Finding Placer Gold Locations Using Google Earth - Yankee Gold Prospecting Adventures

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Finding placer gold locations using google earth is fun & effective. In this video I show you the basic things to research. Steep gorges to flat meandering streams. How to pin point the locations & make notes. Then when you are ready for a trip you can write down the GPS. coordinates of the location. Program them into a hand held gps or a vehicle gps, to get you near the chosen area. This technique will work anywhere there is placer gold. Best if you know where gold was originally found. Streams or Rivers that gold has been found, in the past. I ALWAYS FORGET TO MENTION IN MY VIDEOS, THAT I AM A GOLD PROSPECTING GUIDE AS WELL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK A TRIP FOR 2012, MY INFORMATION IS ON THE SIDE OF MY RU-vid PAGE. 100% GUARANTEED TO FIND YOU GOLD & TEACH YOU HOW TO FIND MORE ON YOUR OWN. Join me on Facebook for great group chat & information. New information added every week. Search Yankee Gold Prospecting New England on FB. Hope you have great success in your search for GOLD.
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@aperfectcuremt 12 лет назад

you can also download mine cache as a layer, gold atlas as a layer and lr2000 as a layer, when you combine these tools you can almost pinpoint every old claim....by doing that you can see when why and how they were mining! great job!

@djipilot2958 11 месяцев назад

Bunu nasıl yapabilirim How can I do that

@valeriep.8364 5 лет назад

Very helpful information. A few months ago it would have gone right over my head, but now that I have some experience under my belt, it makes sense. Thank you very much.

@alexnikoo244 6 лет назад

I have been long time investigating about maps and I had an idea where to go, but I was not sure about where rivers become slower, which is at usually narrower width of the river , this video helps me to get where I wanted to go, also mix it with other geological survey , I believe we find gold. Thank you

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

It is such a great tool. Saves my knees from all the terrain hiking. While looking for a good location. When you find those flat spots after a good drop in elevation, you have a great starting point to look for gold.

@lolbr3720 5 лет назад

Quick & to the point. Thank's for these tips. A friend, ex special forces, did the same thing you do. We would mountain bike to that point, many yrs. ago.

@glamorsocial7081 5 лет назад

Lol Br I found a creek 6 months ago, And I usually enjoy diving below streams & just vacuuming the small gold pebbles as its easier. But i decided to start moving bigger boulders , with an extra large crow bar & a car jack, Me and my pops. So we decided to hit the outer dry corners that had been submerged on during high stream, And wonder if there could be pockets of gold there, as we would find wedged in between rocks. To our suprise we hit an amazing pocket, after removing about 2 to 3 boulders the size of kitchen garbage cans. And there it was baby, a cluster of about 7 gold nuggets totaling about 2.8 ounces on the scale. The day paid off well, we have never found so many nuggets clustered like that. Usually we find pebbles clustered underwater wedged between, rocks. We will be returning to this place. Keep in mind that we only look for gold where no one has dared to reach. We love hiking about 2 miles to 3 miles out of the way and spend all day and make it back to point A before the sun sets. We know many other good spots to. But yeah look where no one else looks. We split the funds. I was able to use $1,800 & pay up to 3 months worth of my home mortgage wich freed up 3 more months. Now im always 3 months ahead in my mortgage, thats what finding 1 to 2 ounces at todays price does. As far as before weve came up with bout half an ounce from month to month, Pebbles & gold grains. I was able to also celebrate my nephews birthday with spare gold. Thats the great thing. But people fail to realise in order to hit the mother load? You need to dig in on the in-between the (S) Why? Remember the way a river snakes throughout its life changes its pattern. Think about this for a second, Have you seen how a snake zig zags as it makes its way foward? The (S) Reverses & inverts many many times over & over. Very different from the zig zag you see today. Currents move & break away soil & rocks & change paths side to side. You need to look on the side of the streams & dig 4-5 feet holes & study older maps pay attention how that zig zag has changed over time.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

Thanks Dex. I only rely on the gps locations. You are right about the land marks that is why I have distinct marking spots near bridges & stream intersections. I usually make notes of how far I need to walk in from a bridge or creek confluence. Thanks for your input.

@JimFariello 12 лет назад

That is exactly what I do but I love to go for the dry wash areas and dried beds. I do good with that. Good video, thanks

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

Heck yeah. I always do. The best info you will ever get is from the history of placer gold in your area. I don't waste to much time on creeks that have no history of gold being found. Though I know there are plenty of creeks that have gold, that aren't mentioned. I explore creeks that are tributaries to gold bearing streams. These streams are where it is possible to find really nice gold.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

You can usually find pull offs even off the back roads. Places where fishermen may have parked over the years or an old logging trail. Some areas it may be a bit of a hike to get to. That is where google earth helps. So you can look at all of the roads & access spots to the creek.

@1lowGMC 12 лет назад

I do this for all my locations, works great. I didn't use the elevation feature though, brilliant! I'll have to relook at all my google maps.

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

Thanks. I have used Mine Cache until they asked for money but made gps points of all the mines in a notebook. As for the other tools you mention I will give them a try. Thanks. Best wishes.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

You're welcome Chris. Each creek is different & the location on the gold may depend on the formations. I tend to like the tributaries a little better because I mostly pan for gold. So the rivers may be too deep for me to get great color. While tributaries are smaller & not as deep.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

LMAO. That is too funny. I have almost done the same thing when watching other videos that the editor is viewing. I want to scroll down and catch myself. But the thought is there.

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

That's all good. There is certainly more info out there than there was a few years ago. I have great locations in VT. So it is really a matter of finding where the chunkiest gold is. But that is where Mine Cache was helpful.

@gerardjones7881 6 лет назад

I've cleaned all these areas out, its picked clean.

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

@17scoot Haha Thanks. Glad you like it & hope it help you find a mother load. I think I have read every stitch of information on the web for finding gold. Including Perkins cove & the kid who created a mini gold rush. But there is flour gold in the brook there. I Striper fish there sometimes, that's about it. So take your google earth, cause you know that is glacial gold. Follow due North & you may find some rivers above that hold better gold.

@donnavorce8856 5 лет назад

Great information. Thanks! I'm eager to get out prospecting again asap. I'll try your suggestion.

@utuberine 12 лет назад

Oh, I wasn't referring to the terrain specifically, (as in the terrain features in various programs), but loosely using the word to explain the overall look of a particular area or the feel I get when I see the land. For example, I will view land on GE and it might appear quite open and when I visit it in person, it is very much more densely wooded that that which appeared to me on my monitor in the comfort of home.

@stooony1380 12 лет назад

Great video. google earth for me is as important as your pan for prospecting.

@dropndeuces82 6 лет назад

They have a feature to see past photos. Rivers change more frequently than you would think

@SerenityChamber 9 лет назад

I understand you just fine..thanks for the video.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

I agree with you Tommy but here in the North Eastern U.S. many of the old river beds are farm lands & near impossible to prospect.

@goldprospecting9982 8 лет назад

Great video. Much to learn in gold prospecting. Best regards Rob Perry of the online site THE GOLD ANGLE.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

It really depends on where you are. So no. However, most of the rivers in New England have some fine flour gold. The best thing to do is to search areas that have historical records of prospectors finding gold there in the past. Usually better gold can be found in tributaries to the rivers. Though it can be harder to locate due to the tributaries being much steeper grades. I like finding flat areas on creeks. That is where I find the most gold.

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

@JimFariello No dry washes out here but I almost mentioned that this would work the same in the deserts & Australia. Because you can see where the creeks flows during the rainy season. Including all the elevation drops.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

Sorry I missed your question Ben. I stick to rivers that have a documented history of people finding gold. Even better can be the tributaries. There are no guarantees and the bottom line is, you will have to dig a lot of holes.

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

No I have bad knees so hiking is hard for me. Google Earth takes a lot of that work out for me. So far I have found my best gold after long stretches of a steep grade. Say 1/2 mile or so where the creek has very little slow water. So the first place I can find where there is slow water, I know there is going to be some gold at the back of the pool. Even better is if that location is on a bend in the creek.

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

@1lowGMC Hope it helps. Course finding the best gold is a mater of sampling areas. But the gravel bars below drops are a good place to start. And of course there should be a build up of gold in the flat zones.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

If you are in CA, I envy you. You have some of the best gold gold bearing rivers in the country. Depends where you live. You can find gold in the rivers East of San Diego. Follow that mountain range all the way to Canada. There is gold in most all of the rivers out there. Google search gold bearing rivers in your County. Good luck.

@jamiewatkins4178 2 года назад

Helpful thanks👌👍 and how did you go with a couple of those locations?

@teslanicola3923 8 лет назад

to correct your statement, "you can't read that", we can indeed read it ;) you have a good focus on the screen and a decent camera. good thus far.

@davidhastings7714 10 лет назад

Use the street view on the bridge to have a good look?

@n8simpson 6 лет назад

Thank you for the awesome video! Every time I had a question about something you answered it right on que

@ronieltan-awon4173 3 года назад

Very nice sir

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

@Mountainwomen2 Hope it helps. I have found that it gives you a good starting point. As you get to know the creek or river you will figure out where the best gold is. Specially if you can get at some bedrock crevices. Bet wishes in 2012.

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

Anything over 3' drop in 30' is good. I normally look for white water. As the ground levels out below the drop, I know I will find some good gold there.

@Mountainwomen2 12 лет назад

Thanks for the tips on Google Earth, much appreciated!

@mik22pik 12 лет назад

Outstanding, great video! Same idea I had while back.

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

@rileyfreem7 Thanks, All the creeks I check with google earth are creeks that are known to have produced gold in the past. If I am going to drive several hours & spend a weekend prospecting, I try to research the areas that I want to prospect before the trip starts. The good thing is, once on the creek you may find better areas. But finding the flat zones after a good drop is important.

@mikesalibi6801 2 года назад

Hello brother, I am very happy with what you have provided. Thank you. I need your help in the gold sites. I have some lands in my country in some places. Please help me and we will agree on what you want.

@ShinetheLightofTruth 2 года назад

Sounds exciting. Where are your lands. I would be happy in helping you find more gold

@mikesalibi6801 2 года назад

@@ShinetheLightofTruth Who are you and how can you help?

@utuberine 12 лет назад

Those KML files are great aren't they. I find the terrain is always vastly different in person than what I see on GE, although comparisons with known areas can be made for a good feel. Garmin have the Birdseye maps to put on the handheld and all the USGS maps are right there on the screen. Pretty accurate locationns of all the mines too.

@davidg.johnson7208 2 года назад

Wouln't brooks and streams coming down from mountains carry more gold? The closer to the mountain, the better chance of finding gold?

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

Not in my area. We don't really have dried up creek beds. But I have used it to mark ancient stream flows on the bigger rivers. The problem is, is that it is mostly farm land. Land that you couldn't get a permit to mine.

@mryellow123 12 лет назад

Draw a line down the watercourse. Right click "Show elevation profile" for a cross-section view.

@brizzx32 11 лет назад

Hey I know that area, got to be careful there Squatch in that area.

@goldornogold6528 10 лет назад

great video, thanks for the tips

@hansen666 11 лет назад

so maybe I will try out the google earth thx mate,,

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

I pan for gold in New England. Mostly NH & VT.

@alexnikoo244 6 лет назад

I have not seen features like what you use on Google earth, can you help me please? I am trying to locate tributaries in Russia and finding elevation and locate slow flow rivers but not successful. Help please

@charlestown466 12 лет назад

Thanks for the great info

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

i have heard that there is gold in Saratoga, so I guess there could be gold in Schenectady too. Better in the Finger Lakes Region though.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

Unfortunately Gypsy, there are not as many ancient river beds out here. Though you can locate some along the larger rivers. But many of them are farm land and we are not allowed to prospect on them. I am sure there would be some excellent gold there but it may remain for another 1000 years.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

That can be a challenge. I also mark bridges so that I could hike in from there.

@abbaswandara 5 лет назад

Hi. I m extremely overwhelmed by this techniques, thank you for sharing this knowledge with us. Please I want if accessible to share my location with you for further details in the mountains & rivers around me. I have been gold detecting for long, using Fisher gold bug (pro) hunting for nuggets which spreads all over the ridges . thanks I will be pleased to hear from you Sir.

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

I noticed that. Much harder to get a good read on the small creeks.

@ANDRYRUSWANDI 3 года назад

Nice

@ekorayitno698 3 года назад

how do I learn from you so that in more detail knowing this ... from Indonesia

@drewbarnsbarns2612 3 года назад

hi can you teach us to find gold to google map? only in our place location.

@preppersurvivalskills6192 3 года назад

Hi. Its been 9 years since you posted this? Do you still Gold prospect? If so, how did you do with the Google earth technique ? Let me know. Its now August 3-2021 and I'm just getting into Gold Prospecting, I just use a metal detector at this point so far, but I'm planning on doing some gold panning in California around the Ventura County area and I'm also planning on doing a little dry washing in the desert in California ,Arizona and Nevada. So please let me know how things are going with you in regards to Gold Prospecting and any tips and tricks you can share would be very helpful. Like I said its been 9 years since you posted this video? You either hit the "Mother Lode" and retired to your own private island? or you gave the hobby up years ago. Take care. Hawk out!!

@gregburgess6884 4 года назад

Than you

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

I haven't used or seen it yet. I am sure it would be helpful. Specially if it is free!

@hockeydad6211 5 лет назад

I like this method, but can you see if these roads are gated? Or is there another way to find out?

@mennie82 11 лет назад

@ 0.32 Topa map? I believe what you are trying to say is topo map, as in topographical map.

@benjaminlabarr659 11 лет назад

How can you tell what areas are more likely to have streams containing gold? Is there a certain rock/ground/ geological composition that is more common to contain gold that another? In my area there are a lot of streams/creeks, I was wondering if there would be some "higher priority" creaks that I could determine would be better to check out firs based on the kind of material in the creek. Thanks for any help.

@therrienmichael08 5 лет назад

I can't believe I can't remember the name of the white rocks, supposed to be a good indication.

@mylifethrivingincanada7643 5 лет назад

Mike nhgoldprospector Quartz usually

@rileyfreem7 12 лет назад

great vid, do you research about gold in those areas before you go?

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

Good tip, thanks.

@benjaminlabarr659 11 лет назад

I live in the Finger Lakes region, just starting to learn how to prospect. Do you have any good resources that you found helpful that I could use to learn the basics of finding a good location to test for gold deposits?

@dropndeuces82 6 лет назад

If you can find the base of an ancient waterfall it can be beautiful & bountiful

@chriskovacich1031 11 лет назад

are you suggesting gold more likely going to be found in a tributary or confluence? also thanks for putting this video up =)

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

Haha, I would if I knew what that was. Not my field of expertise. But I am open to learning.

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

Haha, I think you might be right. Kind of a give away because I didn't edit some information out. =) Heck of a hike but there has got to be some nice virgin pay-dirt there.

@kg1hhoney 12 лет назад

i have doing this also cool dood

@user-yv3fm6gm4n 20 дней назад

hello I am sending you a photo of a location that I used from Google Maps. Can you analyze the photo and identify the points where there is a possibility of gold for me?

@robwicks2049 10 лет назад

Where do you go to look up gold history

@Dunkster650 11 лет назад

thinks for info.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

In VT & NH there are no longer any claims on Federal or State lands.

@YankeeGoldProspect 11 лет назад

Thanks. Your welcome.

@lancegouvan1653 Месяц назад

How come I can't see that good on Google Earth I'm looking for a river that contains gold that's coming in from the Vermont border into Massachusetts

@MyHitchSpace 12 лет назад

I would like to setup a day ine the next few weeks if possible , how much will this cost?

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

Very Welcome

@icawn 10 лет назад

how do you deal with private property? as with hunting, private property is the biggest pain in the ass for me. i may be out of touch but it would be nice if this type of information was readily available and simple.

@chop98 10 лет назад

I have the same problem, ic. It may be helpful and maybe not, but the County Recorder's Office should list those property owner names. I have decent equipment, but I'm running into that area you're in. Come hunting season? I've found where I am, you can pretty well hang up the gold hunting for now. Looks like time to dig into the research for the sort of off season. Good luck, Man!

@YankeeGoldProspect 10 лет назад

If there are houses near by, just ask the home owners for permission. At a decent hour of the day. When there is lots of unposted land & no one that seems to live near by you can pan for gold without getting into trouble. At least this is what I was told by a water resorce enforcement officer.

@shaungraham3991 2 года назад

**Prospecting is illegal in the Lerderderg and Wombat state park(s).**....Whole region now under land conservation act. Castlemaine / Mt Alexander is the closest goldfield permitting you have registered miners licence.

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

@justanotherpulltab Glad I could help. Best wishes for 2012.

@kenntapic3111 3 года назад

I dont know how to use this kind of google map how many times i search this but we have a deferent site...

@YankeeGoldProspect 12 лет назад

@DerGoldwaescher Thankyou, you have some nice videos as well. Best wishes in 2012.

@sgt.davideswigerusmc5113 9 лет назад

How do you work around the problem of google not being up to date? Or maybe in your area google is better. For me it is about three years off and where there is a road is now all grown over or a sand bar island has been flooded over washing it away. Can you get a more resent version or do you get something from someone local?

@MrAndrewCostello 11 лет назад

Thanx

@tommydownunder 11 лет назад

nah boys im Australian and we do it all the time get on google earth like we also do and find the old (old) creek beds and the old flows where it no longer follws the path and walk the old creek bed with your HOPEFULLY minelab machine and the higher the old creek bed is from the flowing river the better

@mikesalibi6801 2 года назад

Hello brother, how can I contact you?

@beckymiller313 8 лет назад

sir i do know that we have a river running 57 foot river running under our property...can you tell me how much you charge to check it out for minerals?

@YankeeGoldProspect 8 лет назад

$150.00 for the day. Plus gas expenses.

@tommydownunder 11 лет назад

ahhh really DAMN we have a fuck load of land here and much of it never walked upon exept for the aboriginies me and my father are going to the kimberly mountains to a spot we know apparently u can see copper on the ground everywhere good sighns

@gregorystelmire539 6 лет назад

hi i love what you doing... I want to know if you could look at a few places and tell me what you think thanks

@joshuaoliver8592 6 лет назад

I do that for people quite often. Just let me know what you want looked at.

@jgroetsema 11 лет назад

Don't you still need to check for claims on state and federal lands?

@hunto49 11 лет назад

are all rivers gold bearing rivers?

@suzettegilbert770 6 лет назад

becarfull of stains read them for near clear n o comp for air

@sergePK1 11 лет назад

where can you go gold panning? i also live in ca

@robertsaxer7048 8 лет назад

gold gold gold gold gold gold im rich

@bedtime420 12 лет назад

Meander!

@Torsten_Marx 11 лет назад

Hi, wie ist die Geologie im Flussbereich bei 9:38 min? viele Grüße aus Bayern

@1976smell 12 лет назад

are these state parks you look at? How do you go about finding who owns the property for private owners? I have been looking at tax assesments websites to contact people that way? Is the river itself state owned or private property?