I Found Gold in Alaska!

I Found Gold in Alaska!

While in Alaska, I panned for gold near Fairbanks, and found more than 20 gold flakes! This video briefly discusses how many pans of material I used to find this gold and states its weight and current value in USD.
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26 Comments

  1. adriennefloreen on August 30, 2023 at 7:37 pm

    Cool, I have panned for gold in California but I did not weigh it or estimate its value.

  2. Stevie Billings on August 30, 2023 at 7:39 pm

    Love it

  3. Ironfist Dave on August 30, 2023 at 7:42 pm

    That is awesome I hope you find a ten pound nugget 👍🏽

  4. James Simpson on August 30, 2023 at 7:43 pm

    That voice gave me hep C terrible short

  5. RetroAi on August 30, 2023 at 7:46 pm

    nice!

  6. Carolyn Nunes on August 30, 2023 at 7:55 pm

    Pretty

  7. BackYard Science 2000 on August 30, 2023 at 8:00 pm

    For those who don’t know, an oz is 28.3g and a troy oz is 31.1g.

  8. Iron Dogger on August 30, 2023 at 8:02 pm

    Welcome to Alaska!

  9. Starwolven on August 30, 2023 at 8:03 pm

    Well aren’t you special.

  10. Unknown23hornet on August 30, 2023 at 8:03 pm

    There are a couple of beaches in Washington that sparkle with fools gold.

  11. Peaches on August 30, 2023 at 8:04 pm

    Haven’t you ever watched ‘Gold Rush’?!

  12. Jake Aurod on August 30, 2023 at 8:05 pm

    Congrats. I found some tiny flakes of glacial gold in Illinois by accident, but haven’t tried panning.

  13. Outdoor Janitor on August 30, 2023 at 8:06 pm

    What fun! Still remember a song from an exciting patriotic record album “Cinema ‘76,” sold at the 1964 New York World’s Fare, about the gold rush and how it “made our country grow!” I’d like to pan for gold like you myself! – The album can still be searched online & listened to, by the way. A sentimental look at our country when it did not hate itself!

  14. Simple Simon on August 30, 2023 at 8:09 pm

    Very cool

  15. Generical FishTycoon on August 30, 2023 at 8:10 pm

    My man brought his classifier. Way to go lol Too many times I’ve forgotten it.

  16. Raw Dawg Pendants on August 30, 2023 at 8:10 pm

    Sweet!! I went there for a vacation and finally went back home 17 years later. Found a few ounces of gold, fought for 3 years at the Thursday night fights, and climbed glaciers and kayaker in the ocean among many other things. I miss Alaska though

  17. Ebo on August 30, 2023 at 8:12 pm

    I’m a hobby prospector, and have been doing it for years. When people ask how I can tell if what I’m looking at is gold or pyrite I always tell them the same thing. Despite the common adage, gold does not glitter, it glows. Not literally of course, but it has a deepness of hue to it. If what you’re looking at glitters, it isn’t gold. Another simple trick is to move it from sun to shade. Gold will have the same color in either. Other metals or minerals will change. Amazing recovery for only 4 pans.

  18. Brian Lawson on August 30, 2023 at 8:16 pm

    Been there and still have the gold I paned.

  19. Mr.Giggles on August 30, 2023 at 8:17 pm

    Nah man a Troy oz. is 25g, i know because Troy shorted me.

  20. Raw Dawg Pendants on August 30, 2023 at 8:24 pm

    I buy gold, to refine it with acids.

  21. BackYard Science 2000 on August 30, 2023 at 8:24 pm

    That’s so cool!!! I have tons of gold, but no natural pieces like that. Congratulations! You deserve to find a full kilogram of gold! 😃🪙💰

  22. Brodrick on August 30, 2023 at 8:25 pm

    I have to ask where the material came from. Was it from the mines concentrate or a random location on the mine property.

  23. The Space Enthusiast on August 30, 2023 at 8:26 pm

    Lovely!

  24. Troy Clayton on August 30, 2023 at 8:33 pm

    Nice! Tip, screen before you pan- no need for large rocks in the pan.

  25. Barbie Trink on August 30, 2023 at 8:34 pm

    Did you go see the Liard Hotsprings?

  26. CyborgOctopus on August 30, 2023 at 8:34 pm

    That’s quite a lot for four pans! Conga rats on finding it!

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