How a Former Convict Taught me to Mine Gold Simply! | Learn to Prospect

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  • How a Former Convict Taught me to Mine Gold Simply! | Learn to Prospect
    Old Time miners will tell you that the best place to look and find gold is on the bedrock. However, that is not always the case. In this video I show you exactly where to find easy gold that most prospectors overlook. All while processing the gravels through my home made rocker box.
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Komentáře • 340

  • @mocaman99
    @mocaman99 Před 3 měsíci +13

    3:56 How does it happen? You're shaking a pan, or scanning the land. Or shovelling til you thought you would burst. You've sure got a thirst. A hard earned thirst needs a big cold Dare, and the best cold Dare is, uh Dare. You know how it happens... you're down on the creek, shovel doggers having a peek, or getting skunked til you thought you were cursed. You've sure got a thirst. A hard earned thirst needs a big cold Dare, and the best cold Dare is, uh Dare, a long cold Dare. It can come in a mine, you need some gold now or Fern will bow-wow. Matter of fact, I've got it now... Cheers for the vid Chris :)

  • @Gambitbeer
    @Gambitbeer Před 3 měsíci +31

    Having watched all your videos for years , I think the biggest upgrade you’ve made was sitting on a bucket and sitting in the shade.

    • @audigga4396
      @audigga4396 Před 3 měsíci

      Man! You mean I could have been sitting on a bucket all this time?

  • @shawnwolfenbarker3327
    @shawnwolfenbarker3327 Před 3 měsíci +39

    I think a neat project would be , mixing a rocker box rigged up to a foot powered water pump..so rocking and pumping water are one movement.

    • @redmist6131
      @redmist6131 Před 3 měsíci +6

      That does sound efficient

    • @theOldApple556
      @theOldApple556 Před 3 měsíci

      Great idea

    • @liquidminds
      @liquidminds Před 3 měsíci +6

      Short google search and there are 50W solar panel+pump setups that can pump up to 800l an hour for 50 bucks.

    • @darrelladams4188
      @darrelladams4188 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Good idea … but., everything he has to carry out there with him. Normally in a backpack. When it comes to prospecting., it’s less is more. Once he finds the gold then you can bring more.

    • @LimitedGunnerGM
      @LimitedGunnerGM Před 3 měsíci

      It would work great attached to an old school bellows with a pivot on one side. Rocks back and forth while pumping water to the top

  • @slocum0151
    @slocum0151 Před 3 měsíci +41

    So when Men At Work sang Down Under, the part with the guy smiling and handing a vegemite sandwhich. The guy was smiling because he handed someone a jank sandwich and was about to laugh at the unfortunate soul for eating it. Its all so clear now!

    • @VoGusProspecting
      @VoGusProspecting  Před 3 měsíci +9

      Yep

    • @skwervin1
      @skwervin1 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Nah - the guy he was giving to was an Aussie and knows his vegemite!

    • @carnage77
      @carnage77 Před 3 měsíci

      The true meaning is a bit deeper - a humours description of the Australian government entering into trade with the EU.

    • @shanepowers7566
      @shanepowers7566 Před 3 měsíci

      Me, from the US, thought he said a vegematic sandwich. Me thinking a vegematic is a chopping device similar to a meat grinder or salad shooter. BTW, what exactly is vegemite? Is it peanut butter? Nutella? Something worse?

    • @mocaman99
      @mocaman99 Před 3 měsíci +2

      In most countries, they feed the crud from the bottom of beer vats to cattle. Here, folks enjoy it on toast :)

  • @inthedirtprospecting1144
    @inthedirtprospecting1144 Před 3 měsíci +6

    Just a heads up, the Xp classifier fits straight on top of the bunnings bucket perfectly. Just fill the bucket with water and go hell for leather.

  • @ssnerd583
    @ssnerd583 Před 3 měsíci +7

    You blokes are quite MAD.....and I love it!!!
    Bravo gents!!!

  • @susanturcotte3176
    @susanturcotte3176 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I'm so happy for you, Chris. The gold you found had more larger pieces than most of the time. It was about time that you got to stroll into the middle to garner some good gold! Thank you for sharing your adventures! Blessings from Alabama ❤️

  • @adventures-with-joe
    @adventures-with-joe Před 3 měsíci +1

    I love the way you think outside the box for different projects

  • @MadMarlin1964
    @MadMarlin1964 Před 3 měsíci +1

    That was a very satisfying episode. Can’t wait to see the upcoming episodes. It sounded like speed racer drive by a couple times too. Or a really big fly.

  • @davidhandyman7571
    @davidhandyman7571 Před 3 měsíci

    Excellent presentation and a great day on the creek.

  • @ccarter0069
    @ccarter0069 Před 3 měsíci

    I like the format of this video. Nice work!

  • @dylanjames4537
    @dylanjames4537 Před 3 měsíci

    You've inspired me to build my own rocker box like that, cheers chris love the work.

  • @danhodgins4015
    @danhodgins4015 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Glad to hear you will be selling some type of rocker box inspired by this prototype! Looks like it's working really well for classified material.

  • @nordknotwork
    @nordknotwork Před 3 měsíci +3

    You should build yourself a rotating compost sifter for the classification portion. Bucket with holes in it that spins. Have it on a 25 degree angle, feed into the top, rocks come out the bottom and dirt sieves through the bottom side. Can power it with a dewalt drill

  • @hasmeadali7316
    @hasmeadali7316 Před 3 měsíci

    Hi guys thanks for the adventure. It's was awesome

  • @nettietryon6953
    @nettietryon6953 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you I enjoyed that. Love the rocker box

  • @hungryprospectors9260
    @hungryprospectors9260 Před 3 měsíci +3

    🤣 you brought your “meat scoops” love your sense of humor! Like always awesome job explaining the process and the reasons behind all of it. Brilliant. Another great video Chris, thank you for continuing to produce such great videos! 😉👊✌️

  • @gooding1044
    @gooding1044 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Good thinking about finishing deposits before uploading, so as to not allow the thieves to poach. We all know who i'm talking about haha 👌👍

  • @TonkaToy-pv5kn
    @TonkaToy-pv5kn Před 3 měsíci

    I watch a lot of your videos. I've been a prospector for 50 years. Compared to most of the prospecting videos out there yours are by far the most informative and fun to watch. Keep up the great content.

  • @insolentstickleback3266
    @insolentstickleback3266 Před 3 měsíci

    I think you are on to something, I love this modern Rocker Box concept. 👍🏻

  • @buckshotprospector
    @buckshotprospector Před 3 měsíci +10

    Ive infected the comments too ya cant get rid of me mohahahaha

    • @D_A86
      @D_A86 Před 3 měsíci

      😅😅😅

  • @weekendwarriorprospecting817

    Another awesome video full of information and buckets of fun. ❤
    I really need to get back out again! 👍🏻⚒️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @kerrivanweelde5309
    @kerrivanweelde5309 Před 3 měsíci

    Fantastic job!

  • @goldpan12345
    @goldpan12345 Před 3 měsíci

    Awesome! Good shiny in your pan.

  • @avzamani.Turkey
    @avzamani.Turkey Před 3 měsíci

    Congratulations bro, good job 👏

  • @margf.6773
    @margf.6773 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Good video, Chris.

  • @andypandyAU.6669
    @andypandyAU.6669 Před 3 měsíci

    Nice concept, I can't wait until you perfect it. Good work, nice gold.
    ❤ it😊

  • @tommynoel9929
    @tommynoel9929 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank Chris! Cheers 🍻

  • @TisButAScratch666
    @TisButAScratch666 Před 3 měsíci

    Loving the rocker box

  • @garrettmillsap
    @garrettmillsap Před 3 měsíci +1

    Omfg when Gadzee was pointing at your tiny sluice, I lost it 😂

  • @rodneymiddleton1044
    @rodneymiddleton1044 Před 3 měsíci +1

    For a self made rocker box it certainly does the job of a bought one another lesson in the life of Chris O'Goldy lol new nickname lol. Good laugh with you 2 guys as usual have a great weekend guys.

  • @GOLD-butterfly1004
    @GOLD-butterfly1004 Před 3 měsíci

    Bravo gents!!!

  • @gregwilson6636
    @gregwilson6636 Před 5 dny

    Gold mate! So true about the Vegemite sandwich. Its Gold when you get it right.

  • @lonesquid
    @lonesquid Před 3 měsíci

    Hello, from Oregon, USA! Thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thank you!

  • @minerjohnny41
    @minerjohnny41 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Way to go Chris.... everyone's leaving starts somewhere

  • @jimfausset8122
    @jimfausset8122 Před 3 měsíci +2

    When you pulled out that sandwich I know it was a Vegemite Sandwich been there done that from someone from the US of a Vegemite taste really different but it really looks like peanut butter that we have here in the states enjoy

    • @MickH60
      @MickH60 Před 3 měsíci +1

      You have black peanut butter ? Our peanut butter looks like your peanut butter, Our Vegemite looks like your used axle grease....!!!!

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@MickH60Mmmmm, used axle grease! Yummy!😅

  • @rustypanels1917
    @rustypanels1917 Před 3 měsíci

    great video as usual, Bunnings have to sponsor you
    I have bought buckets and picks etc. from them because of your videa's.
    Keep them coming Chris.

  • @madhucks
    @madhucks Před 3 měsíci

    Ooooooo soooo many options to make the box betterer!

  • @skwervin1
    @skwervin1 Před 3 měsíci

    Have you thought of putting a foot pedal on the rocker box - a wedge hanging off the side just above the curved bit, you can then either use your foot to rock it while you scoop, or you can use the handle - also maybe add a bend to the handle so you can rock from either side.

  • @jodiehovenden315
    @jodiehovenden315 Před 2 měsíci

    I enjoyed your video (first-timer). I loved the banter, so I have subscribed.

  • @warrenthunell2557
    @warrenthunell2557 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Got yourself a new subscriber you guys are great .

  • @48thstateprospecting
    @48thstateprospecting Před 3 měsíci +1

    Not bad at all looking forward to the new videos with tons of gold thanks for sharing see you on the next one👍🏼👊🏼 p.s. that’s galena (lead ore in your short video 😬

  • @mbaumi1337
    @mbaumi1337 Před 3 měsíci

    Hey
    Vo-Gus Prospecting , an idea: there are jabbie pumps with atached buckets, couldnt you take one of those and attach it to a sluice box? it has a one way valve so it lets dirt in and if you pump back it goes a seperate hose through the one way valve, im not sure if its allowed because you said dredges are not allowed, but this one would be a manual dredge basically

  • @winterhorse290
    @winterhorse290 Před 3 měsíci

    You two guy are a hoot!!

  • @phillwatts5385
    @phillwatts5385 Před 3 měsíci

    very cool chris I might have to be makin one of those rockerboxes

  • @shanepowers7566
    @shanepowers7566 Před 3 měsíci

    As often as my wife and I watch y’all, I was surprised to find that we weren’t subscribed to your channel.

  • @inquisitivealbertan1712

    Excellent video, Chris. Loved seeing the rocker box in action. Managed to get a Jarvie riffle from Paul Jarvis here in Edmonton last summer for my 3d printed mini highbanker that my son made for me. Like you, I am a firm believer in classifying the dug material in buckets. Everyone to their own I guess, as a lot of folks think classifying is a complete waste of time. Best wishes to you and yours.

  • @vinivv
    @vinivv Před 3 měsíci

    First guy ever seeing using rocker and what you describes is exactly correct far as I can tell, that right there is a great invention that could go along way with the right concepts

  • @pythonhighadder7982
    @pythonhighadder7982 Před 23 dny

    Awesome work gang

  • @jaredput
    @jaredput Před 3 měsíci

    Love the rocker!

  • @jamesedwardson605
    @jamesedwardson605 Před 3 měsíci

    Keep up the good work...

  • @TheCoffeeBushKid
    @TheCoffeeBushKid Před 3 měsíci

    Nice going Chris. Do like your rocker. Nice and light weight and seems to work really well. Keep up the great work 😁👍

  • @brettb3919
    @brettb3919 Před 3 měsíci +2

    What the Gadze edit was that Chris? Start watching at 11:45 and look as far back in the creek as you can. A pair of legs just materialize out of nowhere.

    • @buckshotprospector
      @buckshotprospector Před 3 měsíci

      It's my sweatpants that got away many months ago, first sighting in many months

  • @nathancarmichael7050
    @nathancarmichael7050 Před 3 měsíci

    awesome, have a wonderful day!

  • @ccccarriemchardy9216
    @ccccarriemchardy9216 Před 3 měsíci +1

    LOL, its not a school lunch without the thick butter, Vegemite and potato chip sammy!.

  • @thelizardofoz3358
    @thelizardofoz3358 Před 3 měsíci

    I think you have to take Gadzee to a decent pay streak. He has been suffering lately from a lack of decent gold! Love both your channels, I watch you both every week. 👍🇦🇺❤

  • @RHYGAR1
    @RHYGAR1 Před 2 měsíci

    Awesome show my friend.. Truly well done..

  • @stevenpackman4570
    @stevenpackman4570 Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks for the vegamite tip 😂
    Quality video thanks guys!

  • @AusOpal
    @AusOpal Před 3 měsíci

    Love this Vid guys. Glad I came across your channel

  • @EastBayFlipper
    @EastBayFlipper Před 3 měsíci

    I like the "old-tech" style of the rocker box.
    A suggestion for product development
    Take a look at ww1 trench pumps used by British forces in ypres. It used a rocking motion to pump water.
    Now, put a water pump, probably a diaphragm pump and while you rock, you pump the water 💧
    Love the vids❤

  • @Bonamici
    @Bonamici Před 3 měsíci

    💙 Love you guys 💛

  • @thecanadianhillbilly
    @thecanadianhillbilly Před 3 měsíci +1

    Jarvi riffle the invention of a Canadian named Paul Jarvis of Adventures in gold prospecting. The guy builds some beauty high bankers.

  • @russellcunningham-yk4gr
    @russellcunningham-yk4gr Před 3 měsíci

    Man i wish I could just go to the creek and find gold. Another great video

  • @thejondohhshow
    @thejondohhshow Před 3 měsíci

    Good stuff!

  • @pzykezutube1165
    @pzykezutube1165 Před 3 měsíci

    Bobby Duke would be proud of that walk

  • @kahnfu-zhin8627
    @kahnfu-zhin8627 Před 3 měsíci

    Enjoy your vegemite. We have peanut, almond, cashew, and, wait for it, HEMP BUTTER! The nutritional powerhouse made from the only plant that can save the world! Golden days to you kind sir. Thanx for all the knowledge and wisdom.

  • @johanjonsson3481
    @johanjonsson3481 Před 3 měsíci

    You should build something out of an old fot operated sewingmachine to rock the box! A fot operated viggle setup haha

  • @willreese3745
    @willreese3745 Před 15 dny

    Thanks for the life lesson. I heard that song today that goes like ...".I come from a land down under" then I wondered what the heck is a Vegemite sandwich. LoL

  • @jamest.5001
    @jamest.5001 Před 3 měsíci

    The coast of where i live, bedrock is 1000's of feet below ground, a bedrock is fairly deep here, a most creeks dont go that far here, mostly Sand and gravel here, some rockin places ,not alot of gold. And hardrock is excellent gold, if you can find it, so not much mining locally,

  • @henrybell8478
    @henrybell8478 Před 3 měsíci

    This is gold!!

  • @D_A86
    @D_A86 Před 3 měsíci +2

    The key to a good vegimite sandwich is marmite 😂😂😂

  • @alangillanders2811
    @alangillanders2811 Před 3 měsíci

    I see the bunnings bucket chair is a good high for the rocker box.

  • @MhdkhusrinKemilauemas
    @MhdkhusrinKemilauemas Před 3 měsíci

    Amazing very good.

  • @daleparker4207
    @daleparker4207 Před 3 měsíci

    Good stuff

  • @TKs3DPrints
    @TKs3DPrints Před 3 měsíci

    had an idea that may work with your rocker box. attach some bungy ropes on one side so you can use your foot on the box if you get my drift. and that would free up both hands.. :) just and idea might work..

  • @bonsai108
    @bonsai108 Před 3 měsíci

    You said a lot of good things people should know.

  • @stuarteaden9011
    @stuarteaden9011 Před 3 měsíci

    "An infestation of Gadzees, like antibiotic resistant syphilis"😂😂 i lost focus for a bit😂😂

  • @MT-cy5tm
    @MT-cy5tm Před 3 měsíci

    You might want to try using a square or flat bottom shovel to better skim the top of the clay layer in a more even fashion. It might do a better job of getting the gold than the pointed curved shovel.

  • @TalRohan
    @TalRohan Před 3 měsíci

    ah ha tis the gravel bar of legend ..... I see it vanishing before my eyes. Very cool use of a road sign,
    There is a distinct lack of road signage in Wales and I am now considering the thought that there are an awful lot of rocker boxes with village names tourists can't pronounce on the bottom..(of course its also possible they've been swiped and cashed in for scrap)
    great result btw,
    Reedy creek must have been an insanely rich resource when it was first discovered (thinking of women glowing and men plundering whilst eating vegemite sandwiches, flowing beer and chundering)
    Thanks for sharing the lesson. extremely useful stuff
    #Bunnings buckets

  • @johnjacobs1625
    @johnjacobs1625 Před 2 měsíci

    Good job Chris! Cobbles.

  • @koltoncrane3099
    @koltoncrane3099 Před 28 dny

    One idea I had was if you have a creek or stream with gold in it you could make a sluice or catch system to just leave in place and then check it once or twice a year. Idk what designs would work, but maybe you could use like that plate with holes that’s bent like ripples with miners moss underneath and set it in a metal or cement rectangle to prevent it from being washed away during floods.
    The channel ask Jeff Williams says he checks the huge water pipes that go under roads as they have bends in it. It’s the pipes that lets a stream go from one side of the road to the other. I can’t of the name. He used a vacuum pack when it’s dry. So that’s one version of a permanent type sluice system I’ve seen.

    • @VoGusProspecting
      @VoGusProspecting  Před 28 dny

      You absolutely can, but it's illegal to do so in basically every state and territory on earth.

  • @redmist6131
    @redmist6131 Před 3 měsíci

    Was wondering if you would do a video or 2 using fluid beds if you already have them of course would love to see the pros and cons vs a river sluice or highbanker

  • @kyekeating4316
    @kyekeating4316 Před 3 měsíci

    I like the rocker box idea, I wanna make one eventually. But I reckon there would be a way to hook up an old kick drum pedal next to it so you could rock hands free

  • @hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542

    A foot operated 'treadle' could make it more accurate, especially with a flywheel [like an old world sewing machine] and a hand operated bilge, could really make it epic.
    Outside of a bilge, being able to feed water in with a small container [even a shower bag would work] and make the job easier, more reliable, and faster.

  • @Brokeassprospector
    @Brokeassprospector Před 3 měsíci

    Nice work👍
    We just flooded again 🤣

  • @dalewier9735
    @dalewier9735 Před 3 měsíci

    Just curious: have you tried classifying into the bucket, agitate the bucket so that the gold goes to the bottom, pour off all material on top keeping the black sand, move to next spot, repeat. When you agitate the bucket, rig up a way to pump air in the bottom of the bucket so that it has very small bubbles. Seems like you could process a lot of material but would the gold have time to settle in the bottom of the bucket?

  • @jeffholmes1362
    @jeffholmes1362 Před 3 měsíci

    Good job Chris, so for states that can’t use a pump for high banking, do you think the rocker box works better than manually washing dirt over a dream mat?

  • @SPMining
    @SPMining Před 3 měsíci

    That would be the perfect system for my area. The creeks dry up in the summer. Just pools. Can't use mechanical equipment in our national forest. Hope it pans put and you make a few. Like to have one. 👍👍

  • @jumboegg5845
    @jumboegg5845 Před 3 měsíci

    You're right about the butter (definately don't use margarine), but totally disagree about the vegemite. I put on copious quantiies, particualrly nice on toast. I started using the reduced salt variety, tastes just the same, probably because salty vs very salty tastes just the same.

  • @williampendergrass186
    @williampendergrass186 Před 3 měsíci

    Love the Prison rocker. Looks like a sluice with a couple of half circles of wood underneath and a handle. I want One! But think I'll wait to see your improvements and the price you charge for yours. .y congratulations to the ex-prisoner.

  • @fjb4932
    @fjb4932 Před 3 měsíci

    Vo-Gus,
    Will drop a text to Bunning ( tho must be honest and tell'em i shant be a customer as i'm up here in "the US of Canada"). They cain't ignore us all !
    You dinna ask my advice, so i won't say drop a small pebble between the bottoms of the buckets when nesting them and they can't cling together, nor would i say turn the nut half way down on the Jobbyplate and cut off the top half of the screw / bolt and then screw off the nut ( cleaning / straightening the threads ) which cuts in half the screwing / unscrewing time ( time is Golden ).
    What little i know of that land has me leary of crocs and even putting a foot in a bathtub or crick has me trembling... ☆

  • @historicshearersquarters252
    @historicshearersquarters252 Před 3 měsíci

    Hi Chris, we have a gravel bar on an inside bend, also has a rapid beside it, test paniing on the top shows no gold, how far would you dig to try and find some gold? We are in NZ. love your vids, you and Gadzee are a comedy trio 🤣

  • @jeremyfmoses
    @jeremyfmoses Před 3 měsíci

    Would be interested to see how much gold you could pull out of your tailings after not rocking the rocker box. Second run with rocking.

  • @Sincerelysonya123
    @Sincerelysonya123 Před měsícem

    Need a drink 🥃 to watch this video 🎶🤗

  • @James-fi6rv
    @James-fi6rv Před 3 měsíci

    Gosh darnit Chris, I tried not to but I laughed, & peed a drop, that's not bad but then I coughed & farted at the same time! I had to pause to go check, you know, better safe than sorry! False alarm, I didn't need a shower, now I can finish watching

  • @j.q.balker7597
    @j.q.balker7597 Před 17 dny

    Amazing video to watch!! 1 question what is that crazy shadow in the background at 11:47??? or is it just a tree shadow?? anyway love the video!!

  • @7chillywilly7
    @7chillywilly7 Před 3 měsíci

    that an awesome amount to end up with. Is there a reason you never wear sandals to the creek? I find dipping my toes in the water while panning very relaxing.

  • @PUTDEVICE
    @PUTDEVICE Před 3 měsíci

    myself, I'm a bit curious if you can calculate where the stream's flow was like 1,000-10,000 years ago, it should be untouched land if there haven't been any mines there. maybe you can find out via some Australian geological institute or similar. you fly over with a ground radar. GPR. it penetrates through loose material down to the bedrock if it is not too thick with loose material. then you can see the lowest point in a valley. there the first flow of material should have traveled with hopefully gold. a stream does not flow in the same place for thousands of years, it changes over time.

  • @robertmason6233
    @robertmason6233 Před 3 měsíci

    I was thinking of a frankin rocker box with a high banking like top section attached to the sluce like rockerbox

  • @BalberithThePenguin
    @BalberithThePenguin Před 3 měsíci +2

    Would it be worth it to have a small electric pump activated by a button on the rocker pole?
    I know youre trying to keep it simple, but might save your scooping arm :)

    • @VoGusProspecting
      @VoGusProspecting  Před 3 měsíci +2

      Not a bad idea

    • @joelslate
      @joelslate Před 3 měsíci

      Check the video link there for how I added a pump to my rocker box