Wow. I was watching Bill Southern the other day saying to learn more about geology. Then I stumbled on this. Although I have had your books for years, you are awesome on the video teaching format. You answered so many of my questions with this one video! Thank You!
Hi Chris. Ordered your book. It should be here today. Thanks for all the well structured and informative video's. Maybe I will see you at the Tucson Mineral and Gem Shows since I live in Tucson
you got me out here reading usgs reports at 2am not understanding half the words thanks for explaining hydrothermal vents and that video was great, youre giving me some really good notes! cant express how grateful i am for these videos.
I find the videos you make very interesting and when covid is over or restrictions have been lifted I'd love to come out and learn more. I bought a ok metal detector and a good starter panning set because of geology. Its so Interesting and have always collected rocks and minerals but I've not found gold yet in the uk. I know its possible due to the geology. Thanks for the videos and keep up the inspirational videos 👋👋
Have you found any cool treasure metal detecting in UK? I can only imagine the kind of stuff lost for centuries out there, old tools, silver dagger hilts, bronze trinkets.
This is so interesting! When I hike here in the Carolina mountains, I always wonder what I'm looking at when I see all the rocks and big walls of rock. There's so much to learn and you share some very useful information on the subject. Thank you! Great video! Peace
The book is in the process of getting reprinted. The printer has all the files, I'm just waiting my turn. In a few weeks it will again be on sale with Amazon for $29.95 as it was in the past. They have a setup where you can get on an email list where they will notify you when it is back in stock.
Hi chris i was wondering if your coming back to Australia anytime soon. Im in Victoria and i would love to get your hand on finding gold and learning about where gold would be and found. Please let me know if you are coming back soon, would love to catch up. Thanks Matthew
Hello,I reside in calaveras county on 50 acres obtaining 2 mines with lots of quartz piles outside of them. My property is also one of the highest(altitude) in the area! lots of water travels during rainy months...im on a huge rock/rain catch, so again lots of water flow! would love to pick your brain on where to take some samples. The mines are at the top and leading down from them(over 600ft) are valleys that have eroded on/in this rock for who knows how many years i now call home.
Great video Ralph ! Yes, there's still plenty of big nuggets out there waiting to be found ! Although I haven't found the "Retirement Nugget" yet, I know it's out there. Lol ! 🤠⛏⚒👍👍
You're the best thank you thank you so much for your time and for your efforts an honest man and marvelous person with depths of character thank you again
I spend a lot of time to watch the video of this man, he is a good teacher, and if you are a good listener you can learn. now start prospecting gold Thank you so much teacher few people know this in our country. now the bell smash very hard.
When you say that gold crystals "grow" is that the same meaning as "accumulate" or something else? If so, then are mineral crystals attracted to themselves, like a magnet to metal? thanks for sharing your knowledge!
No, it is not at all the same as accumulate. I have a lot of videos that explain how gold deposits grow out of a dissolved solution. Just as aqua regalia dissolves gold, other chemicals can also dissolve gold. In the right chemical situation, the dissolved gold reforms as gold metal. Its the same as the growth of sugar crystals or other crystals.
Iove how you teach you ancer all the things I. I wondered about thank you for your wisdom an honesty most people don't care if they tell the truth about what they are teaching you are doing great
Glaciers destroy placer deposits, they rip up bedrock, but don't make placer deposits. Later erosion of the glacial moraines can turn those mixed up gravels into placer deposits.
Great speach ! Yeah finding crystaline gold is fun ! Found my best piece on bed rock under a inch of sand n small rocks, sweep away and there was a half gram sharp jagged chunk ! Still have it ! Eldorado co. Gold ! ;-)
Very interesting, is gold always found near quartz? I live near a copper mine and quartz is everywhere, there is supposed to be gold around here and I’m trying to get a handle on how to use my metal detector.
At 17:34 … the black soil in the middle of the picture .. can carry a lot of gold or silver or both, or even any of PMG … just roast it and smelt it. Go get it Chris 👍
Man I love this video. It helped me understand so much. I have watched it several times over the last year and went on to find bigger and better gold. I found my 1st 10 nuggets already!! Thanks Chris Ralph!! I'm a big fan of your channel🙏👍👍
THE SOLUTION IS RAPIDLY CHANGING!!! Hahahahha youre hilarious Chris. This video is a classic, one of my all time favs. every time i watch it i [pick up something i didnt mentally registerin times prior. Like the bits about iron seams and residual placers, both topics being highly relevant to workings i personally deal with out here in the Menifee Valley of Southern California. I have your book, its greatly improved my prospectig skills ad answered many obscure questions about methods i could not find answers to online.. I even came accross a mint condition full sized pressing of Gold Districts of California at an estate sale per your reccomendation and found a little info about Menifee and its respective Auld mining district which is literallly in the hills behind my neighborhood, and the nearby Pinacate Mining District in Perris just 8 miles north of here. I got a full plate or i should say a full Pan hahaha. AS Always. THANK YOU CHRIS RALPH!
Such educational videos, even though I've watched this in the past, one can always absorb more information that flanks other information (if that makes sense--:) thanks so much Chris...!
Think of a vein cutting at an angle through the rock The foot wall is the contact of the vein with the wall rock on the underside of the vein, the hanging wall the contact on the upper side of the vein. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Great Video Chris! Thanks for the valuable info! What are some key words to look for in USGS / Division on mines reports regarding gold size? I've come across description of host material, of course age of formations ect but Never a description of course vs fine free gold.
Thankyou Good Class the best Geology is Closeology. I met a Arizona Bradshaw Mtn. Prospector that found a narrow shotty Iron stained Quartz vein with a metal detector 30 ft long 3 ft. Deep and deeper Took out hundreds of POUNDS. At first By hand. Then over 1,000 oz. Pinched out. I held some of the angular chunks. Note also it was in a faulted area.
@@ChrisRalph I know what you mean. I was just curious because you can't find anything online about finding gold anywhere else. When In a creek or river, what markers do you look for when searching for gold? What types of materials? Certain rocks? Quartz? I'm trying to learn and aquire as much knowledge as possible
Hello Mr. Ralph, is the gold leaching into solution due to the movement of "facies" over the hotspot and lagging behind to be precipitated? Just wondering if I'm way off base. Thanks if you find the time.
@@ChrisRalph Thank you sir. I got my reply so I can only be humbled, but I may have the wrong lexicon. I misused "hotspot". I was curious if the fluids become enriched by the movement of material over the system or if they leach it episodically from rock already somewhat upgraded that remains stationary. I have it in my head a sort of conveyor dumps it into the fluids to be released coincident with physical and chemical controls, but maybe it all comes at once. Both seems a likely enough notion. Thank you for the reply. I'm probably just all mixed up. Alls I know is I've been told gold won't make specks without some sorta tectonics. Maybe it's a more vertical orientation. Through that delicious porphyry crystal mush. Sorry, sorry. Thank you.
Being honest, its not just misuse of the term "hotspot" - I think you are unsure enough that your question is muddled and difficult to discern what you really mean. Take a look at my video on the geology of gold and volcanoes - see: ua-cam.com/video/v136BEdR_yU/v-deo.html
@chris ralph, professional prospector question. I know not all veins with pyrite have gold, but.. In these pressure releases and mineralized veins, I would imagine the platinum and gold drops out of the solutions at deeper parts compared to the pyrite because of its solidifying temperature? So when I find pyrite is it ok to assume there might be gold and heavier metals deeper in same veins possibly, or would the gold and plat be above the pyrite? Is there any trend you notice in the order different minerals deposited in veins at various cooling and pressure reduction places as the vein formed? I did understand your point about multiple events in same zones with changing solution types.
I wish I could show you a piece of quartz/mica/gold vein rock a "hard rock" miner brought up out of the gold mine at Geraldton, Ontario sixty years plus ago. I believe mom still has the three inch square piece in her jewelry box. It's an incredible look at the incidence of running pure gold veins (no mistake; that's gold;) as bright as when I first saw the piece in Grade Two!!!! in a way, it would sort of answer your question!!!
@@ChrisRalph Thanks kindly. Invisible to the naked eyes. Eye see Gold in I can then place a claim over cellphone internet. No staking ground involved. Gold on.
Thanks for the great video. As always keep up the great work. Im a california amateur prospector. Ive been given the opportunity to head a prospecting venture to a place of my choosing in alaska. Ive been doing a much research as I can through blm and adnr maps and records to find the best possible gold ground that is within backpacking distance of an airport, but there seems to be slim pickens with claims up there. Please Tell me all that I must know to make this profitable on a very low budget. My current gold gear includes a dream mat sluice a normal riffle sluice and several pans, classifiers, snuffy bottles, gold jars, and a mini hand held suction dredge. Again any info related to alaska and gold is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Friend, you ask a question it would take a book to answer. "Tell me all I need to know " I recommend you buy my book read it and consider transportation that would take you farther than hiking distance from an airport.
i told you about amazon telling me my password is wrong every time. so amazon is out. i will keep a eye open in the garage sales around el dorado county for your book. thanks for the gold video.
Great video once again! I've got a quick question for you. Can large or lots of quartz crystals be a good sign of nuggets in quartz? I found an are that is filled with crystals. I have never found an area like it and It's got me wondering.
Are there any areas in the north east U.S. that might be worth exploring for gold? You mentioned going to a prospecting club in another comment. I'm out of Vermont and want to start experiencing this for real. I remember panning as a kid, out of some of the local streams, so I think it should be possible around here. But that was 30 years ago, lol.
I enjoy 😉 your presentation i would like to know the restrictions on lands or national parks and do i require permits or permissions from government agencies or private owners,does your book 📚 supply the knowledge and others tools ⚒️ i need to purchase?i am truck driver and on my spare time i used my metal detector haven’t found much but your teachings has enhanced my knowledge.gracias
WOW. GOOD DAY CHRIS IV JUST COME ACROSS YR CHANNEL. FANTASTIC EDUCATIONAL THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING AND RECOMENDATIONS IE FISHER ETC.I HAD A TANDY METAL DETECTOR IN MY YOUNG DAYS.HAVNT DONE ANYTHING FOR ABOUT 40 YRS.WATCHING A FEW VIDEOS I WOULD NOW LIKE TO TRY AGAIN. I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT FISHER YOU SPOKE ABOUT. THERE ARE SOME OLD GOLD FIELDS HERE IN AUSTRALIA. I LOVE TO GET OUT BUSH CAMPING SO WANT TO DETECT ALONG THE WAY AND HOPEFULLY DO OK WITH IT.EVERY THING I KNW TODAY IS FROM YR VID SO OBVIOUSLY I HAVE SUBSCRIBED BEST IVE VIEWED . WHERE DO I GET THE INFO ON COURSE Gold as I am wrighting I am learning listening to yr video. Fantastic knowledge you have .have u ever tried detecting in AUSTRALIA. I WANT UR BOOK ETC .HOW MANY VIDEOS HAVE U DONE SO FAR.IAM ALSO KEEN ON THE NOX 800 BUT HAVE TO FIND SOME GOLD FIRST TO PAY FOR .BEST VIDEO OF SEEN ENJOYED HEAPS THANKYOU KIND REGARDS DAVE
Thank you Chris, very interesting and informative. I have a thought, question or something crazy ... I research a lot about a lot and came across this “ bacteria eats heavy metals and poops out gold ????? It seems bacteria does a lot more than ever realized. What do you think 🤔?
Choosing the best metal detector for you is something that you need to consider for yourself - your budget, what you want to do with your detector, etc. I did a video on how to choose the best metal detector for you - you can find it here: ua-cam.com/video/EF4oFvSHbJo/v-deo.html
I grabbed your book ... my first partner in life years ago was a Phd. in Geology. Actually the first woman to get her Phd. from SFU in geology. So I have a bit of second hand education for a layman. I can tell you know your stuff. I am off work with an injury for the summer. I'd like to get out and pan in the Lower mainland somewhere.
I know there was some precious metals around the Terlingua, TX area. Do you think that looking for gold in the Davis Mountains is worthwhile with a metal detector?
@@ChrisRalph Good advice, sir. I lost focus on what your video is all about. Based on your knowledge of how gold arrived in Earth's crust, go out there and look for ourselves. Look for surface gold and let the big boys handle the deep stuff. Don't take everything for granite.
Hi Chris. I know of a large hotspring that flows directly into a creek. Would you recommend checking downstream from hotspring for precious metals? My second question is about gem stones. Would gems survive the temperature change from scalding hot to a cold stream?
In a hot spring situation the gold is usually down a bit deeper than the surface. That is why there is no gold actually exposed in Yellowstone. Yes the gems should survive.
Thanks for the video Chris. I live by the Silver Valley in Idaho (Wallace, Kellogg, Osburn, Mullan). My (very small) understanding is the Silver Valley is from crossing faults. Can you explain what the large amount of Silver in the area is from, and does this have anything with Gold being present. I believe they find a small amount of Gold with the Silver. Thanks
The only simple answer I can give is that the mineral fluids the formed the deposits along the faults in Silver Valley were rich in silver and base metals with only a small amount of gold. I am glad you enjoyed the video.
Hey Gary, Good question and I too live near the Silver Valley, in CDA. Have you had any luck prospecting the area? Personally I have been pumped for months now. Of course just before winter got here and snow loaded up the hills. I found a few incredible places and found both gold and silver, even a little platinum. I found these somewhat nearby and completely untouched. So, needless to say I can’t wait to get back out there Haha. Thanks Guys take it easy!? Gary, if you don’t mind, let me know if you’re ever looking to hangout with a fellow Rockhound?
Gold mining in western Turkey goes back to ~3000 BC. Anatolia was a rich producer in ancient times, and gold mines in Turkey still produce today. You will need to do your own research on coarse gold sources - I have never been to Turkey. Additionally, I cannot tell you if it is legal to mine gold in Turkey, there are many laws and rules that must be obeyed.
Thank you for video Chris . Found some nice rock samples in waste rocks piles. I like using a steel rake and shave the top off . A lot of time I get into good samples.
My hillside property in the mountains of North Carolina is littered with lovely milky quartz rocks about the size of a grapefruit. They are scattered here and there. Given what you said, I'll have to get a metal detector and test that site for gold!
Worth Its weight in GOLD!. Just received my copy of fist full of gold..! Wow!!! you were not kidding.. I don't think i will need any other book .. ( no I don't know Chris, never met Chris.. I just give it where its due) an astute rendering of consistent useful content, well explained with illustrations.. There is a wealth of knowledge within the pages.. There is absolutely no excuse for not finding gold armed with this book.. Chris, You should really try and get this on audible, or a download people can bring this out with them in the field, without worry of the book being damaged with water or what have you.. I know I would like to download this book to my phone, super handy. Anyway,, very Impressed.. Thank you Chris..
Thanks for the kind words about the book. I hope it is very useful for you. Of course with audible, you get none of those illustrations, same with kindle and similar versions - they are not made for books full of illustrations. I looked at this years ago.....
@@ChrisRalph Oh i see Chris.. well, I will figure a way to keep this book dry, no doubt. Maybe actually studying it, may help over time I'm sure. :) Although I can see myself reading, and re reading, constantly refer back to this perfect book.. No filler nonsense either... Nothing like no nonsense direct talk. I can see myself at night quietly sitting in the tent or trailer pouring over this book.. Well done! Thanks Chris.
Suck awesome information and how things work. I had an idea but understand how gold was formed now! Now I have seen a guy on UA-cam dissolving scrap gold and reforming it in pure gold through chemicals pretty cool! So I live in the lower mainland area of British Columbia. Have you prospected here and could you do a series on the Gold Rush area of British Columbia that would be awesome! Most of the areas you talk about are south of here. Thanks for all the info!!
Yes Chris! Fascinating! Perhaps there’s a huge amount of the stuff yet to be discovered, perhaps in some gravel pit or streamed or road cut? There was ample gold in the black hills once, could it have hitched a ride to Nebraska in a glacier?
There's an area near Queen Valley, AZ I've been wanting to checkout that is fairly flat with a lot of cholla cactus around , but, the top part of the soil is littered with small quartz rocks as far as you can see. Does this sound like a good possible area for finding gold?
Thank goodness people like you exist to take your time to share your knowledge... much appreciated
Glad you enjoyed it.
Got your book and it holds a place at the top of my favorites list...Thanks Chris!!! Rock on!
Thanks for the kind words.
Wow. I was watching Bill Southern the other day saying to learn more about geology. Then I stumbled on this. Although I have had your books for years, you are awesome on the video teaching format. You answered so many of my questions with this one video! Thank You!
I had hoped to do joint videos with Bill last summer. Fires prevented it. Hopefully this next summer.
Hi Chris. Ordered your book. It should be here today. Thanks for all the well structured and informative video's. Maybe I will see you at the Tucson Mineral and Gem Shows since I live in Tucson
Not this year but I have been a number of times.
you got me out here reading usgs reports at 2am not understanding half the words
thanks for explaining hydrothermal vents and that video was great, youre giving me some really good notes! cant express how grateful i am for these videos.
Glad you enjoyed the video. My book explains some of the geologic terminology in descriptions that are easy for the average person.
It's awesome that the giant gold nugget was found with a metal detector! 👍 Great video Chris! 👍
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
The Hand of Faith was found with a metal detector. The Welcome Stranger was found by tripping over it
I find the videos you make very interesting and when covid is over or restrictions have been lifted I'd love to come out and learn more. I bought a ok metal detector and a good starter panning set because of geology. Its so Interesting and have always collected rocks and minerals but I've not found gold yet in the uk. I know its possible due to the geology. Thanks for the videos and keep up the inspirational videos 👋👋
Glad you like them! The UK has produced a fair amount of gold. A friend dug some once in a stream in Scotland.
Have you found any cool treasure metal detecting in UK? I can only imagine the kind of stuff lost for centuries out there, old tools, silver dagger hilts, bronze trinkets.
This is so interesting!
When I hike here in the Carolina mountains, I always wonder what I'm looking at when I see all the rocks and big walls of rock. There's so much to learn and you share some very useful information on the subject.
Thank you!
Great video!
Peace
Glad you enjoyed it.
Great lessons you provide. This is the one I lost and now found a little while ago.
Glad it helped!
Top video, learnt a lot, will get your book this week, best regards
Awesome, thank you!
Howdy Chris, I need to get you out here to look at some areas after I get out your way... Or sooner?
Hi Bill - I will send you a text to discuss it. Fall will work.
Chris, Very Educational, I have a much better understanding of the metamorphose of forming deposits.
I'm glad the video was helpful.
Your book is not available for me to buy when I tried on Amazon.... perhaps i can be your stockiest here and sell them in my mineral buying market.
The book is in the process of getting reprinted. The printer has all the files, I'm just waiting my turn. In a few weeks it will again be on sale with Amazon for $29.95 as it was in the past. They have a setup where you can get on an email list where they will notify you when it is back in stock.
Quality video. Very informative and helping me towards solving the origins of certain gold deposits in an area I am interested in.
Glad it was helpful!
Top notch presentation Chris, very informative.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Hi chris i was wondering if your coming back to Australia anytime soon. Im in Victoria and i would love to get your hand on finding gold and learning about where gold would be and found. Please let me know if you are coming back soon, would love to catch up. Thanks Matthew
I'd love to come back one of these days, but I have no active plans to do so soon. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Hello,I reside in calaveras county on 50 acres obtaining 2 mines with lots of quartz piles outside of them. My property is also one of the highest(altitude) in the area! lots of water travels during rainy months...im on a huge rock/rain catch, so again lots of water flow! would love to pick your brain on where to take some samples. The mines are at the top and leading down from them(over 600ft) are valleys that have eroded on/in this rock for who knows how many years i now call home.
Just take samples here and there all over - the results will tell you what you need to know.
Great video Ralph ! Yes, there's still plenty of big nuggets out there waiting to be found ! Although I haven't found the "Retirement Nugget" yet, I know it's out there. Lol ! 🤠⛏⚒👍👍
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Awesome Chris that was a great video very informative.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you very much ,help me understand more, really enjoyed your video.
Aloha 🤗
Glad it was helpful!
Thankyou for sharing your good interesting information .
My pleasure, glad it was helpful!
You're the best thank you thank you so much for your time and for your efforts an honest man and marvelous person with depths of character thank you again
I appreciate that!
One of your best Chris. Thank you!
X2...I learned a lot of needed geology from this video! Thanks Chris :>)
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
I like the way you explain things.You are a very good teacher.
Thank you! 😃 Glad you enjoyed the video.
I spend a lot of time to watch the video of this man, he is a good teacher, and if you are a good listener you can learn. now start prospecting gold Thank you so much teacher few people know this in our country. now the bell smash very hard.
Good luck to you my friend.
Thank you teacher,God bless you
Must say I love your videos.
Glad you like them!
When you say that gold crystals "grow" is that the same meaning as "accumulate" or something else?
If so, then are mineral crystals attracted to themselves, like a magnet to metal?
thanks for sharing your knowledge!
No, it is not at all the same as accumulate. I have a lot of videos that explain how gold deposits grow out of a dissolved solution. Just as aqua regalia dissolves gold, other chemicals can also dissolve gold. In the right chemical situation, the dissolved gold reforms as gold metal. Its the same as the growth of sugar crystals or other crystals.
thank you for your response. I will check out your other videos
Iove how you teach you ancer all the things I. I wondered about thank you for your wisdom an honesty most people don't care if they tell the truth about what they are teaching you are doing great
I appreciate that.
Thank you Chris for sharing your amazing knowledge about geology and au prospecting thank you professor!👍👊
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
i love your vids Chris.
Glad you enjoy all the videos.
very informative, but just wondering your thoughts on how glaciers may affect gold deposits.
Glaciers destroy placer deposits, they rip up bedrock, but don't make placer deposits. Later erosion of the glacial moraines can turn those mixed up gravels into placer deposits.
Excellent. You know gold better than I have ever seen.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Great speach ! Yeah finding crystaline gold is fun ! Found my best piece on bed rock under a inch of sand n small rocks, sweep away and there was a half gram sharp jagged chunk ! Still have it ! Eldorado co. Gold ! ;-)
Its fun stuff. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Try to find kgs watch Mr Chris how to find the pocket is not far from you if you follow the teacher
GREAT VIDEO PROFESSOR CHRIS !
INTERESTING, INFORMATIVE, AND ENCOURAGING ! 🇺🇸👍⭐
Thank you.
Very interesting, is gold always found near quartz? I live near a copper mine and quartz is everywhere, there is supposed to be gold around here and I’m trying to get a handle on how to use my metal detector.
no, gold is not always found near quartz. There is like 100,000 times more quartz than gold, so barren quartz is pretty common.
Nice video Chris, love it but wish my state had those bigger size gold!
The Liberty district has some big nuggets. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Thank you very much for the video , so much information in one video
Thanks for the kind words, I wish the best of luck in your prospecting efforts. More videos are coming!
Chris what started your love of prospecting?
My grandfather loved the outdoors and was a low level rock hound.
Great video and instruction
Glad it was helpful!
At 17:34 … the black soil in the middle of the picture .. can carry a lot of gold or silver or both, or even any of PMG … just roast it and smelt it. Go get it Chris 👍
If you say....
Fantastic informational video...thanks Chris...!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
thanks for the knowledge. can mercury be converted to gold in the magma?
No, mercury cannot be converted into gold.
Man I love this video. It helped me understand so much. I have watched it several times over the last year and went on to find bigger and better gold. I found my 1st 10 nuggets already!! Thanks Chris Ralph!! I'm a big fan of your channel🙏👍👍
Glad you enjoyed the video.
I am in Siskiyou county. Close to the head waters of the Sacramento river. Is there Gold in the Sacramento river too?
There is very fine, small gold in the Sacramento - but not a lot.
Are ever in the Grass Valley and Nevada city area? I sure would like to meet you.
I dont do that many personal appearances, I'll be at the GPAA GOld show in Pomona (southern California) in July.
THE SOLUTION IS RAPIDLY CHANGING!!! Hahahahha youre hilarious Chris.
This video is a classic, one of my all time favs.
every time i watch it i [pick up something i didnt mentally registerin times prior. Like the bits about iron seams and residual placers, both topics being highly relevant to workings i personally deal with out here in the Menifee Valley of Southern California.
I have your book, its greatly improved my prospectig skills ad answered many obscure questions about methods i could not find answers to online..
I even came accross a mint condition full sized pressing of Gold Districts of California at an estate sale per your reccomendation and found a little info about Menifee and its respective Auld mining district which is literallly in the hills behind my neighborhood, and the nearby Pinacate Mining District in Perris just 8 miles north of here. I got a full plate or i should say a full Pan hahaha. AS Always. THANK YOU CHRIS RALPH!
I'm glad to hear the book and the videos are helpful and you enjoy them.
Such educational videos, even though I've watched this in the past, one can always absorb more information that flanks other information (if that makes sense--:) thanks so much Chris...!
It makes perfect sense.
What is the foot wall, hanging wall, and that other wall you spoke of? Please illustrate. Thanks.
Think of a vein cutting at an angle through the rock The foot wall is the contact of the vein with the wall rock on the underside of the vein, the hanging wall the contact on the upper side of the vein. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Great Video Chris! Thanks for the valuable info! What are some key words to look for in USGS / Division on mines reports regarding gold size? I've come across description of host material, of course age of formations ect but Never a description of course vs fine free gold.
Not every report contains it. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Thankyou Good Class the best Geology is Closeology. I met a Arizona Bradshaw Mtn. Prospector that found a narrow shotty
Iron stained Quartz vein with a metal detector 30 ft long 3 ft. Deep and deeper
Took out hundreds of POUNDS. At first
By hand. Then over 1,000 oz. Pinched out. I held some of the angular chunks.
Note also it was in a faulted area.
No High grade pocket lasts forever, but a 1,000 ounces is pretty darn good.
Can you find gold in Northeast Tennessee? Always here about Coker creek but there has to be other locations
There are other places but also loads of private property with no trespassing. Coker Creek has a public park access.
@@ChrisRalph I know what you mean. I was just curious because you can't find anything online about finding gold anywhere else. When In a creek or river, what markers do you look for when searching for gold? What types of materials? Certain rocks? Quartz? I'm trying to learn and aquire as much knowledge as possible
Hello Mr. Ralph, is the gold leaching into solution due to the movement of "facies" over the hotspot and lagging behind to be precipitated? Just wondering if I'm way off base. Thanks if you find the time.
California was never associated with a hotspot, but California has loads of gold. Same with Alaska, Colorado and other places.
@@ChrisRalph Thank you sir. I got my reply so I can only be humbled, but I may have the wrong lexicon. I misused "hotspot". I was curious if the fluids become enriched by the movement of material over the system or if they leach it episodically from rock already somewhat upgraded that remains stationary. I have it in my head a sort of conveyor dumps it into the fluids to be released coincident with physical and chemical controls, but maybe it all comes at once. Both seems a likely enough notion. Thank you for the reply. I'm probably just all mixed up. Alls I know is I've been told gold won't make specks without some sorta tectonics. Maybe it's a more vertical orientation. Through that delicious porphyry crystal mush. Sorry, sorry. Thank you.
Being honest, its not just misuse of the term "hotspot" - I think you are unsure enough that your question is muddled and difficult to discern what you really mean. Take a look at my video on the geology of gold and volcanoes - see: ua-cam.com/video/v136BEdR_yU/v-deo.html
@@ChrisRalph Thanks.
Do you have any info on finding gold in places like maine,new hampshire an Vermont
I have seen some big gold nuggets from Maine, but I dont have a lot of details. Do some research and find out.
@chris ralph, professional prospector question. I know not all veins with pyrite have gold, but.. In these pressure releases and mineralized veins, I would imagine the platinum and gold drops out of the solutions at deeper parts compared to the pyrite because of its solidifying temperature? So when I find pyrite is it ok to assume there might be gold and heavier metals deeper in same veins possibly, or would the gold and plat be above the pyrite? Is there any trend you notice in the order different minerals deposited in veins at various cooling and pressure reduction places as the vein formed? I did understand your point about multiple events in same zones with changing solution types.
I wish I could show you a piece of quartz/mica/gold vein rock a "hard rock" miner brought up out of the gold mine at Geraldton, Ontario sixty years plus ago. I believe mom still has the three inch square piece in her jewelry box. It's an incredible look at the incidence of running pure gold veins (no mistake; that's gold;) as bright as when I first saw the piece in Grade Two!!!! in a way, it would sort of answer your question!!!
Remember its dissolved in water not melted. gold and pyrite are often together. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Awesome video thanks for the info. Just wondering what Magnifying strength would one use to view micro gold? Cheers
It just depends on what size of "micro" we are talking about.
@@ChrisRalph Thanks kindly. Invisible to the naked eyes. Eye see Gold in I can then place a claim over cellphone internet. No staking ground involved. Gold on.
Good video! Thank you.
Thanks. Glad you liked the video.
Thanks for the great video.
As always keep up the great work.
Im a california amateur prospector.
Ive been given the opportunity to head a prospecting venture to a place of my choosing in alaska.
Ive been doing a much research as I can through blm and adnr maps and records to find the best possible gold ground that is within backpacking distance of an airport, but there seems to be slim pickens with claims up there.
Please Tell me all that I must know to make this profitable on a very low budget.
My current gold gear includes a dream mat sluice a normal riffle sluice and several pans, classifiers, snuffy bottles, gold jars, and a mini hand held suction dredge.
Again any info related to alaska and gold is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
Friend, you ask a question it would take a book to answer. "Tell me all I need to know "
I recommend you buy my book read it and consider transportation that would take you farther than hiking distance from an airport.
i told you about amazon telling me my password is wrong every time. so amazon is out. i will keep a eye open in the garage sales around el dorado county for your book. thanks for the gold video.
You can buy on ebay and other places, just google it and you will find alternatives. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Great video once again!
I've got a quick question for you. Can large or lots of quartz crystals be a good sign of nuggets in quartz? I found an are that is filled with crystals. I have never found an area like it and It's got me wondering.
No, there is no correlation.
Very good, God bless you Chris!
Thanks, you too!
Excellent video.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Excellent information, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks you dear Sir for sharing deep knowledge about Gold finding .I am a Geologist .
It's my pleasure
In Mumbai ,from where I should purchase (guaranted) Metal Detector n which ? Sir ,Pls guide .
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Are there any areas in the north east U.S. that might be worth exploring for gold?
You mentioned going to a prospecting club in another comment. I'm out of Vermont and want to start experiencing this for real.
I remember panning as a kid, out of some of the local streams, so I think it should be possible around here. But that was 30 years ago, lol.
I can't find the reports you talk about for vermont. I've looked and found stuff about the geology (Rock types etc.) But not much on metals.
Try googling "Gold Deposits of Vermont" - You will find some useful info.
Great info Chris thank you
Hope it works out that you can make it.
you the best and most passionate...
Thanks. I'm glad you found the video helpful.
The super rich quartzgold must have a stronger signal on the detect?
super rich quartz full of gold is certainly detectable.
I enjoy 😉 your presentation i would like to know the restrictions on lands or national parks and do i require permits or permissions from government agencies or private owners,does your book 📚 supply the knowledge and others tools ⚒️ i need to purchase?i am truck driver and on my spare time i used my metal detector haven’t found much but your teachings has enhanced my knowledge.gracias
Your questions cover much ground and would take a book to answer. My book covers part of this but not all.
How would you recommend recovering really fine glacial till gold? I live in Tennessee and we have a bit of tiny (fly poop) gold here.
A sluice box.
@@ChrisRalph ive been looking at a drop riffle highbanker and giving that a shot.
WOW. GOOD DAY CHRIS IV JUST COME ACROSS YR CHANNEL. FANTASTIC EDUCATIONAL THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING AND RECOMENDATIONS IE FISHER ETC.I HAD A TANDY METAL DETECTOR IN MY YOUNG DAYS.HAVNT DONE ANYTHING FOR ABOUT 40 YRS.WATCHING A FEW VIDEOS I WOULD NOW LIKE TO TRY AGAIN. I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT FISHER YOU SPOKE ABOUT. THERE ARE SOME OLD GOLD FIELDS HERE IN AUSTRALIA. I LOVE TO GET OUT BUSH CAMPING SO WANT TO DETECT ALONG THE WAY AND HOPEFULLY DO OK WITH IT.EVERY THING I KNW TODAY IS FROM YR VID SO OBVIOUSLY I HAVE SUBSCRIBED BEST IVE VIEWED . WHERE DO I GET THE INFO ON COURSE Gold as I am wrighting I am learning listening to yr video. Fantastic knowledge you have .have u ever tried detecting in AUSTRALIA. I WANT UR BOOK ETC .HOW MANY VIDEOS HAVE U DONE SO FAR.IAM ALSO KEEN ON THE NOX 800 BUT HAVE TO FIND SOME GOLD FIRST TO PAY FOR .BEST VIDEO OF SEEN ENJOYED HEAPS THANKYOU KIND REGARDS DAVE
Minelab makes loads of good detectors in Australia.
Very informative video
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Thank you Chris, very interesting and informative. I have a thought, question or something crazy ... I research a lot about a lot and came across this “ bacteria eats heavy metals and poops out gold ????? It seems bacteria does a lot more than ever realized. What do you think 🤔?
Some bacteria do this - they do not change metals - if they eat gold, gold comes out.
I want to buy a metal detector for gold what do I need to look for in a very good metal detector. Ty
Choosing the best metal detector for you is something that you need to consider for yourself - your budget, what you want to do with your detector, etc. I did a video on how to choose the best metal detector for you - you can find it here: ua-cam.com/video/EF4oFvSHbJo/v-deo.html
I grabbed your book ... my first partner in life years ago was a Phd. in Geology. Actually the first woman to get her Phd. from SFU in geology. So I have a bit of second hand education for a layman. I can tell you know your stuff. I am off work with an injury for the summer. I'd like to get out and pan in the Lower mainland somewhere.
Best of luck to you in your prospecting.
I know there was some precious metals around the Terlingua, TX area. Do you think that looking for gold in the Davis Mountains is worthwhile with a metal detector?
Friend, there are tens of thousands of areas one might look at in the USA. I have no idea of the areas of your backyard. Go out and test it and see.
@@ChrisRalph Good advice, sir. I lost focus on what your video is all about. Based on your knowledge of how gold arrived in Earth's crust, go out there and look for ourselves. Look for surface gold and let the big boys handle the deep stuff. Don't take everything for granite.
Fascinating.
Glad you enjoyed the video.
@@ChrisRalph
I have always wondered how gold nuggets came to exist. I had no idea they came from dissolved gold that later crystalized. Thanks!
More good info Chris. Thanks.....
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
What is the best metal detector that you will recommend
Detectors are tools, there is no one tool that is perfect for all jobs. This is why many different detectors are made.
Hi Chris. I know of a large hotspring that flows directly into a creek. Would you recommend checking downstream from hotspring for precious metals? My second question is about gem stones. Would gems survive the temperature change from scalding hot to a cold stream?
In a hot spring situation the gold is usually down a bit deeper than the surface. That is why there is no gold actually exposed in Yellowstone. Yes the gems should survive.
Thank you so much for the knowledge shared. Can’t wait to read n have fists full
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for the video Chris. I live by the Silver Valley in Idaho (Wallace, Kellogg, Osburn, Mullan). My (very small) understanding is the Silver Valley is from crossing faults. Can you explain what the large amount of Silver in the area is from, and does this have anything with Gold being present. I believe they find a small amount of Gold with the Silver. Thanks
The only simple answer I can give is that the mineral fluids the formed the deposits along the faults in Silver Valley were rich in silver and base metals with only a small amount of gold. I am glad you enjoyed the video.
Hey Gary,
Good question and I too live near the Silver Valley, in CDA. Have you had any luck prospecting the area? Personally I have been pumped for months now. Of course just before winter got here and snow loaded up the hills. I found a few incredible places and found both gold and silver, even a little platinum. I found these somewhat nearby and completely untouched.
So, needless to say I can’t wait to get back out there Haha.
Thanks Guys take it easy!? Gary, if you don’t mind, let me know if you’re ever looking to hangout with a fellow Rockhound?
where can I go to find coarse gold in Turkey? please help... thank you
Gold mining in western Turkey goes back to ~3000 BC. Anatolia was a rich producer in ancient times, and gold mines in Turkey still produce today. You will need to do your own research on coarse gold sources - I have never been to Turkey. Additionally, I cannot tell you if it is legal to mine gold in Turkey, there are many laws and rules that must be obeyed.
If a rock is covered with nice yellow color mineral what it would be? Any other metal to which nature had given yellow color
there are hundreds of minerals that are yellow.....
Thank you for video Chris . Found some nice rock samples in waste rocks piles. I like using a steel rake and shave the top off . A lot of time I get into good samples.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
My hillside property in the mountains of North Carolina is littered with lovely milky quartz rocks about the size of a grapefruit. They are scattered here and there. Given what you said, I'll have to get a metal detector and test that site for gold!
I'd do my initial testing with just a gold pan. Much cheaper than a metal detector and some places only produce gold too small to detect.
On your next video can you show what pockets look like and what dangers to prevent accidents
Different pockets look different. Some are described better in my book.
Worth Its weight in GOLD!. Just received my copy of fist full of gold..! Wow!!! you were not kidding.. I don't think i will need any other book .. ( no I don't know Chris, never met Chris.. I just give it where its due) an astute rendering of consistent useful content, well explained with illustrations.. There is a wealth of knowledge within the pages.. There is absolutely no excuse for not finding gold armed with this book.. Chris, You should really try and get this on audible, or a download people can bring this out with them in the field, without worry of the book being damaged with water or what have you.. I know I would like to download this book to my phone, super handy. Anyway,, very Impressed.. Thank you Chris..
Thanks for the kind words about the book. I hope it is very useful for you. Of course with audible, you get none of those illustrations, same with kindle and similar versions - they are not made for books full of illustrations. I looked at this years ago.....
@@ChrisRalph Oh i see Chris.. well, I will figure a way to keep this book dry, no doubt. Maybe actually studying it, may help over time I'm sure. :) Although I can see myself reading, and re reading, constantly refer back to this perfect book.. No filler nonsense either... Nothing like no nonsense direct talk. I can see myself at night quietly sitting in the tent or trailer pouring over this book.. Well done!
Thanks Chris.
👏👏👏 another gem.
Glad that you enjoyed it.
Good video !!!!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector hope your staying warm and dry !!👍
Wish I could find it in eastern Oklahoma 😊
Not all states are equal when it comes to gold.
So when it grows like a mineral it must be posible to do that artificial !?
Yes, some small gold crystals have been grown in a lab, but not much of this is done as there is no demand for it.
Thanks Chris! Best vids out on this topic! ❤️🙏🏼🌎✌️
Glad you enjoyed it, I other, similar videos too.
The best explanation ever, thank you Chris
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Glad it was helpful!
Suck awesome information and how things work. I had an idea but understand how gold was formed now! Now I have seen a guy on UA-cam dissolving scrap gold and reforming it in pure gold through chemicals pretty cool! So I live in the lower mainland area of British Columbia. Have you prospected here and could you do a series on the Gold Rush area of British Columbia that would be awesome! Most of the areas you talk about are south of here. Thanks for all the info!!
I've never dug for gold in Canada. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
The techniques for finding gold are secondary to access to those areas. I have found that to be the most difficult portion of the prospecting regimen.
Join a local prospecting club and that will give you some access. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
What are the odds of finding a nugget in say Nebraska?
I'd say the chances are low.
Nebraska gold is all _very_ fine. Glacial deposits in the east, rivers in the west.
Yes Chris! Fascinating! Perhaps there’s a huge amount of the stuff yet to be discovered, perhaps in some gravel pit or streamed or road cut? There was ample gold in the black hills once, could it have hitched a ride to Nebraska in a glacier?
Is the Goldbug 2 Pro metal detector good for looking for residual placers? Thanks.
With the larger sized coil, yes. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
I live in maine and im finding that there's not much gold do you know why? Or am i looking in the wrong areas?
There is gold in Maine - I've seen some nice large nuggets from Maine. You may be looking in the wrong areas.
@@ChrisRalph i am also learning and listening to what to look for
In your opinion which type of system, epithermal or mesothermal is the better setting for nuggets and course gold to form and be found?
Both are good.
There's an area near Queen Valley, AZ I've been wanting to checkout that is fairly flat with a lot of cholla cactus around , but, the top part of the soil is littered with small quartz rocks as far as you can see. Does this sound like a good possible area for finding gold?
It sounds like it's worth investigating. You'll only know for sure if it has gold if you test it out. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.