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…)
New to gold metal detecting? If so, this tip might help you find those small gold nuggets.
This is about a little tool that I created to actually hear what a gold nugget would sound like out in the goldfield where your detecting. (more…)
Working in the Monsoon Summer season in a dry wash bottom.
We are hand placering the wash using digging tools, rakes and metal detectors/pinpointers to recover the gold. Here in this video we recovered two massive gold nuggets, one was 2.2 ounces and the other was right at 1 ounce. (more…)
Nugget patches like the one found in this video, are exciting to find: almost every target under her metal detector is gold.! There are even two nuggets in the same hole, twice!
For your average weekend prospector in the United State, when out gold metal detecting, finding even one nugget during the day is cause for celebration! But, on those very, very rare occasions, sometimes the gold prospector is extremely lucky and fines a number of nuggets in a relatively small area. This is called finding a patch! (more…)
Local government unit of the area failed tremendously since time immemorial due to bribes at the expense of poor miners who risks their lives everyday. Thank you DW documentary for exposing this illegal activity to a greater level. In the Philippines it is ignored all these years.
In the mines of Paracale, workers search for gold using the world’s most dangerous methods. Diving into flooded underground caves, they constantly risk their lives.
The business is illegal. But for many, it is the only way they can earn money. In the past, the mineral trade flourished in the small Philippine coastal town of Paracale. (more…)
Finding gold prospecting tool. This Keene 140s is a medium sized drywasher that can easily keep two gold prospectors busy and recover the smallest gold.
The Keene 140s drywasher is one of the most popular gold drywashers! It’s not a new machine, it’s actually been out a number of years, and during that time has developed a large loyal following from gold prospectors in the Southwest. Yes, water gold recovery methods are much more effective, but when you have no water available, like in the deserts of Southern California, Arizona and New Mexico, the gold drywasher is the number one gold classification/recovery method. (more…)