15 oz Gold Nugget found at Flat Bear Placer Mine. *Part 2 of 2*

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  • čas přidán 23. 10. 2023
  • The guys at Flat Bear mine, use big equipment to move lots of material and they find BIG GOLD. Check out all these big nuggets we found this day. And also this 15 oz nugget that found previously! Part 2 of 2.
    Link to part 1: • Big Equipment, Big Min...
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Komentáře • 501

  • @rickleaver9068
    @rickleaver9068 Před 7 měsíci +103

    Hey that's my sluice box, right after the jig. I'm Gold Designs. Custom built that for them. Glad the guys are finding a pile.

  • @heliumhubcryptocollective9337
    @heliumhubcryptocollective9337 Před 7 měsíci +79

    dan is so old school friendly canadian...dying breed these days...stay kind stay blessed

    • @carolharris2357
      @carolharris2357 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I thought there was a law against it now. Nobody is nice, especially government employees.

  • @yetna197
    @yetna197 Před 6 měsíci +20

    Props to that operator who picked up a single stone with the bucket!!

  • @shaunsmith7019
    @shaunsmith7019 Před 7 měsíci +187

    I can't imagine the adrenaline finding that big nugget caused. 😮

    • @nuru666
      @nuru666 Před 7 měsíci +15

      I'd have to sit down and have a mild panic attack

    • @shaunsmith7019
      @shaunsmith7019 Před 7 měsíci +5

      @@nuru666 you're not wrong

    • @CanadianSpaceBoy
      @CanadianSpaceBoy Před 7 měsíci +5

      I'd quit the job and start a new chapter of my life. You got to do everything and you only live once

    • @nuru666
      @nuru666 Před 7 měsíci +7

      @@shaunsmith7019Sitting there, cradling it... "My precious....."

    • @portroyal6886
      @portroyal6886 Před 7 měsíci +6

      Yea it only takes me finding a picked in my pan or sluicebox, to find more energy, sometimes I can be feeling tired and had enough for the day, and if I find a good piece of gold, I'm feeling no pain I'm wide awake 😅😅😅, it's such a buzz gild should be prescribed by a doctor 😂😂😂

  • @billibarou
    @billibarou Před 7 měsíci +45

    You have to love Dan Hurd's enthusiasm. His videos are great.

  • @croatiansensation6062
    @croatiansensation6062 Před 7 měsíci +19

    Absolutely amazing! Thank you for bringing us along for such an adventure Dan!

  • @kirktingblad6667
    @kirktingblad6667 Před 7 měsíci +7

    With your knowledge and level of excitement, you make an excellent teacher.

  • @joshthemediocre7824
    @joshthemediocre7824 Před 7 měsíci +4

    I find a little gold everytime i pan the river near my house here in Ohio, obviously i'm about 200 years too late to find gold equal to the smallest flakes you may find in Canada, I always come away with a little though and it's adding up through the years.

  • @joegilly1523
    @joegilly1523 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Dan your channel and Enthusiasm is great. Thank you.

  • @devarskinnee8760
    @devarskinnee8760 Před 7 měsíci +10

    I worked in a small mine in eldorado county ca,in the 1970sand 80s,and crushed cemented gravel the nuggets look just like that and our biggest pice of gold was5.5oz.,so cool too see that gold in the rock before it was crushed,and seen a room miners made back in the day and you could see the nuggets in the walls on private property of course,new owners now cant see it but its there.i seen Mason jars full of dime size nuggets and it all went to china town San Francisco,waht a great experience in that time in my life.my wife had so nice jewelry from my earnings at the pit.keep it on coming,showing the real nuggs.

  • @roberteltze4850
    @roberteltze4850 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Everyone discussing the gold, but it was the sleeping sheltie at 11:35 that caught my eye. I bet he'd be gorgeous if his coat was brushed out.

  • @mio.giardino
    @mio.giardino Před měsícem

    Thank you for bringing us along and sharing in your joy and discoveries.

  • @scottb7890
    @scottb7890 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Wow, what an amazing cleanup! Thanks for sharing this experience!

  • @tylorsoll6033
    @tylorsoll6033 Před 7 měsíci +2

    That nugget with the quartz belly is beautiful. 😍

  • @trevororchard2741
    @trevororchard2741 Před 7 měsíci +3

    t would be nice to see another follow up video looking at the reclamation of the site and how it is done. Great work showing their operation and talking more about how mining operations at this scale work.

  • @susanturcotte3176
    @susanturcotte3176 Před 7 měsíci +6

    OH MY GOD 😮 (I had to spell it out for emphasis!)!!!! The first thing that popped into my head when you grabbed the elongated first nugget was, "That's a golden key!" It certainly was what I would name it! What a fantastic opportunity and operation. That is the first time I saw and learned about a jig. Ingenuity at its finest. The end result was gleaming, clean gold. The jig takes out all the hard work of panning/shaker tabling the cons to separate out black sand, etc.
    The Pinolyte was huge! From what I could see, the designs were just as stunning. I'm glad that they learned about this type of rock and are separating it out from the tailings. If I remember correctly, your first video at the Flat Bear Mine was when you discovered it and was on video discussing the gem and that this would be the only other place it was found. That is a pretty rare find and those specimens are huge!
    I really love the smoothness of their mine. Although this happened to be an incredible day for them, they are trying to cross every T and dot each I. Such a beautiful place!
    As always, I appreciate you sharing this incredible mine with us. Such a joy seeing golden goodness with smiles to match! May you always find gold between your toes! 🦶🦶 Blessings from Alabama ❤️

  • @DansBackcountry
    @DansBackcountry Před 7 měsíci +24

    For anyone that is curious, 10 oz of gold is worth approximately $20.4k USD.

    • @only1muppet
      @only1muppet Před 7 měsíci +6

      After melt, I’d assume they’d have 13oz of pure gold. I checked prices and it was $25,752 US or $35,339 Canadian. That’s a reasonable car lol

    • @scott_9135
      @scott_9135 Před 7 měsíci +5

      Plus nugget price

    • @SlatcoAu
      @SlatcoAu Před 7 měsíci +4

      That nugget would never sell for spot. You could get at least a 2.5x multiplier from a collector.

    • @andymarshall3326
      @andymarshall3326 Před 7 měsíci +1

      What do you all think the operating cost per day is?

    • @AustralianAntKingdom
      @AustralianAntKingdom Před 7 měsíci

      ​​​​@@andymarshall33261800+ , they said 1000 in fuel easy plus workers, and all the business cost of maintenance on machines and other bills.

  • @rainertews1641
    @rainertews1641 Před 7 měsíci +4

    Wow, what a good video-series, showing us the whole process of goldmining. Thank you very much - this is nearly the best gold video i have ever seen!

  • @30105378
    @30105378 Před 7 měsíci

    Been wanting to see something like this my whole life. Beautiful! Thanks a bunch.

  • @Cjmaster1111
    @Cjmaster1111 Před 7 měsíci +20

    My goodness dan i was waiting for this one!!

    • @susanturcotte3176
      @susanturcotte3176 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I was so excited that I didn't have time for a bathroom break!

  • @jerrydelyea5820
    @jerrydelyea5820 Před 7 měsíci +16

    Hi Dan. Love your channel as usual. Joes a great guy, I live here where his mine is. He’s a hard working man and I am so stoked you visited these boys. I’m always wishing them good luck! Can’t wait to see how you make out up the drainage! Cheers

  • @blech71
    @blech71 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Loving this series on this mine. I would love to see more than just the two vids!

  • @CCM2361-
    @CCM2361- Před 7 měsíci

    amazing! Thanks for the tour Dan

  • @janicescragg2388
    @janicescragg2388 Před 7 měsíci +2

    They should make a mold of the large nugget, cast it in resin, then make a resin copy from the mold to send to a brass foundry to make copies of the nugget. It's not every day you find something that amazing.

  • @somniferousSirenSocial
    @somniferousSirenSocial Před 7 měsíci +5

    To put into perspective, as of time of this post, 1oz of gold is about 1,900 USD
    That is a wild find with that single big nugget.

  • @Whocarzz40
    @Whocarzz40 Před 7 měsíci

    I've been following you now for awhile and every video puts a smile on my face

  • @Ogsonofgroo
    @Ogsonofgroo Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you Dan for this great video of your friends operation, that is beautiful gold man! Big cheers from another PNW'er and yer fans!

  • @517nickyj
    @517nickyj Před 7 měsíci +3

    Boy I hope that they are treating that one with quartz specimen correctly. I'd love to get my hands on that one without dissolving the quartz

  • @danwyrick322
    @danwyrick322 Před 7 měsíci +24

    Hi Dan , hope all is well. Looking at that nugget, I wonder if any might get pushed out with the big rocks. And the specimen nugget is really cool.

  • @jasongebhardt9194
    @jasongebhardt9194 Před 7 měsíci

    What a great treat, being there for one of their best days !!! 🙂 Ty for the Entertainment Dan

  • @josephcormier5974
    @josephcormier5974 Před 7 měsíci

    Very nice Dan thanks for taking us along with you this trip it was very enjoyable six stars sir

  • @GarysMetalDetecting
    @GarysMetalDetecting Před 2 měsíci

    Wow Dan, thats amazing. Thanks for sharing the news.

  • @samsonian
    @samsonian Před 7 měsíci +4

    HARK! Thar be nuggets…and jungle rocks abound!!
    Hi ho, hi ho; a-prospecting we’ll go!
    With plenty nugs of gold we dug,
    Make bright the eyes aglow!
    Cheers Dan & the Miners of Flat Bear!
    🖖😎👍

  • @bullsboat1
    @bullsboat1 Před 7 měsíci +1

    My fav piece was the one half quartz and half gold, absolutely beautiful.

  • @iinezlee6534
    @iinezlee6534 Před 6 měsíci

    What an Amazing Adventure Guys Thank You 👍😃👍💖

  • @johnpotoczak6562
    @johnpotoczak6562 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Pretty neat seeing this side of the industry. I work in refining precious metals.

  • @TheDiplococcus
    @TheDiplococcus Před 7 měsíci +5

    I watch Dan for the fun, the adventure and the education, but this one also had a boatload of gold as a bonus! Awesome video :)

    • @ChargersCity
      @ChargersCity Před 4 měsíci

      🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too foreverm

  • @roywalls5595
    @roywalls5595 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Wow that's awesome thanks for sharing this video about hunting for gold nuggets! Mr Dan Hurd 😊

  • @jonluchessi1643
    @jonluchessi1643 Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks for sharing what a great life these guys have👍

  • @DerekFox-qt7ih
    @DerekFox-qt7ih Před 7 měsíci

    Great show ! One thing I can say you never disappoint ! Your the Best out there ! Keep it up !

  • @donnahumphriesallen5805
    @donnahumphriesallen5805 Před 7 měsíci

    Awesome video. Thank you, Dan!✌️❤

  • @williamskris6335
    @williamskris6335 Před 7 měsíci

    TY for sharing, I have never seen gold like this either before! TY and God Bless!!!

  • @timshepherd4626
    @timshepherd4626 Před 7 měsíci +3

    One of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Makes me wanna sell my house, relocate, and roll the dice. Thanks for yet another great video =)

  • @CokeCheese
    @CokeCheese Před 7 měsíci +4

    Nuggets like that can fetch a nice price at auction. large nuggets are far more valuable when left unprocessed. Then again, it seems to be a show piece for the mine owners.

  • @denyscpoyner
    @denyscpoyner Před 7 měsíci +3

    Now this is an episode of Yukon Gold that I haven't seen yet. 😲 Nice nuggies !!

  • @stuartbailey6201
    @stuartbailey6201 Před 5 měsíci

    As a retired steel worker’ too get out and operate big machinery “ and find Gold and valuable minerals! Ya kidding. Dan is living the dream. Keep it up.

  • @beansdad70
    @beansdad70 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Looks like Yoda stuck on the end of that conveyor. 🤣 Someone help the little fella!
    Great video and GOLD Dan!

  • @ironhorse7588
    @ironhorse7588 Před 7 měsíci

    Awesome 👍💕 Every miner dreams of having that much gold in one day.
    🙏Great video Dan🙏

  • @howardborchardt5528
    @howardborchardt5528 Před 7 měsíci

    Just loved the clean up jig

  • @johnjacobs1625
    @johnjacobs1625 Před 7 měsíci

    Glad you had Fun Dan & Au too!

  • @smokeandkippers
    @smokeandkippers Před 7 měsíci

    Great clean up! Thanks for sharing.

  • @roseannecarratkinson4271
    @roseannecarratkinson4271 Před 7 měsíci

    Sweet! That would be an amazing find! What a neat setup they have. How fun for you to be there.

  • @troyrager1352
    @troyrager1352 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Beautiful take! Thanks for the dream!

  • @Silverpicker
    @Silverpicker Před 2 měsíci

    So awesome. What an adventure!

  • @danherrmann8755
    @danherrmann8755 Před 7 měsíci

    What. A catch. Thanks for showing the big nugget.

  • @AAA_RandRR
    @AAA_RandRR Před 7 měsíci

    What an amazing experience that must of been!!

  • @mohsenaghdam3136
    @mohsenaghdam3136 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I like Dan, i like Gold and this music👍🏽

  • @judithfairchild8620
    @judithfairchild8620 Před 7 měsíci

    I like seeing the fresh taken gold the shapes were very interesting too. I could see several interesting faces in the gold

  • @jkonet1
    @jkonet1 Před 7 měsíci

    What an exciting day. Lots of nuggets and that huge one, mind boggling

  • @jk-76
    @jk-76 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Man, that is a DREAM claim. And a fun group of guys.

  • @igvtec
    @igvtec Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks for the video Dan, it was good.

  • @chrismyers9273
    @chrismyers9273 Před 7 měsíci

    Alright Dan! Simply, thanks for sharing buddy!

  • @aaronhopkins6697
    @aaronhopkins6697 Před 7 měsíci +1

    A couple of very nice necklace hangers ! The biggest one I've held was seven ounces , not mine though still very privileged to actually have held it. Gold is beautiful no matter what size from the smallest micro specks to that big beauty at fifteen ounces.

  • @jbprospector3638
    @jbprospector3638 Před 7 měsíci

    Wow, thank you for sharing. Wonderful video. 👍😎

  • @nopelindoputraperkasa5869
    @nopelindoputraperkasa5869 Před 7 měsíci

    A very large gold nugget, you are very lucky,, greetings from traditional Indonesian gold miners 🇮🇩⛏️⚒️👋💪✨

  • @MikeBaxterABC
    @MikeBaxterABC Před 7 měsíci +3

    3:55 I LOVE how excited Dan is to find nuggets!! .. Even when they are his friends gold! :) .. He doesn't really care about the money .. it's just finding gold!!!

  • @lolaridgeback5875
    @lolaridgeback5875 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Dan Hurd on the next season of gold rush?? That would be so cool..

  • @williamtatlock230
    @williamtatlock230 Před 7 měsíci

    love the rock/metal riffs

  • @beez1717
    @beez1717 Před 7 měsíci

    Omg those are huuuuuge nuggets! I was cheering out loud when I saw them!

  • @PrimeBallard
    @PrimeBallard Před 7 měsíci

    Respect the hustle dan we were waiting for the big find 😂

  • @poisoncurls882
    @poisoncurls882 Před 3 měsíci

    That transition was awesome. 10:43

  • @frankmccain4359
    @frankmccain4359 Před 7 měsíci

    Fantastic gold finds

  • @scotthultin7769
    @scotthultin7769 Před 7 měsíci

    5K+ 👍's up Guy's thanks Dan bringing us along on your trip
    Thank you for sharing 🙏☺️

  • @SirSpags
    @SirSpags Před 7 měsíci +2

    HOLY GOLD FEVER BATMAN!!! Love the nuggies. 🤩

  • @KSechrist
    @KSechrist Před 7 měsíci

    Molson Canadien! I miss that! I could get that in CT, but in FL, it's ALWAYS skunky by the time I find it here.

  • @glennwoods2462
    @glennwoods2462 Před 7 měsíci

    What a great day Dan....
    And Joe and crew are awesome...
    It's really hard work though, aye .......

  • @northwestgaming4049
    @northwestgaming4049 Před 7 měsíci

    These are some pretty food Ole boys to be sharing stuff like this with us.

  • @racheldavey2207
    @racheldavey2207 Před 7 měsíci

    That is incredible 😮 absolutely amazing

  • @ronheflin7848
    @ronheflin7848 Před 7 měsíci

    That was awesome. Man I would be doing the happy miners dance for sure

  • @normazarr3106
    @normazarr3106 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Hey Dan, the "Original" Gold Pan Man! Placer in Ca.-Always Produces! 😊! (Did panin there)Creekside always!) Great Yield! Getting the Flour-Gold, is like Licken up Bottom of the Bowl! Great Times Always Dan! Right-On with the BIGGUN! Wooh-Yeah! ❤ ya! TC,GBU.,SM.,NZ., Keep Onn! 😣❤😁✝️🙏🏿👍👊😎😉🤗

  • @keithm1987
    @keithm1987 Před 4 měsíci

    I just bought some of your pay dirt . I look forward to finding gold. This is my practice run on my 24 inch sleuce. I am excited. Feel free to drop that big nug in. Take care and keep up the great work

  • @lonewolf1401
    @lonewolf1401 Před 7 měsíci +1

    thank you for the great video Dan..i have a question though is that a consistent daily amount of gold for their operation ? the monster was awsome...i noticed the consistancy of their gold was different like squares in it,is that because of it being close to the sourse?

  • @BobbyTB425
    @BobbyTB425 Před 7 měsíci

    A beautiful piece

  • @mackie_p
    @mackie_p Před 7 měsíci

    Those are some NICE chunkers!!!

  • @adhawk5632
    @adhawk5632 Před 7 měsíci

    And like all CZcamsrs with 1.21M subs, he bought all the gold from today for HurdDirt paydirt bags⛏️👌What a ledgend, supporting all channel participants and bringing everyone UP with him. A true pillar of the small scale community.👍👌🇦🇺

  • @judyherman1249
    @judyherman1249 Před 6 měsíci

    What amazing and large nuggets!

  • @theyreoutthere.huntinggear
    @theyreoutthere.huntinggear Před 4 měsíci +1

    as a young Lad i have found Several Pieces Of Lost Gold Jewelry, a smashed ring on the street, and a necklace at a carwash. I should start prospecting ey. 😂

  • @ebo360
    @ebo360 Před 7 měsíci +1

    So what do they do with these nuggets they are finding? Do they process them with the rest of the gold, or do they sell them separately to collectors? How much gold do they find per a season? How much do they average a day?
    Dan, I would love to see you visit more of these placer operations! Most of us really only know mining at 2 different levels: the hobbyist using high bankers or maybe a dredge, or the major commercial operations we see on “Gold Rush”. It’s awesome learning about the wide variety of mining that doesn’t get much attention, and the fascinating individuals making these operations work.

  • @geekavenger
    @geekavenger Před 6 měsíci

    Just dropped by because I saw your monster gold nugget in the thumbnail, VERY COOL, Dan! Good for you!

  • @texaswader
    @texaswader Před 7 měsíci

    That was awesome Dan! They made a lot of money that day.

  • @JonathanFox-uj1rv
    @JonathanFox-uj1rv Před 7 měsíci

    Wow. Ty. Keep them coming.

  • @christopherconty
    @christopherconty Před 4 měsíci

    Very cool I am looking into a strong future of gold finding.

  • @benbrokebrokenpieces169
    @benbrokebrokenpieces169 Před 7 měsíci

    Whoa, great find!

  • @darelkilcrease3338
    @darelkilcrease3338 Před 4 měsíci

    Congratulations., Dan ! On your find ., cool bean’s man . From Duncan Oklahoma.✨👍✨

  • @scruggsbuster9458
    @scruggsbuster9458 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Oh my gosh that's a lot of gold and we love to see a lot of gold so thank you Dan❤ for making this video for us❤ because you know we all love to see the gold❤ thank you for your friends that are doing this to clean the environment of gold❤❤😂

  • @bchenot
    @bchenot Před 7 měsíci

    The "Key" nugget is awesome!!

  • @ZOriginal__
    @ZOriginal__ Před 7 měsíci

    What a nice Tuesday treat!!! Cheers from Toronto Boyz!!!

  • @upnorth6722
    @upnorth6722 Před 7 měsíci

    Wow ! Great day .

  • @ChristopherW-ws4df
    @ChristopherW-ws4df Před měsícem +1

    You know I got excited about the whole panning for gold thing, as a new hobby. You know, something to do with my latter years... Went on Amazon got me a little panning kit and all that stuff spent about 60 bucks, only to find out that there's no gold in Texas 🤣🤣🤣 I was very disappointed

  • @DJTheMetalheadMercenary
    @DJTheMetalheadMercenary Před 7 měsíci +1

    Whoa!!! Nice haul guys!!!