If you are prospecting in rivers and creeks, then this is some really good info for you guys that will take your skills on finding Gold up to the next level. If we missed anything or you have better ways of prospecting these water ways, we would love to hear it so throw your experiences down in the comments section ....that way we can all be better at finding that Shiney and if you want to see more videos on upping your prospecting skills then watch this kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2Wexs6kdpqrico.html and we will see you on the next video.

@JustinKeck-rz1nw

5 ай бұрын

Always need more skills on finding that shiney.

@shineyrocks390

5 ай бұрын

Upper benches above creeks and streams.have produced a lot of gold for me in the past. Walking along one day in the mountains I looked up the mountain side and saw round smooth cobblestones. I started digging into them and found black sands and red garnets amongst the cobblestones. I sampled in several places and low and behold it had a lot of gold 3/4 of the way up the side of that mountain. I was not a seasoned prospector back then but it didn't take me like mg to catch on and learn a valuable lesson.

@b.a.macnab6209

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Jeff!

@jasonsperatos6412

5 ай бұрын

Jeff! Can you do another video on sampling road cuts. I've seen some nice stuff along interstate 40 in AZ. And is it legal to dig on the side of the highway?😂

@nicholasmcmillan7536

5 ай бұрын

I'll be looking for this type of activity in the Klamath trend area of California and South Oregon. It's snowing here in Spokane, Washington, so I'll have to wait till summer.

hell yes! finally a man who teaches and isn't worried about how he sounds! love this guy!

@Askjeffwilliams

3 ай бұрын

thanks

@bernardfleming5867

Ай бұрын

Walter Houston, took lessons from this guy.

@SwooshRipple

27 күн бұрын

I am also a teacher. I am one of the only legit gold prospectors on KZread. You should all respect me.

Very loud simple and to the point. If all my teachers throughout my school years were all like this I would have remembered mostly everything instead of forgetting everything.

Haven't done any gold prospecting yet. I have a metal detector and gold pans, just don't have anyone to go with. I am a disabled Veteran and nearly 70 years old now, and I ain't giving up yet. Cuz my name is Mica.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 ай бұрын

you can do it my brother

@potatoman3693

2 ай бұрын

I live in Oregon and there's bunches of gold in the riveouths out here. The springs are abundant in gold too.

@geoffkeller5337

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your service, Sir. I sincerely hope that someone will go with you so that you can enjoy prospecting.

@markschwartz4761

Ай бұрын

I'm heading to Alabama for metal

@markschwartz4761

Ай бұрын

Heading to Alabama May 4th to 7th let me know if you can

@6:31 - Tilt your head and mica goes from shiny to gunmetal grey. That's how you know it isn't gold. When you have gold, the shine follows your gaze. It shiny from all angles.

@brianbrown9700

18 күн бұрын

Now that's some good information 🤜🤛 .

@insideoutsideupsidedown2218

3 күн бұрын

What about pyrite?

I recently purchased a gold mine it has two springs and a pond, I am super excited to start prospecting this spring

Jeff , you are such a gift to anyone who loves the outdoors. I know my mood changes the first instant watching a video of yours. Thank you for your gift to us. So many Awesome videos you have given to us. I hope to be able to get away from work and apply your principles. Now on to another of your videos. .

@Askjeffwilliams

22 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍

Watching you look for gold has given me gold fever. Yeah. I bought a metal detector from a pawn shop. Went out to the backyard with a pie pan and garden hose to find gold. LOL... GONNA GET WET! My house was built on a dried up ancient creek bed. Rocks everywhere. So I am going to 😢 dig it up.😂❤🎉

@Jesus_is_All_we_need

2 ай бұрын

I hope you find a lot of that beautiful shiney!

"Yeah, you're gonna get wet !!" I love watching these compilation series ! Really a lot of good info for us prospectors. Thanks for putting this together Jeff & Lila !!

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

hahhahaha yes you are my brother .....thanks and we hope that it helps everyone become better prospectors and gold miners ....always our pleasure

@OidHunter

3 күн бұрын

Wear fishing waders

This guys got some of the best energy around! Keep it up and thanks for all the advice Jeff :)

@derekkoelmel6402

Ай бұрын

I would pay good money to have him yell at me.

At that creek, I would first be looking for brook trout.

I have a spot on Callahan Creek outside of Troy, Montana. It is a terrible hike to get down there but it is a nice inside corner. When I was a kid I watched my father snorkel in about two feet of water with a pair of tweezers and a film bottle. He covered the bottom of that bottle with decent sized flakes, mostly pickers in less than two hours. He was in the middle of the creek favoring the inside corner but at the very end of the corner. The downstream end.

Your videos are awesome, Jeff. Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us.

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

you betcha

Mr Williams you remind me of George Massy "the buzzard" i would watch him in the 80's when I was a kid with my dad. Thanks for the great video and the memories

@Askjeffwilliams

3 ай бұрын

good times

I’ve never panned. I’ve watched many videos. This guy is a grown man. Great video

This was like a Reader's Digest of some of your previous videos on finding gold. I have seen where using a small portable battery-operated vacuum works well to suction out those crevices in bedrock too since crevasse tools can't get to it all. A water suction device sounds like a good option too. This was nice to have a lot of your gold finding tips in one video so I will save this video for quick reference. Great video too.

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks

Straight to it! No BS, self-serving intro, just down to business. Perfect! BTW, this method sounds kinda like the one on The Legend of Buster Scruggs. I'm glad this turned out better. 👽✌️

@kentneumann5209

21 күн бұрын

Buster Scruggs. Yes.

There's no gold in my area but it's interesting that some of the same ideas apply to other types of rocks. I'm always looking for chert and the head of an inside bend is where the good big stuff drops out, which causes a layer of silty clay to buildup at that level. Everything from trash to artifacts ends up getting stuck and all you gotta do is let nature pass enough gravel over it. Might have to try panning some of it just for giggles.

Thank you Mr Jeff...Love the concise and relevant info! Great health to you and yours!

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks and you too my brother

looking at the fresh Watercress,

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

tasty

I’ve learned so much watching Jeff and I’ll watch his videos until the day I die even if I get to where I can’t prospect I’ll still be watching his videos thank for all the knowledge you’re videos are very helpful

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks , really appreciate that

Watching this late at night...got me motivated and excited...gearing up and heading out...pumped 👊💯💥👏

Brilliant video Sir. I Learned alot. Thank you for your time and knowledge.

FANTASTIC! Can't wait to try this!

Jeff just taught a first year University Geologist course in under 15 minutes. People ... save your money and listen to Jeff's channel . No student loans either.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 ай бұрын

thanks my brother

ESPN version of gold panning.

Thank you for the lessons my friend always a pleasure watching a pro at work. Be safe ✌️ 🙏

If your a beginning prospector buy yourself some natural gold from a seller. Get yourself from fines, flake and little pickers Put a piece in your pan and pan it into a catch basin. See if you can move the unwanted material out of the pan without loosing you gold into the catch. Then do it some more with other sizes. See how the gold acts in the pan, how it moves as you stratify the material ( shaking the pan with water and material in it will allow gravity to stratify the materials into layers and allow heavier material to settle to the bottom ) - Gold glows in the shade - it sits tight in the pan while rocks 10 times it’s size move about with the slightest rocking - once you see real gold and how it glows, how it sits you will never second guess Mica or Pyrite

@Askjeffwilliams

Ай бұрын

very well said

Just started prospecting last spring watching your videos! Thank you for everything, Mr. Williams! Wish I would have discovered you sooner!

@Fgttgfd

5 ай бұрын

Have you had much luck? £££?

@davestrange3718

2 ай бұрын

i just started prospecting myself. i found some silver but no gold yet. trying to use the information im learning from these videos

Ask Lila, how she manages to not break out in giggles when you make so many funnies?? I admire her silent running behing the camera. Not sure i could keep quiet. Lol. I am enjoying your new teaching series you two are doing, especially the how to make inexpensive prospecting tools from cheap products. It is epic and i am gonna try a few. Got the poop tube, got carpet, and got the pvc pipe. And i KNOW im gonna get wet and cold up here in Maine. Keep the fun coming. We love you.

@gabrial3377

5 ай бұрын

Oh, fyi, I'm Vickie and Ryan's Gold adventures. In disguise. Lol

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

Hi Vickie and Ryan ....my wife has a hard time not laughing and we have had to do many retakes ....gotta have fun

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

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks GS

One of the most informative videos I've seen

Very cool, yet again. I have to mention here that this is almost exactly how you save time when hunting many hill and forrest mushrooms that happen to grow from the ground. We follow the dried up water flow lines over the earth until the water stops and organic debris piles up. The only real difference with mushrooms is that it's best to start at the top of the hill, look down carefully, and slowly work your way down. In this scenario, the organic debris in which we usually find boomers in the woods is far from mineralized and takes place in forested areas. There many mushrooms are found growing from debris piled up at and around the bases of trees. But that's where the fungi come in, converting organic sludge into minerals in the form of nutrified soil. I think there's a connection. Also, mushrooms tend to accumulate growing traces of minerals in their tissues and might be possible indicators. I would love to read your response. Cheers

at first glance it seemed familiar, but there was some great learnings here for those who are eager. thankyou for reminding me that the era the upper benches were formed was when gold was deposided in my region, and all the later eras just put it in the river. thankyou for good lessons

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

you betcha

Great explanation... awesome. I'm on it. Thank you ❤

I just learnt so much in a few minutes, great clarity of information.

This man is aggressively inspiring me to start a new hobby

The boil hole looks like a heart ❤️!! 12:50 Love the science you put into this one Jeff It’s teaching hydrothermal deposition at its finest and in a lot of different scenarios I’ve experienced these and many more and it’s what makes the detective game so fun I like the area your in Looks like a Cali creek with that basalt cap and mafic rocks I’d love to get a in the field experience while you share the local geology Especially here in NorCal

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks, we do our best

Your a walking encyclopedia of gold prospecting thx got me fired up

@Askjeffwilliams

4 ай бұрын

thanks

Lots of good information there Jeff thanks for teaching all of your subscribers the right way to do things

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

you betcha

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

Appreciate ya! Outstanding info!

I used to be that mica miner, lol. I find gold every time I go out now.

Great tutorial Jeff, please keep them coming! Happy Holidays. ✌️🙂💯

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks and you betcha

Im 44 seconds in and I've learnt more about what to look for than 20 videos previos. Awesome... thank you. All logical stuffs me brain hadn't tied together.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

thanks jeff all that was a good reminder of where the gold is

I’m a novice. I’m learning a lot from you. I must say though. I’ve never heard someone’s voice match “Mitch hedberg” quite like yours! It’s a win win!! 🤝🤝🤝✨💪

@Askjeffwilliams

Ай бұрын

thats great and thanks

I love the gona get wet part, this is what gets my young grandsons so interested and hopefully hooked when summers in full swing and its too hot for metal detecting long. Nothing like finding gold together with family in a cool shade and creek. This and other videos by Jeff are amazing

@Askjeffwilliams

3 күн бұрын

exactly and you betcha

As always great information. I thank you Sir

Now I can go look in decker canyon California and my friend years ago found gold in the decker canyon creek. It's mostly ancient volcanic grounds throughout the Malibu mountains. Ur video is very helpful 👌 Was always curious about areas as the one in ur video. Lots of them here creeks

This was an incredible amount of information in one video. I'm going to try my luck with my new knowledge! Thanks!

@Askjeffwilliams

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Once again, the information that you have that you share and your knowledge is my very best. Source of learning about prospecting and geology and the search for Gold. I have ever come across and all of my studies. You are the king of geology and gold prospecting. And I greatly value and appreciate it your knowledge and information. Thank you again and have a good holiday season.

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks, we love to hear that and really glad it is helping ....it is always our pleasure ....thanks

Thanks Jeff, you have so much experience. Love your videos

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks

Thankyou Jeff ....very generous information.👍

@Askjeffwilliams

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This is just fantastic!!! Ive been with the rich& the poor, and not many people impress me.. but jeff . You are my new hero brother!!!! Im going to take all of your advice,and blaze a new trail in 2024!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!

@Askjeffwilliams

4 ай бұрын

thanks ....we know you can do it

I’ll be putting this knowledge to good use this winter. On the track of some mystery gold…

Great explanations Jeff it took me 6-9 mths to be able to read my brook and tributaries. But I finally found source and best type gravels. And the teating was well worth it. I have found most of my gold on shallow bedrock with ancient hard packed gravels

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thats great ...Congrats Chris

I remember seeing this fellow with the Chigg a couple years ago, super energetic 😆👍

This is very helpful my friend. Thank you I am a beginner and you made it really easy to understand and explained in great detail.

@Askjeffwilliams

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Greetings! I'm a new subscriber, and I love your channel. Thank you for the great content!

@Askjeffwilliams

9 күн бұрын

welcome aboard

Your wisdom is golden. Cool video

@Askjeffwilliams

3 ай бұрын

thanks

This video was so fun to watch 😆 thank you for laughs and education! New sub here 😁

@Askjeffwilliams Jeff, I really appreciated this video. You clearly explained how to identify river bed target zones, where and how deep to dig, what to look for and what to avoid... Loved this one! Headed back to my Creek now! It's Video AU! ❤

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks , we always love hearing that

Thank you Jeff for all your videos!!!!

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

you betcha

excellent breakdown Jeff 👑

Good info thanks

I like your information and I like your originality. Thank you

@Askjeffwilliams

3 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

Yup, up to them years. Right behind the property is the Union and China mines in the " Calif Gold Discovery " area. I keep going back to my grandfathers hard rock mine ( the China mine ) cause I feel that all the quartz folds in that area, grandpaw might have dug maybe just a little right or left to hit the big 1.He worked it for some 20 years as a hobby and gave my mom all he found in a glass locket. 1 oz.

Thank you !! Im excited to get out there this spring. I got my wife a prospecting tool kit for Christmas and she said thank you. And then she referred to my kit as her other one 😂 ❤

@Askjeffwilliams

4 ай бұрын

you betcha

Pure value, always. 🎉

Respect to you Mr Williams . Been watching from the UK for many years . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇸

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks

This guys enthusiasm makes me wanna go start panning..

This dude is the man!!

I really love your videos. I'm barely getting into it because of my son but I always wanted to do this as a child so it's a win win.

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thats great ....let us know if you have questions

"Two little pieces of fly poop." Thank you for that. :)

Love the way you present gold finding

@Askjeffwilliams

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great tips on how to work a creek. Ive been sluicing a lot of fly poop sized flour from below a terminal morraine.

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thats great the outwash areas that are cut by creeks and stream are the best for concentration of the placer Gold

Awesome content!!!

Haven’t watched yet but is this my grid vid I been asking for?!?! U the man Jeff!!. Thank you!!

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

you betcha

@jimmylarge1148

5 ай бұрын

@@Askjeffwilliams thank you sir!! I rearranged my day today, gonna head to the river instead and try out what I been learnin. The only issue I have with where I’m at is there’s no bedrock. Im sore there is but your not gonna dig to it. What are the no bedrock guys looking for? Im in Michigan btw. And thanks again Jeff there’s not many people u can ask questions and get a whole vid in response. By far the best mining/prospecting channel out there.

I think I just found my favorite KZread channel. Awesome video!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Very interesting Jeff. I love you're videos.👍

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Oh heck yeah!! This is my favorite areas to pan, thanks buddy!

@Askjeffwilliams

4 ай бұрын

You bet!

Most sensible man thanks

@Askjeffwilliams

Ай бұрын

No problem 👍

I'm looking in the Rivers in Maine and new Hampshire and Vermont and it's very important to follow your tips thank you and we look forward to seeing more videos of your adventures

@Askjeffwilliams

2 ай бұрын

we know for a fact Vermont has Gold in the creeks .....Yankee Jim Gold is up that way and he finds it all the time kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKCDj4-ShcqrnsY.html

Your attitude is rad. Raditude one would say.

I love getting out in the mountains my garrett gravity trap pan along with my aluminum craddle its fun even if I dont find anything

Brilliant! Thank you Mr. Jeff Williams, maybe I should hire you to check my areas. Greetings from Papua New Guinea!

@Askjeffwilliams

3 ай бұрын

thanks

Your awsome brother

enjoyed! like always jeff!

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks

Thanks again.

Meanwhile, the evil Fireworm monster has attacked Wormtown, and now rules the entire drift abandoned by the ethereal Mr. Williams....

@TheHappinessOfThePursuit

5 ай бұрын

😮

@Jason-rn4jk

5 ай бұрын

🧐

@bigdfig6083

5 ай бұрын

Arrrrr, there's gowld in them there drifts! Slim says to ssssssshhhhhiiisshhhh...

@christopherparis6841

3 ай бұрын

Wtfkn fk r u high buddy? Or I mean I might be an idiot but wtfk are u puking out as words tring to mean what?

@user-nl9wg4gm6s

3 ай бұрын

But ,at that exact moment, I fell into the water and was tumbling downstream .! 2 days later, I awoke on a wonderful gravel bar !!🙀🙋 Full of stuff!! And guess what I found?? 🤸🤗

Never seen this video before been watching Jeff's videos for a while that super sluice pan is the best pan I have ever used .some people may not have the back for it but i love it @63 it keeps me in shape thanks to Jeff's workouts 😂videos thanks man

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! yes it is .... you betcha my friend

Hi Shane. Thank you for your latest video about 100% Virginia Gold Paydirt.

Hey Jeff, You have such enthusiasm, it's contagious,,, ,maybe a little over the top, but your knowledge is awesome! come to Victoria Australia, where its' harder to find, and see what we deal with,,,every step could be ya last,,,,,,don't be scared, just cautious!! You'll have accommodation, might be ruff but that's how we do it.

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks , we are planning on that

Another awesome video young man keep up the great work. And your video person does pretty good to. Good job mrs. Williams!

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks

Awesome info Jeff!

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank You Jeff ,GodBlessYou

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

you betcha and you to

@sr25jd

5 ай бұрын

@@Askjeffwilliams appreciate you sharing your knowledge ,I can only imagine how many years of experience you just shared in a short great video ..I’ve been following about 8 months now I bought a mine lab detector so I could maybe find a nug or two in my old age .. 😂 GodsSpeed..

My ranch in west Texas has glacial gravels , but good luck trying to recovering it ( gold that is ) , it has been pulverized down to micron gold.

Don't always dismiss a crack in the bedrock because it runs in the direction of the water flow. I have found really nice gold in such a crack, like 100 colours per pan. It was a rather large deep crack.

@Askjeffwilliams

5 ай бұрын

thanks

@mohammedbinladen4619

5 ай бұрын

no worries mate.@@Askjeffwilliams

@mohammedbinladen4619

5 ай бұрын

i will add this wasn't your normal crack in the bedrock, it was not open to the flow direction so did act like a riffle I guess, and was at least a foot deep and was packed with rocks. I didn't expect there to be anything in it.@@Askjeffwilliams

You're the Man. I friggin live this channel. Thanks dude 👍

@Askjeffwilliams

4 ай бұрын

thanks