This original documentary showcases the historical significance California’s Gold Rush played in launching the largest mass migration in U.S. history and establishing California as the 31st state.
A 6.5 Lb. slab of silver ore (mixed with cobalt), found metal detecting at an old silver mine.
Wow, imagine out metal detecting and finding a 6.5 pound slab of native silver! (more…)
San Diego California Gold Prospecting This video was shot in the Cuyamaca Mountains, about 50Mi. East of San Diego, California. This was a real California gold prospecting adventure. We sure did not find much gold, but, had a get time Read more…
NZ gold prospectors have their best day ever! They made a little mistake on the video in their excitement of weighing the nugget when we went from grams to oz and forgot to put it into troy oz , so the nugget was 3.98oz not 4 2oz. (more…)
Uganda has announced that it has struck a deposit of 31 million tons of gold ore, with extractable pure gold estimated to gross 320,000 tons. (more…)
Meet up with Roger, a full time beach miner, and he shows us how he mines and lives homesteading on the beach of Nome, Alaska.
The Pennyweight trail, Mineral Bar on the North Fork of the American River.
I’m certain all the gold detectorists who are reading this, know what it feels like when you finally on unearth that target, not only see that it’s a gold nugget, but from the size, you know you just set a new personal record! (more…)
The Bark Scorpion – the DEADLIEST Scorpion in the United States!
Although the Scorpions are out mostly at night, gold prospector should keep in mind that during the day they are usually in the shade, in between rocks and often occupying other animal holes or the cool entrances to abandoned mines.
Five hours work running 15 buckets to recover fine beach gold.
No one ever said gold mining was easy, actually quite the contrary it’s very hard work. But, with that said keep in mind that the majority of gold prospectors do it as a hobby, actually a hobby that can pay you! (more…)
Learn about the devastating power of diamondback rattlesnake bites!
A rattlesnake envenomation can be a life-threatening event. There are potentially devastating physical AND financial complications for those unlucky enough to experience a rattlesnake bite! (more…)
Video is really for the new prospector or those thinking of getting into gold prospecting.
I haven’t been drywashing for gold in 6 or 7 years, just been doing gold detecting.
Prospector Mike and I had found some nuggets in two different washes in the Santa Domingo wash area. Mike actually found five good-sized nuggets the largest of which was about 3/4 of an ounce in a wash area of just about 150 feet long.
Arizona gold prospector Mike talks about one of his greatest finds, a real piece of gold prospecting history! An arrastra drag stone!
This is really something that you would expect to see in a museum
I find it fascinating to see the ingenuity and creativity of the old-time gold prospectors. (more…)
We’re at a GPAA claim right off North Castle Hot Springs Road in the Morristown Arizona area.
There’s a lot to be learned from those that have gone before us!
Weekend gold prospecting is a great hobby for the old and the young! (more…)
Arizona Gold Ore With a gold ore that we’re talking about here it’s usually super fine gold and well dispersed throughout the quarts. Therefore, even is super powerful metal detector design for gold we usually not signal from normal gold Read more…
Gold prospecting tips and tricks learned over the years!
Finding gold ain’t easy but with the right tools and skills you will be armed to get out there and finding that GOLD! (more…)
Large Arizona Gold Nuggets – gold metal detecting – Minelab 6000
A patch of five gold nuggets found metal detecting in Arizona. (more…)
Did Russia just roll out a Gold Standard heralding a changing world order and shake up for reserve currencies?
Yes, I believe this is another catastrophic blunder by the Biden Administration that is now causing the US dollar to lose it’s status as the world’s currency!
Stop Russian GOLD Act of 2022
Stop Russian Government and Oligarchs from Limiting Democracy Act of 2022
There is a bill being proposed in congress that seeks to block the purchasing power of gold coming out of Russia.
However, this bill has such a broad overreach that it could turn any ordinary US citizen into a fellow by doing business with any foreign entity who has touched gold from Russia. The powers and penalties granted if this bill passes are terrifying. (more…)
Well, talk about volatility, here’s a chart of the spot price of gold for the last month:
On March 1, 2022 I wrote“With what’s happening with Russia and Ukraine, I would personally think that we would be well over $2,000 an ounce for gold by now. Sure, gold is a little over $1,900 an ounce as I’m writing this, but, also Russia has just announced that they’re putting their nuclear arsenal on alert!
This makes me wonder that once we see a cooling down of the Russian Ukrainian conflict, we might see a substantial drop in the gold and silver prices. Just perhaps, if such a drop occurs, it might be an exceptional buying opportunity either through stocks, ETFs or the physical metal itself, to get into the market so you could have at least a small percentage of your investment portfolio in precious metals.”
In trading today, March 7th 2022 the spot gold price went over $2,000! (more…)