How to separate Gold from black sand easily and get all the gold out

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  • čas přidán 31. 07. 2024
  • How to process black sand concentrates is a big deal and it frustrates many new prospectors and old ones as well. The goal is to get a clean gold placer that can be sold or melted down into a bar. Historic methods were toxic, but there are better alternatives now. Carefully selected magnets, used a little at a time, with weak magnets first and then stronger can do a great job of cleaning up your gold concentrates.
    For those who want to learn more about Prospecting and finding gold check out my book, Fists full of Gold. It’s an encyclopedia of everything on the topic of prospecting. It’s available on from High Plains Prospectors. (Affiliate) You can find it at:
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Komentáře • 270

  • @jimmymendes4481
    @jimmymendes4481 Před 4 lety +25

    in Philippines we are using magnet since 1980 but we wrapped it cellophane so that we can clean the magnet easy

  • @tiff1728
    @tiff1728 Před 2 lety +1

    Me and my mom watched you for the first time and I just have to say, Thank you ! This video is so informative. We are now going to binge watch the rest of your videos !

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 2 lety

      Glad it was helpful! Feel free to comment as I do respond to them.

  • @DaleDuffy
    @DaleDuffy Před 4 lety +2

    Absolutely best prospecting videos on the interweb.
    The XL ORX arrived today, will be putting it to work in the Bradshaw mountains this weekend with much of the learned advice I've received here.....thanks Chris...!

  • @lestersnoderly1579
    @lestersnoderly1579 Před rokem

    Just realized a very important aspect that I didn’t realize or understand. Using your fingers to aid in separating black sand from the gold as well as the different strengths of the magnets and how to use them. That is amazing. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

  • @firehawkglassman2162
    @firehawkglassman2162 Před 4 lety +4

    I watched this last night. Got me some gold today. Tried this worked well!

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety +1

      Excellent! Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @michaelpack7591
    @michaelpack7591 Před 4 lety +4

    Ralph, you're an excellent teacher! Thank you, buddy.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @erikboucher8494
    @erikboucher8494 Před 4 lety +4

    The notion of using 3 magnets with different strengths, and starting with the weakest one is brilliant. I really appreciate learning about all the different possible components of black sand since I thought it was just magnetite. Here in Maine the red garnets are the bane of my existence and more prevalent than the black sands.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety +1

      What makes up the heavy sand concentrates does vary from place to place....Glad you enjoyed the video.

    • @seanb3516
      @seanb3516 Před 10 měsíci

      Here in Canada I am struggling with Diamonds. Microscopic heavy greasy blobs of indestructible-ness. DOH!

  • @phrosttee7805
    @phrosttee7805 Před 3 lety +1

    Really useful video. You answered so many questions I had in the past thank you

  • @Simpilot757
    @Simpilot757 Před 4 lety

    I am going metal detecting tomorrow in the mountains in northeast Colorado. I talked with a guy at the Forest Service today and he said it was OK to go and detect in the forest, just watch out for any claims (that should be posted). New to your channel but have already learned by watching a couple of your videos! Thanks

  • @richieboy67
    @richieboy67 Před 4 měsíci

    I have learned soooo much from your videos. Thank you keep up the good work

  • @troymerry4022
    @troymerry4022 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you for taking the time to shiw this.

  • @OneResearcher
    @OneResearcher Před 2 lety

    You answered all my questions. Thank you!!!!

  • @th8298
    @th8298 Před 2 lety

    Thank you. I keep running into that problem and you helped me Big time.

  • @aiouuniversity1869
    @aiouuniversity1869 Před rokem

    Such a helpful and informative video .keep making more informative videos about gold.Thanks a lot

  • @Oscar-tu5us
    @Oscar-tu5us Před 3 lety +5

    #1 on youtube!
    Everyone else dose not take the time to explain in mass details
    Only pro i am following
    Thanks man

  • @kelvinmulla4128
    @kelvinmulla4128 Před 4 lety +1

    Hi ralph ,please do share information about gold detecting and surveying ,also the reputable brands of detecting machines.You really enlightening our prospecting expertise.
    regards

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      Please look at the other videos on my channel. There is lots of information about gold detecting.

  • @latteetemohamed4247
    @latteetemohamed4247 Před 4 lety +1

    I learn a lot your videos sir good job 👍 thanks

  • @washingtonbeachmining7736

    Well Chris, i wish you luck with the blue bowl. Make sure to pan "your way" when the done with the cons. Looking forward to the next video!

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety +1

      There will definitely be some trial and error in working with your black sands, but I am confident I can make it come out one way or another.

    • @washingtonbeachmining7736
      @washingtonbeachmining7736 Před 4 lety

      Ha ha i am confident in you too! Just remember the gold weights the same as the black sand..."Hydraulic Equivalent" and that is why it is so hard and takes time to get it all cleaned out.

  • @709badwolf
    @709badwolf Před 4 lety

    fantastic video,,,
    looking forward to using this interesting information in the near future,,
    like next week!
    thanks!
    👍

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety +1

      Glad you enjoyed the video. Part two will be soon, but I do have a life beyond CZcams.

  • @mohdfadzil6550
    @mohdfadzil6550 Před 3 lety

    Thanks a lot ,prof.by ur sharing knowledges thats really precious than gold

  • @rickseifert1677
    @rickseifert1677 Před 3 lety

    Nice video, Ralph!

  • @vinceward
    @vinceward Před 4 lety

    It's easy to clean up the magnets if you put them in a baggie - the magnet comes out of the baggie clean and the sand drops off. Great idea, using the weaker magnets first - my big rare earth magnet pulls everything up all at once.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      The plastic bag thing is a good idea. I do that sometimes.

  • @shaukatzaman7778
    @shaukatzaman7778 Před 3 lety

    You are a great teacher

  • @frederickbierweiler8020

    very informative thanks for the info!

  • @tazzess
    @tazzess Před 4 lety

    Love your video, thanks for sharing

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      Glad it was helpful and you enjoyed the video.

  • @rockman8358
    @rockman8358 Před 3 lety

    I use windex to reduce surface tension. Works great and is easy to use. Just a tiny amount is all that's needed.

  • @otisharris7380
    @otisharris7380 Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks! Another tool in my toolbox.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 8 měsíci

      You're welcome! I'm glad to hear it was helpful.

  • @HALIYALBETAGERIVLOG2024
    @HALIYALBETAGERIVLOG2024 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you sir very Helpful video.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      Glad to help, check out my other videos too, I am sure you will find them just as valuable. and I have more to come in the future.

  • @MediocreOriginals
    @MediocreOriginals Před 4 lety

    my wife and i have a claim on libby creek in montana we usually do our clean out the old fashioned way we pan the black sand down at home its slow and time consumming but we get even the flower gold out but i may have to give your method a try.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      My next video will be getting gold out black sand from some concentrates I got at ElDorado Bar near Helena this last fall. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @AllenMayles
    @AllenMayles Před 4 lety +3

    I'm new but as a thought if you put the magnet into a ziploc or similar the sands will stick through the bag then when you want to clean it just pull the magnet out of the bag to release the sand.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety +1

      I usually use a plastic bag but didn't for this video. Glad you enjoyed the video.

    • @reubenthomas9583
      @reubenthomas9583 Před 4 lety

      Yes I have a big land full of gold

  • @ainschuntayleuhn1147
    @ainschuntayleuhn1147 Před 7 měsíci

    Finding Black Sand is a Great Gold Indicator. Separating Black Sand is a Major Pain!

  • @Smithsgold
    @Smithsgold Před 4 lety +1

    Nice job on the video and cleaning up those cons

  • @HDshovelEd
    @HDshovelEd Před 4 lety

    Hey Chris, I recieved the book today. Lots of reading to go thru for me. Thanks again for it and signing it as well. HH and more Gold Luck to come

  • @tridentz174
    @tridentz174 Před 2 lety

    This is the greatest tutorial ever

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 2 lety

      Thanks. Glad you liked the video.

  • @MMProspecting
    @MMProspecting Před 4 lety +2

    Very interesting would of like to seen a close up of your work maybe next time

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety +1

      Good idea. I will do that. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @SunTzuLao
    @SunTzuLao Před 4 lety +1

    Looking forward to the beach gold video too. I've found all sorts of stuff in terminal moraine deposits in NY, but mostly most black sand. Thinking about running it through a centrifuge, not sure if it'll work but I'll find out LOL

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      Glad you enjoyed the video.

    • @SunTzuLao
      @SunTzuLao Před 4 lety +2

      @@ChrisRalph sometimes I shake the Black sand in a large ball Mason jar with soapy water, and a powerful magnet stuck to the metal lid of the jar. That way I can just unscrew the lid after shaking it up, take the lid off and over something, take the magnet off the lid and the stuff just falls right off 🙂

    • @georgehall6098
      @georgehall6098 Před 2 lety

      @@SunTzuLao Fantastic idea!

  • @richieboy67
    @richieboy67 Před 4 měsíci

    This is the second or third time watching this video sometimes things don't stick in my brain. I look forward to trying this method soon as I can. Im in north east California. So water has not receded. But tomorrow I'm going to run some pans in a spot I found close to home

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 měsíci

      glad it was helpful! Best of luck to you.

  • @justmeonthebeach
    @justmeonthebeach Před 2 lety

    Very informative and interesting..

  • @roygregg7142
    @roygregg7142 Před 2 lety

    I learned years and years ago to keep your hands/fingers away from your material as you pan, for the simple reason that our fingers/hands are oily, so when you touch your material/gold the oil from your hands can and well make some of your gold float right out of your pan.
    I use mercury, with all safety and then run it through a retort, and recover the mercury coming out of the retort through a rubber tube that goes under water. so I can recover all the mercury I used in making the amalgam.

  • @therrienmichael08
    @therrienmichael08 Před 4 lety

    I look forward to the beach sand. I have a green finishing pan like that if I can just find it...

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety +1

      Gotta say I really like mine! Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @stuartwatson3178
    @stuartwatson3178 Před 4 lety

    thx Chris for the info n demo me thinks its appreciated by may. one question how does mustard gold go?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      I assume by the term "mustard gold" you mean fine flour gold. That will be dealt with in part 2 with the beach sand as it is gold of a size like flour dust.

  • @lordwessex9553
    @lordwessex9553 Před 3 lety +2

    Another great video thanks.
    I just wondered if you could invent some kind of a sluice in reverse to separate some of the black sand. Adjustable magnets underneath a sluice to hold back the sand and then vary the flow of water to push the gold to the end and collect it?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 3 lety

      Its been done, but the gold gets caught in the black sand. Not that the gold is magnetic but the shape of the magnetized sand catches the gold too.

    • @lordwessex9553
      @lordwessex9553 Před 3 lety

      Oh well, another of my great ideas hits the sand.
      I just wonder if the well known electrostatic attraction of gold could be utilised in combination with magnetism.
      Say the dry gold/sand mix was gently blown into the air between magnetic and electrostaticly charged surfaces?

    • @alvincook8888
      @alvincook8888 Před rokem

      Im new to this but been doing my homework. Going to order a sluice soon. I'll experiment with the magnet installed in the sluice. Cool! 😉

  • @maxstephens815
    @maxstephens815 Před 4 lety

    I think you should check your settings! I watch you tube all t time and you are the only one that has no sound!

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      Max, I am sorry you are having difficulty with this, but more than 13 thousand folks have listened to this video and no one but you thinks there is no sound. I think some of the sound is in mono and you may be listening on the wrong speaker. Give it a try.

    • @plainsdrifterminnesota5884
      @plainsdrifterminnesota5884 Před 4 lety

      Yup, half video has no sound, mostly the sitting outside with the black tub.

  • @MatthewLong8
    @MatthewLong8 Před 3 lety

    I think ill buy your book.

  • @ezedrezakhan1460
    @ezedrezakhan1460 Před 4 lety

    Very nice..enjoyable...👍 thx

  • @tompowell6723
    @tompowell6723 Před 2 lety

    What about placing the magnet in a closed zip lock lunch bag? Squeeze the air out. That way you reduce the magnetic pull and the big plus would be that you can clear the magnet easily.

  • @BenzoGold79
    @BenzoGold79 Před 4 lety

    Blonde sand is super easy, black sand more difficult the finer it is. Now I get white sands under that and it won't move in the pan and the gold is mixed in, very difficult. Natural in small amounts I get huge amounts from tailings of old timer rock crushers. 👍👍

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      There are some light colored minerals that are heavy.

  • @Rachcantu68
    @Rachcantu68 Před 2 lety

    Thank you 😊

  • @FrancaFrancis-vw6kw
    @FrancaFrancis-vw6kw Před 9 měsíci

    much love sir ♥️ please sir What are the chemicals needed to process the gold finally

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 9 měsíci

      We have a language problem. What is the "gold finally"

  • @darrellgoodman9585
    @darrellgoodman9585 Před 4 lety

    I thought you could use a paper towel between the magnet to capture it then double check it before discarding to see if any gold is trapped with the black sands . What about a spiral water wheel . And how effective are they compared to your 3 magnets technique .

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      paper tears when it gets wet, but you can use a plastic bag for the same purpose.

  • @adriaannikken7519
    @adriaannikken7519 Před 3 lety

    Hi Chris, one of your videos, you mention that black sand has value other than gold. I dont recall if you mentioned where to sell the back sand that has the gold seperated. A few channels I watch say to keep all the black sand. So where do we sell the black sand?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 3 lety

      Not really worth doing unless you have tons of it. A few pounds will not pay for the shipping. Its not super valuable stuff. Its iron ore, and may have traces of other metals.

  • @cyberdan1000
    @cyberdan1000 Před 3 lety

    Last night after watching this video I gave myself two things to do today.
    #1 buy Fists full of gold. Got it on amazon. I will get it monday. I paid $29.95 new, but I can not believe some are selling used ones for more than double.
    #2 come here and watch your video #2, but I can't find it. Can you give a link? I live in Cali and two miles from the beach. Not a lot of black sand here but about 30 miles north, in Oregon, there is one beach I have named zebra beach. So much black sand, I could fill a gallon bucket in 5 minutes with my very large neo magnet. There is one spot where I do not use a magnet, I can just scoop it up with my hands or a pan.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 3 lety +1

      Sometimes loads of black sand will cover beaches in northern CA after heavy storms. These three videos are all related content:
      czcams.com/video/dZKRTgdZOmA/video.html
      czcams.com/video/oitFuN5TuwQ/video.html
      czcams.com/video/G3fV0hN8V00/video.html

  • @TheKeving123
    @TheKeving123 Před rokem

    Nice video bud!

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před rokem

      What? Are you asking me to use English slang, gov'ner?

    • @TheKeving123
      @TheKeving123 Před rokem

      @@ChrisRalph This is IRS did you file taxes on you last years gold nugget blacks sands extraction finds!

  • @richardrobertson1331
    @richardrobertson1331 Před rokem

    Chris, two points: First, almost all of my gold is gold dust and I am unable to separate it from the very fine black sand dust. I can see it with a lens, so I have been simply collecting it. And, yes, I have used a variety of surface tension "soaps" and pan "tapping". A magnet doesn't selectively separate the two as this fine black sand dust is poorly magnetic. Second, relatively recent (geologically speaking) volcanic activity brought up the gold where I am in Nevada and the larger particles of black sand that I have to deal with was not mentioned in your video (iron sulfide), which, I think, must be trapping more very fine gold dust. Open air roasting in a cast iron skillet seems to release some of that gold dust but I wonder how much am I missing. Either the iron sulfide is trapping gold dust or I am letting some gold dust get sucked up when I snuffer up these larger pieces of black sand. Any thoughts? I enjoy your videos.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před rokem

      Because I cannot see what you see and see what you've done its really hard for me to know - pyrite - iron sulfide - is not black sand - they are not the same thing. I don't know what magnets you tried, etc. so I am far more in the dark than you think. So I have no guess. I do talk about pyrite in a video I made just on Pyrite - see: czcams.com/video/Sjp4aOcqBn4/video.html

  • @ottopeace1
    @ottopeace1 Před 4 lety

    Chris,, First would it be accurate thinking that the product that the 3rd and most powerful magnet removes be that place to harvest Rh ? And from the 1st stage of the final pan, which is kicking out lighter than gold black sand.
    Secondly, is it in the final pan when you physically push apart the gold from the remaining black sand that we find platinum group?metals (except Rh). .
    Last Question, Regarding the iron filings from the first pass. Do you melt those to separate the gold and the ferrous material? Or is
    Thank you in advance for your consideration.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      No, that will not work, most black sand has no RH or only tiny, tiny traces. You will spend $100 to get $1 worth of PGM.

    • @rockman8358
      @rockman8358 Před 3 lety

      @@ChrisRalph True but I'Ve tested black sand from one of the Sacramento sand and gravel plants and it assayed $12.50/ton in pgm metals. There are new mthods to extrct the platinum but you'd needs tons of black sand to make it worthwhile

  • @thevelfy
    @thevelfy Před 10 měsíci

    After you have extracted the gold,can you sell it in that powder form or does it need to be made into gold bars/buttons first?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 10 měsíci +1

      It can be sold either way, but I prefer to melt it down as it's just easier to handle in bar form.

    • @thevelfy
      @thevelfy Před 10 měsíci

      @@ChrisRalph I see. Thank you sir for the great content 👍🏼

  • @standard-carrier-wo-chan

    I find just picking them up with tweezers is the easiest. Separate them down with your fingers as much as possible, then spread it on a really wide pan, then just pluck them up.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před rokem

      What about the stuff the size of dust? just wash that gold back into the stream?

    • @standard-carrier-wo-chan
      @standard-carrier-wo-chan Před rokem

      @@ChrisRalph I'd do it with magnets and some other stuff like you mention but very rarely, only once I'd have like a whole tub of gold dust-laden black sand. I just do this as hobby, and the nearby river I'd do this had dried up since a few months ago so I don't really go out looking for gold anymore, but before it did usually there would be milimeter large pieces that I could just pick out.

  • @alvincook8888
    @alvincook8888 Před rokem

    When I go to purchase your book online, it says "sold out" but Im sure Ill get it eventually.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před rokem

      There are thousands of copies at the distributor, but sometimes things get messed up between Amazon and the distributor. It will get ironed out. It does this once or twice a year for a few days.

  • @ashwynn4177
    @ashwynn4177 Před 4 lety

    Could static electricity be somehow used to do the seperation?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      Its been tried and does not work very well.

  • @Jahzwolf1955
    @Jahzwolf1955 Před 2 lety

    Wow I see this black sand on my beaches of the Susitna river here in Alaska. I have picked a few small flakes out bent them to be sure they were gold and not mica. This process could get me out of my car 🚗 there is tons of gold flake in that black sand

  • @roydmwiinga1923
    @roydmwiinga1923 Před 3 lety

    Awesome

  • @fredrambo3016
    @fredrambo3016 Před 2 lety

    Put a bag over the magnet so when you pull it away you have a clean magnet

  • @danbryan3417
    @danbryan3417 Před 2 lety

    I have a black sand separator sold by Sluicefox. How would this best be used on the technique you are talking about?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 2 lety

      The guys at Sluicefox who make the product would be a lot more familiar with their own product......

    • @danbryan3417
      @danbryan3417 Před 2 lety

      @@ChrisRalph okay thank you for the information.

  • @supersneakusa4492
    @supersneakusa4492 Před rokem

    Question : How can we find deposits from glaciers ?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před rokem

      Where are you located (what state?)

  • @karlswanson95
    @karlswanson95 Před 7 měsíci

    If you have chromite or zircon sand could these be added to the graded material and put in a liquefaction bed to speed up the separation? The magnetite is heavier so you would still need to separate the gold from that.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 7 měsíci

      I am taking it that you mean the liquefaction bed in a jig. Jigs use steel shot and that is the best to use.

    • @karlswanson95
      @karlswanson95 Před 7 měsíci

      I have just been looking into panning as a hobby and have watched your videos for some time. I am talking about creating vibrations in a saturated mix of placer material and heavy sand. You could use vibrations alone or inject water from below. The purpose being to cause the solids to act like a liquid to facilitate stratification. Since gold comprises the heaviest particles they should sink to the bottom(unless they are small maybe). It seems that it could be made into a continuous processes. I have zircon sand, garnet sand and tungsten granules for testing purposes.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 7 měsíci +1

      There is a device called a jig that does pretty much what you are saying with a liquefied bed. Google gold jigs and take a good look a the designs. Companies have been making them for over 100 years and they have the design pretty well set. They use a pulse of water coming upward, which is necessary to keep the bed liquid and not have it just settle and pack.

    • @karlswanson95
      @karlswanson95 Před 7 měsíci

      Yes that is the idea. Thank you

  • @realjaxon
    @realjaxon Před 3 lety

    I used to run a magnet through the school sandbox when I was a kid, and I would always get black sand.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 3 lety

      black sand is iron minerals and iron is common, gold is very rare.

  • @alvincook8888
    @alvincook8888 Před rokem

    What would happen if I put magnets in a Sluice?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před rokem

      The black sand clogs up on the magnets.

  • @aaronrinella2835
    @aaronrinella2835 Před rokem

    Would it be easier to run the magnets over dry material?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před rokem +2

      The water helps to minimize the amount of free gold collected by the magnet.

    • @aaronrinella2835
      @aaronrinella2835 Před rokem

      I like your videos. Keep it up!

  • @shineyrocks390
    @shineyrocks390 Před 2 lety

    Chris I just learned something new! I don't own a crusher. I can take my quartz and heat it up, cool it down quickly in cold water, and crush it up easily into a fine powder to be panned to get the gold out.
    Now I know other people know this trick.. I however did not have a clue it existed.
    Why is it important and amazing to me? If the power grid ever goes down or when it does?! I can have a way without electricity or gasoline to crush ore to pan out.
    This was an epiphany to me and I hope others who read this comment will remember it.
    After the criminals in Washington take out the paper USD the only other thing is gold for those who won't go digital currency.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 2 lety +1

      Repeatedly heating and cooling the ore will not do a good job of crushing the rock. You will be disappointed in the results.

    • @shineyrocks390
      @shineyrocks390 Před 2 lety

      @@ChrisRalph I don't have money to buy a crusher. Any other suggestions I'd love to hear about it. 👍 I also do not live like others do. I don't have electricity. I do have a generator. I live similar to the 1800's. I just saw heating the quartz one time and cooling it rapidly in water once made it easier to crush and then I can grind it up in a mortar and pestle. I'm all ears and want to find a way to get this gold out of this rock. It tests around 2oz per ton. I could quickly buy equipment if I can ever get that gold out. I'm at wits end if the heating method is a bad thing to do.

  • @jimmurphy4703
    @jimmurphy4703 Před 4 lety +1

    All my black sands are tin oxide not magnetic lol! But a good video

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      That's unusual. Can you do much with screening? Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @Walter-wo5sz
    @Walter-wo5sz Před 4 lety

    Have you ever tried using a centrifuge to concentrate gold in black sand?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety +1

      Part 2 of this will be using the blue bowl centrifuge to catch really fine sized gold. Glad you enjoyed the video.

    • @Walter-wo5sz
      @Walter-wo5sz Před 4 lety

      I was thinking of more like a medical centrifuge. Put the black sand in a heavy fluid like oil so it's suspended.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety +1

      because of the density of the black sand, you find it almost impossible to get a fluid that dense. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @bainsworth8853
    @bainsworth8853 Před 3 lety

    float it, I just processed 2 and a half ounceses of gold dust, the ending will astound you, inadverdently I was trying tor emove the black sand from the gold dust, not working good, very slow process, whenI started floating my gold off, I thought this is cool, hours later when i got to the bottem, my material started looking redish, that was the color the camera was giving me, the platinium metals would not pike up nor would the black sand, 100 persent recovery of gold, no garabge, what I was left with in the pan, platinium and largrer pieces of gold very impressive

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 3 lety

      Tiny gold particles will float, but also easily sink. Hard to recover the gold that way.

  • @slhurtt
    @slhurtt Před 3 lety

    An excellent demonstration of fine gold recovery. I like nuggets better :).

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 3 lety +1

      Which weighs more - a pound of fine gold or a pound of nuggets?

    • @rockman8358
      @rockman8358 Před 3 lety

      @@ChrisRalph neither but the fine gold often has a greater purity.

  • @kallyfredette8218
    @kallyfredette8218 Před rokem

    Do you know the chemical process

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před rokem

      Which process are you talking about? I did a video on cyanide - it can be viewed at: czcams.com/video/EegTQuCEQlk/video.html

  • @junnelplaza632
    @junnelplaza632 Před 3 lety

    thank you sir...can i ask help

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 3 lety

      Sorry, no, I get many, many requests.

  • @oddball8758
    @oddball8758 Před 4 lety

    Chris, What am I missing ? Not just your video's but all of them advocate jet dry or soap in the water to stop the Gold from floating. That don't make any sense, I would much rather suck up the flour Gold off the surface where I can see it than let it fall into all that sand. The only panning I've done so far is sampling and not caring about amounts yet. But when I do go to mine placer, I wish all of it would float. How come I'm the only one that thinks that ? What did I miss ?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      If it all floated with perfect reliability, yep that would be the way to go. But only some floats, and a lot floats for a while then sinks - a lot depends on the size and shape of the gold particle. Scientists have tried floating gold to recover it, but it just does not work reliably. Flotation is actually a common method to collect sulfide minerals which float better than gold. So great idea, its been tested and does not work very well for gold. But its used all the time for collecting sulfides.

  • @lindarandles2106
    @lindarandles2106 Před 2 lety

    Magnet?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 2 lety

      That is what I show in the video.

  • @rizendell
    @rizendell Před 4 lety

    I dont waste the time. When I get a gallon jug full of cons I pour all of it in my crucible with some crushed glass, fire it to 2750 degrees in my blast furnace and dump it into a conical slag mold. When it's cool the next day I break the big piece of precious metal off the tip and the rest goes into my sidewalk/patio as bricks.

  • @nellaithiruttukutty1267
    @nellaithiruttukutty1267 Před 6 měsíci

    I need this plate

  • @chafikmondial
    @chafikmondial Před 2 lety

    You are talking about black sand and I want to question the soft black conclusion that resembles shiny iron. The remaining in the dish is very few

  • @SuperPeter05
    @SuperPeter05 Před 2 lety

    Unless you have a 20l bucket full of black sand, just pan the black sands down.
    If you only have 6 table spoons of black sand, you need the panning experience.
    A pan and a snuffer bottle and that would have been clean in 5min.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 2 lety

      So says the man who has never panned super fine gold before and just dumps the fines on the ground.

    • @SuperPeter05
      @SuperPeter05 Před 2 lety

      @@ChrisRalph nice assumption, but no.
      I don't need to play with magnets, I have a ball mill, classifiers and a shaker table!
      But that's for buckets not pans of sand.

  • @dagreynolds8013
    @dagreynolds8013 Před 4 lety +1

    I thougt I was a freak cleaning black sand like thatT

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      Worth cleaning up black sand if you get some nice gold.

  • @joshclove
    @joshclove Před 4 lety

    Garnet can be magnetic.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      Yes, garnet can be weakly magnetic, but normally not strongly magnetic enough that you can pick it up. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @webofspiders917
    @webofspiders917 Před 7 měsíci

    I boght the gold drop
    from john richmond have you seen the machine he invented ?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 6 měsíci

      Yes, I have seen his and a number of ones similar to his. The problem is that even gold screened to the same size won't necessarily settle at the same rate. You only get great recovery if all your gold is the same shape. Flat flakes settle at a different rate from rounded spheres - even when the same mesh size.

  • @lcbuell5535
    @lcbuell5535 Před 2 lety

    I don't have a black sand issue I have fine gold and dirt issue

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 2 lety

      You probably dont lack for dirt, just gold and gold in dirt.

  • @bainsworth8853
    @bainsworth8853 Před 3 lety

    I will give a little secrete away, when processing black sand to clean your gold, have two pans at hand, 1 with the material your are working, the other for retriavial, put very little water in the pan, wet the material, slowly tip your pan to let water flow over the contents and back off, tipping the pan into the second one, using a snuffer bottle put a little water back into the first pan tipping it back an forth to cover the materiel, keep the area of your pan wet at all times, it took me about 6 hours to process 2 1'2 ounces, my bad, Your beach sands may look goldish, but when I got finished and could not float any more fines, I was left with platinium in my pan, I should have sold at gold prices, but , they would have keep the platinium as overburden I would have lost

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 3 lety +1

      Tiny gold particles will float, but also easily sink. Hard to recover the gold that way.

    • @bainsworth8853
      @bainsworth8853 Před 3 lety

      @@ChrisRalph I found it quite unique in the process of a small gold pan with my material in it and a larger one toopoor the float off one little pad at a time it was time consuming the very effective I recovered almost all pure gold dust without any platinum or Black sands make sure you keep your pan wet if you're gold that you're floating hits a dry spot it will automatically stick to it it was interesting to see the outcome I will use that system again I do a lot of beach mining southern Oregon

  • @conniegregory5547
    @conniegregory5547 Před 4 lety

    I can't hear the outdoor portion of your videos.....all of the several I've watched. ????

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      It is recorded in mono and you are listening to the other channel in stereo. SO you are listening to the channel with nothing when the sound is on the other channel.

  • @alforliniteaching5670
    @alforliniteaching5670 Před 3 lety

    Rob Roy,I'll drink to that,lol.:-) :-) :-) :-)

  • @adkakaradk4169
    @adkakaradk4169 Před 4 lety

    your personality worths more than Gold .

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      I am trying to be more dynamic in the videos and less deadpan. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @capslockbandit
    @capslockbandit Před 4 lety +2

    Chris, I like your videos but I have to say the fact there is only audio in the left ear or speaker (in all of your non webcam videos) makes it very difficult to listen to. I almost dropped your videos within the first few seconds because of this but I am glad I stuck it out. I use headphones for 99% of all my audio and video use. For your videos I have to physically move my left speaker into the center of my setup and take off my headphones in order to not feel like you are speaking at me from the side or yelling in my ear. Your presentation would improve significantly with either some audio editing, or microphone cleanout or something... maybe a new camera, heck even a cell phone has way better audio these days. Anyway, thanks for the tips.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      Until very recently I got paid nothing from Google for these videos, and I have been hesitant to invest a wad of cash for the privilege of making videos for free. I just got a new camera, and the technical quality will improve over time. However the value of these videos is not the pretty sound track, but the verbal content.

    • @vinceward
      @vinceward Před 4 lety

      I agree with Chris. I noticed the audio thing right away but got over it quick because there's so much info. Looking forward to the beach sand video, as I'm planning a trip to that beach this fall.

    • @capslockbandit
      @capslockbandit Před 4 lety

      @@ChrisRalph The cost of a camera isn't really a "wad of cash" in 2019. I just bought a great camera g pro knockoff for 50 cad. That's less than one gram of gold! They give out cell phones with amazing cameras for free and the monthly cost is very modest and part of the upkeep of having a device to make calls. You could also make a Patreon page in a few minutes and have your subscribers pay for whatever you want and probably also fund prospecting adventures you wouldn't be able to do otherwise that would benefit your channel in the long term. Saying the value of your work is in the verbal content and not the presentation is like playing really obnoxious sounding music and then being like: "It's all in the lyrics, man." That may very well be the case, but you will find a much larger audience and more success if you take a slightly more balanced approach. And yes, I agree it is a privilege to speak to your audience from your platform and spread the ideas you think are important while selling your books. Even from a strictly financial perspective, I think if you put in a few bucks you will probably make more sales. I hope this gives you some ideas.

  • @katrinadavis2730
    @katrinadavis2730 Před 2 lety

    So are you actually getting paid for this gold?

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 2 lety

      yes, when I send it to the refiner I use.

  • @halalinvestment8639
    @halalinvestment8639 Před rokem

    Can I get u books in Africa please

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před rokem

      I am sorry my friend that I do not have any dealer in Africa, and if Amazon will not deliver, I cannot get one to you.

  • @drinventions9742
    @drinventions9742 Před 4 lety

    @22:15 I’m thinking..Tap it, just tap it a few times,,, give it a little tap,tap,taparoo...

  • @freedomwarriorsunited9712

    Is it not smarter to have someone to smelt the black sand concentrates to determine the exact amount of precious metals.

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 2 lety

      No, its not smarter - there is a reason why no one does it your way, because it wont work. You have to concentrate the gold down to the point where its mostly gold. If you smelt raw black sand the gold will not come together onto a single piece, it will be stuck between the particles of solid black sand as a mess.

  • @bassemnet
    @bassemnet Před 4 měsíci

    صديقي العزيز
    هل يوجد نسخة من كتابك باللغة العربية

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 měsíci

      Sorry, but I do not speak Arabic.

  • @chafikmondial
    @chafikmondial Před 2 lety

    where is the sound??

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 2 lety

      check your system settings. Thousands have listened to this with sound.

  • @OuterfleshEntertainment

    Why don’t you just smelt the last bit, instead of continuing to mess with it?

  • @robaldridge6505
    @robaldridge6505 Před 4 měsíci

    put your magnet in a ziplock bag, super easy to clean off

  • @presidentstevenking
    @presidentstevenking Před 3 lety +1

    I got piles of it...

  • @maxstephens815
    @maxstephens815 Před 4 lety

    No sound!

    • @ChrisRalph
      @ChrisRalph  Před 4 lety

      Check you settings. There is sound and the video has been up for months with no issues. Glad you enjoyed the video.