What Gold Ore Looks Like - Mining 101 - Gold Rush Expeditions

[@silverfirefox3]

Really enjoyed that video. It was one of the most informative videos pertaining to questions that have been haunting me since I began hunting for minerals. You can imagine how pleased we are to have Those types of rock in our piles. What I enjoyed as well was the thorough examples and explanation of its behaviour was that it was to the point. Thumbs up all around G.R.E.I.!!

[@denniskromann5432]

Thank you for the straight talk on gold rocks.

[@vahagnmelikyan2906]

I went to an area close to gold basin and checked black metamorphic rocks (I think they're metamorphic). Found a big vein looking outcrop. But not sure if it carries gold. My metal detector won't sound on quartz vein but right next to the the vein it will sound when swinging detector passing the quartz.

[@joepoelmans5910]

One thing id like to know is how to tell the difference between the gold and pyrite in the quartz and iron ore without using special tools and chemicals

[@alexalcala9484]

In school we were told if it flakes it's fake if it holds it's gold. Though I never found much gold in northern California as a kid at the river.

[@Manatees_Rock]

If you look at it under a microscope and it looks like blocks, then it’s pyrite.

[@saralocklear1677]

Gold stays yellow in the shade , Micah and pyrite turns dark and black in shade...

[@Jetcheahh]

@@Manatees_Rock it depends. sulfides tend to hide gold pretty well. almost invisible to the naked eye until you roast it. extracting it will be a different problem all by itself

[@MontanaLisaJ]

How do you get the gold out of that rock?

[@amandadodson1582]

Oh my goodness thank you! I've been collecting rocks for almost 4 years now and people always told me I'm silly blah blah they're just rocks and I'm like is they're pretty and you just blew my mind i gave soooo much of all of that!! And then some yipeeeee now I gotta see if you have videos on how to... get it out...

[@paullong4471]

See things at brighter sights.God bless

[@thekeithchannel]

Extremely helpful. That "UGLY!" at 5:36 will forever haunt me at night though

[@travisduggins]

😂😂

[@justinspolar2nd616]

THANK YOU ,! Finally a video that identifies Gold Ore .( ! PROPERLY !) You guys rock. I have a feeling I will be learning a lot from your work.Thanx again from Butte Montana/ The Richest Hill in Earth ✌️

[@goldrushmines]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@brianblackwell2308]

Thank you, you are the first people to answer that question for me

[@1topskyrocket]

thanks for showing the different ores containing gold. I'm on a new site that nobody's ever mined other than test pits. thanks again for showing the ore. you'll get better photos if you take them at Twilight.

[@ryansalladay9523]

The piece at 2:43 - how can you tell if it’s gold bearing vs just a big piece of magnetite or something ferrous? Trying to learn :)

[@melissaclark368]

I'm in canda but I just found a old mine from 1940s the amount of pyrite we found is wild and what your saying I'm seeing so much of. How do u tell the difference between gold n pyrite?!? It was a silver mine ....

[@vTartaria]

hi may i ask kind sir, what equipments do you use for mining underground?

[@alexandramullen2189]

I live in Fort Worth Texas. I have recently discovered a bunch of what I believe is iron or it's yellow there's also a bunch of different kinds of sandstones however some of them have been hardened and they look a lot like some of the first samples you showed. Would it be possible for me to email you some pictures and perhaps gain some insight into what I'm actually looking at?

[@goldrushmines]

We aren't geologists by any means. We look for precious metals and define those trends. Maybe hit up a local college geology department?

[@Farida-A.R.]

Amazing identification of metals and gold in various gold ore samples. Thanks for sharing.

[@brandontracy3112]

Great video very informative made me realize that some of these rocks I've been hanging onto are worth hanging onto thank you

[@philippemarsolais9256]

One , if not the best information i have come across . Very well explained . Many thanks

[@goldrushmines]

Thank you for your support!

[@davidrennie1362]

This is an excellent video. I have found tons of ugly rock including iron stained and mineralized quartz along with what appears to be small spots of common opal. This spot is not far from a spot which people have found small amounts of gold and there is also an opal mine within a couple of miles. Your video has been more helpful then all the others that I have found. Thank you for making it. There is also some very iron stained shale under the quartz: does that mean anything?

[@justjezabell3933]

By far the very best video for identify rock with gold

[@goldrushmines]

Thanks!!

[@richardtoney2441]

very interesting, I wonder if large amounts of gold containing ore is discarded in tailings .

[@allenhammer7923]

What about Hematite? Fine grain with rusty bumps in it 30% black grains or more?

[@nanettebarling1222]

Hi! Thanks for the video! Is there some place I can send photos to? It seems like the ore I have found has a sulphur smell, is that normal? My sample has a lot of square pirite crystals but also has gold in it but not tested. I think the host rock is DG.

[@goldrushmines]

Hi, We don't do assessments. But if you have rocks you think have value, you should send them in for an assay. Ray Grimmer at assayfast.com is a great resource.

[@Dan-ip9co]

Can you pan gold from pyrite INFESTED rock,will it separate in the pan, or is it the same density

[@goldrushmines]

To pull the gold from pyrites you will need to crush to a very fine powder, then separate, this is best done with flotation, or cyanide. Short answer, you dont want to be trying to crush and pan gold from pyrite. Your recovery will be less than stellar.

[@tinamitchell8735]

Your advice was very good and very right . It helped a lot . I believe yous and used your advice. My picks are being checked now it's 9:36 pm , Feb 4, 2022

[@goldrushmines]

Happy to help!

[@9701jamieb]

Any good videos to watch to identify gold ore in the upper peninsula of michigan?

[@paullong4471]

Thanks for sharing..happy to see the wonder of this world and its usefulness..God bless

[@Fortunas_Escondidas]

greetings, then you say that where is pyrite can contain gold? Or do I have to dig more to find the gold? I found a pyrite beta

[@goldrushmines]

Crush up the pyrites and then get a good gravity read for your shaker. The pyrite will be slightly lighter than the gold.

[@CookingLessonsforDad]

How do you get the gold out of the rocks?

[@goldrushmines]

Lots of ways, the most simple if you have free gold is to crush the rock to a fine powder and then run it over a table. If its sulphide, you will need a flotation system to extract after crushing.

[@CookingLessonsforDad]

@@goldrushmines Thanks! I will have to learn more about that.

[@A1998GatewayPC]

I found a little piece of quartz with some golden stuff in a mine in Mexico, It looks almost identical to the one at 3:44 just smaller, nice,

[@garyssprinklerrepair]

I never get tired of watching this video.

[@dawin88]

Thanks for this! Now ready to visit the untapped places in the Philippines. :)

[@samanthamiller4517]

I was walking after raining in the NC Mountains and noticed a lot of sparkling as the sun came out,flakes everywhere. Notice serveral rocks when I got back on the trail, so I collected a few wash them . They have such a beautiful sparkles like glitter everywhere. It's 1 that's very nice bigger pieces of what seem to be gold and white rock and my son say rust maybe. Is it possible it could be gold

[@goldrushmines]

Always possible. You can crush it and pan it, or send samples in for assay!

[@gregorymessere4301]

Just had a few pics of some rocks that I would like to know what I have. I've been collecting rocks from out west for the 10 years that I drove truck. Where would I send the pics to to be viewed?

[@goldrushmines]

Pics wont get you a good assessment. You need an assay. Ray Grimmer labs (assayfast.com) or similar. Crush it, and send it off! Thats how we know what is in the rocks!

[@GOWIN8109837]

Cracked me up and learned something. 👍 6 mins in. THAT rock is all I really see here in Oregon. Off a claimed site anyways. Recently found an approximately 30ibs rock too heavy to carry that was covered in pyrite and rust, clay and hard rock like that. Just off a trail in the right environment for gold. Gold bug kept reading it like 2 different metals, one which was a gold sound. Broke off pieces. Took home tested. .18 IN JUST MAYBE 6 ibs of crushed material. Silver, Gold flake throughout along with alot of pyrite, specs of solid copper. Hiked back up 2 days later to get the rest.....GONE. Someone left it, came back to get it or stumbled on it as I did. Made me sick. Been scouring an area of Mt. Hood National Forest since December trying to figure out where they got it from or where it came from. Where it was just didn't have what was showing in that one piece. Possible, but not exactly where it was. No trace

[@daviddorger6916]

What does gold ore from the Great lakes region look like? Particularly lake Michigan area

[@goldrushmines]

Not sure on that one, never dug up any gold from that area. Lots of copper though!

[@paranoidpony6861]

I passed up a lot of gold as a kid lol. One time I gave a piece to my middle school math teacher and she said was blown away. I said "what, it's just a stupid rock!" And she said. "That's good ore, you're rich!"

[@goldrushmines]

Only rich if you can get it out of the ground and processed... otherwise its just pretty rocks! Thats the biggest impediment to mining today. Its one thing to find it, a totally different thing to turn that into cash.

[@thirdeyepyramids7391]

I just watched this video with both cell and wifi off up to 4.3 mins but did not show in my history. We Are sitting on a lot of iron though 😂 Great videos! Very helpful. Thank you!

[@colinbainbridge5275]

Very well done and informative video guys. Looking forward to using this as a guide on my next prospecting adventure. Maybe I'll find a beer.

[@coultercrawford5944]

Awesome video super interesting but makes me claw my eyes cause iv moved on from darker ore in the field to looking for more of the shinier ores ='( and now I am going to have to go back and take a look at some of the older darker deposits I have found. Excellent video would like to see a 2nd video where maybe you do more of a slower close up of the different ores and go alittle more indepth about them and the surrounding host rock/environment they where found in.

[@goldrushmines]

Thanks for the suggestion! We'll keep that in mind the next time we go out and film!

[@stevensturdevant7817]

A friend of mine has a lot of samples of gold ore he is collected throughout the years and he has no place to get rid of it he is it hard up for cash at the moment and really needs to sell some of the stuff but nobody around us will buy it can you give us any advice on where to take it we live in fort Mill South Carolina

[@richardnailhistorical3445]

can you determine the productivity of the rock when you see it, i.e. how many ounces/ton?

[@goldrushmines]

Not with a great deal of accuracy, however, Corey does a pretty good job at ball parking. Just don't let him know.

[@johncarpenter9182]

I've got a 22 pound quartz with gold flakes. Should I split it?

[@goldrushmines]

All depends. Are you going to crush it and wash it, or just see more flakes? Do you want to sell it or just look at it. Lots of variables there!

[@cjohn3937]

What part of the country are you guys in?(genarally)....and it would be interesting to know what oz/tn you typically get from the different specimens types shown..i know gold is where you find it,but just general ballpark on each to help us focus on the most lucrative types,overall density wise..thanks great info,love the channel.

[@goldrushmines]

We work all over the western states. The rocks in this video are from various sites in Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Arizona and Colorado!

[@YUMI-hf1hp]

I found line of black with yellow color in rock (greenish color rock)..so what is it boss?

[@dragonfleye3803]

ty so much.. I feel like crying.. you just clarified alot of my life long suspitions.. also my significant other has made me throw alot of my rocks away or he has just thrown them away because he said that gold always is just hold and it's undeniable.. but I kept trying to tell him that it's hiding in the ugly stuff, the black stuff, also I believe that pyrite is gold, just the mineral that it grows in causes it to take on another form of gold. also everything u said about quarts and pyrite and gold run together I have experienced just that ... but he calls me crazy.. I'm so thankful for your educational and eye opening video. ty so much. now if u will excuse me I've got to go get my rocks before he throws them out ...

[@hecksperez4295]

Were can I get refinery for my gold ore ,I from san fernando valley los angeles it because I dont have claim I got high grade ore would you help me out please

[@goldrushmines]

Refineries will only run ore in batches of several tons, and its not cheap. You will need to quantify in most cases, the source of your gold. if you dont have the rights to the claim it came from, you could end up in big trouble. Best of luck.

[@fayeyother9978]

Thank you for the information. I just started metal detecting an area on our property that now seems to be what was a river at some point. I find tiny pieces of rock (ONLY on a less discrimination setting) with apparent minerals in them. At sizes from 1/4 inch to 1/2 scattered everywhere. I have never tried to find minerals but I am interested now in the search. With such small sizes and no larger ones, at this point, I don't know if the search will provide much for the effort. I live in northwest Ga and know of gold mining in the neighboring Blue Ridge region. Do you have any pointers/input in my situation? Thank you both again.

[@burtgummer463]

Faye Yother What metal detector do you have? I can offer advice, but I need to know that.

[@dawnosburn1195]

I think your video is awesome! It was very helpful and easy to understand and the best part is I have several of those heavy ugly rocks that are a lot like your examples!! Thank You so much.I guess now I will go to your website to find out how I go about extracting it from the rest of the minerals.

[@timerickson2141]

Wow that you. I may know of a spot for ore mining because of your video . A place where there was was huge slide near a old mine the last rocks you showed were what the bedrock looked like black rusty with quartz in it a field maybe a thousand feet by 300 feet. But it's so unstable. And now the bridge to the area is gone. If I can figure out a way to get to it I'll let you know.

[@raymondroland5540]

Very informative. No one else that i have watched while attempting to educate the viewers has been as concise or descriptive as you. I feel more confident to go out and prospect for gold here in the great state of New York where prospecting is allowed but keeping the gold is Not. Something to do w " The Kings Law " Such BS. Sorry ! So thank you for the education.

[@icicicles]

Here in Washington they brought me some large black shale rock for my driveway, I picked up a fist size shale/quarts. I turned it over to look at the white quarts and there were 12 -1/4 inch gold flat sided points pointing up. I figured because they were in the shape of a pyramid that it was fools-gold. Someone relieved me of it so I know longer have it but just was wondering if my analysis sounds right.

[@goldrushmines]

Sounds about right. Gold is smooth and malable and doesnt have planes or points!

[@Ty-tie_FTW]

How much gold would you expect to find in the '20 lb ugly chunk'? Enough to go through the process of getting it? Or do you need a dumptruck full to make it worth the time?

[@goldrushmines]

A high grade chunk from a vein like that big chunk could hold a few oz. Its a big difference in working a vein vs. getting values on a per ton basis which accounts for all of the material around it.

[@plutus205]

Are iron and copper minerals or metals?

[@goldrushmines]

A metal is a mineral. Aluminum, Cobalt, Uranium, Lead, Gold, all show up on the periodic table as base elements. Thanks for the question!

[@MedicalSkillsTraining]

I love this guys info, can you give me a tour of your mine? 🙏🙏🙏

[@goldrushmines]

Hi Julie- We have mines all over the western states, but we dont give tours. Sorry!

[@brt-jn7kg]

Does quartz and iron ore always hold gold?

[@goldrushmines]

Not always, and it depends on the region of the world you are in. However, its a good indicator and a good place to start looking.

[@raulbuenrostro1286]

so from what I'm understanding is, if there's pyrite there is gold, I never prospected before, and it's something that really want to get into, but I still trying to figure it out, I don't even know where to go, I live in the inland empire (riverside ca). and maybe you can clarify for me but does gold from mother nature or meteorite deposits?

[@SaltwaterServr]

Gold is formed in certain stars during the final stages of fusion of heavy elements when other fuels have run out. Once the star supernovas, the gold is spread out through space. That's where all gold originally comes from. Once planets form, the dust discs they form from has gold in it and gets concentrated as the planet forms. Meteorites could deposit some gold and other precious metals, but in all likelihood the gross majority comes from the initial planetary formation.

[@nawakany3745]

I've been finding heavy black rocks, what could they be?

[@goldrushmines]

Could be iron, tungsten, gold... send them in for an assay!

[@issamashawu751]

Very helpful to me. Educate More on how to identify stones containing gold.

[@priscilladevine5703]

Hi my name is Priscilla Devine, thank you so much for the info in your video ☺I have a question: I live in New Jersey and in my yard I find two different colors of pyrite, could I sent you the pictures of what I found?

[@goldrushmines]

Sure, we will give you as much information as we can. [e-mail]

[@maranti34b]

Some NorCal lodes are white but have large gold hunks in the quartz. See Alleghany District for example.

[@barbwood8932]

I have so many rocks that people say are ugly that looks just like what you showed me. So just crush it down and pan it huh? What if its wire gold? Will it pan the same.

[@barbwood8932]

Oh yeah..thanks so much for the info. You give me hope! Seen tons of stuff about people telling me its fools gold. Ive collected rocks for years...not for gold but it seems I have gotten lucky in choosing ones with gold in them. Im just nervouse about crushing and panning.

[@NicholasCollins-ll7pj]

Did you say you buy samples

[@goldrushmines]

Nope, already have too many rocks of our own.

[@robertocruz3201]

One of my favorite areas for fishing our city placed large pieces of granite ive seen pyrite and what it looks like gold ore the pyrite is rusted the gold isn't can you tell me if thats real gold

[@goldrushmines]

Best way to tell is to crush it up and send it in for an assay. You will lose the gold, but gold doesnt just appear once. If you found a good sample, there will be more nearby.

[@karimrazak3798]

Do all igneous rocks contain gold atoms?

[@layoung.]

Very informative and to the point. I wish I would have taken more interest as a younger person. I guess it’s never to late

[@jaimeferry7521]

Do you know of anywhere we could sell gold ore? We have been collecting for years and are finally ready to part with some - not our favorites of course 😂.

[@goldrushmines]

Rock shows, ebay, etc... Quartzsite has a great rock show every year.

[@amyrozinski1008]

I have a bunch of rocks I believe contain gold. What do I do with them? Are they worth anything. I dont have the equipment to extract the gold

[@goldrushmines]

They are pretty, but likely not worth much. Gold is all about getting it out. If you cant put it in a salable form, then its just a cool rock.

[@stephenbruce4052]

All the History in that ........Thanks for the share

[@jamesscott9081]

I got into panning about a year ago, gotten samples from all over from cave creek to Casa Grande.. Haven't found a spec of gold...Until yesterday when i smashed an ugly rock from the old mine i went to and boom, a few specs of micro-fine! (Ya i know, pathetic, but it gave me hope!)

[@lewismyers8048]

How about ore deposits? any good info?

[@goldrushmines]

Ill put the request in!!

[@lindaenzor543]

If its gold will it set off metal detector?

[@andreanorton7]

That video just showed me what ive been dyint to know thanks

[@goldrushmines]

Awesome!

[@devito501]

very intersting an i enjoyed . geology is more than meets the eye ...

[@mikeelder9481]

Arkansas is rich in both quartz and pyrites...but no gold...but we do have an the only alluvial diamond deposit in America

[@geraldhenley2926]

I found a little gold in arkansas D

[@anonymously4U]

Hey dude Thank you for your time and shareing the facts

[@justme-n-gracie]

one of the best explanations i've seen. thanks!

[@giesagang7615]

Hi sir I'm vingie from Philippines and my brother found a stone and he went to pawnshop and the pawnshop told him o to 100 percent gold but it needs to separate the gold from the stone

[@goldrushmines]

Thats the way mining works. But it not 100% gold or it would be a nugget. :) It sounds like you have some good gold ore.

[@kouroshjavanbakht3790]

Hi. Just curios when you say you see gold pieces in the pyrite, you sure that is not fools gold as in chalchopyrite? As far as I know gold in ore is invisible to naked eyes.

[@goldrushmines]

10 or 20 years ago we would have thought the same. Gold will be malleable and can be dented with a knife or fingernail if its really pure. There are lot of mines that work in microscopic gold, but that doesnt help the small miners. We locate mines that can be worked by average people without a lot of expensive equipment. In many cases, that means finding deposits and gold that can be easily and quickly identified!

[@johnmyers541]

The gold being visible to the naked eye depends on where the ore comes from. I've crushed a couple of tons of ore from old hard rock mines, about half of it had visible gold on the surface of the rock, the other half had visible gold as well, it just wasn't on the surface of the rock.

[@kouroshjavanbakht3790]

ok

[@SirGideonMudenda]

Wow we are rich together with that kind of information

[@fredrickmackriviera4632]

I’ve recently brought some land in southern Oregon near California state line and some rocks that look like a mountain peek is sticking up out the ground looks like ore but need a professional eye to tell me exactly what it is I can email pictures and videos of it

[@goldrushmines]

We dont do assay work. Best bet is to get samples and send them off for assay. Ray Grimmer at assayfast.com has a great operation.

[@JoseLopez-sh4xg]

Thank you for this valuable information.

[@barry7608]

Thanks very enjoyable but picture quality was a little sad. Im using a MacBook Pro so don't think its my gear, still good.

[@f150twinturbo7]

Some real helpful stuff , great video dude 👌👍🤙💥⛏

[@nicolasdomouse9052]

Love it great info best I seen or heard yet thanks

[@andrewQueDeLlee]

Tnx for lesson.... North Caucasus...

[@DJWRailroad]

Oh oh. Just made me realize the gold I've thrown away during my younger expeditionary-adventure years because some old timer had told us, "Awe, that's nothin' but pyrite in that rock buddy!" when some of it sure did look like gold.

[@goldrushmines]

Old miners joke.. "thats just fools gold, where did you get it?"

[@beachbum2u]

So a few years back I find a nice chunk shiny out back where we live. I often find tiny pebbles of Turquoise, Lapis, Malachite washes into the yard after Monsoon rains. Hubby was working out of town, I text him and said quit that stinkin job we're rich! He calls right away and says that's pyrite, fools gold. Now I've seen fools gold back in Michigan it didn't look like this. Now I think I will have this piece checked out, if I can find it!

[@outdoorwhistler537]

so many huge quartz vains in georgian bay, lotsof pyrites but no gold anywhere

[@natashabiggins-nf1yb]

I have so many that look like those especially the pyrite and quartz

[@1stfacts542]

Super Awesome Video!! Thanks!! Subscribed!! Scared the crap outta me at 5:39 and 6:02 🤣🤣🤣

[@ghostcontactparanormal]

will a metal detector pick the gold up in these rocks?

[@goldrushmines]

Sometimes depending on the size of the deposit, most detectors are looking for a larger volume that you will find in a vein or pocket. Detectors are great for placer nuggets, not so much underground on lodes and veins.

[@moonpi4604]

I'm in southwest Virginia and my property has an old iron ore mine on it. My land is full of rocks that are quartz crystal or calcite with iron and some pyrite. My husband and I think we have seen tiny tiny flecks of gold in some of the rock. Has anyone here ever heard of ppl finding gold in southwest Virginia????

[@goldrushmines]

Gold is found in many, many places. East coast has a lot of old gold mines. Take the rocks you think have gold, crush and pan them and see what you find!

[@hamsesaeeed1564]

Great lesson

[@larrysmith850]

Great educational video !!! You all are genuinely blessed for all your hard work, time & talent! :) :) :) Thank you

[@Holy_hand-grenade]

Super Informative. All meat no veggies.

[@Rockhounding-with-Bigfoot]

saw this a long time ago - finally can comment to say thanks

[@sylmen1111]

Thank you, can’t wait to see what I have, I’m probably struggling for nothing 😂

[@Kicklow25]

Excellent video and thank you for sharing Those ugly rocks,looks beautiful in eyes now :)

[@frederickvanhelsun9315]

I have been throwing that away no wonder I can't find it

[@karzankamal4173]

Every stone has a gold percentage ?

[@goldrushmines]

not every, but gold in miniscule form is not uncommon. Its a matter of extraction and processing into a usable unit.

[@ritarai3610]

I need your help ..Thank you so much.

[@SpearsOfCrystal]

Extremely Informative Video!! Thank you!