Prospecting for High Grade Platinum ore.
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- Опубліковано 13 сер 2019
- My new Platinum claim is showing promise. after my first trip to the claim I have already found the main pit, and some other showings. Some of the initial surface sampling (panning) has shown at least one piece of platinum. The assay results show 8.5 grams per tone platinum from the main showing.
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I got mad respect for someone who apologizes to the frogs for muddying up their water 😂 enjoy your videos keep up the good work
Drakkenstein
I know!
Always talk to the little ones.😄😄
Thats Canada for you right there
@@woofielove1970 bet you they were just fine.
What is a dd dime 202q wortgh
This guy always puts me in a good mood. His demeanor is refreshing in today's norm
Frosty Herbs and Gemstones for days! 😜
Even more refreshing by normal standards a year later
Those darn canadians and their cheery attitudes!
Absolutely
Spot on mate
I wish I could pan with Dan that would be so humbling and such an AMAZING experience cause his whole persona and attitude is such a relief from today’s “Norm”!! Thanks for being such a EPIC person 🤙🏼
He needs his own show on Discovery Channel. So pleasant to learn from and listen to.
@@woofielove1970 Haha "natural undisturbed" what do you think that means? That is not a naturally occurring culvert in the video! By the way that "muck" you refer to is the same dirt and rock that naturally run into that creek every time it rains!
@@woofielove1970 do you not realize that all settles once again? What do you think happens when a rock falls from a cliff? It muddy up the water. I swear some of you people always find an issue for no reason at all..
@@woofielove1970 atleast he gets off his butt and doesn't something with his life.
:0 OR~ PBS ?? He's so peaceful to watch and listen, for all ages ♡
@@woofielove1970 no, it’s not different one bit. So many natural occurring things can cause the water to get muddy. Rockslides, mudslides, rainstorms, floods, deer walking in the water, just to name a few. Mud, dirt, rocks, sand, silt, that all settles back to the river floor, how do you think it got there? The water may look “pristine” but if you went under with goggles you’d see how much free floating silt there really is. What he’s doing is completely legal, in non protected areas on his claim. Take your toxicity elsewhere, he’s enjoying his life a lot more than you bum.
A good way to check for platinum in the field with either rocks or specks is with hydrogen peroxide. Put the rocks or pieces in peroxide and see if it bubbles. You can also prospect for platinum with a neodymium magnet, since platinum often alloys with iron. Platinum that does not alloy with iron will not stick. I subscribed. Thanks again.
Great advice! Thank you. 💙
Utter nonsense.
Iron oxide will also catalyze hydrogen peroxide reduction.
Also works with peanut butter
I like to spread it on my toast
That was a beautiful little creek! I love how many different wild flowers were all in the same place. Glad you didn’t get hurt when you fell.
This guy is a good business man. He’s running a big UA-cam channel that’s adverser friendly by finding rare metals and gems all day.
I absolutely love your love for nature. I wish everyone could stop to admire the beauty of nature.
agreed
I must say this sure was fun to watch.
I like the adventure you put into prospecting.
Thanks
I like how he says I hope to earn your subscription, I wish everyone was as jolly as this man right here
Thank you, Dan, for showing me something quite different than the usual. You’re a heluva prospector!
I love your positivity, my uncle was an archaeologist and Geography teacher. He taught me so much and was so enthusiastic. You remind me of him. Love your videos 👍🏼😀🇬🇧
Mr. Hurd, if you sold "Hurditites" with your face on it ( with the hat), you would probably make yourself a small fortune, Sir. ♥️
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your experience. It was my dream to come up North to prospect. I cannot walk anymore, so living vicariously through your videos now. Keep up the good work!
I have the same problems as you. I hardly can get out to but when I do it has to be mostly on flat terrane
Interesting new claim!
Really hope you'll find the platinum soon.
I'm curious how your test samples turned out.
The nature is gorgeous there!
Love the wild flowers and the little waterfall.
Thank you for taking us on a new adventure.
Thanks
You've restored my faith in my hobby. I appreciate these videos sir.
I loved everything about this video. You have so much personality and a true love and respect for every aspect of the life you are surrounded by. I subscribed. Thank you so much! Looking forward to following your adventures 👍
Loook, miners, a whole Hurd of em....
Andreas Sjöberg hahahahahahha
I really dig how you say "i hope to earn a subscription today" it earned you a subscription (not that i wouldnt have subscribed otherwise)
Thanks, welcome to the channel
Same thing here, I appreciate the genuine enthusiasm you have for what you do. I hunt arrowheads myself. Wishing you the best!
It's kinda refreshing when most youtubers annoy you to subscribe nowadays
Thanks for your content Dan, I’m an absolute newbie to prospecting and have been eager and trying to learn as much as I can about geology and prospecting... fascinating and fun stuff anyways your a huge source of valuable information! Really appreciate you sharing your explorations and finds.
Also every video I've watched the scenery is absolutely stunning jaw drop every time you do the panoramic views.
Such a genuinely nice person apologizing to frogs like that lol. Take my sub you wonderful human being :D.
it’s nice of you to become his sub
Too bad the prospecting data will help the government and businesses destroy that location.
Thanks for the great information about such varied types of minerals & ores. I learn so much! I can't wait to see what you find next!
The real treasure is all around you Dan, prospecting just gives you a reason to be there!
Dan I was really wanting you to find a picker. I enjoy this kind of video because I like to pick around in rock faces
beautiful scenery all around...flowers, waterfall....gorgeous! Hope your claim turns out very well for you. Love learning new things and platinum is now the latest..thank you! If you do ever find poison ivy or oak...apple cider vinegar right away is really supposed to help....stinging nettle I am not sure about...we always just put up with it or jumped in the lake and rubbed downwards and sometimes with a handful of sand ..it seemed to cool it down
I adore your videos! You are so knowledgable and I love the way you impart your pearls of wisdom. You have a lovely family as well.
I like watching you pan for precious metals. But those wild flowers are so beautiful. You could make a living just filming flowers. Thanks for showing them off.
Once again Dan, you've totally managed to capture the extremely beautiful surrounds you're prospecting in. Canada is just so damned beautiful! Platinum, something I've never really thought about and thanks to you I now have a little more research to do. Need to find out where it occurs and how hard it is to detect. I cannot wait to see what you do with this new claim, it'll definitely help me with my research as it'll all be hands on with you. Cheers mate from the land of Aus :)
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Where there's one there's more ! I love the gold but it's nice to see something a little different . Thanks Dan.
I love your attitude! So positive and fun to watch... Enjoying nature and not destroying everything just to get what you want... Thank you for the video!
Idk how I got here but you sir are the Bob Ross of prospecting. You've earned my subscription.
"I SUBSCRIBED DAN" Wow beautiful heart he has.
I like watching I feel like I’m prospecting with you.
I love leaving the city and going out into the wilderness. Places like that little garden of flowers by the creek are things you miss if you only spend your time in the city.
Great video, Dan! I like that it shows the beginning of the prospecting process (well, after the research part), where you are trying to find the "good spot". It shows that not every trip yields something tangible. But, WOW, what beautiful scenery, wildflowers, pretty sparkly rocks, and amazing little creek!!
I am excited about this claim!
Hey Dan, I found a 1/4 oz. platinum nugget with my metal detector up Canyon Creek above Canyon City, oregon.I also checked out some of the mines around Coalmont in 1973, kool area.
There is platinum flakes in the Sultan river out of Sultan, Washington.
liez
Found the channel from watching some metal detecting and I’m definitely sticking around
First time watcher. I appreciate your sunny disposition good sir! :) And really respect just how much knowledge you seem to have! Wishing you well :)
I just looked up the process to purify platinum ore . Article said 7-9 tons of ore and 6 months to yield 1 Troy ounce bar. Multiple chemical, pulverizing, and heat steps to remove all the unwanted minerals. Palladium is going for record prices and Platinum Group Metals are often found together. Seems like you need high grade ore and deep pockets to mine and process those metals.
I am still looking for gold when you’re panning without realising haha 😂
Loved the video. My hobby is fishing (in England) so I know all too well about putting in an entire day's worth of effort and coming home empty handed! Keep it up though, Dan!
Thanks
Dan thank you for the gorgeous flower pics. I love that beautiful place you are at.
This weekend im headed "hiking"(panning too) in a spot that has chalcopyrite it the ore thats every where and took a few pieces and smashed them and had some traces of gold. So im headed back. Thanks Dan for teaching things that i can retain and use in the field.
8:47 my blood pressure dropped substantially.
I gotta pee
I smell pennies
8:47 my bladder emptied substantially.
I drop my sensitivity way back when working heavily mineralized bedrock. It helps on the GM4B I own
Gneiss! Beautiful flowers! You saved the Platinum for another day. Thanks Dan.
Super Awesome! There has been a few times I've thought there has been a piece of platinum in my pan, but I didn't know what kind of geology to look for in the surrounding areas. Now I have a better idea what to look for! Thanks Dan!
I have the exact opposite problem, I found some ore chunks on a sand bar but found another heavy metal other than gold I have yet to identify haha. Definitely thinking it could be lead, ive just never seen it come from ore and haven't brushed up on my geology in a while.
Do you ever watch Jeff Williams UA-cam channel? He’s a geologist explained in great detail on what to look for when searching for gold platinum or silver or other precious metals.
That rock that you found great interest in when you were leaving the creek, look like what he was talking to be whatever the chemistry was to have lots of gold. Now I don’t know for sure all the chemistry that goes on to the final results, but I try very hard to understand though all people in surcharging of there findings.
Also: Take a magnet with you,pick up all magnetic pebbles you find. In most cases 50% contain platinum. Check again using the proxide method
I will try that!
Can you explain the peroxide method?
How do u use them
are there areas on@@Danhurd
@@Danhurd are there areas on the fraser for the public?
You just don't want to skip anything of this👌🏻 this guy is doing what we all say we will do "someday". You're the man Dan!
Your personality is infectious! Thankyou for always being positive it makes your videos awesome to watch!!
As you're walking I see lots of herbal medicine and wild edibles
He's only finding what he seeks . You seek herbs so you will find herbs . Rule to life if you seek you will find
Hippie
@SilverHaze Nv everywhere is.
This is my backyard, the land gives much. A lake a day as long as you stay so lots of fish, lots of berries, lots of fungus, Deer Moose Elk. BC is awesome. Oh yeah and lots of good stuff in the dirt.
@Max Power 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think the "shiny rock" is a type of iron ore.. all I know for sure is if you cut and polish it it looks AMAZING! I'd take a gallon bucket of that black mica.. stuff would make some insane black metallic paint when finely ground. Poison oak has nice dark green shiny leaves with a dark red in them.. I should know, I was shoved into a big patch of it in 6th grade while taking a leak when we went on a nature weak thing.. Fun fact, at the time at least, I wasn't allergic to it.. bad part for them, they were.. and I happened to grab some when I saw it the next day.. I wonder how it ended up in their bunks... hmm..
I played in poison oak once when I was a kid with my brother and my grandma put some ointment on us but it turned out neither of us were allergic but she was and her hand was red for a while
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Dan, you are so awesome! I greatly enjoy your videos. I plan to take some time to explore the west coast of the US close to my home to find some opals and maybe gold. You have taught me a lot. Thank you for your informative videos.
Thanks! Just looking at the various rocks and flowers and that creek were cool!
Love ur videos ! U make me laugh alot !!! Awesome views as well thank u for the awesome class ;)
Hi Dan: It takes about two days for the Poison Ivy to take effect. Good luck with it.
I'm guessing it's actually more Pacific Poison _Oak_ in those parts -- exactly the same toxic substance, though. Western Poison Ivy is generally shrubby, as is Pacific Poison Oak -- although there's a sort of sub-variety of Pacific Poison Oak that vines up trees, which the Western Poison Ivy doesn't do. :-)
Western Poison Ivy has pointy tips on the leaves, and Pacific Poison Oak has lobed leaves which can turn quite red and shiny in late summer.
For people not used to dealing with those plants, some advice:
Be careful taking a leak in woods where that stuff grows -- do it, uh, _hands-free._ You do not want that stuff below the belt, trust me. It _can_ spread there _without_ direct oil contact, but it definitely will with it.
Poison oak can also grow into a tree, in and of itself! I learned this through a very, very painful backyard experience. The wood (of what I thought was a dead tree) turns a blackish color when cut. Fortunately, I knew there was Poison oak where I was, so I scrubbed well afterwards. Unfortunately, it was a very hot day and I had been sweating quite a bit. The next day, I could hardly see.
Our backyard also has the vine type covering many of our oak trees.
A stinging nettle poultice (applied through a heavy linen bag does help!
What a beautiful little waterfall, surrounded by wild flowers.. 👌 lovely land to roam.
Thank you Dan! That sure is some beautiful country, some day I will come and visit you at your little slice of heaven!
Is your camera making that clicking\buzzing sound or is it my laptop?
It is your laptop and affecting all our devices, please reformat your drive! LOL
@@Newfie1956 it's a Chromebook. Has no drive to speak of.
Its the camera! It's on my tablet too!
Yeah I was wondering too!
When that happens just hit alt+F4 and it stops.
Awesome video Dan, I've personally never heard or seen anyone prospecting for platinum. How much is an ounce or pound sell for?
Hi Dan!! I"ve been watching you for a few days.... and I subbed. I'm not gold/mineral crazy. I live in CA. I used to care for an older gentleman who had a bigger than fist size white rock with gold running through it. He had to go stay at the hospital and took his rock with for his bedside table. I asked a senior nurse if there was any risk of it getting stolen. The nurse laughed and said no risk. She had lived in CA for many years. She said the effort of getting that gold out of that rock was so difficult that it's only value was as a rock. And apparently, many people around there had a lot of those kinds of rocks with gold everywhere. I enjoy your vids for the scenary, and the science. I never knew crystals came out of red clay in Arkansas. You really get around. Thanks and see you in the next vid. HUGS
It's just beautiful up there in BC, all them wild flowers!
16:40 seems to be some natural “leafy greens” growing there... 😎
Was it weed some looked like it lol
Travis Kroll sure looked like it to me! Healthy too!
same here. was my first thought.
You high asf
Haha you're right.. amazing how ppl spot things we normally don't see until being told (bottle left too the middle) 😁✌️
Absolutely love your videos I wish I could get into prospecting
why can't you, I retired and started. Been making everything I think I will need, for next year!
UA-cam searching prospecting and Dan Hurd gets the top spot on the search
Love it! You prospect alot of different things and enjoy and respect the other bounties of nature,flowers, frogs...
16:39 marijuana bottom left cornoer 😂😂😂 sharing is caring dude
Austin Vansickle yep caught that
@@Make-Asylums-Great-Again good eyes sir! Just realised this is 10 years old 🤣👌
Noice!
Similar leaf structure, they're just finger leaves instead of fan leaves. No clue what it is but it's probably not cannabis, unless the ABC mutation has made it up into the wilds of Canada.
Really enjoy your videos Dan! I've been looking at getting a claim on the tulameen river and starting to do a little metal detecting in the gravel beds.
Hope we cross paths on the trail some day!
Anyway you get to see some nice scenery. Thanks for sharing have a good day and prospect on.
You can wash off the oil from poison oak and ivy using household ammonia. Stinks, but effective. I used to use it after digging Ginseng.
I shudder to think of all the gold and platinum I've walked over here in Montana.
Ditto
Roger Dudra saaaaaame
I've gone for hikes without even thinking of prospecting, got home and looked at my boots and seen gold flakes stuck to the rubber lol
Any idea what palladium ore looks like? It's currently worth more than GOLD!
The ore doesn't look like anything special
@@Danhurd Haha! Brown? Silicate? Pegmatite? Lol
Hope you find the motherload!
platinum runs arround t5he 850 Gold is now 1500 Palladium 1450.
According to GoldBroker.com Gold is $1868/oz & Palladium is $1941/oz (in Canadian)
@@neworldictator144 lwet me ask you how often do nations trade in Canadian? US is the reserve currency.
Beautiful locations, friendly to animals and a fun personality.
I love your videos!
I love all the beautiful lupins in bloom, pale blue, gorgeous and love stones too, thanks for the video
I am highly allergic to poison ivy and it takes several hours after exposure for any signs to appear.
Well I guess poison ivy is mortal to me cause it takes 30 seconds for me to be in agonizing pain and it worse and worse by the second and I get huge water blisters men and the way to get rid of it you put an entire bottle of dish soap into the tub and you submerge the affected areas and it works well take 5 minutes or so but you feel the pain going away but you are left with water blisters
@@davidslefort6541 dafuq
It may be different for everyone as I see a blistery rash forming within about ten minutes of exposure. If I notice that I touched it and immediately wash up I usually get lucky, but if I don't I'll have a rash for a month or more covering most of my body.
Great video but what is that horrible woodpecker sound?
Gotta say I love your upbeat personality Dan!
You do a good job. I really like watching what you do and where you go. Thank you for doing what you do.
He’s looking for my Platinum temple I made
sign of the victims of the public school system...making a stream muddy even requires you to say anything
That's stupid. It's respect/reverence for nature, life. A sign of an evolved creature. Which means anyone without this respect is.. still developing.
Reminds me of gem hunting back home in Colorado! Super cool and comforting!
Just got around to watching this one. Not disappointing at all. Still looks like you had fun hiking checking out all the wild flowers. Oh, Dan! About your poison oak/ivy situation, there is this stuff called Zanfel. It's a bit on the pricey side but it works incredible! Trust me I know. We have lots of poison oak here and I get it bad if I rub against it. I would not recommend anything else after finding this product. I keep a tube at home and one in my bag when I'm out hiking, just in case. Anyway, thanks for the video Dan. Looking forward to your next adventure.
You're a good guy Dan, I truly enjoy your company.
Thank You !
Love love the sound in this video. Thanks for sharing.
your video of such a nice day for an adventure in the beautiful wilderness was fantastic!
thanks !
👍
Thank you, the microscope trick is perfect.. the square size is a giveaway vs the nuggetty sizes holds at large and small scales
New subscriber. You have taught me something with this video and for that I thank you. I will keep watching to learn as much as you can teach me. Thanks again Dan.
I thoroughly enjoy your enthusiasm & channel!!!
Love the beauty of this area and the wildflowers! Wow!
It is all so beautiful.
Thank you Mr. Hurd, your stuff always lifts me up. ;)
The frogs love the moist places so the mud will be nice for them 🐸
That's prospecting for you.
Thanks Dan
Thanks for another GREAT VIDEO!!! Can't wait till your next one!! Thanks again Dan 😎
This is such a wholesome channel! God bless you, Dan!
Beautiful scenery around that claim. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome
Those flowers were great. Thanks for including them
love that you show nature around you.. the main reason I watch..
My dad sent me this because I got into jewel/metal sculpture and this is one of his interests. So ty for your content.