I believe I have finally found the channel the separates the wheat from the chaff as far as prospecting goes. Thank you for your Wisdom and free tutorials Amigo. I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates it.

The exploration company which I optioned a block of claims to in AZ uses a tile saw in the field for VG gold ID in ore. The cut face, like you demonstrated in the video, is easier to ID visible gold in samples. These tile sawsa are a bit cheaper than a demo saw and use less water too for desert areas. Thanks for all the work you put into videos, I've been rewatching the smelting and assaying ones in order to learn how to do them myself since 1 batch of fire assays costs as much as all the equipment and supplies I'd need to do my own. Your vids on this stuff are the best because you test out so many different things, always with an eye for maximizing efficiency. Nice work man!

@Willrocs

Ай бұрын

I bought a craftsman 7” one for $54 with shipping included

Those silvery minerals are likely some type of telluride or selenide, or maybe some type of sulphosalt

Like the show, we have a guy in a unknown location in Black Canyon Az who cuts the Quartz in slabs large enough to make counter tops. Those slabs go for bottom dallor around 5000 for a 3ft by 4ft slab with gold .

Thank u I'm just awes by the color combinations in rocks.this was helpful for me to kno when I'm close to gold but it's all the variations I love

Great. I am a Zambian closely following you tutorials on God. God richly bless you.

As Far As I'm Concerned, ALL These New Gizmos Are Something, When I Was Growing-Up Ya Had To Wait Till HS To Even Have Access To A Micro-Scope & Then It Was To Be Applied To ONLY What Was Being Taught In Science Class....I'd Be Doing EXACTLY What You're Doing & Making Those Numbers Work....Keep On Keeping On....

VERY INFORMATIVE, USEFUL, INTERESTING RESEARCH OF THE GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE OF ROCKS.

I enjoy this video..you are cutting a rock with a special cutter and use of useful magnifying len to watch the grains and minerals in the rock..it is a great video..i am still learning..thank you.God bless

Yes, it is very helpful. Great video. It is hard to find instructional info on identification of gold ore. Thanks!

THANKS FOR SHOWING US JUST HOW MUCH WE MAY HAVE OVER LOOKED. GREAT VID. !🤓

Hi there my name is Bruce I am in Fresno California right next to gold country LOL. Been watching your videos for a little while but just subscribed this is probably one of my favorites. Showing the precious metals under the microscope with something nobody else does especially pointing out what all the minerals are. I find that very informative because when I'm out in these motherlode mountains I really would like to know what I'm looking at and cutting the Rocks open and looking into the glass is freaking awesome thank you

Jason, your channel is just the best!

Very useful it is not easy locating gold ore very informational

They just opened a old gold mine near me a few days ago.i tracked down the river bank and think I found a few nuggets.going to wash them off to find out.its actually exciting.

Imagine having a table or tile job with cut ore. Functional or just for looks, gorgeous! Thank you for sharing this!

Oh... I DO have some samples of this stuff! It was used as patio gravel 50 years ago! It's all streaked with sulfides and very metallic pyrites that don't oxidize, even after half a century of weathering!

I have installed granite countertops for customers with natural gold flakes in them. Nature is grand.

I’ll be using that technique to evaluate samples before crushing and panning and as a visual guide to identify keepers and barren samples

What would be cool is if someone cut rocks up in slabs. Then they could line them up and pour Clear epoxy over them making really cool looking tables. I’ve seen people do it with wood. I bet people would pay for a table of gold rock ore.

Education is KING. Thank you.

As a kid I was interested in geology. I had a rock & mineral collection that included Pyrite, Quartz, Amethyst, and Galena. I haven't collected in many many years, but, this channel brings back a lot of nostalgic feelings. I'm really loving the content.

@osamabinladen824

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@johnramirez5032

2 жыл бұрын

Im 62 and i would try to be a geologist. It facinated me. Of course other more important things like making a living took precedence. ! Now im rediscover my childhood wonders cause i can ! Jason is such a wonderful jewl himself! Thank you Jason. Your video's mean more tban you may know!

Best video I have seen on the topic and excellent visuals as well.

on slabs that are really intresting i use a clear poly resin on one side to sow the intresting patterns, and leave the other side unfinished

Thank you very much for that piece of information. It was so important for me ,because I suspect that each and every day I pass by a piece of gold some where .

Great Show. Thanks for the info.

This mineral identification was so helpful. Maybe it would get long, but I’d have liked to see the close up of the outside of the rock minerals, too, and how they differ. Very cool.

Very Educational. Thanks

I have watched a number of your videos the past few years Jason and I have to say that this one is right up there as one of the best. Love how you showed and described the different minerals in the slabs you cut and showed how to flash the particles of gold in the slab.

what a great method to see the minerals in a rock sample in the field , well worth doing . a great visual assay of samples..

Just brought some that look like those home. And now I'm breaking out the tile saw. I'll check back. Wish me luck. Thanks for the great advice and video.

@Marcus01285

2 жыл бұрын

Did you get any gold?

If people are like me and they prospect for gold they have rock samples all over their computer bench , lol , i'm surrounded in rock samples , i think it is similar to doing core samples , so probably a good idea for quick identifications of minerals , but sure there's a market out there for specimens , and i have even bought some myself . Great vid Jason ,very interesting , i just love rocks !!!! ha ha ha .

This is the shop scope he is using. MW5-L1 Shop Microscope Thanks for the great video. Food for thought on what rocks to bring home. Keep it up.

Good stuff ! Been finding quartz and other stones here in nor cal and was just thinking of this. Cheers!

I think its the best way to idetify gold in rock. Thanx for info.

That would make for some nice tiles. Sliced gold bearing ore !!! Especially if the gold really stands out. I'm planning if I ever find a lode source too get core samples and polish them up

Awesome stuff. I've recently returned from a trip to the Clipper Mine in Carbon River mining district where I live, and I collected a bunch of interesting rocks from the tailings pile. I don't know very much about what I'm doing, but I picked up one of those 200x phone microscopes like you show in your videos a lot. I sliced up my copper ore tailings on my tile saw and found all kinds of stuff. This video just cleared up a lot of what I found. Thanks again, Jason!

I can see why those rocks sale for alot!! They're beautiful!! Have a GREAT Day!!!

You're doing great and good works with your channel, Jason. Very worthwhile to both the serious prospector and the curiosity-minded as well. Cheers!

Thanks for your great video's they are really educational and inspiring also cool !!!

Very helpful for the beginner. Thank you!

This video is meaningful im working currently on a gold mine n what is shown from quartz is replica what i meet from the site i took them for sampling n manage to find traces of gold, thanks man for your help hoping to see more videos from you. God bless

As a kid instead of having a lemonade stand I had a rock stand selling rocks. I lived in mining towns.

@auassassin787

4 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing.... but I lived in Compton. Probably sold different rocks 🤣 jk

@arandomperson7549

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@osamabinladen824

3 жыл бұрын

Ralph Reagan Do you still have some of those rocks? I wanna buy some.

@patwoodson9599

2 жыл бұрын

My sister and I did too in Silverton, CO. That was 50 years ago

@memes.5593

2 жыл бұрын

@@auassassin787 hahahhahaha

This is very useful information that really helps in identification of rocks containing precious gold thanks for the research and compilation of the info. David

Great video Jason. I have been cutting rocks and gold ore for many years and have never thought of using a demo saw to do it. That's definitely a tool worth considering to get an analysis in the field of what's going on with your specimens and ore. Great idea. I have only used lapidary saws, which are expensive and it usually means you have to always bring your specimens to cut home to your saw. I believe using a lapidary saw on smaller pieces is a better way to go because the cuts are much nicer and won't take too much work to get the saw marks out. A flat lap is a great tool to clean up your cut faces and with gold ore, you only need to polish to about 200 grit to clean up the cut face and get the gold to smear and "pop". The saw itself will accentuate the size of the gold encountered, but a quick hit with the flat lap will do even more. Done hundreds of them. Also, I would avoid using a sealer on any specimens. It will mimic a polish, but in my opinion is a cheesy shortcut.

Good job! I sure enjoy your videos, so nice to see this side of the small mining world. Also, your knowledge and info sharing is a great refresher for a wannabe miner like me. I love it all! Much appreciated.

EXCELLENT...THIS IS HOW MY MIND WORKS...A WHOLE NEW WORLD...ANOTHER UNIVERSE...IN A ROCK

That concept is brilliant Jason 👌 Totally the best way to investigate opportunities 🙂 Core sampling techniques on easily accessible potentials 👍

That was great, Jason. I love looking at rocks and you have some really good’ns!

I appreciate your time! I just leased my first to mines in AZ. Have zero clue about mining but, I work good under pressure! Lol. I wanted to do something that I have never done before! Being from an areas in Texas that gold is the farthest thing away from, this is going to be fun. Lol

Thanks Jason, interesting to identify the minerals that gold is associated with in a lode or ore body. I think the GREY white mineral may be Arsenopyrite.

Always a good show. Many thanks

Very good video brother ,thanks. I really learn something good about ur video. Great video bro.

I really enjoy your videos, Jason! Many thanks for them.

That last cut you showed had two holes to the right. The bottom hole had a large piece of gold in the bottom!

Jason... Ive just subscribed... your videos are great. I detect in areas around the Victorian goldfields in Australia. My prospecting is limited to about one field trip per week using a Minelab gpx 6000. I seek small specimens usually (alluvial) on the surface around old workings. I believe that understanding the geological aspect is a also a big help. Your videos do exactly that. Thank you for the heads-up and great insight.

I like to manually break my quarts finds and enjoy picking up all the pieces after...I'm no professional but I have net 280. Ounces of found gold in last 3 years at my weekends and hobby days ...I just don't give up and take every spec I see ....don't give up friends

Hello Jason, I really appreciate your video. It gave me creative ideas, so I can prospect in my circumstances. Thank you so much.

Hey Jason - great video! Now I want to get a demo saw and take it down to the claim! Trying to figure best way to hook up a hose to it though; guess a pump! Thanks again!!

That is awesome being able to see raw gold right inside the rock geometry with a microscope! Thank you for posting this valuable info! Have a big thumbs up and may God bless you & your family.

great video, thanks for sharing, excited to cut up a few samples now ourselves!

I enjoy all of your videos very much .♡ Keep them coming

Hi Jason I think you are doing a great job thanks a lot. I love golds

I find your videos to be very informative. Keep up the good work!

This really helps. Hope to crush and pan out some gold ore.

I love the slabs! Thanks for showing us!

@stacyjv_4982

3 жыл бұрын

Super helpful!

Excellent video....keep up with the tips

Great demonstration Jason. Very helpful. Use of microscopes has always been a must for me.

Jason you sure put out some good content can't wait for the next one.

I wouldn't mind having a slab of that to make cabbed pendants out of.👍😁

Good JOB I like your video. My great grandfather who was a gold miner in KGF mines. GOD bless you

Thank you for your videos it will help me here in the desert

good lecture to a first timer like me

Wow, I never knew that. Thanks! I have a small bucket of or from Colorado that I'm going to check. Awesome!

Hi I enjoy and learning a lot from your demonstration Thanks very much wish success in all the times. Rgds Amini

Yeah your information is useful & has suggestions for better uses & applications. One thing I was thinking while watching is that we need to make sure to check for All of the different types of metals we find in samples. Some metals have beneficial uses for other things that production companies could make better uses of if a lot of it or enough is found. Then there are the metals that are currently paying well, and as well or much better than gold.

Thanks this video helped a lot i was always wondering how to identify the gold

I don't know why, but gold is more evident with sunlight or candlelight as opposed to light from a filament or led light. If everything is held with no movement, your phone can take clear pictures that can be expanded to expose the gold. I wish I could include a picture with this comment to demonstrate my point.

Whou!! Muy buena información, no sabía cómo identificar el oro de las piedras! Gracias por este dato 👏🏻👏🏻

I have an EL Cheapo tile saw that I use for this kind of work. Heck, I found another saw just like it on the curb a couple weeks ago.

That's awesome stuff you could probably use a diamond saw on an angle grinder for field work on smaller rocks.

This was a fun video I don't see things like that kinda neat thanks. Yes useful information for sure.

it beat going to school to study very educational for sure Jason

Hey thanks. Great to see and to understand what you are looking at.

thank you!! awesome job, yes it does help.

Cool! I like your style and motivation.

Buen trabajo con su canal muy util para tener mas conocimientos con los minerales

hey jason, id like to see more gold retrieval from ore... i love it.. like measure up a ton, smash it all down and pan and or us mercury or gold table and weigh it at the end. that would make a great video. great channel!!!!!

Love how you point out pyrites have a cube like structure . I like to call it the Q-bert effect haha . I found a white quartz with veins that like vinegar , and don't seem to be any cube shapes , more like butter , and there's silvery drops too . This one is 7pounds 7 ounces , haven't tried a gravity test yet or had it viewed , yet .

Amazing sample beautiful specimens

Keep the info. coming brother!

Thank you very much I realized that I had some god specks In some of my quarts. Very useful.

Bro! Loved the video. My name is Willy and I’m from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 USA 🇺🇸 and I live currently in Florida but I travel regularly to Brazil 🇧🇷 and this year around December and February My wife and I went exploring into the jungle and off the regular trail we found an area which was loaded with lots of quartz boulders all over the ground and the side of the hill obviously after a big rain storm we had the hill came down and revealed the quartz. Now with what I learned from this video and you my new friend, I’m going back to Brazil in July an take a saw and start cutting quartz boulders and see what I can find 🤙🏽 I just subscribed to your channel so I will let you know how we did. Thank you my friend and God bless 🙏🤙🏽

I love your real videos . Thank you

I like the idea, do 1 cut for checking and sell the full rock to the actual artist.

Cool. I just need to figure out where I can find rocks like that in my area of the So. California high desert.

could see it great brother and thanks for sharing your idea i'm gonna be going through diamond blades left and right now lol. Doing my first smelt tomorrow with black sands all because of your great videos!yes very useful brother!I am gonna start cutting after i smelt! where can I buy some affordable bone Ash Coppell everybody wants a bunch of money for even a single one where can I find them fairly cheap?

Thank you Jason, I just purchased a microscope and if I can identify the gold in rocks before I crush them it' ll save me a lot of work. This is just what I needed.

@sari6929

3 жыл бұрын

Tell us about the brand???and its specification and price???please

@andyamysarizonaadventures5450

3 жыл бұрын

And he's got a good point,maybe chip the little pieces out with gold and make alot more$ selling as specimens 😁

Very cool video thanks for posting

Thank you! Great video!