Dredging On A 10 Inch Dredge with Huge Cleanup. Chicken, Alaska

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  • @jimfausset8122
    @jimfausset8122 9 місяців тому +6

    I like your videos where have you been haven't seen any new stuff in a couple years. Keep watching reruns like this one Hope all is well looking forward to new Videos

  • @mrzjohnson4
    @mrzjohnson4 3 роки тому +5

    Once broke down driving through Chicken as a kid (coming from NH) and very nice folks helping us out 👍🏼

  • @brandonmackinnon798
    @brandonmackinnon798 3 роки тому +9

    Nice to see Dr. Phil enjoying life like this

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for watching, Brandon Mackinnon!! Get that gold!!

    • @RonyGaona-u1s
      @RonyGaona-u1s 6 місяців тому

      Hola amigo me gustaría formar parte de tu equipo de buceo en tu draga,tengo experiencia dragando y caminando por cualquier montaña para explorar oro,te daré buenos resultados,escríbeme

  • @LuishoMacedo
    @LuishoMacedo Рік тому +1

    Hola,hermoso video,de cuántos hp es el motor,y la bomba es de caudal o de presión y de cuántas pulgadas?,saludos desde Perú

  • @Whoisddepew
    @Whoisddepew 9 місяців тому +1

    You guys should get your hands the "gold drop" probably the best gold cleanup piece of equipment I've ever seen. Definitely worth you guys checking out.
    Fantastic setup you guys got with that dredge. Hats off !

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  9 місяців тому +2

      I'll take a look at that!

    • @Whoisddepew
      @Whoisddepew 8 місяців тому

      @@AmericanGoldProspectors out of curiosity where you able to check if out ?

  • @ArmoredDC
    @ArmoredDC 10 місяців тому +3

    With that many dredges, a shaker table would come in handy for clean up

  • @SqueakyChase
    @SqueakyChase 8 місяців тому +2

    What do you guys do with all the gold that you can't carry?

  • @richardcurry366
    @richardcurry366 3 роки тому +1

    Do you know if you can find gold in the brazos river or paluxy river in Texas ?

  • @coreyrowland7710
    @coreyrowland7710 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome video. What is the 3 level device used for the cleanup of concentrates? I’m not a fan of my blue bowl. Thanks!

  • @ericwilliams1659
    @ericwilliams1659 10 місяців тому +1

    Do you ever check your tailings? What percentage of gold do you think you are catching/losing.

  • @GodsLoser
    @GodsLoser 3 місяці тому

    Was wondering what the classifier bucket funnel with a plug is called.
    I can see the sticker (barely) so it looks like it's made by Pioneer Mining.
    But could not find anything like it.

  • @haydenrhodes6531
    @haydenrhodes6531 10 місяців тому +1

    What is the blue attachment on top of the 5 gallon bucket that holds water called?

  • @repalmore
    @repalmore 3 роки тому +1

    I was assigned to Eielson AFB from 84 to 88. There were advertisements on the radio all time for Hiney winery in Chicken Alask. Obviously a spoof but it was fun to hear the announcer to say "giver a little Hiney".

  • @averagedude76
    @averagedude76 3 роки тому +7

    Wow I LOVE watching this! These men are genuinely good people and that makes it even more fun to watch them succeed!

  • @robertporter6507
    @robertporter6507 11 місяців тому +7

    Fantastic piece of equipment. Best I've ever seen. Good luck!

  • @edwardmcbain5730
    @edwardmcbain5730 3 роки тому +2

    Hi.Guys.Great vid.Keenes miracle matt is great but Gold hog is way better for cleanup.Washer matt is the ticket.Does not matter what you use.I rerun my cons untill nothing shows at the top.Just saying.

  • @wakeupidiotsnow2611
    @wakeupidiotsnow2611 3 роки тому +1

    Bleeding fingers and paper plates! Alternative to gloves and Pyrex casserole bowls? Put Neodymium magnet in a plastic container, easier to slough off black sand.

  • @JohnRyan-gr8bs
    @JohnRyan-gr8bs Рік тому +1

    Were you getting any color in the last 1/3 of the sluices? I never saw any myself

  • @eshootziscrs2868
    @eshootziscrs2868 3 роки тому +1

    Quick thought. Two solo cups, one cut down slightly for the outside, drop the magnet inside the inner cup. Lift the inner cup to release the magnetics from the bottom.

  • @tonymarselle8812
    @tonymarselle8812 3 роки тому +1

    How does this camp work? Do you give a percentage of your haul or pay a rental or membership fee? There is a surprising amount of infrastructure you all seem to share.

  • @michaelgibson4019
    @michaelgibson4019 3 роки тому +2

    What does it cost for a dredge rental and cabin at that place? I think I'm going to Alaska for the first time.

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  3 роки тому

      Its a camp anyone can go to with reservations. Google Gold Fever Prospecting Alaska. Thanks for watching!

  • @pyrogreg07
    @pyrogreg07 2 роки тому +1

    What % does the camp take for the equipment and gas ?

  • @ken0269
    @ken0269 2 роки тому +1

    What's a dredge like the one in the beginning cost ?

  • @kimberlymaroodza53
    @kimberlymaroodza53 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing stuff ....I'm in AFRICA..I admire your great work & adventures ...I have a Question and don't know if you can help ...I 'm building a 15 inch gold dredge and wanted to know what size pump i need in HORSE POWER to run the suction nozzle.

  • @fredtunks5341
    @fredtunks5341 2 роки тому +1

    How come Vernon isn't running a sluice box like that one on the Wild Ranger?

  • @JasonAlexzander1q47
    @JasonAlexzander1q47 2 роки тому +1

    If I bring up a 10" set up like yours. Where can I work at?

  • @4Realkevv
    @4Realkevv 3 роки тому +1

    Do you lose some of the gold in the water do u guys repeat the process with the water make sure u guys got everything double check

  • @RenegadeTM
    @RenegadeTM 3 роки тому +2

    Just curious, but where does one sell the gold you find and does that get taxed? Also does one need a permit to do this?

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  3 роки тому +2

      There are many gold buyers around town in the gold areas. Not taxed. Cash on the spot. No paperwork. Yes you need a permit for a big dredge like the one in the video.

    • @RenegadeTM
      @RenegadeTM 3 роки тому +1

      @@AmericanGoldProspectors Thank you for the reply :)

    • @jeffbybee5207
      @jeffbybee5207 3 роки тому +2

      When I have sold gold both places took id and I'm sure your freindly local irs guy gets a copy and likely if you sell enough to be intresting our lovely goverment will get intrested in you

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  3 роки тому +1

      @@jeffbybee5207 I don't sell my gold, but I've been with people who have sold there gold in nome many times. They have never asked for I'd. They do ask a name but you can say jim Smith if you want. Cash on the spot every time.

  • @cutthroat2273
    @cutthroat2273 3 роки тому +1

    I worked with a 5" this summer and we had matching pinky nails but nowhere near as much gold.

  • @TheCiaMKultra
    @TheCiaMKultra Рік тому +1

    Incredible efficient dredge ! Hats off to whom ever engineered those gold catchers

  • @shrinivasbakale477
    @shrinivasbakale477 Рік тому +1

    So this is in one day?what's the average per day

  • @jbolton19851
    @jbolton19851 2 місяці тому +1

    Link for classification buckets ?

  • @jumpship88
    @jumpship88 2 роки тому +1

    Did you guys build that dredge yourself? I wanna start doing this, any advice on how to start would be appreciated

  • @davidlaurins7468
    @davidlaurins7468 3 роки тому +2

    We know we are watching experienced miners.
    Very few people have the delicate skills and awareness required to move a matt full of gold concentrates from one vessel to another .
    Dang ,did I get excited for you when that first spoonful went in the sluice !

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching!

    • @ludwiggraupe7571
      @ludwiggraupe7571 2 роки тому

      And most People can not afford the Equipment you need. Than the Fuel etc etc. Not to forget you have to buy the Ground.

    • @baddog9320
      @baddog9320 Рік тому

      @@ludwiggraupe7571 Equipment is expensive only if you choose it to be.
      And no fuel is needed.
      All you need is a pie tin. Cost less then $2.
      And there is plenty of ground not owned. Or owner will let you use for half the gold.

  • @mrpreparedallthetime1099
    @mrpreparedallthetime1099 Рік тому +1

    You guys have got it made that is one awesome hovercraft. So far, this video has been amazing. I would love to come to Chicken Alaska.

  • @lisamanrique1770
    @lisamanrique1770 3 роки тому +4

    Wow! Chicken Alaska, huh? That's a good bit of gold when you fill up your clean up sluice riffles so much that gold is going all the way to the end and over the edge!! I think I would have stopped and done a couple of cleanups instead of having that much gold to re-do in your catch bucket. But hey, you guys got a great score!

  • @mosstrooper999
    @mosstrooper999 3 роки тому +1

    What is the watercraft called? Thank U

  • @ray603prospecting2
    @ray603prospecting2 3 роки тому +1

    Very nice job Guy's. I would love to do that some day. Bryan what's up with you working for Vern on his boat.

  • @seabournewolf2298
    @seabournewolf2298 2 роки тому +1

    did you make that dredge or buy it? how much does it cost to operate?

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  2 роки тому +1

      No, we used it and paid a percent of gold. It cost 15 gallons of fuel a day.

    • @seabournewolf2298
      @seabournewolf2298 2 роки тому

      @@AmericanGoldProspectors I used to live in French Guiana. They have a gram of gold for every cubic meter (sq yard) of dirt. I've thought about taking something like that and sucking the bottoms off the rivers

  • @trich6242
    @trich6242 3 роки тому +2

    Is this a gold camp type of place? Do you pay to dredge and keep your gold? Or is this just a really awesome private claim?

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  3 роки тому +2

      Its a camp anyone can go to with reservations. Google Gold Fever Prospecting Alaska. Thanks for watching!

  • @sailingmohican2767
    @sailingmohican2767 2 роки тому +1

    Every one usually runs all day and loose 3/4 of what went down its best to do more frequent cleanups less loss ...absolutely If gold in last riff shut her down for 10 minutes and start going again ...thanks for the video..

  • @UnicornMeat512
    @UnicornMeat512 Рік тому +1

    Can you recommend any resources for a random internet guy that wants to research maybe taking a summer to look for some shiny in alaska? Have the time, have the money, have the interest.

  • @poptart8741
    @poptart8741 3 роки тому +2

    Just out of curiosity, I don't make alot of money in life, so I am kind of scared to go up and come home with a half ounce for a 5k vacation.. did you by chance see anyone alone working?? If so are they restricted to working a 4", if you did see any one alone working did you see there gold ?

  • @alanliddicoat8858
    @alanliddicoat8858 3 роки тому +2

    That's the best recovery system IV ever seen on a dredge the clean up just proved it

  • @Micismine_
    @Micismine_ Рік тому +1

    How much did you get? And howany days did it take?

  • @reggiebishop5398
    @reggiebishop5398 2 роки тому +1

    I recognized this guy right away now I remember him from ice diving in the other show from Vernon and pomrenkies

  • @ericwilliams1659
    @ericwilliams1659 10 місяців тому +1

    Just looked this place up. All booked for the 2024 season. Looks super fun

  • @bennyhill3642
    @bennyhill3642 Рік тому +1

    I sure have been missing your Vids. But dang this one is a year old😇
    I see tall bringing it in tho. Your BIG Time now! Happy for ya!!!

  • @thelonehunter7364
    @thelonehunter7364 2 роки тому

    What sluice do y’all have, I’ve been looking into gold prospecting and wondered what y’all had

  • @billcox3000
    @billcox3000 3 роки тому +1

    Are you guys available for hire....equipment also...?

  • @rodneyhale9766
    @rodneyhale9766 10 місяців тому

    You know my friends I’ve been watching you have that dredge now find the travel route that old timers went crossed the river with a lot of gold and didn’t make it I hope you know what I’m talking about millions my friend don’t forget to share 👍 good luck your the first I’ve seen doing dredge in the river crossing routes

  • @michschep7601
    @michschep7601 3 роки тому +1

    Holy crap...... I thought my 5 inch moved a lot......that would be a blast to run!!

  • @s.d.iprospecting4359
    @s.d.iprospecting4359 Рік тому +1

    Why doesnt Vern have a last chance setup for his gold ship, To much depth?

  • @yajnagaurangadas1599
    @yajnagaurangadas1599 8 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for a video!
    You catch 95% fine gold from a main sluice which in a middle?

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  8 місяців тому

      Yes, thats right.

    • @yajnagaurangadas1599
      @yajnagaurangadas1599 8 місяців тому

      @AmericanGoldProspectors just got my dredge few days ago.Where I can ask questions about proper mat for a fine gold?

  • @dixonrudman2570
    @dixonrudman2570 3 роки тому +4

    Brilliant, well done and what a setup! You boys deserve every ounce.

  • @granvillewooster7673
    @granvillewooster7673 9 місяців тому +2

    Awesome video thank you so very much for sharing hope you all have a wonderful weekend 👍👍❤️

  • @0droot
    @0droot 2 роки тому +3

    You guys got one heck of an operation here nicely done!

  • @robertmaciver130
    @robertmaciver130 3 роки тому +1

    brian are from new hampshire.did i see on vernon atkinsons boat

  • @rickauville3876
    @rickauville3876 3 роки тому +2

    Hey Cousin Gary, just wanted to tell you that I'm happy that you're living the dream, and I just got a high banker.

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching, Rick Auville!! Get that gold!!

    • @richardfirbank-ii9lh
      @richardfirbank-ii9lh 6 місяців тому

      Where can i buy a river dreadge like this what is the name of the company that sells this river dreadge????????????????????

  • @williamgraham9065
    @williamgraham9065 3 роки тому +1

    Loved it good clean out been dreaming of coming to Alaska to mine on my bucket list u guys are Vern's best crew u should maybe consider working for yourself and having a old vet like me come work for you

  • @EtonbeachTreasures
    @EtonbeachTreasures 3 роки тому +2

    Hi from Fiji, what a really great video, loved it. Thanks for sharing. Loved all the gold even better ✨✨✨, Natalie 👍😎

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for watching, Etonbeach Treasure!! Get that gold!!

    • @EtonbeachTreasures
      @EtonbeachTreasures 3 роки тому

      @@AmericanGoldProspectors Hi, and thanks for your reply. Your channel is very good as are your videos. We have just bought a mini high banker to try our luck. Have subbed to your channel as well. Keep them coming. Natalie 😉👍🌞

  • @ottisfarrisprospecting105
    @ottisfarrisprospecting105 3 роки тому +16

    Cooking gold next to spagetti,nice!!! That place is awsome,need to get there!!! Those fingers looked a bit sore,but that gold is a great pain killer!!thanks for bringing us along,keep up the good work fellas,can't wait to see week #2

  • @jeremycanterohioprospecting
    @jeremycanterohioprospecting 3 роки тому +5

    That's it I'm building a 10 inch and I'm on my way to chicken damn did you have a really awesome clean out two almost three trays full that's a prospector's dream day you nailed that day so hard that you built a house out of that s*** a little Golden Palace lol 😆🙈

  • @FunnyAnimalsCrew
    @FunnyAnimalsCrew 3 роки тому +1

    That's dredge is awesome probably cost over 100k lol... looks great and works great

  • @johnkennedy5111
    @johnkennedy5111 3 роки тому +1

    How much cash is wrapped up in that sluice rig please?

  • @dawnemyers8873
    @dawnemyers8873 Рік тому +1

    If I guess right do I get a oz?

  • @Harpo77
    @Harpo77 10 місяців тому

    I would love to do this. Maybe the tilt of the last run sluth is to step?

  • @Freespiritangel61
    @Freespiritangel61 3 роки тому +6

    That is so awesome Bryan way to go. Thank you for the video's totally amazing!

  • @GR19611
    @GR19611 3 роки тому +1

    Good stuff, you need a watering can minus the rose for clean up.

  • @shaneb852
    @shaneb852 10 місяців тому +1

    Good video. Maybe clean out the very end of the box into a separate/smaller container?

  • @aaaatttt101
    @aaaatttt101 3 роки тому +1

    What is gold like that worth?

  • @kencarbon2346
    @kencarbon2346 3 роки тому +2

    Really enjoyed watching you run the dredge and recover great gold.🙂

  • @consiglieremusick9079
    @consiglieremusick9079 3 роки тому +1

    🤔 How many ounces was it?

  • @572shadow3
    @572shadow3 2 роки тому +1

    Where did you guys get your sluice box setup from for the dredge ? That's pretty much exactly what I want right there , That whole dredge setup is awesome and Thank You for the Great Video 👍

  • @gregorybrown7818
    @gregorybrown7818 11 місяців тому +1

    Congrats Gents. Thanks for sharing. Amazing to watch you lads.

  • @jamesmudd2227
    @jamesmudd2227 3 роки тому +1

    I was thinking, these 2 guys look familiar?
    You 2 guys were dredging for vernon adkison on bearing sea gold.
    Are you still dredging in nome for vern?
    I'm in Arizona doing some small scale gold mining. Thanks for sharing and great gold cleanup guys!!!

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  3 роки тому +2

      Yes, I'm up in Nome now filming another season of Bering Sea Gold

    • @jamesmudd2227
      @jamesmudd2227 3 роки тому

      @@AmericanGoldProspectors Awesome, bearing sea gold is my favorite show! I hope you're ear drum healed back 100%
      Get alot of gold!!!

  • @isnortk
    @isnortk 3 роки тому +1

    Don't you dredge with vern?o

  • @synapticaxon9303
    @synapticaxon9303 3 роки тому +1

    chicken, eh? i've bought several vials of placer gold on ebay purportedly from chicken. Thanks for the vid!

  • @chrisnelson743
    @chrisnelson743 2 роки тому +1

    whats in that red cup sir

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  2 роки тому +1

      Not sure, proably whiskey!

    • @chrisnelson743
      @chrisnelson743 2 роки тому

      @@AmericanGoldProspectors ty sir lol im in my 50s looking to move and get into gold mining ty for your videis im learning alot

  • @earltheiss1927
    @earltheiss1927 10 місяців тому +1

    Was wondering where you where.

  • @TheCiaMKultra
    @TheCiaMKultra 3 роки тому +1

    That's what I'm talken about Paw Paw 🐾! That Chicken 🐓🍗 🐔 AK be looken good !!

  • @miltondamiao6540
    @miltondamiao6540 3 роки тому +3

    Gostei muito de seu trabalho na coleta do ouro,perfeito aproveitamento do material coletado.

  • @prospectorbob
    @prospectorbob 3 роки тому +8

    Epic clean up. More in the third run of the cons than most of us will ever see! All the years of learning to dredge have finally paid off. Looking forward to next weeks edition! ⚒

  • @reggiebishop5398
    @reggiebishop5398 10 місяців тому +1

    Sure can see the GOLD FEVER . Awesome must be such a thrill

  • @kirkstewart-vf6hg
    @kirkstewart-vf6hg Рік тому

    Nothing like the color I dredged for over 30 years used a 10 inch at the last also .
    Sold it for 60k and it went to sierra Leon.

  • @corriemiller3817
    @corriemiller3817 Місяць тому

    Who cleans up the mess of taling or is it just left as is

  • @hanshart1472
    @hanshart1472 3 роки тому +1

    Happy new year Brian. Hope 2022 is even better. I’m in Key Largo for the duration.

  • @kcott4177
    @kcott4177 11 місяців тому +1

    Silly question. I used to watch a gold prospecting show years ago that I thought was GPA or GPAA with a guy named Tom Massey. Is this channel affiliated with that show? I will say that the programming, Tom's and yours, is quite similar and equally enjoyable.

  • @thebushbunker
    @thebushbunker Рік тому +1

    Man Brian your all over if your not in nome where are you now?

  • @philw3067
    @philw3067 3 роки тому

    How many men are in your operation? Doesn’t seem like such a great return to me. After expenses what do you make 50 bucks an hour?

  • @lronWill
    @lronWill 3 роки тому +1

    So what's the Camp Record? o.O Got me curious now :D

  • @marx4325
    @marx4325 11 місяців тому +1

    Dude have you panned your tailing from the boiler box sluices?.......

  • @goldpanr
    @goldpanr 3 роки тому +2

    What an awesome vid Bryan! That dredge is a monster! The gold weigh in looked like it was golden bird seed!!

  • @chrisdignan3123
    @chrisdignan3123 3 роки тому +3

    I have a 5 inch keene in New Zealand but have a special permit to build a 8 inch as a 6 is what can be used normally. What motor dose the 10 have please and I realy like the idea of the boil boxs and mini sluices at the front. Also glad your ears are good

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  3 роки тому +1

      Its a subaru motor. 160hp. Sorry, thats all I know about it.

    • @allanclose9684
      @allanclose9684 3 роки тому +1

      You might try looking at what motor the Keene dregges have on them at the factory. Hope you make yours so you can take off endivgual pieces as you might need to pack it into places. I ve been dredging for 38 years , so been there done that. So hope you make yours portable. Honda s get the best gas milage, and dont seem to break down so much.

    • @chrisdignan3123
      @chrisdignan3123 3 роки тому

      @@allanclose9684 yes mate that's the plan portable and can come apart as the river is shallow and rocky need to move it around

    • @remingtongoff73
      @remingtongoff73 3 роки тому

      It looks like a Subaru engine out of either a Impreza or a legacy.

  • @NET-POSITIVE
    @NET-POSITIVE 3 роки тому +2

    Tip, the more you touch move and handle fine gold you lose some.

  • @thomasackerman3995
    @thomasackerman3995 3 роки тому +1

    truly impressed! gold i s where you find it , and its in chicken!

  • @markmoloney4936
    @markmoloney4936 3 роки тому +1

    Hi Brian from Ireland...hows the eardrums ....nice dredge

  • @mrlrgmouth3692
    @mrlrgmouth3692 3 роки тому +1

    whens the next trip

  • @Business_101
    @Business_101 3 роки тому

    That’s a great clean-up! What is the gram per tonne ratio in Chicken?

  • @donaldinnewmexico
    @donaldinnewmexico 3 роки тому +1

    Bryan and Gary are nice guys. I always wish the best for them.