Rich gold concentrates, How to use a Miller Table. (Black Scorpion)

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  • How to use a miller table. In this video I use a miller table to clean gold concentrates. The concentrates I used were fairly rich in gold. This particular miller table is made locally in the city next to my town and is called the "Black scorpion, fine gold recovery system" Which is just a type of miller table with a few bonus features. I recover quite a bit of gold considering I have a very small quantity of cons. The table worked very well capturing even the finest gold. In the next video I will be melting down the gold and pouring it into a gold bar. So enjoy, "Rich cons cleaned up on a miller table"
    This video is produced by Dan Hurd, Prospector, Miner, Teacher and RUclipsr, as part of his RUclips channel based on educational videos about gold mining, gold panning, prospecting, rock hounding, and mineral collecting.
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Комментарии • 355

  • @jeanetteswalberg6166
    @jeanetteswalberg6166 5 лет назад +3

    Got a little chuckle out of seeing the dining room table underneath your setup. Your wife sure loves you!

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад +5

      She sure does! Miller table is still on the kitchen table and I got a bit of a look this morning.

  • @miken4606
    @miken4606 5 лет назад +8

    I want a bottle of Dan's enthusiasm.

  • @motherlodeprospectingsuppl5318
    @motherlodeprospectingsuppl5318 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Dan; Thanks for putting the video up - I have a newer version of that table now, and incorporated "vial" traps rather than the slots. One can now simply screw the vials ( 2 ) into the bottom of the table and direct the clean stuff right in ( included with the table ). Another feature is that if you somehow break a vial or don't have any spares, we include "Plugs" that allow sweeping the material into the catch holes. Then it's just a matter of undoing the plug to let the gold drop into a gold pan for suctioning up with a snuffer bottle. We have also made a small adjustment to the texture as well. Remember - proper screening is important for quick cleanup, and when moving the gold, it's best to slow the water a bit as flakes can hydoplane if disturbed. By the way, we now have a Dealer in New Zealand for anyone watching from down under :). Cheers, Bryan

  • @xenaguy01
    @xenaguy01 3 года назад +6

    17:20 Here's a tip when adding more material to already cleaned gold. If you don't sweep the gold away or snuff it up, then add all new cons _below_ the gold on the table. That way you don't push gold down the table with new cons.

  • @paulrossi4690
    @paulrossi4690 2 года назад

    The builder has to be very pleased with your presentation, awesome as all ways, thanks Dan!

  • @coppercrypto9546
    @coppercrypto9546 5 лет назад +11

    Thanks for letting us into your world.

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад +1

      You're welcome!

    • @paulvogler1306
      @paulvogler1306 5 лет назад

      @@Danhurd Hi Dan what vibrates your table?

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      @@paulvogler1306 Nothing is vibrating this

  • @thephatphil2806
    @thephatphil2806 5 лет назад +2

    Hey man I appreciate your videos. I'm an Old Prospector from Colorado who has had to just live life away from my home for the last 30 years, but now I'm preparing to go back for the spring thaw and pick up where I left off 30 years ago PS I trust you haha I believe you are in this for the love of it. Thanks!

  • @donaldsavage3699
    @donaldsavage3699 5 лет назад +3

    Dan I always enjoy your program thanks for the very important tips and keep up the good work!

  • @DayTrader__
    @DayTrader__ Год назад

    Thanks for the demo Dan and thanks for the honest opinion about just rather pan it out besides using the machine. You are right of course, panning is faster and you can get it down good enough to melt it down and move on a whole lot faster. That’s why I like your videos, you give honest opinion on the processes 🙃
    Thanks for taking time to show us this.

  • @barryenos7641
    @barryenos7641 5 лет назад +8

    Dan, looks good but I think that your pan clean-up is what I prefer. March 1 I chopped ice and snow and finally got about a dozen pieces of gold. Winter sucks

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад +4

      Yeah, I really enjoy panning. Though my youngest enjoyed using the miller table

  • @TommieG63
    @TommieG63 4 года назад

    I have NEVER seen a miller table used before!! Glad you did this video.

  • @AppalachianProspect
    @AppalachianProspect 5 лет назад +1

    Nice demonstration of the Black Scorpion miller table, nice clean up of some fine gold. Thanks for sharing.

  • @paraglidingprospector
    @paraglidingprospector Год назад +1

    I love this video! Placer gold is tough to pan out so I’ll definitely be adding a Miller Table to my setup soon! Thanks Dan!

  • @DamonFeyOutdoors
    @DamonFeyOutdoors 5 лет назад +2

    My friend, you have much more patience than I ever will.
    I like the Miller tabletop setup.

  • @rrminingsupplies6614
    @rrminingsupplies6614 5 лет назад +2

    Slow but fun. I can picture doing this in winter, with a fire going in the shop. Which is still better than working.Thanks for sharing

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks for watching

  • @glassontherocks
    @glassontherocks 5 лет назад

    I am still panning by hand... I have tried all kinds of shortcuts. I get a thrill of seeing the gold wink at me I guess. I still feel like its Christmas morning to me with each pan. Filled with promise of a reward for all of your hard work. I am 65 but the child remains...

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      Can't beat panning by hand and the thrill of it all

  • @roygutfinski9991
    @roygutfinski9991 5 лет назад +2

    Great video, as always, Dan. Fine gold is a bit like snowflakes, no two particles exactly alike, each with its own unique shape, aspect ratio, etc. and each behaves slightly differently. Surface tension of the fluid can be modified with additives and change in water temperature. I have also found that even non-magnetic black sand is slightly magnetic. I work it wet, dry it and work it wet and dry both before and after removing the magnetic black sand with a magnet. We keep learning all the time. I have a lot of fun showing people how their "cleaned" black sand still has gold hidden inside.

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад +2

      "We keep learning all the time" - isn't that the truth!

  • @chatton58
    @chatton58 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks for all the info and tips. Keep up the good work. Love your channel.

  • @Terry_Aaron
    @Terry_Aaron 5 лет назад

    Right on Dan another fun video. Thanks for the time and effort you put into it. So enjoyed to watch 😁

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      You're welcome

  • @GarimpeiroMineiroGoldMiner
    @GarimpeiroMineiroGoldMiner 5 лет назад +1

    My precious Dan, very good, another INCREDIBLE perfect prospecting experience. Hugs

  • @Lam_Borghini929
    @Lam_Borghini929 5 лет назад

    Dan, liked the Miller table. The way it washes away the black sand from the gold is wow!

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      I was pleasantly surprised

  • @petten33
    @petten33 5 лет назад

    I heart the Miller table and blue bowl. Thanx 4 sharing, buddy. As always, good gold.

  • @alvinuselton912
    @alvinuselton912 Год назад

    I really enjoy your work Dan Keep up the good work!

  • @frederickbierweiler8020
    @frederickbierweiler8020 4 года назад

    great demonstration

  • @MrInsaint
    @MrInsaint 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much Dan.
    - This provided an idea that I might be able to make such a table myself. Pretty simple sprayed Bed Liner in a plastic tub/table.... 👍🙃

  • @insolentstickleback3266
    @insolentstickleback3266 5 лет назад

    Very nice miller table demonstration Mr. Hurd. Thank You!

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      You're welcome!

  • @nickmad887
    @nickmad887 5 лет назад

    I live in Pittsburgh pa and I can't look for gold but watching you is like being there. Thanks

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      You're welcome!

  • @bollerg2390
    @bollerg2390 3 года назад

    Just received mine today thx for the advice

  • @zombiekiller7911
    @zombiekiller7911 5 лет назад

    I Just came here to leave this comment because i couldn't find all the Easter eggs so i will just leave this message here for my bonus! lol
    Thank you Dan Hurd!!!

  • @kengrezzy3827
    @kengrezzy3827 5 лет назад

    Thanks for the beautiful vid Dan much love to you and your family

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @NUGGETSHOOTER
    @NUGGETSHOOTER 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for another great video Dan

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      You're welcome!

  • @richardwarnock2789
    @richardwarnock2789 5 лет назад +3

    Hi Dan very interesting Black Scorpion Table nice work!!!; )

  • @GoldenpaydirtReviews
    @GoldenpaydirtReviews 5 лет назад

    Very nice compact miller table! Cleaning those cons making the step easier for me! I like a challenge:)

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      I was pleasantly surprised by it.

  • @TraveisaBlue
    @TraveisaBlue 3 месяца назад

    My husband and I went rockhounding . We found lot’s of quartz. I decided to look at it with a child s microscope and I saw tons of gold specks. I set a few pieces in vinegar and some withCLR. Little specks of gold powder, like talc was in the mix.

  • @normandobinkier363
    @normandobinkier363 5 лет назад

    Watched many of your vids. Informative as always.

  • @1catfishuntermiller753
    @1catfishuntermiller753 5 лет назад

    I really enjoyed this video because I really learned something today, I have some really flat fine gold, I have it in a container. But I can't get it cleaner..... Until I watched your video. I want to thank you for this wonderful information. Thanks. I really hope you have a great day.

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @FlourgoldWizards
    @FlourgoldWizards 5 лет назад

    The miller table works fantastic but the royal manufacturing table is pretty slick too! I have a demo of it posted.
    Very nice video!

  • @011CJ
    @011CJ 5 лет назад

    I love the use of the brush.

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      Thanks!

    • @FlourgoldWizards
      @FlourgoldWizards 5 лет назад

      Casey Johnston a sharp edge foam stain brush works excellent also

  • @mariajimenezbenavides2803
    @mariajimenezbenavides2803 5 лет назад +2

    Dan Hurd exellent and interesting information, thank you, God blees you. 🙏🇨🇷🙋‍♀️

  • @stevejohnson8871
    @stevejohnson8871 5 лет назад +1

    good vid. seems to work very nicely thanks for showing

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      Thanks for taking the time to watch!

  • @bobsagate8614
    @bobsagate8614 5 лет назад

    Thanks for posting your videos! I have learned a ton from you and now have gold fever. Once the weather changes i will be making some trips into the Olympic Mountains for iron ore, gold, and jade to hopefully make a knife from. Thanks for being an inspiration! You Rule!

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      Gold fever is spreading

  • @Just_Mike27
    @Just_Mike27 5 лет назад +1

    Fun video. I have never had the pleasure of using anything but a pan yet. But then all my panning experience is summed up in a couple of grams lol.

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад +2

      Can't beat panning

  • @aussieguy3689
    @aussieguy3689 5 лет назад

    Hi dan another great interesting video thanks for posting ,wow you have some cool toys and some nice gold aswell 👍👍👍

  • @cr62silvermore60
    @cr62silvermore60 5 лет назад +2

    Great video, great table. Thx for sharing.
    CR

  • @philais
    @philais 5 лет назад

    I love my Millers table !

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      I was pleasantly surprised with this one

  • @antonioseliadakis2475
    @antonioseliadakis2475 5 лет назад

    I really enjoy to watch gold

  • @brettcouacaud8537
    @brettcouacaud8537 3 года назад

    Hey Dan love your videos I would love to see you breaking Courts rock and using a shaker table ! That’s really cool

  • @bymancini1
    @bymancini1 5 лет назад

    Awensome Dan !

  • @wildee2692
    @wildee2692 Год назад

    Helpful video

  • @greglarson6137
    @greglarson6137 5 лет назад

    Have to brush those happy little gold flakes...! :) Your awesome Dan. Love to video...keep it up, your a great teacher....

  • @fabiobeyhautkuhn2211
    @fabiobeyhautkuhn2211 5 лет назад

    Nice and smooth!Havent find any gold here yet,but washed Lots of black sands,Will not throw the final panning material anymore,think i was wasting lost of fines,ive just saw them with a lens,a few in each pan,all equal between them,round shaped,with little holes in surface.If i keep a gpod quantity of b.sand,perhaps can get an interesting amount.Thank you teacher!
    ,

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      You're welcome!

  • @thejenshow286
    @thejenshow286 Год назад

    Much love

  • @GoldenpaydirtReviews
    @GoldenpaydirtReviews 5 лет назад

    Those cons were pretty ultra rich! Lots of fines

  • @trevorlyle6381
    @trevorlyle6381 5 лет назад

    awesome..injoyed total learning for me on that nice job

  • @robertmcnutt745
    @robertmcnutt745 5 лет назад

    That is so cool. I really do love your videos. Wow.

  • @jamesmudd6135
    @jamesmudd6135 5 лет назад

    Cool video Dan!
    I like to see gold, your mini miller table works great! I use a gold hog multi sluice to clean up my concentrates, it works great also and it catches fines under -100 mesh.
    But anyways great video as always and keep them coming!!!

  • @turkeysandwiche8552
    @turkeysandwiche8552 5 лет назад

    Love it . great video

  • @joechavez2598
    @joechavez2598 5 лет назад

    How cool. I need to get a Miller table. I have a lot of fine flower gold in black sand that is impossible for me to gather.thanks alot for the idea. Keep up the good work. Sincerely yours Joe Chavez. Flip. flop. Joe.

  • @bjflippin8795
    @bjflippin8795 5 лет назад

    Love you channel!!!! I have never been gold panning before but would love to!!!!

  • @benbarnes3974
    @benbarnes3974 5 лет назад +1

    Very interesting process.
    I like to learn how to use these things and the science behind it. Great as always. Since I’ve started watching you in May I don’t remember having been disappointed 😂 and I have high standards 😂
    And don’t mind the people always complaining or insulting or whatever, as long as it is entertaining who cares ?! I’d be happy for you to get a kickback from the people making equipment!

  • @ronaldwells1805
    @ronaldwells1805 5 лет назад

    Cool video doing good job Dan

  • @TazzzieAdventures
    @TazzzieAdventures 5 лет назад

    Great demo on the miller table Dan. I must say I will never use one for my gold it's in to a pan to be cleaned but the table works a treat..

  • @bring6not12
    @bring6not12 2 года назад

    i like to use a credit card for these, im paranoid that the gold might get trapped between brush bristles and i like to feel like a mobster cuttin up lines of coke.
    also dan if you end up seeing this, we would all appreciate a video on smelting gold out of different pyrites and other minerals that you must smelt.

  • @soaponarope8995
    @soaponarope8995 4 года назад

    I made one of these this morning

  • @nikolaiflint6690
    @nikolaiflint6690 5 лет назад

    You are the man love your videos

  • @willdetect3705
    @willdetect3705 5 лет назад

    That is a great little contraption...

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      I was pleasantly surprised

  • @nomana60
    @nomana60 3 года назад

    personally Dan, I really enjoy your equipment reviews. i had just found out about this clean up sluice and also found your video helpful. Too bad your gold is huge compared to what i have to deal with. -50 to - 500!

  • @quest2outdoors
    @quest2outdoors 5 лет назад

    Wow looks like a lot of fun thank you for sharing I have a river by where I live supposed to have a lot of gold in it I hope to buy a pan and go looking I enjoy your videos trying to learn from you thank you for sharing

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      Gold fever is spreading...

    • @FlourgoldWizards
      @FlourgoldWizards 5 лет назад

      Quest 2 Wells the more vids you learn from the easier it is....

  • @jackhershaw6295
    @jackhershaw6295 2 года назад

    Those are extremely rich cons! I am working with extremely micro size flakes on my final cleanouts, no bigger than a baby flea!

  • @markgodefroy8142
    @markgodefroy8142 5 лет назад

    Great video, Dan! Thanks again for sharing your passion for prospecting with others. Have you thought about putting together a DIY Miller Table video for your channel? They're easy to build and there seems to be a lot of interest on here.

  • @leonkellerhuis3642
    @leonkellerhuis3642 Год назад +1

    Use a brush with natural fiber so the gold doesn’t get caught up in the brush , horse hair brush would be a good choice

  • @macedonianlion2531
    @macedonianlion2531 5 лет назад

    Good job

  • @larrykasiah8852
    @larrykasiah8852 5 лет назад

    That's really cool if the dirt you're getting has that much super fine gold in it. I would rather just relax and do some panning. Have a good night and prospect on.

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      Thanks. Nothing beats panning

  • @tasdgoldprospecting2979
    @tasdgoldprospecting2979 5 лет назад

    Nice looking gold dan 🌾👀🌾

  • @jaratt85
    @jaratt85 5 лет назад +1

    You basically have to use one of those to get anything out of the river near me, it's all super fine flour gold below the dam. Once I get my new car (new to me at least.. planning on a Mini) I want to take a trip up to Auburn and try up on the high side of the Bear River or even the American. I've seen some videos of people checking cracks up there and finding some pretty good sized nuggets, even now. I've got to get a new pack before then though.. mine kind of broke on me, but then it was free off of facebook so.. what can you expect? I'd love to send you some bottles of the cons from the river down here and see you work them, it's so fine and there's so much black sand and zircon powder in it that it'd be interesting to see how you'd cope with it :P

  • @jamespyritz9825
    @jamespyritz9825 5 лет назад

    Very nice thank you

  • @kajn3206
    @kajn3206 5 лет назад +1

    hello i have a question what in your opinion is probably the easiest and cheapest for the same or just for the trial thank you for the reply

  • @kenjett2434
    @kenjett2434 5 лет назад

    Nice piece of equipment but i just adapt my little highbanker to do the same job. I just leave out the exspanded metal and miners moss slow down the water flow and my deep groove matting does a great job of cleaning up my cons that is heavy in black sands.

  • @seanb3516
    @seanb3516 Год назад

    The pocket sized analytical balance is very cool! Accuracy depends on not using it in your pocket. XD

  • @rontaylor4618
    @rontaylor4618 5 лет назад

    Thanks, Dan. Love your videos, especially the ones where you're teaching the kids how to mine. Does Canada offer gold mining as a vocational education course in high school?

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад +2

      I created the course for our district. It's considered a science class

  • @derricknorris7493
    @derricknorris7493 5 лет назад

    I like to see all the different types of equipment in action, and who cares if you get a kickback?

  • @sharperprospecting6980
    @sharperprospecting6980 5 лет назад

    Cracking vid. Though that brush. Was awaiting on you saying. "We'll just put a little tree in. Here And maybe a bush. Little footpath" ☺

  • @srip63
    @srip63 5 лет назад

    Nice looking pile o gold

  • @dyloncurry2759
    @dyloncurry2759 5 лет назад +1

    Bob Ross of prospecting!!

  • @KevinGrumpyCuzz3243
    @KevinGrumpyCuzz3243 9 месяцев назад

    If you liked that Miller table you ought to check out the Martin prospecting Miller table. I won one at a raffle back in 2018 and it works freaking awesome.

  • @GerryLynch
    @GerryLynch 5 лет назад +1

    I DAN I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS KEEP UP THE GOOD VIDEOS MY BUD

  • @lisafarr2317
    @lisafarr2317 5 лет назад

    Good going 4 gold dan.

  • @smokeymacpot76
    @smokeymacpot76 3 года назад

    i wouldnt worry about the few trolls, all yr subs know diff and like your content

  • @milesnn
    @milesnn 5 лет назад

    Sweet such a magnificent colour 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤙🏻

  • @GreenMountainGoldTrap
    @GreenMountainGoldTrap 5 лет назад

    You even went out a bought a brand new brush to use! Well, if not, it's fairly new. And, you bought the best brush possible, PURDY, the only brush as a paint contractor I would use. I was shocked when you dumped out the gold to weigh it!! Didn't look like there was that much before removing it from the table, but there was!!

    • @jimgriffiths9071
      @jimgriffiths9071 5 лет назад +1

      Yup, he had a pretty new brush, but that battery was an old soldier!

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад +1

      Yup - new brush! And it was the only clean one I had on the shelf

    • @GreenMountainGoldTrap
      @GreenMountainGoldTrap 5 лет назад

      @@jimgriffiths9071 It looked it but, sometimes old soldiers are the best soldiers! Amazes me what kind of garbage they sell us these days. Specially made to get you back to the store.

    • @GreenMountainGoldTrap
      @GreenMountainGoldTrap 5 лет назад

      @@Danhurd Well my friend, you simply can't go wrong with a Purdy.

  • @easternwoods4378
    @easternwoods4378 5 лет назад

    Hi Dan. I'm starting to get the impression that searching for gold is more a reason to get out in nature and enjoying the out doors rather than a big money maker. Nothing wrong with that. The finding of gold just helps to pay for the hobby. I'm a little concerned when you roast or have lead in the process that you are subjecting your self to hazards.

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад

      It is really about being outdoors. I am very careful with the smelting process.

    • @easternwoods4378
      @easternwoods4378 5 лет назад

      @@Danhurd Thanks. I just found your link up top, answers a lot of questions.

  • @zenon-paulking3399
    @zenon-paulking3399 2 года назад

    Thanks Dan, been thinking about making my own miller table. Have lots of cons with very fine gold in it. What I'd the ideal length and what is the best table surface material please?

  • @starman10548
    @starman10548 5 лет назад +1

    OK FINE MAKE ME WAIT. LOL THANKS FOR SHARING.

    • @Danhurd
      @Danhurd  5 лет назад +1

      Yup! Working on it now

  • @lifeofdave1237
    @lifeofdave1237 2 года назад

    Cool 👌 was wondering, could you spin the mix of black sand and gold in a centrefuge to separate the heavier gold from the sands 🤷

  • @stevejohnson8871
    @stevejohnson8871 5 лет назад

    work real good for e scarp

  • @benwinkel
    @benwinkel 5 лет назад

    Lol, It's Miller Time! Cooking with Dan!

  • @davidhartman1032
    @davidhartman1032 5 лет назад

    Great video, are there ripples in the bed of the table?

  • @puffinvapor4551
    @puffinvapor4551 4 года назад

    Jet dry must be a agent to lessen surface tension? I was a small offset printing press operator in my youth. We called it making water wetter. Along with the water fountain additives we used alcohol (isopropanol) in small quantities to help lessen surface tension, making “Water Wetter”.

  • @fsbirdhouse
    @fsbirdhouse Год назад

    I'd like this equipment more if was green...no big deal.
    The fines would show up better, and if you're old like me, it helps!

  • @RichardRoger1966
    @RichardRoger1966 5 лет назад

    Seeing a lot of gold moving down. You've really gotta be on top of that.