Prospecting For Gold With A Gold Pan

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  • @aquachigger
    @aquachigger  4 роки тому +16

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    • @alphaomega9033
      @alphaomega9033 4 роки тому +1

      UA-cam Channel: Leeland Jones; Census 2020. NOW!

    • @MrThenry1988
      @MrThenry1988 4 роки тому

      Find us a cave....

    • @stevenfinnemore1676
      @stevenfinnemore1676 4 роки тому

      You shouldn't dig into the banks.I'm in a club in North georgia and if you get caught digging in the banks you get expelled from the club.I just thought you would like to know.
      Big fan of your channel,Steve Finnemore

    • @Thedandersonfanderton
      @Thedandersonfanderton 4 роки тому

      Aquachigger so glad it’s a solo video

  • @rockycanyonchorin
    @rockycanyonchorin 4 місяці тому

    Nice pivot on the video.
    We glean a lot of valuable information from your videos that helps us on our homestead here in OK.
    GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY JASON!

  • @marygarner5249
    @marygarner5249 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for taking us along love you CHIGG nice to have something to SMILE about thanks

  • @Gonzobuddy
    @Gonzobuddy 4 роки тому +18

    Thought for sure there'd be a pair of wrecked up sun glasses in one of those pans.

    • @AndrexT
      @AndrexT 4 роки тому +1

      Beau found that in the last video, black sunglasses with a broken arm. :>D

    • @TheJoeyboots
      @TheJoeyboots 4 роки тому +1

      Ha Ha Ha

  • @Askjeffwilliams
    @Askjeffwilliams 4 роки тому +7

    gotta use a Garret Super Sluice my friend ....get through that material a lot faster

  • @lesahanners5057
    @lesahanners5057 4 роки тому

    What a lovely day to be out gold panning. The sun was shining, the air was warm, and there were friends to share it with. How delightful! Enjoyed watching you hunt the allusive gold nuggets. Stay safe and have a good time. Thanks for another Chigg adventure. Have a great day!

  • @garyanddoris6022
    @garyanddoris6022 3 роки тому

    Truly enjoyed the video and seeing some gold, no matter how big or how small gold is, its a great find ........

  • @susansmith6680
    @susansmith6680 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for the videos!

  • @Janettemay64
    @Janettemay64 4 роки тому

    Chigg!!! don't you dare be dead... what would we do without you... you take care and keep both you and your wife safe, who else will care for all the misfit animals you two have adopted. God take care of you and yours.. Jan

  • @rastamanralph6670
    @rastamanralph6670 4 роки тому

    Love it when you put a prospecting video up👍 great pans for not digging very deep.

  • @richwhite4331
    @richwhite4331 4 роки тому

    Man there was some nice bedrock cracks and crevices in that little area. That is where I always concentrate my efforts, digging out the crevices as close to the bottom of them as possible. That is where the larger pieces drop into at high water!!!

  • @TreksofTrish
    @TreksofTrish 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for another fun adventure!

  • @joshredding9588
    @joshredding9588 4 роки тому

    Chiggster pls take us prospecting with you more often!!!..PRETTY PLEASE!?!?!?

  • @andrewmoss1187
    @andrewmoss1187 4 роки тому +3

    Chigg....you have already found more gold than I did at Alabama Gold Camp in the 12 days I was there!......you
    lucky man!

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner 4 роки тому +1

      Interesting. I was going to drive to Alabama to dredge, but the virus kiboshed that idea. Maybe I should reconsider locations?

    • @andrewmoss1187
      @andrewmoss1187 4 роки тому

      @@meMiner ....hope you are doing great! All I can say about AGC is now I know where gold dust comes from...lol . The " per ton" isnt great there and as far as dredging it has been devastated over the years and a waiste of time for the price. I am considering Colorado for my next trip. And I was serious about my comment to Chigg! Good luck out where ever you go!

  • @simonbaverstock4454
    @simonbaverstock4454 4 роки тому

    I love your dedication Chigg...I'm inspired!

  • @alanmorgan2536
    @alanmorgan2536 4 роки тому +1

    Gold mining in the Carolinas started by looking through the stream sediments in the active streams. Placer miners would also seek out bench gravels along the sides of the valleys for deposits that would be missed by searching only the valley bottoms.

  • @johnstevenson9429
    @johnstevenson9429 4 роки тому

    Haven't been able to watch for awhile but now Im back. I notice your using the USGI fighting load carrier FLC vest. I have used it for awhlie and love it. It has so many ways to modify it with pouches. Try the butt pack on the back for snacks or a raincoat. Love the vids. Thanks

  • @OutdoorsygalO
    @OutdoorsygalO 4 роки тому

    That was fun!
    I think that area might be worth while to try out sluicing in future. Would make a great video!
    I would love to see you gold panning with “Flash in your Pan” guys one day. They would love to do something like that I would bet. Food for thought....
    Remember that small laundry bag I gave you? It is perfect to keep your gold pans in. 😉. Just a suggestion...

  • @chakrazoo
    @chakrazoo 4 роки тому

    I use the old "Tom Massie" method with a bit of "Freddy Dodge". When I volunteered for "UAF Outdoor days" I taught the kids a 3 point system. (with classified material) 1)"Shimmy"(agitate material) 2) Tilt (Angle pan and find calm water) 3) "Dip" Dip pan and slightly rock from side to side till you start to see color. Tap back and repeat.

  • @richardofsylmar
    @richardofsylmar 4 роки тому

    Enjoy the show! Thank you for taking me prospecting with you.

  • @dynomania
    @dynomania 3 роки тому

    Wow awesome spot. I be cussing if I'd forgotten my classifier 🤠

  • @Ritchie2324
    @Ritchie2324 4 роки тому +1

    Love your stuff my friend. You've inspired my friend and I to start metal detecting. We live in a heavy viking and Saxon area so if you ever come to liverpool / wirral I'll buy you a pint and a pie and we'll hit the fields! ❤from liverpool

    • @XJonAye
      @XJonAye 4 роки тому +1

      Its a dream of mine to detect in Europe, preferably Dublin, but id love to go anywhere

    • @Ritchie2324
      @Ritchie2324 4 роки тому +1

      @@XJonAye anytime you wanna get to the Northwest of england we have Viking Roman and Saxon finds and we are a short ferry trip to Dublin! Guiness and detecting!

    • @XJonAye
      @XJonAye 4 роки тому +1

      @@Ritchie2324 I appreciate the offer my friend, thank you, maybe after the corona virus is done wreaking havoc on our world.

  • @alabamadixiediggers4714
    @alabamadixiediggers4714 4 роки тому

    That's definitely the hard part..... just knowing that you had to leave ALL THAT GOLD behind....
    Will be anxious till you go back with a sluice and get every last little bit.... Thanx Chigg for another great AQUACHIGGER ADVENTURE.... see ya on the next

  • @scottt8424
    @scottt8424 4 роки тому +1

    Hey man thank you for the video and go back there and get that gold man don't be throwing that stuff away no matter how small it is

  • @cheaplaughkennedy2318
    @cheaplaughkennedy2318 4 роки тому

    Enjoyed Watching Chigg 👍👍👍

  • @-meganeura
    @-meganeura 4 роки тому

    I just love gold prospecting! Sluicing is my therapy for the mind!

  • @royalhonor3
    @royalhonor3 4 роки тому +1

    You channel is awesome I feel like you introduce things again that may be goals to do as a lifestyle.

  • @robertsnyder5149
    @robertsnyder5149 4 роки тому

    Hey CHig, where you been? Glad to see you prospecting.

  • @tedscott9858
    @tedscott9858 4 роки тому +1

    That blue clay reminds me of Comstock. Might want to assay it for silver.

  • @efo1358
    @efo1358 4 роки тому

    Gold fever! 🙏

  • @kevinallman6700
    @kevinallman6700 9 місяців тому

    This just goes to show that gold ain't easy to come by. There is a lot of work that goes into panning for gold and that is after finding where the gold might be!!! You gotta really enjoy being outside before you start. It's a great excuse for a camping trip though 👍🇺🇸🇬🇧

  • @CMCrockett
    @CMCrockett 4 роки тому +1

    Check the bottom of that sandy formation. It could be a filled-in dip in the bedrock or clay with moar gold.

  • @michiganmagneto
    @michiganmagneto 4 роки тому +1

    I would love to get into panning and sluicing, knowing good and well there is no gold here by me. But it would still be fun.

  • @debispilker4392
    @debispilker4392 4 роки тому

    Beautiful woods!

  • @pennymcculloch2859
    @pennymcculloch2859 4 роки тому

    You Rotter you had me love from Australia.

  • @victoriajean586
    @victoriajean586 4 роки тому

    I swear... during this pandemic The Chigg is savin what little bit of sanity I have left....

  • @rogerclaiborne6815
    @rogerclaiborne6815 4 роки тому

    It's real easy for beginners to make the mistake of staying at the first place they find gold instead of spending time checking the whole area and each of the anomalies for the best gold. One of the best true prospecting videos I've seen yet. That darker red area might have been lode gold coming from decomposing mineralized schist. I heard the darker red saprolite in that area has gold values as well. Could be what they were digging shafts into further up the hills away from the water table. Next time I'm up that way I'll keep an eye out for areas like that.

    • @rogerclaiborne6815
      @rogerclaiborne6815 4 роки тому

      With a 4 inch dredge or high banker; I bet a person might be able to get a penny weight or two a day there.

    • @bobinmissouri
      @bobinmissouri 4 роки тому

      @@rogerclaiborne6815 might depends how much water is there durining warm weather

  • @marcelbialy4389
    @marcelbialy4389 4 роки тому +1

    2:54 when he scooped the gold nugget out and didnt see it i cried

  • @randlerichardson5826
    @randlerichardson5826 4 роки тому

    Glad to see another video buddy

  • @trying2hard1019
    @trying2hard1019 4 роки тому +2

    Aquachigger... can you try to do some more caving adventures? They are my favorite to watch. I love seeing the caves that no one has been in and all the amazing finds in them. It would mean a lot if you did a few. Thanks! Stay safe...

    • @Janettemay64
      @Janettemay64 4 роки тому

      May have to wait a bit, it's not safe to cave alone, will have to wait till this mess is over, stay safe,,,

  • @joejones2582
    @joejones2582 4 роки тому

    Hopefully we get a good hour long video of you looking for gold with the sluice on the next video

  • @CatalinaThePirate
    @CatalinaThePirate 4 роки тому +2

    😃 A terrific day to do research for a future visit, I can see why you'd want to be out there... 😏 Looking forward to that visit; may it be full of loads of color! 😃
    Thanks for posting this vid, and I hope we all stay safe and stay healthy... 💕

  • @ryanmorrison2489
    @ryanmorrison2489 4 роки тому

    Different to see The Chigg, panning for gold, but I love it! Good luck ,be safe, cya next adventure!

  • @stonyman4062
    @stonyman4062 4 роки тому

    Best video ever

  • @johnnyvscustomsgaragetassie.
    @johnnyvscustomsgaragetassie. 4 роки тому

    Hey Chigg Flour gold Can't rinse that in your mouth like you did back here in Aus. Great adventure, Thank's for letting us tag along.

  • @joejones2582
    @joejones2582 4 роки тому +4

    You should have had a bucket with you to throw all the stuff you already panned so you could have run it in the sluice

    • @lindanwfirefighter4973
      @lindanwfirefighter4973 4 роки тому

      He didn’t have a sluice that day. He repeatedly said so.

    • @joejones2582
      @joejones2582 4 роки тому +1

      NorthWest Firefighter yes I know that that’s why I said he needed a bucket to keep it to run through the sluice

  • @fire_gaming8011
    @fire_gaming8011 4 роки тому +1

    Love your vids keep it up you inspired me to try it thank you

  • @stringtwister7654
    @stringtwister7654 4 роки тому +1

    Yes go back! Please

  • @abbasal-hamdanitrq5307
    @abbasal-hamdanitrq5307 4 роки тому

    A good greeting 🏆🥇

  • @dragonflydigs658
    @dragonflydigs658 4 роки тому

    Is there anything you can’t do Beau? I just bought my first sluice fox! It’s gonna be a fun summer for gold prospecting! Great video Chigg, stay safe and HH⛏🎧

  • @redmachine914
    @redmachine914 4 роки тому

    do more of these vids. i love it

  • @jalpa9642
    @jalpa9642 4 роки тому

    That was cool Chigg at least you saw some AU..... Now you know where ya can get some if you're ever in the area again... if they'll let you keep what find.....? =)

  • @tedfuchs9132
    @tedfuchs9132 4 роки тому

    Your somewhat close to where the Woodstock Festival took place at in 1969, ever thought about metal detecting those fields?

  • @leannvlewis
    @leannvlewis 4 роки тому

    He's got the fever ... gold fever that is!

  • @meMiner
    @meMiner 4 роки тому

    Nice pans. Looks like a good place to dredge (if there is enough water when you come back), except for the clay which tends to rob the sluice.

  • @ppowerproductions2953
    @ppowerproductions2953 4 роки тому

    IV always wanted to gold hunt but just don't know where to start but maybe if a certain someone was to do a how too video I might be so inclined to become rich lol love your vids man

  • @Mark-nu5vg
    @Mark-nu5vg 4 роки тому

    The Squanch is always there luking.

  • @waso122463
    @waso122463 4 роки тому

    Beau's got the gold bug...

  • @advenzures
    @advenzures 4 роки тому +1

    Another day, another adventure!! Stay safe everyone ✊️

  • @conradkenneth5216
    @conradkenneth5216 4 роки тому +5

    Greetings from the international space station!

  • @Thebald1
    @Thebald1 4 роки тому

    I used to use my bare hands like you digging in the creeks., until I grabbed the piece of glass that laid me wide open.. Crazy Mess.. Lol.. 10 stitches later and now I wear gloves

  • @altonriggs2352
    @altonriggs2352 4 роки тому

    Great video.

  • @stevenfinnemore1676
    @stevenfinnemore1676 4 роки тому

    Check the inside bends on the creek!

  • @codymackniak6328
    @codymackniak6328 4 роки тому

    Stay safe 👍👍

  • @Bandidosdeaventuras
    @Bandidosdeaventuras 4 роки тому

    Saludos desde Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷

  • @bryandorie_USNVet
    @bryandorie_USNVet 4 роки тому

    I would love to find gold, but Michigan is really stingy. Found this in the back yard Sunday. Thought it was brass, turns out it is copper. Any idea on a date? Never heard of iron fencing having copper finials. Sometimes brass at corner post. Mostly painted. Love your channel! Oops, pic won't post!

  • @lionellloyd9003
    @lionellloyd9003 4 роки тому

    You pan like me except I don,t have a ripple pan. I hand remove the grave l. That first pan was good and it was more likely flood gold. Clay is bad to have in a dish. I envy you the water.

  • @waso122463
    @waso122463 4 роки тому

    Can't wait till it really warms up I been jonesing for some Chigger, lol.

  • @leannkennedy6568
    @leannkennedy6568 4 роки тому

    I love panning.

  • @atvr100
    @atvr100 4 роки тому

    Culverts make perfect riffles you should check any culverts in this stream

  • @andrewkiwi1
    @andrewkiwi1 4 роки тому

    Beau Penny weights per ton of dirt shifted. 3 days later Beau is still in the river hasn't slept, eaten, hasn't stopped to use the bathroom, just has to find a bit more. LOL

  • @maverickhockey48
    @maverickhockey48 4 роки тому

    15:43 are those 2 big pieces of gold in the upper right hand corner of the pan?!?! Gonezo

  • @bonesstones6584
    @bonesstones6584 4 роки тому +1

    I wish I knew where my neighbor was panning in Spotsylvania VA, he showed me a little glass vial containing some good size pieces of gold.

    • @briankesterson4365
      @briankesterson4365 4 роки тому

      Probably near the Wilderness. Tons of old gold pits there from way back. You may want to check it out.

    • @XJonAye
      @XJonAye 4 роки тому

      Id like to look for the lost treasure in Pottville pa, im not sure about the spelling, but the story goes a group was transporting gold to Canada but was being followed by native Americans, so they buried it below a rock face and carved a cross into the rock face.

  • @robertevans8024
    @robertevans8024 4 роки тому

    Chigg, I'm new to detecting and panning. Question : why spend time panning an area that doesn't beep a metal detector ? Wouldn't any flakes or pickers worth panning show up on your detector ? Love your videos ! ALWAYS interesting and inspirational.

    • @intothecalm420
      @intothecalm420 4 роки тому

      Gold detecting is harder than you think. I originally bought my detector in Colorado to find gold. Many hours and a complete strike out. But I have found an ounce or so of flour gold with a sluice.

    • @dogmosatchmo
      @dogmosatchmo 4 роки тому

      Smaller nuggets, and flakes, don't show on even higher end detectors. Essentially larger pickers and above for detecting. That's why he is panning. A majority of the gold you find, is too fine for a detector. If you suspect gold, get a cheap panning kit. You will not get rich, but you may find some memories, along with some gold flakes.😉

    • @bo49685
      @bo49685 4 роки тому

      Yes to all the replies, the detector needs to first be a good quality detector and some will not even register a small picker. It also depends on the coil you have. If you want just pickers than a really good gold detector with a small coil is what you want. If you want gold and more of it, the use a gold pan, a sluice and a high banker (where you are allowed). Two quick easy things to know....learn how to read a river and get down to the bed sock and get into those cracks!!!! Good luck! Stay safe!

  • @sandywebsdale8247
    @sandywebsdale8247 4 роки тому

    Next time you go, your going to have to bring back enough gold to make MRS Ching a nice gold ring,

  • @bucktaylor6522
    @bucktaylor6522 4 роки тому

    Gold in chigg creek

  • @thomasfletcher760
    @thomasfletcher760 4 роки тому

    Well , since no one else has , I might as well 😖🤣

  • @ronalddvorak1967
    @ronalddvorak1967 4 роки тому +3

    It's not where is the Beef, it's where is the gold? I didn't see any.

  • @guesswho343
    @guesswho343 4 роки тому +1

    Chigg you should hook up with Jeff Williams Come on let's Go !!!

  • @SoutheastArizona
    @SoutheastArizona 4 роки тому

    Better off working the dry areas. Super hard to pull gold out of a hole full of water by hand.

  • @barbielee7523
    @barbielee7523 4 роки тому +1

    How would you know that gold may be present in certain areas ? I am in central Massachusetts...🌷

    • @bo49685
      @bo49685 4 роки тому +1

      barbie lee I was born in Boston, but live in California now. I’m a gold protector and there is SO MUCH info I would have to tell you. But to make it short and not so sweet for gold.....is there is not much where you are and it would be flour gold, and probably VERY tiny!! In California you can get visible gold in almost every pan if you know what you are doing. Even if you don’t you will get something in the pan. Since you are 3000 miles away or less miles from even good gold bering states I would say to learn how to read a river. There are tons of good videos on UA-cam on how to read a river for gold. The biggest problem you have is your gold will be flour gold and VERY, VERY tiny. Another option if you just want to pan and see some ok size gold is to buy paydirt, you won’t get your money back out of it but it will be fun and you can do it at home. Ask Kleshguitars if he has any bags to sell or prospector Pauly, Dan Hurd or Jeff Williams.....you can trust those people. My friend in California has some fun and great videos California Mother Load....watch those. He is a great guy but he doesn’t sell paydirt.....yet! He is thinking about it to bring in income so he can continue to do his videos through this horrible time with the Coronavirus. He just started a Patreon channel too. I hope this longggg message helped, and don’t forget the JetDry!

    • @bubmurphy
      @bubmurphy 4 роки тому

      Plymouth Ma.here and the only place we're finding gold here is in the jewelry stores or if u have a metal detector like most of us Chigg fans you can get lucky and find rings and chains people lost.

    • @barbielee7523
      @barbielee7523 4 роки тому

      @@bo49685 thank you so much ! I will enjoy doing the research that you suggested .

  • @jaredwhite489
    @jaredwhite489 2 роки тому

    You don’t just detect it with the AT max?

  • @HDshovelEd
    @HDshovelEd 4 роки тому

    I so need to get back b out to prospect some or at least dig in the soil for gems stones soon!!!

  • @WayneTheSeine
    @WayneTheSeine 4 роки тому

    As Jeff Williams says, "and Yea...... ya gonna git wet"

  • @philfrederickiii2320
    @philfrederickiii2320 4 роки тому

    A prospector needs a suction bottle for collecting colors bc they add up.

  • @katecarpenter7366
    @katecarpenter7366 4 роки тому

    Chigg, BE CAREFUL!

  • @markzimmerman7279
    @markzimmerman7279 3 роки тому

    The old saying goes a pints a pound the world around .

  • @55555711
    @55555711 4 роки тому +1

    I heard theres gold in sand bags from lowes dont know if thats true i heard it from youtube guy

    • @bo49685
      @bo49685 4 роки тому

      truthparanormal Hello, I’m a gold prospector and yes it’s true. You just have to know/realize is VERY, VERY fine flour gold. Some of it is very hard to see unless you know what to look for. It’s A LOT more work than it’s worth. Not sure where you live but you are better off going on a nice hike by a river and learning how to read a river and digging/playing there. Good Luck, and stay safe!!
      P.S. If you are anywhere in the western part of the US, like maybe Colorado west you can have some very good luck just even panning. If you are not and you are just looking to have some fun, you could always buy some paydirt. You will not get rich, he’ll you won’t even get your money back but you will have fun. Ask Klesh, Dan Hurd Or Prospecting Pauly, those guys will probably have great paydirt to sell/send you. I hope this LONGGGG message helped. I love Aquachigger, but he is totally lost when it comes to gold prospecting!
      Don’t forget the JetDry👍

  • @thomassurette6118
    @thomassurette6118 4 роки тому

    Come to Maine there's lots of gold here

  • @wvjj7046
    @wvjj7046 4 роки тому

    Watch out. Samsqwinch can drop some big nuggets. Don't wanna grab one of those.

  • @DarkShooper
    @DarkShooper 4 роки тому

    take a 14inch classifier next time

  • @khudocsnurlson5222
    @khudocsnurlson5222 4 роки тому

    need a black pan, never saw a flake

    • @aquachigger
      @aquachigger  4 роки тому

      I know... there really was a lot there too. :(

  • @shootthemoon6072
    @shootthemoon6072 4 роки тому

    You need to pick up a sucker bottle Chigg.

  • @j-rocd9507
    @j-rocd9507 4 роки тому

    Trailer park boys fan lol

  • @landensfishing8482
    @landensfishing8482 4 роки тому +1

    hello

  • @randlerichardson5826
    @randlerichardson5826 4 роки тому

    Hey Chigg

  • @diggingarizona8592
    @diggingarizona8592 4 роки тому

    one scoop of az dirt can top all of that.

  • @Hoktoooey
    @Hoktoooey 4 роки тому

    Luv when these guys find gold and don’t reveal their spots ...

  • @dougalexander7204
    @dougalexander7204 4 роки тому

    Well of course you should go back. But, I’m wondering how fun you would have been to play in the creek with as a child. If meMiner was along I can see both of you laying in the water making snow angles, filling your pockets with something interesting.

  • @miszced
    @miszced 4 роки тому +1

    You need a magnifying glass or microscope.