This has been the best demonstration of prospecting for gold that I have seen yet on the internet. Thanks Jason.

That video was way informative. That is the first time iv seen a specimen with gold that is fully visible. Awesome

@beckyelliott2871

2 жыл бұрын

If you use a metal detector or a pointer, you can save a lot of time and sweat. A pointer is much lighter than a larger detector.

@ableline2000

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly Becky. He keeps throwing away pieces 2 in thick that could hv gold in. A metal detector and pointer is for sure what he needs

@GrandDungeonDad

5 ай бұрын

Would a spot like this be worth building a small mine into to see what happens with that vein further into the mountain?

Everyone eventually passes over that 40th speed bump in life, there is no shame in carrying a 10x jeweler's glass in the field with you. Happy prospecting! At 19:00 you got color!😎!😆!🤣!

Living at 9000' in altitude in Colorado and going offroad for hours then finding a mine in the middle of the most rugged extreme terrain is beyond impressive for the dedication and the hardened people who built them, and like you were saying alot are not on any map, I came across a Chinese drift mine 2 years ago and just beginning to explore the ground. Can't wait until we melt off snow in about a month or so more! Wishing you all the best and thank you for excellent adventures and knowledge!

@100GTAGUY

Жыл бұрын

It's wild stumbling across test pits and whatnot out in the boonies, I haven't personally come across any old mines just yet (I did find what looked like a portal with a rock pile nearby on tunnel drive, but didn't enter it because it could've been a lion or bear den and the area is notoriously crumbly) tons of test pits just out of town though. While I don't usually find mines or paystreaks often, I do love looking at my boots after a long hike and being able to spot a flake or two of gold stuck on them. Always cool bumping into some "local" people online, might bump into ya in the royal gorge region someday if you're ever down here. I'll shoot ya a sub and see if I can't learn a bit more about the geology out here in CO.

@rockymountainlifeprospecti4423

Жыл бұрын

@100GTAGUY very nice, test pits all all over up here, as everything except for a few mining/residential are all thar is available, if you can find available. Actually one of my board members has some land in Royal Gorge and hope to hit the Arkansas River sometime down there! Will touch base when we head that way!

I remember reading about how old timers used to plant multiple quartz floaters on the base areas of a spot that would possibly fit the bill for a vein as a deception to keep others away from what they found and off searching the set up area. The pump fake has been in use far before basketball came around, lol.

Go's to show how easy one can miss the gold by not doing due diligence, thanks for that Jason.

@Civilmonkey1

2 жыл бұрын

Who is Go?

I got dizzy when you were on the cliff overhang. We found gold and a huge set of brass balls. Kudos, man, kudos.

What a great video 👍 After looking down that cliff, I think I know why the old timers left it alone, lol.

Great vid Jason! Hard work on display and your enthusiasm gave an 85 yr old ex gold prospector a thrill. Maybe, just maybe it will be workable for you or for you to profit by if you can claim it up. Thank you and waiting for your ore crushing and panning vid to give us more data.

Great stuff Jason 👍 Thanks for taking us along and finding some nice gold deposits!

I use a 7x aspherical magnifier with an LED light. Gives me enough magnification to overcome my reduced eyesight and then some...

@timotht.

Жыл бұрын

sounds good to me.....where do I get it?

@FishFriendsYoutube

11 ай бұрын

Hobby lobby has $6 lenses for coin collecting. It’s a set of 2. 9x,10x,and 11c

Fantastic video, Jason!! Congrats for finding that vein. Thanks for taking us along. Looking forward to the processing video. Stay safe. Jim in Phoenix.

@gab194bbece7

2 жыл бұрын

What do you want to thank for

Excellent find Jason! That's one hell of a cliff you were working from, thanks for posting as always!

The rocks thrown away look full of Gold too, Nice! 24:41

Saying hello and showing love from Seattle! I am a quadriplegic who got paralyzed four years ago from the chest down… I have never been gold hunting but you are really inspiring my friend! Best of luck and saying prayers for you and your team in Jesus mighty name may you prosper I pray, amen

@sternmond3126

2 жыл бұрын

say the schahada an pray in the 2-3 hours bevore sunrise to god. Jesus is Not god, Jesus ist the Messenger from God. "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger and Jesus is his messenger."

@Aisha-721

Жыл бұрын

@@sternmond3126 make Dua for him. I did that but a lot of people don't understand Islam like we do. I used to believe that Jesus is the savior till I read the Quran cover to cover in 2016. I finally made my shahada about 10 months later. The Quran makes a lot of sense but the trinity didn't. Praying to the saints didn't. I was Catholic and encouraged to pray the rosary.

@jamesehlerjr5803

6 ай бұрын

Pretty sure he didn't want to talk about religion. To each thier own. I don't care what anyone does or what they believe in, but I can't help but kinda take issue when a person is basically telling someone else that their religion doesn't make sense at the same time as telling them how their own religion does make sense, especially when all the 1st person was just basically wishing a separate person that they will be well and that their God will be kinda looking after them. (That's how I see it anyways.) Personally, I don't really believe in "God" exactly. I believe that there is A LOT that we don't understand. And also who knows what people back then exactly were referring to when they refer to "God". I don't want to say it's aliens.... but... it's aliens..... kidding.... maybe.... I also tend to believe that both the Bible and the Quran were written by people.... and people..... well, they can suck. I think it'd be a very hard temptation to resist for anyone writing the literal handbook that would guide a whole religion of people, to not write at least some things in the book in a way that would be more in line in a way that the writer would think he get some benefit or political purpose. A good example is how some parts could get, uh, removed. Tell the whole thing, ya know? I also think that people can deliberately misinterpret the texts is ways that better suit thier agenda. Because organized religion is probably the greatest form of control over people. Undeniable. I also think it's Undeniable that as society drifts further away from religion, the worse off things are. Except in the middle east, the shit is ALWAYS hitting the fan over there. What's with that? Am I an infidel? What do you do with infidels? Hmm, which religion doesn't make sense? Thought exercise, can you imagine what would happen if a person like David Copperfield or some other naturally skilled magician were alive back then? You think that a person like that wouldn't be called a God? Or worship him or something? Anyways, I do believe that there is some kind of energy within us, (soul? Maybe.), and that maybe that energy within us casts an aura that some people can see or sense. And that something happens with that energy when we die. I just personally don't really think that there is some all controlling being that essentially relegates us to being his "ant farm." I just like to think of us as more than a hobby for a all knowing, all powerful, all controlling Supreme being. But who knows? See? It kinda sucks when someone just start talking about things you weren't really talking about and kinda wondering if your religion change may not have been..... anyways. I don't care what other people do or believe in, but when the 1st guy is just withing someone we'll and saying Jesus will keep him safe (or whatever), maybe just take that for the kind hearted gesture that it was, realize that is getting more rare these days, and not take it as an invitation to try and convert someone. You converted? Cool. Good for you. Maybe not everyone wants to hear about how thier religion doesn't make sense and that's why you converted.

I just love your exploration videos - learn masses from them. I'd happily zip over from Western Australia, use my climbing gear to set up protection and give you more freedom to move around on that edge. If I could get out of Western Australia ....

Interesting stuff, being prospector (placer gold though) myself... i've ran into few quarz veins on my time and have taken very close look at them always. How ever it is very hard to figure out what to exactly look for in the veins this vid helps ... if in nothing else, but atleast motivation to keep cracking the quartz.

I live in Nevada and I could take you to heaps of quartz outcrops that are massive and highly mineralized. I used to work for a large gold company and your video makes me want to start prospecting again. I still have all my gear and gave never lost the fever!

@davidbutlerjydstrupes5383

4 ай бұрын

Nelson/Searchlight/AZ-NV border on the Colorado?

It's like gold rush and survivor man in one KZread episode!

@kiarawhalen1544

2 жыл бұрын

That's my ultimate dream. Piss off from society and live out the bush and on occasions when you need to visit society, you have gold to barter with.

@emojiking8580

2 жыл бұрын

@@kiarawhalen1544 👋🤴☝️ Yes yes yes 👍 The great outdoors

@allahditta7767

2 жыл бұрын

Ad pakistan

@sanjaypattar562

2 жыл бұрын

Q

@peteytaylor322

2 жыл бұрын

Iayyyyyy/yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy/try.

Man... That's so awesome. I can only imagine how great it must feel to find gold in situ like that. I live in SW Washington, so it looks like I need to head up north a little bit and try and find some of those good areas like that to look around and maybe even do some panning as well. I just don't know where to even begin. You've done a great job at helping to give some direction though, so I genuinely appreciate that. Thank you Sir. 🙏

Excellent content, very interesting. Thanks for taking the time to share it & congrats on the find.

The best detailed mineralogy video on KZread!! Well done!!

Always pulling for you in the videos but especially like the field work. I'm a placer guy but I'm really intrigued by the vein gold,.....looks like hard work though. There's a lot to be said for sitting atop yellow iron and making smoke.

Awesome video thank you for sharing ✌ can't wait to see the finished stage in the next video. Be safe🙏

Great video seeing you find the vein AND the gold in it. Very satisfying! I'll be paying more attention when I'm hiking to look for quartz.🙂

Awesome! Really informative to see how you prospect. I'm now motivated to go search uphill from some dirty looking float I've found hiking!

Look forward to seeing the next video. Nice to see a gold prospector find gold ore in Washington. Nice job on the hike Jason.

Well Jason thank you for being so real and simple😉 the caliber of people like you are really hard to find today so thank you for being you ☺️❣️ I'm over 70 and still love the adventure and challenges it's the thrill of the hunt and if it pays off, great, if not at least you tried,. Again thanks for your posts

@stanleyolson3228

2 жыл бұрын

Great trip Jason! Thanks for dragging my hiney up that last little bit.

@beautyandthesimp

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have strength to go on an adventure at 70 years old?

@rogerhanson3468

2 жыл бұрын

@@beautyandthesimp are you kidding me, of course, what does age have to do with adventure, just a number, it's the excitement of the search that motivates, finding what you are looking for is alright but it is the quest, one more, just a little bit better,is it over there and how to get to the end, of coarse at 70+ adventure

@beautyandthesimp

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerhanson3468 my dad died before reaching that age

@rogerhanson3468

2 жыл бұрын

@@beautyandthesimp I'm sorry to hear about your dad, but you can still have the adventures of your life, if you go with the idea of getting rich quick, don't do it, it's never about the money, it's about the experience, I was once told, books are knowledge, and knowledge is money, the More knowledge you have with an open mind for learning you adventures will be awesome 😎

Thank you for taking the time to make this very interesting and informative video. A childhood dream of mine is to do exactly what you are doing. And you took us along the journey. Thank you. Looks like so much fun . Even just smashing rocks that could hold indications of Gold is amazing. God bless you and be safe out there 🙏. Hope to see more in the future

Like the videography style and I also watch abandoned and forgotten places and the two compliment each other as to content. Glad that I have been led here.

Best video yet! Really enjoyed this one especially! Be careful and God Bless!

Really informative as always. Looking forwards to seeing what kind of recovery you get too

Thank you for this video! I've watched lots of your vids but this 1s a field trip!

Really nice work. Thanks for walking me through how you find gold veins. I hope I can apply this soon.

Just stumbled across your video and channel this morning! Good info here especially for us noobs... Thank you my friend and look forward to watching more!

My first thought when I saw you drinking that water is that you haven’t done much hiking. But as I watched your video. You know what your doing and I learned a ton from you. Great Video

Nice!!! Spit back in the spring water for the next fellow to drink😁 j/k great video and great talking points 👍

@cuzbizkets3631

2 жыл бұрын

i agree there is also a really good section on how to allusively alleivate working "hard" !! (9:33)

This was an incredibly informative video. I'm immediate this I want you to take up as much information with me possible. You make it very easy to understand and to follow. Thank you so much for your heart working ever. I really appreciate this..

Can’t wait to see part two! Thanks brother

Awesome video! Thank you! You have got a lot guts to be out there hanging off a cliff like that, my palms sweat all the way through, lol. Great job!

Really enjoyed tagging along with you... Do more please.

That was excellent , super educational !!

Way cool video Jason! Looked beautiful up there! and that's some dang good gold you found there!

Great video.. Most informative one Ive seen on finding color in a quartz vein. Ive always thought to look for a vein of gold in quartz and may have been passing up small nuggets.

cool episode Jason :) nice vein find and some nice rocks to take home :) can't wait to see you smash them open :) should make a fun video too :)

Wicked stuff Jason can't wait to see the results.

Thank you. Very educational of fact to the point that you helped me find gold. There is these 3 brooks that I pan and have been successful. Now thanks to you I will look at the bases of the quartz veins that are loaded here in Eastern Massachusetts.

Nice job finding that area I like areas that not on Main Maps you can really find a bonanza I'd like to go into the real ugly oxidized quartz veins you just touching the surface if you can get down deep and probably very good the fun part is carrying all that material down the hill now thanks buddy cool video

@cuzbizkets3631

2 жыл бұрын

THIS IS A ABSOLUTER 100% ALL U NEED TO KNOW ultimate GUIDE for lifetime-wilderness survival ~~ locating BIG gold~~ water drinking~~~~ & BUSCHWHACKUNGIN

Man your 1 crazy dude working at them heights

Been wondering about this for years now ,.. thank's for the vid

An excellent video Jason....I have a similar spot on my claim with a 75' - 100' drop almost vertical to the creek below. I have been happy working the creek and finding gold, but I might start looking at the quartz outcropping at the top of the cliff, it's big...about 25' long and about 15' high, covered in moss ....lots of mineralization in spots but I only have about a 3'-5' ledge to work to work on, so I'll Safely try to get some samples next year.... To hanks Jason

I've seen these kinds of veins in Texas, growing up and hiking along small cliffs near creeks. That's pretty cool.

I like how u simplified the geology terms for stuff id have to take notes still though n then re watch it again few times

Thanks for sharing. Always learn something new from u ..

Damn, that looks like a good time! Nice hunting!

Excellent Jason thank you for the info that you gave us know I have a better understanding of were to look two thumbs

Great Vlog mate that was some Hike you had to get there hope it pays off for you

Thank you for wearing eye protection, see it to often people smashing on rocks with steel tools (or other rocks lol) and no eye pro on. Just asking to lose an eye eventually. Great video man! Learned quite a bit.

Thank you, Brother! You have informed all of us the most out of all the channels on you tube. I have learned so much from you. I am so thankful and I wish there was some way to show my appreciation. Do more of these 'Easter egg' hunts. Would ya? I love watching the adventures, but I also am benefiting from the real world examples that you show. I do hope that it is as worth it to do these videos for you as it has been for me. One thing I am curious about is the fluxes you use. Are there any natural occurring materials that I could use to do my hot pots instead of having to purchase from somewhere? I am just beginning my 'go' at smelting and such, so please excuse me if I am mixed up with anything and if I have missed anything. You are a great teacher and I am learning so much from you.

A real big thank you for that informative, and educating video, I am in Australia, and I'm finding this whole gold prospecting thing facinating, I have really enjoyed this video and appreciate your ideas with this, Thanks very much. - Liked and subscibed.!

Thank you for sharing another good video..i like it and learning some things in the video..Be careful..God bless

Love this video mate.Thanx for show these for us! Chears!

A wonderful quest and a great demonstration of what it's like to follow 'float' in the hopes of finding the vein-outcrop. Well done you edge-hanger you!

Awesome video! Can't wait to see what you got!

Just want to say thank you again for sharing your knowledge and experience. That was very un selfish of your buddy to turn you on to that spot... look forward to more from you sir. Darin

Your eyes are an indicator of 👓 needed 😂 Fun prospecting trip Jason! Thanks buddy ✌️PT

A huge thank you for this video now i know what i need to look for i have been banging my head against the wall for quite some time now.....this perfecly explains what i needed to know

Great adventure can't wait to see the results 😀

I found an area that has a lot of white quartz rock, going to spend some time this next summer checking it out! Learned a lot from this video!

Thanks Jason, this video clarified some questions about hanging and foot walls for me. It’s good to see a miner finding shiny while he explains the process he is usingn, really good teaching moment for me as a novice. 8 years underground but in the coal seams in eastern Utah. No Gold. Seams of yellow resin of course.

@feelinghealingfrequences7179

2 жыл бұрын

17:53 gold!

Dude that's awesome!! There's piles of quartz in the woods behind my property!! Now I know what to look for!

I follow a lot of mining and mining exploration channels out there on the KZread. Your channel is unique is that nobody else is reaching the technical level of explanations you provide. Please keep going!

Your videos are very entertaining and informative. They really help me a lot with my placer and lode ops..i have several plants akin to your own so i can utilize all that i've learned to maximize ore production

Great find. Can you imagine what the old timers went though finding gold in the deserts of Nevada and Arizona?

Awesome video. Thank you

Nice video Jason. Very informative. Keep up the good work

Thank you for sharing this adventure and knowledge with us. I subbed and rang the bell. @21:35, holy crap bro! That could have been a bad slide.

Good to see you out in the wilds.

Excellent post, thank you for sharing.

That was awesome, thank you. :)

Great weekend hike idea! Cool

Nice video Jason.Thanks for sharing.I got a MD 20 falcon gold detector no so long ago and I've found that it will detect pieces even smaller then the sort of pieces you unearthed .Not only that, it does have some penetration thru quartz .I reckon it may have been a really useful tool in that situation .I feel pretty sure it would have detected some gold in those quartz zones.Just food for thought,

@Aisha-721

Жыл бұрын

Have you found some rutilated quartz?

Great video. Very informative. Balls of steel being perched up there working on that cliff. I got vertigo just watching.

Fantastic video and examples. I have a vein in AZ I really need to revisit with more tools. Looking forward to the follow up. Thanks for the inspiration!

Ya found enough to buy a Bandaid for your hand. 🤣 Really Good Vid Thanks for info.

Awesome video, thanks for sharing very interesting

I enjoy the way you share your expertise

Great on the spot info.!!!

This was an amazing video for a newbie. Thanks so much

Always enjoy your videos. Looks like a nice deposit you are in. Be careful out there!

Super video! You make a good point about not getting hung up on one spot. I found float which lead to a 4 foot wide vein on my claim! Havent explored enough to determine mineral content though, but there is micro placer gold in the area, and it is quite coarse. Lots of ugly quartz in smaller veins, very red quartz along with a soft red mica, and flaky black mica, and some fine grained grey/silver mineralization all in the same sample. Wish I had a crusher!

@thomasackerman3995

2 жыл бұрын

Black sounds like magnetite..silver?

@MOTOMINING

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasackerman3995 Well, silvery LOL, I don't think there's any native silver around here

Great video! Good explaining of the zones of the vein!

Perfect prospecting video. I'll keep looking for orange colored quartz next to the footwall or hanging wall of a quartz vein with ribbons. Thanks!

Enjoyed this video, thanks for trekking out!

Great content. That was quite a hike, and that shot of you on that ledge was something 😳. Cheers from Bellingham

Nice vid Jason👍🏻

Seeing you strugle up there is actully pretty funny😂

Living on the edge with your quartz and sledge. Not only was that vein amazing, but we dont have mountains like that over here in South Carolina. The next time you go up there please give us a look at that ledge and the valley and mountains. We have a beautiful country. Please help keep it Free. Cheerz🥂

That's really cool to see you find visible gold in western Washington. I've spent a lot of time in the hills and mountains in Washington and I walk past many quartz veins. I'm not always looking for gold, bu when I am, it's hard to stop and believe that one of them might actually have visible gold in it, especially when I go by so many that must be barren. It helps to have a lead like you did, but I'll have to be more thorough in my examination in the future.

@enriquecasillaspalacios3280

2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen all the quartz veins on the way over to lake Chelan?

@owentolley3308

2 жыл бұрын

@@enriquecasillaspalacios3280 I haven't been over there in a long time but I know Chelan Butte had a few prospects back in the day

@feelinghealingfrequences7179

2 жыл бұрын

17:53

You make some great video's Jason, would be really cool to meet you one day but you're 1000's of miles away......It is amazing what you found, that fleck of gold and its shape, I can see why people also collect this stuff, here in the UK Cornwall is a holiday destination, it was a massive tin mining community, I am always rooting around rocks down there, so thanks Jay, I learned a lot from you today.