THE SECRET TO PANNING GOLD !!!! Proper Technique
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Just a quick demonstration of how to use a Gold pan to get the GOLD !!! If you like it then please rate it and subscribe. Thanks. Enjoy . Jeff
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Thank you Jeff & Slim, I had one hard time getting the flower gold but thanks to you I am getting better at gathering it all up and here in Death Valley Ca, it is all over the yard so I don't even have to leave home to pan for gold for some time .
you betcha...that is great ....don't forget the Jet Dry
The greatest video you've made yet. Very instructive and you didn't act the fool once. Thanks. A pleasure to watch.
I set out to learn panning on my own, I've been through around 100 pans. The land has minimal gold though, or at least the places I've checked, I've yet to find anything really, but I'm not giving up, I have 6 acres of riverfront southwest Virginia property. And it's relaxing, thanks Jeff, I like this method, helps me pan quicker.
+Chad Thomas you will find the amount you are looking for and it will happen when you least expect it. If you liked that vid maybe you will like this one too.
ua-cam.com/video/3CmfFx16JvM/v-deo.html
Again thanks for your time brother, can't afford school but don't need it with folks like you. Loved to work for you for free as long as you teach me everything ya know.
Whew this is an old one. Congratulations on providing so much content on geology, prospecting and mining. Hope for many more videos. Rock on!!!
thanks
I have to say something. Your videos are just so cool! Everytime i watch it is just so entertaining. I love watching these videos! Keep up the good work Jeff. :)
Just starting out and had initially watched some of your newer videos. Gathered a ton of dry material to go through, so had to go back to basics after missing some cut up lead I put in for a test. Your personality is infectious man, always a smile. Keep it up!
And after this video, found all my lead shavings! No gold yet, but at least I am doing it properly now. Thanks Jeff!
thats great ....always love to hear that
Hi Jeff Williams,
Thanks for taking the time and effort to post the "How to Pan" Video. I think it was great.
Tom
Nice video as usual. I just wanted to share with people to make sure that your new plastic gold pan is properly conditioned before trying to find the gold. I see a lot of people using new plastic pans that are still coated with that release agent used to get it out of the mold. Looking forward to seeing the dry panning video, lots of dirt and little water here in southern Arizona.
Very helpful just got my first pan and thanks to this technique I have started to compete
you betcha
thankyou for sharing i just learned and wasn't quite sure how to get it all the way down. great video.
thank you jeff. I live in australia and you have made my my prospecting days :). you have showed me allot about gold mining and prospecting making most of what ive picked up along the way on my own so much more better with some of the things you have shared. love how you make it fun :) when asked about what i do and how to do it i revert them to you as your role play is cool and funny to watch. From australia im saying thanks bro :).
IF YOU WANT THE GOLD YOU GOTTA EARN IT. Those old timers new how to work.
hi .... so nice to see you at a more sedate state.....i understand that you have a you tube personnea as in running down or up those gullies .... but nice to see you in a more relaxed state...whatever ...you make really good vids ...informative and theatrical ...keep up the good work ....greetings from british columbia canada....i have a claim on the mighty fraser river ...thanks ... mickey miner
Jeff, I enjoy the videos very much! Thank you for sharing!
alien4fish our pleasure and thanks for watching and commenting.
Jeff and Slim
I've been watching all your great videos for a while. I live in Michigan and the only gold in the lower peninsula is glacial drift. I found a gpaa park and thanks to your videos I found GOLD! Not much but that's not what it's about for me. Could not have done it without you sir, so thank you so much! I can get dirts on ebay but finding it in its "natural habitat ",lol, is so much better. now I'm a real prospector. Don't tell slim though, he might try n take it 😜
+Jason Willer wow that sounds great Jason, glad you got some color . We always like hearing those kind of stories. It is always our pleasure so thanks for saying that. Nothing like knowing that you can find the shiney and the thrill of going after it again in different places to test your knowledge . No worries on Slim, he is sleeping right now and never checks my e-mails.
Jeff and Slim
New to your channel and really enjoy your vids Jeff. It has given me great insight. I took up prospecting on the weekends after moving to CO this past summer. It's a relaxing hobby and quiet time from army life. Anyway thanks again for your vids. Just got my first bit of color recently.
Thanks Jeff. Always good to see how others do it.
3 days ago was my first experience panning ever! I have an odd story to my gold adventure that just began. I bought 4 ounces of gold coins recently. That set me back about $8k. After looking at those beautiful coins I decided to see if I could find 1oz of gold on my own. I would also like to find silver but I will worry about that later. I also bought 250oz of silver. I have been worried about the dollar losing value so I somewhat protected now. Anyway, I have watched a whole bunch of your videos and love watching! I have a creek that runs through my land and I have decided to start my adventure there. I am not sure if gold has been found in this creek or not but it does run into another creek that does have gold. I live in western North Carolina so I know that this is a decent gold finding state. The first in flight and the first in gold panning! Thanks for the videos!
keep us posted ....you are in the right spot
Awesome cant wait to see how well you do with small material
Wow!! That is a great pan for that spot!!😃
Works for me thanks again Jeff.
G'day from Australia, that's how we do it, but usually use a sluce before hand, some areas in Australia you can't use a dredge .
we love your video's ~ waiting for our gold pan now !
thank you, Professor Jeff
An oldie, but a goodie! I live in West Virginia…not much gold! Yes, I have the Garrett supersluice! I enjoy your videos!
Awesome! Thank you!
I have watched your other videos and observed some of your technic and am glab to see this video on panning. Thanks
very helpful jeff my man!.. as always good video!
Hey Jeff, I have all those things together.
You told me to let you know.
love your videos Jeff! you make them fun!!
+Aaron Grant Thanks Aaron.
Jeff and Slim
I'm a Garrett pan fan,I've had both pans,except the pan you used in the video.I upgraded to the Trinity pan,but most of the time I use the Garrett 10" pan.I can pan faster with a smaller pan
dang i got to move out of pa and head west,takes me around ten pans to fine a speck of gold,enjoy your videos thanks jeff
Hello Jeff, I'll make a vidéo on how to use Gold pan for French people because nobody did already. Thank's to you for this one.
Bye Chris.
ChrisDetek 34 that sounds like a good idea Chris, wish I spoke French so I could do one for you.
Jeff and Slim
thanks for the video my dad and. I found your video very helpful. much appreciated
you betcha and we have sooooooo many more to watch
Great videos Jeff, Keep them coming...
Awesome, U da man Jeff
Crazy man! I love the videos! Keep it up!
Hey Jeff,
Holcomb valley is such an amazing place and if you do come up here id be glad to show you all around since I was born and raised here I know these mountains like the back of my hand. Thanks again for the amazing video's Jeff. Hope to see ya soon!
-Prairie
Hi Jeff I asked a question not long ago. you advised me to use quick dry. anyway I used biodegradable washing up liquid to break the surface tension of water. before adding the dish soap looking at the water a lot of shinny gold colored material was floating at the top and after adding the soap the water was clear as everything had sank. we are finding flour gold but to be honest the whole pan is shinny as in a lot of material left behind is very very shinny silver and gold color. Once we have stratified the material to very fine sands and not much in the pan. almost all of the material is shinning silver and gold. I think a lot of the stuff could be silver but all of this material we are seeing is tiny microscopic tiny. Some small chucks about 1mm look to be gold but once finger crushing turns out to be pyrite. How small can pyrite go. Will it go as small as flour gold.?
Thanks.
Thanks for sharing Helped us out mate
you betcha Mate.
Another great video! Question, I tried that tapping technique with a bit of black sand I have been saving and discovered 3 tiny specs of flour gold I had missed before. While trying to remove the last spec the water washed over the tiny spec and it floated on top of the water over the black sand to the center of the pan! I thought it must not be gold and rechecked it with the 10X loop but found it was indeed gold. Will adding a bit of dishwashing soap prevent this and if so how much? Thank much
Thank You!
Yo Jeff great video brother ! My old man was into dry panning for gold out here in southern nevada & got a couple of hundred buck's out of it & was just happy doing something outdoors & profitable .
My question is, how do we go about getting kid's ( inner city & country ) interested in not only this but outdoor living skills, camping, hiking, off the grid homesteading ? Keep up the good work & God bless you & yours !
kevin bell Thanks Kevin, good question. We like making vids on it then having meet and greets so they can get hands on experience with it. We have taken private families out with there children and they just love it as soon as the see that Gold in the Pan and I know they will go on to be future miners. So I think exposure to it first then see if they have an interest then keep it fun . They will want to do it more if it is fun. Then give them the skills and tools they need to get out there and find Gold, once they do and the fever sets in , then they think of nothing else.
Jeff and Slim
Ask Jeff Williams , are there any plexiglass gold pans out there for sale?
Brilliant, this is an old video I must have missed , great stuff, I love how you have become much more crazy and manic these days though. 😜
Well done ,enjoy all your vids
Steven Johnson Thanks for the comments and for watching all our vids. We do have more on the way so stay tuned.
Oldie but goodie.
Great video. Very informative.
Thanks Johnathon glad you liked it. Jeff
Good clear explanation! Thanks for sharing Jeff. I just subscribed! Good hunting..... Ax
you betcha
im thinking about trying this good video helps me out seeing how you do it ill order a pan thank you
Classic Jeff always learn g from the. Master
I have to admit it....I've become a Jeff fan.....
These are the videos that help tenderfoot prospectors like me separate the useful from the bullshit. And the gold from the gravel, lol.
Liked/subscribed
Love your videos and I think you are very entertaining... Keep it up don't tone it down, just don't get hurt running down those hills....
Question.... Why use glass vials which can be dropped and broken why not clear plastic vials instead?....
Nice goob man
Very helpful...
Great video Jeff.
Thanks 👍
Great video
great video!
Hi Jeff, thanks for the video . I reckon the tapping is the secret mate , cheers
Good morning jeff! :-)
I'm new to this but I have been doing tons of research on every aspect of gold itself!
I used a few drops of gun oil to break the surface tension of the water because I didn't have and jet dry.
when I'm panning the material I keep seeing what looks like gold on the top. I shake the hell outta of it and some do fall mid way before bottom. when I start to pan I see alot of the flakes wash off into the water. I figured it was just pyrite so I didn't give it a second thought.
I have worked 500 pounds of dirt to reveal nothing.
So I stopped and took a step back to take a look at what and how I'm doing it, I put a magnet to the flakes but they don't stick.
Is it because I'm using gun oil. plus I'm in a horrible state called New York.
I see guys out west pulling in a few flakes of flower gold and complaining it's not enough. well take it from a guy who has found nothing, I'd love to see a flake of gold in my pan!!
I'm just having a real hard time trying to figure out if I do have gold in my pan?
any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated sir!
Thank you so much for this awesome channel!! :-)
Hiya Jeff!
Second or third video of yours I have run across. They say it ain't rocket science. Ha! I have yet to find that first fleckle but I'm still working on it. Slowly working my way to the good places in NE Alabama where the original gold rush happened before it all moved west. I'm lucky. It's only 20 miles from here. By the time I get there, thanks to your instruction mebbe I also will be a gold man!
Norm
Hi Norm it is our pleasure and keep up your search I know you will find Gold and it will be on a day that you least expect, guaranteed. Jeff
The Alabama gold rush was the third! The first significant gold rush in the United States was in Cabarrus County, North Carolina (east of Charlotte), in 1799 at today's Reed's Gold Mine. Thirty years later, in 1829, the Georgia Gold Rush in the southern Appalachians occurred that later spurred on the Alabama rush in the 1840s.
Thanks again
Always welcome
hey Jeff this video was a lot more toned down like it alot
Awesome 😎
Great Videos, like it
hey jeff always watch this to help me get back in panning i bought new an tougher pan its really good but no videos yet how it works its called Gold Saver Pan
When in Lynx creek, Prescott AZ, where should I start to pan for gold? Should I turn rocks over in the creek?
Very nice video with clear explanations and tips. At 4:48 when you dump the rocks out do you check it first in case there is a big old nugget in there?
Hi Jeff! :)
Never mind Norway!....i'm from Australia and just watched your panning technique/s.
I'm so much a Noob to this, but after having watched your video, i pan very much the same way! lol. Yup, got a couple of nice flakes!!! (i'm happy!)....
Now...although these little pieces were like YELLOW!! they are like LEAD!...
Now....tweezers would'nt pick 'em up (too small?), just backing off the water and dabbing my finger on it i managed to pick it up :)
Then i used the tweezer to pick it of my finger and tranfer it to my glass vial.
...now, here is a thought....glass vials VS Plastik!
What would happen if i accidently dropped my glass vial???? Ohhhhh Noooooooo! haha....
i reckon plastik vial maybe better option!
Cheers Mate!
Thanx for informative video
How are you not losing potential small nuggets ??? Good luck dude 👍
theres a old Gold Mine out in the woods it has been closed for 50 years I was told im going to try and pan there up and down the creek id like to see how you dry pan also
was watching a few of your vids again jeff as a refresher an noticed that ppl gave them thumbs down , i dont know whats not to like i think there still the best by far , they must be stupid or summit .. again regards from bonny scotland.. oh hows this for a bummer was out with my brother an showed him a good spot to work, bang he gets a nugget(0.43) then a few weeks later my pal gets a 1.2 nugget and i still not got one but i got a lot of pickers tho..
You make it look so easy Jeff...didnt work out so good for me over the weekend XD need more practice
keep at it and I know you will find it.
JS
excellent..
Def. going to watch this today.
Matterhorn boots and Bermudas,,,lol I love your UoD
The bigger rocks have a larger surface area! It's based on density if you have a mineral that is less dense than another but much larger it will always be on the top when panning!
Great technique video Jeff.
Do you still "treat" your pan before using it for the first time? Meaning, rough up the surface of the pan to better catch the fines?
Hey Jeff, do you always use the super sluice? Is it better then a standard 14" pan? And have you ever used any other pan? Give me some feedback please
yep ...yep.....yep almost all of them out there
Mr. Williams, i wonder when does your love for gold bearing rocks started? Where did you learn all that stuff you teaching us?
hey jeff me again and thx for the tips
is it possible i can seprate gravel into small pieces with classifier, collect a bucket than add water than shake it well, and get rid of the top. would i get the gold in the bottom? i live in las vegas there is a flash flood dry river, i took samples with that pan, but the gold particles where super fine, i had to use magnifier. So to pan one after another wouldn't it me much better to fill up a bucket and shake it and get the concentrate from bottom?
+Vahagn melikyan yes that would be a very good way to get the stratified material.
Jeff and Slim
What size mesh classifier do you suggest I should buy to get fine material.
Josiah Aston 1/4 inch or a number 4 at least.
Jeff and Slim
wonderful yesssssssss...
i like your tecneek Jeff and thank you for sharing
Kevin Godwin or pleasure.
Jeff and Slim
Hello Jeff,
Thanks for your videos! I have learned a heck of a lot from you.
I recently bought a 20 acre Placer claim near the old Coolgardie camp near Barstow CA
I'm having a great time and finding Gold!. Its hard work but I'm having fun.
Gotta Earn Your Gold!
Mostly small flakes and flour size pieces but I have found a couple of pea size pickers also.
Not to shabby for a greenhorn. I'm throwing an invite out to you and your team.
If you are ever in Southern California and need a place to film or just go mining look me up
Thanks again
Pat Curry Thanks Pat we just might do that seeing as we want to make a vid at Coolgardie and the placers there.Jeff and Slim
*****
Very Cool Jeff,I live in Los Angeles and try to get out there every other weekend. for the day. My claim is very close to the old Coolgardie camp. I have a couple of large washes running through it with a large amounts of smooth iron rocks. Plenty of black sand and granite and quartz. I am close to several club mines also and The Kinney mine is about 1 mile from me. I use a Keene Puffer drywasher. I can throw more dirt that that thing can handle s I also use a Home made leaf blower model, You gotta see this thing ! Made it out of a couple of extra large plastic tool boxes. It really works! The roads are easy and 2wd will get you there no problem. You can get your vehicles right next to where you actually dig, I have all the documents from the County recorder and the BLM to prove its my claim for those pesky claim jumpers. LOL
Not sure how to get you my contact info and send you some pictures..
Hi Pat That sounds great we are wanting to do a vid out there as well. You can always e-mail me at
www.explorenevada@yahoo.com
Thanks.
Jeff and Slimn
Jeff thanks for the videos. I'm from southern Utah and was wondering if you have ever panned for gold at gold springs on the Utah Nevada border? If so is was it worth while? Or is there a better place in southern Utah you would recommend?
+Ty E we have been there and hard rocked mined but never panned.
Jeff and Slim
He reminds me of my grandpa.
Nice video. I've been panning for more than half my life and always like to see different techniques.
The guy from Norway should be able to pick up some pointers, especially if the 40 minute video was doing just one pan.
Imagine this jeff meeting new jeff and slim wow!
wow that would be a crazy show...huh
JS
this is the best vidieo
going to be travelling through navada to arizona and hopeing you can give me advise on areas to check out.
thanks jeff. take care
+ron lewis let us know when you are there and we will give you a few tips on where to go.
Jeff and Slim
so do you think i can collect the dirt then bring it to my rv and fill up a tub and then pan it.
Hello Jeff. I have a question about the Garrett Gold Trap vs. Super Sluice pans. From what I can see the Super Sluice has deeper riffles. I ordered the Gold Trap by accident and was wondering if I should return it for the Super Sluice? BTW I really enjoyed your stream model video. Though I really enjoy your drift mine videos wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to drill and blast down to the red clay bearing gravel with an open pit mine?
we love the Super Sluice so would get that one and an open pit is harder to hide huh
jeff are you located in navada ? just wondering.
keep the good videos coming and thanks.
+ron lewis Hi Ron and yes we are in Nevada. Thanks and we will.
Jeff and Slim
Hey Jeff, I've been looking for the video you made that demonstrates how you setup your panning station in the desert. It seems really efficient and I like the idea of reusing the water. Could you please post that link? Thanks.
sure here it is. Jeffua-cam.com/video/-xR0an9dJ6s/v-deo.html
Hey Jeff, you said you would do a dry panning video while making this. Did you ever make that video, or did I just miss it when I searched you page? thanks. good videos!
Okay man. got all the stuff together. When should I come over. >LOL>
hey jeff i am going to palm springs CA its a desert, do you think i can dry pan there and find gold? It will be my first time ever gold panning.
thanks!
great
Jeff, how do I find an area to legally pan for gold. It seems all the gold bearing areas in SoCal are claimed up. I read in all the books on gold mining and gold bearing areas in my area but it's all claimed up I'm told. Is there any way to prospect without trespassing on someone else's claim? Thanks
I love that Steel Guitar, what is the name of that song. Thanks for the great Video and advise.
Are there places that would process it for me or If I dry it can I process it myself? I tried the jet dry but its so fine almost like glitter that its near impossible.
Trish
Hey Jeff I have a question of treating a gold pan. I just received my super sluice gold pan 15" and I don't know how to go about treating it. Could you give some instructions on ways to treat a pan? Thanks!