Gold Prospecting in the Lake District - Gold R@sh UK 2019 

Thank you Jamie, sadly my father passed away last year and I miss him dearly but we did many things together which I can look back on with great memories .

Good point Andy. It is a precious and rare metal. No body will tell you where the locations are so it's all about getting out there and having a look.

Thanks for the kind comments. I just want to share the adventure and tell the story as it should be told. I agree that if gold was that easy to find then we would all be doing it.

Cheers I appreciate you taking the time to watch the videos and comment. Wales on the next one.

That's right Charlie , they say gold rides the iron horse

Hello toppotter, I guess you win some and you loose some but we are all still learning. Thanks for the comments.

I think it is important to tell the story Della and rest assured that if you tried all the usual tricks in the book to find the gold then you did your best. Good luck with your future adventures.

Thanks you for your kind words THSMA , I am sure there is more gold to be found in this area ...

Thanks for the comments again DEmma. I have tried several times for an explanation from the people that raised the issue and have heard nothing what so ever. RU-vid are sympathetically not bothered and do not mediate nor offer the reason for the copyright claims. I suppose at the end of the day I just need to carry on and do my best. Cheers MrDazP1.

Hey you don't have to apologise Luke but thank you for taking the time to join us on this adventure. My dad , "Dad's hat" loves the day out at the creek but we both missed the dog on this trip. He was on a charity walk with all the dog walkers from our home town. My dad commented about this at our lunch break - no pooch with his nose in the rucksack lol.

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures haha doggo was doing his work for charity.. which part of the lake district was you in? Cumbria has some good rivers with bedrock etc

@@lukeuk7212 This area is Coniston . There will be gold around I'm sure of it.

Cheers Andy. Everything looked right to us and we were hoping to find a few specs like we know we can in Cumbria. I guess we can tick off the list now.

There are a few places I still need to try up there but yes there are the usual spots in the UK

Yes but the gold must have seen me comming on this occasion.

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The location looked good and there was a copper mine in the mountain but no gold !. The bedrock looked promising too but that's prospecting for you.

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures it's funny how all the indicators are there but the gold isn't ,it's very hit n miss this hobby but that's part of the charm ,keeps the search alive mate

Hello Varmland, thanks for watching again and for the advice on the sluice. I can't wait to test it in a gold bearing river. I will start on the sniping video soon buddy. Thanks for your support and all the best .

Yes that's it pal. It's all about location location location. Cracking day out no matter what.

Yes it was and the geology suggested that gold could be there with the copper mine being nearby. The mudstone/siltstone carries gold on other rivers.

Cheers, one my favourites

Let me research this and get back to you buddy

Top day out . Wales in a few weeks time so give us a shout if you see me.

They don't really exist my friend. You can always seek permission from a farmer to access the land but most farmers don't own the land. They manage it. It can get more complicated when an actual land owner may not own the river. And then the river owner will not own the mineral rights. 🤔 Most prospectors tend find nice little spots and disappear into the foliage and keep themselves to themselves, if you know what I mean. I would recommend Leadhills or the Mennock to pan with a permit my friend. Hope this helps ...

I will always try to give a honest account of my day and it was a cracking day up there.

I would always advise that you seek permission from the land owner Marco, or if not just be discreet, out of site and out of mind from people.

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Ok cheers. It's only a problem because in the case that I do find anything, I will have to report it to the local authorities by law. Some regions allow this, others don't

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Permission should Always be sought from landowners - and all land is owned by someone. No permission - do prospecting or detecting.

It will down to many factors Robert. People hunting and missing the target, like you said, simply shooting at the water, or from the corpses of animals. Also anything heavy like lead will want to move to the lowest point from naturally occurring events

I couldn't give too much away but try around Saddleback. There a few reports on line if you do your research. Ralph Henderson did a lot of prospecting in the lakes but I don't know where. This spot was near Copper mines and it looked good but i never found any

Thank you mate

It was a great place to explore and there are organised gorge walks here with ropes, and safety equipment to hire.

Hello Zach , I do it as a seasonal thing where I start in March and go through until October. It's a great hobby

No gold but we gave it our best shot. Fantastic place for a picnic though.

Shame no gold but not a bad day. I was going to suggest metal detector but you've beat me to it.

Strictly speaking yes

I understand 👍

No gold but I guess we can tick it off the list now pal.

I heard that some other RU-vid channels have days where they don't find gold worth showing or making a video about but I will try to make them interesting even if there is no gold.

Hello Ruth. The place looked like it had a lot of potential but I have another spot not too far from here that has reports of potential gold

Ohhh how exciting, I really hope you find some. How do you think your gold monster will compare to the Equinox 800? Hope I've made the right choice lolx

Does that place begin with T ?

@@ruthparkes7896 I'm not too familiar with detectors Ruth but anything at this kind of money will be pretty good. The GM1000 can find very tiny gold though. I will make a video with it using some small pickers soon. As for the other place I need to get a bit more over towards Bootle.

Top day out for sure. There's some great hiking to be had around here too.

Hello Mike strictly speaking you should always seek permission to prospect and if you ask farmers for permission to detect on their land you can agree what the boundaries are and how you would share the finds and declare anything that comes into the appropriate category to pass on to authorities.Thanks for watching. It's just a hobby for me and a great subject to film.

Hello Paul, the music is off RU-vid creator studio by The Tower of light called Stuck in the air (Ambient Dramatic)

Thanks for watching too

I'll take that as a compliment and a shared experience then , thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching Gary

Every river I visit tends to have a private fishing notice along it's course. most local authorities don't like overnight camping or parking in the carparks and they do check for this. As for prospecting I tend to get keen on lookers asking questions about the hobby. Thanks for the comments and enjoy the great out doors.

It looked like it had all the signs of having gold. I don't think the sluice was the ideal one for the job though. Thanks for watching Kaye.

Thanks ok I enjoy watching thank for doing... you will probably get fed up with me asking questions all the time or my comments lol 😂 have a good week x

@@kayesmithme I always aim to answer all my comments. That's what RU-vid is all about. No worries.

It's a stunning place,you can't be disapointed finding nothing. Thanks for watching.

In metal detecting there are some laws on the age and historical importance so if you find a gold Roman hoard you will have to declare it. As for gold panning it's just a bit of fun and there's nowt here worth bothering about. , the specs you find are nice but you can't see em half the time. There are some places where you can get a permit for the day.

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures thank you, that's from the government; like that's where you need to have a permit?

@@haggaimulenga2738 gold panning in some locations is permitted with a permit for a day or a week etc .Other places seem to be known for gold panning and everything seems to be ok by the authorities. Metal detecting is usually based on an agreement with the land owner, ie a farmer for permission. Anything of any value or importance needs to shared as per the agreement and also the appropriate agencies will need to be informed of any juicy finds. There are some grey areas with panning too.

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures thank you very much I appreciate

It was nice to have a day out with my dad in a lovely location , thanks again for watching.

Yes ....and thanks for the reply. We gave it a good go and still had a great day out even though we found nothing.

Never been there but this place is only an hour n' half up the road for me and has potential for gold . There's not a fat lot of information out there though. I do agree with your point though , NZ is a special place.

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures it's only 2 stops and about 27 hours of travel! 😆

Like it Roger. I am still non the wiser as to what the issue is or was so am just guessing .

It looked like a silt/mudstone to me.

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures by doing a quick look at the geology of the area it appears you are in the Windemere rock group area. To me the contact zones of the Barrow volcanic group are your boy 😉

No chance.

I don't look at the value of the gold versus the outlay and cost to do a trip out but this is a good question. I love making the videos and I do that as an enthusiast and as a hobby. If it was possible to make it pay I reckon you would be knackered after a couple of years because it's really physically hard work.

The music is Stuck in the air by Tower of light, from RU-vid creator studio

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures thanx daz thats a double thumbs up from me

I am going to try another location this year where there are confirmed reports of gold but they mined for other minerals.

Where would you say Mat? I'm in the lakes my self and fancy a bit of panning

No gold today

I'm not sure if tin can look like this too.

It's a good piece of kit for sure.

Hello Skyspy do you have a drone license I would be interested to know more

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures yes I have a PfCO license. Any commercial purpose, of which RU-vid is.... Requires a license, but probably 99% of people don't know that.

@@davesfilmingservices4377 I was aware of this but don't earn any money from my videos

@@davesfilmingservices4377 Idont give a fuck about it, because there is drone rules, I follow rules and my opinion - licence need not because You posting videos on RU-vid, but if You use drone where impossible to follow basic drone rules, so You need licence, register drone and insurance also. Its not a hobby anymore if You use Your drone in places where impossible to follow basic rules and You breaking these rules.

This particular sluice will if it's fine gold in the gravels. Should have used my drop riffle sluice.

Cheers Mark , that explains why my hands glow in the dark.

@Andy Morley There are some areas not too far from this location that I need to look at.

Yes, it's great getting my dad out on these adventures.

Give it a go

That's a good way of putting it. The methods we used on this trip would normally give us some results on other rivers. The next video will be all about Sniping again so stay tuned.

I was thinking it might be better with fried Banana Phil.