I found an Awesome GOLD nugget!

Подписаться 1,3 млн

Просмотров 274 тыс.

50% 1

Gold Nugget! - First time down into my Pickerton claim since the water levels dropped from spring run off. I spend the day Metal Detecting the upper bench, finding lots of gold and lots of lead. See the difference, and see who wins the epic metal detector battle of Gold vs Lead. Oh ya, and I found a gold nugget!
_______________
Dan's website, paydirt, store, and auctions: danhurdprospec...
SUBSCRIBE BY CLICKING THIS LINK: www.youtube.co...
FOLLOW ME AROUND THE WEB AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT:
Instagram: / dan_hurd_prospecting
Patreon - / danhurd
Website -- www.danhurdpros...
Facebook -- / danhurdgold
Twitter -- / @danprospecting
SPONSORS:
Arbor Fabricating classifiers use this link: arborfab.com/Pr...
10% discount code: danhurd
Gold Stream Placer Supplies: / goldstreamplacer
Kellyco metal detectors and prospecting equipment: shrsl.com/1geay...
Links to equipment used in my videos:
Gold panning equipment:
Garrett 15" Supper Sluice gold pan: shrsl.com/2c380
Garrett Gold Guzzler snuffer: shrsl.com/2c38f
Garrett gold panning kit: shrsl.com/2c38m
Razor Back Shovel: amzn.to/2ytODrW
Crevicing tools: amzn.to/2yoNUrY
Metal detecting equipment:
Garrett AT Gold metal detector: shrsl.com/2c397
Gold Bug 2 metal detector: shrsl.com/2c39a
Falcon MD 20: amzn.to/326zZUj
Garret pinpointer: shrsl.com/2c39m
Sand scoop: shrsl.com/2c3a1
Filming equipment:
Sony HX80 camera: amzn.to/2YwAmJr
Ricoh WG50 underwater/closeup camera: amzn.to/2LTgb2p
Sunglasses with built in camera: amzn.to/31bEAnJ
USB microscope: amzn.to/2LSDk55
Larger mining equipment:
Gold cube: shrsl.com/2c3a6
Gold cube trommel: shrsl.com/2c3ab
Honda generator: amzn.to/2OwFVnH
Honda water pump: amzn.to/2LS5gGj
Milwaukee shop vac: amzn.to/2YwB3T3
Milwaukee hammer drill: amzn.to/2YzrMcR
Cobra crusher: amzn.to/3164NE3
KK8 Kiln: amzn.to/2MrRzNT
Dan's hat: amzn.to/2LU34Ou
This video is produced by Dan Hurd, Prospector, Miner, Teacher and RU-vidr, as part of his RU-vid channel based on educational videos about gold mining, gold panning, prospecting, rock hounding, and mineral collecting.
#goldpanning #thefinders #findinggold

Опубликовано:

26 сен 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 655

@gjohnston6052 2 года назад

The shot of the salmon run, reminds us that there's more than just gold in the Fraser River. Thanks Dan.

@francisschweitzer8431 2 года назад

Unintended consequences… fish on the spawn run = Bears on the chase ..

@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 2 года назад

@@francisschweitzer8431 That might be what the bullets were all about... ~( 'w')/ Either that or they were trying to shoot the fish... ~( ,m,)~

@darwinmclovin5090 Год назад

Have you considered packing a life straw. Dunno if it’s good enough to filter the Fraser River but could help I’m a emergency

@LANightonFire 2 года назад

Love when Dan finds gold!

@Danhurd 2 года назад

me too!

@juliefuller2064 2 года назад

Me Too love Dan an his gold!!

@creamythroat 2 года назад

@@juliefuller2064 don’t be loving another man’s gold, you can love him but leave his gold be 😅

@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 2 года назад

@@creamythroat I'm pretty sure his WIFE might not appreciate too many other women loving HER Golden Boy... ~( ,m,)~

@thomasanglin1751 Год назад

I love it: " I have kidney problems, I have heart problems, I have back problems, " and yet I'm tossing boulders like I'm 18... You go Dan....

@michaelmcculley7880 2 года назад

When you said "needle" I'm sure most new exactly what you meant brother. Someone told me to "tape" a show the other day. Love it!

@jeffepstein4138 2 года назад

Sunday with Dan and his gold pan! GREAT!

@seantilson6330 Год назад

💯💯🤜🤛🙏

@sarahdon3165 2 года назад

I was so happy to see the fish 🐟 swimming up the Fraser and am glad you found the first nugget of spring I hope you find many more Dan. Hi to everyone who watches this channel I hope your all keeping well . Dan I hope that your health problems begin to improve soon as we all love to see the joy and excitement you bring when you find treasures xx 😘

@Sr.DudeGuy 2 года назад

Hello to those who care, and have a good day!

@Danhurd 2 года назад

I care!

@briankenison7995 2 года назад

I care about everything and everyone. Have a fantastic day

@mikeyachk 2 года назад

Hope you do as well!

@stevenlaxton3618 2 года назад

More people care than you know friend..have a great rest of your weekend and make sure you do at least one thing strictly for you today..you deserve it..take care bud

@idahogreen2885 2 года назад

Everything is Connected, from the sky to the rain to the river to the gold to the Dan to the RU-vid to the You to the Me. 💚💚💚🤜🤛

@jollyoldstbrick 2 года назад

Dan take good care of your health, without you some of us wouldn't be able to sit on our butts and say "I could do that so much better!" seriously brother thanks for the great videos and good health to you for a long time to come

@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 2 года назад

I know I could never say 'I could do better' because I'm in worse health than Dan is, but it would be fun to have the free time to just crawl around digging and panning for gold on a fine day like that anyhow. I'd just have to go a lot slower at it.

@garywalker9753 2 года назад

You keep healthy! I too suffer from heart and other chronic conditions and I give you much respect for your passion. Thank you.

@jmylchreest 2 года назад

Me and my daughter have made it a bedtime routine watching you and your amazing gold panning skills. We love to watch you and love how excited you get when you find pickers and sometimes even nuggets! Keep up the amazing work.

@stormrunner0029 2 года назад

That one formation did look like it would act like a natural sluice when the river is at certain levels of flooding.

@roberthern3057 2 года назад

Hey Dan! Just found you today and have already binged 10 or 12 videos!! Absolutely love the content and you are a hoot! Lol. Been an amateur rock hound all my life and would love to pan some material!! Thanks for sharing your experiences!

@zoobernut 2 года назад

Dan should get a life straw or similar water filter so he can replenish his water when prospecting in an area that is a long hike to get to. I always keep one in my backpack and they work great.

@bradw3869 2 года назад

With the ice cold, fast moving Fraser River infront of him, I think the life straw would be the perfect addition to a pack

@GOINGNOMAD Год назад

Yes agreed, or any filter system really.

@dennisshoemaker2789 2 года назад

Thanks for taking us along on your adventure! Keep up the good work.

@jonnoring7225 2 года назад

About drinking water, there are small portable water filters that eliminate all parasites and other crud. Is there a reason why such a filter won't work for Fraser River water?

@boarbot7829 2 года назад

Exactly what I was thinking.

@fajile5109 2 года назад

I got one that hangs. I just wish the bag was better. You can mod the filter to work on other bottles too. Its comes with screw on nozzles. Its ok the water taste fine i just dont like these cheapo filters to much.

@MichaelBuck 2 года назад

Whelp, not bad for a few hours , looked like 23 grams of gold at ~$1,700 USD. However, at the end of the video it was 1.16 grams, and the Gold Price Per Gram is $ 55.32, so not all that much overall from this find. Still a great hourly wage, allot better than working at the local burger joint. An hour or two in great weather enjoying the wilderness, and you made a more money in that time than most. Note: The experience of knowing where to look and not waste your day really helps! The formation of the bedrock acts like a sluice box and funnels the gold into those pockets. Really cool how water and rocks work together!

@LesnyBoruta Год назад

Finding such a piece is my dream, Even without looking at the screen but hearing Dan's reaction, I see his smile and joy.:)

@johnolsen7073 2 года назад

Looks like a 44 cal bullet. Nice gold Dan. Thanks

@RICDirector 2 года назад

I was thinking .45 but...how do you get a hollowpoint that hasn't hit anything? Shot 'straight up' maybe....

@javiere5511 6 месяцев назад

@@RICDirector Can you hunt with hollow point? I tough it was like a self-defense ammo

@Bonzy1996 2 года назад

Can’t wait till you get humongous Dan and open up a panning retreat!! I’ll be your first customer!

@jasoncrozier4766 2 года назад

Super video Dan, I sure enjoy your adventures. Thanks for sharing your experience.

@Danhurd 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@robertsomerville320 2 года назад

Awesome video Dan, I've been waiting for a Pickerton video all summer and here it is and it was amazing. The beautiful Fraser river with it's hidden treasure, the running of the salmon, and fantastic vistas make for the greatest content on RU-vid. Thank you so much for taking us along on these prospecting adventures in B.C. Dan, you always capture the moment with great excitement. As a born and raised British Columbian living on the prairie, your videos warm the soul and reminds us of where were from. Cheers !

@Alondro77 2 года назад

I found a bunch of 'fly poops' in the NJ glacier deposit I've been prospecting. The gold is in EVERY sample I've taken from the moraines, but it's all very tiny flakes and only a handful per sample. Still, that means there could be a higher concentration of them from deeper in the deposit. I'm going to get samples from where groundhogs have been digging into the side of the hill, near the bottom.

@dinahmoore9610 2 года назад

I can watch you Dan all day at Pinkerton 😊

@cameronmccreary4758 2 года назад

With Dan at the helm he does the technical work while we the viewing public do the learning and enjoying every minute of it. I think this is what T.V. started out to be but took a wrong turn somewhere early on!

@buffalokrisgoldprospecting 2 года назад

I like how happy Dan is when he finds gold

@livingadamman7994 2 года назад

May God Bless you Dan, you put a smile on faces and teach things I wouldn't know otherwise

@seantilson6330 Год назад

💯🙏✌️

@blancacordero6660 Год назад

To me you are truthful on your videos and never make it look like prospecting is a piece of cake. Thank you.

@Halfie4tailed 2 года назад

I love how you make the jokes first haha! Most other people would try and ignore the silly thought and not say it but you get right to the point and I really like that!

@eidiotwind2084 2 года назад

Dan Hurd with Dan Hurd Prospecting has the most knowledgeable, enjoyable RU-vid channel even though he doesn't get as much gold as other channels that get recommended to me

@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 2 года назад

Now I'm not a big nut job over gold, but to spend a day just crawling around digging and panning like this seems super relaxing and rewarding, compared to say...fishing... But then I have a natural predisposition toward digging and metals/minerals in general.

@chriskoran836 2 года назад

Time for a light-colored shirt, Dan!

@jonathannorthup5705 2 года назад

"not the first pen15 nugget I've found" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this made me laugh so hard bud 😂😂😂😂👌

@rodneyarmstrong3813 2 года назад

You should try the 110 degrees before the heat index. In Texas we hit 110 feels like 120.

@georgeescaped6035 2 года назад

Sierra foothills we find a lot of lead and mercury few nuggies depends on where you are

@getdownanddirtyprospecting 2 года назад

Great day on the coil 👍😎

@inquisitivealbertan1712 2 года назад

Fun video, Dan. As always, excellent camera and editing work. Thanks for taking us along.

@kiddwong4186 2 года назад

Love it when RU-vid algorithm throws out a random channel that turns out to be a real gem. Great videos mate! Definitely makes me interested in prospecting. You should look into getting a camelbak (or similar backpack water pouch). Would make it much easier for you to stay hydrated.

@adamdaley8090 2 года назад

Hello Dan. I wanted to suggest you try wear a pair of active sleeves. They breath well and fairly unrestrictive. They are also 50spf. I found them when I did lawn care. Still wear them when I spend lots of time outdoors as it helps keeps my tattoos protected as well. Happy panning and greetings from Fargo ND.

@highseassailor 2 года назад

Always quality of character and in video production. I feel great in the first 5 seconds of hearing the excitement that Dan brings. Cheers to all!!! P.S. The bullet was likely .45 caliber, and looked about 300+ grains.

@dessexjones4625 2 года назад

Great to see you back at pickerton!!

@Danhurd 2 года назад

More to come!

@raychelcaliber4941 2 года назад

I wish I could come along with you. My father had a sluice box and gold pan&used to find a bunch of gold. He had 2strokes back to back and has been paralyzed for 7years.he recently passed down a top secret spot to my fiance&I+only 1 other person knows the spot.we have metal detectors&goldpans. Much love and respect from central valley California!

@Obuzy 2 года назад

Your probably definitely the coolest father or grandpa ever. 🤘 Love what you do

@jeremyinthewild 2 года назад

You could always bring a backpacking water filtration system so you could drink the water from the river

@pgsharrow3714 2 года назад

Well I'll be , Dan, you actually found a little Nugget! congrats. ... I'm often amused by your enthusiasm over find a bit of color. When I was younger I worked along the Feather River and live near Butte Creek. I would feel skunked if I had one of your normal days, Ha Ha. Thank You for your postings, they bring a smile to my old face . 8-)

@tsmith235 2 года назад

God bless you Dan herd many of us are getting old and we are living our lives by watching you instead of prospecting ourselves.

@LoveAngelLA 2 года назад

great fun to watch as always and I keep hoping you find lots of gold as I always enjoy hearing you having fun

@pythonosaur 2 года назад

"Im smokin hot right now" ..while wearing a black tshirt in the sun 😂😂😂

@ant-1382 2 года назад

Was talking to your Dad this morning, gold of a different kind - shiny, pretty rocks. He asked if I viewed the newest video yet? Pickerton, couldn't wait to get home and see it. Cheers from Comox.

@ambergideon4800 2 года назад

DAN HURD! That was highly inappropriate! Lol, it was also the best description! I’m still giggling! And I’m not gonna lie, I thought it before you said it. Thanks for sharing your passion!

@susanturcotte3176 2 года назад

Awwww shucks!!! I missed this video, but have an awesome reason! Drove up to meet our 5 day old granddaughter! She's a blessing, just like you, Dan! I'm so happy that you found a huge nugget at Pickerton! I bet you can't wait to get back!

@clockfixerar 2 года назад

I'm sure that there are water purifier kit that you can get that you could take with you and use the water from the river and purify it and drink it.

@deedorothypapineau6920 2 года назад

Well you had a good day! Bring more water the next time. I envy your ability to get out finding the treasures the earth gives you. I only have a stent in my heart but too many compression fractures in my lumbar spine. My walker wouldn’t stand a chance in that terrain. Still, I can watch you and your family on your adventures. Till next time, bye from Ontario.

@Alondro77 2 года назад

Dan! You have a whole RIVER of water there! ;D

@roberthern3057 2 года назад

Picking and enjoying the riverside..looks like heaven !

@triggermancustoms1670 2 года назад

At 13:20 who else thought there was two pieces of gold side by side

@Garloth400 10 месяцев назад

Dan giving us the solo from a RATM concert while he's finding some nice gold! Love the content.

@eriksoutdoors7243 5 месяцев назад

The way his voice hit fast forward like “Yes, make all your jokes right now aboutthepenisnuggetcomingoutofthecrack sureee whateverrrr!” 😂😂 I love this channel

@alive.off-grid 2 года назад

Hey Dan I'm from Colorado. I used to find a lot of gold in the culverts where the Stream or the Overflow off the roads would drain through. And just below the culvert I would gather the soil right below. Flipping over rocks in the streams and the Big Thompson would usually find small nuggets. Now that it's been flooded several times and the roads have been washed away. I'm wondering if I shouldn't go back and check the areas that I found the gold to begin with. Good luck on your Ventures

@kcstevens7532 2 года назад

you're not getting old, you are getting gold.

@georgemcmorrow1446 2 года назад

Hey Dan, great experiencing your Videos. Regarding your water supply, as far as ease of carrying amounts of water, look into a Camelbak, Hydration Bladder, Hydrapak or the like. You can carry much more with you without going back and forth to your water supply of bottles. You can also take it off in place and tether it in the water to have cold drinking water. You also have the option of bringing in your regular bottle supply or increase the size of bottle and use as a refill station for your Camelbak. Cheers and keep your videos rolling

@nancythane4104 2 года назад

Would a water purifier work too?

@jbowerman50 2 года назад

That bullet is either from a 38-357 OR a 9mm, On another note, I'm getting older too so between us we might could get a full day in. So just let me know if you are needing help, I'll bring my own GM 1000 and pan.

@alexkasacous 2 года назад

I'm surprised you don't use a lifestraw or sawyer squeeze as a backup drinkable water source.

@paulhoffman6371 2 года назад

So, the secret of turning lead into gold still hides in alchemy.

@alexanderweeks3693 2 года назад

The sound of the metal detector around 4:13 sounds like the intro of Tom Morello's Battle music

@dougzirkle5951 2 года назад

Enjoyed the panning trip. Take care of yourself.

@christhompson4270 2 года назад

Wow that’s cool, awesome scenery and fish too. God bless, take care and thank you for sharing 🙏👍❤️

@bearfoot100 2 года назад

Look into a Life Straw. You have a whole river full of drinking water. Pickers are awesome!

@Danhurd 2 года назад

I have two of them, also had 10 liters of water back at the quad.

@danduzenski3597 2 года назад

Back to basics. This is what made your channel. Enjoyment.

@davidbuckner8583 2 года назад

Looks like a copper jacket hollow point, had rifling on it so it had been fired.

@artmartinez5748 2 года назад

Beautiful location and awesome piece s of gold.

@sisqui1950 2 года назад

I really like that you are happy, no matter how much crud you find. I will keep trying here in Australia, until I find a little bit to take away. I am only a very basic beginner, it must be the DNA left over from my ancestors when they cam over here in the 1800's, first gold scouts when Australian was vastly unexplored. For a female I can dig pretty well. I go looking for the hotrocks to find my little bits and pieces 😁I am not going be be rich at this rate, but it's the excitement of the chase🤗😘Don't worry about the health, my knees and feet are unstable after Cancer a few year ago. It's just life 🤣

@cmcer1995 2 года назад

Not a bad day at all. Nice gold nugget to top the day off. Great video coverage too.

@cameronmccreary4758 2 года назад

Dan, if your finger is the same size as mine then making a crude comparison the bullet looks to be a .44 calibre possibly from a Magnum cartridge and since it is in great shape with rifling engraved in the side it looks like someone fired it across the valley and it wound up there where you found it as the velocity ran out. One could almost reload it and refire it. Here lies another experimentation; what if a bullet with rifling cut in one direction was fired from a firearm with rifling cut in the opposite direction, how would that effect accuracy? Now to quote the bank robber on the ground in the first Dirty Harry movie, "I gots to know?"

@TheMilwaukieDan 2 года назад

Loved the video Dan. Please be safe and ALWAYS… put your health before and above gold.

@MakoRuu 2 года назад

That bullet is a .45-75 GOV. Used mostly in hunting large game.

@javiere5511 6 месяцев назад

Can you hunt with hollow point? I tough it was like a self-defense ammo

@MakoRuu 6 месяцев назад

@@javiere5511 Yes, in fact they make them specifically for hunting so they split open in to a mushroom, or a flower, and do more damage to larger animals like moose and elk.

@barebonesgarage7624 2 года назад

Awesome day you had in this video!!! Also, thank you for the shot of the salmon running up river!!! That was super exciting to me. My Dad and I used to have a cabin that we built up in Maine and seeing those salmon and the river, those little tidbits of video remind me of great times! So I thank you!!!! Love all of your videos.

@SeyaDiakite7 2 года назад

You are a great human being

@mia-rx1zk 2 года назад

how wholesome is this channel though seriously.

@snakeman469 2 года назад

Looks like you need to get a Metal Detector Pinpointer

@martinjeans97 2 года назад

Welldone dan never too old mate good luck stay alive

@DaniDestructionTM 2 года назад

Great way to start my Sunday dan coffee and dabs! Gold is truly such a amazing mineral! All shapes and sizes lol I must say I truly love that ur using the detector alot today I have the same one and watching u and Pauly truly helps me learn mine more. Thank u Dan for all ur amazing knowledge and love u give in ur videos!

@samuelneuin1988 2 года назад

In today's world, the last bullet is just as much of "precious metal" as the gold is

@ryancourtemanche9239 2 года назад

Very nice work finding 👏 👌

@bravofighter 2 года назад

Canada is just GORGEOUS. Even if you didn’t find gold, you’re richly blessed for sure!

@michaelmcculley7880 2 года назад

You may have found more lead but that Au makes you the winner!

@D_A86 2 года назад

7:23 *insert jurassic Park theme played on a flute 😆🦕😆

@russelllary4023 Год назад

It would be great to have a claim to look and prospects for gold

@OneRoundDown 2 года назад

Looks like you found a .44 mag bullet Dan. Nice gold!

@javiere5511 6 месяцев назад

Can you hunt with hollow point? I tough it was like a self-defense ammo

@dawndixon402 2 года назад

😁👋👍👍👏👏💞🙏 It seems every video, has super beautiful scenery. Thank you for sharing those views. As well your treasure hunting and finds.

@johnstuart8511 7 месяцев назад

Thanks, Dan, for another great day with you out, Panning and the latest toys. Regards South Africa 🇿🇦. Beep, beep beeeeeee😂

@JhonDiamond2021 2 года назад

a very extraordinary place to look for gold, hope you find a lot of gold nuggets sir.

@jakebrakebill 2 года назад

Great video and nice mix of detecting and panning. Nice to have water so close.

@randyl1224 2 года назад

Where’s those new crevising tools blacksmith made you ,good gold

@petepal55 2 года назад

I have a liter water jug that has a filter and straw built-in. You might try one, it's amazing how well it works. A wet bandana under my well-ventilated hat on my bald head does wonders for keeping me feeling cool here in Florida while I'm fishing. I look forward to your videos every week, thanks for being there!

@angelwhite376 Год назад

Cotton balls clean River water pack a bottle with a hole on the bottom and pour in the river Warter then fill with more cotton and it should be clean..

@blindscience1701 2 года назад

Nuggets, pickers, Flakes. Oh my! ~Dorothy from Wizard of OZ.

@raisinsawdust 2 года назад

You need to bring along a water filtration unit

@DiscoveringMinerals 2 года назад

Loved the finds Dan!! I hope your health holds up, I want you to be alive and well as long as possible 😊

@hikeandfishpennsylvania2170 2 года назад

You should take a life straw with ya Dan. I highly recommend it. I drink a ton of water when I'm fly fishing or panning in rough terrain and that thing saved the day a few times. Especially on a hot one where I brought less water than I thought I'd go through. Nice nugget there bud, great video from Pickerton as always

@johansmith4764 2 года назад

Dipping the hat in the river... I work in farming and some days was really hot some days. So I poured cold water on my cap I have in the barns... It works so good doing that. Kept my head cool!