Fun video. I started my prospecting life at Bertha a couple decades ago. I agree with the other comments - those are chunks of crystallized pyrite. Squeeze them in some pliers and I bet they shatter. Bertha is a great place but I’d suggest working the dry, bench material alongside the creek. I find much more gold there than in the river itself. In the river you’ll only find “float gold” - gold that came down with the last floodwaters. If you work the bench areas you’ll find ancient deposits no one has ever touched. Good luck! Looking forward to the next video.
That’s super cool
Fun video. I started my prospecting life at Bertha a couple decades ago.
I agree with the other comments - those are chunks of crystallized pyrite. Squeeze them in some pliers and I bet they shatter.
Bertha is a great place but I’d suggest working the dry, bench material alongside the creek. I find much more gold there than in the river itself. In the river you’ll only find “float gold” - gold that came down with the last floodwaters. If you work the bench areas you’ll find ancient deposits no one has ever touched.
Good luck! Looking forward to the next video.
Pyrite
Camped here exactly 10 years ago. Found decent gold here.also reserection creek in hope. No No
NICE PYRITE :)
AKA fools gold