How to make your own gold pan - make your own mining equipment

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  • With all the gold pans on the market, have you ever wanted to make your own pan? Have you ever wondered which one is best? In this video I take a look at gold pans and how you can improvise you own pan.
    For those who want to learn more about Prospecting and finding gold check out my book, Fists full of Gold. It’s an encyclopedia of everything on the topic of prospecting. It’s available on from High Plains Prospectors. (Affiliate) You can find it at:
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    For even more information on prospecting, minerals, gems and other related information you can also check out my website at:
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  • @oddball8758
    @oddball8758 4 роки тому +2

    I use a 15 inch Avedis crash cymbal for panning only because that's what I started out with.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      That is something entirely different.

    • @oddball8758
      @oddball8758 4 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph Pointed dowel in the hole in the bell and instant drain into the white bucket.

    • @oddball8758
      @oddball8758 4 роки тому

      Chinese should have put a hole in theirs, Zildjian did !!

  • @ptek69
    @ptek69 3 роки тому +1

    I grabbed a decent sized plastic bowl from the dollar store (along with some strainers and makeshift snuff bottles) gonna modify it a bit with a dremmel.
    Seeing all these different kinds of pans is super helpful, new to all this, lookin for something fun to do while Fishing with live bait 😁

  • @laurapettit9045
    @laurapettit9045 4 роки тому +14

    My 16 year old son 3D printed me a 9 inch TURBOPAN that fits easily in my pack, it only took 4 hours to print. Love your channel, its very helpful.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +3

      What about the lines left by the printer?

    • @paulolivolo4185
      @paulolivolo4185 3 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph +++++

    • @juliamay3014
      @juliamay3014 3 роки тому +1

      @@ChrisRalph oven treat it and it smooths it out

    • @makincash3337
      @makincash3337 2 роки тому +1

      How much does it cost to make?

  • @WhiteRavenMining
    @WhiteRavenMining 4 роки тому +3

    I have located an unrecorded hot spring system here in Eastern Washington. It erupts when small earth quakes activate the unrecorded local hot spring river system. Plus, in the hot springs system, there are very rare malleable nickle/iron, with many other elements, small nuggets traveling in the system underground. Also, there is electrum gold particles traveling in the hot spring river system. You may find this very interesting. I hope to hear from you soon.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +1

      I have so many of my own gold projects, but I wish you the best with yours.

    • @genedeon3621
      @genedeon3621 4 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph I'm sure you hear this all the time. But, I have malleable ((iron/nickle nuggets )) found nowhere in any book or video I have ever seen. I've been looking into these for 38 years.

    • @C3SIL3Y
      @C3SIL3Y 3 роки тому

      Would you disclose the general location?

    • @genedeon3621
      @genedeon3621 3 роки тому +1

      @@C3SIL3Y Spokane, Washington, U.S.A..

    • @brainretardant
      @brainretardant Рік тому

      I would love to see this. Which part of eastern Washington?

  • @pierauspitz
    @pierauspitz 3 роки тому +3

    If I may: the round metal pans are usually spun, not pressed.
    The very subtle concentric pattern on the surface and the rolled bead are telltales of this very "simple" and common process (working with a lathe, wood forms and a skilled worker is quicker and cheaper than enormous hydraulic presses and hardened steel molds). Pretty interesting technology in itself.
    A gold pan being spun: ua-cam.com/video/hBfA13uZwJw/v-deo.html

  • @reidogarimpo1691
    @reidogarimpo1691 4 роки тому +3

    Great teacher! Obrigado Chris. João from Brazil

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Thanks for the kind words....

  • @josephwilliamson6878
    @josephwilliamson6878 4 роки тому +10

    Great idea for a series. Not everybody can afford some of the desired equipment. I made a lot of my brewing gear when I first started brewing beer. Also helps to keep the creative juices going when you're in a pinch. "What do I already have that can be repurposed? "

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +1

      Well said! My thoughts exactly.

    • @ptek69
      @ptek69 3 роки тому +1

      I'm just modifying a bowl I got from the dollar store with a dremmel myself.
      Vid like this is awesome, love makin things more affordable when possible, and all the examples gave me some ideas

  • @shaunsmith7642
    @shaunsmith7642 Рік тому

    In all honesty, I started panning with a small plastic oil catch basin I picked up from my local auto parts store for like $4. I had bought it to change the oil in my lawnmower, but then noticed flakes of gold in some sand and it got repurposed.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Рік тому

      Fun stuff - thanks for sharing.

  • @cypherf0x
    @cypherf0x 4 роки тому +7

    If you really want a custom pan you can get one 3D printed. A sintered print would be the best option but it’s not going to be a cheap print. You will get your own custom pan if you take the time to design one in something like Fusion360. The most printed thing I’ve found tends to be sluice designs.
    I'd be particularly interested in seeing a video about some of the old drywashers people built.

    • @MD-NWWI
      @MD-NWWI 4 роки тому +2

      I 3d print alot of my accessories. Scoops, pans, header boxes, and mats.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +2

      Good point but few people have 3 D printers. The other thing is the lines the printers leave is not helpful on a pan.

    • @cypherf0x
      @cypherf0x 4 роки тому +1

      @@ChrisRalph What you're thinking of is FDM type printers that use reels of plastic. A sintering printer uses a laser to fuse powder and can be very smooth. The last type is a resin that's hardened by a laser in layers. It's very precise but resin tends to be toxic and far more expensive for large prints.
      Sintering printers are expensive but there are places online where you can upload a design and get it printed by a sintering type printer. It's not cheap but there's a wide choice of materials from plastic to metals.

    • @HoneyBoomz
      @HoneyBoomz 2 роки тому

      My local library's have a 3D printer. For a little bit of a price, they might make one of these. Great idea.

  • @kittygonzalez2827
    @kittygonzalez2827 2 роки тому +2

    Lol ...I’d love to see YOU take the horn off of a bull! The way you said, “ they simply took a horn off of a bull...” I cracked up wondering who came up with that...and how long he lived afterward! 😂⚡️🎯🙀🍺

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  2 роки тому +1

      Of course bulls were killed and butchered for their meat. The horns were taken from dead bulls, and so no problem of the bull attacking them.

    • @kittygonzalez2827
      @kittygonzalez2827 2 роки тому +1

      @@ChrisRalph lmao...I never thought of that... but just woke up after a whole 35 minutes of sleep...my back is killing me after rearranging the rocks and boulder in my creek! Maybe they rearranged my old bones instead‼️ When I was younger, I do not remember rocks being as Slippery, nor as heavy l..And God made a mistake adding algae on top of slippery bedrock! Dirty trick! Even dirtier is having a river otter flop up on the bedrock bedside you...when you’d never had river otters in the 64 yrs I’ve been at Then property! It screamed when I screamed...we headed in opposite directions!

  • @MD-NWWI
    @MD-NWWI 4 роки тому +4

    I'm surprised you didn't mention 3d printing!! I 3d print alot of my accessories. Scoops, pans, header boxes, and mats.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +2

      Not many folks have 3D printers. The lines the printer leaves are not helpful with panning.

    • @wildernesspost8764
      @wildernesspost8764 4 роки тому +1

      Hey Greg I've been looking at some printers for awhile now and have been thinking about this, any recommendations for printer that works well with making prospecting stuff?

    • @MD-NWWI
      @MD-NWWI 4 роки тому +1

      @@wildernesspost8764 I would recommend the prusa mk3s for the easiest to use, great customer service, great quality prints, and reliability. I love them. They run about $749 for the kit that you can assemble or $999 for a assembled printer. They are manufactured in the Czech Republic. I enjoy tinkering so the build was fun. I have built 4 of them so far.
      There are some cheaper brands out there but are not as reliable and sometimes need some repairs and modification. 3d printing is alot of fun and can be a hobby on its own or supplements almost any other hobby out there.
      If price is a factor for you I would recommend the creality ender 3 or the creality cr10s pro.

    • @wildernesspost8764
      @wildernesspost8764 4 роки тому +1

      @@MD-NWWI Hey great info just what I was wanting thanks a lot. I see it can use ABS plastics too, thats pretty good price considering what I thought they might be. Ill check out those cheaper ones too. Thansk again!

  • @msmail9925
    @msmail9925 4 роки тому

    Very informative, tnx for shearing with us. 👍

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the kind words.

  • @Stoned2daBone-r4g
    @Stoned2daBone-r4g 4 роки тому +4

    I got a collapsible shovel that could be used in a bind

  • @illeagle6024
    @illeagle6024 4 роки тому

    Chris Ralph, You're gold Bro Bro! I love All your videos. I've learned so much from you and Jeff Williams. I'm a truck driver who started to prospect in every gold district I drive through. Thanks 😁

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      I appreciate that, best of luck to you in your efforts.

  • @adaml.4076
    @adaml.4076 4 роки тому +4

    This is going to be great. I can't wait for the sluice box or high bank section. Thank you.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Great idea,I think I'll do a whole video on high bankers.

  • @TheHighVibrationStation
    @TheHighVibrationStation 8 місяців тому +1

    You could probably use a pie tin too.

  • @allansgoldmining
    @allansgoldmining 4 роки тому +1

    Great idea for a series, Chris !! I'm looking forward to it, considering I like to build stuff. Best gold pan out there is the one that works for you. I prefer the green square one (Maverick Pan) for sluice cons, and the Garrett Super Sluice for testing material. Thanks for sharing tips and ideas ! BTW, check out Vo-Gus Prospecting. He posted an excellent video on how to convert a stream into a poor man's sluice.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +1

      I saw the video. I agree with carrying all the gear for a high banker being a pain, but a simple stream sluice weighs maybe 6 or 8 pounds and can be carried in one hand. I'd have used a sluice box rather than trying to use natural bedrock.That way after shoveling the gravel you could just pick up the sluice and clean it rather than all the time trying to suck up all the gravel off bedrock and hoping you got it all.

  • @HeidiConanGoldProspecting
    @HeidiConanGoldProspecting 4 роки тому +1

    What an AMAZEBALLS idea m8! 👏 Super excited to follow along. If you have time love your opinion on our beach mining. Latest video shows it pretty well, any advice be super nice! ❤ Cheers indeed, Heidi n Conan Gold Prospecting ⛏🍀

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks! Beach mining is a special skill all its own.

  • @WoodPigeonOutdoors
    @WoodPigeonOutdoors Рік тому

    I acculy use a mess-tray my area isnt known for gold. So i didnt want to spend the money, but i had 5 mess trays i bought at a yard sale so i use that

  • @juliewilliams489
    @juliewilliams489 2 місяці тому

    I used a plastic plant pot saucer I had lying around untill I got a proper gold pan.🧐🤔💡
    It had ridges up the sides and sections on the bace like the mess pan you showed. 🤪
    Preferred it to the new unseasoned gold pan at first once i finally got one .🤷‍♀️

  • @RobertSmith-li2eu
    @RobertSmith-li2eu Рік тому

    How are you doing I am new at this and I live in Michigan 😢😢 I know not the best place to be looking for gold but it is what it is and that's where I'm at so you think if I purchase your book it would help me in this state of Michigan I know the Black sands of Time lake Superior but I'm down here in the Bass lake Huron St Clair River so if you think it will really improve my chances give me your honest opinion and I'll go from there's and then if it's all good I'll buy your book thank you for your time I hope you have a blessed day and a pan for gold

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Рік тому

      There is some fine gold in some sands, but Michigan has never been a big gold producer.

  • @KipdoesStuff
    @KipdoesStuff 3 роки тому

    HOw to make a gold pan: Don't, just look around for something that looks like a gold pan. No shit.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  3 роки тому +1

      Says the guy with a UA-cam channel no one watches.

  • @FrancaFrancis-vw6kw
    @FrancaFrancis-vw6kw Рік тому

    I really appreciate this video god bless you I have no good plan I am from Nigeria Franca Frances I'm a new come here I hope I will like you ♥️👍

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Рік тому

      Welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @christophercarter7536
    @christophercarter7536 2 роки тому

    Since you have so many gold pans, could you send me one? I really want to pan in the river by my house with my 12-year-old son and am researching ways to make a gold pan with zero money

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  2 роки тому

      You can buy them for $10 - if you cant afford $10, you can't afford the gas to get to the river. Best of luck to you.

  • @beckysbestbeauty
    @beckysbestbeauty 4 роки тому +3

    Excited for this series!

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Mom says you are a wonderful girl, and she is right of course (as always).

  • @Smithsgold
    @Smithsgold 4 роки тому +1

    Gold Pans !!!!

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +1

      Dont know how it is down there but clear as a bell with no smoke up here at my trailer.

    • @Smithsgold
      @Smithsgold 4 роки тому +1

      Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector clear here but I heard the fire has jumped the line near strawberry valley

  • @katherinedownover7927
    @katherinedownover7927 4 роки тому +1

    I'm only new to all this and have a question what is the black stuff that sinks to the bottom with the gold. Great show 💜

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +1

      Its a mix of iron minerals,together they are called black sand.

  • @greedygringoprospecting6941
    @greedygringoprospecting6941 4 роки тому

    you can join a club and win a pan for $1. raffle ticket. ( i have seen this at keene engineering) pat is a gpaa chapter pres. or me. you find what you like. the garret super sluice and the minelab 10 inch pan.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Or you can buy 10 raffle tickets for $10 and win nothing. Seen that too.

    • @greedygringoprospecting6941
      @greedygringoprospecting6941 4 роки тому

      have seen that. thats how i got my a52 sluice. one guy handed me his tickets FREE SLUICE BOX !!!!!!!!

  • @davesaunders4592
    @davesaunders4592 4 роки тому

    I'm from Canada I found bedrock that seems to.be promising was wondering if you had email i could email.you pics and you might be able to.tell.me what it is

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +1

      I appreciate your request, but I get many, many requests from all over the world for personal help and assistance every day. I have my own mining projects that I need to focus on and simply cannot help beyond my book or what videos you see me post on UA-cam. I wish you the best of luck to you in your efforts.

  • @tahirali1976
    @tahirali1976 2 роки тому

    Excellent video thanks for making videos it was real video 👍👍👍👍

  • @cristianvalladares2973
    @cristianvalladares2973 11 місяців тому

    I love your videos but this wasn’t what the people is expecting you didn’t show or teach how we can make a pan

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  11 місяців тому

      It is how to make a pan out of whatever you have on hand. Its not how to make a pan on a plastic injection molding machine (this is how most pans are made). I did not talk about plastic injection because not one in a million of my viewers have access to one.

  • @trippingtommy3691
    @trippingtommy3691 3 роки тому

    Correction, the cost of a mold for injection production is in the 10s of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  3 роки тому

      Simple things like a gold pan can be made cheaper - 10 to 15 K.

  • @zootallure8913
    @zootallure8913 2 роки тому

    Romans made their goldpans out of wood, I do not know what type, but by two we saw in a museum, looks like oak.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  2 роки тому +1

      Some folks still make pans out of wood.

  • @laionemeihetahikoulakanate9515

    End of the world Gold starting to show them self upon the surface.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Рік тому

      Glad to hear that it was helpful.

  • @buddhikaroshan1890
    @buddhikaroshan1890 Рік тому

    If you want to come to Sri Lanka to search for gold, we have our team

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Рік тому +1

      Someday I'll come to search for gems.

  • @jasonbaldwin1915
    @jasonbaldwin1915 4 роки тому

    Hey chris...I love your videos... I thank you for all your knowledge... this has nothing to do with this video... in the past I had seen a video of you saying switching sticks dont work... jeff Williams can make them work... and I have been using them for years... I'm retired at 47... I have a lil nest egg built up... would you be willing to wager on a live video... someone we dont know... say copper gold and silver in the sand... maybe 25 yards away from us... say we bet $100k ... are you so sure they dont work? Because I will guarentee if we bet who can find them faster... your intuition against my witching sticks sir... you will surely lose... I respect you so I did say sir... I k ow nothing compared to you with gold... I do try... but you have superior knowledge... because you cant make something work... doesnt mean nobody cant sir... would you like to wager on it sir? I will put my money where my mouth is... are you willing to back up your belief? I will take 2 metal coat hangers... cut them in front of you... and you will be amazed and I will be 100k richer sir... I have been doing it for years... not everyone can do it...I will say this... if you can master it... theres not a better way of finding gold... they point the way... when I'm over metals or water... basically things that ground to the earth the best... my rods.. even coat hangers will cross... are you willing to make a bet sir?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Thanks for your kind words. On the dowsing thing, watch my video on the topic and listen to what I say about dowsing for gold. See: ua-cam.com/video/04KcwCYo7oI/v-deo.html On that video, I describe a scenario a friend did a test that is very similar to what you suggest and the dowser lost. People believe all sorts of things. There is a sizable group on UA-cam that believes the world is flat like a pancake, not spherical. I get folks commenting on that video all the time who insist that dowsing for gold works. I only ask that they provide some evidence to convince me - and so far no one has. There is tons of gold out there to be found - that is without question. Post a video on your UA-cam channel of you with all the gold you have found dowsing. If you can show that you have found at least 10 pounds of gold with your dowsing skills, I will move forward with a bet as you suggest. However you will need to bring cash with you to the bet as I will not take an IOU or a check. I can bring cash and we will have a third party hold both of our cash piles. You know there has been a standing offer (not by me) of one million dollars to anyone who can prove dowsing works and no one has claimed that prize, right? Why have you not claimed that cash? Anyway, I look forward to seeing the many pounds of gold you have found dowsing.

    • @oddball8758
      @oddball8758 4 роки тому

      25 yards away ?? In the sand ? So you need to know where they are first ?
      Gold197 is nature's Gold Element, it's stable and non radioactive. It's as far away from being an Actinide as you can get, 100%stable. It's cousins 196 and 198 are radioactive (2 and 6 days...1/2) but also man made. (medicinal) There is nothing to detect. Metal detectors use bounce back frequency after projecting wave lengths. You project nothing with dowsing rods. At best, the ground you stand on is not level and your balance allows the rods to seek the low spot by way of gravity, the long end going first, which is where the heavy will be too. Might as well wait for rain and find the puddles. Same results.
      Slim ?? ! .....He don't need no dowsing rod, those rods ask him where to go. That's why it works for him. (saw the vid.) Just like Slim, Chris will be real and show you how it's done. They are both worth your time in the field of Geology.

    • @oddball8758
      @oddball8758 4 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph If you told him you threw a 99.9 Gold brick into the Grand Canyon, ...go get it,...he wouldn't even try. But if you told him where you were standing when you threw it,...he'd be there in a heartbeat and claim the rods helped.

  • @illeagle6024
    @illeagle6024 4 роки тому

    Chris Ralph...When silence is Not golden 😅

  • @freedomdove
    @freedomdove Рік тому

    Thanks, Chris. I was going to buy a pan but you just made me realize I already have one. It's an enamel wash basin that's about the same size as the ones you showed being used. My copy of your book just arrived today. 👍

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Рік тому +1

      Excellent, I think you will like the book.

  • @yt-ghost-turtle2470
    @yt-ghost-turtle2470 4 роки тому

    This guy ttipin I can 3d print and make molds outa sand

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Way more work and more expensive than buying one.......

  • @Notellemkrik1776
    @Notellemkrik1776 4 роки тому

    We need to put you in charge of Bureau Of Land Management

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      The employees would kill me.

  • @tonybowen472
    @tonybowen472 Рік тому

    I think I might be able to help you with this "pan-Pam" dilemma.....

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Рік тому

      Not sure what you mean. Maybe you have a hearing problem?

    • @tonybowen472
      @tonybowen472 Рік тому

      @Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector "just.... just.... just shut your mouth ...now you're just coming off as stupid. "
      Lol sorry I have a really hard time not inserting quotes from the movie Step Brothers into any and every situation I ca m.

  • @shaikismail7528
    @shaikismail7528 Рік тому

    Clearly explained TQ very much sir

  • @RustyCandyAdventures
    @RustyCandyAdventures 4 роки тому

    Hi Chris. Went detecting rushworth Vic, just started detecting. I got there only to find I left a cable. Oh well. Checked out the bush land. Boy, I did not realise who big it was. Its was so large.. I have found my first nugget. 2.86g. Whow what a feeling. Its raining this week but I try to get out. There lots to see in Victoria. Lots of good history. If anyone coming, you need to check the derege at Eldorado near wangaratta. North east. Near boarder to Vic and NSW. Its a site, also include, maldon, Bendigo and Ballarat, there is a theme park. No real rides. But you go back what it's like in Victoria gold rush. See you in the fields Russell

  • @paulbegley1464
    @paulbegley1464 4 роки тому

    I would imagine that you would wait to keep it light. What you pack in your going to need to pack out. Exspeacly if you find a LOT of heavy gold to pack out also. WE CAN DREAM NOW, CAN'T WE. THE LITTLE EAGER BEAVER I AM. LOL 😛😸😸👍

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +1

      Good point, but I'll carry out as much gold as I can.

    • @paulbegley1464
      @paulbegley1464 4 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph or we can make more than one trip. HOPEFULLY MORE THAN ONE. PLEASE LORD ALL MIGHTY. MORE THAN ONE TRIP I PRAY.

  • @Aaron-de8iu
    @Aaron-de8iu 4 роки тому

    Where did you get your bipod for your detector?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +1

      Miner John makes and sells them - find him with Google.

  • @glentomkins8044
    @glentomkins8044 Рік тому

    Great information again thanks Chris!

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Рік тому

      You bet! Glad you found it helpful.

  • @bouzadachannel5320
    @bouzadachannel5320 3 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing this video really teaching many of us.
    Great job
    From Morocco

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  3 роки тому +1

      You are very welcome, glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @CandSMINING
    @CandSMINING 4 роки тому

    Great video. Thanks for sharing this gold pan info.😎👍👍👌👌⛏⛏

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Glad you enjoy the videos.

  • @sonecasim
    @sonecasim 4 роки тому

    yes, good, thanks

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      No problem! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @antonioricotorres3350
    @antonioricotorres3350 4 роки тому

    Hey Chris im in Rodalquilar, Almería, Spain, how could i send you some photos to see if you can recognise a ninja gold ore?
    Thank you!!!

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      I appreciate your request, but I get many, many requests from all over the world for personal help and assistance every day. I have my own mining projects that I need to focus on and simply have not the time to help beyond my book or what videos you see me post on UA-cam. Identification of minerals from photos is difficult - more than you suspect. Watch my video on identifying minerals and learn the skill for yourself. See: ua-cam.com/video/MpkW58ZeQlc/v-deo.html I wish you the best of luck to you in your efforts.

  • @jeremycanterohioprospecting
    @jeremycanterohioprospecting 4 роки тому

    I like a lot of flossicker's ideas like his black sand magnet trap idea and a few others

  • @glentimmins7560
    @glentimmins7560 4 роки тому

    If I didn't have a wife I would have a lot more than I do.....🤣

    • @roberthouston3824
      @roberthouston3824 4 роки тому

      Unless you consider the wife as a treasure, then you'd have just enough.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Interesting thought.

  • @FlashInYourPan
    @FlashInYourPan 4 роки тому

    Another good and informative, video, Chris. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with all of us. Great book, by the way, I think everyone that is interested in Gold Prospecting would find it a great buy... Keep up the Awesome Work, my friend.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Thanks for the kind words, I hope your visit to California was a productive one.

  • @canomoneystreetmusic4224
    @canomoneystreetmusic4224 4 роки тому

    Hello Chris, Your channel is awesome! I recently moved to Las Vegas and would like to start prospecting. Do you take people with you?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +2

      I appreciate your request, but I get many, many requests from all over the world for personal help and assistance every day. I have my own mining projects that I need to focus on and simply have not the time to help beyond my book or what videos you see me post on UA-cam. I wish you the best of luck to you in your efforts.

  • @duvalleslie
    @duvalleslie 4 роки тому

    Hi Chris!! I tried to buy your book on Amazon but it is unavailable. Any other way to purchase your book?
    Thank you!! Leslie

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      It is out but is being reprinted soon.

  • @resulsanane4506
    @resulsanane4506 4 роки тому

    Hello Mr. Ralph.
    I'd like to know your opinion for prospecting in Turkey, getting a gpz7000 worth it ?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      I dont know the laws of Turkey, I dont know what property you have access to, I dont know what your budget is - There is no way I can say.

  • @olddeweyhawk5974
    @olddeweyhawk5974 4 роки тому

    Look up Dan Hurd he teaches you a lot

  • @emindagkran5839
    @emindagkran5839 3 роки тому

    Need turkish

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  3 роки тому +1

      Sorry, I do not speak Turkish.

  • @EthanBonardel
    @EthanBonardel 3 роки тому

    Some of the best content on the Tube! Mr. Ralph surely knows what he is talking about and the information and knowledge is greatly appreciated! I hope to one day put coarse gold in his palm that he helped me find :) thanks much

  • @shafikmajid7037
    @shafikmajid7037 2 роки тому

    Am frm uganda thank u so mach

  • @tinaburton9089
    @tinaburton9089 4 роки тому

    This is gold, as seen on one of your videos, correct?

    • @tinaburton9089
      @tinaburton9089 4 роки тому

      Actually dont see where I can attach a photo...how can I send it to you?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      I appreciate your request, but I get many, many requests from all over the world for personal help and assistance every day. I have my own mining projects that I need to focus on and simply have not the time to help beyond my book or what videos you see me post on UA-cam. Watch my video on identifying minerals and learn the skill for yourself. See: ua-cam.com/video/MpkW58ZeQlc/v-deo.html I wish you the best of luck to you in your efforts.

  • @nelinelson9588
    @nelinelson9588 3 роки тому

    Can you please make a shaking table for gold

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  3 роки тому

      Maybe one of these days. That is a MAJOR project and not easy. There is a reason they are so expensive.

    • @makincash3337
      @makincash3337 2 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph maybe use a bicycle pedal gear and a way to alternate with bearings which end is up or down depending

  • @davidmurray9844
    @davidmurray9844 4 роки тому

    Very insightful channel, thank You. I learn something new from every video of yours I watch. I plan on ordering that journal you shared information about, and I’m retired now and I plan on getting out and doing some hobby prospecting. My first two years I was blessed to be able to take care of my 32 year old son, who battled a brain tumor, we moved him back home to Indiana from Colorado and he passed away in July. I know he’ll be looking over my shoulder into my pan on my outings Please keep up the great work. God Bless. D. M.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Blessings and best of luck to you as well.

  • @S13402
    @S13402 4 роки тому

    Two things are not available anywhere; 1. DIY gold pan with riffles & 2. How to connect wires of NOKTA GOLD KRUZER COIL to the main unit (which wire goes with which pin?) if that is possible to you.
    Grateful to you for all of your highly informative vids.👍

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Look on the internet. I dont know about the Notka wires. Contact them directly, they are in Turkey.

    • @oddball8758
      @oddball8758 4 роки тому

      1) I'm a drummer and use a cymbal. Find them in schools, churches, bands everywhere, with ripples. 2) is avoidable, get yourself a SCR 625-E and you wont have to worry bout that !i

  • @stanleyosburn7184
    @stanleyosburn7184 4 роки тому

    A hub cap can work well to

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      very creative. yup, a hubcap would work.

  • @davevan1928
    @davevan1928 3 роки тому

    Great video and gona be a great series.
    You are 100% right in a pinch you can repurpose almost anything to do the task at hand.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  3 роки тому

      I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @Makobadger
    @Makobadger 4 роки тому +1

    I even paned using a shovel at one time 😂

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      That might not be the best pan.

    • @Makobadger
      @Makobadger 4 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph I agrea though but I had to couse i forgot my gold pan and I was looking for coins

    • @Makobadger
      @Makobadger 4 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph whel it worked the shovel was not flat adleast it was rounded

    • @Makobadger
      @Makobadger 4 роки тому

      Some rilgous folk through coins in the river for good luck and I've found fists ful of nickle there😂😊 down straam also some gold among other things

  • @gnomespace
    @gnomespace 14 днів тому

    I use a Frisbee.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  14 днів тому

      Yep, a Frisbee could do the job.

  • @Makobadger
    @Makobadger 4 роки тому

    I design my own dredges

  • @DaveNorthWest
    @DaveNorthWest Рік тому

    You need to change the title of this video to "Types of gold pans and the history of gold pans". You have to skip to the end to see DIY gold pans

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Рік тому

      Thousands of videos across UA-cam hold the climax of the video to the end.....

  • @jonc2276
    @jonc2276 3 роки тому

    I’ve been using a drain pan for plants it’s plastic

  • @HALIYALBETAGERIVLOG2024
    @HALIYALBETAGERIVLOG2024 4 роки тому

    Good information sir thank you very much Sir.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Glad you enjoy the videos.

  • @Makobadger
    @Makobadger 4 роки тому

    At one point I found a wash tub that has rifles in them and I remade it into a cleanup systym

  • @goldminer49niner42
    @goldminer49niner42 4 роки тому

    Thanks Chris very educational video good for the beginners ,

  • @Makobadger
    @Makobadger 4 роки тому

    I use frieng pans

  • @robertkaplan1146
    @robertkaplan1146 4 роки тому

    G'Day Chris. What a great idea. I think the gold pan could have had some Chinese origins based from their cooking Wok.
    Looking forward to your future videos. Cheers

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      I don't know about any Chinese origins.

    • @robertkaplan1146
      @robertkaplan1146 4 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph Hello Chris neither do I, just a thought. The Chinese were very efficient miners working in large organised groups. Here in Australia they started to migrate in the 1850s when news was publicising huge claims.

  • @yt-ghost-turtle2470
    @yt-ghost-turtle2470 4 роки тому

    20$ to make manu

  • @dewfew1
    @dewfew1 4 роки тому

    Thanks Chris for sharing and looking forward to your upcoming series.
    I enjoy watching and learning from your videos and from reading your "Fist s Full of Gold", book, it's a joy to read.
    Chris I wanted to let you know that I am a subscriber and have the "all notifications" turned on, but recently I have not been getting any of your new videos notifications when you post new videos, and I don't know why I am not receiving any of your new videos now, I used to, but not now for some reason.
    The only way that I can currently see your videos, is just by chance when I open up UA-cam. and I'm actually look to see if you have posted any new ones now.
    Just wanted to let you know.
    Thanks again for sharing with the rest of us out here.
    Respectfully dd

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Don't know why it does that. Maybe try un-subscribing and then re-subscribe anew.Glad you enjoy the videos.

    • @dewfew1
      @dewfew1 4 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph Thanks Chris, I will try your suggestion and see if it will work. dd

  • @Maskstoics
    @Maskstoics 3 роки тому

    ❤️ From Kerala

  • @karlfonner7589
    @karlfonner7589 4 роки тому

    You always have a fun video to watch. I saw one guy use a frisbee once

  • @howardwinter3455
    @howardwinter3455 4 роки тому

    I looked for your book on Amazon , Used copies are going for hundreds of dollars. Are you going to do another printing ?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      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.

    • @howardwinter3455
      @howardwinter3455 4 роки тому

      Thank you ; I will be getting a copy.

  • @rickmessina5396
    @rickmessina5396 4 роки тому

    I liked the info on gold pans. Heard one guy using his metal dinner plate... thanks, Chris.....

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +1

      More coming - sluice boxes are next.

    • @rickmessina5396
      @rickmessina5396 4 роки тому

      Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector looking forward to it,....

  • @NUGGETSHOOTER
    @NUGGETSHOOTER 4 роки тому

    Great stuff Chris...

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Thanks 👍 Going to call you soon to talk about a visit - smoke is getting better, fires getting slowly under control.

  • @Ucing25
    @Ucing25 3 роки тому

    God blees u sir

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  3 роки тому

      Thanks for the kind words.

  • @braveseven4655
    @braveseven4655 3 роки тому

    this is not a gold pan making vid !!

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  3 роки тому

      Yes, it is - It is about how to make a gold pan out of suitable items on hand. No its not about injection molding plastic into gold pans.

    • @braveseven4655
      @braveseven4655 3 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph i thought you ere going to make some gold pans from scratch, your title is misleading !

    • @braveseven4655
      @braveseven4655 3 роки тому +1

      @@ChrisRalph you should have said turn anything into a Gold Pan

  • @Makobadger
    @Makobadger 4 роки тому

    Grease wil work for diamonds though if there's diamonds grease up
    💎😂

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому +1

      yes, but we are talking about panning for gold.

    • @Makobadger
      @Makobadger 4 роки тому

      Yes but finding both if one day with the same pan could be interesting would love to see the guys get creative though I've designed a rubber mat that can go both ways on the field couse usually if your ming gold your losing other invaluable items that have a completely different molacular structure aswel as a different hydraulic equivalent to gold although some have simular carracteristics I have a saying with gemstones stars shine best at night (meaning il have a better chance at spotting them with a flashlight in my pan then in braod daylight uv lights can give them away nicely 🤔😊aspetialy Cristals that are most valuable) for example ruby's topaz diamonds exetra🤔i think some types of quartz aswel but even if thay don't thay are shiny enough to sparkle with torch light ✨😊 at one point I found fists full of smoky quartz at night using a flashlight and in the daytime only one or two a cool hack I think mining at night

  • @DogtownTradingCo
    @DogtownTradingCo 3 роки тому

    That was a really fun video. Great job Chris.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  3 роки тому

      Glad you enjoyed it and Thanks for watching.

  • @ericmc4408
    @ericmc4408 4 роки тому

    Is it pyrite what looks like flat squares on a rock? Its not cubic but is it gold?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Take a look at my video on minerals and learn to identify minerals for yourself. See: ua-cam.com/video/MpkW58ZeQlc/v-deo.html I wish you the best of luck to you in your efforts.

    • @ericmc4408
      @ericmc4408 4 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph I have watched it already you.can't tell me?

    • @ericmc4408
      @ericmc4408 4 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalph Never mind then. That video tells me nothing

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      If you would have watched the video, you'd have heard that I say over and over its extremely difficult to ID minerals from a picture. You are not even giving me a picture, just a verbal word description - not even as good as a picture. I'm not withholding info, I am telling you that I am not a mind reader.

    • @ericmc4408
      @ericmc4408 4 роки тому

      @@ChrisRalphI just wanted to know can pyrite appear flat and square

  • @BubblegumCreepydoll
    @BubblegumCreepydoll 2 роки тому

    I start with my Wok

  • @milesmcleod2286
    @milesmcleod2286 4 роки тому

    I enjoy your your different topics friend

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Glad you like them! More videos are coming.

  • @michealklonowski5267
    @michealklonowski5267 4 роки тому

    nice thank you for sharing.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @Makobadger
    @Makobadger 4 роки тому

    There were many coins at that spot

  • @richardyaple7840
    @richardyaple7840 4 роки тому

    Thank you for everything

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @Makobadger
    @Makobadger 4 роки тому

    It's fun to make my own

  • @DaleDuffy
    @DaleDuffy 4 роки тому

    Thanks Chris...!

  • @michaelpaul2581
    @michaelpaul2581 Місяць тому

    ❤ 😮😢❤😢17:58 17:😂😊😮😂58 17:58 😂 17:59 ❤😢😊

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Місяць тому

      😆🤔🤣😶‍🌫️😵‍💫😐☺️😄😁 ok

  • @libraryfiles4470
    @libraryfiles4470 4 роки тому

    Lol, why?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  4 роки тому

      If you are out camping and decides you want to test some gravels - you can improvise.

  • @wildernesspost8764
    @wildernesspost8764 4 роки тому

    Thanks Chris this is amazing and look forward to the series!