It's all jolly, jolly interesting, and he is a super kind of wanna-be geologist. Obviously self-taught, but with a smidgen of formal education. All in all we grade him a C in knowledge but an A in entertainment. He's a super kind of chappie......I hear he was a founding member of ZZ Top and they based the entire band's image upon his original look.
Showing all the various facets of "prospecting" really informs folks like me who know nothing! It also lets those who think "I might want to do that" know exactly what they will need to do to be successful. They just need to watch everything to find out! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us!! Awesome video!
You love because dan’s personality is amazing his passion and his way of making videos is amazZzzzzzing….. i am in love with this guy. Very calming to see his videos. His voice is relaxing he is full of positivity, happy person, down to earth, i pray for this guy and beg to god give some of my life to dan. Prayers he stay healthy and safe there.
Great video Dan. In the past you and your dad cooked down the pyrite and smelted it out. Perhaps with all these pyrites you could do another series on smelting.
I went on your website, i know your a boss at what you do but i never knew the extent in which you are mining. You're an extremely, EXTREMELY gifted and blessed individual! I have always said, "it would be cool if you took on apprentices, i would work for free and make the move from Spokane too BC just too learn from you." I have no work skills and have a hard time aquiring anything, work wise, over minimum wage.. The only thing i am absolutely GREAT at is labor, if i had a mentor like you Dan, the possiblities are endless! Great video and thank you much for sharing!
I’m 25 and used to watch a gold show with my dad and this reminds me of those moments and honestly I love the knowledge and everything you put into the videos. Also doesn’t hurt seeing two shinning smiles in a video.
Dan, I believe this is one of the best videos in your channel man. What o liked about it was we got to see what equipment you use at the house to determine where to goto next and all the different types of ways to extract the gold and gems I’m sure the ones that don’t know how loves watching. Thanks for the upload!
Beautiful country your in. And sitting on the banks panning your pickers. Living in Florida only gold you can find here is on the beaches where oiled up sunbathers loose there priceless goody's off their fingers & toes!!!
I actually just asked on another of your videos if you had one about this. Haha Your videos are really fun to watch. You have such excitement and wonder for this stuff, but you also approach it practically and intelligently. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!
I really like your videos Dan! And, when you collaborate with PioneerPauly. You all seem to have so much fun. I'm glad you are doing well. I wish the best for you and yours! Thanks for the knowledge and entertainment. Keep going!
thank you for firing up my gf's interest in gold and jewel panning . she wants to get quality hiking boots and plan a trip to remote sites around B.C. hope to see you around the okanagan soon .
Love the vids. Always enjoy watching you treasure hunting in your own way. I'm fortunate enough to live 20 minutes from the rocky mountains of alberta and I'm always looking down whenever I'm in the creeks and mountains. I am definitely stopping by your shop if I'm ever heading that way again.
Very nice! Man I haven’t seen your vids in quite some time now and I tell you the truth…. Your production quality is waaaaaaay through the roof better than back in the day.
I stripped my A-52 and put gold hog mats in along time ago and I love them. I also made a high banker attachment for it w/3700 GPH. They love the fast water, also have a multi-sluice.
Enjoyed immensely,thank you. Could you do a quick video on the regulations and requirements ,stipulations to securing a claim. If you have, please mention the link. Thx.
Hey Dan! This was a great video showing the processing of different materials. Looking forward to seeing what you find from the dream claim. Big ((Hugs)) from Texas! xx : )
Dan when you talk about old videos would you please make annotations in the video so you can click on the video. It make it so much asier to watch more of your enjoyable videos. Cheers!
Me and my son went fishing today, loaded the entire bottom of our hand pulled wagon with stuff that looks gold bearing to crush. Giving us a 2nd hobby to compliment the 1st hobby 😁 Love your vids bud. Gave us something new to do for fun
Loving all these recent uploads, in a world post covid vaccine where im struggling with some really awful side effects still 3 weeks after I had it, videos like this really help relax me. thanks so much for all your work in putting these together :-)
Sorry if you cover this in a video i havent seen, I’m disabled and in Australia so no competition to prospectors. I have always loved fossicking though and these days its impossible for me expect watching videos like yours. When watching videos where gold is recovered, its usually a video of panning and maybe using tweezers to pluck larger pieces out of the pan into a container. And los of shots of fine grain gold or even floating dust in the pans and at the end of the video they hold up a small bottle of the days takings, which is clearly very pure gold, not gold rich dirt and its dry too to show it moving around in the bottle. You know the shot i’m talking about. What nobody shows though is how to go from a well panned sample which obviously isnt 100% gold, it still has grains of other stuff in it to the “money shot” of bottle gold. Whats the process to get highly concentrate pan result to whats in the bottle? Is it just panning to the best you can? Maybe switching pans, do you put on magnifiers and hand pick each gold speck over hours with tweezers? Do you tip into filter paper and oven bake dry and then hand separate gold from non gold under a magnifier? There’s obviously steps involved between “look at all the gold in this pan” to “look at all the gold we collected today in this bottle” probably a lot of hours of boring work but i’dd be interest to know or is it some magic trick process you folks keep secret to stop others competing with you?
I SINCERLY THANK YOU FOR SHAREING UR KNOWLAGES & SHOWING SOME OF UR EQUIPMENT AS WELL..BLESS YOU. .I ENJOY UR VIDEOS MUCHLY.. ( I AT THIS TIME AM BARELY SUPORTING MY OWN SELF...ALL I CAN DO IS WATCH WHAT UR ABLE TO SHOW..)
Do you ever talk about the economics of your prospecting? What it costs you, who you sell to? Not necessarily a how to, but maybe an understanding of why it's as much hobby than business? I'm curious about things like the Garnets, because they look like so much fun to harvest, but what do you do with them beside the bags?
You can sell them to different companies and even Craigslist or Facebook for hobbiest to make jewelry or other items out of. eBay is also a good place to sell them. There is a lot of money in selling the cheaper gems but you have to sell quantities of them to make good money or figure out a niche like the grab bags like Dan has. Good luck! 🙃
Dan that's what i really enjoy about your show you go over and above to show a lot of.the work and not just fluff. You.look well hopefully you don not over do it thank for your hard work with out.this i wouldnt get to.see.that kind of terrain i can no longer walk on that. .stay well.
For different variations of serpentine, you should take a trip out to Northern California! The Paradise area has a lot of serpentine with many different color variations
A beautiful watercolor paint is made with serpentine by Daniel-Smith. It's one of their Primatek series made with actual minerals including, amethyst, lapis lazuli, and garnet! Check out reviews of these paints. Thanks Dan for showing these fantastic places! (and the GOLD)
I use a spinning drum style concrete mixer to tumble maybe it would be more efficient for you to try?? Definitely not like high end but.... toss some milling balls in and you can really work material
Mr . Hurd, do you have any concerns about the asbestos in the serpentine? I am from a county with loads of serpentine and it is used as road base everywhere. On forest service roads they have a regulation stating its only allowed on unimproved roads if the traffic is below a certain number because of the free flowing asbestos in the serpentine.
I really enjoy watching your videos i work way to much to do anything like that but your videos relax me I'm from Ohio keep them coming so glad to see your doing better have a great year
That first pan you showed. The one with the big ridges and the lots of smaller ridges. Is that good for a beginner? I bought one online before I ever saw any gold pan videos.
Hi Dan. Great video. Please stay safe and healthy and take care of yourself and your family members. To all members also. Talk to you later my friend. ☺☺☺😇😇😇
question when i herd iron in it have you thought of useing a magnet in a bag to remove it and then take the magnet out of the bag to clean it off. or will that not work
I agree but I think it's his "I'm a prospector, not a miner" approach. He sold a known rich claim so .... he got more than peanuts is my guess. Go Dan!
@@minibigs5259 He got the claim for about 7 peanuts (guess), proved it, sold it for 49 peanuts. We saw a sample from the claim - wow. We'd be out there every weekend with a couple of bags of sandwiches and our Winchesters (like in the old days), getting gobsmacking-rich and blisters. But, then, we're greedy buggers without prospects 😁
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He’s such a goober, I love it. I literally don’t care about prospecting or rocks and such, but his unrestrained passion for it makes it a good watch
Agreed 👍. Hey could talk about bee 🐝 keeping and he would entertain 😉.
Yup, agreed. Dan's a beauty.
Agreed, his passion is captivating
It's all jolly, jolly interesting, and he is a super kind of wanna-be geologist. Obviously self-taught, but with a smidgen of formal education. All in all we grade him a C in knowledge but an A in entertainment. He's a super kind of chappie......I hear he was a founding member of ZZ Top and they based the entire band's image upon his original look.
He rocks!! 😊 The great thing is we do learn about different things. Have a great day😃
81 year old disabled lady, loves watching your adventures, keep them coming, and good luck!
LOVED that shot of the Dream Mats, making the material swirl!!
Showing all the various facets of "prospecting" really informs folks like me who know nothing! It also lets those who think "I might want to do that" know exactly what they will need to do to be successful. They just need to watch everything to find out! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us!! Awesome video!
For some strange reason I love watching videos about things like this I have no clue why I just seem to love it
You love because dan’s personality is amazing his passion and his way of making videos is amazZzzzzzing….. i am in love with this guy. Very calming to see his videos. His voice is relaxing he is full of positivity, happy person, down to earth, i pray for this guy and beg to god give some of my life to dan. Prayers he stay healthy and safe there.
That tumbling prep of the Serpentine is really class Dan. Way to think of the end user.
Great video Dan. In the past you and your dad cooked down the pyrite and smelted it out. Perhaps with all these pyrites you could do another series on smelting.
Love those tiny garnets. They're great for putting into resin and making small things like coasters, napkin rings, etc.
I went on your website, i know your a boss at what you do but i never knew the extent in which you are mining. You're an extremely, EXTREMELY gifted and blessed individual! I have always said, "it would be cool if you took on apprentices, i would work for free and make the move from Spokane too BC just too learn from you." I have no work skills and have a hard time aquiring anything, work wise, over minimum wage.. The only thing i am absolutely GREAT at is labor, if i had a mentor like you Dan, the possiblities are endless! Great video and thank you much for sharing!
I’m 25 and used to watch a gold show with my dad and this reminds me of those moments and honestly I love the knowledge and everything you put into the videos. Also doesn’t hurt seeing two shinning smiles in a video.
Dan, I believe this is one of the best videos in your channel man. What o liked about it was we got to see what equipment you use at the house to determine where to goto next and all the different types of ways to extract the gold and gems I’m sure the ones that don’t know how loves watching.
Thanks for the upload!
It’s so nice of you to tumble it for your customers 1st; it shows that you really care and care about a premium product!!!
Beautiful country your in. And sitting on the banks panning your pickers. Living in Florida only gold you can find here is on the beaches where oiled up sunbathers loose there priceless goody's off their fingers & toes!!!
It's been years sense I've had gold fever...but here I am again itching for the next video haha. I gotta get out soon!
Very fun watching you process everything Dan! Hope you're getting better every day! God Bless ya!😊
This is REALLY incredible. Some AMAZING finds there. Thanks for sharing Dan!
I actually just asked on another of your videos if you had one about this. Haha
Your videos are really fun to watch. You have such excitement and wonder for this stuff, but you also approach it practically and intelligently. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!
The OHS pixie is watching, loved the processes and the results, I am very envious.
Got to love a 30min long dan hurd!
@@vondonks let the man live his life, if you don't like what he's doing don't watch it 🤦🏻♀️
"Worthless rocks" 😂 you obviously arent very intelligent
@@vondonks for what calling you unintelligent.? That's not harrassment or bullying, nor is it abusive language, it's an opinion, have a nice day:)
I really like your videos Dan! And, when you collaborate with PioneerPauly. You all seem to have so much fun. I'm glad you are doing well. I wish the best for you and yours! Thanks for the knowledge and entertainment. Keep going!
I really enjoyed this episode, Dan! New intro, new dirt, new you! I love it when people can "upcycle" themselves as well as "stuff". 😁♥️🇨🇦♥️
thank you for firing up my gf's interest in gold and jewel panning . she wants to get quality hiking boots and plan a trip to remote sites around B.C. hope to see you around the okanagan soon .
I watch because I miss Canada and the way people speak.
Well that and the gorgeous stones!😁
Love the vids. Always enjoy watching you treasure hunting in your own way. I'm fortunate enough to live 20 minutes from the rocky mountains of alberta and I'm always looking down whenever I'm in the creeks and mountains. I am definitely stopping by your shop if I'm ever heading that way again.
Very nice! Man I haven’t seen your vids in quite some time now and I tell you the truth…. Your production quality is waaaaaaay through the roof better than back in the day.
As always. Another great video. I always learn something new. So much information to take in , I'm going to have to watch it twice!
And the best crush..... was from the claim you let go!!! I shed a tear for ya.
Don't. I got good money for it. It was worth it. I am a prospector. That is what I do. I prove a piece of land so I can sell it.
Lovin' it! I'm now in toasty Florida so I'm missing my black sand cleanups. ( Maine) Thanks!
I stripped my A-52 and put gold hog mats in along time ago and I love them. I also made a high banker attachment for it w/3700 GPH. They love the fast water, also have a multi-sluice.
Thank you Dan for all the ways to crush different kinds of material an learn to get gold.
all those garnets make a great terrazzo flooring media !! gl hh
Enjoyed immensely,thank you. Could you do a quick video on the regulations and requirements ,stipulations to securing a claim. If you have, please mention the link. Thx.
Hey Dan! This was a great video showing the processing of different materials. Looking forward to seeing what you find from the dream claim. Big ((Hugs)) from Texas! xx : )
Well, you got some answers and got some house cleaning done too! More room for more samples! Yea!
Amazing Gold! Thank you so much for the wonderful video of teaching so much to us! 👍 👍 👍
Dan when you talk about old videos would you please make annotations in the video so you can click on the video. It make it so much asier to watch more of your enjoyable videos. Cheers!
Wow! Its so much workk ….. gud u r doin it n enjoying it wid video and letting us be part of it …… big work! …
Me and my son went fishing today, loaded the entire bottom of our hand pulled wagon with stuff that looks gold bearing to crush.
Giving us a 2nd hobby to compliment the 1st hobby 😁
Love your vids bud. Gave us something new to do for fun
That is awesome!
Looks like a good way to enjoy nature. And finding little more nature than you expected.. As you slip away with a big smile on your face.. ;-)
the vivid blue and green azurite and malachite in that white quart are so vivid!
Damn Dan!?!
Commercials?? Yes please.
Ads??? YES PLEASE!!
Sheeeesh
A bit much...
Loving all these recent uploads, in a world post covid vaccine where im struggling with some really awful side effects still 3 weeks after I had it, videos like this really help relax me. thanks so much for all your work in putting these together :-)
This should make you feel better...
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I thoroughly enjoyed your video. I felt like I was with you. Music was energetic and fit perfectly. Thanks, You rock Dan!
Gold seekers are the most optimistic people in the world I like your channel thanks for sharing
Sorry if you cover this in a video i havent seen, I’m disabled and in Australia so no competition to prospectors. I have always loved fossicking though and these days its impossible for me expect watching videos like yours. When watching videos where gold is recovered, its usually a video of panning and maybe using tweezers to pluck larger pieces out of the pan into a container. And los of shots of fine grain gold or even floating dust in the pans and at the end of the video they hold up a small bottle of the days takings, which is clearly very pure gold, not gold rich dirt and its dry too to show it moving around in the bottle. You know the shot i’m talking about. What nobody shows though is how to go from a well panned sample which obviously isnt 100% gold, it still has grains of other stuff in it to the “money shot” of bottle gold. Whats the process to get highly concentrate pan result to whats in the bottle? Is it just panning to the best you can? Maybe switching pans, do you put on magnifiers and hand pick each gold speck over hours with tweezers? Do you tip into filter paper and oven bake dry and then hand separate gold from non gold under a magnifier? There’s obviously steps involved between “look at all the gold in this pan” to “look at all the gold we collected today in this bottle” probably a lot of hours of boring work but i’dd be interest to know or is it some magic trick process you folks keep secret to stop others competing with you?
I SINCERLY THANK YOU FOR SHAREING UR KNOWLAGES & SHOWING SOME OF UR EQUIPMENT AS WELL..BLESS YOU. .I ENJOY UR VIDEOS MUCHLY.. ( I AT THIS TIME AM BARELY SUPORTING MY OWN SELF...ALL I CAN DO IS WATCH WHAT UR ABLE TO SHOW..)
Genuinely Amazing the true knowledge and willing to share with others. Blessed to have him as an instructor. May God continue to bless all you do.
Do you ever talk about the economics of your prospecting? What it costs you, who you sell to? Not necessarily a how to, but maybe an understanding of why it's as much hobby than business? I'm curious about things like the Garnets, because they look like so much fun to harvest, but what do you do with them beside the bags?
You can sell them to different companies and even Craigslist or Facebook for hobbiest to make jewelry or other items out of. eBay is also a good place to sell them. There is a lot of money in selling the cheaper gems but you have to sell quantities of them to make good money or figure out a niche like the grab bags like Dan has. Good luck! 🙃
Thanks for sharing so much info Dan👍🏻 Nice results⛏🏴
You got my subscription today. I like your enthusiasm and how you show us how it's done. Ty
All that work and I'm not even tired LOL.Super video thanks Dan for all you do. David out
Dan that's what i really enjoy about your show you go over and above to show a lot of.the work and not just fluff. You.look well hopefully you don not over do it thank for your hard work with out.this i wouldnt get to.see.that kind of terrain i can no longer walk on that. .stay well.
For different variations of serpentine, you should take a trip out to Northern California! The Paradise area has a lot of serpentine with many different color variations
A beautiful watercolor paint is made with serpentine by Daniel-Smith. It's one of their Primatek series made with actual minerals including, amethyst, lapis lazuli, and garnet! Check out reviews of these paints. Thanks Dan for showing these fantastic places! (and the GOLD)
I use a spinning drum style concrete mixer to tumble maybe it would be more efficient for you to try?? Definitely not like high end but.... toss some milling balls in and you can really work material
That was an awesome video . The gold !!
I like the new music too
Thank you for sharing your process. I always learn something!
Mr . Hurd, do you have any concerns about the asbestos in the serpentine? I am from a county with loads of serpentine and it is used as road base everywhere. On forest service roads they have a regulation stating its only allowed on unimproved roads if the traffic is below a certain number because of the free flowing asbestos in the serpentine.
Awesome video Dan thanks for sharing take care and God Bless 🙏🙏🙏
Great episode looking forward to your next one!!!!
Thank you. You always show me at least 1 new thing . That alone is worth watching. I said at least... I always learn lots and fave fun. 🇺🇸✌️
Thanks Dan! 👍😄
Dan I’d love a golden nugget necklace charm, not sure of it would hold up or be too soft but a rugged nugget would be sooo cool to wear!
Thanks, Dan.
I really enjoy watching your videos i work way to much to do anything like that but your videos relax me I'm from Ohio keep them coming so glad to see your doing better have a great year
Hi Dan!
I think you are awesome as is your taste in music 🎶 😉
Ooo this video was so much fun to watch! Thank you
Before I even watch this video I'm at 30 seconds I really hope your dad's in it because he's always in these crushing videos and that's cool
Saaaamammme
Serpentine is deadly it is asbestos do not mess with it deadly!!!!!
Same
@@timothychapman148 okay but why are you replying to this comment... has nothing to do with it
That first pan you showed. The one with the big ridges and the lots of smaller ridges. Is that good for a beginner? I bought one online before I ever saw any gold pan videos.
Great video Dan Thanks 😊.....😇
Oh man seeing Copper ore! My family is entirely from Copper Country in the UP of Michigan, one of my favorite ores and metals :D
Loved the video Dan! And the rock tumbling. Where did you get the tumbler from?
Dan, are you just living your best life? Hope you’re well and the recovery is coming along fine, remember the kids can do the heavy lifting 😂
You are looking well, Dan. Praise God for that! Please don’t overdo it while you get all your strength back. God bless you and yours.
Hi Dan. Great video. Please stay safe and healthy and take care of yourself and your family members. To all members also. Talk to you later my friend. ☺☺☺😇😇😇
question when i herd iron in it have you thought of useing a magnet in a bag to remove it and then take the magnet out of the bag to clean it off. or will that not work
"Gold Owl Mats". Thanks for the give aways!!!.....
You're a good man Dan, I wish all the best. 👍
Thank you Dan!!
Well said ... you just earned my sub today. I almost want to apologize for not doing it sooner. Great vids and highly informative.
That was a great video.....Thanks Dan!
You definitely earned my subscription!!! I really dig your vids!!!! Peace Love Prospecting!!!✌️♥️😎
Right in time before work. Sweet, thanks Dan
The Beard is growing in nicely buds!
Good stuff, glad you are well. Have a Blessed day
GOTTA S-E-L-L IT. DAN'S NEVER FOUND MORE THAN A HOBBY HE LOVES.
Your gathering skill level is over 9000
You know, what you do, is a lot of work, but you keep it fun.
Outstanding. Love your channel.
Do you sell the teeny tiny pieces of malachite and azureite for inlay? Would love to have some along with teeny tiny garnet....
Enjoyed watching your video 😀
Yep the last one was the best one very nice ✌️
I am Japanese. This video was very interesting. Please do your best to post the video! !! !!
I really liked the malachite and azurite chunks did you save any for sale?
Hi Dan. I was wondering what type or grinder wheel is on your crusher
would love to know the cts of the stone for auction , the peridot is pretty too
That mini crusher does a darned good job!
What does a Prospecter feel about Gold Bearing Ore?
He develops a Crush on it.
Ohhhhhh! Expert Dad level joke.
Boooo ;)
I have to ask why did you sell that claim with that kind of gold. I enjoyed the video buddy
I agree but I think it's his "I'm a prospector, not a miner" approach. He sold a known rich claim so .... he got more than peanuts is my guess. Go Dan!
@@MrPossumeyes so increased the value of the claim? I had the same question 😃
I wonder if it's due to his health how is his chest doing now can he still do much or not
@@minibigs5259 He got the claim for about 7 peanuts (guess), proved it, sold it for 49 peanuts. We saw a sample from the claim - wow. We'd be out there every weekend with a couple of bags of sandwiches and our Winchesters (like in the old days), getting gobsmacking-rich and blisters. But, then, we're greedy buggers without prospects 😁
@@fried-chicken420 Watch a few of his recent posts - still being careful, but mending nicely....
So educational, thank you!