Part 1 and 2 of this series is by far the most epic prospecting ever documented on you tube. Overcame extreme hardship and reaped the rewards. No fridge. No air con. Doing it tough like the old timers. And allot of colour to examine of an evening.
It's good no doubt, but some other videos of this region I've seen bigger and more nuggets from a couple of younger blokes who were full time prospectors. I'll bet this is somewhere around the Palmer Gold Fields
Not even close to how hard the pioneers had it. Consider they had no vehicle, could only carry a couple of litres of water and a very small amount of basic food like flour and salt. Only a few hand tools. Minimal clothing and bedding. No phone, medical help, maybe a mud-map.
@@eljungo902 It's vague mate as about 4 plus years ago, I can't remember a channel name or names, but two blokes in 30's I guess working on private property that's a bit I did remember in that Palmer area, but they were very nondescript about exactly wyhere because they were on very good glod. 1-2 oz nuggest. But this video produced some exceptional nuggets. I once was shown a large nugget from Clermont area when visiting a tourist business in Qld, I was gobsmacked. A large nugget of about 10 oz if I remember right, washed rounded and my hand nearly hit the floor. If I had the time and knew where the gold was like this I'd be keen to rough it a bit and make a few diggings. These stories and adventures make for very interesting discussions.
Part 1 and 2 - the most enjoyable gold prospecting videos I have seen in years. I like many appreciate your style and presentation. Please keep up the great work and effort you put in to sharing your adventures. I am inspired. Cheers Ian
Wow mate ..now thats a ripper ....Congrats and good job ...... beautiful specimen ..... can't wait to see you do a specific gravity water test on it .....really nice Nuggies.....👍 and specimen Gold too ....very good job ...that means the reef is nearby up that gully ... absolutely beautiful mate ....what machine and coil are you running ...looks like a 5000.... keep them vids a coming with all that beautiful Shiney
every second of waiting for part 2 was worth it. It's not just the spectacular gold that makes your films unique. I love the spartan way you do it. I believe the reason for your success is that you are a part of this beautiful wilderness. You act and move like this. Respect!! Steve thank you so much for sharing. I hope you will continue to share your adventures with us. Stay healthy and safe out there.
@@stevegraf9276 My first time watching but definitely not my last. Awesome video's and man what a beautiful speci!! That's definitely worth more than it's weight as a speci. Great video's Steve. I am going to try and come over this next season since it's on my bucket list. Cheers from the United States mate
Steve, you were the hardest working and most successful prospector on the field last year. It was a pleasure to detect with you. Hope to see you up there again soon
Boy you found some nice gold. Some of those specimens are spectacular. I dream of finding just one big nugget like the big ones you found. Thank you for sharing Steve.
I was super surprised to see one of our De-Tect- It picks in your video, glad you liked the pick you using at the tail end of video, we are glad you like our quality and the makings help with depth too. Overall great video.
You guy's were just in Alaska around summer of 2021-2022 on Paul's channel I think was the name weren't you? At Skookum gold camp. I know you guys had a great time did you come close to paying for the price of the camp? Which the price is reasonable compared to the other camps I won't name.
Great commentary, Great filming and great gold . I spent 6 weeks up that way last winter. Rough country you did so well over that terrain. I'm looking forward to future shows. Thanks matey 👍
You popped up on my feed about an hour ago and what a fantastic surprise I got watching part 1 of your Queensland gold video.I watch many a Gold channel but your the best detector of them all I am now a subscriber to your UA-cam channel and I am just about to watch part two All the best maté from me here in Glasgow Scotland 🏴 ❤
Thanks Steve, once again inspirational, too many of us think it is easy, it takes persistence, hours on the ground and hard work. there are only a few prospectors I know of your caliber and the Palmer Goldfields defines them. Much respect, hope your dad is well, see you again later in the season, there is a hot cooked meal waiting lol
Thanks Michael, I appreciate that 😃. A bit of sad news, unfortunately my father passed away a few days ago. He was four days short of his 91st birthday and still had a sense of humour right till the end. He'll be sadly missed.
What an awesome trip, and even better to have this video memory. I would do it too, if it wasn't for the heat and the snakes and the flies and bugs. Thanks for sharing this with us all.
Great video Steve, Traversing about that rugged country isn't all that easy, add to it the heat, humidity and the long grass makes the whole adventure quite daunting, you earned that gold, Well done and those species are awesome. Cheers Peter T
@@johnrogers5825 Hi John, Still getting out detecting just got slack making time for the videos, been sorting through them lately with intent to do some on WA trips. Cheers.
Cheers Mate,triple 77 p7y 5 &8 glorious Gold Kansas City A kind regards blown away as the wind I know it's been a challenge with more people that makes it a challenge of situations you are doing good and getting Goode I know there has been more than we ever lost. or gained. See Your Glory
Awesome effort buddy and some more amazing finds, well worth digging down on the ground you found, that's what me and a few mates do where I prospect, after all the fires went through here a few years ago the bush is horribly thick so we just pick a spot and dig and detect as we go, sometimes we get lost sometimes just a few bits. But it's still more productive than trying to walk the bush.
Great gold again Steve - thanks for the video - I'll be in Qld this winter but mostly chasing Sapphire. Should get a few days in Clermont and I'd be happy with a gram or so each day.
After watching this I am having a case of AU-awe lol… totally mind-blowing there are that many big nuggets down under, as are the beasts which heavily guard the treasures 😅 Fantastic videos!
i have to say steve your species look incredible what an unbelievable trip this looks even better than part one apart from the big one of course.i was thinking the fire while being very dangerous would have made detecting much easier with all the grass gone anyway hope theres part 3 coming regards bill
Yeah the fire certainly cleans up the grass alright, it's a pleasure going in afterwards. Unfortunately in that particular area I didn't do much good when I went back. But other spots it's a great help. Cheers 😃.
Wow mate what an adventure an great gold i can only dream about finding myself one day, i found 4 sub gramers disafternoon but nothing like your finds, very motivating vid thanks for share mate. When your seaching new gullys or hill sides what advice or pointers would you give steve? Cheers👍
Fantastic videos Steve. (Been following them from way back.) The coins you found. The two outside coins at least 200 years old and the writing is what they called their "King" at the time "huangdi". The middle one a bit younger. (My partners Chinese). We are at this moment out prospecting south of Meekatharra. Cheers Gary (Gazzas Gold).
Thanks for that info Gary. It's great to find out some of the history behind them. I'm just on my way back out there for another look now. Good luck over there in the west. Cheers 😃.
Steve, being a kiwi you would be used to steep dense country, unlike for us WA & Vic prospectors it would be just another day in the office for you ! Seriously I take my hat off to you, your getting what you deserve. well done cheers Johno
Hi mate, first of all I'd like to say i love your channel. I grew up in New Zealand and spent majority of my childhood out in nature. Geology fascinates me and i have worked in seismic geological surveying both in NZ and Australia so i understand inner processes of mineral deposition. One day a want to test my knowledge and try fossicking for gold. Have you used geological data and resources before to aid in your fossicking?
Husband & I have spent time travelling, detecting, in past, with best results in Georgetown. I get nostalgic at the sound of the 'beep', and think it would be great to head off again. Like the creature comforts too much now...most of all tho, dislike the CREATURES. I thought Nth Qld would be nice to go to again, down from Dimbulah, but.... digging up wolf spider/mouse spider/funnel web variants...is enough to make me know I will never return haha. (biggest found was 2 oz'er, south of G'town...with no serious arachnid confrontations, tho the snakes were about. Funny, wrong snake has the potentially lethal outcome, but the spider kills me with fear) 🤣Great gold, brilliant adventure! Looking forward to seeing more of you...maybe less of the 'you know whats'!
Fantastic Video... so very enjoyable and great to see someone having great gold success... Hard earned, I am sure.. I'm not a prospector but very jealous just the same. Cheers..
Great video Mate, you deserve all the gold you find! Fantastic effort, is that a 4500 you're using? Looks like your in Palmer River country, hard going.... maybe you can afford a fridge and a solar set up now.
Ha ha yeah a fridge would be nice 😊. My detector is the 5000, I've had it for a few years now, it's done me well. I'd love to try it next to the 7000 to see how much better they are. Cheers.
Wow mate glad I found this channel, I’d say the best gold UA-cam I’ve watched. Yes an Engel easy to set up , very efficient and always some cold drinks. find good cold drink of Staminaid helps us to detect a bit longer . Wife and I been detecting for 6 years when we can and it’s definitely getting harder to find even small sub grams bits. Absolute credit to you . Cheers
Yeah I've had my 5000 for a while now and I've been pretty happy with it. Tried a few different coils and works well on all of them. To be honest from what I've heard I'm not sure that the 6000 is any better, maybe on the really tiny stuff but I'm not too worried about that. I'm more interested in depth. Apparently the 7000 is supposed to go deeper but I've never tried one. I usually like to go out for several weeks at minimum up to a few months to make a trip worthwhile, but I don't film everything, just some of it for fun. Cheers 😀.
So I am very curious as to length of time prospecting, and the final all-up tally in weight and value. I'm guessing a month and probably 10 ounces/$30,000? More of a lifestyle and some fairly good money, but not a good full-time living when costs and hardship are taken into account. A great holiday though. I can only dream as I probably have only a few years left due to age and terrible crippling health, but I live through these type of videos, and really admire and also appreciate all that is involved. Thank you Steve.
Hi John, I usually go for several weeks at a time. But I don't film everything I find and I don't usually like to show exactly what I get in total for various reasons. As you said it's really just a great hobby or good adventure overall because there is alot of expense and a huge amount of walking involved to have continued success, but with alot of persistence I usually do ok. But there is certainly plenty of time spent finding nothing as well. And it's generally getting harder to find new areas. But it makes a great holiday for a lot of people even if they don't find much. Sorry to hear about your declining health, I'm glad you find these videos enjoyable, cheers 😃.
Love your dedication to the prospecting. You may want to get yourself a tripod so you don't have to hold the camera. You can get one for a Phone as well as for a Go pro. Good on you Mate! Coming to you from Western Canada.
Nice haul Steve, Palmer is very similar to kilkivan, except the nuggets are much bigger. I’d love to come for a walk if you ever want a partner, I run a 6000 and live in malanda (3 hrs from Palmer) and am no stranger to horrible Bushland haha, good on ya mate, nic
Do you go up to palmerville station Nicole? I'm in Kairi, found some good gold in Georgetown but havn't got to palmerville since they started letting people on. Gotta get up there soon.
Surprisingly I've never actually used a DD coil which probably seems a bit strange. I've always been meaning to get one but haven't got around to it. So far I've had pretty good success with only mono coils but I believe the DD is good for highly mineralised ground and maybe near power lines etc, but I'm not sure if they get quite the same depth as a mono, but don't take my word for that. I've only ever used commander coils and nugget finder and both are great but I think the large nugget finder coil is my favourite for depth. And I can still find sub gram nuggets with it also.
Recien te encuentro y ya me suscribí. Son tan increibles tus pepita que aveces no lo puedo creer. Saludos desde Argentina. I just found you and I already subscribed. Your nuggets are so incredible that sometimes I can't believe it. Greetings from Argentina.
Nice to see somebody that can run a detector. Interesting to share skills I’ve always thought about going to Australia . I’m from California don’t take that seriously Northern Cal been running detectors for gold for 40 Years
Its definitely possible there could be one somewhere nearby but I haven't found one yet. But it could be just a bit deeper than the detector can reach. I always detect over any quartz outcrops etc but just haven't struck a vein yet.
Hi, I use a minelab gpx 5000 with a 15 inch nugget finder coil. I've had the same detector for several years and it's done me well. And I'm still using it. I tend to use fairly large coils for more ground coverage and hopefully depth. I may miss some smaller targets because the small coils will pick up smaller targets but I'm not too worried about that, I'd rather cover more country. Cheers.
Just wondering, were you up Palmerville sept/ Oct 2021. If so the muscet hand gun, is it a charm or actually a fob watch winder? Great to see your videos, what's your favourite coil, the 17 X 13, or 15 inch?
Yeah I think I was up there then, I can hardly remember what the item you're referring to was but if it's what I'm thinking then I'm still not sure either what it is 😃. In regards to the coils, I think I prbly slightly prefer the 15inch round. They're both great and I haven't actually tested them side by side to compare depth etc but I do prefer a solid coil as opposed to a spoked because you can turn the skid plate as it gets worn on the sides where as the spoked only goes one way so when it starts to wear you can't turn it. Also the spoked can sometimes get a bit caught up in sticks etc, cheers 🤠.
@@stevegraf9276 you showed me a coin and a little gun one day there. When I was doing research on the fob watch key that I found. I saw what I believe is the one you found within the selection of old fob watch keys. A black powder hand gun.
@@gavinrawlinson1830 that's cool to know, thanks for that. I didn't even know what they are. It's amazing some of the stuff you can find, I've found the odd other interesting things that I'm not quite sure of either. Cheers 😃.
31:35 Ah, yes, the Green Tree Ant. Lovely little buggers. You can make a cup of lemon tea by crushing a bunch of them into a cup and pouring hot water over them. Their bums have a tangy acid and the crushed ants also make a good a poultice for bruises and abrasions. But yeah, they defend their trees with vigour hehe.
Part 1 and 2 of this series is by far the most epic prospecting ever documented on you tube. Overcame extreme hardship and reaped the rewards. No fridge. No air con. Doing it tough like the old timers. And allot of colour to examine of an evening.
It's good no doubt, but some other videos of this region I've seen bigger and more nuggets from a couple of younger blokes who were full time prospectors. I'll bet this is somewhere around the Palmer Gold Fields
Not even close to how hard the pioneers had it. Consider they had no vehicle, could only carry a couple of litres of water and a very small amount of basic food like flour and salt. Only a few hand tools. Minimal clothing and bedding. No phone, medical help, maybe a mud-map.
@@livingadamman7994 these younger blokes have a youtube channel? or maybe names like Mich, Dom and Stewie sound familiar ?
@@eljungo902 It's vague mate as about 4 plus years ago, I can't remember a channel name or names, but two blokes in 30's I guess working on private property that's a bit I did remember in that Palmer area, but they were very nondescript about exactly wyhere because they were on very good glod. 1-2 oz nuggest. But this video produced some exceptional nuggets. I once was shown a large nugget from Clermont area when visiting a tourist business in Qld, I was gobsmacked. A large nugget of about 10 oz if I remember right, washed rounded and my hand nearly hit the floor. If I had the time and knew where the gold was like this I'd be keen to rough it a bit and make a few diggings. These stories and adventures make for very interesting discussions.
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so many other youtube videos of gold finds
tassy boys prospecting
and the female australian
Part 1 and 2 - the most enjoyable gold prospecting videos I have seen in years. I like many appreciate your style and presentation. Please keep up the great work and effort you put in to sharing your adventures. I am inspired.
Cheers Ian
Absolutely amazing, especially those specimens. I appreciate your bits on the flora and fauna as well. Thanks!
Wow mate ..now thats a ripper ....Congrats and good job ...... beautiful specimen ..... can't wait to see you do a specific gravity water test on it .....really nice Nuggies.....👍 and specimen Gold too ....very good job ...that means the reef is nearby up that gully ... absolutely beautiful mate ....what machine and coil are you running ...looks like a 5000.... keep them vids a coming with all that beautiful Shiney
LOL you are all over the place Jeff. You actually have time from messing around the Nevada Cali and Arizona borders 👍🤙
I've watched several different prospecting channels and your channel has got to be my favorite.👍👍
Cheers thanks for that 😃.
every second of waiting for part 2 was worth it. It's not just the spectacular gold that makes your films unique. I love the spartan way you do it. I believe the reason for your success is that you are a part of this beautiful wilderness. You act and move like this. Respect!! Steve thank you so much for sharing. I hope you will continue to share your adventures with us. Stay healthy and safe out there.
Thanks so much for your comments, I'm really glad you enjoyed it, cheers 😃.
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My first time watching but definitely not my last. Awesome video's and man what a beautiful speci!! That's definitely worth more than it's weight as a speci. Great video's Steve. I am going to try and come over this next season since it's on my bucket list. Cheers from the United States mate
Excellently video, so informative, that pool that appeared overnight was stunning not to mention the gold
Thanks Mate, you revived this old Prospector.
Good to hear, Cheers.
Very well done video and a great gold find,
Steve, you were the hardest working and most successful prospector on the field last year. It was a pleasure to detect with you. Hope to see you up there again soon
Thanks for that 😃. I'm actually going to arrive back up there again tomorrow for another try. Cheers 🤠.
@@stevegraf9276good luck!!
Boy you found some nice gold. Some of those specimens are spectacular. I dream of finding just one big nugget like the big ones you found. Thank you for sharing Steve.
Thanks Andy, yeah it's pretty exciting finding those big chunks 👍😀.
I was super surprised to see one of our De-Tect- It picks in your video, glad you liked the pick you using at the tail end of video, we are glad you like our quality and the makings help with depth too.
Overall great video.
Yeah it is a great pick, very happy with it. Will probably get another one this season.
Cheers 👍🤠.
Is there a link to maybe purchase one of these picks? They look great
Great job all around fam. Keep on having fun getting that au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out!!!
You guy's were just in Alaska around summer of 2021-2022 on Paul's channel I think was the name weren't you? At Skookum gold camp. I know you guys had a great time did you come close to paying for the price of the camp? Which the price is reasonable compared to the other camps I won't name.
Great commentary, Great filming and great gold . I spent 6 weeks up that way last winter. Rough country you did so well over that terrain. I'm looking forward to future shows. Thanks matey 👍
Cheers thanks for that 😊.
Awesome haul!
I have so enjoyed these Gold Videos !!
Cheers 😃
Fantastic two parter, thanks for the effort in filming.
Thoroughly enjoyed it! Inspirational for all us " mere mortal" prospectors.
The best video my friend ,, Very inspiring. Greetings from a traditional Indonesian gold miner 🇮🇩💪👍🌺
Cheers thanks for that 😃.
You popped up on my feed about an hour ago and what a fantastic surprise I got watching part 1 of your Queensland gold video.I watch many a Gold channel but your the best detector of them all I am now a subscriber to your UA-cam channel and I am just about to watch part two All the best maté from me here in Glasgow Scotland 🏴 ❤
Cheers thanks for that 😃.
Thanks Steve, once again inspirational, too many of us think it is easy, it takes persistence, hours on the ground and hard work. there are only a few prospectors I know of your caliber and the Palmer Goldfields defines them. Much respect, hope your dad is well, see you again later in the season, there is a hot cooked meal waiting lol
Thanks Michael, I appreciate that 😃.
A bit of sad news, unfortunately my father passed away a few days ago. He was four days short of his 91st birthday and still had a sense of humour right till the end. He'll be sadly missed.
Sorry for your loss, I am sure he had a fantastic life, 91 is an achievement in itself.
Thank you a lot. Great documentary of your work. I would wish so much to do what you are doing. Good luck and health to you.
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Great find, those big species are beautiful.
What an awesome trip, and even better to have this video memory. I would do it too, if it wasn't for the heat and the snakes and the flies and bugs. Thanks for sharing this with us all.
Snakes flies bugs , the protectors of the gold😁
The flora, fana, and the gold wow. And you look like my uncle Paul. What fun. Blessings
WOW amazing my friend, lots of results, good luck always. greetings one hobby.🤝🇮🇩🔔🔔👍🙏💪
Great video Steve, Traversing about that rugged country isn't all that easy, add to it the heat, humidity and the long grass makes the whole adventure quite daunting, you earned that gold, Well done and those species are awesome. Cheers Peter T
Have you sopped Pete? No more videos or trips? I did enjoy them.
Cheers thanks for that 😃.
@@johnrogers5825 Hi John, Still getting out detecting just got slack making time for the videos, been sorting through them lately with intent to do some on WA trips. Cheers.
Great video and congratulations on finding the gold.
That big specimen is a beauty, hard work but worth it. By the time I got to end I was gobsmacked by the quantity and quality of all your finds.
Yeah it's certainly a big buzz when you find those big chunks, makes it all worthwhile, cheers 🤠.
Unreal! Just amazing the size and quantity of nuggets. A massive congratulations to you sir. Cheers Lee.
Thanks Lee 🤠. Good luck out there cheers.
Cheers Mate,triple 77 p7y 5 &8 glorious Gold Kansas City A kind regards blown away as the wind I know it's been a challenge with more people that makes it a challenge of situations you are doing good and getting Goode I know there has been more than we ever lost. or gained. See Your Glory
Excellent video.
You've done extremely well there Steve. Some great nuggets and specimens in that lot!
Thanks cheers 🤠.
Hay nice one brother, from Scott far north Queensland
Awesome effort buddy and some more amazing finds, well worth digging down on the ground you found, that's what me and a few mates do where I prospect, after all the fires went through here a few years ago the bush is horribly thick so we just pick a spot and dig and detect as we go, sometimes we get lost sometimes just a few bits. But it's still more productive than trying to walk the bush.
Yeah definitely a good idea, cheers 👍.
Wow I am blown away by the size of the nuggets you find over there! It’s incredibly ground.
“If it was too comfortable I’d probably spend too much time in camp, and I’m here to find gold”
An excellent philosophy.
Nice job on the gold my friend
Steve thanks a bunch for sharing with us your great adventures. I envy your life in the outdoors. I’m hooked. 😁🇨🇦
Great gold again Steve - thanks for the video - I'll be in Qld this winter but mostly chasing Sapphire. Should get a few days in Clermont and I'd be happy with a gram or so each day.
Cheers good luck 👍😃.
Amazing gold
Man that is a great haul, well done, thanks for sharing it. Cheers
Thanks 👍.
Amazing vid bro. Loved it and well done 👍
Thanks cheers 🤠.
Great results Steve, what detector do you prefer?
another top video steve, always look froward to your hunting ones also, kiwi perth
Cheers thanks for that 😃.
After watching this I am having a case of AU-awe lol… totally mind-blowing there are that many big nuggets down under, as are the beasts which heavily guard the treasures 😅 Fantastic videos!
Thanks for that 😃.
Love the video 👍🏻⛏️
i have to say steve your species look incredible what an unbelievable trip this looks even better than part one apart from the big one of course.i was thinking the fire while being very dangerous would have made detecting much easier with all the grass gone anyway hope theres part 3 coming regards bill
Yeah the fire certainly cleans up the grass alright, it's a pleasure going in afterwards.
Unfortunately in that particular area I didn't do much good when I went back. But other spots it's a great help. Cheers 😃.
Wow mate what an adventure an great gold i can only dream about finding myself one day, i found 4 sub gramers disafternoon but nothing like your finds, very motivating vid thanks for share mate. When your seaching new gullys or hill sides what advice or pointers would you give steve? Cheers👍
Great stuff, amazing nuggets 👍
Thanks 😁.
Well done thanks for sharing
Fantastic videos Steve. (Been following them from way back.) The coins you found. The two outside coins at least 200 years old and the writing is what they called their "King" at the time "huangdi". The middle one a bit younger. (My partners Chinese). We are at this moment out prospecting south of Meekatharra.
Cheers
Gary (Gazzas Gold).
Thanks for that info Gary. It's great to find out some of the history behind them. I'm just on my way back out there for another look now.
Good luck over there in the west.
Cheers 😃.
Steve, being a kiwi you would be used to steep dense country, unlike for us WA & Vic prospectors it would be just another day in the office for you ! Seriously I take my hat off to you, your getting what you deserve. well done
cheers Johno
Thanks Johno, yeah she's fairly rugged in places up there and that long grass sure makes it challenging 🤠.
Hi mate, first of all I'd like to say i love your channel. I grew up in New Zealand and spent majority of my childhood out in nature. Geology fascinates me and i have worked in seismic geological surveying both in NZ and Australia so i understand inner processes of mineral deposition. One day a want to test my knowledge and try fossicking for gold. Have you used geological data and resources before to aid in your fossicking?
Awesome video mate the best on UA-cam. Keep them coming. Chhers
Thanks for that 😃.
I'd love to head out with u guys one day. I usually hit creeks. I wanna experience detecting inland
Husband & I have spent time travelling, detecting, in past, with best results in Georgetown. I get nostalgic at the sound of the 'beep', and think it would be great to head off again. Like the creature comforts too much now...most of all tho, dislike the CREATURES. I thought Nth Qld would be nice to go to again, down from Dimbulah, but.... digging up wolf spider/mouse spider/funnel web variants...is enough to make me know I will never return haha. (biggest found was 2 oz'er, south of G'town...with no serious arachnid confrontations, tho the snakes were about. Funny, wrong snake has the potentially lethal outcome, but the spider kills me with fear) 🤣Great gold, brilliant adventure! Looking forward to seeing more of you...maybe less of the 'you know whats'!
Cheers thanks for that 😃.
What a great trip you had, very productive. You said you were up in North Queensland, would that be the Clermont area or are you further North.
I did some around Clermont but mostly further north.
Amazing
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Fantastic Video... so very enjoyable and great to see someone having great gold success... Hard earned, I am sure.. I'm not a prospector but very jealous just the same. Cheers..
Thanks 👍😃
Great video Mate, you deserve all the gold you find! Fantastic effort, is that a 4500 you're using? Looks like your in Palmer River country, hard going.... maybe you can afford a fridge and a solar set up now.
Ha ha yeah a fridge would be nice 😊.
My detector is the 5000, I've had it for a few years now, it's done me well. I'd love to try it next to the 7000 to see how much better they are. Cheers.
Wow mate glad I found this channel, I’d say the best gold UA-cam I’ve watched.
Yes an Engel easy to set up , very efficient and always some cold drinks. find good cold drink of Staminaid helps us to detect a bit longer . Wife and I been detecting for 6 years when we can and it’s definitely getting harder to find even small sub grams bits. Absolute credit to you .
Cheers
Awesome series mate. Done a bit of gold in Otago but my dream is to do exactly this in Aussie
Thanks 😃.
Wow truely amazing TheGraftBoys!!! ✨
rayos amigo excelente video un saludo desde Colombia
G’day mate what part of QLD are you in and is it worth sluicing? Love the videos mate cheers 👍
Hi, up around the Palmer river way.
I've never done any sluicing up there but would probably be interesting.
Bloody awesome, well done
Cheers 😃.
Awsome content Steve, was wondering how long you spent out there detecting?? You certainly had a good trip. That 5000 is serving you well.
Yeah I've had my 5000 for a while now and I've been pretty happy with it. Tried a few different coils and works well on all of them. To be honest from what I've heard I'm not sure that the 6000 is any better, maybe on the really tiny stuff but I'm not too worried about that. I'm more interested in depth. Apparently the 7000 is supposed to go deeper but I've never tried one.
I usually like to go out for several weeks at minimum up to a few months to make a trip worthwhile, but I don't film everything, just some of it for fun. Cheers 😀.
Palmer gold is quite beautiful. That speci is just brilliant. Are you only on the restricted part of the lease or the yearly season deal?
Great video’s. I noticed you between the nugget finger Minelab coils do you think there is much difference between them?? Cheers Mark 🍻
So I am very curious as to length of time prospecting, and the final all-up tally in weight and value. I'm guessing a month and probably 10 ounces/$30,000?
More of a lifestyle and some fairly good money, but not a good full-time living when costs and hardship are taken into account. A great holiday though.
I can only dream as I probably have only a few years left due to age and terrible crippling health, but I live through these type of videos, and really admire and also appreciate all that is involved. Thank you Steve.
Hi John, I usually go for several weeks at a time. But I don't film everything I find and I don't usually like to show exactly what I get in total for various reasons. As you said it's really just a great hobby or good adventure overall because there is alot of expense and a huge amount of walking involved to have continued success, but with alot of persistence I usually do ok. But there is certainly plenty of time spent finding nothing as well. And it's generally getting harder to find new areas. But it makes a great holiday for a lot of people even if they don't find much.
Sorry to hear about your declining health, I'm glad you find these videos enjoyable, cheers 😃.
Love your dedication to the prospecting. You may want to get yourself a tripod so you don't have to hold the camera. You can get one for a Phone as well as for a Go pro. Good on you Mate! Coming to you from Western Canada.
Thanks for that 😃.
Nice haul Steve, Palmer is very similar to kilkivan, except the nuggets are much bigger. I’d love to come for a walk if you ever want a partner, I run a 6000 and live in malanda (3 hrs from Palmer) and am no stranger to horrible Bushland haha, good on ya mate, nic
Thanks for that, I'll keep it mind, cheers 😃.
Do you go up to palmerville station Nicole? I'm in Kairi, found some good gold in Georgetown but havn't got to palmerville since they started letting people on. Gotta get up there soon.
Great job
Thanks 🤠.
Hi good gold.. good find can you tell us where abut in qunsland is this gold fild
Impressive. 👌🏻👍🏻
Just found your Chanel just question is this all public land can anyone go
question, do u recommend the nugget finder coil over the DD or mono coil? is it more sensitive at all?
Surprisingly I've never actually used a DD coil which probably seems a bit strange. I've always been meaning to get one but haven't got around to it. So far I've had pretty good success with only mono coils but I believe the DD is good for highly mineralised ground and maybe near power lines etc, but I'm not sure if they get quite the same depth as a mono, but don't take my word for that. I've only ever used commander coils and nugget finder and both are great but I think the large nugget finder coil is my favourite for depth. And I can still find sub gram nuggets with it also.
That yellow looks innocent enough. I showed a policeman a nugget i found..his remark ' I'd kill for that '.
Yellow does strange things
😂
5:20 Emus are talking amongst themselves.
"It's okay. It's only one human. We won a war against them when grandad was alive."
👍😁
Recien te encuentro y ya me suscribí.
Son tan increibles tus pepita que aveces no lo puedo creer.
Saludos desde Argentina.
I just found you and I already subscribed.
Your nuggets are so incredible that sometimes I can't believe it.
Greetings from Argentina.
Thanks for that cheers 😀.
Well teach me to comment before the video Finished!
Good job’
very nice!
Brown snake probably the worst to get bit by.... Especially out bush I wear gummies or gators most just move outa your way
Is this on palmerville station as the fires in the background seem like a hint🤔
How much would that 11 gram one be u.s just curious . I like the shape.
Crazy landscape, it almost looks like SE Queensland but i didn't think there was much gold down there.
The birds up that way have been known to grab burning sticks and spreading the fire so it funnels creatures into tighter area for easier pickings.
They’re the same birds that steal your golf ball off the green and drop it in the scrub!🥴
Nice to see somebody that can run a detector.
Interesting to share skills I’ve always thought about going to Australia .
I’m from California don’t take that seriously Northern Cal been running detectors for gold for 40
Years
Thanks Pat, I've been to California, I love it over there. America has so much variety of terrain and wildlife 👍😀.
what is your latest and largest find
?
maybe post it to yt. so easy with the app
He's getting ounces as quick as others are getting grams, impressive.
Is there a main vein in the area when you find the gold in the quartz rock ?
Its definitely possible there could be one somewhere nearby but I haven't found one yet. But it could be just a bit deeper than the detector can reach. I always detect over any quartz outcrops etc but just haven't struck a vein yet.
@@stevegraf9276 Thanks .
I only have one question. What detector+coil(s) do you use?
Hi, I use a minelab gpx 5000 with a 15 inch nugget finder coil. I've had the same detector for several years and it's done me well. And I'm still using it. I tend to use fairly large coils for more ground coverage and hopefully depth. I may miss some smaller targets because the small coils will pick up smaller targets but I'm not too worried about that, I'd rather cover more country. Cheers.
That is a reef, my friend, at 33.30.
You should have hunted that area hard. 👍
Reefs can go several metres deep.
Thanks yeah I may go back for another look cheers 😃.
Nice 👍🏿
Thats a great trip out I put a like and a sub cheers Glenno.
Thanks 👍.
Just wondering, were you up Palmerville sept/ Oct 2021. If so the muscet hand gun, is it a charm or actually a fob watch winder?
Great to see your videos, what's your favourite coil, the 17 X 13, or 15 inch?
Yeah I think I was up there then, I can hardly remember what the item you're referring to was but if it's what I'm thinking then I'm still not sure either what it is 😃.
In regards to the coils, I think I prbly slightly prefer the 15inch round. They're both great and I haven't actually tested them side by side to compare depth etc but I do prefer a solid coil as opposed to a spoked because you can turn the skid plate as it gets worn on the sides where as the spoked only goes one way so when it starts to wear you can't turn it. Also the spoked can sometimes get a bit caught up in sticks etc, cheers 🤠.
@@stevegraf9276 you showed me a coin and a little gun one day there.
When I was doing research on the fob watch key that I found. I saw what I believe is the one you found within the selection of old fob watch keys. A black powder hand gun.
@@gavinrawlinson1830 that's cool to know, thanks for that. I didn't even know what they are. It's amazing some of the stuff you can find, I've found the odd other interesting things that I'm not quite sure of either. Cheers 😃.
Half ounce nuggets? The old-timers had a nose for the gold
31:35 Ah, yes, the Green Tree Ant. Lovely little buggers. You can make a cup of lemon tea by crushing a bunch of them into a cup and pouring hot water over them. Their bums have a tangy acid and the crushed ants also make a good
a poultice for bruises and abrasions. But yeah, they defend their trees with vigour hehe.
Yeah funny I think I'll just stick to normal tea and coffee thanks, lol 😅👍.
Can I ask where you got the sun shade on your hat please?
Saludos desde España 🇪🇦🇪🇦
Can't believe you do it without a fridge!
Yeah I can't believe it either lol 😅. It would certainly be a lot more pleasant to have one.