Damn, that's awesome. It's sick to see your hardwork pay off man. You're always showing us new deposits and getting more and more gold. I know that shit takes a lot of work, great job.

I have several pieces of something that looks like ore , not sure what's keeping me from crushing them up . But this certainly gave me the motivation to try . After all , I did bring it home because it raised my curiosity . It's been an honor to learn from you and watch you grow as a prospector . The best part is how much you have grown to love every single aspect of your hobby . I embrace the many changes that you have made , throughout this adventure called Vogus Prospecting . Looking forward to seeing the changes to adapt your vision . Fantastic live stream Chris . I really enjoyed the process . See you soon . Cheers my friend

I have to say that I watch a lot of videos regarding this. You're videos are the most informative! You are really a great teacher, thank you for everything!

Mate well done and thanks for teaching.

Ain't nothing like Jeff Williams 2 hand fulls. Man that stuff was rich.

@skoitch

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it was a little too good. Makes you wonder why he doesn’t go commercial and make millions.

@waltertodd4479

Жыл бұрын

@@skoitch Especially wonder about videos being done up by Meadville on private land. It's one thing to fake metal detecting gold nuggets and it's another to see gold coming out of the vein in hard rock.

@skoitch

Жыл бұрын

@@waltertodd4479 a later video explained it. A lot of it was some other heavy metal and not gold.

@waltertodd4479

Жыл бұрын

@@skoitch seeing is not always believing...

While crushing in a Dolly pot I bang bang a bit then shake the Dolly pot on an angle so all the largest bits come to the top of the crush. Then you can bang bang crush some more, shake shake to the side, bang bang then shake then tip through the sieve. I just find it a little quicker and less energy than tipping into the sieve after each crush attack we unleash into our Dolly pot. Hope this makes sense and is helpful. When you shake shake the crushed ore in your Dolly pot have a look inside and you'll see how the bigger bits separate. Cheers and thanks for sharing your adventures Chris

Hitch receivers work great as well.

I've been basically hard Rock prospecting for 44 years and done exactly what you've done with the mortar and pestle. I also own rc1 and an RC 46. Hard Rock money is hard to come by sometimes but when you find it it's always satisfying and the pain in your back and arms doesn't hurt so bad when you see the color in your pan. Currently I'm prospecting and working area that's high in iron ore but there's large wire goals in BB size pieces of gold nugget mixed in with it. I'm still trying to find the source which I believe is within 3 milesI south of or I'm getting it from. Their signs that there could be closer mineralization of smaller veins but I still got to find them and uncover them. I've got all my gold mining in Western and mid Northern nevada. I love getting out in the countryside and doing that. I found more than gold and silver out there. Good luck to everyone and their venture to find gold. You sound like you really need to find an investor and buy up alot of that gold/silver rich land you've been finding lately.

@RICDirector

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds freaking awesome! Best of luck from the other side of the Sierra!

The dark spots in the quartz is manganese and when it oxidized you get a white powdery look that is manganese oxide. The red is the iron.

Great explanation Chris thanks...

Enjoyed the video. Thank you!

Very nice find, Congrats!

Professional hard rock gold miners say that in 1 yard of quartz vein showing 1 ounce it is invisible to the eye.

@SpudEngineering

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the grade and how it's deposited.

@waltertodd4479

Жыл бұрын

And the particle size of the coarse gold.

Keep it up love from Vancouver Island Canada 🇨🇦

i can't wait for you to ball mill that tub of ore you have been panning into and see the final results and how,much more you get from all that. and thank you for sharing the adventure and information 😀

Thank you sir that was great.

Ha ha! The main vein...

Hey Chris i haven't had the chance to put all the knowledge ive learned on alluvial gold prospecting just yet, but i agree with your move into hard rock is a natural move for any prospector who continues to grow. I for one love the move . because as i put your knowledge on alluvial prospecting to work in my area, i can continue to learn

@johnwoods1247

2 жыл бұрын

you have enough content to-go back and learn one aspect while to teach us another, looking forward to the new direction for sure.

Mr. Chris thanks for the good info, as a beginner that's all valuable info. Specks of gold per pan, kilo and ton really a giant step in understanding. Good work! I will be more respectful of a few specks in a pan.

Learned a lot from this one, thanks Chris. Much love

Good stuff Chris.

I hope you were using safety squint

Thank You, well done video. You also need to do a video on how the particle size of gold in the original sample determines how fine you crush the sample to. Also, when your crushing alot of gold in the sample it acts as a shock absorber and makes it even more difficult to crush.

Different form of live streaming imminent Hope you made it in time ! Great video really enjoyed it

Heartland Gold and Gemstones, seriously look, real Gold, you fool. Lmao 🤣

Crushing petrified giants for their gold.

Super awesome take nice work Chris

Thanks for the information 👍 😀

You know soaking the ore in vinegar for a week softens the sulphur Ores.... 😆 🤣

well, well, Mr. Gold is back ;-)

Awesome thank you for your passion it's contagious. Have a wonderful day!

Nice Need to shop vac your floor an run it also.

It could be worst all the gold could be a 1000 mesh on and that is invisible to the eye.

I liked this one

You crushed it bro

Hi Chris, what percentage usually would the heavy sulfide minerals be vs the whole mass processed? And how do I know when to stop panning, if I want to keep them for the smelting?

Cheers dude

great vid..from nz

Wow, $25000 for a claim. That's a lot! Much much less in Nevada - only around $300. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on how much you think it would take in equipment at a minimum as an amateur.

Another consideration is the time spent on building your equipment, like that dolly pot - or a sluice, or a trommel, crushers, etc. Kind of maddening since that's time away from actual digging.

My ore crumbles with just rubbing it. That's how much Gold Raw Ore has, it's soft. As the iron oxidises it releases the fine Gold to deposit along water flows hence a seam... 🤣

Once you have reduced a smaller dolly would be Quicker

@SpudEngineering

2 жыл бұрын

Its not.

Do you clean the tube to ensure you’re not contaminating your sample?

Hope you employed the safety squint when using Stampy, loads of chips flying about. 😑

Your mini crusher needs a bigger hammer on the end of it for testing purposes.

is there a reason you didn't use your homemade mini sluice for this fine gold . your mini works fantastic. just curious as you always have your reasons.

Wahoo!

@hasmeadali7316

2 жыл бұрын

Another epic video bro.. Thank you and please stay safe GOD bless 🙏

I have a heavy duty crow bar so I can stand up. Doing it like that would hurt your back I reckon. Also I wonder if having the pot and bar the same diameter would be better??

Secondary deposits = rust stained Gold, it's technically not Raw.

Thank you, most appreciated! Um Ok off color comment...it IS a 'live stream'......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰🥰🥰

Made a crusher yesterday

Nice

What do you do with all the no gold dirt you must have loads lol

Why not use a forge and melt it down to find the gold?

@dksmith605

2 жыл бұрын

A couple of reasons I guess; you want to crush the ore for smelting anyway, especially on a small scale. And more importantly, you will most likely spend more on fuel and consumables (flux, crucibles, etc.) Than the value of the gold you recover. The process would usually look like: crush ore, concentrate crushed ore, smelt concentrates.

If you intend to mechanically be crushing more gold ore, please protect your lungs, your dealing with very small shards of glass! Not much different from asbestos, they both puncture and irritate live tissue.

Seems like melting it would be 1000x easier.

💚🤟

How long are your mining seasons?

@SpudEngineering

2 жыл бұрын

12 months

@robertearhart8349

2 жыл бұрын

@@SpudEngineering cool sounds great

It's common sense that if someone is working and has to pay attention to what they are doing. Just wait until they are done, basic intelligence.

It's rusty coloured mate, doesn't take a genius to workout it already oxidised at least once or it wouldn't be rusty colour. Lol

Not Really Gold ore mate, lmfao. Secondary deposits. Lol 😆 🤣

Translate: knob jockey...?

@weekendwarriorprospecting817

2 жыл бұрын

Knob jockey = Thomas McKay

N8ce

Big crush & smelt video upcoming = 👍 RC-1 for a big crush sometime = 👍 More hard rock mining = 👍 AU$25K non-refundable claim fee = 👎

@RICDirector

2 жыл бұрын

Are you serious? That's a crazy fee! What..20 oz of gold to pay that...

@krakhedd

2 жыл бұрын

@@RICDirector I've no idea, that's what Chris said during this video and I've zero reason to think he's lying

I crush a whole bucket of ore in 2 minutes. It has Kgs of Gold and takes weeks to get it all out. Seriously you Should research more. Lmfao 🤣

sounds like the non refundable fee is just to put people off mining for themselves. wouldn't want Jo Bloggs making too much money.

@SpudEngineering

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty accurate mate

I am ready for the shift to hard rock crushing. Bring it, come at me dude! YEET! 😁🤍👍🏻 I am picking up what you are putting down pal!