A truly great video Chris, essentially a "Table of Contents" for many of your previously produced videos that cover each "'Chapter" (topic) in depth. Can't wait for "Volume 2" of this video to come out, but that will give me the time needed to "do the homework" you have assigned and watch or re-watch all the follow-up videos that you are recommending in this one! THANKS!!!

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

I have so many new subscribers, I figured a lot of them had never seen the older videos. Besides, if I did do a personal training session, the stuff I talk about in these two videos (parts 1 and 2) would be exactly what I would be saying in the training.

@vinod_1996

Жыл бұрын

Which brand is better to buy

Thank you very much Chris Ralph!!! I am living in the southern part in Perú !!! At the shore of lake Titicaca, at 3,812 meter over the sea level!!! It is a long time that I am following you. I have learnt a lot about metal detectors and gold mining!!! I have improved a lot the daily use English I had!!! (My mother language is Spanish)!!!

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Your English is good. I live at about 1500 meters - much lower than you but higher than most cities.

There is nothing better than Chris's common sense, knowledge, and experience! 👍

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Another great resource for anyone wishing to find gold. Having the individual videos to expand on each topic adds greatly to the potential for learning from someone who knows what he is doing. Keep up the good work.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Hi Steve - Hope you are staying dry in all this rain. It makes it tough to go prospecting - up here so much area is still under snow.

I've been obsessing over this topic over the last 3 days and I believe I found a piece of gold today!

@ChrisRalph

Ай бұрын

Congratulations on your gold.

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

@ChrisRalph

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Best video I've seen yet for beginners, Chris. Great Work. Thanks, Newmexbuzz

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! but next week I release part 2.

Chris, thank you for your thoughtful videos. They have really helped me personally parse out the many quuestions that pop up before spending all the carsh.😂

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! More are on the way!

Another awesome video. I want to get into metal detecting for gold because of your videos.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

You should go for it.

kevin hoagland was saying friday 3/17/23 at the pcsc meeting to have your book. (prospectors club southern california) 👍👍👍👍👍. in my truck. have a good day.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

I need to call Kevin about some other stuff.

thanks again Chris, see ya next week!

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

The video is ready to go for next Saturday.

Excellent primer for all of us. Those that heed your advice will have a jump on the uneducated when learning the fundamentals. Practice improves prospects

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Always information. Thank you very much for the video sir. 👍⛏️😎

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

No problem 👍 Glad it was helpful.

Once again thank you for telling it like it is and not how people want it to be.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Yep, that's what I do,.

Good information for both the New guy and the experienced prospector !!!!!!! Do yourself a favour and get a copy of Chris's book !!!!

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words.

another great vid, Thank you. I've found you can do a lot of training in your own backyard. As my fossicking area is 154klm (95miles) away and time to get out to this area was limited. I would bring home buckets of concentrate and replicate an area in the yard and bury tiny lead pieces to practice depth and sounds. This increased my training time immensely.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Practice makes perfect - no doubt about it.

Chris is right about clubs. I am in 4 different clubs and have found good gold from all 4. If you are not familiar with the area, it is the best way to find gold. Thank you Chris, your the best for sharing with us.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely true , but I find a lot of guys just dont want to be part of a club - I dont know why.

@joshuatinkham3703

Жыл бұрын

​@@ChrisRalph strange men while not at work is a recipe for trouble

Thanks for the great tips. Are you familiar with the town of Mohave area of the Mojave Desert? Near Soledad mountain? There are some streams with running water that are usually dry in the summer.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

The Mojave area is a gold and silver hard rock mining area. It is not known for placer gold in stream drainages. Randsburg, located not too far to the NE of Mojave is much better known for placer gold nuggets.

Would love to see an updated video for the Garrett Axiom. If you have had a chance to really use it much or not. Maybe some ways we can practice with it while waiting for the snow to melt here. Thanks again.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

I want to do that video, and its on my list, and if it were not for all the snow and rain this winter, that video would have already been out. Its on my list to do another video on the Axiom as soon as the storms dry up.

@Smithsgold

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRalph Good !!!!!

@royjohnson465

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRalph ~ My hang-up really is I don’t know which detector to purchase, a GPX 6000 “or a” Garrett Axiom?? (I wish someone would do a comparison test report comparing the two of them.)

Hi Chris, do u think a regular gold bug will do everything you mentioned in this video or should I get the gold bug pro ? Love your channel ❤

@ChrisRalph

11 ай бұрын

The pro give you a bit more flexibility, but the other does most of the same.

Cheers👍

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

I just got your book “Fists full of gold” it’s like 360 pages long so hopefully by summer I’ll have enough time to read it and take my RV from Ohio to Nevada and the south western states.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you in your prospecting efforts.

Gold Monster 1000 just arrived. Cannot wait to get out this year. Late starting season with the snow pack in Lassen/Plumas area but I suspect the high water will move a lot around to find.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

The snow and rain has been crazy.

@johnramirez5032

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRalph yes it has ! Its going to be a great year after the snow melts ! I hope people near the rivers and creeks dont get wasted out. I think warning should be inportant t For people to adhear to. Ive seen rivers in California screaming down inclines and deafening. I hope people read this. Stay away from the rivers .

Thank you sir I wish I lived in a place to electronically prospect gold. Heck just trying to find a gold ring amongst 1000's of pull tabs is hard enough. I have never done it but I keep seeing videos of guys finding a decent amount of glacier gold in Indiana creeks and rivers around my area. I think when it gets to hot and the ground is to dry I'm going to try some panning.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Good luck! I do have a video on Midwest gold.

@timbenham516

Жыл бұрын

Sweet I'm going to check it out now thanks.

I found my first “detected” nuggets in February out by Quartzsite, AZ. 4 of them, total of 1.5 grams. Smallest was 0.17 I am in the position of not living in gold country with a full time job and only able to get to areas with detectable nuggets once or twice a year. I had no idea what to do, also I’m still learning. However, I joined the local GPAA club Mike Pung and Cash Best sort of took me under their wing and have really helped me and taught me so much. I take my detector out here and hunt for lead so I can determine what I’m doing when I get to gold country.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you are well on your way to success.

@johnramirez5032

Жыл бұрын

Having gold fevor helps detectorist have the perserverence to learn and have the drive to continue.

My biggest hangup with the GPX 6000 is that I`m not sure how well it punches on deeper nuggets.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

I've never tested one, so I cannot say.

@goldfools5445

Жыл бұрын

I have experience with the GPX6000. It will monopolise on smaller nuggets other detectors might miss. In short you may have five grams of smaller nuggets in your jar at the end of the day. Like other quality detectors, sure it will find bigger deeper nuggets “if they are there” So in reality, there is no hang up. It’s probably the most productive detector in highly mineralised eolian environments.

@royjohnson465

Жыл бұрын

@@goldfools5445 ~ -Good report, thank you! My hang-up really is I don’t know which detector to purchase, a GPX 6000 “or a” Garrett Axiom?? (I wish someone would do a comparison test report comparing the two of them.) ~Eolian means:: Related to, caused by, or carried by the wind. Formed or deposited by the action of the wind, as sand dunes.

@goldfools5445

Жыл бұрын

@@royjohnson465 yes. Or erosion by wind, causing the deep gold to be nearer the surface.

hi, i own that book and cant remember were i got it from, but now my question is what kind of soil or geology to look for to hunt for nuggets. answer might b in the book probably, but is there any of your videos to cover that part? thank you.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is discussed in the book. I've touched on it in some videos, but the book is a better discussion.

I found a 4 gram gold nugget (not pyrite) on my first real metal detecting trip. Found nails and bottle caps and then boom gold. Still nuts I didn’t keep looking in the same spot and left soon after but it was with a super cheap metal detector and it was very close to the surface.

@ChrisRalph

7 ай бұрын

Congratulations and that is a great start!

I don’t have nuggets in my area, (largest gold is maybe 0.1g), but I do have a lot of float that has gold values in it. Would a detector be good for identifying gold bearing ores? I’m considering the GM1000

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

only if the gold is coarse. It can see 0.1 grams but not from a great distance - maybe an inch.

@MerchantMarineGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRalph occasional picker sized coarse in the ore (1-2mm dia) but mostly fine 30-200 mesh but the ore is anywhere from 1-10oz/ton or 30-315 ppm. What would it take to detect it?

@royjohnson465

Жыл бұрын

@@MerchantMarineGuy Try sluicing it instead.

Are you primarily doing metal detecting because it's more productive than other methods or more for enjoyment?

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

I do whatever method works best for that particular spot. A lot of times I am metal detecting but I also do dry washing, sluiceing, panning and ore rock crushing. I do enjoy the metal detecting. It not as much hard work as digging.

hi Sir, how do i find the part 2?

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Wait until next Saturday. It will release then.

Great video Chris. Thank you. I have found a rock in Wyoming that I cannot identify. Neither can the geologists I have spoken to locally at BLM. Is there any way you can help me? Thank you.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

I get many requests like yours,but I cannot offer a mineral ID service.

👍

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

Can Canadians joint a prospecting clubs in AZ

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure that would be no problem.

Hi Garretts

@ChrisRalph

18 сағат бұрын

What???

Hew do we email you Chris?

@ChrisRalph

2 ай бұрын

Just message me here. I don't offer any private training or advisement.

I'm from India i want to buy metal detector please can you guide me please sir

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Find someone in your country. I do not sell metal detectors.

Ah! The lure of gold ! Gold fevor has ruined many and still does to this day. Very few people strike it rich. Be careful what you wish for you might just get it. I guess were all dreamers and dreams come true. Enjoy the outdoors and be careful first. Thats were the riches lie.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

In whatever you do, enjoy the ride, enjoy the time.

@royjohnson465

Жыл бұрын

…not getting rich but many make just daily wages the exact same as a working job.

gotta find areas were most cant get to. and be familiar with the detector. be in barstow today. swing the gm1000. have a good day

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you in your prospecting. Several places out there by Barstow.

@greedygringoprospecting6941

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRalph rain. soaked. nothing we can do.

what you can do is? you can experiment with a tape manager and find out yourself how deep your detector will go?

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Watch the full length video on the topic before you come to a decision that you know all about it.

clubs are prospecting schools. they'll tell you claims are like $200 something dollars. to file. paper work.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

True but too many new guys buy a claim for $5,000 and expect they are going to strike it rich.

@Smithsgold

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisRalph yep !!! so true

Not just guys, women too :)

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Yes, of course.

on Sunday 26/03/2023 I am getting a gold monster

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

An excellent detector - I wish you the best of success.

There’s the guy who likes to work the sluice and spot the gold, and there’s the guy who likes to read the land and stream and doesn’t mind doing the digging. If your the sluice guy then go take up knitting.

@ChrisRalph

8 ай бұрын

what about they guy who runs the metal detector?

@Fishfinder-sl4pm

8 ай бұрын

@@ChrisRalph That's me Chris once my gold bug pro arrives in the post, but I've spent long days digging the Scottish streams for nuggets so I deserve a break😂

Think before I purchase...? Sounds un-American... 🤣

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

very true.

When you mention trash. Your forgetting the largest amount of trash you will dig up, bird shot and bullet fragments. I have been using a Garrett 24k with a 6" coil for 2 months daily on claims in AZ. In that time I have collected 8oz of lead and no gold. The amount of patience I have left is running thin. It's been 30 years since I last used a metal detector. I would find 2 or more grams a day average back then. All those claims are played out for detecting. The claims that have gold now are 20 miles from a good road and very private. Today it's about the claim your working rather then the machine or your ability to run it. Because all gold detectors are turn on and go, and will find sub .10g gold. But the ground must have the gold to find it, and it's very slim pickens anymore. KZread videos aren't about not finding gold just like Vegas isn't about losers. Today most people out prospecting aren't finding gold, they are only finding lead.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Get out and search new places and dont keep going to the same unproductive spot over and over. - I found good gold in 2022 in California within 100 feet of a road that could be accessed by a 2 WD vehicle.

@royjohnson465

Жыл бұрын

In 1990 I found about 12 oz with a VLF detector in one day with a 2WD vehicle.

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@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

OK

Ya. But can you imagine the money you would make if you started your own club. And train us green horns. 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🙃

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

This video is better.

If I could Download your brain, I would be RICH in knowledge.

@ChrisRalph

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad it was helpful.

I would like to see the claim system eliminated. It is a relic of a bygone era. Most geologists I have known regard filing gold claims as a land grabbing technique. The whole thing needs to be trashed and a new system established. If you can claim acres of land for gold why can't I put in claims for any commodity, A claim should be valid only if you OWN the land..

@ChrisRalph

7 ай бұрын

If you OWN the land already, why would you need to claim it?