Gold mining in the Yukon: Gold panning, sluicing, and more. 

What a great comment Brandon. I really appreciate the kind words. Thanks again.

Wow that’s for sure bud. It’s a win win situation for sure. A great adventure. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks my friend. I have a great time drifting around. Haven't been able to cross the border for two years now. They require a two week isolation. Maybe next year. Thanks again for the kind words.

Thanks bud 👍

Once I get out of the maze I'll take you up on it!

I have Barney already working with me up there. Security.....

HAHAHAHAHA make sure he keeps his bullet in his pocket! And enjoy your trip, have a great time!

Thanks RJ, Glad you enjoyed it. 👍

I really appreciate the comment gava lar. I worked hard to be as clear as I could with the limited time I had in a 20 min video. Thanks a lot. :)

Thanks Juan. I too, love the process of separating the gold. I eventually want to get into refining gold and silver. I think it would be fun to do assay work and get some super pure gold. Thanks again my friend.

Yeah, Pete. I look forward to crossing that border every year. Once I'm in Canada the real trip begins. 20 minutes past the boarder is Hope BC (where they filmed Rambo). The clime up the Fraser river, and canyon, from there is just incredible. Everyone should see that at least once in their life. Thanks for the comment. :)

You're welcome my friend, thanks for the comment.

I totally agree. Many greetings from Germany : - )

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Hey odie, I really appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it. :)

So glad you enjoyed it my friend. Thanks for the kind words. 👍

Thanks Thomas, I appreciate the kind words.

Thank you my friend. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 👍

It's beautiful country, thanks for the comment.

Thanks Huy, that little lady is the ideal miner wife. She puts on overalls during the day and can operate any piece of equipment you ask of her, and if she quits a little early she can head back to camp and cook a gourmet meal for you when you knock off for the day. And I can personally testify to her great cooking. :) A fantastic lady. Thanks for the comment.

@@Dr.G I thought hydraulic mining was banned, that is what the lady is doing.

It's actually more environmentally friendly than using a bulldozer or excavator because it uses much less diesel and you don't have to build heavy load roads. With conventional mining you have to use giant dump trucks to move thousands of yards of dirt overland. When using a monitor all the dirt flows down a 4 foot wide stream to a predetermined settling pond where the dirt, water, and mud is allowed to settle and separate. The clean water then flows back to the river. In the old days it wasn't that the monitors were tearing up the ground, "even heavy equipment back then could tear up the ground", it was the uncontrolled flowing of dirt back into the main rivers that caused all the damage, and eventually led to it's temporary ban (most notably in California). They used no settling ponds then and millions of yards of dirt was allowed to clog up major rivers causing massive flooding. If used properly, monitoring is a great way to concentrate the dirt. But you have to be on a claim that is sloped to take advantage of "hydraulic mining". Thanks for the comment.

@@Dr.G is it realistic if i go up to dawson and pan gold with just a pan or do you need heavy machinery ? is it possible for me to go to dawson and pan and would i find any gold to change my life ?

Indeed, certainly INDEED, GREAT POINT MY FRIEND, GREAT POINT! Ilove the North woods, starting at Santa Rosa all the way to way up Alaska/Canada. I miss it so much. John from Noblesville

MétéoMan Thanks again buddy. Appreciate it.

Lots going on! Equipment galore! Wasn't expecting that 😆 had a tough time watching the tv show as well...too much fake ass drama and bullshit 😆 Dr G the rest of the year must be about as close to torture as it could possibly be!

Staged break downs hahaha, that's the truth . Good video looks fun and hope to do this one day.

@@Dr.G People like you need more appreciation.

@@just_zeth Thanks bud.

Thanks Lance I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for the kind words.

Thanks Les. 👍👍

People are always criticizing me for not just flying up there and saving "all that time" LOL. The ride up and back is just amazing. Peace and beauty.... You said it.......

Dr. G I wish some day I could take a drive up the.to me that would be a trip of a lifetime.

I love the Kiwi's. Always a great time in the Yukon with them. Thanks for the comment.

@@Dr.G i'M not sure the USA Constitution opens up with that quote but right after that............you HEAD TO CANADA???? wHAT'S that ALL about/? btw I'm already in Canada.

Well Dwight this video is about mining gold, and before the turn of the century people were still using gold and silver as money. In fact the U.S. constitution used to insist that gold and silver was the only form of money allowed. That caused a lot of Americans to rush to different parts of the world to get it, including Canada... Now we just use tokens for money. History is pretty interesting eh Bud.

@@Dr.G the only open "mine" we have in the Columbia is a "Bitcoin" mine!!!!

yep another Kiwi here, love it, thanks.

I really appreciate that my friend. It wasn't easy for me to get done. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

You're welcome Jerry. I'm glad you liked it. And you're right, every year it's a new adventure.

Hahaha, thanks for stopping by bud. I stopped by to see my friend Dean in Vanderhoof this year and had a great time. Thanks for the comment.

Ranky, Reminds me of Skinny Dick's Half Way Inn on the road between Anchorage and Fairbanks!! LOL!!

Thanks again for the comments my friend. 👍👍

You are so welcome my friend. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Have a great 2020 Ron. 👍

Hahaha, thanks my friend. I'm not sure if I mentioned it before, but I pulled some of the wreckage of a crashed P-38 from out of the bush up there. Pretty cool. BTW, Oshkosh was great this year, but not one P-38 :(

Right on good job one day I'll hit it like that

Haha, Thanks Todd. Will do. Thanks for the nice comment.

Haha, thanks bud, I appreciate the kind words. :)

Enjoy your trip. Thanks for the kind words. 👍

Thanks for the kind words Kevin. I appreciate it. :)

Thanks guys. 👍👍😊

Are they hiring ? From Kentucky I operate front end loaders....fork lifts...small dump truck....farm tractors....

@@billcox3000 place called Asian but its pronounced like ison im not sure of the pay i do think its around 12 to 15 bucks an hour with benefits thats Asian in lily Kentucky.... Then there's the cookie factory, ABC automotive , then a whiskey barrel factory i think starts at about 17 an hour the whiskey barrel is called Robinson sage mill all these places has fork lifts 988 loaders theres quite a few pay is kinda normal , im a retired welder ive been all over the United States welding on every type of mine known to man, but give these a call , then there is progressive railroad corbin Kentucky, csx railroad corbin Kentucky pays a little better, give them a call if I can help ya ill sure give it a try.....

Well said Greg. Men are designed to conquer, build, and discover. Modern society is a slow kill. It's rare today for a man to realize that. Your life will be over before you know it, so don't waste a day. If you follow the pack you'll end up being depressed looking at a cell phone all day long. Make plans to get out there and do it. Check with the Canadians as far a working in that country. Also, maybe Alaska has some mining opportunities. My own claims are not ready for mining yet, but I'm sure you can find something if you do the research. Good luck bud, and thanks for the great comment.👍👍

Absoutley Agree , Like Living Off The Grid ...and doing it In Alaska ...lived it 17 years

You've seen them all buddy, thanks. :)

Dr. G you know I enjoy all your videos. I hope that you will make many more! Again thanks Dr. G!

Thanks for the great comment Mike. 👍

Hey girl, now you're talking. 😊👍

You're very welcome my friend, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I'm glad you liked it Russell. Thanks for the comment. 😊

Hahaha, Yeah, too much scripted stuff for me, although I do like the graphics they use showing how the machines work. Thanks for the comment my friend.

That's one of the most amazing things I've ever seen thank you for sharing it from Connecticut

You're welcome Michael, thanks for the comment.👍👍

I'm ready are you

I appreciate the kind words my friend. 👍👍

You're welcome Daniel, thanks for the comment. :)

Hey wait a minute! Are you yankee stacker?! You sound just like him.

Hahaah, no not YS. The metal detector is cool. So many people have found big nuggets with those. Good luck out there and I hope you get a nice one and make a vid showing it. 👍👍

Hahaha, yeah, or rupture a kidney. :) A 4WD sure comes in handy, especially when it starts to rain and the place turns to muck. LOL. Thanks for the comment Scott.

You got it girl. 😊 Thanks for the comment.

Thanks a lot Gary. I really appreciate the great comments. :)

Yeah, Damien, I'd be living on easy street if they all looked like that. :) Thanks for the comment.

Great info. That's part of the reason I choose to come so far to mine and explore. Very few places have this history. Probably "more" than half left with nothing..., but a few got filthy rich and used that money to start large businesses. I've heard many stories of well known companies that were started (in the early part of the 20 century) with money a miner made in the Klondike. Someone should do research and write a book explaining where all the gold/money went. Thanks for the comment.

@@Dr.G The best way to make money in gold mining is to sell equipment to the miners

@@easternwoods4378 that's for sure. LOL

@@easternwoods4378As the saying holds true today, In a gold rush it's the people selling the picks and shovels that make the money

Thanks for the kind words. I tried to leave the natural sounds as much as I could. :)

Thanks Kelly, I appreciate the kind words 😊

@@sanyaoluolalekanlateef1308hello Mary

Never too late

you and me both.

Hey, thanks Marvin. Life's too short not to have a bit of fun now and again. :) The season lasts from May to the beginning of October or whenever the water freezes. No water, no mining... Thanks again for the kind words.

Thanks for the nice comment. Glad you enjoyed it. 👍👍

Thanks Ray, I appreciate it. 👍👍

@@Dr.G would be there in an heartbeat if i were able for the constant buzz of true life.. care Razzo

You could be there in a couple days if you start driving now.

I wish I could but my folks are here and not doing so good and my daughter is still in school plus work needs me. I've finally got a job that i can say I love. Did a complete job change 7yrs ago and havent hated going to work one single day of it. But I really do need to go see something other than the Sonoran Desert. All that water. I imagine someone like me could make money up there. I fix machines. I was an electrician for 30yrs and just fell into the job ive got. They keep telling me they are gonna force me to take vacation. I'm kind of a workaholic I guess.

Your in a pretty good gold rich area yourself Tony.

I have lived and worked in both Whitehorse and Dawson before and think about it all the time, it's as good as it looks and even better when your there, Vancouver Island is beautiful too, but I find myself going back north as much as possible, if you can go, go. remember summer time it's 24hrs of day light so you really get your moneys worth lol.

@@tonythomas951 just remember my friend there are always a million excuses not to do something.

The machines definitely do make it easier, and they're fun to operate as well. Thanks for watching.

Awesome, Peter. I'm glad you're liking it. Thanks for the comment.

Hahah, thanks Kit. :)

Thanks a lot Randall. It's a pretty good time. :)

That 25 oz. is a season though right?

Prospector Ruby That’s it buddy. :)

Thanks Greg. Glad you enjoyed it. Make plans and visit, it’s a beautiful place.

Thanks for the kind words Brad. I appreciate it.

Blair Mckerley Thanks Blair it’s a lot of fun. I can’t wait to head up every year.

Dr. G we have great spots in Australia but not like that

A true Yukon girl. Not that many of you out there Sam. The Gerties girls are all shipped up from the South. LOL. It's a nice place to visit, but no place for a girl in the winter. Cabin fever for sure. You probably have some great memories. Thanks for the comments Samantha.

Thanks a lot Wedge for the kind words. I tried hard to show what the average, everyday miner experiences. It's really a 'back to basics life" up there as a sole, or mom and pop, operator. The gold shows don't really show how the vast majority of miners live and work. Mark Twain said "truth is stranger than fiction"... and I believe that in the Yukon the everyday miner is much more interesting that the "gold show fiction" LOL. Thanks again for the great comment. 👍👍

Wow, what a great comment Frank. I really appreciate it. That Wyllys will be right at home up there in the Yukon. I have friends in Dawson that drive from New York every year. Nothing to it. LOL. Good luck bud. 👍👍

where in cali if i can ask

That's very common Alan. People get busy, and forget what's really important. Maybe one day I'll see you there. :) thanks for the comment.

Ditto 😕 Danm baggage!!!

Keyboard Crusader Hahahaha you’d never hear the end of it. Lol

Dump the baggage!

Yeah, that was the first pan I took, unfortunately, I was coming up dry in the few pans after that. It's interesting how the old timers left spots of gold in some places. But that's what everyone is looking for; a big spot of virgin ground. :)

Hey, that's great CSM. Another Scot. I would love to visit Scotland one day. Communication might be a problem though, it's tough for me to understand half of what my buddy in the video is saying. LOL. I had a good friend living in Kirkcaldy. Unfortunately he just passed away last year. He used to send photos and videos of Scotland. Anyway, thanks again my friend for the kind words.

I'll be giving you a holler Dean, I'm planning on heading your way in a few weeks. I have your number buddy and will be phoning you about a week in advance. Looking forward :)

Sounds great. A home meal probably won't hurt either eh, LOL.

i used to work up in houston near you

Hi Johnny. Neat. That is beautiful country. Fortunately this year they have seen little for fires. We have a huge one 70,000 ha going between Ft. Fraser and Ft St James. We have been smoked in for 6 weeks now and not a drop of rain either. The Hoof is ok as our farmlands are a good fire break. Where are you now ?

Endless, LOL.

You're welcome Dale, glad you enjoyed it. 👍

Thanks for the kind words my friend. Enjoy your life Wes don’t waste a day. 👍👍

Dawson is just an old ghost town with people still living there. LOL Very few people in the winter. Dark most of the time and 40 below. Thanks for the nice words Frogzilla.

For sure my friend. The Yukon can cure anything.

Thanks bud. 👍👍

Thank you buddy. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Hey, thanks a lot for the comment Brad. Come on up buddy. :)

Hahahaha. The gold shows have trained you well. :) Thanks a lot for the comments Tim, I have a lot of other video from trips around the world that I should use for future vids. But I seem to have the same problem as everyone else... no time... :( But someday, buddy, someday.... LOL Thanks again.

Haha. Thanks Prathamesh. I like to have some fun now and then. :) I appreciate the kind words.

Hey, thanks Vernon. I hope you get up and visit one day. It's well worth the trip.

Matt, that's a good question, and I'm going to sidestep it. LOL Everyone up there has a point of view but no one wants to be quoted. If you know what I mean. :) Thanks for the comment buddy.

Don't piss of the rich old man and his family got ya ;)

Tonys stuff isn't garbage and it's not abandoned, there's no hard and fast parking rules off the main streets in the Yukon, he's living his dream like a lot of other people up there, it's a far cry from city life where everything and everybody is regulated to death/conformity, being a territory not a province makes life so much easier, goverment is a breeze there, eg. drivers licence renewal, same day service, it's laminated and in your hand when you walk out the door, almost a fantasy eh? goverment picture id? less than $20 laminated and in your hand before you leave, in the same building. Land use permits are easy to obtain, homestead/farm land ownership is still possible by the average person, if a person is missing the city you can go to Whitehorse lots of box stores now and with the influx of people moving up from down south they seem to bring the city mentality and the desire to be ruled and regulated, so I stay in Dawson when I go back up, at least there no one stares if you don't comb your hair, lol.

Like the others have said. The yukon is free country, unlike the usa. It's mostly Tony's property, or leased property. He is allowed to leave his stuff lying around. How would you like it if the gov came to your house and told you to clean it up? All those areas have been mined before. Look how untouched they look when they tear in to them again. Mother nature will repair herself when humans leave it alone

@@travisk5589 Maybe you should be Tony's neighbor...

Now that’s what I like to hear. My kind of guy. Thanks for the comment.

Hey, thanks so much Kate. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 👍👍

Thank you very much, I'm a lucky guy. Glad you enjoyed it. :)

Eventually.... Hahhaah. I am so behind. Sorry guys. 😊

@@Dr.G can't wait too see your operation again hopefully you had a great season and can show us new and improved mining techniques.

Great point. People are sluicing the dredge tailings and finding big nuggets. The nuggets are too big for the old timers sluices and I guess they didn’t have nugget catchers. The nuggets in the video came from an area of the Yukon where they are often found. The miner sells them at a premium to my friend to use for jewelry. Thanks for the comment.

It pays to pan the debris pile once in a while to make sure your getting all the gold and not making any costly mistakes

That's for sure Becky. You might not know it when a problem starts happening, and you don't want to let those big clunkers get away either. :) Thanks for the comment.

Thanks my friend 👍👍

@@Dr.G your welcome. I have the fever 🤣 check my latest short videos of gold please. I think you will like them 👍✌️

Sounds like you're a pro in this part of the world Mark. Those sound like great places to see. I need to drift a bit West. LOL. Thanks for the great comment. :)

Oh wow. Awesome. It hasn't changed much I'm sure. Al still has his "gourmet snack bar" LOL Thanks for the comment Dan.

Thanks Scott, I appreciate the kind words.

Ed Gufler thanks Ed for the kind words, I appreciate it 👍