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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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.
Whether Treasure Hunting, Prospecting or Dredging the rivers, be aware of the legality involved
and beware of what most people do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh7fmtrHKEY
Robert
I grew up in the George Town area. There’s a lot of gold up there.
Dammit!! I wish I knew about panning when I lived in California….😔
You don’t need a partner, do you?
Cool stuff! I live in Coloma and am just getting into panning. Did it a few times as a kid and figured since I lived here it would be fun since I already explore remote areas. Would be cool to meet up with you guys sometime
Awesome. Looks like fun.
My best find was 32 penny weight. 20 penny weight to the ounce. Found many half ounce nuggets.
Your mini the weigh ie very hard to read.
Ouch million year old forrest million miles now zero in a new age pan.
The video consists of not giving locations to where you found it. Probably because y’all went onto private property 😂
to bad you cant dredge. dumb city-idiots laws dredging makes deep hole the fish hide in and gets trash out of the rivers
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
cool vids
Wow😲👍❤️
I’ve never done this before. Going out this weekend. Where should I head ? Tahoe area? Any tips would help.
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.
Wow!
Is the area gone up in smoke?
I like how you give the location so thanks for that
Thanks for the share gives a person hope
Elcot’s crossing?
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.
Hi guys
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I would guess you were above Coloma for your biggest nugget. I know awesome places up there.
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?
This was a good video awesome time wit the buds 💪👌🤙
I swear I’ve seen some of these on ebay recently. ?
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
Can’t read the weights
bro im a northern california native born and raised 36 years. I have scouted all over looking for gold. And ill tell you. You should try downieville and grassvalley highway 49.
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.
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.
Nice nug!
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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.
Did the platinum nugget actually felt heavy when you held it in your hand?
Not to shabby shagg. Where was that gold russh picker place again. I’m joking. 😜
Dang Jerry, awesome video. Don’t know how I missed this one. Look forward to seeing you again. 🇺🇸👍😎⛏
Great video!
Enjoyable to watch
Are you Georgetown local?
God I cant wait to get back out to the hills! Keeping me inspired Jerr, thank you!
My back yard 🏞️🚚♻️💯
back for another look !!!!!!!
Joining GPAA .
So how far north have you found gold?
good video
We can’t read your scale on this video
thank you for sharing great gold and the adventure.
I guess it’s time to take advantage of my hometown of G-Town