FINDING GOLD V

You are in luck in Wyoming as they have changed the law this year to no permit at all needed for dredging with 3" or below. A 3" Proline (non-plugging jet) will move as much material as the old Keene 4"s would and is great for that area (I don't sell them BTW).

The main thing is to look for (up to date) mining claim signs. No signs, out of date, etc., it's clear. Much more property available than most think (in fact, massive amounts of it).

: ) I see you use a white GMT, I also have one, i ether dont know how to use it right or its not as good as a cheap one i use… On it it says the higher the number the more minerals iron etc … and lower would be gold, do you have any pointers for the GMT, I have found the use of the MXT was easier. I enjoy your videos, keep up the passion, : )

Here's what I do with it: use the small "Shooter DD" coil (probably the best tip), set it up with fast track for ground (pump it up and down a couple times), Gain: try to se above the pre-set (depends on hot ground), Sat: turn up till you get a sharp zip sound, Audio Boost: on. That said, if you've got a detector you're finding gold with – might want to just stick with it, doesn't matter the name on it or cost, if you've figured it out and can get on a paystreak, that is great! Good luck!

Thank you for taking the time to answer my comment. Will give that a try tomorrow : ). If your ever in CA area will show you a trick that will make u do a back flip, better seen in person. Have a magical week!

Awesome video..Thanks for sharing the info with us…5 stars

what tyope fo sluice is that?

Keene Engineering A-52 river sluice.

could you ballpark a price and a place to buy it, i will upload some videos of Nova Scotia prospecting here soon.

They are $80 to $100 depending on the manufacture. Keene Engineering, Jobe (Yellowjacket), and a number of others make them. If there are any books on NS I could or should add to treasuresites (the book section of my main website) let me know.

I noticed you used 4 different classifiers. What sizes are you using? There are eight sizes. I dont want to buy eight so….? Also would you recomend the GMT detector for gold or gold bug 2 or…? thanks.

You actually only need 3 for sluicing: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, and you can simply go 1/2 to 1/4. The GMT gives a reading that is easily understandable for black sands, the GBII will simply detect individual targets so if you're looking for a spot for sluicing or the dredge (hot spots in a bar) the GMT would be more appropriate amongst the two detectors. Good luck!

Thanks i think GMT is probably more versitle. Will be checking some maps and creeks here in the San Bernardino mountains close by. Later up north when i travel to Nevada & Oregon.

These are excellent videos, and I thank you for them. I will start looking it prospecting myself. Any knowledge about good places in Canada, Ontario province?

Canada has good gold. Simply plug in "placer gold locations" and Canada and they'll start tumbling out of the internet. Good luck!

would the gold bug 2 work?

You could lay out a pattern of where the GBII was getting concentrated hits and figure things out from that too, although having a screen to read makes things much easier. The GBII comes in handy in small streams where you mark individual hits and vacuum them up with a small dredge (I used a little 2" Proline).

Great videos Matt! Lots of info for a new comer to prospecting like myself. I have a garrett ace 250 that I got to learn with. Do you think that I may be able to use it with my sluice box like you showed in this video, or is it just not sensitive enough for finding gold and black sand?

I doubt that it will be sensitive enough. The Ace 250 operates at 6.5 KHZ which is great for coins and larger objects deep. That said, go ahead and try it, I was told a Garrett Sea Hunter was totally inappropriate for finding gold in a bar, that it wouldn't discriminate, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah, and it did just fine in leading me to 6 pounds of gold. You will have to think differently and use the meter to read metals (not 25¢, 10¢, etc.) and use a small coil if possible. Good luck!

Thanks for the info Matt! I will try it and see what happens. And if you ever decide to do a video on finding gold in Alaska, let me know. I'd love to tag along.

Matt-excellent video series and many thanx. Generally, what are the laws concerning panning/dredging int he various states. How about federal or stae lands–any site that details them on the internet? How wide does a stream have to be to still count as publicly accessible?

Just about every state is different now. Wyoming requires no permit for 3" and under dredges, and many Eastern states don't have much on the books at all. Plug DEQ dredging regulations and "prospecting" in with a search of the target state usually gets one in the ballpark. No real width on the streams. Best of luck in your prospecting!

Thanks for the great videos. I recently started sluicing in Azusa canyon, CA.. Not much luck. I seem to recover a lot of flour gold (maybe pyrite?) It seems to just float on top of my recovered material. Is there a way to remove the flour gold from the rest of the material? Thanks

unfortunately sluices and metal detectors are expensive, its hard to find gold with nothing but a pan

this is a good and all but where the heck are you gonna find a creek you can dig up or pan for without someone having property rights?

Anyone know how to find mining areas/ hotspots in British Columbia, Canada?