Hey guys, within the video descriptions I have included links to the tools and equipment that I use, along with many other items you see in the videos. Check them out!
@Hoop11013 жыл бұрын
Hi Solomon! So you started with screened centers in the 55gal drum. Then did you separate them by 1/8 and 1/16 and then flip them? Or did you separate them by 1/8" and 1/16" AFTER you did your flips? Trying to understand exactly at what step you sorted them by size. Thanks!
@DiamondMinerIvins4 жыл бұрын
Like Marshall Rieff said all you have to work the material is 2 times, you’ll find your diamond on the tray. James archer told him that. I used to break down my material 6 times lol.
@charleskelly5054 жыл бұрын
You are a gold mine in a diamond field, Sol. Thank you for the updates of education. Glad to see the fields back open!
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
Charles Kelly thank you. I am glad you enjoyed the video, and I hope they help!
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
If you want to see the metallic luster of a diamond in the gravel, check out the 6:05 mark where it is shining at me and I don't see it!
@vivianramsay25273 жыл бұрын
Glad I found your channel! Planning a like trip to the Park and definitely want to make best use of my time ! Really enjoy the detail info that you give. You have a good , clear speaking voice which helps . Thanks again! I'm hoping for a little success during my vacation! 🤞🤞🤞
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner3 жыл бұрын
Good Luck! I hope you find a BIG one!!!
@homesteadaquarius2 жыл бұрын
Great saves Solomon! I bet you won't miss the small ones now.
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner2 жыл бұрын
Always a good idea to learn from others….
@JustPlainCommonSense4 жыл бұрын
Great info. I sure hope you come out of this pandemic with at least 1000 subs so you can start getting paid for your work. Good luck!
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
Just Plain Common Sense thank you!
@shirleyburns26234 жыл бұрын
That’s my dream vacation to go dig for diamonds
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
Shirley Burns it is loads of fun! Any plans to visit?
@shirleyburns26234 жыл бұрын
The Arkansas Diamond Miner hopefully this spring
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
Shirley Burns Great! Hope you find a big one!
@DanCurrier4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! for the support! Sorry I missed ya in the chat
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
Creator Fundamentals no worries! Enjoyed the live stream!
@-flutterby70264 жыл бұрын
could you run them under a black light, some glow some don't, I was just curious as what percent from there glow under UV. could you post some info on other minerals found there... happy hunting
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
I show them under a black light at the end of my 2019 overview video, i think about 10 percent from the Crater of Diamonds will fluoresce. I will at some point soon have a video out with other minerals. Thanks for Watching!
@shinyokie57144 жыл бұрын
At 8:26 there is something brown that shines,(near the middle of the screen) I thought that was the diamond you were pointing out lol Guess I need to study more.
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
well now I wonder if I had missed another one!
@katpillar41314 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's what I thought he was referring to as well.
@deborahdavenport14734 жыл бұрын
@@katpillar4131 I thought the same thing! I kept pointing at it with my mouse arrow! LOL
@chipperwoods Жыл бұрын
Same here, at 8:28 it is in the center of screen about 1 in from the knife tip directly to the right.
@jonibarnett21389 ай бұрын
I thought the same thing!!
@erinryke69064 жыл бұрын
Can you share the location of where you bought your saruca? We are going to be road tripping down in April and would love to pick one up before going to the park!
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
Erin Ryke i bought this from the Miners Camp office just past the park entrance. They are also available from carolinaprospector.com. If you dont actually run dozens of buckets of material, they are not necessary. I rarely use mine, I can concentrate with my screens. Sarucas will increase volume, but if its just you mining, it takes a lot to produce more centers than you can cary out.
@llonawade47973 жыл бұрын
U have great info just, more show less tell!!! LoL
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hope the videos help, and good luck on your search!
@ZzzMajinzzZ2 жыл бұрын
Damn, nice video
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, hope it helps!!
@sbritton13133 жыл бұрын
Ever thought about using a grease slide?
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner3 жыл бұрын
I have thought about. The grease would have to be a specific weight and temperature to work well. Check out Genuine Diamonds in AR channel, I think he has a video with one he uses.
@donifindlay74504 жыл бұрын
What was the value of what you found? And can you take your own buckets-home to go through?
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
Doni Findlay I have never tried to put a value on any of the diamonds i have found. You are allowed to take a 5 gallon bucket of washed gravel home per paid entrance per day.
@coniestewart69752 жыл бұрын
Got tickets as an early birthday gift. Have you found an amethysts.
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner2 жыл бұрын
Very few small pieces.
@pancakevidz3 жыл бұрын
I just went there and brought back a five gallon bucket of gravel and looked through it and I'm pretty sure I found a brown diamond but I'm not sure should I take it to a jeweler?
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner3 жыл бұрын
A jeweler might be able to ID one, but many are unfamiliar with uncut stones. If you could find a local gemologist, you might be able to have it correctly identified. If you are a member of the Facebook group Crater of Diamonds, you could post a picture and some of the same people that ID them at the park may be able to give advice. If it is a diamond, you would have to return to the park with it to have it certified as an Arkansas diamond and get the card to accompany it. Hope to see pics in the FB group, and Good luck!
@pancakevidz3 жыл бұрын
Thank you it was my first time going there so I was a little unfamiliar with what I'm supposed to do if I find one in the gravel I took home
@pancakevidz3 жыл бұрын
I'll try the Facebook group
@haleyelizabeth8378 Жыл бұрын
We just spent a day there on our way back to Texas, we have two buckets of stuff to go through. Is there anything we can use other than a saruca to sort them out?
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner Жыл бұрын
For take home gravel, if it is already concentrated you can dry it and search. If you need to further concentrate, a saruca is best, but you can use a box screen if the screen is still tight.
@haleyelizabeth8378 Жыл бұрын
@@TheArkansasDiamondMiner Thanks! I'm having the most trouble just telling the difference between rough diamond and quartz. I saw the examples they have on display and watched a ton of videos, but I still wouldn't know a diamond if it hit me in the head.
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner Жыл бұрын
@@haleyelizabeth8378 you’ll know it when you see it. It will be much shinier than quartz.
@tomhorn66792 жыл бұрын
why arent you using grease with a turn table?
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner2 жыл бұрын
Grease tables are pretty finicky. The temperatures of the water and grease must be exact, the viscosity of the grease has to be extremely specific, etc. There are several variables that have to be considered, and for the small volume I run, it just isn’t feasible.
@tomhorn66792 жыл бұрын
ive also wondered why people havnt bought gravel banks in very near streams. yes. those are teeny. theres now way that the diamonds are soley focussed in the crater of diamonds park. i wish you my extreme best wishes.
@KeithAllenTX2 жыл бұрын
What value do you make off of all that work?
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner2 жыл бұрын
Value is kind of a tricky assessment. I have a fun hobby that keeps me in shape, lets me meet like minded people from about everywhere you can think of, and occasionally I find a cool keepsake. For me, there is no monetary value, I give away what I find. There is always a chance that I could find a large one, then I might sell it, but who knows.
@robertdutyheavydutyprospec69444 жыл бұрын
Was it Ivan the diamond miners advise?
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
Robert Duty no, it was a fellow miner named Troy. There are two Troys that mine there, both of which are great guys and help newbs and tourists out frequently with advice.
@robertdutyheavydutyprospec69444 жыл бұрын
Lol I was just ribbing you a little. Congrats on the diamonds I want to come down there this summer with the family and do some searching if my own.
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
Robert Duty Best of luck to you on your visit!!
@stephenappleby54654 жыл бұрын
So how much are those diamonds worth?
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
Stephen Appleby I have never even tried to put a value on the diamonds i have found. There are so many things that affect valuation for them, I wouldn’t know where to begin. I have always viewed them as keepsakes and give them to my kids. Some miners sell them in town or on ebay and websites, but price is usually more between how bad seller wants to sell or how bad buyer wants to buy.
@stephenappleby54654 жыл бұрын
The Arkansas Diamond Miner I guess I see you spend a lot of time and effort I just assumed you were making money, I am a rock hound we collect agates and sunstones in Oregon.
@TheArkansasDiamondMiner4 жыл бұрын
Stephen Appleby awesome! I have not searched for much other than diamonds, too many other hobbies! It hooks you for sure.