I find my *Biggest Gold Nugget* in 3 years, for the Challenge!
After teaching MrBeast how to gold pan, I was challenged to find a big gold nugget within one week. I could not find one in North Carolina, so a flew home to my Dream claim where I knew I could find gold nuggets. Five days in, and we discover the second largest nugget I have ever found. Challenge accepted..... Challenge Completed!
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I'm envious that your dad is still around. I loved all the adventures that my dad and I used to go on.
@thekodanator
8 ай бұрын
I'm with you. I have a greater appreciation for my own dad when I get to see people still enjoying time with theirs.
@leighanncronin6905
8 ай бұрын
Me too
@kylealexander7024
8 ай бұрын
Meanwhile, I haven't talked to my dad in decades. Mainly cause he is a manipulative POS. Wish I could had this kinda relationship instead.
@StaceNyourFace
8 ай бұрын
I feel ya. I wish my dad was still around too. ❤
@tommcstacker4216
8 ай бұрын
I love my ol' Dad.
Whoa I think this Mr. Beast guys channel is really gonna blow up now with this collab! 😅
What a beautiful and blessed time you're having with your dad! The gold nuggets are great too. 😊
Dan has the will of a Miner...Great Job
Congratulations Dan! How fun! Sometimes a deadline makes us work just hard enough to get it done hey.
Always nice to see Dad Hurd in action!
Excavators are fun, I grew up around them and still get excited every time I get an opportunity to run one. They are gods gift to shovel pushers.
Good call on installing those wooden riffles (nugget traps) up top on the GoldHog matting.
I watch both the channel constantly, and I can easily say this is the best collaboration I’ve ever seen on KZread. I just wish Mr beast video brought more viewers to your channel because, no matter what video you watch I CAN NOT stop watching.
Thank you for always being honest with your viewers. Been watching for about 2 years, and was lucky enought to talk to you a few times on your live releases
That home-made highbanker is KILLER!
2 yards an hour 😂, love you're videos, when I worked my parents Gold Mine on the south fork koyukuk river 450 miles north of Fairbanks Alaska, we ran 7 yard buckets every few minutes, I worked 11 weeks per year, 150k, was my pay, which was fine with me, even though our land assayed at 600 per cubic yard, this was back in 1982-87
@outdoorloser4340
8 ай бұрын
Do you still go there?
@kirkfeatherstone6944
8 ай бұрын
@@outdoorloser4340 no, parents are deceased, my son passed away in Alaska in 98, my wife last year, I am retired living in Pennsylvania, I have many good memories, however if I was a bit younger, I know a few spots that could make anyone a millionaire in a matter of a few months in Alaska ❤️
Way to go , Dan!
Awesome! Especially spending that time with your dad!
Thats awesome dan!
Congratulations on your find! Great to see you and Dad are in sync. Precious moments.
How did you keep this under wraps for this long???? I would have been screaming to the winds with this!🤐
WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO DAN! That was a mighty fine pan you ended up with! Incredible gold nuggets, with the best scenic view anyone could ask for! You are so blessed to have this claim; I am picturing monster nuggets in the near future! Great to see dad out there, too! I know he had as much fun as you did (other than the wicked cold). Hugs and blessings from Alabama ❤️
Dan....what an awesome video...great seeing you and Dad bonding, the enthusiasm, the scenery and the Gold....one of your best and I've been subbed since your school vid days...nice to see another video when the weather is warmer.
Well done Dan. What I would give to hang out with my Dad a few more times. Treasure his company my friend.
WOW! I remember when you had only a few thousand subs. Way to go, man. Keep that up! 💯
Dan this is awesome, thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Great job
I need prospecting in my life. Thanks for sharing Dan!
Dan, I am glad you found that neice Nugget! For only 4 -5 yards of pay, not bad& you got better with the Escavator!! lol, Great video!👍✌
great job Dan love watching your videos, keep up the good work cheers
Hell ya Dan we knew you could do it. 🙌🙌
My mom and dad really fell in love with the Australian and Yukon Gold shows on our local programming. But those have recently been discontinued, and my mom has absolutely loved all of your and Jason's videos! Thanks for being such a fun and positive channel that I can share with my family.
Always love to see your videos especially ones with family
10:40 I trust you know what you're doing, but I worried that if the chain had not come off that rock it might have pulled the bobcat over.
@48thstateprospecting
8 ай бұрын
I saw the same thing happening lucky the Chain came of or Dan would have been launched into the hole because I doubt if he was wearing the seat belt you have to wear them while operating or one mistake and your maimed or dead
@Domarnett
8 ай бұрын
Yeah, I worried about that too. I’ve seen a few machines topple over the years. Luckily no one was hurt, but it happens so fast. Definitely have to think things through before hand when working through obstacles, because once you jump into action there is no time to turn around…
My kid loves Mr Beast. I enjoy him, but man i really love this channel right here and i have for a while. Getting to share these with my kid because Dan was on Mr Beast makes me a happy man. Thanks as always Dan.
Great content as usual and I echo the comment on how fortunate you are to still have your dad!!
Lol the excavator is a beast to learn at first, but I’m sure you know now that now. After a day or two you’ll start getting the muscle memory or whatever and it’s a lot of fun.
DAN ! How can you not take a fly rod to that river ? And the Gold ! Happy to see that You rose to the challenge.
You know when things are serious when you take your dad along ! A nice bit of gold to end the year on, well done !
From Bust to Banger! Good Gosh!!! Great work guys!
Wow what a nugget! Glad you a great one for the challenge.
Hey Dan ! Finally a decent looking pan of GOLD ! Yeah !
Its soooo awesome you have your Dad with you!! ❤😊
your teaching of geologly and mapping the way it moves im learning,im in australia almost ready to go,not sure where to start
Hi Dan! Next time use the smaller bucket for the excavator. You’ll have much better luck ripping through rock. Also, use the stick boom, also known as dipper boom to pull your bucket back towards you always keeping bucket as flat as possible. Think 90 degrees to 45 degrees. Enjoy you much!
Always enjoyed thank you Dan😊
Great gold Dan! Excellent excavator operation, you picked that up quickly. You are correct, that is absolutely beautiful country!
I can relate. Working on an archeological dig, with constant running water, on my knees washing sand and pebbles in the freezing rain were some of my most miserable days.
Very fun, can’t wait to see the next video for the final two days
Well done Dan & Dad :) Nice goooooollllldddd
Spectacular gold prospecting work... solid 🇮🇩⚒️⛏️💎👍👍
Dan, we love videos with your dad...I'm pretty sure he has a fan club❤😊
Love your enthusiasm and your tutorials. Great video. Keep up the great work. Please say "Hi" to your Dad.
Does anyone else come away from dans videos feeling like you could mine for gold? His videos are so detailed it’s almost like a how to video lol
@alistairclark6814
8 ай бұрын
Yes, absolutely! And I do, I started panning because of Dan and his videos. I got 1.25g of flour gold and flakes this summer. Not bad for a newb!
@urmama9845
8 ай бұрын
@@alistairclark6814 that’s awesome! I’m in south florida so the only gold we can find falls off a tourist into the sand. But i have tried some digging up in North Carolina this summer and found some cool crystals and minerals.
Well Done Dan way to bring it in for the home team!
It's cool that you get to spend so much time with your dad. My dad is an extreme workaholic, even though he should have properly retired by now. He's so all over the place, it's difficult to align my available time with his so we can hang out.
Dan, WTG, and what an amazing helper!!
Congratulations!! Great nugget to win a challenge with. Thanks for sharing 🙏❤️🌲
Nice Big Nugget Dan! But the time Spent with Dad is PRICELESS! Cheers JJ
Dan has lots of experience he has unbelievable knowledge ,challenging him is a wrong wrong decision
Wow Dan Hurd having a proper go on the big toys wtg bud great video 😊
Very exciting episode. Loved it.
Dan: You have the best gold prospecting show out there. Thank you for bringing the fun and discovery to the screen. Keep it going!
This was fun to watch.
awesome nuggets and such a sweet operation with your Dad!
Congratulations Dan great find...
Good video, well done on the gold finds.
That's so great to see Doug again. He does remind me of my dad. I'm glad you found your nugget, but if you want to up the efficiency of your plant take a blow torch to the nozzles and soften them up and squeeze them flatter. That will make the water pressure you have and jump it up significantly as its forcing the water through a more narrow slot. That should make the dirt pile at the back of the rig melt away (like Butter😉).
@kylealexander7024
8 ай бұрын
The pump might not handle that. The higher u pump up the less pressure u get at the nozzle. Restricting the flow to create more pressure can really slow down ur flow when combined with the elevation change
@spencebrown19
8 ай бұрын
@@kylealexander7024pressure doesn’t increase, water velocity will
@kylealexander7024
8 ай бұрын
@spencebrown19 idk. I'd have to re study that specifically. It's going to cause issues doing what OP said
Well done Sir! Love seeing that GOLD!
Well done! I can’t believe we got a collab with Mr Beast! Dan hopefully your subs go way up so they finally represent your efforts and video quality!
@youtubeSuckssNow
8 ай бұрын
He has to put "Mr. Beast" in the title to get the juicy algo hit
Good gravy that was an amazing pan of gold!!!! Wow man! Thats awesome!!
Congrats Dan!!
Dan you are such a nice guy, very smart man when it comes to that field, good luck 😁
Good job dan. I really love your channel. By the way I'd love to get some ocean picture stone for beads
And there's the "Welgcome" intro that you started the channel with, and I keep waiting for!!!
Well done Dan and congratulations.
As long as you run CAT controls on the Mini-X you should be fine. Equipment is super fun and easy to get the hang of.
Enjoy your adventures. God Bless you and yours.
I'm a fan of your dad. He seems chill but also able to bring the thunder if needed to raise a kid right. :D
great work Dan!!
Looking forward to seeing the major workings with the trommel on that claim Dan 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hi Dan, im a subscriber for a while now and enjoy your vlog.I hope you find so much gold, you'll need the machine to lift it. God bless you and all the best!
Great video Dan!
Way to go Dan incredible job
It still looks like it was loads of fun. I wanna come play in the dirt with you and your wonderful family some day!
Great job Dan! Video was very educational and i hope u win the mr.beast challenge buddy!
You need a tooth bucket for that material! Love the hard hat on top of the sun hat!
What a clutch move by dad. How valuable was that fix.
@youn8e
8 ай бұрын
Yes ...how many WOULD ⁉️💜💜💜
The gold videos are fun and all but I like the Jade and gems episodes the most.
Nice nugget 😊 beautiful views in and out of the pan
It would be super cool if u put the time of day and the temp in a corner for us to know what ur doing better. Cold makes every job harder but also makes hard work less sweaty. Idk about working in sub freezing temps though
already 220 new people since the million. Its going fast Dan Youre already a celeberity :)
Great job Dan and Dad!
This is so awesome Dan!!!!!!
Glad your family was with you on the Dream Claim Dan ! Yahoo Big Gold 🤠🏕⛰️❤️
@amango1096
8 ай бұрын
Mmh
Good job man! Hey ,if you ever have to mine in the cold again ,you could buy yourself an on demand propane water heater . And you could have instant warm panning tub & with a hose and sprayer it would come in handy for de-icing the sluice .
@kaboom4679
8 ай бұрын
He has a campfire already , and , running water . Just add a tap to run some through a coil of copper pipe laying in or over the fire , and he's golden . Works for thawing pay as well .
if anyone doesnt like dan hurd theres somethig wrong with them....his enthusiasm is infectious....
I love that! Your dad rebuilt the pump in your hotel room!
Sweet . Exciting pod cast.. and Burrrrrr
great claim you got there! What would you do differently if you can go back?
Was so cool to see you in a Mr beast video. I was like hey I know that guy! But really I’m just a loyal viewer 😂
Glad for the surge in content.
another great video San, and those nuggies were NICE
😂❤ learning curve 🎉 and Dad SLAYED the water pump 😂 hope all the towels made it 😂
DAN your awesome, been watching you late of this last year ish and seen many of the older film of you even teaching 😂 but Learning so much, and relating to the passion. Though only work at a Bruchis PT can't wait for next spring. Would Love to help out in the future, meanwhile trying to research Spokane area terrain and see what I could find too, though haven't found much but black sand and tiny tiny possible garnets since 2017 lol...anyways, keep up the passion and thank you for sharing all you do!!! 👏and yes ur Dad is a beast for fixing that pump in a night !! Woo