In 1961 we were fishing on the Tuolumne river, dad's friend showed my brother and I how to pan for gold. That day started a passion that continues to this day!
Over the years I've had the privilege to meet and learn from some real great miners, people who made there living searching and recovering gold. Most were placer miners some were hardrock miners. The knowledge that was given to me wasn't something out of a book, but lessons learned over many year of trial and error. This type of experience is something I place a great value on. I feel it's my obligation to pass this knowledge on to the next generation of miners, just like it was given to me. In doing so, I hope to pass on my love and respect of the great outdoors so everyone can enjoy this lifestyle as much as I have.
That video was highly educational Gary , and it just shows how your experience shines through mate , it was great to watch . 👍👍And that's what separates the Sheep from the GOAT 🐐, Well done !!! 👌✅ Now that deserved an icecream . Cheers Ned . ✌
Goooood Mooooorning from Montaaaaaana this morning Gary! This video was a great lesson about all the junky, old time mining and areas around the country. Junk has always been my nemesis so I now realize how much I need to revisit the areas with a really strong magnet. Thanks for the tips and reminders! Have a spectacular day!
Thanks for this video Gary, a couple of years ago in Ballerat Australia. A new prospector ( with a ML equinox) had only detected for 3 weeks, was digging in a very trashy area. He had dug up over 30 beer cans plus other shit. But as a newbie he dug everything. It paid off , because he dug up a huge specimen that sold for $200 thousand aussie dollars. A massive payday. So everybody else had walked away from that spot. Decisions to stay and persevere paid off. Great content and adventures again. Thank you. Regards Andy Poverty prospecting Australia 🇦🇺
Great tips. Tried using my new goldbug 2 at the river in a known small gold area with lots of black sand and it keeps on alerting every time it senses a stair step in the bedrock, even with nothing in it. So, a gap in bedrock or even just a drop down with nothing in it will cause an alert. I think it's just alerting when it senses a change in density. It even alerts on bare solid bedrock with no fractures present. This is all with iron discrimination on. So, I guess it's not meant for bedrock at the river and may be detecting iron rich bedrock due to the sheer volume of natural iron present. Probably better in regular soil than what I'm trying to do with it. I did find some rusty metal and shot/sinkers and cleaned up the river a bit at least. :)
Got a question for you. First let me say I love your videos . When you were looking through that conglomerate, using your metal detector. How far in a rock can your detector read? Thanks. Mark.
What's the 3rd way, "go to places, where most people have sense enough not to go there"? Are you implying difficult to reach spots? As always, great video, I've found so much gold because of what I've learned from you.
Excellent video Gary. I have a gold monster 1000 and I suck finding gold but I keep trying. I only find trash and gum wrappers really piss me off haha.
I really love your videos. I dont know anything about gold panning but im learning by watching and i love to b out in the mountains. Me and the neighbor are going up hwy 50 and i thought might try a few streams for the hell of it. Just another thing to mess around with when we go up fishing and target practice been catching nice rainbows up at loon lake.
Morning. Love your videos. As a newbie it makes me feel like I already have a slight edge and I haven't even run a single pan yet. Been learning alot using topgraphical and geological maps. Mindat. Researching the history of areas that might have some potential near me. I'm looking at a Mindlab Exterra. I feel its a brand I can trust even on the low end. Looking forward to making our first trip. My son is onboard so far. Hopefully scenic views and the adventures can hold his attention, even if we come up empty. Best of days to you Sir. Thanks for your invaluable experience!
11:52 I think people should notice what he did here when it sounded like the target might not be in the scoop. Instead of dumping it, he shook it to bring the target down closer to the detector. Pretty sure I've done this on the past, thrown it out and assumed it was nothing all along.
