Where to find gold? Potholes or Bedrock pockets.
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Another video on where you can find gold in a creek. This video focuses on "Potholes" those round pockets you find in bedrock cobbles spinning in high water flow and eroding almost perfectly circular holes down into the bedrock. This is just another place you might locate gold on a creek or river.
#goldpanning #thefinders #findinggold
I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your videos. I'm retired, and a total newbie as of last fall. I fish, so my off season has been pretty much focused on learning to prospect. I'm i N Idaho where there is some gold, and I'm very excited to get out and use all you and other UA-cam guys have taught me. It's a testament to your ability that I'm very confident to get out and a testament to your passion that I can't wait till winter is over to do it. Thank you
@Ember Rhapsody Yes, but I'm in my 70s and the hiking, kneeling on rocks, (even with knee pads) shoveling, scraping, panning makes me wish I'd beun 10 or 15 years earlier. I've pretty much reduced my efforts to carrying a 9" pan and a trowel in my fly vest and reading the hydrology while I'm out fishing!
This is the first good explanation of how potholes form in the bedrock along a river.Thank you.
For a better explanation, watch my other video on the topic. ua-cam.com/video/9eJQg4P1jbg/v-deo.html
Thanks for the info. You've probably heard this plenty of times, but: I appreciate these videos as a humble amateur
Thank you Dan I find these videos to be the most helpful! Just getting started prospecting and knowing where to start looking is a big help.
I have seen potholes in and near creeks and thought nothing of them. That is really neat. The only money better than hard earned money is found money!
Correct 👍👌
Man that creek is gorgeous. I could stay on that all summer :)
I would trust buying a claim from dan. He seems like he does honest work and protects the lands natural typography. 👍
Dan, I found a small hand operated bilge pump at a garage sale. It has crossbars on the bottom that limit the size of heavy material to 1/4" or so.
In trying it for the first time in a pothole, I did suck up some small gold. It worked great, and keeps the large material out. Best of all, it was $2.00!
Nice find
Ddssd
MAN THE BILGE PUMP!!!!
Heck of a find
Nice find bro. One of the handiest tools for crevicing or dredging around water.
Fyi some of them are like hand dredges and have a side thing so you can jook them straight up to a highbanker or sluice to pump your material straight in.
Your videos have come so far, easy to see this one of the early ones, love your work, and watching your progression super fun
I love these educational videos in the field on finding gold!! I also would love to see more class room teaching videos!!!!! Keep up the great channel!!!
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My experience is when you see "the perfect spot" it usually has nothing. When you give up and just try somewhere random, you get gold. Murphies law.
That happened on the last video. I was sensing doubt. Than BAM
Man, in every part of life.
Same happens when I go fishing. I always feel like I''m sitting where I should be fishing and fishing where I should be sitting, even when I'm in a boat. Go figure.
The best way to find gold is look for the happiest prospector at the pub and beat him up in the bathroom and rob him. That or sell 'prospecting equipment' by buying it in bulk from China for $10 an item then resell it for $1,000 an item.
I just went gold panning for the first time and I can assure you this is a true statement
You give such detailed information that I can see what your are describing like movies in my head. Another great video Dan! Thanks for what you do!
Another good one. Thanks for sharing what you know about, so us novices can learn.
You working so hard. In the other vedio the Russian guy, I saw just picking big solid gold, without digging. I wish I could go there
Kasar Daily Vlogs for you I thought so
Thanks Dan, you sparked the fever again, I happened onto a lecture on UA-cam a few nights ago and it was about rivers in the Pacific Northwest. There are a couple of river beds on top of a mountain ridge massive amounts of river rock & sand 1,000 ft above the river basin.then ya look around & all the sudden it disappears into Basalt and ancient lava.*
That fever is always ther
I've had some luck cleaning out the old Dry Pock Holes here in the dry streams. Some of these rivers and streams only see a decent flow once in 20 years. Some schools of thought say if there is no packed gravel the hole will be fruitless. I don't agree with that.
As always great instructions dan !!!!
What I learned most importantly is keep checking places you been to already. Like you found there the gold is actively moving still.
Again great video !!!
Thanks!
5:40 the vine hanging behind him are mimicking his movements oddly perfect-like
Take another hit and go back to sleep.
I think he may be stuck to a spider web, but its totally true. I saw that too.
Holy fuck haha, whack
Everywhere you go looks like it's own sort of paradise. I might have to look up some of these places even just to view, if not prospecting as well lol. Absolutely beautiful places
Dude ,bro , I had no idea nature was drilling holes in river bottom bedrock !
That's cool 😎
Love your kind intelligent way thank you for taking me along with you on panning for gold ..awesome awesome thank you
That's a beautiful creek!
Hi Dan. I sent you a comment on another video of yours wondering if you were in Alberta. Now I know you are in B.C. Another good video, Dan. You most certainly know your stuff. All the best, Rod.
Thanks!
i enjoy these vids, always wanted to do this, and i live in PA, there are many lakes,streams etc...Been to NL canada, beautiful country and people are the best you'd wanna meet,..this is very relaxing just to watch and brings the "gold fever" back and the longing to return to nature.
Thanks!
I would love to live in a gold bearing state and be physically able to go prospecting... . Thanks for taking the time to share this video... Be blessed... BBE...
I live in an area covered in gold. Yet, hardly anyone here looks for it.
When I say covered, they strike gold on just about every building built if it's inside a 3 square mile area. The streams have small gold, and the road base thoughout the area are made of old 1800's mine tailings. They estimate the road bases have around $4billion in gold in them.
Bank of America had a huge gold strike while building a new building. They never released the actual amount, just that it was "not insignificant".
Yes, Charlotte NC is a banking capital, because it is built on gold.
I found some potholes in a river near me that I plan to try as soon as the ground thaws. Wish me luck
Any luck on the pothole gold?
Has the ground thawed, you have had 2 years since the comment. Have you gotten any gold 😀.
Wow.. Unfortunately, the only thing I found in the local potholes was lead. Promising, but not shiny
The question I have is, when your shoveling all the stuff out of the hole aren't you afraid that your shoveling gold out that hasn't had time to get to the bottem...? Couldnt there be gold in the gravel you shoveled out to get down where you started panning..??? Thanks. Just found your videos today and I've enjoyed them.
I wondered the same
I have never found any gold in the loose stuff on top. Once I get to the firmly packed stuff I start panning
good video Dan thanks for your time look forward to the next one all the best from Scotland
Here in WA State in the US, you wouldn't be allowed to keep the hole open. It has to be refilled with 48 hrs before the hole is abandoned. We can't use a hand dredge in the creek either unless the water way is open for dredging (the timing is listed in a special booklet (The Gold and Fish Pamphlet) that is published by our State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife.
You are also not allowed to work in the water unless it is dredge season. Panning or sluicing is allowed, but you can't dig. Just a difference in the rules. Great video!
LOL, BS rules for ordinary man that are of no consequence to anything. And no rules for massive destruction if you're a multibillion dollar corporation. Goold 'ol pos murrica.
Generally regs. are in place during spawning times for the fish bedding in the region,spring or fall, slopping through the river would disrupt the beds in the river gravels and silts.....some rules have a very specific meaning and purpose...not everyone has an interest in fishing or fish habitat ,so they would not be aware of why it's restricted...
This was a cool video, I think I remember seeing something like them rock holes before at some point in my life. Might need to check them out if I ever find any while i'm out and about.
Thanks!
You're awsome Dan!! keep being awesome brother!! from Connecticut much love..
Thanks!
You're really digging that gravel pile (in fast forward) . Potholes have an interesting origin. That country south of you a bit called "Potholes" in Washington formed in the same fashion just a bit bigger in scale. Good score, man.
Also don't overlook any crevices inside the boil hole. Nice video Dan. Thanks for sharing
Another great video Dan, Very informative!
Thanks!
You keep looking around like your expecting someone or something to come out of the bush.
letschat you know what bears do in the woods?
Dan, I'm in BC too not far from Vancouver. Let me know if I can join you on a trip I think we would have fun! Cheers
ArtifaXtreme don't bother he won't give you a help, he wouldn't give me the time of day to answer a question on Facebook what makes you think he would take anyone out
PioneerPauly. I'll come to the island and pan with you.. Watched every one of your videos multiple times . Paulys the man
I'm looking forward to this season. I will be using my equinox 800.
These pot holes are every where down here, I've found some really small stuff in the test holes, thanks for showing me I'm doing it right...
Dan, I heard guy on another advise us to save our black sand and check it for gold at day's end, as it can contain small flecks of gold. Do you agree?
thnx dan new subscriber live in babine area i know where there are a lot of these potholes you have shown , am excited now.
Thanks for subscribing and welcome to the channel!
Hey man thank you for the help I'm new to this. I'm on Vancouver Island, I was happy to see a fellow BC'er
Great vid brother. Looks fun but alot of effort for not much return. Now pulling out fish with a fly rod would be fun. Any fish in that creek. Peace love and blessings from Alberta.
Always such beautiful scenery...
I live in the UK, nothing here I am afraid, I wish I could have a go at all this. I enjoy your program, very educational May thanks for up loading.
Theres gold in Wales my friend and scotland ..my wifes wedding ring is from a wesh mine ..
The only potholes up here in the Canadian Shield are about 10 ft. to 15 ft. wide made through heavy glacial movement during the last ice age retreat tens of thousands of years ago. These little things look like pinholes. When I return to the north I will dig around in them and see what I can find. Here in Canada it is a wise thing to get a prospectors license before heading out and to stake a claim quickly if you find anything.
Who else was waiting for the law enforcement official to suddenly appear?
I like your videos, you make it down to earth on this sort of stuff. Just curious, on your videos whatever nuggets you get, could you give us an estimate of how much money in gold there is in the pan? Thank you for your videos.
Not sure what makes you think there is no gold in the top foot and a half? If the bottom fills with 6 inches of sand there may be gold maybe not... but the next flood may deposit more sand, the next flood may wash in some gold flakes... where they gonna go? ON TOP OF THE SAND ! ! ! ! there is no way you can determine at what strata the gold was deposited, it may have been deposited in the Most recent flood - putting it on TOP. I would have run the entire batch through rough sorting one six inch layer at a time and record if there was any gold and if so what layer was it in ... however ... this does not ensure that the next hole will have anything in any particular layer, it all depends on what happened UPSTREAM during any specific high water event.... if it dug out some flakes on the last flood then you just shoveled out some flakes and threw them into the creek!
Gold is so heavy while there is water in there previous. It would drop to bottom and settle on or near bedrock. Reason probally he didn't check it. Imo
I'm about to head out for my first session with my gold pans! :)
Is it just me or does he keep looking up when he's panning like he's got the fever Lol. don't worry little buddy ,An't nobody coming to take ur gold.
he s looking for bears man
Cherokee kid wild animal are everywhere never take
Ur eye's of ur surroundings
He's not on his property...
+Raablee Johnson true ,
any solution?
Samsquanches
Dan, I've got to take issue with your "active cobble" theory... Some of my best finds have been in post holes w/ rocks doing their best imitation of ore crushers. While an active cobble will *crush* the nuggets & gold bearing gravel.....that does not mean that the gold is going to escape the hole. That's a product of the maximum water velocity and turbulence. Rather, what's going to happen is the gold & gravel will be reduced in size. The hole you first showed had not only the major cobble, but a variety of other cobbles and other smaller gravel. Theat's a perfect place to look for gold fines *under* those bigger chunks. Let the stream do your work as an ore crusher.
I’m enjoying your videos your teaching me a lot ty
Great vid 28 minutes $1 worth of gold highly educational after all is about having fun explore the world around you god blessed you wish you better luck next time keep having fun buddy
Thanks!
Is that really just worth about one dollar?
Thanks for another useful video! When you load up the pan so much, do you not consider losing some gold over the edges right when you first start panning it? I noticed some material was definitely falling over. I'm talking about before there has been a chance for it to stratify and let the heavies start to sink.
If he didn't fill it that full then they wouldn't have been there anyways
Possibly silly question incoming: So if that creek is actively and reliably depositing gold in that pothole (assuming that because you already cleaned it out three years prior), would it eventually just fill completely with gold if left alone for hundreds/thousands of years? If yes, is that a thing that prospectors have found in the past? If not, why not? Also, thanks a bajillion for the excellent videos!
The interbank will become farther from the edge of the river has the outer Bank erodes away the other side the theoretically yes there will be gold in the holes currently clearing land looking for the Bedrock so I can just begin clearing the cracks in the hole left behind from a ancient riverbed I can't wait to see if that's what happened clearing out holes and cracks isn't sealed for millennia
i get gold fever just watching you. i want to run out to a creek and start getting rich right now. no pot hole within 50 miles of me is safe this summer.
Excellent!
Nice gold find, I would love to win my first piece of gold or find my first piece of gold, nice video, keep doing the great videos
There's another possibility for the formation of the holes. When the water is high and flow volume is also high then obstructions in the flow can create cavitation vortexes downstream from the obstruction.
thanks from Australia Dan a few years ago i had this sort of thing on a property i had, didnt know then what i know now ,blast blast blast
Thanks. I've never found gold in a pot hole. Now I see that was because they were still active. It might be good to put your finger in the shot of the gold so we can get a better idea of the size of the gold, This old prospector says thanks again.
use a magnet to sort that black sand out. as it mostly iron.
That is why I have a huge magnet. Less panning
Lovely creek... but I'm thinking you can use the pothole like a gold pan. Chuck a load of water into it and any gold in there will sink to the low spot bottom so than just pump out the watery 'overburden' and pan only what's at the bottom, save a whole lot of time?
Great video, keep up the good work Dan.
That is AWESOME BIG FISH!
Thanks
Wow!!! Such beautiful property. You are a lucky guy.
You make this look so easy, and I want to start myself. Do you have a video on beginner equipment? I'm new to your channel. Thank you.
So were you looking for wild animals, another person trespassing, or the police?
~Was watching Washington Beach mining's video~
~Walked away at the end for a drink of water~
*Dan's video rotates next in playlist*
*Dan: "Well Hello Everyone!"*
Me: ~Turns around in kitchen~ *Well Hello Dan!*
:D
Hello!
@@Danhurd It was pretty funny, my description doesn't do it justice. :D
@@CrainRacing My wife is constantly replying to my videos when I'm editing.
@@Danhurd Nice, it's good when Family puts up with our Gold and UA-cam addictions. :D
Everyone got sick of gold mining last year, kinda why there is a huge break in my videos because I usually like to drag them along.
This year though it's HASTA LA VISTA BABY! Gold is calling my name too loudly and I gotta heed that calling. :D
I'll let you get back to editing, take care. :)
That shoveling bit is like the worst Benny Hill chase scene ever.
Hi m8 from Tasmania very intriguing wondering if any of our local creeks have gold in them around where I live on the north west coast of tassie 👍 is it present in all flowing creeks I know nothing
That was a beautiful spot Dan. Thankyou again for the lesson. Would there be gold deposited under that gravel bank at the end of the video?
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Wow a country that even regulates a hand made siphon .... just wow..... ps love these videos
I just wonder how much gold you threw out in the top layer of gravel??? I'm sure there had to be some gold that had not made it to the bottom yet... And you never looked in the sifter to see if just maybe you had a nugget in there, there' always a chance that one could have been there. I guess we'll never know .... Sometimes what we're looking for is in the place where we never thought it would be....
There probably wasn't one there though
I was wondering to about the dirt he thru out also..... Since I found a small rock with 9.5 grams of gold in my classifier. I just don't chuck it away ...
@@mikesebold1032 how much is that like 360 dollars or more?
With the dirt piled up so high in the pan, I would think you stand to lose a lot of gold when you first start to shake the pan
recent rains can deposit nuggets in top layer. the hole does not shake it down to the bottom. You are just looking for black sand I guess.
You're an excellent dredger, so I subbed your channel!
Thanks for the sub - I don't dredge though.
Dan Hurd
Joking! :)
finally found one of these holes , yabie pumped it after running all the gravel thru my sluice, got nada. moved on. am looking forward to the next one, since my chances are goin up on that experiment.
Dan you are looking around like expecting a bear or the authorities to show up or maybe bandits? 😂
you seemed to be alone and when the camera zoomed in or out. kinda wigged me out.
His wife has filmed at times.
Nice, it never would have occurred to me that a rock would spin and destroy everything, but it's obvious once it's pointed out
Also that's some cool bedrock ya got there
Nice video, Dan. Thanks for sharing.
its great that you respect the rules and the environment! A man could go silly interpreting the rules and so could the courts but nobody wants that.Its fun lets keep it fun great video
I surely would like to know how you made that sucker thing... I've never seen one like that but it looks like it's made of nothing but PCV....
An Australian yabbi pump or bait pump look on this site www.bcf.com.au
I'll be honest, I would have done the whole pile, it became pretty obvious that you were getting less gold as you went down. I mean, even if you think of it in the long term, the pot hole would have been dug naturally, then gold flakes would have been trapped in it through it's entirety, not necessarily when it just started to fill up after it became inactive. Plus, after you had the hole cleared out, you could have just added a shovel of dirt here and there and it wouldn't have taken that long to filter through it. Maybe another 30 minutes?
I had very little time to show this video - I wanted to demonstrate what was in the bottom
The best gold here in this stream might be a few nice sized speckled trout.
Every time you look up from panning i imagine a big nugget jumping in the creek
that is some very interesting lookin bedrock! could you post a link in a vid for the revised restrictions? do u find the hand dredge is easier to use without a collection cup? i like how the end is removable on it. do u find amalgum on that creek?very nice lookin creek!
Thank you I have learned something new
Wish I was there under a tree listening to that water! Heaven!
This just looks like heaven on Earth and your making some money 😍
It's a beautiful spot
When I’m birding on a creek an see an open pothole, I put a large branch in it, if I know it’s there I take a shovel and fill it. An open hole like that is a death trap for wildlife. Larger ones are tiger traps! All kidding aside never leave a hole open , natural or man made. Knowing Dan I don’t have to question if he filled it! I know he made it safe!
Hi Dan,
You’re the expert, but why not remove that hole grinding rock so that next time it may have gold.
Thanks
Gravity Guy a better idea would be to put a bigger one in to create a gold trap. Empty it might just collect another grinding rock.
@@Danhurd I'd fill the sucker with rocks so nothing can escape
@@Danhurd see your smart
What is your gold total so far this year, Dan? Keep up the vidz, in 1080p if possible :P
He's looking to check his back trail. And bears in them there hills.
BIG UP!!
Not knowing the history of the size of gold found there in BC I'm assuming you do, but here in Northern California all of the material you shoveled would of been classified 1/4" into a bucket and then sluiced and or panned.
That's a nice piece of land you got there.
deweys it's a claim.
@@jamessouthard4783 At the very beginning he says it's his property.
Hy Dan greetings from Austria 🇦🇹✌️
We have some gold in our rivers but it's not as rich as yours I wish I could go panning with you one time I love your vids keep going I wish you some kilo nuggets ✌️😁👍
Super informative video. Thank you!
You're welcome - I'm glad you found it of use!