Meet Roger, A Full Time Nome Beach Miner

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  • Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024

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  • @dodgeit3014
    @dodgeit3014 2 года назад +71

    You should make this a thing. Interview more. I really enjoyed this.

  • @blech71
    @blech71 2 года назад +19

    I love meeting and chilling with people like this. You always learn so much. Faith in humanity restored when u run across good people

  • @OnTheGoldNZ
    @OnTheGoldNZ 8 месяцев назад +8

    What a good fella, could talk and listen to that man all day

  • @bodge6886
    @bodge6886 2 года назад +24

    Livin in a shack on a beach digging for gold is my kinda life❤

  • @DetectaBull
    @DetectaBull 2 года назад +19

    Great to see the smaller miners in the area.

  • @glendadalejones3753
    @glendadalejones3753 2 года назад +13

    What a guy. Huge respect 🙌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @jiyushugi1085
    @jiyushugi1085 10 месяцев назад +8

    There are so many different ways to live one's life. Happy are those who find a life that suits them.

  • @chrismaak2972
    @chrismaak2972 Год назад +6

    Man this looked so cool. Living of what the world offers you. Food from the sea. Warmth from the wood. Gold from nature. Hard to beat! Im jelly

  • @OleGeezerCirca1941
    @OleGeezerCirca1941 2 года назад +41

    In a city his home would be slum housing. On the beach, a gracious abode. It just depends on how one looks at things. I envy him and his wife. As a fellow Michigander I wish them health and good luck. 😁 👍

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  2 года назад +2

      Thanks for watching!

    • @lapislazuli4926
      @lapislazuli4926 10 месяцев назад +2

      Well said.

    • @bretterful
      @bretterful 10 месяцев назад +1

      Nah its slum but hey ya don't need a mansion to be happy. Half they're luck

    • @Jason-ke2nj
      @Jason-ke2nj 10 месяцев назад +3

      Value is an individual perspective 😊

    • @Cory_glocks
      @Cory_glocks 9 месяцев назад

      Reclusive people,They do not understand poverty,

  • @VendettaProspecting
    @VendettaProspecting 2 года назад +7

    Pretty neat, got everything they need to enjoy live and never leave!!! Thanks AGP for showing and sharing this

  • @outnorthprospecting
    @outnorthprospecting 2 года назад +8

    I really enjoy when you interview the miners on the beach, they seems like decent nice people, thanks for sharing 😀🍺👍

  • @robtathome
    @robtathome 2 года назад +3

    I could watch these all day

  • @leslove6097
    @leslove6097 2 года назад +6

    Another great day on the beaches of Nome! Thanks for taking us along with you and Gary! Wish you both great success!

  • @69440500
    @69440500 2 года назад +7

    Seems like a awesome group of people up there, hopefully one day I can get there to see it.

  • @jeffersonstategold8349
    @jeffersonstategold8349 2 года назад +2

    i really appreciate your taking the time to talk to people. This is what it's about!

  • @aumetalmental8403
    @aumetalmental8403 2 года назад +9

    I'm gonna have to chat Roger up a bit. I'm from Michigan as well and he's living my dream right now.🤣✌️😎

    • @paulabroadworth2504
      @paulabroadworth2504 2 года назад +4

      Hi I'm Paula Roger's wife. It was him and I in the video.

    • @akgoldbear7669
      @akgoldbear7669 2 года назад

      @@paulabroadworth2504 Hello. How do you sell gold? 🙂

    • @aumetalmental8403
      @aumetalmental8403 2 года назад +1

      @@paulabroadworth2504 Hi Paula, I'm Will. Currently from Lansing MI. Where about are you and Roger located? I'm collecting my retirement now and told myself when I grow up I want to be a treasure hunter 🤣 I have 2 gold claims in Idaho but selling one, or give it away cause I can't work both and my son's not interested. He told me when I strike it rich, he'll be right out 😂

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  2 года назад

      Thanks for watching, AU MetalMental!! Get that gold!!

    • @jessicagomez3097
      @jessicagomez3097 7 месяцев назад

      Cool can he use the gold Paula to pay for the 18 years of child support he missed?

  • @drewroe3455
    @drewroe3455 2 года назад +7

    G'day from Australia!
    I've worked in the Mining Industry as a Dump Truck Operator/Driving Instructor at various open cut gold mines over the years, yet never really heard much about beach mining.
    Roger and his wife are definitely living the dream while making money for Jam! 😎
    I love the idea of doing something similar myself.
    Peace be with you. 🙏💜💪🌏✅

  • @blacksand357
    @blacksand357 2 года назад +7

    That was a great interview, very insightful look at what mining on the beach in Nome can be like. I imagine you really have to love it to do it, especially with those damn bears around...

  • @scatterman13
    @scatterman13 2 года назад +3

    This really would make a good series interviewing different old-time and newschool beach miners

  • @tadvanallen
    @tadvanallen 2 года назад +2

    Great lil Documentary.. its really fun to watch and see these..

  • @glentimmins7560
    @glentimmins7560 2 года назад +3

    That would be a sweet summer job! Awesome place!

  • @GSProspecting
    @GSProspecting 2 года назад +3

    Great trip out fam. Keep on having fun getting that au and living the dream. Your doing great work fam. Always have a blast coming by. Gold Squad Out!!!

  • @atadventuresuk
    @atadventuresuk 2 года назад +2

    That was really cool. And you would be surprised on how much that probably meant to him you just stopping buy and chatting and showing an interest. Good on ya well done

  • @bASICMiner
    @bASICMiner 2 года назад +3

    What a great video! I really enjoyed watching this- what a nice dude.

  • @roccocataldo5818
    @roccocataldo5818 11 месяцев назад +1

    Miner very impressive, down to earth. Interesting video.

  • @goldpanr
    @goldpanr 2 года назад +2

    Awesome footage Bryan! Amazing gold - WOW!

  • @donaldinnewmexico
    @donaldinnewmexico 2 года назад +1

    Hi, Bryan. Hi, Gary. Good interview. What a way to spend your summer. The Beach Life w/benifits. Gold, salmon, and berries. Beach life is berry berry good.
    *TYU*

  • @MrDazP1adv3ntures
    @MrDazP1adv3ntures 2 года назад +1

    This is proper modern day rush stuff Bryan, what a brilliant insight into the real Nome

  • @geneoleary6809
    @geneoleary6809 2 года назад +3

    I just tapped in and subscribed
    I do like your Alaska content the most so keep it up in Nome
    There's no place like Nome lol

  • @offpherj7884
    @offpherj7884 2 года назад +4

    Not a Hilton but I could live through a summer or two there! Thanks for posting!

  • @buffalokrisgoldprospecting
    @buffalokrisgoldprospecting 2 года назад +2

    That place is awsome. Great stuff thanks for sharing

  • @nhragold1922
    @nhragold1922 2 года назад +2

    If it weren't for racing I'd be living that life! That's the real American dream right there!

  • @jeffmcauliff5315
    @jeffmcauliff5315 2 года назад +6

    Bryan living the dream ! Hope to dredge with you next winter and have you back for the AMRA dinner

  • @PartridgeFamilyProspecting
    @PartridgeFamilyProspecting 2 года назад +2

    awesome characters thanks for haring with us!

  • @TheGreatestJuJu
    @TheGreatestJuJu 2 года назад +17

    How many months can people do this realistically before weather chases them out? I watch the TV show I was always curious about the beach miners I’m glad I found your channel.

    • @TheCapns
      @TheCapns 2 года назад +5

      Considering that daylight lasts for 24 hrs during the peak summer months and it starts thawing out around late spring there's probably about 5 months of ideal weather however if you find a hot spot then you can make enough money to get you through the rest of the year when your down due to inclement weather conditions.

    • @mazlosoutdooradventures8594
      @mazlosoutdooradventures8594 2 года назад +1

      3 or 4

    • @julianmarsh7993
      @julianmarsh7993 2 года назад +5

      @@TheCapns If you know what your doing you can stay in tent's, Teepee's for ever, I used to live/camp rough with friends i the Scottish Highlands before returning to day jobs. If you can make a plywood hut whilst building a log cabin as long as your health holds, then until death or old age, mussels, crabs, lobsters off the beach, free wood, venison, every fooker growing potaoes, veg, roots....Made te wrong choice man.....Take care good luck.

    • @supertramp6011
      @supertramp6011 2 года назад

      @@julianmarsh7993 Where was that Julian? I know a few Teepee dwellers up here in the highlands..,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @Mile-long-list
      @Mile-long-list 2 года назад

      3 to 5. Nome is brutal. Many die trying. Dont do it.

  • @thewhitewizard1320
    @thewhitewizard1320 8 месяцев назад +1

    Wish I'd seen this vid 30 years ago ! Done crap office jobs most of that time. (in Europe) The fresh air, hard work to keep in shape, would have loved it.

  • @butziporsche8646
    @butziporsche8646 2 года назад +2

    I always like fishing for Silvers in Unalkleet. Been to all the villages on Norton Sound many times.

  • @danhammon2521
    @danhammon2521 2 года назад +3

    Hey Bryan 👍👍👍💪 Rodger and wife rocks bro🇺🇸🇺🇸💪❤️

  • @Jessica-hn5oz
    @Jessica-hn5oz 2 года назад +1

    Thank You for your videos, I'm planning to go there next summer! Good to know kind of what to expect when you get there, I still have a lot of homework to do before I go there

  • @danmcelroy6584
    @danmcelroy6584 2 года назад +2

    That looks to be fun! Hard work but fun.👍👍

  • @joselopez-kx3sm
    @joselopez-kx3sm 2 года назад +1

    this is on my retirement bucket list. i want to feel like a 49r with all the comforts of the modern world.

  • @svenp6504
    @svenp6504 2 года назад +11

    These are tough people to be living this way and doing this work at their age...

  • @downyourtube
    @downyourtube Год назад +1

    Bryan is such a considerate nice guy. I noticed several times the way he said things to be helpful.
    I wonder how Gary and his Wife are? Hope they are well and safe.

  • @oldmanx1234
    @oldmanx1234 2 года назад +2

    My grandfather mined on the Nome Beach more than 80 years ago.

  • @BenzoGold79
    @BenzoGold79 2 года назад +1

    Another awesome Alaska adventure Bryan, wake up time to dig🤠⚒️⚒️⚒️🍻

  • @PaNDaSNiP3R
    @PaNDaSNiP3R 2 года назад +2

    Seems like people are really friendly and willing to give advice and help out. I’m saving up my money and I wanna come up and try my luck. Been a dream of mine for last 10 years.

    • @akgoldbear7669
      @akgoldbear7669 2 года назад +2

      Your dream for the last 10 years?! 🤔 If you don't start this year, you'll never start. What can be done today should be done today or never. Do it! Good luck ✌🙂

    • @notthemaori1497
      @notthemaori1497 2 года назад +1

      Well said my man from New Zealand

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for watching, PaNDaSNiP3R!! Get that gold!!

    • @PaNDaSNiP3R
      @PaNDaSNiP3R 2 года назад

      @@akgoldbear7669 I have a life a job so it’s not super easy to just pack up and go with zero plan. Also people live check to check. I don’t have a lot of money so ya it’s a dream. Someday I hope I can make it a reality

  • @andrewpetrie2103
    @andrewpetrie2103 2 года назад +1

    It's funny watching this before the shit storm. 💥💥💥🇨🇦. You can't kill Roger. Never!!!!!

  • @manayt808
    @manayt808 2 года назад +2

    Great video brother! Keep up the work always stay blessed

  • @DTGTDetectingTheGoldenTriangle
    @DTGTDetectingTheGoldenTriangle 2 года назад +2

    Hats off to you boys and girls doing the hard work out there in the cold you could do that sort of mining in Australia all year round and at least it would be worm but water is a bit of an issu

  • @djsi38t
    @djsi38t 2 года назад +1

    Really great content and kind of cool that Im from maine and you went from maine to nome where I would love to be!

  • @eddieadams4770
    @eddieadams4770 2 года назад +1

    Yeah, I think I'll keep my job.
    Good luck up there.

  • @randy1ization
    @randy1ization Год назад

    love the vids, keep em coming.. wish I was there.. its on my bucket list for sure..

  • @s.d.iprospecting4359
    @s.d.iprospecting4359 2 года назад +3

    Love these videos!

  • @andyhaas5117
    @andyhaas5117 2 года назад +1

    Another awesome video good luck in nome

  • @zve482
    @zve482 2 года назад +1

    Nice video. You won’t see this anywhere else. 👍🏻

  • @williamwallace725
    @williamwallace725 Год назад +1

    This is the best...

  • @keithcross9928
    @keithcross9928 11 месяцев назад +1

    The ole Roger. I haven't seen him since high school. I never did leave Caro. LOL

  • @rickdonegan518
    @rickdonegan518 2 года назад +1

    After a full on bearing sea binge, I still haven't seen the 'General store' with pricing.
    Good to hear an honest curse word too!

  • @RV_Chef_Life
    @RV_Chef_Life 8 месяцев назад +1

    I don’t even gold mine and this was a great video!

  • @goldprounlimited1750
    @goldprounlimited1750 2 года назад +2

    You need to setup shop next to him haha, if he will let you!!
    Nice vid Bryan!

  • @allansgoldmining
    @allansgoldmining 2 года назад +3

    This so awesome ! I want to do this. Love the beach life. How long can stay on beach before storms or ice kicks you out?Thanks for taking us on this little tour !

  • @Robert-tt5tg
    @Robert-tt5tg Год назад +2

    Living the dream

  • @freelancenerd4804
    @freelancenerd4804 2 года назад +1

    Nice clean Bach

  • @andrewpetrie2103
    @andrewpetrie2103 2 года назад +1

    Unknown to Roger, Hell was coming. All the best Sir!🇨🇦🥓 You still won! Hell has a special way of saying hello...As your being washed away with the surf....😳

  • @Squaredbets
    @Squaredbets 2 года назад

    appreciate all these video's!

  • @chrispatriot
    @chrispatriot 2 года назад

    I am SO CLOSE to being one of these people next year.... Sooooo close! My buddies need to finish growing a pair, because right now they've enjoyed the value of being urbanites for too long and convincing them to make this excursion has ended up quickly turning into other subject matters... But I'm going to give this some serious thought.
    Love the videos and learning a lot. Keep'em coming....

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  2 года назад

      Thanks for watching, Chris Banzet!! Get that gold!!

    • @greenandgold2185
      @greenandgold2185 Год назад

      I'll be your business buddy. It's always more productive when 2 people work a claim.

  • @nathangandara9607
    @nathangandara9607 2 года назад +1

    That looked like a nice meteorite. That guy's living the dream

  • @arcticmorning
    @arcticmorning Год назад +1

    Excellent channel. Content and subject is interesting

  • @reeatch
    @reeatch 2 месяца назад +1

    My friends and I really enjoyed the video. We did some searching online and made some calls, but are stumped by this question: How hard is it to get an all terrain vehicle for the summer, and how much will it cost?

  • @FunnyAnimalsCrew
    @FunnyAnimalsCrew 2 года назад +1

    So what months can you mine the beach without freezing to death? Thank you for all the videos been watch them all for over a year now.

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  2 года назад

      It's mid-August right now, and it's only been in the low 50's for a high the last week or so.

    • @FunnyAnimalsCrew
      @FunnyAnimalsCrew 2 года назад

      Ok so like June July and August that's it I'm guessing then?

    • @D.D.-ud9zt
      @D.D.-ud9zt 9 месяцев назад

      @@FunnyAnimalsCrew Think about the Continental US, you can get snow and cold by late October (maybe not so much with the last 4 years of odd weather). That far north that's part of real winter, maybe it starts a weak or two later than it used to but it will generally be uncomfortably cold outside of when you are talking except maybe a few weeks into September as well, depends on the year.

  • @feelinghealingfrequences7179
    @feelinghealingfrequences7179 2 года назад +1

    good interview

  • @supertramp6011
    @supertramp6011 2 года назад +2

    Gold miners are a special breed! What an awesome dude,livin his dream. That looks like a tough life for not a huge amount of money, but he sounds like he loves it, and makes the most of it.

  • @KurtOnoIR
    @KurtOnoIR 8 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing

  • @patrickstarnes2355
    @patrickstarnes2355 10 месяцев назад +1

    Living a dream.

  • @glendadalejones3753
    @glendadalejones3753 2 года назад +2

    Fascinating…
    A burning question. I’m sure it’s been said but I forget.
    Where does all this gold come from in nome,is it from inland,on the beach or under the waves?
    I realise I ought to read up more.it’s just so fascinating.

    • @judd_s5643
      @judd_s5643 2 года назад

      All gold comes from the stars! It’s a byproduct of a star going supernova (nuclear explosion). Interesting tidbit, they have made gold in a nuclear reactor but it was not economically feasible.

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  2 года назад +1

      I believe it came from the mountains and glaciers pushed it to the sea. Thanks for watching!

    • @glendadalejones3753
      @glendadalejones3753 2 года назад

      @@AmericanGoldProspectors oh wow,so interesting.ty Ty for your reply ☺️👍

  • @mealex303
    @mealex303 2 года назад +3

    wow this is amazing i hope that someone will make a go fund me for the people of nome and make sure its made safer for people

  • @josephnewman9175
    @josephnewman9175 2 года назад +5

    Cool video guys! That dude living with his wife out there may not be correct in everything he says but he sure believes it! You boys treated him great! Thanks for showing what it's like up there. Really doesn't seem too bad if the gold is good. Good luck out there! Joe gold

  • @Pa.PatriotProspecting
    @Pa.PatriotProspecting 2 года назад +1

    Really cool 😎 👌🏻

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for watching, Pa. Patriot Prospecting & Treasures!! Get that gold!!

  • @BrianM-44041
    @BrianM-44041 2 месяца назад

    I would love to do that with a small trommel and washer. It bums me out living on the shores of lake erie with similar crappy weather and tons of black sand but almost zero gold. We have tons of rivers and creeks but the glaciers passed over us and dumped their gold further south. If i mined the beach here for ten years i might get a gram. Lol there is a nearby river with a tiny amount of flour gold but its all protected area no sluicing or digging allowed 😢 maybe someday ill make the trek to Nome and seek my fortune. 😊

  • @GramCanyonSam
    @GramCanyonSam 2 года назад +2

    Broken shock ? Great video as always Bryan

    • @AmericanGoldProspectors
      @AmericanGoldProspectors  2 года назад +1

      Ball joints and shocks, it's a Nome car, lol. I borrowed it from Vernon. Thanks for watching!

  • @indianagoldgetterscottie
    @indianagoldgetterscottie 2 года назад +1

    thats kool hes one bad dude

  • @Patrick-yh5yd
    @Patrick-yh5yd 2 года назад +1

    That would be a nice home in Harlum.

  • @robgrubb420
    @robgrubb420 2 года назад +1

    awesome!

  • @scottsorensen239
    @scottsorensen239 2 года назад +1

    I hear roger broadworth jr is a living legend in nome.

  • @Draintheswamp2024
    @Draintheswamp2024 2 года назад +1

    very cool

  • @greatbasingoldrush
    @greatbasingoldrush 2 года назад +1

    Good gold video

  • @coop1912
    @coop1912 2 года назад +1

    Great video how do you like Nome? I have followed you for awhile do you still have the 440 ?

  • @kerobotics2657
    @kerobotics2657 2 года назад +2

    What month was this filmed in?
    I was up there in June last year and am hoping to come up again next year

  • @angryoldwhiteguy
    @angryoldwhiteguy 11 месяцев назад +1

    After the "Super Storm" how is the ol'guy in the 20 yr beach shack?

  • @CountryBoyParotEyes
    @CountryBoyParotEyes Месяц назад

    Where was this in nome they are all camping at 😮

  • @dillanstainbrook1764
    @dillanstainbrook1764 2 года назад +1

    My two uncles help build that first crawler you guys passed

  • @martinphilip8998
    @martinphilip8998 9 месяцев назад +1

    My parents met and married in Nome in 1946. Their landlord once showed them a nice bag of gold dust.

  • @Cory_glocks
    @Cory_glocks 9 месяцев назад +1

    Never shake these guys hands

  • @MrLawman82
    @MrLawman82 2 года назад +1

    Shacks, sticks, & tarps. On the gold baby!

  • @jefforso-richmond4636
    @jefforso-richmond4636 2 года назад +1

    Can you use a dry banker nozzle on land up there?

  • @Bushy556
    @Bushy556 10 месяцев назад +1

    Cool to see. Probably a 25w panel. Not 5w.

  • @jefforso-richmond4636
    @jefforso-richmond4636 2 года назад +1

    Can people make a living mining the sand on the beaches on the public use land? I heard the guy say the beaches were "bad this year". Do "bad years" happen often?

  • @TwoFingeredMamma
    @TwoFingeredMamma 2 года назад +1

    Wow! Nobody noticed the stegasaurus fossil sticking out of the beach. 😄

  • @joshmellon390
    @joshmellon390 2 года назад +4

    He might get as much from the meteorite as he does from the gold lol

  • @dwaynesbadchemicals
    @dwaynesbadchemicals 8 месяцев назад +1

    Love over gold.