Geology Secrets to Finding Placer Gold and Lode Deposits

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  • Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024

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  • @Askjeffwilliams
    @Askjeffwilliams  Год назад +102

    You want to learn more about locating placer Gold and Lode deposits so you can map out and find your own Gold mine than this video will help you out. PLUS along the way we will teach you tips for success when out in the Gold Districts. This time we are out in Oatman AZ and there is still so much Gold there to be had so make sure to smash that like button and let us know your own Gold mining stories by leaving us a comment below.... and Yeah ....you're gonna get wet.

    • @jamesmoore7327
      @jamesmoore7327 Год назад +6

      I live in oroville California which was a big gold town they built houses on montomery street before it was mined about 4 feet down or so is a lot of gold it follows the feather river

    • @breckfreeride
      @breckfreeride Год назад +1

      Wet for gold...

    • @GimmeOo-mox
      @GimmeOo-mox Год назад +4

      Slim owes me 20 bones!

    • @breckfreeride
      @breckfreeride Год назад +3

      @@GimmeOo-mox Shake your hinny

    • @rvlifestylelivin
      @rvlifestylelivin Год назад +1

      I just want to take you to the peralta mine so you can share some of that knowledge with me on this amazing mountain I found!

  • @jamesmoore7327
    @jamesmoore7327 Год назад +78

    By far my favorite prospecting and mining videos Jeff is extremely educational and entertaining to watch

    • @Askjeffwilliams
      @Askjeffwilliams  Год назад +7

      thanks James

    • @breckfreeride
      @breckfreeride Год назад +3

      Absolutely the best

    • @2M3TAL4U
      @2M3TAL4U Год назад +1

      "And YEAHH you're gonna get wet!!"
      My favorite line 😎

    • @elmagnifico8475
      @elmagnifico8475 Год назад +1

      He's a hoot to hang out with too...If you can keep up with him. And knowledge? He is the man.

    • @seancunningham7589
      @seancunningham7589 Год назад +2

      He is pretty good aint he

  • @briangriffith8576
    @briangriffith8576 8 месяцев назад +4

    This man is consistently providing the experience, in a format he is truly mastering.

  • @beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756
    @beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756 Год назад +25

    What a rare video today. It's been so beautiful that even the wild burros are more friendly! And in just a few weeks it look like the moon again. The desert has minerals that's a given. But if you are there at just the right time. You'll find a diamond. Thanks for a beautiful glimpse of desert bloom Jeff and Lila. Every frame has great content in it!

  • @adriaannikken7519
    @adriaannikken7519 8 месяцев назад +4

    At 6:49 you asked "who can tell me what that is?" Well, Jeff williams teaches that that is a river rock, and since you are probably not close to a river, thats why its an odd ball. Thanks for the lesson, Jeff!

  • @joshuajackson6442
    @joshuajackson6442 Год назад +4

    Those flowers at the beginning is California Poppy! I love that flower

  • @waywardwoodward
    @waywardwoodward Год назад +25

    Every video that you post, I learn a little more about where the gold nuggets I chase, are coming from. You’re right down the road from me in this one so it’s even more relative to the area I’m in. Showing the rocks and changes up close and detailed really helps me understand more of what I’m seeing out in the field. I’d trade gold and a can of them beans you like to have a fella like you follow me around for a day and answer questions! You can’t have my big nuggets though!! 🤪

  • @emoshawn77
    @emoshawn77 Год назад +10

    I never seen the desert so lush in the 36 years I've lived in the the Vegas valley. I went fishing this week at Willow beach and was blown away by the amount of wild flowers growing. I'm glad you shared it.

  • @WildKatProspecting
    @WildKatProspecting Год назад +19

    I am still kicking myself for not taking Geology in college! Your videos make me want to go back and take some classes! Lol I am 52 years old and live in Lubbock TX so I am not sure at my age what I would retain? But oh my how I love watching your geology videos over and over!

    • @Askjeffwilliams
      @Askjeffwilliams  Год назад +6

      You can do it!

    • @highdesertnomad
      @highdesertnomad Год назад +5

      You should do it, Jeff was my geology Professor when I was 49. A few years ago.😂

    • @djack915
      @djack915 Год назад +1

      Yup ! Go for it !!!

    • @sylvia106
      @sylvia106 Год назад +2

      Kathleen, fill out a FAFSA application and they will help you pay for school. Take Geology, I did at 47! Best class ever. Time will go by anyway, might as well get an education. Do it.

    • @WildKatProspecting
      @WildKatProspecting Год назад +1

      @Sylvia Thank you for this message. The thought of finding a class etc has been heavily on my mind. Your message just helped me make up my mind!

  • @rumpig845
    @rumpig845 Год назад +20

    I love the geology lessons, every time the mineral terms are used I'm understanding them and seeing what to look for instinctively. Thanks Jeff 😊. Cheers 🍻

    • @strangeland4562
      @strangeland4562 Год назад +2

      Agreed so u KNOW WHAT HES GOING TO SAY . 👍 😊

  • @emandejnozka1369
    @emandejnozka1369 Год назад +22

    Nice season’s beginnings, Jeff. Looking foreward to many more informative and fun golden adventures.

  • @josephfigura5227
    @josephfigura5227 Год назад +8

    Viewing the natural surroundings. The plants and the animals is as good as seen gold in the pan thank you Jeff

  • @jimmime
    @jimmime Год назад +12

    Thank you, Jeff! Yes, I SMASHED the like button! More lessons from the master.

  • @gwolfeman
    @gwolfeman Год назад +11

    Thanks for bringing us along! Some great geology lessons and amazing scenery!

  • @CajunWolffe
    @CajunWolffe Год назад +8

    Another great and educational video. I've had my eye on the Kingman area for a while. I'm an old fart, retired with a little class C towing a Jeep. Growing up, my father, a petroleum engineer, which includes a lot of Geology, would prospect while on vacation. In fact, geology was his favorite course and history. We often found enough gold to pay for the vacation; like you, he knew where to look. I'll never forget those vacations. I remember one to Criple Creek that was awesome. You have to remember this was in the early 60s, and these areas were still pristine and untrodden by the masses. We had an old International Travel All, a tank with 4-wheel drive, so we camped way off the beaten trail. We went to several places in Northwest Arizona, but I don't remember where at the moment.

    • @BrianJonah88
      @BrianJonah88 Год назад +3

      Sounds epic, if that were in a book I would buy it!

    • @Askjeffwilliams
      @Askjeffwilliams  Год назад +4

      that sounds like quite the adventure ...thanks for sharing that with us

    • @CajunWolffe
      @CajunWolffe Год назад +4

      @@BrianJonah88 I've been told I should write a book, but I don't see the audience that was once there. In the oilfields, I was always one of those people who, when asked can you go here and do that said, sure; you learn a lot fast that way, but I went through three wives. Women don't like being left home for months, but that's life. I wonder if it's who I was or if my father instilled a wanderlust in me with the sheer variety of travel on the many vacations growing up. My great-grandfather was part of the great cattle drives from Texas up into Kanas and North Dakota. I share a lot of his genes. I remember one time in Wyoming, North of Casper, near the old Midwest oil strike, on the way to visit an uncle, a great uncle to me. It was a pretty dull stretch, or so I thought, through meandering and rolling hills, scared randomly by decades of erosion when he slammed on the brakes and pulled to the side of the road in front of one of the hundreds of historical markers we had seen along the way. This time, it was different because once my father had pointed it out, you could still see the carved-out path and remnants of ruts made in the land by tens of thousands of wagons in both directions; this was the Boseman Trail. This was in 1961, so I wonder if you can see anything today; nobody cares anymore, and history is lost. Nowadays, everyone's too busy making silly and pointless TikTok videos and complaining they don't have enough. At least this channel teaches you skills, and skill beats ten virtue signals any day. 😎

  • @tedc6694
    @tedc6694 11 месяцев назад

    Really digging the drone footage. The geology and history lesson is so much more exciting than in books. I could watch this 8 hrs a day

  • @robincook5824
    @robincook5824 Год назад +2

    Only 274 k subscribers?????. Jeff Williams is a national treasure...Thankyou for your fun and informative videos

  • @thedreadprospector2803
    @thedreadprospector2803 Год назад +11

    thanks for the knowledge you bring to these videos Jeff ,headed your way next spring. Looking forward prospecting and learning as we go.

  • @Mike-tq7nz
    @Mike-tq7nz Год назад +6

    Jeff, you're living my dream. I am actively working to moving out that way And I want to thank you for all your videos. Your knowledge is indispersible . And your Videos always put a smile on my face. Maybe in the near future I'll be able to say hello . Keep on keep on going. Gold rules brother.

    • @Askjeffwilliams
      @Askjeffwilliams  Год назад +2

      thanks Mike ...love to hear that ...you betcha

  • @billdgen116
    @billdgen116 Год назад +9

    Another awesome lesson from the master thank you for sharing be safe brother 🙏

  • @TomandJulieMineExploring
    @TomandJulieMineExploring Год назад +1

    Another great video, Jeff. All kinds of fun out there in the desert. From burros to bars and wildflowers to gold. 👍👍

  • @mostcom
    @mostcom Год назад +1

    Thanks again Jeff. You don't have to worry about keeping me interested. This year the rain has really kissed the desert.

  • @robmez
    @robmez Год назад +1

    If you want quality, then you won’t be disappointed with this channel,

  • @tm8747
    @tm8747 Год назад +2

    the gold mining industry taught by jeff william school of prospecting, all people have to do is listen and learn before venturing out in the fields to know right from wrong, its like the old timers are teaching the jeff and jeff is teaching those who want to know bettter and easier ways to find. its win win all arund. thank you jeff , . for those who visit oatman,AZ careful moves or in the open or ou wont remember the last step., and always tell someone where you are before hand ? thank you teacher Jeff.

    • @Askjeffwilliams
      @Askjeffwilliams  Год назад +1

      thanks TM , really appreciate that ....always our pleasure

  • @roberttaylor2328
    @roberttaylor2328 Год назад +5

    Great tour, great lesson, Jeff, love it!

  • @MrDazP1adv3ntures
    @MrDazP1adv3ntures Год назад +2

    Thank you Jeff and thank you to your wife for taking the time to explain things the way you do in the field. You are providing us all with information that is simple to follow and entertaining to watch. Best wishes from Manchester - England

  • @ludwiggraupe1619
    @ludwiggraupe1619 Год назад +1

    Beautiful Video from the Dessert ! Best Gold Channel on RUclips!!

  • @The_Bookman
    @The_Bookman Год назад +1

    Happy to watch the burros for as long as it takes. 😊

  • @osmbsmy.706
    @osmbsmy.706 Год назад

    That mineshaft shot made me queasy like an IMAX movie.
    Great info in this one. Thanks!

  • @norcalprospecting2809
    @norcalprospecting2809 Год назад +5

    Awesome work! It was cool seeing all the critters and nature, along with the geology lesson.

  • @andrewpetrie5395
    @andrewpetrie5395 Год назад +3

    Jeff, where were you 15 years ago? The lessons in Geology you give would of saved me a lot of money in University.. Yourre awesome!

    • @Askjeffwilliams
      @Askjeffwilliams  Год назад +1

      thanks

    • @andrewpetrie5395
      @andrewpetrie5395 Год назад

      @@Askjeffwilliams 🫎🇨🇦🫎🇨🇦🫎 No worries buddy! Find the shiney before Slim gets to it first! 10-4!

  • @renaldolama9517
    @renaldolama9517 Год назад +6

    I was wondering when we were going to get another old school Jeff episode talking about geology....

  • @HeritagePaperVideos
    @HeritagePaperVideos Год назад +1

    Beautiful video Jeff, well done. So love seeing new places that you discover. Thank you for all the tips and knowledge.

  • @fajile5109
    @fajile5109 Год назад

    Its crazy when the veins are that obvious i love it.

  • @cmcer1995
    @cmcer1995 Год назад +2

    What a nice surprise Burros and a youngster too. They must be use to getting fed too. I had a couple of Burros several years ago one a female and the other a female baby that was born blind due to a genic issue with mom. But, I found if you attach a cow bell to the mom the baby could easily find her, and she did very well. Beautiful area with all those yellow flower everywhere. You wouldn't expect to see that in a dessert. This video is quite interesting and entertaining too. That Fort R.E.D.S. was another interesting site. You always have a wealth of knowledge about Geology too. Great video.

  • @goldmonkeyprospecting5789
    @goldmonkeyprospecting5789 Год назад +3

    You are always educational. Thanks for great info.

  • @harleyv1969
    @harleyv1969 Год назад

    I loved everything in this one. The colors in southeast Arizona are incredible right now even the old mining hills have flowers growing up from every crack and crevice.. I've never seen it this way before. Great video, loved the mules!

  • @growthmonger4341
    @growthmonger4341 Год назад +1

    Really informative about the formations and the history. Ty.

  • @jjdjj5392
    @jjdjj5392 Год назад

    Wow! Those flowers are beautiful!

  • @bevakmichael1644
    @bevakmichael1644 Год назад

    Jeff with the DEEP PURPLE !!! !!! you're my kinda guy Jeff !! Really !! I'm 50 years old from Detroit !! I want to come out west and work with you !!

  • @galatura
    @galatura Год назад

    The Desert is so beautiful, I sort love those desert landscapes :)

  • @joeswff
    @joeswff 7 месяцев назад

    Jeff, I have no idea for the most part what your talking about, but I can’t take my eyes away for any of you videos.. I need to find a geology book for dummies. Keep up the good, no great, work, Joe

  • @jasongrinnell1986
    @jasongrinnell1986 Год назад

    The desert is a beautiful place. The history is amazing.

  • @ibTeeMac
    @ibTeeMac Год назад +1

    @askJeffWilliams I have been following for a long time and have learned so much from you. Just a BIG shout out to the awesome quality of your videos. TY very much for the top grade info and education.

  • @kurtisengle6256
    @kurtisengle6256 Год назад

    The burros got some flowers.
    Excellent.

  • @lisah7304
    @lisah7304 Год назад +1

    I’m so excited!! Thank you for this beautiful, informative, fun and educational video, thank you too Lila you always make us smile

  • @mikeconnery4652
    @mikeconnery4652 Год назад

    Excellent production and the best time of the year

  • @jjdjj5392
    @jjdjj5392 Год назад

    Awwwwww!! The baby burro loves jeff!!❤❤❤

  • @mandlesevday3750
    @mandlesevday3750 Год назад +1

    Love those burros, met a couple when I went to the saline springs; didn’t know the story why they’re out there… Things almost look friendly enough to take a couple home if you needed pack animals. A bit less ferocious than the thick neck horses out in the steens.

  • @theyarehere8919
    @theyarehere8919 Год назад +1

    Nice video. It feels so good to go on a walk around out there with you both. Thank you both.

  • @Billsadventures13
    @Billsadventures13 Год назад +2

    One of the best ones you have made. So much good info, thanks Jeff.

  • @GSProspecting
    @GSProspecting Год назад +1

    What a blast fam. Great job all around. Loads of great info. Keep on having fun getting that au and living the dream. You're doing great work. Gold Squad Out!!!

  • @dabonemarrow5337
    @dabonemarrow5337 Год назад

    I luv your geology!! I'm a 50 year old aspiring want to be geologist!! Wish you did more stuff on geology, but what ever I can get!! Thanks it's real good stuff!! Want to thank you and your wife for the hard work you enjoy!! It's obvious !! I enjoy the same!! Godspeed

  • @rslewis
    @rslewis Год назад

    Jeff, that was a great video! Super instructive, entertaining, and such a beautiful landscape. Thank you.

  • @paulsedgwick3737
    @paulsedgwick3737 Год назад +1

    Thanks Jeff. I usually am in the Tucson area about once a year. I'm going to try and make it up to Oatman next time I'm down there. Appreciate the geology refresher. It's been 35yrs since I did field work in the West Elks in Co. Didn't pursue the geo careers. These vids make me I wish I had.

  • @theeddorian
    @theeddorian Год назад +3

    "Credo Quia Absurdum" is the motto of the E Clampus Vitus. BTW, you can take those lonely fence posts as clues to be careful of the ground. You see them around old wells also. Most of the examples of fenced wells and shafts I've seen had partially dismantled where one or more posts were down. I also want to say that this a great series.

  • @therobbyguy
    @therobbyguy Год назад

    Very enjoyable with the flowers Lila! The veins in this one were pretty cool Jeff. Be safe guys...

  • @rickedwards524
    @rickedwards524 Год назад

    Hi Jeff this is Air Force veteran Atocha Rickey Edwards recently from Quartzsite Arizona I'm moving to the Oatman Arizona area in April. I'm currently a GPA member and formally quartzite metal detecting club and I'm good friends with Blake and Lisa Harmon of Minors Depot. I have been watching your program for many years now and you're a one of my main teacher thank you so much for your hard work and instruction and training to all of us here in Arizona and many other states watching I learned more from you than anybody else thank you for being a great 👍😃. I'm very excited about doing some pants sampling at Oatman since I moving there next month I can't wait to use my minelab 140 pro metal detector and my whites beachhunter. Thank you and may God bless you I look forward to meeting you up at Oatman. Sincerely Atocha Rick E.

    • @Askjeffwilliams
      @Askjeffwilliams  Год назад

      you betcha Rick , always our pleasure.... thanks ....see ya out there

  • @skyguy7499
    @skyguy7499 Год назад +1

    Amazing and sooo informational! Thanks Jeff!

  • @earlfreimuth5799
    @earlfreimuth5799 10 месяцев назад

    Thank You for all the specific information, this video is very educational .

  • @danielnaranjo4089
    @danielnaranjo4089 Год назад

    You are the greatest gold miner and geologist.!!😮

  • @markg454
    @markg454 Год назад

    One of my favorites this year.

  • @skeeterbug9875
    @skeeterbug9875 Год назад

    Mister Williams and his better half Lilla never disappoints and that ending piano music left me in a state of Joy after the "Burro Encounter of the Third Kind!"

    • @Askjeffwilliams
      @Askjeffwilliams  Год назад

      thanks and they wanted me to take them to our Leader

  • @danlundquist5626
    @danlundquist5626 Год назад

    Them California Poppys in the the middle of the desert are amazing!
    I like the pic of the mules standing in front of a Poppy patch.

  • @richardholte1859
    @richardholte1859 Год назад +1

    Simply outstanding!!!

  • @danielsadler486
    @danielsadler486 Год назад +1

    Jeff as always thank you for sharing your great knowledge we not only learn but laugh as well . Thank you again Daniel army strong

  • @FlashInYourPan
    @FlashInYourPan Год назад +1

    Whenever I watch your videos around the Oatman, area I wish I was into prospecting when I lived in the Rivera/Bull Head area LOL Good Show, Jeff and Lila my friends.

  • @Cheetothecat81
    @Cheetothecat81 Год назад

    Wow amazing how the place transformed. I had no clue. Thanks for the share.

  • @GoldPanDan
    @GoldPanDan Год назад +1

    The great descendants of Slim's Mule from back in the day when Slim actually found gold! 🤣 Pretty cool to see all the flowers and other plants in the desert!

  • @ricochetaz3846
    @ricochetaz3846 Год назад

    Damn you have done it again! Excellent video! PLEASE keep them coming. My head is so full of new information I can’t hold it up !
    R in Pantano.

  • @Ccw__777
    @Ccw__777 3 месяца назад

    Love your videos! So much info! And off the wall randomness feeds my adhd 😅 keep it the amazing work

  • @mikechacon6857
    @mikechacon6857 Год назад +1

    Jeff your videos are awesome been learning a lot thank you for all the info keep up all the good work

  • @MegaSilverStacker
    @MegaSilverStacker Год назад

    Lotsa goodness here! Thank's Jeff

  • @outcastmotorsports7425
    @outcastmotorsports7425 Год назад +1

    I got to say, in my opinion, this is the best video yet. I understand a heck of a lot more

  • @xtctrader1467
    @xtctrader1467 Год назад

    One of your best geology videos.

  • @Jeff-lk7df
    @Jeff-lk7df Год назад

    I always love learning new things on your videos

  • @au_rockn6797
    @au_rockn6797 Год назад

    Intro was gold 🎸

  • @alexkaring
    @alexkaring Год назад +3

    I think it might turn into another super-bloom this year. I remember the same happening some years back filming a Wild Nevada episode in the Ely area.

  • @Bholly-o2i
    @Bholly-o2i Год назад

    Great information while having coffee!

  • @rickjohnson6559
    @rickjohnson6559 Год назад +4

    For newcomers. Jeff gives 30 to 40 minute hands on mine classes. He covers placer to hard rock to open pit. You will get history and scenic beauty. Yes deserts have beauty. You will learn how to read a mountain or a stream you will use equipment. This is not a television show. It's real life gold prospecting and he will cover dangers hardships and don't quit your day job till you strike it. Yes thats the really neat thing. This is better than the lottery. It is real. And with a lot of effort your pan will have gold in it. Jeff offers these classes. Please take advantage. Hey Jeff. All this water means the washes
    Have reloaded. Lol😂😂😂

    • @Askjeffwilliams
      @Askjeffwilliams  Год назад +2

      Thanks Rick , really appreciate that .... exactly and thats one of the reasons we are out there

  • @MrGlobuggin
    @MrGlobuggin Год назад

    Thank you so much for these videos, they are so helpful...from South Carolina

  • @billgolcher2537
    @billgolcher2537 Год назад

    How sweet and beautiful area sweet burrows beautiful flowers 💐

  • @josefbery3250
    @josefbery3250 11 месяцев назад

    Awesome show Jeff!
    Thank you.

  • @WheelieShinyGold
    @WheelieShinyGold Год назад

    Another awesome trip!

  • @tombeilman5579
    @tombeilman5579 Год назад

    Good year for the poppy bloom around Oatman and Golden Valley. Have never seen the big horn sheep there. Good sighting

  • @charlesglandon7840
    @charlesglandon7840 Год назад +1

    Wow what a great video sharing your knowledge of geology ( I didn't understand the terms) but I was facinated with how the earth was formed and what the miners looked for. Thanks for showing. I look forward to seeing more of these.

  • @davidsellars646
    @davidsellars646 Год назад

    Unfortunately, my college geology was well over fifty years ago and far removed from your area. Really have to play catchup. Thanks for the lesson.

  • @randyanderson4442
    @randyanderson4442 Год назад

    Always love your videos,Jeff keep up the good work of wetting our appetites for the shiny

  • @stephenwells3683
    @stephenwells3683 Год назад +1

    Another very cool informative episode! Thanks Jeff!

  • @rodqueen2910
    @rodqueen2910 Год назад

    Great beginning

  • @Glenn-em3hv
    @Glenn-em3hv Год назад

    I so wish I knew everything Jeff knows especially how to just look at the ground and see where gold would be!!!

  • @johnramirez5032
    @johnramirez5032 Год назад

    I smashed the button ! Only so much time to prospect.

  • @Rogueaviation
    @Rogueaviation Год назад

    These are a lot of fun to watch. 👍👍👍

  • @lolafigueroa9871
    @lolafigueroa9871 Год назад

    Gosh, I only wish I could afford to come out. You look like it's so much fun and interesting. I love nature

  • @dezertraider
    @dezertraider Год назад +1

    BEAUTIFUL! I REALLY ENJOYED YOU AND LILA TAKING THE TIME TO SHOW THAT BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.i REALLY LIKE THAT 1 PAN YOU DID,I WOULD BE ASTATICE TO FIND THAT MUCH....STAY AWESOME..BTW,WILD BURROS WAS VERY COOL AND YOU GUYS DIDN'T GET BIT OR KICKED..LOL

  • @John--qh9xl
    @John--qh9xl Год назад

    Love your videos, Jeff and Lila. ☺

  • @TheDisabledGamersChannel
    @TheDisabledGamersChannel Год назад

    I love Oatman, me and the wife go there once every 2 or 3 months, it's just one of those places that never gets old no matter how many times you go.

  • @michiganprospectors
    @michiganprospectors Год назад +1

    There were some things you mentioned there that I never heard of before. I am studying and preparing for prospecting up in the Michigan UP where I think there is still quite a bit of gold to be found.

  • @Ruktruck2011
    @Ruktruck2011 Год назад

    Jeff, I so enjoy your videos!
    thank you for your teaching
    one day I would love to hold some of that AU!

  • @lindsaygilmar1444
    @lindsaygilmar1444 10 месяцев назад

    Great job Jeff