Arizona Metal Detecting – Gold Bug 2 Metal detecting gold nuggets with the gold bug 2 metal detector is no easy task but we endure and dig up our first Arizona Gold! Great start to our 7 nugget goal. Persistence pays off when detecting. This video really shows that you Read more…
We’re running a small gold mining operation for a little while. This is a trial to see if the ground is productive enough to keep digging it.
The ground type is cap rock, hard like cement and not easy on the machine and its operator Adrian. This is day 1 of our attempt to mine big gold (a 50 ouncer was found in this exact spot). I’m looking forward to be working at this gold mine for a bit.
Huge Gold Nugget Metal Detecting Huge 5.1 ounce gold nugget discovered metal detecting. It certainly seems that if you’re hoping to find a huge gold nugget metal detecting, your best bet would probably be Australia. Huge Gold Nugget Metal Detecting Did you know the largest gold nugget discovered was called Read more…
The gold rushes helped define Australia and built the prosperity of Victoria.
Now there’s a ‘new gold rush’, with a surge in mining activity on old reefs bringing new life to the state’s historic gold towns. (more…)
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.
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 in the mountains. San Diego California Gold Prospecting A day 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…)
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…)
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 ore. But, there are many exceptions when the fine 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…)
The Klondike Gold Rush tells the legendary story of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush. Over 100,000 people voyage to the far North intent on reaching the Canadian boom-town Dawson City and striking it rich.
Historians and authors bring insight and perspective to the event that changed the lives of thousands. Present-day characters reveal that the frontier spirit is still alive in the Klondike. (more…)
Victoria Diggers strike gold by finding a huge gold nugget worth approximately $30k.
They are using a Minelab metal detector. (more…)
In this video, we are on a private gold claim just north of the city of Yuma Arizona. Besides using some of the world’s best gold detectors, the gold prospectors are also using drywashers, gold trommels and recirculating sluices.
Gold nuggets were found with the detectors, a good-sized picker was found sluicing and lots of fine gold was found drywashing. (more…)