Scottish Gold - This Gravel Bar Keeps Giving

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@GSProspecting 2 ай бұрын

Great job all around fam. Keep on having fun getting that Au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks man, haha it’s a great feeling when the black sand shifts to reveal some gold. Hopefully many more adventures to come!

@MrDazP1adv3ntures 2 ай бұрын

Well done !. Nicely edited and some great drone shots at a stunning location 👍

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Daz, next time I think I’ll head further up stream as there looks to be some good sniping spots and in theory the gold should get bigger. The drones pretty fun to mess around with and great for creating a different perspective in the video as you well know.

@marcusandcodiesKoi 2 ай бұрын

Hi mate. What a great days panning. I didnt realise we had gold here in the UK. great video. Just gave you a sub 👍

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Hey man, I know same here when i first got started. Always thinking it’s what people did in Canada or Australia. But yeah there’s gold here, but it all belongs to the king, so remember to put it back where you found it 😉

@Parker_Douglas 15 күн бұрын

Why should an English king own gold in Scotland? He’s no right to claim anything in Scotland apart from what’s on his estate. The royals are greedy it doesn’t belong to them .

@neilwallace686 2 ай бұрын

Yes!!!!! Great find Mark. Loved the video as usual and a nice reward for the end of your day. Well done👍

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Neil for your support. I got lucky on this adventure.

@mazinnasralla2036 2 ай бұрын

@@NuggetNinjaAdventures I think it was well earned.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

@@mazinnasralla2036 thanks man 🙌

@chambochambers8906 2 ай бұрын

New subscriber FANTASTIC aerial footage great vid and gold well done bro 👏 👍

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the sub chambers, your comment made my day. 🥷

@piratedredger1857 Ай бұрын

Well in your endeavours will pay off ,my advice would be keep at it , when i hit gravel bars i do the begining the midle and the end .a lot of work in a bar ☠️⛏️👍👍👍

@NuggetNinjaAdventures Ай бұрын

Thanks, it is a lot of work! But we don’t do it to get rich, but to get lucky. I agree, it’s good to test multiple locations on the bigger bars as to find the line of gold 🥷

@johnhay1377 2 ай бұрын

Well done buddy nice work and video ❤

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks John, a lot of effort all round but worth it 🥷

@bradhile5031 2 ай бұрын

Mark I think you had the same problem I had with the mini sluice I didn’t trust it but boy I do now I actually load it up a more more than you do I done a experiment with it and dropped another won behind it to see if I was getting all the gold the first dream mat sluce had 1.7 grams in it the tail one had 3 micro dots 👍🍻

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

I think the problem I had with not trusting it is I wasn’t deep enough down to where the gold was sitting, when I started seeing gold every pan I knew it it was time to try the sluice again. It payed off as I caught more in the sluice than panning. Thanks for watching and supporting my content.

@Justapaigey 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video ❤❤

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@Expo6 2 ай бұрын

Very pretty gold! I could tell from your video, but if you’re not at the head of that stone bar, you should do some test pans up there. Most gold, especially the bigger pieces are going to drop out near the head.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, yeah that’s a great point. I’ve tested behind four boulders in total in the middle of that bar. However never tested the head of that spot. There’s so many boulders there that bar could keep giving up small flakes for a while. However there are some new locations I want to check out before summer is over, hopefully more gold videos to follow in the near future.

@Glass596 2 ай бұрын

Love the drone footage, great info, nice shiny 😊

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, it’s good fun messing around with the drone, still new to it so skills will improve in time. Always a great day getting some colour in the pan 🙌

@cheviot62 2 ай бұрын

Hard work digging out a hole like that so it's a relief to reach the water level. Chunky gold always a nice reward for the effort.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Yeah too right it was hard work! A days work crammed into 20 minutes. Always a good feeling seeing some colour in the pan, rewarded for my efforts.

@glendamears3618 2 ай бұрын

Great stuff 😊

@matter3232 2 ай бұрын

Glad to see how the gold is in my mother land . looks as it broke off of a stone or something like an emerald.

@kevfit4333 2 ай бұрын

Going by all the gold artefacts like solid gold torcs etc that were found in Ireland im guessing there was a big gold source here , or several. Could still be there but forgotten about.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

I don’t metal detectors however I’m sure there are many hidden treasures around. I’m starting to think Scotland has a lot more gold than we’re led to believe. It’s finding it that’s the hard part.

@kevfit4333 2 ай бұрын

@@NuggetNinjaAdventures The Grampian mountains are full of it I'd say. Volcanic intrusions all over that terrain. There are commerical operations in the Sperrin Mountains in Ireland which is on the Highland boundary fault. Both operations are smack bang on that fault line that extends into Ireland.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

@@kevfit4333 can’t say I know much about Ireland, do you prospect too?

@thewhalsons7624 2 ай бұрын

Nice video Mark! Great sounds too! But to top it all off, Scotland still has good gold in the rivers... Who would have thought...

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

I always thought gold was somewhere else like Canada or Australia, once I learnt we could find gold in Scotland I started my research snd documenting my journey. Here’s hoping for many more gold adventures

@dalegowling2732 2 ай бұрын

New to channel, good video 👌 After borrowing my mate vortex sluice, i got myself 1 then modified the 2 for us both. From the natural light shining on the glass it looks vaseline/uranium glass

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub man. I’m fairly new to all this too. The glass is really cool, I’ve found a few different colours too. It’s something I never thought I start collecting haha. It does seem a very bright green, made me think was it from an old stained glass window rather than a bottle

@stuartreeves9477 2 ай бұрын

Cracking video mate love it if your ever down in the south west reach out I’ll take you too a spot you can get Cornish gold every pan

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Stuart, much appreciated for the offer 🥷

@stuartreeves9477 2 ай бұрын

@@NuggetNinjaAdventures my email is in my description ping me a message I’ll get you on a good spot

@alimitchell5346 2 ай бұрын

new sub.. constantly looking at quartz outcrops, some very high with water at the bottom...had a modicum of success on what would be classed as tributaries of tributaries..again in highland...

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub, I’m just finding small amounts just now. Who knows when that nugget will come along 😅

@mazinnasralla2036 2 ай бұрын

Very impressed with that. If I was in Scotland I'd be trying my hand at that. My local rivers are the River Irwell in Manchester City Centre, and at my Dad's house, there's the River Sett which drains from Kinder Scout but that's Millstone grit. I think there's some lead in the white Peak near Matlock and Castleton. And I'm guessing there might be microdots of silver or gold in amongst the lead but I doubt there are any flakes. I think a good place to find gold might be in the melt from ice-caps near glaciers? Or do you think that's too violent i.e., melt water might carry away the gold. There are tarns and ancient glaciers in North Wales. Must be similar in Scotland. Probably talking complete rubbish.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for your comment. I’m fairly new to this but you’re not far off. Glaciers would’ve plucked the gold from the mountains grinding it down as it moves, the depositing it and grinding it again when retreating. From my experience areas with good mixed gravels and mineralised quartz and behind big boulders would be what to look out for.

@mrkus-nc7od 2 ай бұрын

Don't swirl the Pan , do a straight wave to top , water level important., .practice 😂 Prospector from Vancouver island 😊 make yourself a silicone matt for sluice box - to catch more gold . Look up silicone and Dawn detergent 😊 good luck -

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Curious is there any benefit to straight wave than swirl? I honestly thought it was a preference thing. I think you can buy extenders for the sluice. I’ve got a huge dream mat already but it’s not practical for long distance walking in my opinion.

@mrkus-nc7od 2 ай бұрын

@@NuggetNinjaAdventures when you do a straight wave your more efficient 😁 because all the stuff you washed down ,you wash it again,flush it back and start over until only heavys are left . I been panning for a few years -, have a look at. "" Toe toes prospecting "" i think 🤔 he panned a few years too 🤣 have a look at his panning vid 😀 straight to the point - and good tips .

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

@@mrkus-nc7od I already follow him 😅, not seen that video though. I’ll check it out thanks 🙏

@mrkus-nc7od 2 ай бұрын

@@NuggetNinjaAdventures Do you know 😁 ? Why there is a Pan called "" super sluice"" 🤔 just a hint 😀 what would happen if you put a gold pan in the current 🤔 and keep feeding it with 1/8 screened stuff riffles pointing down stream , play with the angle and a few rocks for correct flow - i think it would beat your tiny sluice 🤔 plus the super sluice pan is so big you can pan in it ,and pan the material again. I go right to the end with the super pan , meaning i end up dipping the Pan almost straight ( 🌊 in the water the big riffles hold the gold easy just don't forget side to side shake before you dipp the pan . 😀 Never keep filling the super sluice full to the top and see how many pans you can do 🤣 . 🤔 I be watching 😁

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

@@mrkus-nc7od I’ve got a breast of a sluice 12”W x 36”L and works a treat, don’t even need to classify the material unless it’s small boulders. However it’s a bit of a chore carrying into places, especially the locations I found gold are 1-2hr walks just to get to the spot.

@robertporter6507 2 ай бұрын

Could be a green peridot

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

I’ve never heard of it. I’m going to check by seeing if a magnet attracts it. Thanks for the suggestion 🙏

@tunicodetectoristagarimpei2844 2 ай бұрын

Olá amigo mais um inscrito no seu canal seu trabalho e muito bom like do amigo BRASILEIRO

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the sub 🙌 Brazil is where the gold is plentiful.

@wendypritch 2 ай бұрын

I wasn't sure you were going to like the sluice to begin with.. glad you do now though.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

I was skeptical to be honest but when I was getting gold every pan. I thought I’d see if the sluice would catch it so started using it again. It takes longer to process material however handy little thing for adventures.

@wendypritch 2 ай бұрын

@@NuggetNinjaAdventures I've still not been out with mine yet, but I have three weeks off soon to get out and about.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

@@wendypritch well least you know if there’s gold where your spots are then this mat will catch it!

@smokey91820 2 ай бұрын

You'll of been faster panning that out than sticking it through that tiny sluice. Water was raging when i was last there and ended up with buckets of chanterelles' as we were no able to get in the water. Pretty sure i walked up the other side of that river haha. If you are where i think you are.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

That’s true if be faster panning however it’s more work. Easier just to chill and process the gold. Thanks for not giving the location away, that is if you were there 🤐

@smokey91820 2 ай бұрын

@@NuggetNinjaAdventures I might of been there it looks fair familiar but of course I can't be 100% yet till ma pals seen the video. Panning it out is still a chilled time too your backs just as into it as bending like you were to put it in the sluice haha.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

@@smokey91820 haha got to work on my posture, being tall doesn’t always work in my favour.

@smokey91820 2 ай бұрын

@@NuggetNinjaAdventures sadly it's a hobby your back will not thank you for taking up haha. Mine is screaming at me just now.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

@@smokey91820 yeah I get you! My other hobby is bmx, so believe it or not this is going easy on my body compared to usual.

@xerxeshadrianus4901 2 ай бұрын

😊.....No bad effort ! ... But this tiny sluice .... a joke !!! 😆🤣... You need 3 times bigger ... that 's would be good enough !!! Only panning ....much faster ... and efficient ☝️ A foldable sluice maybe ... no bad ... or any d.i.y. ...😉 Was a good , ...rich spot ... mark this place ...for later ! Could be there much more .... chunky pieces ...😉☝️ ... have a good fun !!! ☝️👍👍👍👍

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks man, the sluice is tiny but great for testing to spots. Honestly the amount of times I’ve carried the 12” wide x 36” long dream mat sluice about to find no gold, was just a ball ache. The area does seem to be a good spot, need to investigate further up stream in future, who knows, could be pickers up there!

@xerxeshadrianus4901 2 ай бұрын

@@NuggetNinjaAdventures good luck !!!😉

@mazinnasralla2036 2 ай бұрын

If I was going to look for gold, I'd do it with a ruck sack of tools. Then you can go where you want and it worked.

@xerxeshadrianus4901 2 ай бұрын

@@mazinnasralla2036 I decided , once go to Tyndrum .... maybe ... I m just an absolute beginner 😆 Found my first pieces in this month in Midlothian . 😉

@douglasbrown4775 2 ай бұрын

move 50/60 buckets 3 shovelper hr clasified and panned

@jeffkablock3229 2 ай бұрын

Come to Montana 4 gen campbells in the USA

@Music061013 2 ай бұрын

How far up north were you , I’m just starting with my son

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Sorry I don’t want to give info away. However if you figure it out from my edits then you’ve done your research.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

it’s a great hobby and finding your first piece of gold is something special, good luck to you and your son.

@CairnHunters 2 ай бұрын

Have a look at Lee Palmers book Gold occurrences in the UK, it maps out the main areas within each region, it’s a great resource for starting out👍

@PaulSanderson-s2q 2 ай бұрын

The glass could be Uranium Glass

@s.a.morris8625 2 ай бұрын

... the V of the water is too far down the ramp... ... use the flare of the ramp as the sides of the water flow V... ...don't know if that makes sense... hard to explain... ... the rapid flow of the water makes a V shape on the ramp... ... use the flared sides of the ramp as the start of the water V... ... the V point should not go far down into the ramp... ... raising the ramp higher in the water will slow the water flow and make the water V shorter... ... so you're not washing everything away so fast...

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Yeah that makes sense man, I’ll try and control the flow better next time. I did lose a piece last time, I thought it was because material was running over it though.

@Noneyabusinessok 2 ай бұрын

The UK has more fold than we are led to believe. In saying that, we have had thousands of years of life compared to America and Canada. And the past generation took much before and used it. In Northern Ireland there is a large deposit in the sperrin mountains. Apparently that's already been paid for by some company to take out 1/2 billion in sterling. Wales is still known for the rare gold, which is only rare if you make people think that. Look at the old artefacts in Ireland, mainland UK. There is gold, but our greedy civil servants who run the country. Have sold it all off, like labour under Blair did.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Totally agree, gold is also worthless but rarity and man hours is what gives it its value. Theres no way the old timers got it all, plus some spots actually replenish themselves over time.

@ascgazz Ай бұрын

The value of the gold sold by labour is a fraction of what Sunak wrote off as fraud in 2020/21. 3.5 Billion, the fraud started at 4 billion, (has only gone up since investigations started) and it was only one facet of many losses we suffered under conservatives, who, if you recall, sold the water, gas, coal, steel, fishing, and automotive, electricity, social housing, up to 600 police stations.. allowed schools to crumble… The value of gold only really rocketed in 2020 too, so in that time since selling it over a decade ago, our mines, our commodities and utilities should have earned much more, and have, for other countries. I’m not a strict Labour supporter, I’ve voted every which way in my life so far and will continue to put my country first, before any party. this little thread just lacked much balance. I didn’t even mention Brexit… oops! Interesting video, otherwise.

@giorgiodangelo7875 2 ай бұрын

Ciao dall'ITALIA. C'è chi prova con una calamita potente per capire dove c'è la sabbia nera. Dove ne trova di grossa, lì scava.

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip. My brother has one of those powerful magnets, don’t think he’s used it like that though

@oriel229 2 ай бұрын

How many gm was this?

@NuggetNinjaAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Not even enough to weigh! I mean I never tried but if I had to guess 0.1grams 😅 just looks bigger in water due to refraction. But still happy with what I found, my research is paying off, regardless of weight,it’s a fun hobby. Who knows maybe bigger bits will show up in future adventures.