Hillbilly Engineering In America’s Forgotten Georgia Gold Belt | America's Backyard Gold

Hillbilly Engineering In America’s Forgotten Georgia Gold Belt | America's Backyard Gold

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Dave Turin visits the Georgia Gold Belt, also known as the Dahlonega Gold Belt, to learn about the history of one of America’s first gold rushes as well as to discover how local residents mine gold using basic farm technology.

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From Season 1 Episode 7.

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38 Comments

  1. @steve1774 on December 21, 2024 at 10:39 pm

    The discovery of gold in Dahlonega led to the removal of the native Cherokee . The start of the trail of tears is relatively near . Many of the rivers in this area are still polluted with mercury . Don’t eat the fish !!!

  2. @vmwindustries on December 21, 2024 at 10:39 pm

    Dave is a great a guy, or at least it seems that way from t.v. I don’t know the guy, but he does seem like a good caring guy from all the shows he’s been on. Good luck to you sir! I hope you get rich out there!

  3. @mikemoran9767 on December 21, 2024 at 10:40 pm

    There’s gold here in heard co.

  4. @crawwwfishh3284 on December 21, 2024 at 10:42 pm

    If there was a bunch the gov would have taken it.

  5. @Biggums1976 on December 21, 2024 at 10:42 pm

    These shows are bullshit now.

  6. @Oldschooljoe74 on December 21, 2024 at 10:42 pm

    Awesome my kids live in Dawsonville.. They gonna love this!

  7. @JakeCepurno on December 21, 2024 at 10:46 pm

    I thought Dave was done filming
    ?

  8. @moejoe4070 on December 21, 2024 at 10:50 pm

    I’ve been systematically mining here in Carrollton Georgia for years now. I have found a few tons, I’m trying to get it processed but it’s taking forever. Hopefully soon I can get a good system.

  9. @nurulsona on December 21, 2024 at 10:52 pm

    I am from India

  10. @NGaMineFreaks on December 21, 2024 at 10:54 pm

    There are mines everywhere in Lumpkin county, great to see this video and another mine shaft under a business on the square.

  11. @staceymaxwell6357 on December 21, 2024 at 10:54 pm

    I had a friend who was a member of GMA (Gold Miners Association) and he wanted to make money gold mining and one place he knew about was there in Georgia, he brought home a couple of buckets that he tried to find gold but unfortunately he had gotten ill and he did find a little but when I was cleaning the house after he passed away I couldn’t find them. I believe his son had taken them. That was the one thing that got me into Gold mining, I have watched gold mining shows ever since he introduced it to me. I also like watching shows about finding gems and opal. I do miss seeing you on Gold Rush and on Lost Mines.

  12. @javier-m75 on December 21, 2024 at 10:55 pm

    cool

  13. @northerners2828 on December 21, 2024 at 10:55 pm

    It’s only a dirt, not a gold..😅

  14. @MrAustinatb on December 21, 2024 at 10:56 pm

    i would highly recommend the ice cream shop have a radon test done in ther building. there could be high levels making its way in from that shaft

  15. @trevorolearain3394 on December 21, 2024 at 11:00 pm

    Tony Dodges show is awesome, but this is great too.

  16. @jamessimpsoniii2029 on December 21, 2024 at 11:04 pm

    Just think of all the money Todd Hoffman could have saved with the lawn mower trommel.

  17. @markbelanger7394 on December 21, 2024 at 11:05 pm

    Bullshit gold my ass

  18. @AdventureIndiana on December 21, 2024 at 11:07 pm

    I live in Indiana. For fun, I read up on gold panning and learning how to read a creek and make educated guess as where to pan. I did not become an expert, but I got to where I could find gold. It is hard work. Holding a gold pan is hard on your hands and panning all day was hard on my back and knees. I decided it wan not that much fun. I have a glass vile of gold in water that I panned. I never got rich. I never had any equipment other than a pan, a few sifting screens and a bucket. Good luck to all who go looking!

  19. @doric_historic on December 21, 2024 at 11:09 pm

    Wonder if there are any gigantic pieces of Gold left out there?

  20. @hurst4141 on December 21, 2024 at 11:10 pm

    God is the foundation of America. Not gold.

  21. @silencerstudent9381 on December 21, 2024 at 11:11 pm

    all that water coming out the end 🙁

  22. @Sam-bz4hf on December 21, 2024 at 11:12 pm

    My name is Sam Oates bideford and demi the dog

  23. @Harold-si7eh on December 21, 2024 at 11:14 pm

    There is Gold over all the Earth,finding it and being able to retrieve it at a profit is the problem!!! Profit will not be if you spend $3 to get $2,a different kind of Fool’s Gold!!! Real but not profitable!❤😊

  24. @allengomes6967 on December 21, 2024 at 11:17 pm

    My trommel I built with my dad in 9th grade is bigger and better built than that 😂 it’s all love though guys

  25. @crawwwfishh3284 on December 21, 2024 at 11:17 pm

    Get a second job.

  26. @ThamaraSchlossarek on December 21, 2024 at 11:18 pm

    Amazing video, A friend of mine referred me to a financial adviser sometime ago and we got talking about investment and money. I started investing with $120k and in the first 2 months , my portfolio was reading $274,800. Crazy right!, I decided to reinvest my profit and gets more interesting. For over a year we have been working together making consistent profit just bought my second home 2 weeks ago and care for my family….

  27. @DiscoveryTV on December 21, 2024 at 11:19 pm

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  28. @Andrew1995bah on December 21, 2024 at 11:21 pm

    I think ghost town livings is working

  29. @jimcunningham5376 on December 21, 2024 at 11:23 pm

    The Cherokee and Seminole havens forgotten about the gold that caused their march of death to Oklahoma

  30. @trptrungblogs on December 21, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    ❤❤❤🎉

  31. @RobertAllen-b2t on December 21, 2024 at 11:27 pm

    Gas food equipment , – $583.00

  32. @TaylorPhase on December 21, 2024 at 11:28 pm

    Not worth the gnats and skeeters and copperheads

  33. @guycossettecossette7444 on December 21, 2024 at 11:30 pm

    I can collect gold on rocks ,66 % of 10k ,,just removing them with my hands at 6 inches deep creeks in Quebec with tons of crystal quartz 2 tons and heavier boulders 😊

  34. @randythomas3478 on December 21, 2024 at 11:31 pm

    Thats a water well. Get your information right.

  35. @mikeazdaar4842 on December 21, 2024 at 11:31 pm

    I live close and done mining here and it is nothing new to find gold here in N. GA. mountains. I have found a little bit here and there. I even still have it in a bottle.

  36. @tonyking9623 on December 21, 2024 at 11:31 pm

    Where can you find gold in Florida except the metal

  37. @CrazyTurbo-cx8ye on December 21, 2024 at 11:34 pm

    I live here in lumpkin County 🤙

  38. @Strafe1x on December 21, 2024 at 11:36 pm

    All kinds if gold in Virginia can u believe that!!!

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