Man $300 for weeks of work and all the equipment. Not including the time it will take to get it in a state that is sellable. Not really worth it in my opinion. Maybe as a hobby or source of entertainment but in no way a source of extra income
On this scale no, its not an income source that you can 'live off'. You need commercial equipment to make it viable. An excavator and wash plant could of done that work in seconds, $300 in a minute is excellent. However, as a hobby. Its fun and social. It gives you a good physical workout. Its cash positive, meaning if I invest $150 for my weekend and come out with $$75 of gold I've been paid for my fun, not many hobbies offer that. And there is always the chance I'll find a $100k nugget.
Hi chris another quality video mate thank you for sharing , man im so excited for you and to see what comes next out of that spot. I hope you get a lot more gold from that spot i cant wait to see . ✌️✌️✌️
Fantastic deposit! Your knowledge proved itself. Beautiful gold and well deserved. Sit back, put your feet up and enjoy a good cup of coffee. Thanks Chris.
Wasabi brother! I am a big fan of you, your dog, and your videos. Thank you for sharing with us especially to see beautiful parts of Australia. My heart goes out to you and all Aussies for the devastating brush fires that are raging there. Keep up the good work and your high level of enthusiasm and positivity are very refreshing and motivational. Thank you for all that you do! ~~Love&Light from Southern California~~
I'm new to your channel but wanted to thank you not only for the information, but also for the video art you produce. From the camera focus fields and angles to the music and narration, your videos are peaceful, hopeful and sweet. Liked and subscribed.
Just want to say hi and thank u so much i use to just watch gold prospecting show but over the last yr or so u have thought me so much more then i thought was possible I'd love to sit done and listen to u some more u should do some vids with out gold and just walking creeks and pointing out amd explaining in detail i know that makes me lazy but it just opens the playing field up for a lot of us prospectors
I was going to mention that but I'm not patient enought tp watch pod casts lol but your quite funny at times so i might have to watch a few of them im up in north Queensland in cairns and the rivers aro u nd here are quite hard to read cos there are lots of deep creeks and big crock I've been keen to hit a few tributon creeks that come of the the gordenvale primed as u can see a shit load of quart veins on the hill just from the road I'm hoping I'll be aloud in to prospect the area
Hey Chris, I have so much respect for your channel. It's not flashy nothingness. Its straight forward info that's very helpful. Your easy to watch because your full of solid info, not at all annoying as so many are. I'm 63 and so enjoy the search and reward no matter how meager. I was on the Coquille river in Oregon yesterday making my way down a tough berry bush type trail and there's relatively fresh bear scat. Not a good feeling. I'm like Hey bear. Unnerving. And 1st time I found no gold. Ever!!! New spot tomorrow. Gonna try some sniping. Smiles
Another great video Chris. I live in California and my hobby is panning, nothing fancy just a classifier, Garrett Super Sluice, and garden trowel. Thanks to you, Andy from Adventure Gold, and the kid from DFG. I really appreciate your tips and knowledge: You Aussies are so much nicer than the prospectors here in the Motherlode. I’m happy returning home with a little color in my pan, nothing massive but usually around 0.1gram per session and an occasional picker. Thanks for being open about your mental health issues. I’m a high-functioning autistic and enjoying nature is much easier for me than interacting with people.
I think that I am excited as you were!!! nice going. from Roswell, New Mexico, USA (yes, the home of the UFO crash site in the 1940's) you probable won't believe this but of all the videos I have watched about prospecting, yours has done more to with enthusiasm for prospecting adventures to come.
Absolutely insane video chris... you had an insane session high banking away. Great to see you pulled a gram in one sesh on camera... I finally had my first 1 gram day and I got it on film too. Took me 9 years to finally do it, but so worth it, thanks for sharing this ep. Great value indeed. Good Luck & Happy Swingin' n Diggin'
Credit to you Chris for the excellent editing of your videos and most importantly the sharing of your above reasonably high standard of factual Gold specific knowledge.
congratulations! Long time working/ researching there,finally,you're on IT! Ha ha,now you cant leave that creek.Very very happy to share your happiness,you deserve it,Chris,Happy Workers day,take a break for today
I miss the dredging days, I used to dredge with my dad, i used a a 6 inch and he used a 4 inch , alas its like a dream from the past as if it never happened :-(
Hello from United States. I really enjoy watching your videos. Between you, Dan Hurd and Pioneer Pauly. I am learning about Gold Panning an Sniffing. However have not tried to pan here. I have tried in Colorado and Alaska. Good Luck To You. From Houston Texas. In case you were interested.
Just stumbled on your channel. Mate, I have watch countless prospecting videos on UA-cam, and this is up there with the best. Great content, and entertaining. I can’t highbank where I prospect, but I still enjoyed watching it, and learned something. 👍🏻
Vo-Gus Prospecting just for interest, you don’t watch Peter McKinnon videos on photography/videography by any chance? You have a very similar style. Two things I love, finding gold, and taking pictures doing it. Need to get better at both.
Nice video Chris! I really enjoyed that intro, lovely bit of music just there, a great shot of Griz and really artful framing. You're doing quite well with the available natural light too. The fill light coming from the creek reflections really adds dynamic during your talky bits. I'd like to see some more attention on the interior lighting though. Just turn on some lamps dude! Overall, bang up good work, interesting musically throughout, a lovely day on a sweet looking creek, and a heap of gold! Wish you all the best! And again, a great production!
Mate the lamps were on, look in the background to the big shiny lights! Haha, I am in the process of getting everything I need for a home studio but you know, $$. Thanks for the observations and recognition of what actually goes into making these things.
Great video, again! I wish I were allowed to get into the Banks on the claims I work. I bet there’s some sweet pockets (even maybe a pay streak) in those banks but it’s a no-no around here.
Damn Right!! REALLY OLD moldy hat prune face here in the Mojave Desert. :)) That intro music is so beautiful it brought a tear to my eyes. Serious. Wish we had the luxury of enough water to run a sluice. But thanks to you and the Gold Claw you showed, hope to do ok with some good old dry panning or just using a little water. You can't dehydrate water!! :)) Much love to you and Grizz.
Great going there. Just a Quick Question. I was out about a week ago in a creek and had my river Sluice in a creek. Didn't want to lift it out to check it, so instead got my stiffer bottle and sucked straight from the dream mat. Top 3 banks then instead of test panning every so often, I'd just suck the bank out to check. Made a little video that I put up on UA-cam. What's your thoughts.
I'd rather just lift the thing out. A full mat clean out gives you more than just your gold. It tells you the type and quantity of heavies. This is important because when you search for deposits elsewhere on the creek youll have a reference for what should be in your pan. More over if you suddenly get more or less gold looking at what else is with it will allow you to follow it.
Chris I have a question for you. Have you or would you dig further back in to a creek bank that you’ve found reasonable specks of gold in, when doing test pans. Such as the bank where you were at in this particular video? I can’t recall you talking about, or actually do it, in other videos.
Zip tie window screen over the pump intake and it will make life easier. That being said it can tear so there is stainless steel screen of the same size. I run the stainless stuff on my gas pump.
Hint. Try setting your water suction up stream. Above your tailings. For clean water. For a better clean up. With clean water not muddy. Or inderduce hydraulic riffle system if dirty water is only available? That can be a bit hard on a small battery though.
Wow. That's some fine gold Chris. Here in Colorado we have the same type of gold up too 400 micron which is very hard to catch unless you have gold hog mats I am using the ur mat and the new motherload mat. I love them both. Great for the dust gold.
I went down hill I found a gravel bar and I took a small pan and found 2 nice pieces then I ran my stream sluice and didn't find much. But keep up that good work and that good gold
Chris I don't know if you have access to older maps of the creeks that you go to online. I have a program that I use in my area that gives me aerial photographs back to the 1930s and the original land survey of the state that goes back over 150 years ago. I use that program to check creeks and rivers that I go to and where the river or creek used to run where it crosses the creek where it's running today those are the locations that I find my best deposits. Kind of like a X Marks the Spot. In the rivers a lot of these locations are gravel bars. And I find the same thing in some of the creeks not all.
Man $300 for weeks of work and all the equipment. Not including the time it will take to get it in a state that is sellable. Not really worth it in my opinion. Maybe as a hobby or source of entertainment but in no way a source of extra income
On this scale no, its not an income source that you can 'live off'. You need commercial equipment to make it viable. An excavator and wash plant could of done that work in seconds, $300 in a minute is excellent.
However, as a hobby. Its fun and social. It gives you a good physical workout. Its cash positive, meaning if I invest $150 for my weekend and come out with $$75 of gold I've been paid for my fun, not many hobbies offer that.
And there is always the chance I'll find a $100k nugget.
Whats the return on a round of golf?
250000 views = 210000 dollar revenue
Sound good to me
@@josiahgolding1854 im not sure its that much i heard its between 1 dollar to 2.5 dollar per thousand views
Ben Official ok . Thanks
My point was trying to say the video gave him money :)
When Chris is happy Pauly is happy.
When pauly is happy I'm happy😂😁
Waiting on the next Pauly post....
I'm very happy
Glad everyone is happy. So am I. Awesome vid!👍👌
"Happiness only real when shared"... 👍
Hi chris another quality video mate thank you for sharing , man im so excited for you and to see what comes next out of that spot. I hope you get a lot more gold from that spot i cant wait to see . ✌️✌️✌️
Fantastic deposit! Your knowledge proved itself. Beautiful gold and well deserved. Sit back, put your feet up and enjoy a good cup of coffee. Thanks Chris.
Wasabi brother! I am a big fan of you, your dog, and your videos. Thank you for sharing with us especially to see beautiful parts of Australia. My heart goes out to you and all Aussies for the devastating brush fires that are raging there. Keep up the good work and your high level of enthusiasm and positivity are very refreshing and motivational. Thank you for all that you do!
~~Love&Light from Southern California~~
I'm new to your channel but wanted to thank you not only for the information, but also for the video art you produce. From the camera focus fields and angles to the music and narration, your videos are peaceful, hopeful and sweet. Liked and subscribed.
Cheers mate
Great video and explanation of difference between a paystreak and a deposit.You are making us prospectors all a bit smarter!Good on ya mate!:)
Just want to say hi and thank u so much i use to just watch gold prospecting show but over the last yr or so u have thought me so much more then i thought was possible I'd love to sit done and listen to u some more u should do some vids with out gold and just walking creeks and pointing out amd explaining in detail i know that makes me lazy but it just opens the playing field up for a lot of us prospectors
Its actually really hard to do those kinds of videos for a few reasons. I am starting a pod cast soon so that will follow more along those lines
I was going to mention that but I'm not patient enought tp watch pod casts lol but your quite funny at times so i might have to watch a few of them im up in north Queensland in cairns and the rivers aro u nd here are quite hard to read cos there are lots of deep creeks and big crock I've been keen to hit a few tributon creeks that come of the the gordenvale primed as u can see a shit load of quart veins on the hill just from the road I'm hoping I'll be aloud in to prospect the area
If its good u might have to fly up and do a video for your UA-cam channel
Awesome work brother - bit of a haul and a good time. Enjoyed!
Glad you enjoyed it
Holy shit 😱😱😱😱😱😱 the Golden Thunder from down under is on the gold again!!!!🎆🎆🎆 nice job mate. Cheers from Massachusetts
Hey Chris, I have so much respect for your channel.
It's not flashy nothingness.
Its straight forward info that's very helpful. Your easy to watch because your full of solid info, not at all annoying as so many are.
I'm 63 and so enjoy the search and reward no matter how meager.
I was on the Coquille river in Oregon yesterday making my way down a tough berry bush type trail and there's relatively fresh bear scat.
Not a good feeling. I'm like Hey bear. Unnerving. And 1st time I found no gold.
Ever!!! New spot tomorrow. Gonna try some sniping. Smiles
Well done! Not only great mining, but great video making as well! Pretty rare to find both, well done!
Chris, you give the best practical explanations of anyone in Australia, doing the same. Keep up the great work, mate. 👍🏻🇦🇺
Cheers man! I really appreciate that
That was insanely incredible Chris such beautiful gold. I loved your video.
Another great video Chris. I live in California and my hobby is panning, nothing fancy just a classifier, Garrett Super Sluice, and garden trowel. Thanks to you, Andy from Adventure Gold, and the kid from DFG. I really appreciate your tips and knowledge: You Aussies are so much nicer than the prospectors here in the Motherlode. I’m happy returning home with a little color in my pan, nothing massive but usually around 0.1gram per session and an occasional picker. Thanks for being open about your mental health issues. I’m a high-functioning autistic and enjoying nature is much easier for me than interacting with people.
Fantastic video Chris. Almost 7 grams in 9 hours is excellent diggins ! It would take me 5 days on my claim. Keep up the good work !
Love your videos
That is a Fantastic idea to take test pans periodically to check to see if you are still on the Gold. Thank you for that information.
If your're not doing it already you should. Saves you time and gets you more gold.
Talk about a video that makes you wish you could be there in person. What a fun time! Gotta be stoked about that.
Wow thanks for the info about deposits and streaks! Awesome video!
Hope it helped mate
Really enjoyed watching that video from the past Chris, thanks for sharing! ✌️Hope you're doing well! 👊😉
Great video Chris! Me and my dad just got permission off his mate.. the land owner to prospect and run our new highbanker on his land.. excited!!
Man nice spot! Good work chris thanks for sharing
Excellent results! well done Chris.
Thanks mate, it was an amazing result.
Finally a real gold.panned and a good video. Look forward to watching more. All the way from.New York
I try to keep it in reality buddy
"Right, I'm gonna shovel some more..."
But right before I do, I'm gonna make a brew. Cos no job has ever looked worse after a cup of tea... ☕😂👍🇦🇺
That's exactly it!
Impressive! I shall now call you the golden Ninja! Great video, and congrats on the sweet deposit!
I think that I am excited as you were!!! nice going. from Roswell, New Mexico, USA (yes, the home of the UFO crash site in the 1940's) you probable won't believe this but of all the videos I have watched about prospecting, yours has done more to with enthusiasm for prospecting adventures to come.
Absolutely insane video chris... you had an insane session high banking away. Great to see you pulled a gram in one sesh on camera... I finally had my first 1 gram day and I got it on film too. Took me 9 years to finally do it, but so worth it, thanks for sharing this ep. Great value indeed. Good Luck & Happy Swingin' n Diggin'
Funny thing is ive had heaps of days where we get 1 or two grams but hardly ever have the camera with me
Credit to you Chris for the excellent editing of your videos and most importantly the sharing of your above reasonably high standard of factual Gold specific knowledge.
Thanks mate!
I really appreciate your videos bud I've learned so much from your channel.
Holy cow mate that is an awesome haul
That's what I said
Nice very good information and I love your little machine wish Arizona had more water😥
That's so good! Well done mate. Hard work paid off. You deserve it.
Thanks mate, it was good fun
The man is happy in this world doing what he loves
Thank you, that's exactly it.
Nice Job Chris, good day for what you love to do
It was a cracking week to be honest.
WOW WOW WOW gold finger we shall call you lol🤣🤣 fantastic job buddy and thanks for the shout out keep on smiling and digging brother ⛏️⛏️⛏️🤘🤘
Haha, like Austin Powers but Aussie
Awesome find mate, and thanks for the shout out!
Sorry about butchering your name
Vo-Gus Prospecting all good mate, had a good laugh
Thanks for explaining the pay layer and deposit and awesome work finding that much yellow at once
congratulations! Long time working/ researching there,finally,you're on IT! Ha ha,now you cant leave that creek.Very very happy to share your happiness,you deserve it,Chris,Happy Workers day,take a break for today
I'll be back at it very soon
Love your work Chris. Your positive attitude towards prospecting is awesome. Keep up the great work xx
Cheers mate, its all about the fun after all
Amazing results dude and well deserved!! You work hard and rewards will come. WELL DONE,!!!
Thanks mate, if you spend enough time doing it you have to get lucky every so often
I miss the dredging days, I used to dredge with my dad, i used a a 6 inch and he used a 4 inch , alas its like a dream from the past as if it never happened :-(
I watched playschool too. "Through the round window" 🤣
perfect day out man and looks like a nice deposit you found there :)
Hello from United States. I really enjoy watching your videos. Between you, Dan Hurd and Pioneer Pauly. I am learning about Gold Panning an Sniffing. However have not tried to pan here. I have tried in Colorado and Alaska. Good Luck To You. From Houston Texas. In case you were interested.
Hope you find something in the loan star buddy
Mother of gold. Nice!
Dude I still can't stop saying it!
Just stumbled on your channel.
Mate, I have watch countless prospecting videos on UA-cam, and this is up there with the best. Great content, and entertaining.
I can’t highbank where I prospect, but I still enjoyed watching it, and learned something. 👍🏻
Thanks mate, means a lot to hear that
Vo-Gus Prospecting just for interest, you don’t watch Peter McKinnon videos on photography/videography by any chance?
You have a very similar style.
Two things I love, finding gold, and taking pictures doing it.
Need to get better at both.
Nice one mate! Big congratulations, whoa that's a huge cleanup.
Nice video Chris! I really enjoyed that intro, lovely bit of music just there, a great shot of Griz and really artful framing. You're doing quite well with the available natural light too. The fill light coming from the creek reflections really adds dynamic during your talky bits. I'd like to see some more attention on the interior lighting though. Just turn on some lamps dude! Overall, bang up good work, interesting musically throughout, a lovely day on a sweet looking creek, and a heap of gold! Wish you all the best! And again, a great production!
Mate the lamps were on, look in the background to the big shiny lights! Haha, I am in the process of getting everything I need for a home studio but you know, $$.
Thanks for the observations and recognition of what actually goes into making these things.
@@VoGusProspecting I used to work as a Key Grip in the film industry... lol You're doing great mate!
Well done Chris, bloody well done! 👍
Thanks beo
Gotta love seeing that green decomposing slate and basalt
Nice haul dude
Wouldn't be possible without your mats mate
Great video I just found you and subbed. You broke down the pay streak verses deposit explanation very well thanks!
Great video, again!
I wish I were allowed to get into the Banks on the claims I work. I bet there’s some sweet pockets (even maybe a pay streak) in those banks but it’s a no-no around here.
Wow man that is a ripper day nice work
Isn't it!
I haven't been out panning for almost two months, even though the weather is great... I think I'll take friday off work after seeing this video.
Damn Right!! REALLY OLD moldy hat prune face here in the Mojave Desert. :)) That intro music is so beautiful it brought a tear to my eyes. Serious. Wish we had the luxury of enough water to run a sluice. But thanks to you and the Gold Claw you showed, hope to do ok with some good old dry panning or just using a little water. You can't dehydrate water!! :)) Much love to you and Grizz.
Excellent vid. Congrats. Best wishes from Scotland.
Thank you!
Awesome video packed with lots of info, along with a pretty nice haul of the yellow gold, keep on with the search 👍👍
Ciao carissimo ottimo risultato...il tappetino dream mat sluice fa tanto..👍🤙👍🤙👍🤙
top job man can't believe it man great gold hope to catch you out on the creek one day for some tips ha ha
WOW absolutely beautiful clean up for 9 hours work, keep up the great work on the videos cheers
Whooo dang that's nice gold Chris crazy deposit
From NZ. Great video bro. I am learning and teaching myself and this video helped me a lot. Cheers bro 👍
Make sure you check out the videos in the description as they add to this one
I just watched the video with you and Shane Klesh. I'm enjoying your videos also.
Love your videos! You're the Best👍
Nice production. Very informative and Your one of my favorites Chris. Can you tell me what 12v pump your using with your highbanker?
Its an 1100GPH pump but im going to upgrade it to a 2000
Awesome adventure and what a score sweet how is your back holding up be safe 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Its fine man, old injury just pops back up some days. Mostly its good.
Videos like this certainly don't help my "gold fever" but the next best thing to prospecting is watching videos like this :>) Ha!
Im glad I made you sick with fever ;-)
Nicely done Chris.
Great video Chris, thanks for sharing. Your hard work is paying off nicely...
As always , great video, and super gold. Definitely a good find. Thanks for all the info.
Enjoying your content, seems like the ultimate hobby lol ! Good work mate
Wow... Someday I'll have to try myself. Loved eat Hing your video and if you do longer ones some of us wouldn't mind watching
I try to do a mix of lengths to suit different audiences
Well done bloke keep it coming Thanks Heaps for your time and effort
Great going there. Just a Quick Question. I was out about a week ago in a creek and had my river Sluice in a creek. Didn't want to lift it out to check it, so instead got my stiffer bottle and sucked straight from the dream mat. Top 3 banks then instead of test panning every so often, I'd just suck the bank out to check. Made a little video that I put up on UA-cam. What's your thoughts.
I'd rather just lift the thing out.
A full mat clean out gives you more than just your gold. It tells you the type and quantity of heavies.
This is important because when you search for deposits elsewhere on the creek youll have a reference for what should be in your pan.
More over if you suddenly get more or less gold looking at what else is with it will allow you to follow it.
Great video buddy. That’s a good haul Keep doing what you do cause I love it
Chris I have a question for you. Have you or would you dig further back in to a creek bank that you’ve found reasonable specks of gold in, when doing test pans. Such as the bank where you were at in this particular video? I can’t recall you talking about, or actually do it, in other videos.
Most super fabbo findings ..test pan test pan till the coows come home and after scoones n jam .. they kinn help to .. good one chrissy pilgrim ..😁
That's how you do it!
@@VoGusProspecting never underestimate the power of de coows .. 😁
Congratulations dude that is some good gold. Definitely worth the work.
Thanks mate, its been a pleasure
Awsome little high banker
Well done ozzie cuzzy. Respect from New Zealand
Not even in the first 30 seconds of the video and it’s already great! Thanks for the great content! You should come down to Canada and film a video!
You mean up to Canada
Vo-Gus Prospecting yeah haha, I think I’m too Canadian eh? Lol
Love your videos can’t wait till the next one ⛏
Me either because its just as good ☺
Awesome honey hole Chris! Loved the video...made me smile! Thanks, I needed this today😉
Great video, Nice gold will be watching more of your vids
Glad to have you mate
Do you have any tips for separating sand from gold and getting into small glass deals
Yes, I've filmed the video and it'll be up in the next few weeks.
Yes I need to know this! I can’t get it perfect no matter what I do!
WOW Chris, how exciting !! Good on you. x
Zip tie window screen over the pump intake and it will make life easier. That being said it can tear so there is stainless steel screen of the same size. I run the stainless stuff on my gas pump.
Hint. Try setting your water suction up stream. Above your tailings. For clean water. For a better clean up. With clean water not muddy. Or inderduce hydraulic riffle system if dirty water is only available? That can be a bit hard on a small battery though.
Great video! So much shiny!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Mate.
just watched half of the video. what a good one
Awesome find man! Great video!
Thanks mate
@@VoGusProspecting Pleasure man! How long have you been making videos?
Nice love watching your vids its makes my day keep up the great work mate
Wow. That's some fine gold Chris. Here in Colorado we have the same type of gold up too 400 micron which is very hard to catch unless you have gold hog mats I am using the ur mat and the new motherload mat. I love them both. Great for the dust gold.
Best choice of music I have heard since subing
Ive used this combo a fair bit
I went down hill I found a gravel bar and I took a small pan and found 2 nice pieces then I ran my stream sluice and didn't find much. But keep up that good work and that good gold
Chris I don't know if you have access to older maps of the creeks that you go to online. I have a program that I use in my area that gives me aerial photographs back to the 1930s and the original land survey of the state that goes back over 150 years ago. I use that program to check creeks and rivers that I go to and where the river or creek used to run where it crosses the creek where it's running today those are the locations that I find my best deposits. Kind of like a X Marks the Spot. In the rivers a lot of these locations are gravel bars. And I find the same thing in some of the creeks not all.
first time that i watch a video of you, i know it's about gold prospecting. But men you' have a awsome boxer as an compagnon.
Hes my best mate
Hi Chris that was another informative Vid. My question is where did you get that mad music in the Video thats really cool thanks
UA-cam has a free data base
Coffee & high banking
That should be a sticker Chris lol
That it should