😅 I'm happy that that your trip had a good success with prospecting in WA out back. It is good to see how well your GPX has performed .Well done and happy prospecting.
I have enjoyed coming along with you as you have been scratching out a living there in th outback. Your practically, " A Natural," at narrating th content of your filming efforts. I've listened to a lot of other folks as they detected, and they seem to think that cursing,makes a better video. Thank you, for governing your language on your videos. I'm a Brthr in CHRIST, cursing isn't necessary, in order to communicate. Cheers mate. Keep up th good work.
Love your information on local scenery and animals and small gold bits your finding. Is it very dangerous to be out there on your own. Your a brave man regardless.
Thanks, the lightning and thunder out there can be really spectacular at times and often without any rain at all. Dry strikes can also sometimes be hazardous causing bush fires.
Hi Steve, I'm really enjoying all your videos. Thanks for sharing. Question : in this video we're you out bush the whole time? How long were you out? I'd be like you and enjoy the solitude and nature 💚
Hi, I usually like to go outback for a few months at a time as I did on this trip also. I can generally have enough food and water to last me for 3 weeks then I have to head to the nearest town to stock up again to last another 3 weeks and so on. I don't have a caravan or trailer so I'm a bit limited as to how much I can carry at a time. I just sleep in the vehicle as well. Unfortunately i don't film everything I find or all of the encounters I have as I don't always have my phone with me but it's nice to record some of it 😁. If you happen to have seen my recent trip to North Queensland you'll notice a completely different terrain which was quite challenging at times but a nice change of scenery and well worth it. Cheers 😃👍.
Cracking video Steve! Very enjoyable. Great to you enjoying the wildlife and educating us along the way. Some nice bits of yellow. I've gotta plan a trip over that side some day. Thanks for the upload, Cheers Daz
Hi Steve love the vid,matey you were saying you drove across from Harvey Bay , if you don't mind what did your fuel bill run at, for the trip over ? i will do the trip over soon so just wondering. cheers .
My apologies for the late reply, off hand I think it was around $1500 each way with some extra running around included. At the moment fuel is quite cheap so would less, if it wasn't for the corona lockdown preventing travel. Some of the more remote places it got quite expensive so carrying extra fuel containers is a good idea. Cheers and good luck.
Great video, good job with just your phone. Gold finds WOW! Using a potato for a crucible and borax for flux so simple and inexpensive; I will give it a try. Thanks.
Great video Steve! I enjoyed all the content. Especially the wildlife. Most guys just show off their gold, but you went the extra mile to produce an excellent video.
I'm not quite sure what you mean as far as a trial period, but in Australia anyone can go metal detecting for gold as long as you have a fossicking license or miners right which costs around 30 dollars. Then you have to find out from the mines department where you're legally allowed to fossick and any relevant rules and regulations. And make sure not to cross onto someone else's lease or private land.
Steve, what a great video, thanks. I am in Northern Wi in the USA. I do a lot of detecting mostly for archaic copper artifacts which is the coolest thing we have in this area, no gold. I am planning on a trip to Australia next year, we have (family lives in GoldCoast) and would love to get out for some different type of detecting. Any chance you’re open to an outing?
Hi Marty, at this stage I'm not actually living full time in Australia so I'm only there some of the time and mostly in Western Australia while I'm there but there is lots of people detecting all over Aussie so its worth bringing your detector for sure, old coins and relics are possible to find even if not gold.
Thanks, yeah there,s some fascinating wildlife out there and it all adds to the adventure. My next video will show some of the larger members of wildlife.
Yes, when I first got out there I was fairly new to detecting and I forgot to buy a cover for it but I ended up just wrapping a piece of material around it which worked pretty well. I have since made a good cover for it which you can see if you watch my next clip out soon, cheers.
You're a damned legend!!!!! I've subbed cause you're that damned legend. You are unbelievable, going out west all by yourself and doing the deed, coming home with the pay dirt. By the way, which way did you go from Hervey Bay? Up north and around or south? Also, your wild-life shots are awesome. You're the first prospector I've seen that promotes so much wild-life. That's brilliant. Looking forward to your next offerings from the wild west. Cheers on a great vid :)
Thanks for your kind words, I tend to do most of my major excursions solo and while it does add an extra degree of risk it all adds to the experience. I traveled over via the southern route, so past Broken Hill and out across the Nullabor then up to Kalgoorlie and beyond. Next trip I'll probably go via the northern route. I have another gold video I've just finished editing which will be on utube soon, with some bigger gold and larger wildlife also.
Thanks, I was planning on heading out west again soon but now with the corona virus and everything on lockdown I'm not sure if I'll be able to get there this season, still hoping though. Cheers.
hi steve have watched a number of your gold videos and enjoyed all of them hopefully ill get back to WA to do a bit of the same .i didnt realise you were a kiwi until i saw your video on 1080 my cobber a possum hunter in the late 70ts saw the total destruction of a kiwi colony near kahurangi light house by one of the first 1080 drops in that area . he told me they were so vocal it was hard to sleep at night but within three days he never heard another peep . so much for 1080 protecting our wild life
Hi Williaim, yeah that 1080 has really done a lot of damage in NZ. We've seen some awful sights over the years and unfortunately it dosen't look like ending any time soon either. They're using more every year and Kiwi are disappearing at an alarming rate. That story you said about the possum hunter sounds like many others we've heard across the country and it's so tragic. The departments just don't seem to care and of course they never go into the bush so they don't even now whats happening out there.
Fantastic information. Amazing you find nuggets practically on top of the ground in Australia ! And the gold is bigger and shinier than in Calif.. Loved the critter information..thanks...and that was the biggest nugget I've ever seen come out of the ground...WoW!!
Really enjoyed this vid and your commentary thankyou,excellent but theres just 1 thing that puzzles me ,,how come you dont use a bigger pick,,it would be alot easier i think,just wondering thats all,,,cheers my friend
Great film Steve! Happy to see you finally got some good gold! Remember when I met you in Leonora caravan park? You had a few tuff weeks without any gold. How long were you out in the Bush? I won't forget your stories from hitchhiking in Alaska! 👍
Hi sorry about the late reply, I only just recently checked the comments. I had someone else load the clip onto utube so I don't get the notifications when a comment comes in. Yeah it was a bit rough to start with but I met a guy from Tasmania who gave me a few tips on tuning etc and that was a great help. I ended up staying out there for a few months, covering a few different areas.
@@TimBrownSenorCafe I was able to ration my food and water so that I only had to go to a nearest town once every three weeks or so to stock up. I tend to eat and drink only the minimum when I do my excursions, and then I make up for it when I get back to civilization, Lol.
great show mate , do you know the area or how do you find were to go and that you are not on any ones ground mate i new to detecting and only got a monster 1000 , is it any good to use in that sort of area $$$ determan me getting the monster , cheers mate
Sorry about the late reply. I had never been over in WA previously so it was just all new country at the time. The first thing was to go straight to the mines department and get 'miners right' and find out all the regulations etc. Its pretty daunting at first when you look at the maps and see how many mining and prospecting leases there are all over the state. But the staff are very helpful and show you where you can and can't go. Downloading an app like the 'happy prospector' works by satellite and tells you where you are positioned in regards to live leases etc so you can see where not to go. As far as the type of detector I'm not really familiar with that one but I'm sure it will do the job, good luck cheers.
@@stevegraf9276 Hi Steve thanks alot for the info mate i nomaly just go high banking in ne vic i have a cheapo detector a monster 1000 but haven't found any gold with it yet, ide need a better detector if i was to go to wa i think mine wouldn't be the best there cheers mate
Great video and you certainly found some nice gold, well done and thanks for sharing.
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Judging by the rough texture of your nuggets, you must be very near the hardrock vein source. If it is not eroded away completely, just leaving the gold in situ. That old shaft is also excellent evidence of a possible vein. Good luck and great video, by the way.
Wow Steve loved this clip almost as much as your Roaring Dvds. Please keep whacking your clips on or better still come home and make some hunting clips and put them on the tube. I’ve always thought about gold hunting but from what you saying it’s a real mans game long brakes between finds, mind the heat might be good for your aches & pains . Better than the cold bush ..."..haha. Thank you very
Thanks for that, yeah its exciting when you're finding gold but can also test your patience at times when finding nothing and the heat can get really hard to handle at times also. But somehow the adventure of it still keeps me coming back for more.
It's government crown land. That's whats particularly great about western Australia, most of the state is crown land. There are still massive cattle stations out there but most of them are on long term leases so you can still prospect on a lot of the land as long as you stick to the regulations and have a miners right etc. You also must be aware of the live mining and prospecting leases etc, of which there are lots scattered all over the state and you have to keep off those. The mines department have all the information on where you can and can't go. For me, the more remote the better .
Yeah it certainly takes a lot of dedication, never as easy as it looks on film. Would be easy to give up at times during dry spells of finding nothing.
Good video mate . How many days did you spend in wa. I was a bit worried for you during that thunderstorm. When you found the big piece i was happy for you. Wow it was massive. Stay safe and good prospecring.
Loved it! thank you nice to see you on a different subject matter. Still as passionate about what your doing as ever . Would make a great series if only we had gold like that in NZ. Cheers
Thanks. Yeah I agree it would make a great series, if only a tv station was interested. I believe there is still some good gold in NZ but as far as I'm aware the country is mostly tied up with either private land or DOC administered land and their regulations make it extremely difficult or too costly.
Great video Steve, WA is a long way from Tuai and Lake Waikaremoana. I was detecting in WA in May/June around the Cue area so must have missed you by a few weeks. Found a few small nuggets but nothing like the big one on your video - beautiful piece. Really enjoy seeing all the other interesting things on your videos - The Eye of the Hunter is evident.
Enjoy your findings, quite strange how it all as just been sitting their. Awesome looking country . The reptiles and insects are amazing in their own way. Question,, any Idea of if a minelab gold monster 1000 work in that environment as well.
Hi Kirk, I'm not familiar with the gold monster 1000 so couldn't really make comment on that but would surely work in some areas at least I'd imagine. It's mainly the high mineralized areas that are the biggest issue. Especially where there is lots of Iron stone, the ground can be quite noisy in the detector so that's where the tuning comes in but sometimes its so bad you can't completely tune it out.
What a great video! Love the wildlife, thanks for sharing. I wish was there. I have a new detector, but they say it's not safe to use here in Mindanao Philippines.
Yeah I sure do. Always run the detector over and in the hole before filling it in. Sometimes I'll even rake the area of sticks and rocks in case of small bits that could be easily missed. Strangely I've personally only found more than one piece in a hole only twice. Which is a bit strange considering some people have found multiple pieces from the same spot. I have at times found several bits close to each other but just not right on top of each other. My next video out soon shows a patch where I found over 80 pieces from one small area.
@@stevegraf9276 Thanks for your reply the reason i asked you that question is that i go metal detecting in Scotland and detecting over a previous dug hole have many times found artefacts and coins left by the previous person that failed to check out the hole, will lookout for your next video Steve good luck.
Excellent video. I met an Aussie man in Phnom Penh Cambodia in January of this year. We were talking about metal detecting. He told me used to do what you are doing now. He stopped because he is getting up in age and because of people robbing gold. Hope you never had to deal with those sorts of people.
Its called Borax, you can buy it at most hardware stores. Just a simple cheap powder that is usually used as a cleaning product but also works really well as a flux when melting gold. It helps with removing impurities and seems to speed up the melting process also.
😅 I'm happy that that your trip had a good success with prospecting in WA out back. It is good to see how well your GPX has performed .Well done and happy prospecting.
I'm in Texas I really like the way you interduce the wildlife
Oi...you Kiwis leave our gold alone hahaha 😂😂. Nice vid and great wildlife footage Steve.
I know what you mean, so many Kiwis, but Aussie is such a great country its hard to stay away from Lol.
Your a true gentleman well presented video thanks for your humbleness
Thanks for that, cheers.
I have enjoyed coming along with you as you have been scratching out a living there in th outback. Your practically, " A Natural," at narrating th content of your filming efforts. I've listened to a lot of other folks as they detected, and they seem to think that cursing,makes a better video. Thank you, for governing your language on your videos. I'm a Brthr in CHRIST, cursing isn't necessary, in order to communicate. Cheers mate. Keep up th good work.
Thanks for you comments, I really appreciate that. Cheers 😃.
A nice video Steve. No waffle or bullshite and the wildlife were a bonus
Very entertaining
Yeah me too !! Bet it boring without the wildlife nice video
Love the mix of gold and creatures. Enjoyed the video. Thanks
Love your information on local scenery and animals and small gold bits your finding. Is it very dangerous to be out there on your own. Your a brave man regardless.
Thanks again for showing the wildlife and the thunder storm
Thanks, the lightning and thunder out there can be really spectacular at times and often without any rain at all. Dry strikes can also sometimes be hazardous causing bush fires.
Brilliant video, entertaining and informing. Love the commentary about the local fauna as well. Thanks for sharing.
@ about 3:19 when the goat spotted you and the filming stopped abruptly ... I then imagined you running like Benny Hill.
Thanks for the great video.
Yeah that would've been funny, fortunately the goats ran the other way LoL. Cheers.
wow...great tool and amazing find mr, i am hunter from borneo island indonesia...i am very like your videos...👍👍👍🙏
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Love the potato I'm gonna steal that idea 😂
This is a great video thanks for showing the countryside and the wild life.
one of the best videos on the west, I,ve watched. cheeri,. Davo.
Enjoyed watching you find gold.It was great to see all the wildlife also.Thanks for sharing.
Nice work there Steve...great to come along for the trip.
awesome film mate keep them coming please, the wife and i are off next week for our annual trip to the goldfields cannot waite aye
Hi Steve, I'm really enjoying all your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Question : in this video we're you out bush the whole time? How long were you out?
I'd be like you and enjoy the solitude and nature 💚
Hi, I usually like to go outback for a few months at a time as I did on this trip also. I can generally have enough food and water to last me for 3 weeks then I have to head to the nearest town to stock up again to last another 3 weeks and so on. I don't have a caravan or trailer so I'm a bit limited as to how much I can carry at a time. I just sleep in the vehicle as well.
Unfortunately i don't film everything I find or all of the encounters I have as I don't always have my phone with me but it's nice to record some of it 😁. If you happen to have seen my recent trip to North Queensland you'll notice a completely different terrain which was quite challenging at times but a nice change of scenery and well worth it. Cheers 😃👍.
Great clip art of the outback and the wildlife you come across in your travels.Thanks for sharing.
Cracking video Steve! Very enjoyable. Great to you enjoying the wildlife and educating us along the way. Some nice bits of yellow. I've gotta plan a trip over that side some day. Thanks for the upload, Cheers Daz
Love you video and sharing info and showing the wildlife. Wishing you all the luck and find the big ones. That last one was a beauty.
One of the best prospecting yootoobs I've seen, thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed thanks for that. Got another one coming out soon.
Great show matey 👍
Thanks cheers.
Wow enjoyed how you melted the nuggets down to a bigger pure nugget. Amazing.
Wouldn't they be more expensive in the form of nuggets?
Thank you, I visited WA a few years ago from NZ and I love the place.Thank you very much for the well presented Vid, cheers.
Hi Steve love the vid,matey you were saying you drove across from Harvey Bay , if you don't mind what did your fuel bill run at, for the trip over ? i will do the trip over soon so just wondering. cheers .
My apologies for the late reply, off hand I think it was around $1500 each way with some extra running around included. At the moment fuel is quite cheap so would less, if it wasn't for the corona lockdown preventing travel. Some of the more remote places it got quite expensive so carrying extra fuel containers is a good idea. Cheers and good luck.
Great video, good job with just your phone. Gold finds WOW! Using a potato for a crucible and borax for flux so simple and inexpensive; I will give it a try. Thanks.
Glad to see you have your snake chaps on
Great video Steve! I enjoyed all the content. Especially the wildlife. Most guys just show off their gold, but you went the extra mile to produce an excellent video.
hi: I would like to ask how many months to how many months is the trial mining period for gold mining in Australia?
I'm not quite sure what you mean as far as a trial period, but in Australia anyone can go metal detecting for gold as long as you have a fossicking license or miners right which costs around 30 dollars.
Then you have to find out from the mines department where you're legally allowed to fossick and any relevant rules and regulations. And make sure not to cross onto someone else's lease or private land.
Great vid, great gold. Thanks for sharing. Paul.
Steve, what a great video, thanks. I am in Northern Wi in the USA. I do a lot of detecting mostly for archaic copper artifacts which is the coolest thing we have in this area, no gold. I am planning on a trip to Australia next year, we have (family lives in GoldCoast) and would love to get out for some different type of detecting. Any chance you’re open to an outing?
Hi Marty, at this stage I'm not actually living full time in Australia so I'm only there some of the time and mostly in Western Australia while I'm there but there is lots of people detecting all over Aussie so its worth bringing your detector for sure, old coins and relics are possible to find even if not gold.
Fantastic video, really slick wildlife too...!
Congrats..! I plan to prospect soon near Salt River mine, 100 km east of Laverton. This area is similar to your vid. I Wish u all the best nuggets..!
a great video , loved the part when spitting on your gold REMOVE the fly net lol .
Great vid bro, really like the critters, nobody's ever shown them in a vid before, really good gold to.
Thanks, yeah there,s some fascinating wildlife out there and it all adds to the adventure. My next video will show some of the larger members of wildlife.
Enjoyed your video Steve.
Nice group of nuggets.
Cheers
Excellent video, Steve,...the wildlife is a bonus...!
Steve were you having trouble with dust getting into your control box on the detector.??
Yes, when I first got out there I was fairly new to detecting and I forgot to buy a cover for it but I ended up just wrapping a piece of material around it which worked pretty well. I have since made a good cover for it which you can see if you watch my next clip out soon, cheers.
You're a damned legend!!!!! I've subbed cause you're that damned legend. You are unbelievable, going out west all by yourself and doing the deed, coming home with the pay dirt. By the way, which way did you go from Hervey Bay? Up north and around or south? Also, your wild-life shots are awesome. You're the first prospector I've seen that promotes so much wild-life. That's brilliant. Looking forward to your next offerings from the wild west. Cheers on a great vid :)
Thanks for your kind words, I tend to do most of my major excursions solo and while it does add an extra degree of risk it all adds to the experience. I traveled over via the southern route, so past Broken Hill and out across the Nullabor then up to Kalgoorlie and beyond. Next trip I'll probably go via the northern route. I have another gold video I've just finished editing which will be on utube soon, with some bigger gold and larger wildlife also.
GPX 5K, I've just bought one of those and on Thursday I'll be getting a Coiltech elite 14 inch mono coil. I'm hoping I'll find a Roman hoard or two 😀
Good luck to you, they,re a great machine hope you do well.
Wow, really well done on the video, pleasant gentleman and great camera work, you're so lucky to be there and doing what you do. Awesome job.
Thanks, I was planning on heading out west again soon but now with the corona virus and everything on lockdown I'm not sure if I'll be able to get there this season, still hoping though. Cheers.
One cool icon of Australia good on you mate
hi steve have watched a number of your gold videos and enjoyed all of them hopefully ill get back to WA to do a bit of the same .i didnt realise you were a kiwi until i saw your video on 1080 my cobber a possum hunter in the late 70ts saw the total destruction of a kiwi colony near kahurangi light house by one of the first 1080 drops in that area . he told me they were so vocal it was hard to sleep at night but within three days he never heard another peep . so much for 1080 protecting our wild life
Hi Williaim, yeah that 1080 has really done a lot of damage in NZ. We've seen some awful sights over the years and unfortunately it dosen't look like ending any time soon either.
They're using more every year and Kiwi are disappearing at an alarming rate. That story you said about the possum hunter sounds like many others we've heard across the country and it's so tragic. The departments just don't seem to care and of course they never go into the bush so they don't even now whats happening out there.
Fantastic shiny, thanks for the video...!
Have just come across your video and pleased I did. Lovely understated presentation (and great finds).
Thanks, glad you enjoyed, cheers.
Lovely findings thanks for uploading you kind sir!
Fantastic information. Amazing you find nuggets practically on top of the ground in Australia ! And the gold is bigger and shinier than in Calif.. Loved the critter information..thanks...and that was the biggest nugget I've ever seen come out of the ground...WoW!!
Glad you enjoyed, my next video is out soon with more gold and the biggest nugget I've ever found.
This is a real vid thanks bro no commentator bullshit.
Really enjoyed this vid and your commentary thankyou,excellent but theres just 1 thing that puzzles me ,,how come you dont use a bigger pick,,it would be alot easier i think,just wondering thats all,,,cheers my friend
is there a detector out there that only responds on gold? i gues gold has his own frequenty so it must be possible?
Great film Steve! Happy to see you finally got some good gold! Remember when I met you in Leonora caravan park? You had a few tuff weeks without any gold. How long were you out in the Bush? I won't forget your stories from hitchhiking in Alaska! 👍
Hi sorry about the late reply, I only just recently checked the comments. I had someone else load the clip onto utube so I don't get the notifications when a comment comes in. Yeah it was a bit rough to start with but I met a guy from Tasmania who gave me a few tips on tuning etc and that was a great help. I ended up staying out there for a few months, covering a few different areas.
@@TimBrownSenorCafe I was able to ration my food and water so that I only had to go to a nearest town once every three weeks or so to stock up. I tend to eat and drink only the minimum when I do my excursions, and then I make up for it when I get back to civilization, Lol.
How long did it take you guys to collect that much?
Living the dream mate.
Beautiful thunderstorm footage also👍
Cheers thanks.
great show mate , do you know the area or how do you find were to go and that you are not on any ones ground mate i new to detecting and only got a monster 1000 , is it any good to use in that sort of area $$$ determan me getting the monster , cheers mate
Sorry about the late reply. I had never been over in WA previously so it was just all new country at the time. The first thing was to go straight to the mines department and get 'miners right' and find out all the regulations etc. Its pretty daunting at first when you look at the maps and see how many mining and prospecting leases there are all over the state. But the staff are very helpful and show you where you can and can't go. Downloading an app like the 'happy prospector' works by satellite and tells you where you are positioned in regards to live leases etc so you can see where not to go. As far as the type of detector I'm not really familiar with that one but I'm sure it will do the job, good luck cheers.
@@stevegraf9276 Hi Steve thanks alot for the info mate i nomaly just go high banking in ne vic i have a cheapo detector a monster 1000 but haven't found any gold with it yet, ide need a better detector if i was to go to wa i think mine wouldn't be the best there cheers mate
Great video and you certainly found some nice gold, well done and thanks for sharing.
Judging by the rough texture of your nuggets, you must be very near the hardrock vein source. If it is not eroded away completely, just leaving the gold in situ. That old shaft is also excellent evidence of a possible vein. Good luck and great video, by the way.
how many ounces did you get in total if i may ask....also are you on crown land or on someone elses mining tenament or are you on your own lease
You are the best gold and wildlife guide
Great video! I like to see the wildlife around you. You have my subscription.
Thanks for that cheers.
Hello from Bulgaria
Good job 👍
Hi Mate really enjoyed your coverage of the lizards. Just wondering why you didn't do QLD gold fields before taking a 6 day drive to WA.
Awesome video. You earned every piece.
Love the sound of the gold pieces hitting the wood table...very satisfying. Really enjoyed your vid. I’m a new subscriber.🤓
Thanks for that. Yeah I agree its a great sound when the gold hits the table, cheers.
joy indeed making hits after hits ~ thanks for videoing your hard work ~
Excellent video. Really appreciated the wildlife, storm and melt gold footage. Subscribed. Thank you for sharing.
Cheers thanks for that.
Wow Steve loved this clip almost as much as your Roaring Dvds. Please keep whacking your clips on or better still come home and make some hunting clips and put them on the tube. I’ve always thought about gold hunting but from what you saying it’s a real mans game long brakes between finds, mind the heat might be good for your aches & pains . Better than the cold bush ..."..haha. Thank you very
Thanks for that, yeah its exciting when you're finding gold but can also test your patience at times when finding nothing and the heat can get really hard to handle at times also. But somehow the adventure of it still keeps me coming back for more.
What is the coil your running ON THE 5000 mate.
Who owns the property you are detecting on? Is it Government land or private? Great videos, I really enjoy them!
It's government crown land. That's whats particularly great about western Australia, most of the state is crown land. There are still massive cattle stations out there but most of them are on long term leases so you can still prospect on a lot of the land as long as you stick to the regulations and have a miners right etc. You also must be aware of the live mining and prospecting leases etc, of which there are lots scattered all over the state and you have to keep off those. The mines department have all the information on where you can and can't go. For me, the more remote the better .
great vid thanks for your work .
Mate you killed it, Bloody good chunks!!
Thanks, its pretty exciting when you see yellow that's for sure.
Looked like fun, love the animals you include
Well done! what the youngsters do not understand.... Dedication, perseverance, sticking with it.... Sorted!!!
Yeah it certainly takes a lot of dedication, never as easy as it looks on film. Would be easy to give up at times during dry spells of finding nothing.
Great Video must've been up passed Duketon great to see some fauna
Good video mate . How many days did you spend in wa. I was a bit worried for you during that thunderstorm. When you found the big piece i was happy for you. Wow it was massive. Stay safe and good prospecring.
Thanks, I was in WA for a few months. Did a bit of sightseeing while I was there too, great place. Cheers.
Good job buddy. You are very lucky to find all that gold.
Greetings from Argentina.
Loved it! thank you nice to see you on a different subject matter. Still as passionate about what your doing as ever . Would make a great series if only we had gold like that in NZ.
Cheers
Thanks. Yeah I agree it would make a great series, if only a tv station was interested. I believe there is still some good gold in NZ but as far as I'm aware the country is mostly tied up with either private land or DOC administered land and their regulations make it extremely difficult or too costly.
Nice video Mr very informative especially the melting using a potato 🥔, first for me to see this.
Thanks for posting this video.
If I saw that centipede thing....end of filming!!!! I’d be out like the road runner cartoon
Great video Steve, WA is a long way from Tuai and Lake Waikaremoana. I was detecting in WA in May/June around the Cue area so must have missed you by a few weeks. Found a few small nuggets but nothing like the big one on your video - beautiful piece. Really enjoy seeing all the other interesting things on your videos - The Eye of the Hunter is evident.
Enjoy your findings, quite strange how it all as just been sitting their. Awesome looking country . The reptiles and insects are amazing in their own way. Question,, any Idea of if a minelab gold monster 1000 work in that environment as well.
Hi Kirk, I'm not familiar with the gold monster 1000 so couldn't really make comment on that but would surely work in some areas at least I'd imagine. It's mainly the high mineralized areas that are the biggest issue. Especially where there is lots of Iron stone, the ground can be quite noisy in the detector so that's where the tuning comes in but sometimes its so bad you can't completely tune it out.
As a fellow Graf from the USA... good on yeh mates!
Excellent video, great content, keep them coming!
What a great video! Love the wildlife, thanks for sharing.
I wish was there. I have a new detector, but they say it's not safe to use here in Mindanao Philippines.
Do you check the ground again once you have found the first target to make sure you get all the gold in the hole
Yeah I sure do. Always run the detector over and in the hole before filling it in. Sometimes I'll even rake the area of sticks and rocks in case of small bits that could be easily missed. Strangely I've personally only found more than one piece in a hole only twice. Which is a bit strange considering some people have found multiple pieces from the same spot. I have at times found several bits close to each other but just not right on top of each other. My next video out soon shows a patch where I found over 80 pieces from one small area.
@@stevegraf9276 Thanks for your reply the reason i asked you that question is that i go metal detecting in Scotland and detecting
over a previous dug hole have many times found artefacts and coins left by the previous person that failed to check
out the hole, will lookout for your next video Steve good luck.
Really great video. Way better than the guys who spend a day on a sluice to get one gram of dust. Wildlife too. Excellent!
Cheers thanks for that.
Nice one really enjoyed that vid...
Excellent video. I met an Aussie man in Phnom Penh Cambodia in January of this year. We were talking about metal detecting. He told me used to do what you are doing now. He stopped because he is getting up in age and because of people robbing gold. Hope you never had to deal with those sorts of people.
Very nice video, a joy to watch!
What's that powder near the end, Steve? Bora Wrex? Bora Wrecks? Some Australian product?
Its called Borax, you can buy it at most hardware stores. Just a simple cheap powder that is usually used as a cleaning product but also works really well as a flux when melting gold. It helps with removing impurities and seems to speed up the melting process also.
Excellent gold, really good video too...!
Thanks for that, cheers.
Gracious what a lightening storm! Here in Colorado we don't get anything like that!
Yeah it was certainly a ripper and at the right time of year they'r actually quite common.
That prehistoric dinosaurus egg whas much more word than all the gold little tiny nuggets you´ve found in the last few months, Lol!
I live in Florida , I would love to take a trip over their and do some metal detecting...
Great show!
Awesome color and weight. Really enjoyed seeing all the critters also. Signed up to follow.😎🤙
Cheers thanks for that.
Well done ,hope you make more . subbed
WOW! who knew? I'm inspired. Do you own or did you hire the detector?
I bought the detector just before I went out. It well and truly paid for itself.
What a chunker!