How to Find Bigger Chunks of Gold in Creeks

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  • How to Find Bigger Chunks of Gold in Creeks
    This is how I search and find larger gold, including nuggets, in small streams and creeks here in Australia.
    It's a very simple method, you just have to take some time to observe the creek not as a prospector but as an explorer. Explorers have an eye for things others overlook.
    By spending some time observing the creek and looking for a few key indicators you might just find gold that other people have missed or overlooked.
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    Merch 👇
    www.theoldmouldy.com.au

КОМЕНТАРІ • 168

  • @VoGusProspecting
    @VoGusProspecting  2 місяці тому +24

    Who has a better beard, Pioneer Pauly or Jeff Williams?

  • @hobbieminers8487
    @hobbieminers8487 Місяць тому +3

    Thanks Chris i consider myself seasoned panner but i still enjoy your videos to keep me on point and make sure im not focusing to much on 1 thing and overlooking potential spots. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚒️

  • @MrAemaeth
    @MrAemaeth 2 місяці тому +5

    Love your work, man. Always top-notch info :)

  • @joeazbill8644
    @joeazbill8644 2 місяці тому +2

    NICE to meet you Chris, I'm Joe a California prospector with 22 years of experience, watched you for 3!! 😂

  • @inquisitivealbertan1712
    @inquisitivealbertan1712 20 днів тому

    Great video. Chris. I always learn something new from your videos that I watch. You are a very good educator. Best wishes to you and yours.

  • @Gentleman-Prospector
    @Gentleman-Prospector Місяць тому +1

    Great episode Chris! Thanks for sharing and thanks for all you contribute to the prospecting community. You truly have Great knowledge in most all aspects of prospecting . We appreciate you. Keep finding that AU.
    👍🎩😎⚒️

  • @Richard98973
    @Richard98973 2 місяці тому +2

    Thank you Chris for the valuable information I find it very interesting and have a great day.

  • @PhilBarlow-of8qv
    @PhilBarlow-of8qv 22 дні тому

    Thanks for the awesome content Chris. I live in a village in NSW with a working gold mine at the end of the main street and a 400m gorge on three sides. Coming across your videos inspired me to find out about getting down into that creek to have a look. It's been 45 years since I did any panning, but its coming back with some practice at another goldfields location, which there is plenty of up here in my vicinity. Being a bit on the broke side means I will have to make my own yabby pump, river sluice (going to Buy me some Dream Mat though) and Miller table. I may have to DIY a metal detector too. Luckily I have some skills (thanks to my ADF time) to do that. May not be as good as a bought one though. The gorge is all Crown Land but there are some active mining leases to dodge. Luckily the lady at the Crown Lands office is friendly. Please keep up the good work as I am finding your tutorials invaluable. I've got some interesting topography to decode. Cheers mate.

  • @MrBillK1961
    @MrBillK1961 2 місяці тому +2

    Barely made it home in time for this! Drove 4 and a half hours straight through from California’s Redwoods to see this!

  • @TalRohan
    @TalRohan 2 місяці тому +1

    We like the hiding in plain sight spots...I especially do cause walking is not my friend.
    always a pleasure to watch these little nuggets
    Thanks Chris

  • @chrisgreen8745
    @chrisgreen8745 2 місяці тому +4

    You good sir have a plethora of knowledge, thank you for the great detailed information you give, and the way you give it, thank you 👍

  • @PascalHoule
    @PascalHoule Місяць тому

    Absolute perfect informations! Good job Chris!

  • @TheCoffeeBushKid
    @TheCoffeeBushKid Місяць тому

    Well done Chris. Nice walk through of what to look for. As you have taught us, that is a good nugget for your area. Nice going. Take care mate 👍😁

  • @MickTee2k
    @MickTee2k 2 місяці тому +5

    I think the important take-away from the density differences is not the absolute density of water and gold, but the relative density between water (1), granite (3) Black sand (4) Lead (11) and gold (19)
    Gold is around 5 times heavier than pretty much everything you'll have in your pan.

    • @wp.sworld.s
      @wp.sworld.s Місяць тому +1

      Thank you for bringing me along with you on your adventure 😁

  • @TK-zf7sx
    @TK-zf7sx Місяць тому

    Thanks for taking the time to explain some details that others skip over.

  • @davidrobbs1249
    @davidrobbs1249 2 місяці тому

    You’re a wonderful teacher!

  • @wilfor03
    @wilfor03 Місяць тому

    Good job and great explanation of how the gold got there...very knowledgeable young fella....thank you

  • @tommynoel9929
    @tommynoel9929 Місяць тому

    Thanks Chris!

  • @steven_ewen
    @steven_ewen Місяць тому

    Interesting video Chris. Thanks for sharing your adventures. 🏞

  • @Trash-Castle
    @Trash-Castle 2 місяці тому

    Wonderful info

  • @Chris-vt5zb
    @Chris-vt5zb 2 місяці тому

    Thanks Chris well done on the nugget

  • @rasqvange
    @rasqvange 2 місяці тому

    Great video as allways Chris been a bit wet over here in NZ but I'll be getting back out there soon🎉

  • @NorthwestScout
    @NorthwestScout 2 місяці тому

    Thanks so much! Been learning lots from your videos!

  • @dylanjames4537
    @dylanjames4537 2 місяці тому

    Thankyou for your shared knowledge

  • @MadMarlin1964
    @MadMarlin1964 2 місяці тому

    Wow dude, that’s some huge flakes from what you guys normally pull. Good on you and Gratz on that nugget.

  • @adventures-with-joe
    @adventures-with-joe 2 місяці тому

    I like all your videos, uncut and or edited 😊😊

  • @peterokeefe1463
    @peterokeefe1463 Місяць тому

    Rippa vid Chris well done to you!!!

  • @mocaman99
    @mocaman99 2 місяці тому

    Cheers for the vid Chris :)

  • @audigga4396
    @audigga4396 2 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for the micro tip. I hope to use it this week!

    • @VoGusProspecting
      @VoGusProspecting  2 місяці тому

      Hope it helps, who knew using eyes would make things easier

  • @mikewinings4120
    @mikewinings4120 2 місяці тому +1

    Upside down land,love it😅

  • @dartmart9263
    @dartmart9263 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video

  • @dylanjames4537
    @dylanjames4537 2 місяці тому +1

    The lead you got panning a very selective spot proved your theory on the fast water improving size of gold, my belief is that big rocks,big gold.

    • @VoGusProspecting
      @VoGusProspecting  2 місяці тому +2

      I agree, all my bugger bits have come out of areas with large rock

  • @BrandonSanders-ml3kw
    @BrandonSanders-ml3kw Місяць тому

    I appreciate what your doing iv learned a lot from watching your videos and I’ll always watch um all iv been bitten by the gold bug id love to get out there one day and look for some gold with ya brother stay blessed 👋💪💯🫶🙏

  • @whgordon6109
    @whgordon6109 2 місяці тому

    Super informative Chris, nice gold boulder in that pan, surprised you were able to lift it, a few more of those and it's on to an easy retirement!

  • @gregcollis9688
    @gregcollis9688 2 місяці тому

    Great vid and i know I've said it before but love your work.

  • @TammyAllen-vj5de
    @TammyAllen-vj5de Місяць тому

    Finally got YT fixed so I can comment. Thanks Chris for your adventures!

  • @billwilliams1842
    @billwilliams1842 2 місяці тому +1

    Chris, Did you ever find the old creek runs/beds that were there before the old timers used the water jets?

  • @FantsyPants
    @FantsyPants 2 місяці тому

    Great,informative vid, onya.

  • @philippeklein2679
    @philippeklein2679 Місяць тому

    there are definitely quite a few well bearded prospectors and mother earth mysteries adventurers!
    No offence to Pauly and Jeff, I will go with Dan Hurd and Frank @ Exploring abandoned mines (by the way check out the mine he is working on!!!!)
    Those are really well seasoned beards, quintessence of passionate characters that nobody would be able to imagine without them. True B-C guys!!
    Still cheers to Pauly, Jeff and obviously YOU, Chris!
    Always a pleasure to watch what you're up too and appreciate the great content you share with us during your explorations.
    Thanks a lot!

  • @GoonLyfeChannel
    @GoonLyfeChannel 2 місяці тому

    Another great vid

  • @matthewmace3566
    @matthewmace3566 Місяць тому

    keep going

  • @user-hp2um3jb3i
    @user-hp2um3jb3i 2 місяці тому

    Sence that is a log, a lot longer than what is sticking out of the water. Hence that bedrock is a hell of a lot deeper. A lot more area to find a whole heck of a lot more gold. Good content, and really great information,( exhalent teaching, from a great teacher).

  • @RustedPioneering
    @RustedPioneering 2 місяці тому

    Chris much respect you’re a star in my world, over on Vancouver island ✨✌🏼

  • @desahanalam9148
    @desahanalam9148 26 днів тому

    The best ❤

  • @HummelJaeger
    @HummelJaeger 2 місяці тому

    The bit at 10:55 about fast water reminds me of one of my favourite panning spots. Its the outside bend of a river where the rocks have fissures parallel to the flow of water. Material gets smashed directly into the crevices and most of it flushed out. The only thing left after floods is chunky heavies. :-)

  • @AroundTheBlockGaming
    @AroundTheBlockGaming Місяць тому

    Ive found a great location in my local creek. A beautiful inside bend where I can see the heaviest rocks in the front of it. However, the outside of the bend hits a massive bedrock wall. I think the gold may actually be on the outside bend on this one. Panning the inside bend I’ve found lots of lead, and I believe small chunks of iron, and THICK black sand. But no gold yet.

  • @debhester8665
    @debhester8665 2 місяці тому

    Sweet nugget!!

  • @nicholasmarsocci2741
    @nicholasmarsocci2741 2 місяці тому +1

    Another great video! Keeping you and the people of Australia in my thoughts this morning after the terrible attack at the mall today

  • @ericchilver9113
    @ericchilver9113 2 місяці тому

    Yes Chris I’m thinking during the week day not during holidays, keen to get back up the old coach road, retired now 🇦🇺👍

  • @susanmarkleyschmitt1314
    @susanmarkleyschmitt1314 2 місяці тому

    Paula has the best.

  • @stanlopar3296
    @stanlopar3296 Місяць тому

    Chunky a nice.

  • @reaganorelly9037
    @reaganorelly9037 Місяць тому

    Thank you for your shared knowledge. Could you assist me with a panning dish. From Solomon Islands

  • @GSProspecting
    @GSProspecting 2 місяці тому +1

    Great job all around fam. Loads of great info. Keep on having fun getting that Au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠

  • @weekendwarriorprospecting817
    @weekendwarriorprospecting817 2 місяці тому

    Holy shit 😳 just seen the news. 😢 that's so sad. Stay safe 🙏🏻 ❤️
    My daughters friend was stabbed a few months ago. Mikey Royland only 16 years old.

  • @Kaitlyn871
    @Kaitlyn871 Місяць тому

    With that log in the creek could it also have gold in the crack s of that log stuck in the creek bottom? You would think so

  • @Yuckster
    @Yuckster Місяць тому

    Stupid question
    Could you dig the log out burn it see if gold got trapped in the log 🪵
    It seem like a place gold could be in with wood having crevices and small places that gold could get caught in ???
    So could gold be in the log ?
    If you bring it could you find the gold in the ash ?

  • @bfk1970
    @bfk1970 2 місяці тому +3

    Dig the log out, take it home, dry it out, burn it, and pan the ashes?

    • @Pax.Alotin
      @Pax.Alotin 2 місяці тому +1

      Nah --------leave it there.
      The local 🦐Yabbies 🦐 will tell stories of how a _'Yowie'_ tried to take their home.

  • @seanb3516
    @seanb3516 Місяць тому +1

    Hey... Has Everyone Told Chris that Boats can be constructed of Steel or Concrete and still FLOAT as the Flotation Of The Boat Is Dependent Upon The Amount Of Water The Boat Displaces? FFS

  • @brendachilders8075
    @brendachilders8075 Місяць тому

    Pauly’s stache gets outta hand in a hurry… but love beards, on both..

  • @brendanashby6624
    @brendanashby6624 Місяць тому

    G'day Chris I was just wondering do you need a permit to look for gold

  • @franguimfrangoso104
    @franguimfrangoso104 Місяць тому +1

    Salve salve guerreiro vo-gus 💎⛏️🇧🇷

  • @mikelsheline6199
    @mikelsheline6199 Місяць тому

    What websites can I use I dint know if I can trust an to have real info I live in arkansas next to missouri

  • @tedosullivan7888
    @tedosullivan7888 Місяць тому

    Hi Chris great content.always love watching you and gadsey out on the gold hunt.
    Incessantly, I'm from Dan Hurd country in the Okanogan Valley in bc. We have similar gold deposits everywhere.have you considered coming up to Canada and doing a few episodes with Pauly and Dan? Maybe for good measure get Jason up from Bellingham Washington.what a series that would be.

  • @James-fi6rv
    @James-fi6rv 2 місяці тому +2

    Thanks. I have a friend that saved president Kennedys daughters life from a Muslim knife weirder, we went out to test his new gold bug today...he found a target that he couldn't find so he asked me to recheck it...there was an inch & a half rock that sounded like a nugget on my Fisher CZ3D...he's 1 happy camper today!

    • @VoGusProspecting
      @VoGusProspecting  2 місяці тому +2

      So he got a nugget?

    • @James-fi6rv
      @James-fi6rv 2 місяці тому +2

      A Nice specimin!! I told him to crush it & i will teach him to pan...hes pushing 90 years old & is excited as a kid in a candy store. He wants to learn. Who says you cant teach an old dog new tricks?!!!​@VoGusProspecting

  • @xmj6830
    @xmj6830 2 місяці тому

    Dan Hurd would call it a picker! 😄

  • @au_gmentedreality
    @au_gmentedreality 2 місяці тому

    Jeff. Pauly even though Canadian, has a baby face. And Jeff grizzled (sorry for stupid saying) look just goes with age eh! 3 hours late. It's uh..1am here, what time is Victoria in. 8-10 hours past pacific standard. Don't wanna Google. Really just lame convo starter. You are a definite pro now. And you teach exceptionally well, considering talking to the Camara. I talk to myself plenty, and I'm only worried about getting caught. The camera just isn't the same

  • @trevdyer173
    @trevdyer173 2 місяці тому

    Was that a nug or speci? Looked like it had quartz in it still

  • @OpenSpaceWellness
    @OpenSpaceWellness Місяць тому

    🙏❤️🌲

  • @fit_pharmd4830
    @fit_pharmd4830 Місяць тому

    Also, is this your job meaning your UA-cam channels? Or do you have another job and this is a weekend hobby in addition to your work?

  • @Goldenprospecting
    @Goldenprospecting Місяць тому

    Chunky gold

  • @hiddentruth1982
    @hiddentruth1982 2 місяці тому

    I wonder if there would be gold trapped in that log since it had so many crevices in it.

    • @donovandagenhart1161
      @donovandagenhart1161 2 місяці тому

      I've tried it not worth the hassle for the little bit you do recover

  • @fit_pharmd4830
    @fit_pharmd4830 Місяць тому

    When did you stop doing the old mouldy hat intro to your other channel?

    • @VoGusProspecting
      @VoGusProspecting  Місяць тому

      Like 5 years ago

    • @fit_pharmd4830
      @fit_pharmd4830 Місяць тому +1

      @@VoGusProspecting wow, it’s really been that long! I didn’t realize I’ve been watching you for so many years now! It’s still such a great channel, the humor and education separate you from the pack and of course the irreplaceable Senior Sweat Pants!!

  • @Bonamici
    @Bonamici 2 місяці тому

    💙💛

  • @stevechallis5593
    @stevechallis5593 2 місяці тому

    Gold prospecter

  • @mleshoestar777
    @mleshoestar777 2 місяці тому

    🙃🤘

  • @ryancomfy
    @ryancomfy 2 місяці тому

    Because you're upside down in Oz, why doesn't the gold rise to the top of the tray when panning? Just trolling, love the vids Chris :)

    • @christopherburnham1612
      @christopherburnham1612 Місяць тому

      It does and then falls out of your pan leaving more for us,ssshhh, don't tell anyone

  • @francescamifsud1064
    @francescamifsud1064 2 місяці тому

    We’re are you gold panninng

  • @ericchilver9113
    @ericchilver9113 2 місяці тому

    I remember in the 70s gold was $70 an ounce $3600 ouch

  • @nathanielwilson1404
    @nathanielwilson1404 Місяць тому

    Nice nuggie

  • @user-bn3ed4db3b
    @user-bn3ed4db3b 2 місяці тому

    Can't wait to get to my secret spot and sluice 2 ounces a week. I'll be doing it full time, even doing a night shift.
    It would be great to film this spot but I want to stay incognito and alone😊.

  • @gustavobibiloni871
    @gustavobibiloni871 2 місяці тому

    Where is ferne?

  • @tianafrancis9827
    @tianafrancis9827 Місяць тому

    I am wondering about your dog?

  • @fml0653
    @fml0653 Місяць тому

    1849 all over again.

  • @vaguelysober
    @vaguelysober 2 місяці тому

    Where’s ya spicy fly eating pup?

    • @VoGusProspecting
      @VoGusProspecting  2 місяці тому +1

      She was at camp having a play with the other doggo

  • @Golden-dog88
    @Golden-dog88 Місяць тому

    @VoGusProspecting Hey Chris i know gold is dence but i defo know some people that are a 💩load dencer

  • @410connects
    @410connects 2 місяці тому

    you mean prospector not a miner just saying

  • @killmozzies
    @killmozzies Місяць тому

    Upgraded from prospector to miner.