@SICresinwrks Nice, i'm over in Orleans Co.

[@jamiemoore2550]

Another awesome video fella

[@jeffmcgee8547]

Always had to go to Twin River campgrounds to do panning. Didn’t even know there was gold in VT 😂

[@matthewhoad7402]

I absolutely love your videos man keep it up

[@hichamzrik4381]

You made my day thank you for uploading a new video keep the good work

[@Jthecake]

Quick question i know you have mentioned it before but cant find the video. What size is the plastic sleeve you have over the magnet when doing black sands removal

[@dosburn8]

Your time travelling is mind boggling!!

[@jeffdurden398]

You can't just put up a sluice box in VT. You can use a shaker but you have to buy a permit every year for 25.00. If you're from out of state you will get written up and fined for sure.

[@Smithsgold]

I seem to always fill one if not both boots full of water !!!!!

[@Smithsgold]

Congrats on 70K subs !!!!!!

[@alanskyy]

I've gotta know when you hit Florida! I've been here or six years and wondering if there is a place to pan as a hobbyist. I don't want to be a weirdo with a pan at the beach... lol

[@Klesh]

You won't find gold in Florida in rivers like this..however you have lots of beaches where people drop gold rings, necklaces, bracelets, even pirate treasure!

[@Trajikbpm]

The ice and all our rivers are blue like that :)

[@redodd12]

More good things great I love this channel and these videos are very very very... Cool...

[@gyvren]

“We’ve come for yer daughter, Chuck.. AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!”

[@spike.strat1318]

New Jersey, metal detecting the beaches, Glacial gold north of raritan, Big Brook park-stream fossil hunting Go for the big one, the Guggenheim silver lost in the Arthur Kill. It’s down there waiting. Seriously, if you come to Jersey, drop me a message, i can set you up with a couple of places. Good luck on your adventures!

[@worldcrisisconnoisseur]

Another awesome video keep up the good work I love your videos 📺📼🖥

[@brentvice8903]

Great vid as always, thanx

[@Lam_Borghini929]

Enjoyed the video, way to go on the gold

[@trappedbanana7240]

Pleas come to michigan we have lots of agates in the U.P and more gold than people realise even though only flower my buddy found an ounce after panning for two days in a small town in central michigan

[@joeljeffery8704]

Lots of copper and silver too.

[@dean6708]

One of the most under rated KZbin channels. This man replies to every comment he can, even if he had millions I bet he'd still try to reply. You're awesome, keep up the awesome work 👌💪

[@Klesh]

I try

[@dean6708]

@@Klesh hope you have a great weekend!

[@satiricalsymphony]

Great video as usual! Random suggestion, maybe put a click link to skip past the intro to the start of the video on these 50 states videos? Your regular viewers have seen the intro and wanna get to the good stuff ;)

[@Klesh]

Great idea thanks!

[@brutalistconcrete25]

Are you using the older flat pan in this video? Do you have a video showing the rounded one?

[@donmoor4e974]

Nice, And you get to spend a good time with your daughter. priceless!

[@gabrial3377]

I've been mickad, especially when it leaves last with the other heavy stuff! Pan it 2nd time and find it floats and dances away. Hate gold mica!

[@Klesh]

Looks like gold too, LOL tough to pan that stuff

[@HxC_Fragman]

I live by this. I was just down there for Beetlejuice 2 haha

[@EddieSchirmer]

had no idea you where in vermont lol... im here in Waitsfield. havent found any gold myself yet... but not for lack of trying lol

[@drew2183]

I have panning materials but I can’t find anywhere to pan. And I even live in western Montana the treasure state 😂

[@johnsavage8778]

Great as always thanks

[@DetectaBull]

Nice, well done matey

[@jackyeardley7506]

Like watching your videos Pal so interesting can't wait for the next video thanks for sharing

[@AnthonyBerardis-r1p]

Quick question, I am in rhode island and the VA said to pick up another outdoor hobby. So I decided to do rec gold panning. Can u please tell me what tools I should take and where to buy them. Thanks

[@Klesh]

I have lots of videos on gold prospecting, and in each video I always go over the gear I bring to find gold. I also sell a gold panning kit on my website kleshgold.com very affordable and a great starting point 👍⛏

[@AnthonyBerardis-r1p]

@@Klesh ok thanks alot bro, I will check that out now.

[@SICresinwrks]

You should have came to our maple festival if you were here in April,I coulda sold you some maple kettle corn, best stuff you would have had while in Vermont!

[@Klesh]

That and fiddleheads, he tonvisit in April though, I do my taxes in PA. May is too late for taxes.

[@liyanlin3849]

Can you make a video on how to look on google earth for good gold positions? Like with tips and tricks on how to choose a location? Would love to see it.

[@Klesh]

Sure