I don't know why I was recommended this but I am not disappointed.

@danthompson1m

5 жыл бұрын

Social media knows us better than we know ourselves...

@andyjohnson7408

4 жыл бұрын

Its AI

@linkin6992

2 жыл бұрын

right?!

@ekuest2415

2 жыл бұрын

It’s satisfying lol

You must be a wonderful teacher because your enthusiasm is infectious and will spark the interest in young people for a lifetime of learning.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@WizardGang

5 жыл бұрын

I agree

@mikebatty9632

5 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. If he doesnt work with kids, he should!

@frederickbierweiler8020

5 жыл бұрын

seems as tho Roy is a teacher as well

@billbauer9795

3 жыл бұрын

What grades does he teach?

Thank you Mr. Hurd! You took the mystery out of this strange, hypnotic device. Request: please do an episode on legal issues, staking a claim, prospecting on different kinds of land using different kinds of equipment, dealing with local laws and authorities, and such. If it's all too complex, I'd be happy if you could refer us all to reference materials and/or websites that address these matters. Many thanks for all these helpful videos.

you just tricked us into watching that spiral for 10 minutes, i cant see anymore

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

excellent....my devious plan worked

@lawrenceoclark420

5 жыл бұрын

@@Danhurd great video's Dan! keep it up

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@roberthouston3824

4 жыл бұрын

It's a hypnosis device. You don't remember that it was you that collected those samples because Dan wiped your memory. To tell the truth, we are all in on it. But don't say I told you.

Dan I wish there was more people in the world like you. It warms my heart to see someone doing what they love and still thinking of others while doing it. you have a subscriber for life my friend. High five to you from Utah

@Danhurd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@jessebowie8927

3 ай бұрын

And another from utah. In wyoming, but from utah. Agreeing with fahren....

I have had one of these wheels in storage for over 10 years, and never used it, but you have inspired me to do so now. I believe I can set it up in the tub and go for it. Thank you, wish me luck.

This is why I love to watch you, your always looking out for everyone else. Mike has a great friend in you. Blessings from Australia

I think KZread's AI finally figured out that im broke af

@garyleonardmamankay

5 жыл бұрын

let's do gold hunt after this.

@MattBlytheTheOne

5 жыл бұрын

@@garyleonardmamankay I'm seriously thinking about prosecting in the UK lol

@garymingy8671

5 жыл бұрын

You know! Your gonna get wet!

@angelwhispers2060

4 жыл бұрын

Roflmao at lest watching this guy is interesting ;)

@angelwhispers2060

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattBlytheTheOne make sure you check your local laws about being able to keep what you find and local geology maps to know where to look. In the UK you also have a very long history so you may be able to pin It Down based on where gold was historically mined. Good luck!

This has to be the best educational video on the spiral wheel, it's limits, and abilities . Atta boy Mr. Hurd!

As long as you are showing gold, we are watching 😁🤙

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

I try!

@WestCoastGoldProspecting

5 жыл бұрын

You do great brother ✊️

@stevethea5250

5 жыл бұрын

@@Danhurd when I went to Sovereign Hill in Victoria on a school trip I only managed to pan exactly one tiny speck (the tiniest speck you can probably see) of what you see at 19:20 !!! CRIKEY

@stevethea5250

5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite childhood memories was working alongside my dad as he fixed the family cars. Working with my dad taught me the value of hard work and sticking to a project until it is done right. Those moments in my childhood might seem small but they have made hard work and stick-to-itiveness a significant part of who I am today

5 seconds in and I'm so glad I came across this fella. Exactly the type of bloke I'd expect to talk about prospecting.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I watched the whole video, and thanks to the Spiral Wheel, I was able to Quit Smoking. My Girlfriend on the other hand thinks she's a Chicken. 😂😂😂😂 Great Video Dan, love the hard work and dedication ✌️

@stephenbrown598

5 жыл бұрын

Hail PDR 😝🤣😂😂😂

@angelwhispers2060

4 жыл бұрын

Roflmao Maybe have her watch it again to turn her back human

@olddavid814

4 жыл бұрын

now this is funny!

@Gladiamdammit

4 жыл бұрын

xD

@angelopecora1

4 жыл бұрын

Now thats funny stuff!!

Great tutorial Dan. Think I like my pan method of cleaning best. Very generous but I don't mind sharing, couldn't have gotten the dang truck out without you and Doug LOL and now we have a great story to tell ;)

@golfshores97

5 жыл бұрын

Y'all sound like good friends!

@ppierodds

4 жыл бұрын

story to tell is right mike...to be able to prospect with dan is a story all of its own im sure. he just looks and has a personality to fit the part. id love to dig on a bank with him for a half a day, he must be a trip. ahh but then there's the problem of not really liking to get cold.

@josiffexplosiff1

2 жыл бұрын

You guys are all goofballs

*Dan Hurd* You are one of a kind, very interesting and excellent demonstration of the spiral wheel. If you were a salesman, you would have gotten the sale!

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

I should be getting commissions!

@roberthouston3824

4 жыл бұрын

@@Danhurd yes sir, agreed.

I really can't believe you are existing in real world.... It's like to see a unicorn or the Kraken...

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

I'm a unicorn!

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

No one has ever likened me to a unicorn before.

@TheDreadedHope

5 жыл бұрын

I'm only subing because of that beard and voice.

@MrRourk

5 жыл бұрын

Kinda common in Quartzsite, AZ

@SirPano85

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrRourk Are you talking about the unicorns? ;-D

I love your presentation style and the fascinating ways you collect and concentrate gold. Thank you so much for sharing your work - I don't do cold and wet, so I'm glad someone is willing to do it!

I wanna see a time and weight recovered comparison between processing with the spiral wheel and panning, and just using only a pan. Use the same paydirt and see what method is faster. That would be really cool. Still a neat tool!

@grisby6484

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like a lot of extra work 😕

So this is how leprechauns fill those pots of gold...the more you know!

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed

I love that you take care of your people, meaning friends, coworkers and family. I know you know what you're doing because you've been doing it a long time and you don't mind showing your failures as well as your victories. I really like it.

Awesome, Dan! I have a desert fox spiral and never really felt confident that I had it set it up correctly. Thanx for the tips.

That was so generous man. I hope Mike is doing well. God bless you guys.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I should present you my wife. She is a gold digger.

@ted2ar

5 жыл бұрын

Savage XD

@zpektar

5 жыл бұрын

@@ted2ar not really.

@danielboatright8887

5 жыл бұрын

Fools gold....

@danielboatright8887

5 жыл бұрын

Not all that stripper glitters is gold

@markus2151

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry

There is just something so relaxing about this, and then the exciting part comes at the end! Awesome video Dan!

Nice score Dan!! Looking good buddy. Almost as much as we get on the KZread GOLD site! The Gold Wheel is definitely a MUST HAVE!

@crimsonmapping8525

3 жыл бұрын

RCSparks Studio why am i the first like?

@TheRealRCSparks

3 жыл бұрын

@@crimsonmapping8525 Dunno.. :) Because mostly my account is a ghost.. Lol

@herschelgross5187

3 жыл бұрын

Hey i loved your rc gold mining operation will you be resuming it?

@ChrisRedding1

2 жыл бұрын

Dude… I was watching you when I was 8 years old, I can’t believe your still uploading and doing great.

@darrylk27

2 жыл бұрын

What up medic . I was just watching the ttc vids

Thank you Dan for the demonstration. I’ll have to pan a lot of gold before buying one of these tools.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, 95% of people out there should just stick with a gold pan. Something like this is only if you are taking it past the weekend hobby stage.

very interesting Dan , looks great , the spiral Gold wheel works well , thanks for showing this :-) 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks - it's a little different.

I didnt know i needed this kind of content in my life. Why is gold prospecting so interesting all of a sudden

The first thing I learned from you is patients, the second is happiness. I like that kind of gold . Thanks .😄

I can't stop watching the wheel. I've been hypnotized and I'm now in a catatonic state. I have not heard a word you said.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Ha!

@jwo7777777

5 жыл бұрын

"You will cluck like a chicken anytime you hear the word: egg."

@ionelblaj1963

3 жыл бұрын

@@jwo7777777 HA HA HA HA HA ...........

I enjoy doing this and need all the help I can get...I’m not a serious prospector, more the fun of-it than looking for that elusive pay-day!

I love all of these videos. Lots of effort goes into this and I appreciate all of it. Great content

Thanks Dan, if only there was somewhere to pan for gold round here, I’d be right there. Thanks for sharing your skills 👍

Thank you, Dan... Some nice gold for a bad day on the river... Mike should be happy with that...

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I think Mike'll be pleased!

my wife of twenty years went gold panning with me and i told her when she found enough for a ring we would wed. that was june by december we wed. she knows the value of gold.

This is the best! Getting ready to buy one and i already know how to work it because of your great teaching!! Thank you Susie

Dan Hurd is pure gold...excellent character! Love him showing kids too. I learned as a kid in Novia Scotia how to pan and am getting back into it. Fun stuff!

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I have one, I use it, I love it... another great how to video Dan.

Love the video Dan! Looks like this machine can do a little more bigger material than the blue bowl. So, it looks to me that that 45 degree mode allows to get rid of most of the black sand over the front lip. It does get lost with the dirt and non gold though. But, you can get it back with some magnets at least. I liked the black sand going up with the gold through the center. Your adjustments to control how much black sand vs gold was very interesting in that area. A tube where gold would be caught in the center could get fed into a blue bowl below and the black sand removed and caught in the bucket below. Just would need just enough water flowing so that it can flow into the bowl. A clear tube would be best as you would like to be able to see what is going on and be able to tell if anything is getting stuck in the tube.

So nice to give the gold to your friend, you're a good man Dan Hurd.

Really like your channel...and also really like how you take the time to explain things and how it all works. I've never done any gold panning at all but would love to get into it. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.

could you not, in theory, run that stuff through a series of wheels at different settings for a completely automated process, gradually refining the take down to only gold ?

@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can use a rock crusher to make everything you pick up small enough to go through the wheel too. Then its just a matter of time.

@jowanmay6358

2 жыл бұрын

@@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy you could use a mine to get the rocks 🪨 it's just a matter of time !

@evalyer

2 жыл бұрын

Lol at literally reinventing the wheel. That is basically the same concept miners were using 100 years ago to clean tiny tailings of pay dirt.

@vispolonia2670

2 жыл бұрын

Iran kinda did it...

The angle of the dangle, A twist with a kiss, Will make your fluid start pumping & you end up with the baby gold!...lol

I have absolutely no understanding of the jargon in these videos, but they are fun and relaxing to watch. Keep it up!

Dan, Thank you Finally someone sowed me how to operate the spiral wheel gold concentrator and recover gold from the use of process.🙂🙂

Tom Bombadil, is that you?!?

@blvp2145

5 жыл бұрын

Good old Tom is panning for gold. I hope Goldberry does not get jealous of his new hobby.

@madscientistshusta

5 жыл бұрын

@@blvp2145 naw she loves playing in the river too.

honestly i clicked because of that awesome beard. thought it was fake at first but i was wrong that's jut a killer beard.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And welcome to the channel

I’ve operated a number of those portable spiral concentrates and the one built by Keene Is outstanding because it is not as finicky about feed rate. The ultimate spiral concentrator is the Oro Industries horizontal spiral concentrator. We used 2 of them with different angles to recover ultra-fine gold and they performed beautifully with more forgiveness than a spiral wheel.

This is one of the most educational I have seen on the spiral wheel. Excellent video

Great video and demo Dan! Cheers

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Good tutorial. Thanks for sharing

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Thank you , Dan Hurd, for the very useful, interesting video. I have had a spiral wheel in the past, and I can only imagine how much gold that I lost; now with the new information from your video - no more lost gold!!

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

You weren't even trying and you taught me how to pan better than anyone I've ever seen. Never really got shown how important classifying the material was.

This is so captivating to watch!

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

this guy is really awesome. great vid and great beard!!!!!

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Why thank you

WOW, this is the absolute BEST video on how to work the gold wheels! I have the smaller blue one but, your information has helped me out SO SO MUCH!!!! Thank you very much, and I really enjoyed watching your video. I realize now, I have been doing my wheel completely wrong! However, I have kept my tailings so I can re-do them again =D When I first purchased the blue wheel, there was hardly ANY information about how to go about using it, I am so glad I found your video today!!! ;) I also subscribed to your channel, and look forward to watching more of your videos!

You are a very patient and generous man dan, thanks for the informed videos.

And great job by the way bud.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I feel hypnotized .... Must ... give... my.. gold... to Dan

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Mwah ha ha. My plan is working.

@roberthouston3824

4 жыл бұрын

I know, right?

As fun as the outdoor panning is, I really appreciate seeing how the tiny stuff gets cleaned up. Its all fascinating.

Not at all sure what makes this guy so calming and soothing but I do enjoy his personality quite a lot.

I came into the room, and found my brother hypnotized by your spiral thing. How do I wake him up?

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Take him prospecting

@steveneugene339

4 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome , lol

@angelwhispers2060

4 жыл бұрын

Start by throwing him in the nearest river. Then make him watch the video again to reverse it. Make sure he has less than $100 cash on him when you do this dep. Because he's going to go out and Prospect. If possible attach a GPS tracker before starting the video again. Also take his keys and any other Keys to Vehicles he's allowed to drive. When he is stopped being hyper rational about it you can plan an actual prospecting trip to an area where you can keep the gold you find

this is an hypnotic wheel ,i 'm afraid to sleep before the end ;-)

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

I found my head trying to slowly turn sideways as I was editing this video. At one point I had to call my wife over and say 'Watch this!"

@stephengatley8144

5 жыл бұрын

I’m on to you buddy you are trying to hypnotise your competition to keep us watching KZread! >.>

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

@@stephengatley8144 My plans have been foiled!

Really cool to watch this Dan thanks for simple but intelligent tutorial on the gold wheel

Really enjoying your older videos Dan. You must have been a great teacher!

idk with that spiral seems a gold wizard was trying to hypnotize me.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

I found my head trying to slowly turn sideways as I was editing this video. At one point I had to call my wife over and say 'Watch this!"

Thanks Dan, would you give me an estimate on how much a machine like that costs and do you have a favorite brand?

@janeladik1580

3 жыл бұрын

This was very mesmerizing. And the end result so beautiful. I think I am beginning to understate “gold fever”

This is so cool seeing the gold literally come out of the black sand like magic!

You really didn't need to employ the hypnotic wheel of gold, your content is hypnotic enough, full of gold! Great tutorial, i figured thats how it worked never having done it myself,but always wanted to, it was nice to see an explanation from someone learning it himself!

Dan's wife: "where the #$%^& is my kitchen strainer"

I like to position my spiral wheel horizontally and lay my pizza dough flat instead while the water jet shoots out the pizza sauce perfectly! Dean Martin always plays in the back ground..Bon Appetit! LOL..🍕🍺😉🇺🇸⛏

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

mmmmm Pizza! Yum!

I really do like how that spiral wheel works. Definitely on my list to get.

I appreciate the gold prospector looking like a prospector

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Just curious if you ever figured out, after expenses, how much is your average hourly wage as a prospector?

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha. Pennies?

@Software.Engineer

5 жыл бұрын

hobby, no pay. For the rush of finding gold out in the wild by your own skill that no one else can have, it's rewarding, literally.

@edwardbarton1680

5 жыл бұрын

He said there were three people that day, and the final yield was 3.2g, which would be $135, assuming pure gold (which is almost certainly isn't) That's a half-decent day's pay - for one person.

@jimwalker7553

5 жыл бұрын

@@edwardbarton1680 REALLY $135 IS NOTHING, I DON'T GET OUT OF BED FOR LESS THAN $500 TO $700 FACT.

@notjim688

5 жыл бұрын

@@jimwalker7553sure

He actually starts at 6:40

Dan the Man prospecting awesome bro, love watching your videos on KZread so informative thank you.

Mr. Dan. I'm addicted to your videos and your enthusiasm. I grew up in the Mother Lode of California, and after years of panning and sluicing, I lost my love of the sport. You, sir, have re-ignited my interest. I'm secretly hoping the little river below me floods again this year. Thanks, Dan, you ARE the man.

"Something." 😇 Gold Fever is a real condition, not quite a disease, but not quite normal either. I've had it for years.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, I've been suffering from it from years as well

@ionelblaj1963

3 жыл бұрын

I just get sick from couple of months. May I.....

Took me a minute to realize “Cons” is Concentrates lol

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Yup!

Thanks, Dan. That video was very helpful. I really enjoy when you go out and do some Prospecting. Keep making those great videos.

You recovered a lot more than I expected from that little bit, came from a good spot that's for sure.

Would it make things faster if you were to place a magnetic strip on the outer edge?

@angelwhispers2060

4 жыл бұрын

Gold is a non-ferrous metal. Meaning that it's not attracted to a magnet

Might be my eyes being bad, my monitor being a TV, or something, bur every time you show the spiral up close to show black sand and gold going in, I don't see ANY gold. It's clear to see the results when you show us the pan but I just don't see anything but black sand going in.

Id get hypnotized using that rig! Very neat, tho. Thanks for showing us.

Very hypnotic but definitely informative. Never seen one in action before.

Anyone else getting dizzy? :)

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

I did!

@slickstretch6391

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I kept having to look away from the screen when he was zoomed in on the wheel cause it made me feel like my desk was leaning.

@Dzambor

5 жыл бұрын

It's kinda hypnotic

How do you separate the platinum from the gold ?

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Only way I know how is mechanical separation, "Tweezers"

@brandonbradshaw7024

5 жыл бұрын

Do you go back and separate it or just leave it?

@coreymerrill3257

5 жыл бұрын

Could the assay process work here? Seems like it should... When the lead oxide reacts and turns into a conglomerate with whatever metals exist in a sample, do those metals fuse at the low lead melting temperatures? If not,reaching the boneash,lead separation step should suffice. If not, aqua regia is your best friend here...pt doesn't react in it. While it dissolves everything else.

@bobf6599

5 жыл бұрын

The only way to effectively separate the platinum from the black sand is to put it into a crucible, flux it and heat it to at least 2000 degrees in a blast furnace. The flux should contain nickel carbonate in order to recover all 6 platinum isotopes otherwise you lose a lot of the platinum. Recovering the Platinum from the nickel sulphide button is tedious. It's a lot of work but if you are patient it will pay off. I tried to recover platinum with Lead oxide and lost three platinum metals. Palatium is one metal you don't want to lose. But I saw the palatium floating on top of the black slag. At first I thought it was silver but it was too shiney. Looked a lot like white gold.

@jordannunez123

5 жыл бұрын

@@coreymerrill3257 isn't that more of a "cody" question?

I was getting dizzy when you zoomed into the spiral wheel lol. Great video!

I enjoy watching you pan and do this spiral video. Thank you.

I clicked because I thought it was Tom Bombadil in the tumbnail.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Uh, thanks?

@Born_Stellar

5 жыл бұрын

@@Danhurd But I stayed and watched the whole video even though I don't pan for gold.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

@@Born_Stellar Well, welcome to the channel

Gold at $1300/ounce, 3.19 g = 0.11 oz => $143

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

It's a great hobby

@shmuck530

5 жыл бұрын

A lot of work for very little payoff

@4thdimensiontravels855

5 жыл бұрын

@@Danhurd that pays a bit in return!! That motherlode is comin for you Dan!!! I can feel it!

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

@@4thdimensiontravels855 Hope you're right

You have just the right of enthusiasm to be exciting and fun without being overly corny or overbearing or cringe. Its really wholesome and inviting.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

i just picked up a wheel and learning the angle and water flow as well...thank you for sharing dan 😊

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

why do you look like you're living on the gold rush age

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Because I'm a prospector?

@jasonsummit1885

5 жыл бұрын

It's the beard and hat, nothing wrong with that though!😂

@SPEXWISE

5 жыл бұрын

@@Danhurd I like your hat and beard. I reckon the gold rush age is still going on for you. Because that period ended it means what's left is split among the few that persevered and why this remains lucrative for you. It's also a fun way to make a living I guess. You get out in nature, learn more about the environment and I think have more respect for our planet given that it basically rewards you directly for just understanding it. I think you have a noble profession and I'm glad you are keeping these techniques alive. Enjoyed this video. I learned something cool.

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks - it's a great hobby. You're right - I get to go out in nature and often take my family with me and get to explore the province. It's a lot of fun

@roberthouston3824

4 жыл бұрын

Because he is. Have you looked at the recent trading prices of gold?

3.2 grams, so about $136 USD of gold.

@danielboatright8887

5 жыл бұрын

Assuming they had several spirals running on site, they could probably assembly line it and seperate a lot more

I love this guy because of how happy he is

Wow...that machine is as handy as a pocket on a shirt! Love it! Thanks for sharing!

Uhhhh,...hey Dan, let's see what's behind door #1 (white blanket/curtain backdrop)...??? 😲👨‍👧‍👦🤪🤣🍀👍

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

A very messy shelf of paints and chemicals.

Why is there a gnome in my recommended feed and why am I watching his video? And why am I enjoying it?

@Danhurd

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel!

Great Show! You’re video helped me understand the spiral wheel better. Thanks!

Nice demeanor is viral. Whey I'm hunting, I try to "happy up" when I get a little frustrated, or fatigued. It helps to stay in good spirits