They say there is gold EVERYWHERE on the Fraser.

[@loribeamer8308]

It is nice to see a older gentleman actually creating good content and him knowing what he's doing and enjoying it

[@nickadrian2011]

he is also a ta or smth at mbss it’s a school in west kelowna bc look it up

[@Medabee8]

He's not even that old. It's just the beard

[@brantdeible5854]

Agreed

[@dirkstonsommers3776]

Was that the meemaw equivalent of “sliding in the dm’s”?

[@elishawildish5067]

@@Medabee8 NOT THAT OLD?
Have you ever check your eyes health?

[@BOWS3R]

This man looks exactly like what I imagine when I think of a prospector.

[@noahshad09]

Yeah haha

[@NorokVokun]

He really does xD

[@IsoldmyKidneys]

With a better smile though

[@pixelartkid7965]

HEE-HAW!

[@lucabalsasalsa]

i think of my buddy norton campbell

[@overseer8706]

Suprisingly this is the best short I've seen this month, the video is so simple, no crappy music, no crappy edits. Its just so simple and the background is amazing.

[@realityresearch2974]

this is how all chinas tik tok algorithm is

[@handymanservices525]

U tooooooo picky

[@kitjasabsgabs1830]

Me 2. So tired of the music so loud can't hear the video message, stupid edits that are stupid and nonsense. I miss the early days of social media where ppl just shared info and had a point. If u liked the info we watched, if not we didn't. And you could ask a question and it'd be answered quickly cause ppl actually knew what they was talking about. Now I just see a million ads about making lotsa money at home and comments from hoes in a comment section about diarrhea. Selling sex in a poop video. No I don't want your hot carls, so go to OF.

[@theonlygodofdragons9266]

I feel like you would like my channel. I don't have much recent stuff but it's full of good content.

[@BoeJiden473]

If this is the best short you have seen then you are boring

[@edgarchapa7266]

That honestly seems like one of the most relaxing activities to do

[@elbabatunde8580]

I’d rather sip a cold beer and fish that’s my favourite relaxing activity

[@richter0990]

You have to purchase the mineral rights on a claim before you ever pan for gold. If you don’t do this continuously until you pay off the claim you never break even. It’s not a leisurely activity when you have to stress out about breaking even.

[@tonydanis1480]

Panning is fun but back-breaking hard work, and brutal on the knees, too.
The romance soon wears off and you graduate to sluices and other techniques, including gas-powered systems.

[@fustercluck2460]

@@richter0990 ... pretty sure you're allowed to shake gravel in any river without needing to buy property..
We got a few thousand kilometers of wilderness rivers up here, and I don't think anyone would give a quarter f***

[@traphouseproductions101]

@@fustercluck2460 hell yeah

[@partyman6666]

This is true... gold is everywhere. I threw a random pan through my neighbors bedrolm window when they were away and went inside and found all kinds of gold jewelery and coins buried in there.

[@robertjohnston7341]

I tried your method and so far I've panned more gold and jewels this way than I ever did using the more traditional methods! Thanks!

[@bryantware575]

😂😂😂

[@shol4764]

Whole another level 😂😂

[@MickeyMichaelG59]

I also tried your method, the police werent too happy about it though..

[@shol4764]

@@MickeyMichaelG59 u cant make everyone happy , its ur happiness which matters first and the most 😂😂 , however dont murder some1

[@visheshsux]

I feel so happy knowing that people like this still exist and have cool ass hobbies like 19th century prospecting XD

[@weepfile]

It’s very popular with riverside campsites.

[@arc8218]

This hobby become jobs on my country

[@LumpyFrog]

I would like to do that as well but i live in ireland

[@nexus8516]

@@LumpyFrog just go to the end of a rainbow then.

[@julipter_]

My grandpa does this, I have done it before it’s really interesting ngl

[@johnathoncastro]

Even his beard is golden.

[@sirpl4t0n1x8]

i feel really nice a man from the old generation making entertaining vids like these

[@rexjolles]

This man is literally just an old timey prospector, he just needs a cabin

[@Panzerram]

He's actually a time traveller and has decided to take a break by becoming a gold prospector

[@Exodus20.7KJV]

And a dog.

[@stinkyfungus]

@@Panzerram
Who wants to bet he keeps a jar of sourdough mother in a jar in his coat pocket (gotta keep it warm)

[@rexjolles]

@Vetlix I have no idea how I somehow got 3k likes already

[@iqiyi1928]

And a cigar and a great book to tell the story

[@windfulstudios]

This is a very rare spawn, usually gold spawns a couple levels below the surface. RNG for this gold speedrun was insane.

[@zordonelite]

Lol

[@MyPieIsE]

Well, sometimes there are loot chests with gold, or maybe some world generation glitched.

[@cobrabear6497]

RNJesus was on his side

[@legacytech1969]

@@cobrabear6497 Yeah Boi

[@subzerominecraft5050]

Yah I thought it spawned at Y level 30

[@Lucian_King]

I love how he's so proudly sharing this on social media instead of keeping it to himself or for his family and friends. This guy is a true legend, he's very passionate bout what he's doing and doesn't mind sharing his passion to others even if it's bout making money through it 🤗

[@happygilmore5591]

My uncle used to go up in the mountains and panhandle for about a year or 2. He found some gold but very little! But it was a great experience for him. He is 62 now and did this when he was 26-28yrs old

[@Thebrute16]

He was an old teacher of mine, taught programming at my highschool. Quite the kind fella, cool to see him doing so well

[@Tharbit]

You're lying

[@benkhalifah7511]

🧢🧢

[@Thebrute16]

@@benkhalifah7511 Got yearbooks 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@hankschrader2346]

🧢

[@3phone16]

why do people always gotta ruin everything😒 how would y'all know he's lying

[@anonymous8562]

There is gold everywhere. Even the beard of that man is made of gold!

[@christiancornelio7152]

lol

[@kingsavage2877]

☠️☠️☠️💀💀💀⛏️

[@halo6741]

Yea ahahahahah

[@ronaldkispotta8272]

Hahaha 🤣

[@Bhupindersingh-fq5sw]

🤭

[@hazelmoriarty3944]

I love this!! I loooove seeing an older gentleman sharing his knowledge with the world! How wonderful. Congrats on your gold!!

[@Mateus-tr4tn]

How u so lovely

[@gamingwithgeko7377]

I work in oregon and we receive pallets of glacier rock dust from a company that prepares them on the same river. Every now and again we get pallets covered in sand, which is mostly light material, but I have panned some out and have found gold in the sand!

[@haypac5840]

This brings me back to my childhood when my dad would take us to the river so he could pan for gold. (I think he found two pieces through his years of panning but that never discouraged him)

[@winterbirds8022]

Nice memories!🤗

[@thechair9970]

Q

[@codysmith3084]

The thrill of finding some is what had him going back

[@rigolol7451]

I think he just wanted to hang out with y’all and used panning just as an excuse to chill at the river

[@david50x84]

He probably was doing it wrong. My grandma and grandfather panned for gold as a hobby, and from what I have been told, they found quite a bit of gold.
My grandfather even wound up forging a gold ring for my grandma

[@niklasbjorklund8620]

I love how everyone is so supportive to the people being supportive of the supporters of the beard man

[@realohiobuttholetickler]

And I am supportive of you supporting the support for the supportive supporters

[@000PontusLoeksFan000]

@@realohiobuttholetickler of the beard man*

[@DBT1007]

Support-ception

[@dragoon8675]

I support the people supporting the guy who commented that he appreciated the people supporting the supporters supporting the supporters supporting supporters that support supporters that support the supporters that support supporters.

[@Maniclout]

What
My brain

[@anil143india]

This man touches everything turns to Gold. Damm fan of high energy of Dan Hurd. Salute💂‍♀️

[@seanF1885]

My many great uncle Simon was the explorer of this river. This is the first time I've seen a video of it like this. It looks beautiful and I hope to visit it one day! Great video dude! Je suis prest!

[@Lottabaggage]

He is the most normal sounding prospector I've ever heard.

[@custosnocte1528]

🥇

[@thefirstjim]

well he is in civilization. imagine sitting by a river for months on end just panning every single day. itll get to you eventually

[@maxpulido4268]

They'reres GOLLD in them thar hills!

[@Blake4625kHz]

Not no Gus Chiggens..
that's for dam sure
lol

[@horaciolinares8597]

There's gold. everywhere.

[@bobbytaraantino]

He looks like the guy who does exactly what he's doing in rdr2.

[@mindhalf135]

Was searching for this comment

[@getrippt]

I was waiting for someone to hogtie him and throw him in the lake until he stops squirming lol. I’ve never done that, but I heard of ppl who have…..

[@titustanner6673]

@@getrippt most underestimated comment😂😂 For sure you never drowned those poor hogtied NPC’s

[@michael.barn1243]

@@mindhalf135 me too 😆

[@daveski7]

A guy driving a car also looks exactly like how people drive cars in GTA it's nuts.

[@scottyrotty]

Guy's a literal modern prospector

[@diamondhunterTv5]

"Exploring the Fraser for gold is such a thrilling quest! Your video truly showcases the endless possibilities of striking gold in this incredible river. It's always inspiring to see the dedication of treasure hunters. Thanks for sharing this exciting adventure!"🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@dustinwhyte]

Holy smokes this guy used to teach at my high school, like I actually remember him, Hell I think I still have access to a couple instructional videos he made for grads. Love to see him doing good, he looks absolutely happy as can be. Much love.

[@OviWanKeno9i]

Him being a teacher also absolutely just makes sense. I feel he would be so good at it.

[@nazfx2648]

@@dawn-blade bruh bruh bruh

[@madhououinkyoma]

I wonder if you know the other guy in this thread that said the same thing.

[@lordrathut]

Another guy said the same. Maybe you know each other

[@j-dawg4032]

Class reunion?? 😃

[@Zeroshiki]

I love that there's a niche for everything online now, especially with these Shorts and TikTok. I keep seeing so much random shit that I never thought would spark my interest, but does. It's amazing.

[@ayeansh]

💯facts

[@airyshark324]

Crazy how the world has changed years ago we wouldn’t be able to talk to someone across the world now we can do it in a blink of a eye

[@TRENTINATERx2000]

The algorithm has you figured out lol

[@laylax2672]

UA-cam shorts has been disappointing me with stupid tiktokers, it succeeded this time though. I am happy seeing this joyful old timer.

[@dragonsharker4793]

Yes but at the same time I find myself mindlessly scrolling these a lot. It’s entertaining but at the same time it’s not, I watch them because it’s so easy and effortless. I find I rather click that shorts button than look for a quality video. It kinda sucks. And i might step away from shorts because they take away so much of my time. I can see tik tok being even worst and see why so many people use it

[@countrygirl7402]

You seem so happy. I'm glad you are finding gold. I hope you strike it rich!!

[@myriahjasmine1341]

I love love love Dan. I've been a fan since the very beginning of his channel and I followed him ever since then and he is literally the best I love you Dan hurd!!!

[@scharger1691]

I love how everyone is just really supportive of this prospector

[@unfixability]

hey... i recognise that headset in your pfp

[@scharger1691]

@@unfixability Boneworks bby

[@unfixability]

@@scharger1691 absolutely

[@Helpadoggoreachsubs]

I don't think UA-cam recommends this much but thanks
For laughing at this meme
ua-cam.com/video/hj5zg7NDQzM/v-deo.html
:)

[@Ethan2Tone]

@@Helpadoggoreachsubs evil

[@VirtualAnus]

"there is gold everywhere"
Me: *looking at his beard*

[@stanley8006]

Its made of gold

[@FzeroVaporeon]

Goldbeard

[@emilv.3693]

@@FzeroVaporeon for some reason that sounds like the name of a pirate. Maybe what if Blackbeard was blonde...

[@writingwofl5836]

@@emilv.3693 or a dwarf

[@deebo1186]

Gnome

[@Noobnormality]

I love how his reaction on the video seems to suggest that this kinds of things are absolutely normal for him.

[@ocoolwow]

Seeing as how he prospects, yeah it is normal for him...

[@leo-pp1lz]

love how enthusiastic this guy is

[@ncrrangerveteran8519]

This man survive 5 gold rushes and now he just needs a little bit more extra cash. He also wants to prove that there is gold everywhere on the Fraser.

[@Captain.2185]

Thank you for your hard work Soldier, the NCR wishes you the best of Luck on your journeys✌🏽😎

[@B8R8]

I used to watch Fraser

[@Veronica-pq7zz]

Yo dive buddy looks like spider man

[@RuinnTheGreat]

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

[@princessthyemis]

This guy's enthusiasm is so lovely. I love seeing him be so passionate!

[@bewertsam]

So 🪅🎉🎊great🪅🎉🎊 to see 🤠he’s🤠 found gold❗️Can’t wait for that 🌊river🌊 to be 🤷🏻‍♂️🥲diverted😢🤷🏻‍♂️, the 🌲forest🌲 🪓🚜stripped🚜🪓, and the riverbed put through a 🌝🐟meat grinder🎣🌚. 💯 WHOLESOME 💯 🥳😆🤪 Could 🙋‍♂️someone💁🏻‍♂️ PLEEEASSE🥺🙏🏼 throw out a 👼little👼 ❤️POGGERS for how much 🤣enthusiasm👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 he’s got⁉️

[@quanahriddle3065]

@@bewertsam that sounds like fun, is it a community event?

[@koxtheknight7087]

@@bewertsam i can't fucking read this shit like that

[@wendyc1902]

Panning for gold is so much fun. I did it behind my parents house in Washington. They have a mountain rock wall that goes straight up in their backyard that water trickles down from. We just got little flakes, but it was fun.

[@rog69]

@@bewertsam fk nature

[@charlesgoucher4217]

More videos please!
This mans GREAT!

[@Killlin4]

True it is. Winter ice and water are the best key to finding spring shot damages from land yielding good pan gravel. It's where the ice weight lay displacing the erosion layer in season switch it's the line in the middle.

[@LizardMan-ek8ej]

I admire how this guy even has an old prospector beard. Lol

[@D_Cali_Life]

If they made $$$ from gold he would not be 80yrs old and still looking for gold lmao

[@LizardMan-ek8ej]

@@D_Cali_Life I think he does it as a hobby, dude.

[@claterrberseker9340]

@@LizardMan-ek8ej he does. guys just enjoying life lol but some people just can’t let others enjoy.

[@rokasdambrauskas3029]

Red dead redemption 2 looks hella good on the ps6

[@greasysteak6785]

@@D_Cali_Life yeah but he's having fun so can we really blame him for still doing it?

[@IcyDragon10]

Plot twist: There was more gold in every other spot he didn’t choose
Edit: I guess you guys are ungrateful that I’m coming back to this comment

[@xrnes]

If you think like that you'll be digging forever

[@alejs_fx]

I think that's the case

[@XSilentHoodX]

Nah he just didn't go to the correct y level for more gold

[@faucetpower1208]

Me, lets take an excavator to dig.

[@jasonhenson3761]

@@xrnes that’s an untrue statement because it’s all based on chance. His thought process is nearly irrelevant to wether or not there is or isn’t more gold there than other possible spots.

[@MS-rs6od]

Randomly scrolled upon this video and my boyfriend happened to be watching a video by Dan Hurd for the first time as well at the exact same time. Thought that was a very odd coincidence so I wanted to share 🤣

[@itzsummagic]

a sign for you both to go looking for gold

[@CatWith-AHat]

The hoffmans would only find an oz if they mined the entire river banks.

[@Eduardo-oh4uy]

Heheheh gold rush

[@lostandlonely2112]

Their digger would also break down 5 times while the crew threatens to quit and the weather worsens.

[@caustic625]

Parker is only in his mid 20's and he is KILLING IT. His years of HARD ass work and dedication paid off, his grandpaw was an awesome man as well.

[@evinghostwrite7265]

@@caustic625 I also know a Hoffman who's killing it

[@sitinthebit2089]

@@lostandlonely2112 Im glad we had this on German Cable too 😂👌🏽 I fucking lost it when they were disappointed when they didnt reach their goals or an inspector came and the only driver got his license revoken 😂

[@teshkit456]

I’ve watched every episode of the Frasier and never found anything but comedy gold.

[@DanielSwartfiguer]

He should go to the Nile at Egypt and prospect there, too.

[@Mr.Pip_]

@@DanielSwartfiguer I hear the nye is mainly science gold😳

[@ilarious5729]

@@DanielSwartfiguer or Moon? 👀

[@beebox9645]

YASSSSSS

[@w花b]

@@beebox9645 yass queen 👑

[@glennwall552]

Sad to think way back, a woman returning from delivering lunch. Went via creek and in a corner she saw glittering, first she filled the bill can. Then her bonnet Nect her apron before using her cheese cloth collar to pan. The men found her missing so tracked her up the creek. They carried ten pound of gold home. Then gave up sheep for gold. This was the gold rush first finds. And here we are chasing the dust Missed by 150 years of gold seeking.
Be wonderful to have seen creeks full of gold nuggets.

[@robfairbrother3014]

I’ve done the same with my claim on the Fraser just up from Dan’s, except I don’t chance the pan and instead throw a rock. Never been disappointed and have always got lots of gold, that is for a pan.

[@pogchamp2973]

He's like that one npc everyone love, just doing his cool thing there and being interesting

[@Push-In_Game]

Until you do what you do

[@Atillatzke]

@@Push-In_Game only if he finds gold tho otherwise you r just dishonorable

[@thearose4917]

Like Ducky from Life is Strange!!

[@ruharuch.4337]

But then he dies that struck everyone so hard

[@user-po6zt8if4c]

Nah, my mans the main character. He is just farming cash rn.

[@manuelfriend4060]

There is literally gold everywhere. It's just in such low concentrations that it would cost more to extract it than it's worth.

[@gordonlekfors2708]

no, there is literally not.

[@TheBandafall2003]

Gold is just a rock

[@fakename287]

@@TheBandafall2003 yeah and money is just paper (and sometimes not even that), your point?

[@tellux040]

@@TheBandafall2003smooth brainer

[@Ivansky1]

@@TheBandafall2003 It’s A Metal.

[@xqiuvmah]

Imagine there was a giant nugget of gold in the gravel he casually tossed away

[@selemanipawa1379]

🤣🤣🤣

[@KingCrypn]

Haha yeah whatre the chances🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@katrinaoneil7919]

Dude I thought it was a ceramic dish at first and almost had a heart attack when he threw it 😭😂

[@divinewineismine9829]

You can't be serious that looks like cheap old plastic.

[@manoflego123]

I would trust this man to give me prospecting advice based on his hat and beard alone.

[@funynonsence]

Same

[@troll4days]

I love how everyone is talking about his beard and not the gold

[@z3ronotfund939]

his beard more charming than his gold

[@bruh2110]

He do got a nice beard tho

[@tonyfox6856]

Cause that amount of gold is next to nothing worth of money. But that beard tho

[@TheJanitorIsIn]

@@bruh2110 he do have a nice beard tho

[@anthonyk6062]

It's worth more and it's more relaxing than gold 😌

[@drifterproductions8742]

I lived near the Bradshaw mountains in Arizona which was a popular gold mining area back when. People still get gold there. One day one of my neighbors was walking his dog down a nearby creek bed that had been flowing the past few days after a big storm but was basically dried out when he was walking down it. He found a big gold nugget just sitting there in the rocks. Must have been half the size of the palm of his hand. I haven't seen any stories about it online so I'm guessing he kept it pretty quiet, I moved from that area shortly after. I always say when I get older I'm going to do some gold digging in those mountains.

[@HeadphoneFish]

Idk what is is about these videos but they are so entertaining to watch.
I guess I do love to watch people do what they love

[@stealthfirefishing]

This guy makes me feel like I can just start today

[@jomitjoseph4195]

And just like that, you're a prospector.. All you need is a filter pan and a shovel. Welcome to this exclusive club where only the world's populace can join!

[@brentb5303]

Can you speak old time jibberish? Are you willing to eat beans everyday? You might have what it takes.

[@teddyevans2869]

@@jomitjoseph4195 i can't tell if your being serious

[@stealthfirefishing]

I am being serious and yes I can eat a can of baked beans with my new prospecting tools all while looking back at the gold that I have found

[@ncrveteranranger2779]

Because you can….

[@skapreme]

A few years back my parents got really into panning, at first for gold but then they got into gem stones and rock tumbling. It’s a really relaxing and fascinating hobby

[@batvette]

@Nigward 2k prolly didnt find any thus "turned to gems"

[@Brandonnutley]

@Drake Henry genuinely curious what their success rates were as they passed the time for a hobby/passage of time

[@peepsdtw]

That sound when the shovel hits 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@russrussel3947]

As a kid, you can pan for gold at Knott's Berry Farm and leave with a little vial of gold. YOU ARE SO COOL

[@lilyorr8140]

somewhere in the US there is a tourist location that constantly is creating minerals so every morning they turn up dirt in an area for kids to dig around in and look for gems and stuff. Apparently every couple of years some lucky person finds an EXTREMELY rare diamond and can make thousands of dollars if they sell it!! ( It’s also entirely free to dig there!)

[@cz5629]

Where is this?

[@jaysims528]

@@cz5629 Arkansas

[@beastshawnee]

Crater of Diamonds National park. Small entry fee and you can dig all day. You likely won’t find anything but it’s fun. (I made mud sculptures from the green clay! Plan two days and go to the crystal mines in the area-You will find a ton! That’s fun too!

[@justice4harambe220]

Murfreesboro

[@PxrStx]

Yeah I've been there, or at least somewhere like it, and found a ton of quartz but unfortunately no diamonds 😂

[@versatilethearcane]

He missed a tremendous opportunity to say "There's gold in them thar hills!"....and I am sad

[@kamakazi74ghost97]

😭😂

[@SimpleHistoryindetail]

Didn't know Dumbledore had interest in finding golds.

[@idnsblm]

Even his beard is gold 🤣

[@yanss_34]

Dan doing it all on one hand makes me want to hold the camera for him

[@NINJAMANATEE11]

Crazy this guy used to be my teacher and he was the best. Keep it up Mr Hurd.

[@nobody3923]

Really?

[@imbananamilk6645]

He searched so much gold, even his beard became gold 😂😂😂😂

[@FridayNightStreamz]

That could be at least 50$-75$ from the size, gold is very high in dollars, so even that size could get you a lot

[@averageday]

Lol that’s barely a dollar. It’s not even pure

[@FridayNightStreamz]

@@averageday huh

[@officialon1]

It’s like my mate, when he doesn’t have weed he will go around collecting specks off the floor and after about 800 specks he can make a joint

[@jerjmim6245]

We've all been there

[@officialon1]

@@jerjmim6245 the struggle is real

[@danielcoppock]

:O I hope that's a joke Jesus Christ that guy needs to lay off the weed man shit

[@humanbeing1429]

I once kept my guests watching and waiting for me for an entire hour searching for weed specks that the ceiling fan scattered from my table. This made them join me smoking it when it was finally rolled into a sweet blunt. Worth the wait it seems. Lol

[@ztwntyn8]

Weed isn’t worth it.... now crack on the other hand jk lol
Crack heads try to smoke anything that resembles a speck of crack on the floor... allegedly

[@Eatoakland8500]

That's the guy I robbed on Red Dead Redemption I'm glad he never gave up

[@elijahsutherland376]

This UA-camr is probably a chill guy

[@Beetdorf6185]

That grunt when he puts the pan in the water is great

[@gulabjamundevourer]

It's nice to see this still goes on. I thought this practise pretty much died out but thank you for showing me otherwise. Hope you get lots of 💰 form the gold that you will eventually find

[@iwonderwhatnameishallhaveh1194]

The amount he found isn’t even worth 10 cents btw

[@twstdlzard9659]

Theres a reason it died out

[@mitchhifi9192]

Don't listen to these morons, Panning is an valuable tool in any gold miners arsenal, for testing "Pay Dirt" (dirt that's dug from a claim and believed to contain gold)
It's handy in calculating how much fine gold and nuggets may be inside the dirt. Say you pan 1kg of dirt and calculate it you'll get a rough estimate from what you can expect from processing each tonne at a wash plant.
Also that's not 10c of gold. Gold is incredibly dense and that looks to be about $4 worth.
There's many ways of mining gold and panning is still used in two of the three main ways.
And even the third way people with detectors will still sometimes pan for gold as well especially when they get lots of smaller targets, this might indicate if it's worth hiring the equipment to process truck loads of dirt.
Tl,dr panning is used to indicate if a claim is viable to be processed.
Source, I live in Western Australia and have family who mine gold.

[@ianthompson2802]

@@mitchhifi9192 I'm going to school to be a diesel tech is it worth it to move from the midwest usa to work my ass off( like work 80hours a week) fixing equipment to pay off school tools and a house for a year or two?

[@mitchhifi9192]

@@ianthompson2802 I mean it depends on your end goals, (my understanding is that American trades generally are severely underpaid compared to Australia)
But even so if you can work hard and pay of an entire mortgage in a few years rhag safety net is invaluable.
For instance I live in the most expensive city in Australia for property, my 5 bed room house is worth 1.6 million. Even though I earn a very good wage for my work and position (Electrician, 130k AUD a year 36 hour weeks) I'll still be paying my mortgage in 10 years time easily.
So for me the opportunity go own my house outright within a few years would be all the incentive I need, and if I lived in America I guess you kinda need to go to college otherwise you won't get decent money whereas in Australia it's completely different.

[@SnowPink90]

Yup, we live right near the Fraser and it wasn’t that long ago someone found a good size (Not big by any means but that’s how they described it.) nugget. Thought that was so cool.
Love seeing this man doing some gold finding and finding a few small nuggets.I hope one day he finds a good size nugget.

[@yogakhismaiswara]

A peanut size? I've heard it's before about how they measure the wild gold

[@fid69]

Where is this Fraser place ? Don't worry I don't have yellow fever

[@shultz550]

@@fid69 fraser river is in Canada and runs down towards the states.

[@Tekape]

so why aren't there like a lot of people digging everything up? I always wonder

[@SnowPink90]

@@Tekape Me too but I really don’t think there’s money in these small pieces. Too much time to do that sort of thing but I would guess it’s not so much on the shore that you’ll find it.
Lookup The Port Mann Bridge, BC and you’ll see the Fraser River. It’s a dangerous river to go near the edge. A dog fell in once and the owners best friend went in to save it and he did save it but he disappeared only to be found later on.

[@TheDukesOfDerbyshire]

Dan Hurd is an absolute legend

[@ashleydowney482]

I have never been interested in this. But I all of a sudden want to watch all of his videos

[@kage6511]

This looks like so much fun. Digging in the dirt in a bueaiful place with the sun and the water

[@elig4900]

Lets goo

[@jckdnls9292]

If everyone did it, we wouldn't have these beautiful places .

[@kage6511]

@@jckdnls9292 every one is not doing it so chill lady

[@RavenArtzy]

@@kage6511 IF everyone did it*

[@cherilynsarts8845]

It looks like pain to me but if I'm with a friend or a close relative then its totally fun

[@Emppu_T.]

Incredible to think that some of our most important metals is just, laying there in the gravel.
Big respect to all gold guys.

[@trainknut]

You... Know how minerals work right?

[@bradmadeira6807]

Now just think how much gold was REALLY there before it was stripped all the way down to the DUST they find of gold NOWADAYS..

[@Mr.Thermistor7228]

every metal ever made ever has always started out as "laying there" lmaooooo

[@bradmadeira6807]

@@Mr.Thermistor7228 cept MERCURY.. it puddles and flows

[@a.s.o7919]

@@trainknut yes, of course he knows how minerals work just like any normal person. It’s only common sense to know how minerals work these days right 🤡

[@tek3920]

Lefty Frizzell always said "like a crazy fool im digging in the frozen ground"

[@sashidharkaranam2618]

"There is Gold everywhere !"
That instantly reminds of Edward G. Robinson.. Old Adams in Mackenna's Gold.

[@deebte__]

it’s really cool to see that there’s gold in the simplest of places, we just don’t look for it that much

[@DANNIE-101]

subbed to this guy because of his patience in staying in that water for an hour or a minute cause I'd be quiting already

[@deepdeception7953]

Kinda sad…

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Ladies and gentleman, the future of our people..

[@dragofill2808]

As somebody who lives in the Fraser Valley as well you know for a fact you didn't have to go out and test this all the little settling pools along the Fraser are all full of black sand and that beautiful beautiful glint

[@olliesutton1804]

at some point in time, a human has probably thrown away a huge nugget of gold thinking its rock

[@TobiasRieper047]

I like this man. He seems like someone I'd drink a few beers with whilst casually converse with.
Edit;
Thanks for all the likes? Didn't expect my cheesy comment to deserve this much attention, hah. But I appreciate it. 👍🏻
To answer some questions;
Yes, maybe, only with contracts, not this time, possibly.
Answers may be not in correct order 😉

[@mmori1]

How nice of you agent 47, gold prospecting must be a relaxing activity for you between missions

[@BinZ1]

😂😂😂😂

[@spacechimp3199]

The name’s 47. Agent 47.

[@swimfan752]

Cringe asf

[@TRDsonic]

Stop lying, you would assassinate him and you know it 😠

[@DeathsHood]

I met a gold panner years ago, back when I lived in Calgary, and after some *major* flooding, he came into the store where I worked, all frustrated and shit, so I asked what was up.
Apparently, after major floods like that, lots of gold gets washed into certain areas of rivers (the wide, slower sections where the gold can sink to the bottom, he said), and unfortunately for him, the city of Calgary didn't allow any form of gold hunting along any of those lengths of the river, due to the damage it could cause if gold _was_ found and too many people took to panning the river.
He was not a happy man, that day.

[@roleat]

That's when you lie.

[@ZiFrenZie]

Trust the Socialist Canadian government to outlaw people from gathering gold that should belong to all people.

[@DeathsHood]

@@ZiFrenZie Two points.
1) They don't care about the gold.
They care about the fact that the whole stretch of river is under strict environmental protections.
Which is irritating, but makes perfect sense.
2) It's the city of Calgary, not the government of Canada.

[@Ada-zn3pw]

@@DeathsHood strict environmental protection? Sounds like some conspiracy theorist global warming fools

[@pulaski1]

You cannot mine for gold legally in NC inside a municipal boundary. A decade or so back, someone found a commercially viable gold deposit in NC, which was going to lead to massive excavations to extract the gold. The neighbors protested, and the nearby town annexed the land covering the gold deposit, and that was the end of the landowner's gold mining plans.

[@stev6963]

If I saw this man randomly out in the wilderness I’d be convinced I saw a ghost of a man from over a century ago.

[@josejalaeno73]

I think it’s time for Gold Rush 2: Electric Boogaloo

[@lifforthen8691]

He looks like the panner dude you find on the sides of riverbeds in RDR2 and I am all for it

[@danielgonzalez-kz4gc]

Asskicking and hogting inbound

[@calebburbey3255]

Honestly the place itself kinda looks like The Dakota from RDR2 also

[@bcreviews4870]

Like someone just walks up and robs him while he’s shooting his video

[@nahnahnahokeoke]

Or literally every panner dude on western films

[@alisaiyan868]

Plot twist: Everyone that told him there is Gold everyhwere on the lower fraser was actually talking about his beard

[@tugst547]

It’s him. He’s the gold.

[@mujahid4764]

😂😂😂😂

[@alisaiyan868]

Plot twist Update: This guy is actually a living Leprechaun

[@izoraiza7169]

You can save tiny pieces of gold in a tiny bottle until it is full of you'd like.

[@Jayjay-xc7lw]

Now this traditional gold mining I love your channel

[@Gauddus]

Him: gold everywhere!
Arthur Morgan: hey pal what you got over there.

[@fastoni5685]

Oh that happened to me 😂

[@anakelly76512]

"There's gold in dem dere hills." 😂

[@Weed69420]

Like 420

[@BibiDatDiva]

Screaming 😂

[@paulgoble5678]

Actually all the gold is in California in a bank in the middle of Beverly hills stuck in someone else's name🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alancorp3565]

He found so much gold that he upgraded his beard’s texture pack to gold

[@groot6989]

Legends say he’s been panning gold since the very start of the gold rush

[@markbarry3137]

My uncle from Rumford Maine his name was Lundy Conti.. and he invented this little machine but it was just a conveyor belt with tilt levels three or four of them in a row and what it was designed to do was to take the dirt with gold in it and thin it out so it could be looked at more easily and because there was different thickness screens there could be different results at different tilt levels and I believe that was the beginning of automation of gold recovery and that was something that my uncle did in Rumford Maine

[@user-wb1kd9kq5p]

Was your uncle born in 1700? And you in 1800? Lol, jk grandpa. The internet is a harsh world, that is why far left extremists want it censored to the max.

[@Quixote3]

Cool!

[@DayOldMeat]

@@user-wb1kd9kq5p what the fuck are you talking about?

[@ScorpionXXXVII]

@@DayOldMeat he's saying that the thing he's describing was invented hundreds of years ago, which it was.

[@lindamaemullins5151]

Cool

[@chaosinsurgency884]

Fun fact:
There are still many rivers, and other similar bodies of water in the US where gold can be abundantly. Of course, these locations are not public knowledge.

[@S-tank_]

Fun fact: that sentence is severely flawed. Also the sentiment is flawed. They aren't secret if you know about them. And if you know about them and think they shouldn't be kept secret, why not tell us? Also who is keeping the secret? Q?

[@pulaski1]

There is actually _some_ gold in the bed of almost _every_ river in the US, it's only a question of "how much".

[@theminuskai7453]

@@S-tank_ i didnt laugh, i want my time back

[@S-tank_]

@@theminuskai7453 gotta take some responsibility for your own actions. The world doesn't owe you anything for how you choose to spend your time. If u want to spend your time chasing down gorgeous guys in the UA-cam comments for laughs, that's your choice. If you wanna spend it jumping off a cliff, more power to ya girl.
Edit: Just a joke. Just a highly inappropriate joke. I do not condone cliff jumping or responsibility taking. If you or your loved ones suffer from crybaby syndrome, please call 1800gofurself

[@theminuskai7453]

@@S-tank_ wow, someone needs to go to sarcasm school urgently

[@davidwas77]

Dudes starting the next gold rush

[@Shamuto7]

In Philippines, I believe that's the technique they've been using here until the 90's till early 2k's.

[@orteniporten5364]

POV: you’re riding your horse by a NPC trying to find gold by the river in rdr2

[@aizerrorr5903]

"there is gold EVERYWHERE"
Criminals watching this vid: IGHT no more robbing time to go to get golds ALL YEAR

[@TheFireKing2020]

BREAKING: CRIME DOWN TO 0%

[@presidentjiang6762]

I went there with my friend grinded for almost 8 hours and the gold we got only worth 500bucks..

[@andikamaulana6964]

@@presidentjiang6762 that's a good amount of money for only 8 hours

[@barryallen5507]

@@presidentjiang6762 500$ a day is 2,500$ a week, which is 125,000$ a year.

[@presidentjiang6762]

@@andikamaulana6964 the second time we grinded for 8 hours again we only have less than 200bucks😒

[@FerotKwari]

There's a documentary on UA-cam based in India, not sure which city but there are 3 guys who clean out the sewers behind gold shops and one of the guys sifts through all sorts including excrement by getting in the sewer, its really foul. In the hope to find a few grams of gold. They find tiny fragments and go through some kind of chemical and burning process that messes their lungs up. If only it was this easy for them, I'm sure they would spend hours prospecting for gold.

[@Kris4K925]

Homie looks like a true prospector

[@butcherbaker4258]

I live in palmer alaska, I have creeks in my property I have always wanted to just shake a few pans and see what happens 🤷‍♂️ cheers brother 🍻

[@Bluesteeii]

I live so far away, in an urban jungle, please try it out and also enjoy the scenery and nature extra for me :) wishing you good luck in the adventure!

[@ConsultingjoeOnline]

Let us know how it goes?

[@crustaceanking3293]

lol i live half of my time in Copper Center, we live a little ways away from a nice creek and I've been wanting to try panning with my dad sometime

[@rainystormcloud7499]

Ahh dude, you live in Alaska?!.. how exciting..I would've already shook the whole creek out looking for gold..lol

[@elysio481]

@@Bluesteeii idk why but may I ask where that is? I'm simply curious 🤔 hahaha my guess and probably not the best...Brazil?