I love the fact that not everything was set up perfect. Show's that it doesn't really matter. You'll still catch gold. Thanks for sharing your adventures Dan
@mike3824 Жыл бұрын
The optimism of your remark is a breath of fresh aid, good Sir! I salute you!
@derekeano Жыл бұрын
Yeah, if he can explain his mistakes then it’s really useful to beginners
@unoleagotiya55836 жыл бұрын
Dan, I watch numerous gold videos. Yours are by far the best and my favorite to watch! Not only do you teach and educate, but you make them entertaining also. Thanks for all the time you put in teaching us!
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
You are welcome
@cdanielh1285 жыл бұрын
I did not realize this was a real job still. I grew up in the country and have heard of all types of hard work but this I thought had gone the way of the dodo. Looks like good work for good pay. Thanks for sharing.
@bswift55 жыл бұрын
is gold prospecting illegal without a beard?
@elliotmcgee89185 жыл бұрын
Nah, your face just gets cold more often.
@anthonyjh025 жыл бұрын
Yes, In all states except California.
@slimeassassin.5 жыл бұрын
yea its a life sentence
@randomidiot505 жыл бұрын
Mining camps, get him
@whosethis22065 жыл бұрын
His heads on updside down as his head hair is now on his chin
@brettcouacaud85374 жыл бұрын
I say good day to everyone that gives Dan crap he’s showing you ways of gold recovery and he is very informative! Good job Dan
@bradonhoover30025 жыл бұрын
Using poor land with poor setup and still making $30-40 an hour. That's three times what I get paid.
@randomidiot505 жыл бұрын
Yeah same I started to mine a bit of iron in the backyard until I found out 3 days of work for me is worth 0.01 cents CENTS CENTS
@dinamiteurdinamiteur23245 жыл бұрын
Bradon Hoover xDD so true, Where do you leave, i need sole vacations
@glocktopus5k145 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@glocktopus5k145 жыл бұрын
Thinking the same thing
@SuperGordont5 жыл бұрын
Brandon Hoover if he could have heavy Equipment on the claim he would,and clean that claim right up..Who says no to money,but Government is against something that doesn't damage the environment,and actually most miners leave the area in better shape then when they got there..I've not met a miner that doesn't have total respect for the lands and rivers,but the government will pick on that rather then industry that damages the land and water..that's actually right on the path they already go..
@goldassayer935556 жыл бұрын
Seriously. If you want to make the money to buy food and pay rent: 1. Collect the gold by wet washer or dry washer or whatever method works on your claim 2. Make the gold into jewelry and sample bottles like the little one ounce bottle Dan shows. 3. Sell the samples and jewelry at 5 or 6 times spot price to the tourists. I have seen this done in Holcomb Valley Southern California and in Randsburg California and it was a very successful formula. Good luck all you prospectors.
5 жыл бұрын
i like the way you think.
@richardpowell42815 жыл бұрын
Even easier. Just sprinkle a little bit in a plastic bag with some of the source material, call it paydirt, sell it for 2-3 times spot Value on Ebay.
@Sahbab115 жыл бұрын
goldassayer93555 yeah because a random person trying to sell gold to you when you’re on vacation doesn’t seem sketchy at all..
@sendinit64134 жыл бұрын
Goldslager vodka shots for tourists. You can tell them to pan their shit when they get home from vacation
@f273bxmd5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us who do not have any idea that this method is the most easiest way to get gold.
@jaywheeler82073 жыл бұрын
Sticks and stones Dan, anyone who leaves negative comments is just jealous in my humble opinion. If there was a perfect easy way to find gold they would be up there working there tails off like you do. I enjoy watching your channel because no matter how tiny the flake of gold you find you let out a unique howl I love to hear! Most importantly anyone can tell you enjoy busting your hump and it always pays off. My Mom told me Jay how would we learn without making mistakes! Disregard the negative comments and keep doing what you love doing! Good luck Dan! 👑🏆🏅
@scottwall8419 Жыл бұрын
For those that don't know, on your iPhone with the compass on the next page there is a gradient level. Good for field measuring and shot gunning for estimations. Although it's pretty accurate. Hope it helps, would be good for leveling your sluice boxes or highbankers without extra tools to haul
@LauRoot892 Жыл бұрын
Scott
@joeljeffery87046 жыл бұрын
Can't say anything about your set up, you got gold! Beautiful gold. Great job. Thanks.
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
now I want to go back and spend 3 days there.
@TREZEY6 жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd agreed if I'm ever in the area, it would be cool to do a meet and greet and hang out and get gold
@joeljeffery87046 жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd I think it would be rewarding. Need help?
@AIM54A6 жыл бұрын
Would it be faster to hose down the big rocks then toss them aside making a sand/pool area then shovel that? As you move say laterally you use that dug out area as your next tailing pond.
@karenoshea18195 жыл бұрын
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@matthewpollock96856 жыл бұрын
Dan, as I said before with your panning video, with so many videos focused on technique (which are so valuable, please don't misunderstand I wouldn't trade them for the world, but they are quite numerous) this series is absolutely fantastic. Please keep them coming.
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking of doing another one using the gold cube.
@paulvogler13066 жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd Hi Dan love your videos. I would like to watch the one when you use the gold cube.
@Intuittogo2 жыл бұрын
This was great and just remember, no one is perfect! You did this by yourself and did a fabulous job with your fantastic knowledge and ability to manage on your own. Sharing the adventure was priceless beyond how much gold you obtained though I'm sure everyone loves seeing you achieve your goal in finding it, I certainly do. I am impressed by your knowledge and devotion of what you love to do I think most of us rock hounds appreciate the knowledge. It is, to me, interesting as to why people are so excited by gold it is a spiritual type of rock that is said to pave the streets of Heaven that we will one day walk on so it stands to reason that it stirs us like it does. It is speculation as to how gold came to our planet but stands to reason that God put it here as a reminder of things to come when we go back to Him. May you find all the gold your heart desires!
@m.i.s.t.7774 жыл бұрын
Teacher: What do you want to become in Future? Child: Highbanker.
@tracybennett8823 жыл бұрын
Tell the kid not to set it up so high. Probably lost more than he got.
@Joshua-uq2pn3 жыл бұрын
I highly doubt a kid could become a high-banker, maybe a prospector but not a high banker!
@smoke22752 жыл бұрын
At the time of my viewing this, my calculations at the gold price per gram right now comes to $79.77 per hour! That’s a pretty good job you have there sir! I just recently got a mine lab gold pan set. I took it camping with me a few weeks ago and had a absolute blast trying my hand at panning! I panned for several hours, didn’t really have a clue about what I was doing besides watching you and a couple other KZbinrs. I did come home with some gold albeit, not enough to even bother weighing. In my defense though the water is still raging pretty good from the spring runoff and everywhere there would have been exposed bedrock was under water still and had to work some of the very small sand/ rock bars. Never the less I had a ton of fun finding actual gold and my little daughter was super impressed! She says to me “wow! We’re billionaires!” Lol I can’t wait to go again! A lot of work but we’ll worth the fun!
@SourCat4202 жыл бұрын
Lol kids man, panning looks fun, not sure how much I can do in Massachusetts if any lol
@namechange9470 Жыл бұрын
But does the type of gold a person gets from panning sell for the same price is the question 🤔
@CplSkiUSMC6 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't bust your chops about losing gold because if you're not losing gold, you're not mining. I would suggest you mine your dining room table though. There appeared to be several bits of gold scattered around the table top from your cleanup efforts. I mined my homemade mini-sluice when I took everything apart at the end of the season and the nooks and crannies gave up almost a tenth of a gram to add to my take. There's something to be said about mining your mining equipment.
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
Yes, I got some from the grit left in the bottom of my back pack
@funguy66705 жыл бұрын
My neighbor said he gets gold when he vacuums his carpet everytime 😀 runs his vacume bag contents threw his sluse box 💯🇺🇸
@josechavez15903 жыл бұрын
Don't worry Dan once in a while we all miss a nail in the tire. We're all human and gold panning is just like opening a gift on Christmas Day. We all rush and try to get that first gift unwrapped keep up the good work. And I'm glad you're out there doing your do. I'm also glad that you're feeling a whole lot better. Sincerely yours Joe David Chavez, AKA flip-flop Joe
@travisjames59474 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Just started watching you about a week ago. You make my gold fever worse, lol. I'm from spokane Washington. I have had my best luck prospecting in Sullivan Creek (about 10 miles from the Canadian border). Best I have done there is 11.1 gs in 3 days (about 8 hours of actual work each day). I was high banking with my home made high banker with a 1 inch honda pump and 4 foot sluice (it can do a shovel full about every 20-45 seconds depending on material). I wish I had ground here as good as the ground is your videos. But anyway, good job, you keep me hopeful. Your channel is the first ive ever actually subscribed to. Love your attitude, and of coarse all the GOLD!
@willholder87535 жыл бұрын
We usually put a "stucco" mesh, which is an angled wire mesh, over the baffles to trap even more, plus an extended sluice run with moss here in the golden corner of S.Carolina.. It works well to knock down the flour increasing yield per yard of dirt
@workwithnature5 жыл бұрын
you know you are going to be rich in three years when the gold price goes nuts.
@NZDIRT4 жыл бұрын
Isn’t it currently at an all time high
@crisprtalk69634 жыл бұрын
nah... he needs to be highbanking bitcoin!
@KD-dl5gv4 жыл бұрын
@@crisprtalk6963bitcoin is a joke
@crisprtalk69634 жыл бұрын
@@KD-dl5gv Not according to my wallet.
@hopiumswapexchange3 жыл бұрын
@@KD-dl5gv lol still think that?
@felixthecat45845 жыл бұрын
It would take me around 150 hours to get an ounce of gold. I have no claim or high banker. I get my gold @ 12.50 USD/ hour by cooking food in a restaurant. Then I have to buy it at spot + premium.
@ethanparker31354 жыл бұрын
Dang... 7.25 here, so it would take me about 241ish hours.
@williamnelson40664 жыл бұрын
Lol that's not gold that's credits! You havent had gold since 1934ish as they stole everyone's gold/silver and exchanged it for CREDITS. hence Debit/Credit which is bogus money to begin with and now there is a world wide financial reset going on which means that gold/silver wont be used as the basis for CREDITS anymore. Already in canada you can see their bullying bullshit as they are offering financial freedom if you take the covid shot. And people are letting it take place. So sad what the world is coming too. Dont beleive what I'm saying then check out the georgian stones it clear states that the population needs to be 500,000,000. The current population is 6 billion. Hang on for the ride cause education has been tossed right out the window by world leaders. They cant rule shit if you can read or write and ask questions. Slave world is coming. Sorry for writing this but it's happening and no one is stopping it from occurring everyone is to busy working or occupied by the political bs that's going on now while your all side tracked from social media and or mass media which is run by the government which in turn is run by the builderberg or whatever name they use nowadays your all being led down a path that's corrupted so those in power have control over the people and it's just going to get worse.
@williamnelson40664 жыл бұрын
@The Midnight Messenger if you look up merkaba you'll find that they can pick up the activation of this energy already on military radar. The military is much more advanced then what you mention here. Most of what you say I all ready knew. But there are some things you mention I did not. Very cool with the bible verses and it's its descriptive content in regards to what you mention and I have already mentioned some of these things to many a people already. Thanks for the new info. Also be safe and stay anonymous, people like us will be hunted once more. Although I'm not sure if you knew about it yet but within the military and those who run the planet currently are "sleepers for the higher powers than those who are currently controlling the earth". Also be aware that a massive army is coming to fix things here however I'm not sure at the "time frame" with which it is to occur. I'm not sure if I'll be alive to see it or not. But I do know that our current leaders are nowhere near equipped to deal with what is coming eventually. I can tell you that they are most unhappy with the events occurring at the present time. I am here for several different things but the one I hoped to achieve may be out of reach for me in this life time. I wanted to open a place to all who have gifts to teach them how to use and develop their gifts. Many do not know some do but do not use them to the fullest of potential. I recommend you quit using the name of Jesus as it was written in the bible that he had another name in the heavens and that anyone calling upon his earthly name will not be answered. There is a reference point to his heavenly name in the bible however I'm sure you can find it all on your own. The only hint I will give you is 40 days and nights. With this you will find the reference in the bible to show you his true name. If you already know about the two reference points to which I'm referring you already know his true heavenly name. If not then you will have to recheck the bible once again. If your using his earthly name so you blend in then I understand completely. To have the holy spirit is to know the heavens, to know the heavens is to know the holy spirit lol. Sorry it's so cryptic but i must remain this way till i am guided to do other wise. People flock to religion when they should heard towards spirituality. Spirituality is not religion however all religion teaches about spirituality, I'm so sad to see that 90% of the worlds population have this backwards. The bad must happen as was predicted in order for any good to come to the earth know it or not they just want you to fear and be slaves and now they arent shy about showing it and so I must remain low key for now. Peace be with you and also the spiritual knowledge of brothers and sisters of the heavens. For what is to come shall come and those who caused it shall be removed from existence forever more my friend. I fear not for better things are to come they can do what they want with this bag of bones but have my soul they can not for I'm already predestined to do other things in other places. Spreading the good word of the heavens is what I will continue to do until I'm asked to do something else or until this body perishes. I already have been shown where I'm going next and I have to say it's going to be my pleasure to be there when the time comes.
@williamnelson40664 жыл бұрын
@The Midnight Messenger also I've been talking about and learning more about this stuff since the 90's too bad people refuse to listen the more I learn and research the more difficult my journey has been I've had my phone tampered with and information seems to disappear however they cant stop people from finding the truth lol no matter what they try.
@jacobturman56024 жыл бұрын
@@williamnelson4066 ha
@aoiwjdioaiowd5 жыл бұрын
For anyone wondering, assuming the low price of gold this video was made, 1 gram would be $50.16CAD In the 1 hour he sluiced for, he got 1.336 grams which totalled to $67CAD Assuming he got the same amount per hour he would have had 10.688 grams in 8 hours, or $536.12CAD per DAY If he did this for an average working WEEK (40hr/5 days) he would have 53.44g/1.71oz, or $2,681.25CAD In an average working MONTH (240hr/20 days) he would have 213.76g/6.87oz, or $14,321.92CAD In an average working YEAR (1920hr/240 days) he would have 2.565 KG/5.65lb or $141,183.18CAD
@hawks91428 ай бұрын
What's that in real money
@davistheyeti28 күн бұрын
Just want to say thanks for the videos. I don't prospect, but am fascinated by it. Your channel is both informative and entertaining. More power to you Dan.
@A.I.Unboxed10 ай бұрын
Very helpful to know highbanking is fked unless you're on a real rich spot. Thank you for the hard work it took to make this.
@TazzzieAdventures6 жыл бұрын
As a demo its spot on who's asking for exact, 1ounce 3day gotta love that.
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
You bet!
@shakdidagalimal5 жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd I agree I'd do it for a couple weeks, but..lol...I have to say when you had the gold in the little metal pan w handle n pour spout I was like that's a LOT.. then it got poured into a tiny jar...lol 1.6 grams... :-( False advertising must be easy for the big boys.
@hawaiianongu-lol27033 жыл бұрын
Haven’t tried panning or doing such. But by watching this makes me want to do this. A good outdoor family activity for sure.
@urbansurvival38015 жыл бұрын
Adam savage grew a beard and started prospecting since myth busters was canceled
@josephzerbe29454 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so interesting and always have taught me something new in every one! Thanks a bunch and keep those videos rollin out!
@keithlong701 Жыл бұрын
Out of level or not doesn’t really matter. Another quality video that’s educational and informative. Thank you Dan
@antonclark34203 жыл бұрын
If I was finding that amount of gold whilst prospecting, I’d be doing it from dawn till dusk...
@adammckenzie87693 жыл бұрын
Me to 10 hrs a day sluicing 6 days a week man!! Work 9 - 10 mths a year!! Pretty easy work really not that hard manual labour wise!!
@Sffker2 жыл бұрын
1800$ in 3 days of work by yourself is pretty hard to argue against. 3600 per week.... yeah sign me up too.
@Jimmy.Hall8632 жыл бұрын
No shit I would be camping out
@dewy3302 жыл бұрын
Let's buy a claim and work it together.
@raydowdy6914 Жыл бұрын
Be nice to already know how much your going to get before you begin.
@shield7075 жыл бұрын
Well I don't know about you fine folks but, I sure did get a bit of Gold Fever watching this... 😵😁😎
@Danhurd5 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@williamsherman69954 жыл бұрын
My gold fever is running high. I'm on Amazon right now and looking into suggested locations in my region.
@katgallegos20134 жыл бұрын
What's gold fever?
@hellobrooklyn92114 жыл бұрын
Likewise
@jkatlogcabindesign68074 жыл бұрын
@@katgallegos2013 id say a semi definition would be the stron desire to go out and find gold
@stevewoods72995 жыл бұрын
Love it thanks! I might do some of this when I retire. Hobbies that pay are the best hobbies, IMHO.
@MrStevenDeer4 жыл бұрын
Nice work and no one should give you a hard time about your methods, you are far more successful than most of us amateurs on here. Love your channel.
@jackmeri3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing us that even a seasoned prospector can make mistakes
@gavinjones68924 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy watching your videos Dan. I have learnt a lot and love the beautiful places you get to work in.
@D.Frasure4 жыл бұрын
"I'm at home just cleaning up my gold" nothing wrong with that statement 💰
@garyjordan31813 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan one thing that has helped me in setting up is I went to Walmart and found RV levels that stick to the side of a RV to make it level when setting up in a RV park, well they sell 2 to a package and they work great stuck on the back and side of my highbanker, just be sure to set them so the riffles are level before sticking them on.
@autovilletv96612 жыл бұрын
Hey Dan, I have now watched many of your videos. Great info you put out not to mention your experience shared. Thank you. I've always been drawn to gold prospecting
@JoannaLamont3333 жыл бұрын
I don’t care about those who choose to criticise you, as you are awesome. You do things the way it suits you, not to suit the ‘critiques’ out there who are just keyboard warriors, who hide pathetically behind their laptops. How much gold have they got I wonder? I liked seeing what an ounce of gold looked like. I’d now really like to know how much that would cost to buy.
@MrSlartiB6 жыл бұрын
thank you for the info on local rules and regs. This is very useful. Love the videos Dan, keep it up. DavidG - Northern Ontario
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@donaldsavage36995 жыл бұрын
well done. Dan ... I'm just a novice learning a new fascinating hobby and getting all the know how I can get on finding and cleaning gold .. Thank you for all the great information!
@Danhurd5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Zerostar3694 жыл бұрын
There's a lot more than 23 hrs into getting that ounce when you consider all that went into this project before and after the shovel hit the dirt.
@ricktimmons4585 жыл бұрын
Dan i so enjoy your shares with us. watching this in 2019 dec 3 from Alabama,US. actually enjoy your methods. don't put up with armchair comments. those that go experience the elements understand that a lot does go wrong during the day...get over it. better yet go participate and then tell your story. love seeing your family go with you. see ya.
@odanfre4 жыл бұрын
I def want to try panning at my local river. My grandma used to do it and I know there must be good amounts of gold because there's lots of huge holes by each side of the river from people mining gold. Fishing and panning for gold sounds fun hehe
@papabear58666 жыл бұрын
Youre a honest funny guy my friend.......definitely enjoy your videos....keep doing what you do
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I will
@LongJohnHugeDong5 жыл бұрын
I never knew Yosemite Sam was a real person.
@VanillaSnake215 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on how to find spots that might have gold? Also it would be interesting to know of the process of getting the permits/claims and the overall expenses required before you start digging. Thanks, love your videos!
@bluestarcesium Жыл бұрын
You look for areas with dark material in the sand. There are also places where the water will slow down; like looking down stream the water turns to the left, the right side of the stream bank will have the gold. This is where the water slows down. Wherever the water turns, there is a place to check, and under a water fall. Any place where the stream goes over bedrock, look in the cracks, and behind big rocks. Watch the embankment for layers of black sand. Look for places that is flat and the stream zigs back and forth.
@TheJuggernaught50004 жыл бұрын
How could those people dislike this video? This was another good one
@Danhurd4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Docv103 жыл бұрын
You gave me motivation trying panning gold in Quebec city next summer! I know we have a couple rivers that still have gold in it so lets try it !!
@scottj.burrell9694 жыл бұрын
That's amazing. I've seen alot of gold flakes too of mount Rose in Reno.
@charlvanderwalt98415 жыл бұрын
Hi.I'm Charl from South Africa.That is very nice. Keep up the good videos
@CazadorDeTesoros5 жыл бұрын
Nice hunt bro!
@Danhurd5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@rodrigomorales7824 жыл бұрын
Yo sin saver ingles pero aqui ando Salu2 gatin
@user-yp7xt1or2m3 жыл бұрын
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@sharonjohnson1789 Жыл бұрын
Thank you I enjoyed your video. Just remember to the ones that feel they have to mention what they see as wrong. They just do not understand negitive comments some how make them feel they are prefect.. but it back fires on them we positively see right through them and still get great information from you. I read comments for learning and positive way. They read solely to find something wrong only to report the only thing they get out of watching is to be negitive. We can weed out all that wasteful time of theirs. We come here for you. Not them. Thank you and will still be watching. Don't forget your level. Haha
@PirateTubeTV4 жыл бұрын
Watched your video all the way through. Will be watching more. You just got yourself a subscriber Dan.
@hockeydad62115 жыл бұрын
Love your channel and this is my favorite video, must have watched it a dozen times or so. Very motivational, if I could get even half that in 3 days I would be happy.
@TheAceOfFire5 жыл бұрын
I think I like watching the devices more than I should. Don't even need the gold payoff. It seems zen.
@satyris4105 жыл бұрын
I agree, just watching the water sluice away is nice. Always makes me thirsty!
@michaelballman69385 жыл бұрын
Man you some great videos! You’ve convinced me to get some prospecting books very interesting!
@Danhurd5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@JAKEWJONES5 жыл бұрын
I am from Chico and have friends all over California from the bay, all the way up to Weitchpec, CA, including Georgetown, Nevada City, Grass Valley, Penn Valley, Arcata, McKinleyville, Cohassett, Redding, Placerville, Weaverville, etc etc.. All landowners and farmers. I currently have a house in Lower Lake on Clear Lake. I have been digging in to gold hunting videos and want to do it for a hobby with my 3 kids. They are excited about it.
@traviszuluaga56724 жыл бұрын
I know nothing about gold prospecting, but damn I love these videos.
@madworkxtrouble22746 жыл бұрын
Hey ho Dan. Nice job. Nice color. Seems it’s not easy to get rich. Anyway it’s about fun and being outdoors. Thank you for sharing. Greetings
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@CallmeHanwa5 жыл бұрын
Now I've found my job, just need some equipment
@kingtut59235 жыл бұрын
get a job and save some money
@burningcoal57054 жыл бұрын
Equipment like a gold sluice complete setup can run you 1,000 dollars and gold will not net you the same value if its not pure like his. 96% and under is around 40 dollars a gram. To sell it to a broker you also need a way to melt it down and put it into nuggets or ingots
@the_gtc3 жыл бұрын
@@burningcoal5705 Why sell it? It'll be worth more when the economy crashes...
@burningcoal57053 жыл бұрын
@@the_gtc If the economy has a complete crash bullets and food will be worth way more than gold. Bartering will be more useful than currency
@RandomFunAndStuff5 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan, I was also wondering how much it costs an hour to run the sluice in the long run, both in terms of fuel and maintenance of the sluice. Really love the content!
@Danhurd5 жыл бұрын
I can run the sluice all day on less than $5.00 gas. As far as maintenance. I just fix thing when they break. Little to no cost.
@RandomFunAndStuff5 жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd So basically if you are going for the money, even a fairly basic sluice is always a better option compared to the pan (given that the terrain allows it). Interesting! Thanks for the quick answer.
@alfsleftnut9224 Жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd Do they have sluces that can be powered with solar panels?
@layneross11664 жыл бұрын
I hit like even before I watch. It’s satisfying watching it. Been watching these for a bit now. For sure gonna start my own prospecting.
@berenjervin4 жыл бұрын
Eyeballing 1 oz (~$1500) per 3 days works out to about $130K per year. Dan - thats pretty darn decent. Even if you chop that in half because the gold probably isnt 100% pure, taxes, claim costs (I have no clue what that cost) etc, thats about $65K a year net. Pretty decent - even more so if you can make entertaining videos with 1.2 million views! Dan, thanks for making these videos...Anyone wanting to start up some prospecting can learn a TON from you!
@silverechohawk53154 жыл бұрын
Seems absolutely ridiculous to have laws and regulations regarding keeping the water pumped from the river from re-entering the river and ignoring the fact that that water eventually makes its way back to the river anyway. Insanity. Thanks for sharing anyway Dan! I love seeing prospecting from all over the world and you certainly have your area BC covered. I learn a lot from you. Kudos.
@fraxizztv64333 жыл бұрын
I think its because it keeps the water clean that way.. (:
@carboncomplex2 жыл бұрын
it's the silt they don't wont going into the river - these rivers have salmon and other fish eggs that can be killed by silt in the river at the wrong time of year
@ultralightnative2 жыл бұрын
The silt is the problem. Silt fills all the nooks and crevasses in the river and clogs out out the homes to aquatic life like bugs and things. All of the voids between the rocks and under decaying matter like leaves and logs are super beneficial for hiding and food resourses. With out those voids you kill the first step in the food chain, as a result everything else dies.
@justinshort8153 жыл бұрын
keep in mind that you have to also then calculate the purity of the gold after all this. sure it would take 3 days to get an ounce of raw gold, but depending on the average purity of the gold in that particular area, the exact worth of that gold could vary drastically.
@brianpersson83412 жыл бұрын
Isnt gold flakes that come out of the ground average 70% pure. They cant be less than that
@brianroberts815 Жыл бұрын
Maybe? But today is January 2nd, and gold is about $1800 per ounce. Not bad wages for 3 days.
@Ren-kei5 жыл бұрын
Beard of Avarice - +5 to gold finding.
@kingsfan4life24 жыл бұрын
Dan looks exactly how a true prosecutor should. I stumbled upon his videos yesterday, saw his look and knew he was the guy to listen to.
@sendinit64134 жыл бұрын
If he put the beard at the end of the sluice he could have caught all the flakes that got away. That's why I have a big beard.
@chrisbieber59712 жыл бұрын
Love it man! I live up in the Slocan Valley and used to be an owner of an old gold mine up in Ymir..Got the fever again.
@darrylthehorntoadpiper3 жыл бұрын
Great video Dan on just how hard you have to work when you have a good claim on the Fraisure, no picnic!!
@TheBKrandySCRUB5 жыл бұрын
3:04 does anyone see that nice nugget slide down on the top right of the sluice?
@glocktopus5k145 жыл бұрын
Damn it was a decent nugget
@Sockem12235 жыл бұрын
That was painful to watch
@LoubrielJayneberg5 жыл бұрын
That was massive 😳
@sinocertops16925 жыл бұрын
Not a nugget
@workwithnature5 жыл бұрын
Looks like a nugget. was about to say the same.
@keepitreal51485 жыл бұрын
I could fall asleep to the sound of the water processing for gold
@sendinit64134 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't be able to sleep I would be just counting All the flakes like dollar, dollar, dollar ,dollar, dollar, ten, 5, nugget. I would probably get into tweak so I can just shovel out the entire river and know I got all the gold. And I would be super productive cuz I wouldn't need to eat or sleep until I run out of meth
@hectordubon88645 жыл бұрын
Dan, you got me thinking about going back to Honduras to do highbanking, all i nedd to do is find out if there still any gold left in the rivers.
@kirkgraham99682 жыл бұрын
Bruh. 2022 1 oz gold is just over $1800 so doing this 8hrs/day everyday for a year is $220,000/year. Holy crap! Now I understand the thrill behind the Gold Rush! Makes me want to drop out of college and do this full time!
@biggerbehindthetrigger28143 жыл бұрын
Who cares if you had the wrong pitch on your high banker. You had fun and you made $80 bucks. The complainers are all just jellouse because they watch gold rush and think that they are pro's. I'm glad I'm a patreon supporter. Have fun my unknown friend.
@mrjughead875 жыл бұрын
I love watching but know nothing about the trade. My question is, why at 10:15 did you not clean the traps/matts? Are you not afraid that gold will wash out the fuller the traps get?
@love2rogue5 жыл бұрын
gold is heavy it wont move outa those spots, im sure he takes the bigger nugs out though :P
@KnuckleBuster6 жыл бұрын
Dan... Im always worried about starting and stopping my highbanker without doing a cleanup as I feel when you restart and have that initial surge of water it will blow gold out of the mats.... Your thoughts on that? :)
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
Yes, you run the risk. I used to put a pan over the end on both stop and start. never lost anything on stopping, and only a tiny bit on start up. Our typical procedure when running for long hauls it to keep running and swapping off diggers as one needs a break. Each time we stop do a quick clean up. makes more cons, but the gold cube goes through the cons fast.
@KnuckleBuster6 жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd Ya ill do the same thing.. One question dan... If you wanted to use a mini excavator on the fraser river do you have to file a NOW with the MTO before you start digging? I have one claim that has easy access and would love to dig out a hole with a small excavator then pile it to the side, use the hole as a tailings pond and highbank what I dug out.
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
@@KnuckleBuster Yes that would need a NOW. Anything more than digging by hand does.
@KnuckleBuster6 жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd Ok cool.... figured so. Anyway great video... good luck!
@christophersilva32816 жыл бұрын
I like this video too, Your methods are dope.
@danielcarter3058 ай бұрын
Dan , as I told Gly Coolness the other day, you don't need to give us excuses. We are very thankful for the minimum you do for us. As for the maximum you do, we are in debt to you
@Kosackk4 жыл бұрын
If i had this type of machine, and a place where i knew there was gold in some dirt i would do this all day long and the gold would motivate me to go further and further!
@ossoreyes46795 жыл бұрын
that setup is good. really curious how much would it cost
@radioactivetoaster55234 жыл бұрын
For the gas pump and and sluice, probably around 500 including gass
@Kendall-Brown5 жыл бұрын
The funnel and the gold weighed almost exactly the same. Around 1.337 grams. LEET
@txhypnotist5 жыл бұрын
“ Living your dream”.
@richardstrocky29264 жыл бұрын
Sure did get caught w/the fever. Hey Dan 👋. I REALLY don't think anybody should complain to much because of limited amount of time and doing all the camera work yourself and such. Great video I learned quite a bit out of this thanks for doing what you do. Sure appreciate it. 😀😀
@johnkiss88044 жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving permission to abuse you in comments, but not for the reasons you are expecting. 1st let me say I'm a big fan and hope you continue filming for years to come. With that said, I almost passed this video because of the title, I viewed it to see with my own eyes the terrible sin against nature I pictured at the words high-banking. To most Americans this means flooding a hill side into the river and processing everything standing in your way. Imagine my relief seeing your remote sluice and explanation of keeping the water from flowing back to the river. I would not guess the percentage of viewers you lost because of the terminology differences if any at all, but you might want to add remote sluicing to the title when you use this equipment. Thank you sir for the quality entertainment, Going back to your latest Pinkerton claim video. Oh yes the nuggets and pickers you found there looked like the surfaces were still coarse. Gold pounds out smooth pretty quickly, that little honey pot you cleaned out has to be close to the load source. It might be worth a survey ? I don't know, you're there I'm stuck at home wishing but wanted to say something to you. Have a great day.
@Danhurd4 жыл бұрын
Hydraulicing is the term used for washing a bank down though a sluice. Highbanking is a term for using an Highbanker.
@johnkiss88044 жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd right on, in the old days a lot of damage was done to the Sierra Nevada mountain range (where I'm at) some call hydralicing high banking and they call the high banker unit a remote. I don't want to see you decline because of mistaken terminology Or maybe different terminology is better wording. Love your videos, they have me itching to see B.C. most of the American and Russian rivers are flood gold or staked. Have a great day.
@kenjett24346 жыл бұрын
I want to move to British Columbia would love to try my home built high banker in ground where there is actually some gold. Running all day for a few specs of flour is not a real test. Will say my little highbanker is very good at catching black sand, lead shot and little chuncks of barb wire. Love the video Dan that is very good ground. Your day job must be really good if it pays better than the digging you just did just saying.
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
I love gold mining, but I don't think my body could take doing it all day every day.
@kenjett24346 жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd i have to agree with you they was a day but that was a long long time ago. Getting to old for that if only they was a way to turn the clock back. Lol
@jimwagner62606 жыл бұрын
my bazooka gold trap is very good at lead sinkers also and flower gold
@phyl12835 жыл бұрын
That's probably because you know you don't have to.
@garygwin17414 жыл бұрын
This hard data makes me wanna prospect for a living
@jimbo38335 жыл бұрын
Dan, do you have any claims here in Eastern WASHINGTON? I'd love to get together with you guys sometime.
@jairo24894 жыл бұрын
Same. Im very interested in investing in gold.
@jjslittlestings96213 жыл бұрын
Hi mate, i live down in Aus and just love your vids!! They just seem to be very relaxing to watch and in the couple weeks ive been watching you you’ve grown 7k plus in subs which is awesome to see. Learning lots from you too 😃
@Danhurd3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@jjslittlestings96213 жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd definitely mate and keep them up😀
@jjslittlestings96213 жыл бұрын
I do about 2-3 vids a week on tarantulas, scorpions and other inverts and is a lot of work🙂
@talentadoka57705 жыл бұрын
The gold is, where i now know, from youtube views and selling stuff that you can make easily like those classifier....
@daynahart32366 жыл бұрын
Hmmm. Think I now know how you go through cameras like crazy. Love that footage though.
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
Yep, need a new one with better quality images.
@bytescreatives4 жыл бұрын
@@Danhurd Hey Mr Hurd can I get your Email
@jwbochenski80054 жыл бұрын
I remember trying this in 2008 when I needed a gold tooth. This took too long, I didn't find the gold... and I lost my tooth.
@mikasaspy4 жыл бұрын
Haha
@안데스코알라8 ай бұрын
인도네시아,러시아,한국 종종 보는데 이 분이 최고의 금 장인중 하나..
@lowriderthefun-lovinghappy70134 жыл бұрын
Good fun video and love your enthusiasm! Thanks for posting. I live in Houston now but miss panning in Azusa Canyon in So. Cal. and near Jamestown. Will move back out to CA in a few years again and do some more! Fun stuff!!!
@ColonelBummleigh5 жыл бұрын
I have gold video fever! He doesn't mess about 2:13
@albertopena26495 жыл бұрын
I bet you can catch more gold with this thing than the Hoffmans crew with all their machinery!!
@richardoconnor71626 жыл бұрын
OK Dan you just put out a 3 day challenge, you going to do it? Can you make the troy once for real.............
@donjuan2866 жыл бұрын
3 days in my area wouldn't get you a gram unless you get winning the lotto lucky. Lol
@Danhurd6 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqbgJampN6So80
@randykirby14606 жыл бұрын
Three days on my claim usually gets me between 10 & 13 grams.
@Redemption23956 жыл бұрын
Doesnt seem like a fair shake, not all ground is equal.
@andrespaz44396 жыл бұрын
@@randykirby1460 what exactly is a "claim"?
@marcuslarwa90985 жыл бұрын
Your on some really good ground, that’s an amazing result.
@Danhurd5 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@rickmcninch71005 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Dan, and nobody is perfect. I really enjoy all of your videos
@Danhurd5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@timothyconley58715 жыл бұрын
Thought I seen a nug when you where running the tailings
@SingleDadHomesteading5 жыл бұрын
DAN HOW MUCH DOSE AVRAGE CLAIM COST AND WHAT DO YOU GET WITH THAT CLAIM
@Danhurd5 жыл бұрын
they run from $500 to $5000. It's usually 50 acres