Congratulations Chris, your research, enthusiasm and dedication to traipsing through some fairly rugged and challenging terrain to get to your Eldorado is inspiring. Well done and keep up the great work mate. 👍🏻
Specimen gold brings a much higher price, so if my guess is correct you have earned more than a minimum wage for you hours (not sure of minimum in your country) so that is not bad for a hobby. Never getting rich off of that but could be worse. Also depends upon how you sell the rest of the gold. Pay dirt and selling local is much better than refiners. Well done Chris. And your videos document the history as well. Nice.
Thanks for the work you do bro Your hard work and karma will bring you more gold Mental health is a big issue And your enthusiasm is a big help to us out there 💪
It's like a dagger to the heart each time you crush up an amazing specimen (even if you don't think they are). A fingernail size piece of quartz with one tiny piece of gold on top of it would be a killer specimen to own, and just showcase in a little gem clear plastic round! I'm guessing too much work to put some of those together to sell on you store page. As always, love these videos!
Some days ago, I whished that Chris should show us another hardrock crushing video including a gold reveal using caustic soda and here we go. Thanks for all the work, well done and a fantastic result. There is probably a chemical trick to avoid the white staining of the sulfide after the caustic soda cleaning. I probably would just use my sandblaster :) Hope you go back to the side and find some more promising pieces and nuggets. Fingers crossed. All the best.
Iron is the mother of all minerals heavier than iron . Minerals heavier than iron are formed only thru a massive violent process - when the core of a star goes supanova and explodes , the amount of energy released is the catalyst reaction of fusion and fission which creates all elements heavier than iron . When planets form over billion years or so all elements heavier than iron become gravitationally bound together . The process after etc the liquid conductive medium final hosts either bedrock or quartz then becomes the holder of the minerals and become released over the eons to become visible and elluvial deposits and then finally alluvial into waterways or where it's been dropped off if eons of erosion. Great video mate , very well done with all you finds and best of continued success for the future.
Heating gold species in costic soda on a heat pad is good but i like to use ali bright with an altra sonic cleaner which works great for cleaning nugs and even breaking down and cleanin species to create nice shiw pieces but making sure the carier device doesnt have a coating as the gold like in using certain material like a retort can obsorb the gold so using a small plastic versel works well unless you want to burn off the the protective coating on certain usable vessels.
Your new adventure into reef mining is wonderful. I wish you good hunting and always remember to enjoy the journey. "Keep Ithaka always in your mind. Arriving there is what you are destined for. But do not hurry the journey at all. Better if it lasts for years, so you are old by the time you reach the island, wealthy with all you have gained on the way, not expecting Ithaka to make you rich." -- from the journey to Ithaka by C.P. Cavafy.
Chris, since gold is malleable, have you checked those devices on your different crusher like ‘stampie’, is there any gold in the bottom of the tube or on the grinders of your crushers?
So lets see if I have this correct. The value in that mine is not in just the gold itself but in the gold specimens which could sell for much more than what the gold content is worth? If that is true, is it worth the effort to go back and do some small scale mine operating? Blasting, and generally enlarging the workings of that mine?
Its amazing how the formation of crystaline gold is so delicate and feathery. The hot caustic treatment pieces came up really well. Im coming over your way in a couple weeks see if I can find some of your prized Vic specimens. Great vid Chris
one things for sure ,yout content is fantastic, BUT the variety of socks you run around in is very entertaining. love your style Chris its constantly changing. besides i run around my house in socks . never bought house shoes my life. Maybe thats a new merch 🤔
Get that specific gravity test going my friend then you’ll know for sure how much you have those came out absolutely AUSOME at this rate your going to need a bigger stainless steel container some of those that came out of the crush would have been just as outstanding they were nice sized. Great video and gold take definitely worth the time and effort to see what nature has created. No matter what size the gold each piece is like a snowflake no two are ever exactly the same that’s what intrigues me most about gold I could stare at those pieces for days with a loop examining every single crystal, crook and cranny 😍 thanks for sharing see you on the next one 👍🏼👊🏼
Go to your local hardware store or someplace that has plumbing supplies and look fore Muriatic acid pour about 3 gallons to 1 gallon of water into a 5 gallon bucket and put ur quartz rocks inside the liquid and wait for 24 hours be sure to wear your PPG personal protective gear and u will have a lot of visible gold
I am surprised you don't use Muriatic Acid (Hydrochloric Acid?) Or vinegar to dissolve the quartz, think it would be more gentle on your specimens than the Caustic Soda method lol That way you can have it at a set depth if you just wanted a partial reveal/dissolve too. Try Iron Out to clean up the iron staining on the specimens?
Those rigid cordless tools can pull their weight on projects... not suprised your angle grinder is still kicking. But on to a much better topic... where did you get that hand crusher!?!?!? that thing is genius!
Fantastic outcome Chris from all of the hard yards you have put into this hard rock mining source. Some of those pieces have come out so beautiful like you mentioned look like coral from the ocean. I would so love to see you find a nice big chunk of Crystaline gold but am not sure any has been found here in Oz ?.
This is so cool I have a couple spots I would like to try and see if it has gold I live on the east coast in the USA in North Carolina where the first gold rush happened and I’m only a few miles away from that spot. Love your videos 👍💪
Brother you got some mighty fine gold there. I suppose the species are worth more than the actual weight of the gold because they are still in quartz. A very nice show piece.
Those smaller quartz pieces seemed to grind easily! Are you sure they're quartz? I have a number of solid and huge (5 to 10 inches wide) naturally rounded/tumbled quartz rocks but I damaged my chisels trying to break them..
I watch ur channel daily! Thank you for making such enjoyable content! You really make me wanna get an old moldy hat and go prospecting. Unfortunately I live where I would have to really travel to get any form of gold. Thank for sharing your knowledge and keep em coming!
Love the vids as always and like always forget the haters focus on your passion and we will be here to watch it with joy and amazement at the landscape the gold and the wild Mick when he makes his appearance lol
Wild now you have my hot plate, it's the same one I bought here in Colorado United States. Oh Robert Murray Smith had a video where he had my teakettle giggle giggle
Gj vo-gus
PS: Slower process...lower temps...no quartz fractures due to thermal shock. My .02. Nice fricken gold brother.
Congratulations Chris, your research, enthusiasm and dedication to traipsing through some fairly rugged and challenging terrain to get to your Eldorado is inspiring. Well done and keep up the great work mate. 👍🏻
Try hydrogen peroxide with some court or with some ashes u
Hydroperoxide microwave in ashes
Specimen gold brings a much higher price, so if my guess is correct you have earned more than a minimum wage for you hours (not sure of minimum in your country) so that is not bad for a hobby. Never getting rich off of that but could be worse. Also depends upon how you sell the rest of the gold. Pay dirt and selling local is much better than refiners. Well done Chris. And your videos document the history as well. Nice.
Thanks for the work you do bro
Your hard work and karma will bring you more gold
Mental health is a big issue
And your enthusiasm is a big help to us out there
💪
It's like a dagger to the heart each time you crush up an amazing specimen (even if you don't think they are). A fingernail size piece of quartz with one tiny piece of gold on top of it would be a killer specimen to own, and just showcase in a little gem clear plastic round! I'm guessing too much work to put some of those together to sell on you store page. As always, love these videos!
Some days ago, I whished that Chris should show us another hardrock crushing video including a gold reveal using caustic soda and here we go. Thanks for all the work, well done and a fantastic result. There is probably a chemical trick to avoid the white staining of the sulfide after the caustic soda cleaning. I probably would just use my sandblaster :) Hope you go back to the side and find some more promising pieces and nuggets. Fingers crossed. All the best.
I just love the jagged specimens.
Awesome Chris! I love the look of gold processed that way!
Amazing gold man love the wires pieces and this specimen bits lovely well done
Nice one brother 🤙
Another fabulous foray into the rich minefield of your golden mind.
Thanks heaps!
Beautiful 💕 Love your process and work!
Love your enthusiasm! Your laugh when you discover an especially nice piece makes me laugh too.
Those specimens are gorgeous
Im loving this new hard rock venture.
Thanks bloke, needed your AD etc enthusiasm.
TA.
Very interesting, good to see the you are using an effective respirator when crushing quarts, if you treat it like asbestos you will live a long time.
That is awesome - beautiful specimens you recovered from that gold! Definitely the right move!
Thank you for sharing your adventures Chris. Cheers
Iron is the mother of all minerals heavier than iron . Minerals heavier than iron are formed only thru a massive violent process - when the core of a star goes supanova and explodes , the amount of energy released is the catalyst reaction of fusion and fission which creates all elements heavier than iron . When planets form over billion years or so all elements heavier than iron become gravitationally bound together . The process after etc the liquid conductive medium final hosts either bedrock or quartz then becomes the holder of the minerals and become released over the eons to become visible and elluvial deposits and then finally alluvial into waterways or where it's been dropped off if eons of erosion. Great video mate , very well done with all you finds and best of continued success for the future.
Well done Chris... You deserve it 👍🤓✌️
Great guess on the weight! I found this video very informative. Thanks brother! Looking forward to more adventures.
Wonderful colour! 💛 thank you for teaching us ❤
Great job all around fam. Keep on having fun getting that au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out!!!
Looks great Chris I’m excited for you!
Fantastic video man! Really amazing specimens & great to see some practical chemistry.
Love every single video and you and your friends and all the pups!
Thank you. These specimens are very nice.
Coral is the exact terminology to be used. Ive watched a lot of your videos and this one is the best by far. ❤
I've bought an sdc2300 from miners den bendigo this week. Pics up soon.
Awesome total, happy your happy!
Fantastic, Have a wonderful day!
Love the socks! The videos are dam fine as well. Thanks for all you do and sharing with us.
👍🏻👍🏻You did such a great job on this video and you explained so much‼️‼️‼️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Heating gold species in costic soda on a heat pad is good but i like to use ali bright with an altra sonic cleaner which works great for cleaning nugs and even breaking down and cleanin species to create nice shiw pieces but making sure the carier device doesnt have a coating as the gold like in using certain material like a retort can obsorb the gold so using a small plastic versel works well unless you want to burn off the the protective coating on certain usable vessels.
Not a bad haul at all ! Thanks for the info on this one 👍
Probably some of my favorite specimens so far. Keep it up man.
Love your work and the excitement you show.
Your new adventure into reef mining is wonderful. I wish you good hunting and always remember to enjoy the journey.
"Keep Ithaka always in your mind.
Arriving there is what you are destined for.
But do not hurry the journey at all.
Better if it lasts for years,
so you are old by the time you reach the island,
wealthy with all you have gained on the way,
not expecting Ithaka to make you rich." -- from the journey to Ithaka by C.P. Cavafy.
Beautiful specimens, brother! Keep experimenting! 🙂👍
I saw the title and the thumb nail and thought OMG we finally get to see the species!
I watched the commercials just for you bro! 😁
You can get ad blockers for free, just say'n.
That caustic soda sure cleans the gold up, and makes the gold stand out
Chris, since gold is malleable, have you checked those devices on your different crusher like ‘stampie’, is there any gold in the bottom of the tube or on the grinders of your crushers?
Love watching you find the yellow shinies lol
THIS is amazing!
Nice work! Congrats for your results.
That's awesome. Great video sir.
Nice work Chris, I'd say that experiment was a success! Those bigger specimens are gorgeous
Great work Chris, love it!
So lets see if I have this correct. The value in that mine is not in just the gold itself but in the gold specimens which could sell for much more than what the gold content is worth? If that is true, is it worth the effort to go back and do some small scale mine operating? Blasting, and generally enlarging the workings of that mine?
Its amazing how the formation of crystaline gold is so delicate and feathery. The hot caustic treatment pieces came up really well. Im coming over your way in a couple weeks see if I can find some of your prized Vic specimens. Great vid Chris
Some amazing specimens right there! The little ones remind me of coral or something like that. So beautiful!
Nice return on the experiment. Both in gold but also in experience. Well worth the time.
I absolutely love your content ❤️
Oh ya I'm always chomping on the bit for your next video !!
As always, be careful & Go Go Go !!
Awesome work, fantastic and they look beautiful
Keep up the great work mate
See what happens when you follow your heart, good job and you seem very happy with yourself. You should be!😊
Bravo,Thanks for complete explanation,keep it up
15:06 that’s the best one I reckon
130 in the morning and this is the perfect, relaxing video before bed
I forget he has international fans and was like, bro it's like 5.30 in the evening 😅
Awesome really. Thank you and God bless
one things for sure ,yout content is fantastic, BUT the variety of socks you run around in is very entertaining. love your style Chris its constantly changing. besides i run around my house in socks . never bought house shoes my life. Maybe thats a new merch 🤔
Get that specific gravity test going my friend then you’ll know for sure how much you have those came out absolutely AUSOME at this rate your going to need a bigger stainless steel container some of those that came out of the crush would have been just as outstanding they were nice sized. Great video and gold take definitely worth the time and effort to see what nature has created. No matter what size the gold each piece is like a snowflake no two are ever exactly the same that’s what intrigues me most about gold I could stare at those pieces for days with a loop examining every single crystal, crook and cranny 😍 thanks for sharing see you on the next one 👍🏼👊🏼
Well done mate
Love this video! Magnificent specimens.
Go to your local hardware store or someplace that has plumbing supplies and look fore Muriatic acid pour about 3 gallons to 1 gallon of water into a 5 gallon bucket and put ur quartz rocks inside the liquid and wait for 24 hours be sure to wear your PPG personal protective gear and u will have a lot of visible gold
they are very nice. excellent video cheers
Love it man! And 3m makes different filters that work with acidic fumes just to let ya know if you want to check them out!
I’ve been WAITING for this video!!
Nice work dude!
I'm so excited for you , this is just the beginning and you need to get a claim on that spot .😂
I am surprised you don't use Muriatic Acid (Hydrochloric Acid?) Or vinegar to dissolve the quartz, think it would be more gentle on your specimens than the Caustic Soda method lol
That way you can have it at a set depth if you just wanted a partial reveal/dissolve too.
Try Iron Out to clean up the iron staining on the specimens?
Those rigid cordless tools can pull their weight on projects... not suprised your angle grinder is still kicking. But on to a much better topic... where did you get that hand crusher!?!?!? that thing is genius!
Fantastic outcome Chris from all of the hard yards you have put into this hard rock mining source. Some of those pieces have come out so beautiful like you mentioned look like coral from the ocean. I would so love to see you find a nice big chunk of Crystaline gold but am not sure any has been found here in Oz ?.
Good video Chris ty
Quite an impressive amount of gold you got there sir. Congrats!
put some insulating foam around stampys pot to reduse noise, greatings from belgium
It has rubber around it already
That's a bloody good day out
You Beauty!!! Looks so reefy and course, love seeing it 👌
I need to get up in the mountains and find some of this type of good stuff....
Beautiful specimens
Gold rides into town on the iron horse ! As the saying goes
Awesome video thanks
This is so cool I have a couple spots I would like to try and see if it has gold I live on the east coast in the USA in North Carolina where the first gold rush happened and I’m only a few miles away from that spot. Love your videos 👍💪
Fun lesson 😎👍🏼
Brother you got some mighty fine gold there. I suppose the species are worth more than the actual weight of the gold because they are still in quartz. A very nice show piece.
Amazing specimens 👍
Those smaller quartz pieces seemed to grind easily! Are you sure they're quartz? I have a number of solid and huge (5 to 10 inches wide) naturally rounded/tumbled quartz rocks but I damaged my chisels trying to break them..
I watch ur channel daily! Thank you for making such enjoyable content! You really make me wanna get an old moldy hat and go prospecting. Unfortunately I live where I would have to really travel to get any form of gold. Thank for sharing your knowledge and keep em coming!
I wonder if you can get gold out of quarts rocks sold in landscaping yards or even old faithful bunnings
I've wondered this myself
I know you've said it's ridiculously hard to get claims there. But with gold that good I don't know how that spot couldn't be worth it.
Awesome 👌 going to watch this again maybe this weekend and try a Boil Here in Devon England 🇬🇧
Nice one dude
So very cool!👏👏👏👍👍👍
That was awesome 👍✨👍
G'day Chris, well done mate best wishes to you and still have fun with what you do best, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.
Love the vids as always and like always forget the haters focus on your passion and we will be here to watch it with joy and amazement at the landscape the gold and the wild Mick when he makes his appearance lol
Wild now you have my hot plate, it's the same one I bought here in Colorado United States. Oh Robert Murray Smith had a video where he had my teakettle giggle giggle
Love your safety mask but your safety soaks are out of this world.😂😂
love your vids mate i always learn something new :)