California Gold and Platinum Nuggets – Where They Were Found (Locations Given)

California Gold and Platinum Nuggets – Where They Were Found (Locations Given)

The gold and platinum nuggets in this video were found in the hills of northern California during many prospecting adventures in many different areas. We take a look as some of these finds and where the gold was found, along with some background into each discovery. Gold is not easy to find by any means, it takes years of dedication and looking in the right places along with a little luck and much hard work to locate finds like these, but sometimes it’s purely luck! Join me as I share some of my golden journeys into the mother lode region in search of gold and adventure!

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50 Comments

  1. West Coast Gold Prospecting on August 2, 2021 at 12:13 am

    Well hell, I don’t think I seen that episode where you found that honker. Good job brother.

  2. Justin Cotton on August 2, 2021 at 12:18 am

    Anybody know what a platinum nugget will ring up on a whites dfx. I mean the vdi numbers. I think i found a platinum nugget because I took a propane torch to a nugget I found and it glowed red but didn’t melt

  3. Cody on August 2, 2021 at 12:20 am

    The video consists of not giving locations to where you found it. Probably because y’all went onto private property 😂

  4. Savage Stacker on August 2, 2021 at 12:22 am

    Absolutely amazing brother . I’ve been out fighting wild fires for most of the 2020 fire season which has just ended I meet a good brother on these fires and told him when the season is over I’m headed out to go prospecting for a vacation
    He told me I should come find him in Georgetown . So naturally I excepted the invite me and the family are headed up there today to relax and do some panning. So I’m doing me (research) and found your channel! Thank you for sharing this was an amazing video and one could only hope to have enough time in life to get out and make this an amazing hobby . I’m originally a stacker and have a small channel in an amazing community on YouTube. But prospecting is in my blood and my passion today will be my first major prospecting outing .
    Subbed like and commented. Thank you bro

  5. Bob Ward on August 2, 2021 at 12:22 am

    Enjoyable to watch

  6. Bill Drake on August 2, 2021 at 12:22 am

    Nice video Jerry. I hope one day to get out there for a little prospecting vacation. Being from Maine, I would be spoiled with the gold out there. There’s gold here but extremely sparse. You get more in a average test pan than most here get in a wknd of hard labor. I enjoy your videos and hope you keep making them.

  7. christian smith jr on August 2, 2021 at 12:23 am

    I hate the united states. With what I’ve witnessed here already I know americas not good enough for me and that it’s best that I go somewhere else where they dont have a 40 year record of spies destroying my entire life illegally. The courts know what’s been stolen from me and they won’t do their jobs

  8. Carol Downing on August 2, 2021 at 12:25 am

    Can’t read the weights

  9. tasteslikeawesome on August 2, 2021 at 12:25 am

    I guess it’s time to take advantage of my hometown of G-Town

  10. hardog22 on August 2, 2021 at 12:26 am

    I’ve never done this before. Going out this weekend. Where should I head ? Tahoe area? Any tips would help.

  11. Joe Navarro on August 2, 2021 at 12:27 am

    I grew up in the George Town area. There’s a lot of gold up there.

  12. Beaglenoseknows on August 2, 2021 at 12:29 am

    I love your videos and recently moved to California. I want to try panning for gold and your info is valuable. I live in Eureka and I think the closest rivers are the Trinity & Klamath Rivers. I hope the Gold Prospectors Association has info on these rivers.

  13. l can l on August 2, 2021 at 12:29 am

    🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷👍👍👍✋✋👍👍

  14. Jonah Dannaker on August 2, 2021 at 12:30 am

    Are you Georgetown local?

  15. Greg Daymude on August 2, 2021 at 12:30 am

    We can’t read your scale on this video

  16. Daily Handmade on August 2, 2021 at 12:31 am

    good video

  17. MOTO MINING on August 2, 2021 at 12:33 am

    1:14 Incredible! Hit pause and look at that!

  18. Ruslan Butsenko on August 2, 2021 at 12:39 am

    Did the platinum nugget actually felt heavy when you held it in your hand?

  19. 5050 ODDZ PROSPECTING on August 2, 2021 at 12:41 am

    I swear I’ve seen some of these on ebay recently. ?

  20. Rocky Esterline on August 2, 2021 at 12:41 am

    My girlfriend and I love panning for gold haven’t found any but when you are saying I had found this gold leave the had out and just say I found this gold proper English LOL people are saying that more and more adding I had. ! had should not be there but good video but everyone nowadays are throwing in I had

  21. Matt Nappi on August 2, 2021 at 12:42 am

    God I cant wait to get back out to the hills! Keeping me inspired Jerr, thank you!

  22. John Nebilak on August 2, 2021 at 12:43 am

    One of the best vids I have seen on this subject. Especially the locations. I have prospected this area for 12 years but quit 20 years ago as my life changed. Now I have time again to get back into it. Sounds like a metal detector is the way to go. I was doing some sniping but did not find anywhere near the size of gold you guys are. But my largest piece interestingly did come from an area out of Georgetown.

  23. book7addict on August 2, 2021 at 12:43 am

    Wow!

  24. Heil Estate Service, Junk Removal & Hauling on August 2, 2021 at 12:43 am

    My back yard 🏞️🚚♻️💯

  25. Joe Navarro on August 2, 2021 at 12:44 am

    I would guess you were above Coloma for your biggest nugget. I know awesome places up there.

  26. JE on August 2, 2021 at 12:44 am

    What the heck I thought you mention you weren’t doing it for the money or the gold,but yet you don’t want to give the areas to be known?

  27. Lars Saint Morning Glory on August 2, 2021 at 12:45 am

    2:35 looks like it could be a cut part of a larger Aztec jewelry piece. Looks like the saw cut was started in the back of the image.

  28. A.D.R on August 2, 2021 at 12:45 am

    This was a good video awesome time wit the buds 💪👌🤙

  29. Joseph Pecoul on August 2, 2021 at 12:46 am

    Awesome video and best of friends make it epic.

  30. John Chester on August 2, 2021 at 12:47 am

    Hi guys
    If you’re interested in Thai gold, paydirt, gold quartz, it’s here https://www.ebay.fr/usr/gold*oro*native

  31. Dennis Hinckley on August 2, 2021 at 12:47 am

    My best find was 32 penny weight. 20 penny weight to the ounce. Found many half ounce nuggets.

  32. Mike Sidebottom on August 2, 2021 at 12:48 am

    to bad you cant dredge. dumb city-idiots laws dredging makes deep hole the fish hide in and gets trash out of the rivers

  33. Michele & John Sullivan on August 2, 2021 at 12:49 am

    Thanks for the video. We have a claim but we are not finding the big stuff lol. You are a great prospector!🇺🇸

  34. whiti edmonds on August 2, 2021 at 12:53 am

    Not to shabby shagg. Where was that gold russh picker place again. I’m joking. 😜

  35. Lola Mistapiah on August 2, 2021 at 12:53 am

    Wow😲👍❤️

  36. Micheal Klonowski on August 2, 2021 at 12:54 am

    thank you for sharing great gold and the adventure.

  37. Smithsgold on August 2, 2021 at 12:55 am

    back for another look !!!!!!!

  38. Fox Slider on August 2, 2021 at 12:57 am

    Awesome. Looks like fun.

  39. Kevin Buda on August 2, 2021 at 12:57 am

    Grew up in auburn,ca. Migrated to Nevada city. Does my heart good to see these rivers as I’ve since migrated to somewhere else. Always rivers with gold in them. I remember skinny dipping south fork of the yuba and that guy ruined everybody’s summer with his constant dredge. Years later I find out that guy pulled our 80,000 dollars when gold spot was about 269 an oz! That’s when laws about dredging came about and he couldn’t ruin my blissfull silence. Nowadays it’s not worth the dip as theres too many people on the river. A playground,circus atmosphere.

  40. Dennis Hinckley on August 2, 2021 at 12:58 am

    I found lots of gold till the Democrats banned gold dredging just for a short time. Has now been 12 years. Democrats ban everything that is good for you.

  41. Dylan on August 2, 2021 at 12:59 am

    12:10 I know exactly where you’re are talking about I have found so much gold there as well I love that area

  42. Mike Sidebottom on August 2, 2021 at 1:00 am

    cool vids

  43. marko pittman on August 2, 2021 at 1:01 am

    nice video jerry , thanks for sharing the shiney times.

  44. Wandering Wiers on August 2, 2021 at 1:02 am

    dude I love gold hunting, only ever found one piece though. Was hunting a area that was heavily mined by the forty niners. Just outside of Plymouth and found a quartz vain where the miners had moved all the overburden. I detected around a bit and long story short got myself a 14 gram nugget. That reef gold you found was a very pretty piece though.

  45. Geno from Reno Prospector on August 2, 2021 at 1:04 am

    Dang Jerry, awesome video. Don’t know how I missed this one. Look forward to seeing you again. 🇺🇸👍😎⛏

  46. 5050 ODDZ PROSPECTING on August 2, 2021 at 1:04 am

    Joining GPAA .

  47. Alex Nutu on August 2, 2021 at 1:04 am

    Great video!

  48. Jonah Dannaker on August 2, 2021 at 1:06 am

    Elcot’s crossing?

  49. Lil Bank account on August 2, 2021 at 1:07 am

    I like how you give the location so thanks for that

  50. John Berry on August 2, 2021 at 1:08 am

    Nice nug!

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