That was a good bit of treasure you picked up that day☝️🙂 good video, Thank you.

I grew up there. I am 72 years old. I knew Ed Edgerton. Ed's camp. I used to drill and Blast for him on his fire agate claims on his property. He charged a couple dollars to dig and take all you found. I now live in Oregon. Not sure what is happening in that area but there was some very, very nice fire agate there plus small amounts of opal.

KZfaq says "500 subscribers". Grats! Great video too!

Just missed doing that 6 years ago...now it's on a bucket list.

Thanks for the nice video, content, and information! 🙏 A tip that might help you going forward to help you work smarter, not harder with your hammer: hold the hammer at the bottom of the handle. This will create more force on impact with the chisel. This is why hammers have long handles. They're not meant to be held up by the head. I hope this helps you get more bang for your buck! 😅

DMO & I went to Oatman, AZ when we were stationed down at Fort Irwin, CA together. We traveled through N Arizona hitting Turquoise & Copper mines. Thank you for the video.

Hello, in 1982 a Friend of mine took me Oatman, Before it became a Tourist Town, we were driving on a road to there that had weeds growing up in the one lane road, I looked at him and said, are you sure there is a town at the end of the road? he just laughed and said just keep driving, when we got there there were Burro's just walking around town, I thought that i was in an Old Western Movie, he knew a guy there Named Boone, this guy just rode a Horse and went out in the hills throwing sticks of Dynamite just for fun, he brought some rocks back to town and went into the Bar for a drink, he put some rocks on the Bar, and an Oldtimer sitting next to him said do you know what that is? Boone said No, the guy told him that is Fire Agate, It is worth money, so Boone continued to get more of it, He gave me some of it when i met him, due to my Fascination of the way it looked, that is the way the story goes, after a couple of years he sold his Claim for A Million Dollars, IDK, that is just what i heard, does anyone that lived in Oatman at this time remember Boone? Cousin Figel

This Cuesta mining hole has gotten so much bigger since this video! I found that shifting through the dirt/overburden there gave me the best pieces. I have found some really nice color out there

Hello RFB, I loved the drive to the destination, the old west town, route 66, and great scenery. That is a lot of hard work for such small gems, but they are very cool. Thanks for sharing a great informative video.

One of my favorite roads in the country. You should see some of the fire I've pulled from there😍I was offered 200 bucks on the spot for one I found getting out of my truck

Thanks for sharing! Very cool! A lot of work 😅. Your finds were stunning. It’s so nice to see the rocks cleaned up and shown at the end of adventures. So, thank you for that! Also, the history and education you provide is outstanding. Thanks for the 🎥 Stay Crystal 💫

Darkest brown is best with a white-ish crystal cap you'll find the fire under the cap usually.

That's a lovely area and you had some lovely finds.

Great adventure looks like all your hard work paid off. Beautiful fire Agates Wow!

Sorry I'm late to the party, but this was great. My grandparents gave me their unworked fire agate about a year ago and I bought a cab king. I've ground down some already, but still have a ton with fire in it. Pretty sure they purchased theirs, but still amazing to see a spot that it comes from, so thank you!

I wish I knew someone like you here in NM where I live! I absolutely love rocks (I've got thousands and thousands)! Everyone I know thinks I'm nuts, haha! I am just a Geo Geek but still so much a novice when it comes to identifying them! Really enjoyed this video a lot and I feel like I learned a lot as well! Thank you! 😊

I love Don!! In my amateur opinion you did so good with hand tools! Thanks for the video!

Very beautiful banding in your agates!

Looks like you had a fun day digging fire agates. I liked the music at the end of the video.

Congratulations on the amazing video!!

I just went out there with a friend 3 days ago at Cuesta Mine it was fun it was exciting BUT a few things Don's getting up there at age 81 I felt like there would be more help polishing the rocks and showing how to clean them cut them and that was not even offered and or the case. Did you let you keep whatever you find he let you keep whatever you get. Lot more hard work and patience is required. Peel the layers of the rock back from the outside into the fire agate that you find kind of like peeling an onion but yet playing Jenga because it loosens in different spots but I got some really good stuff there is another gentleman up or down the road who said he's a little bit more Hands-On with you make sure you leave with great pieces have some power equipment you might want to look around that area for other people also offering this service for same or even less price. Can let me tell you that sledgehammer and chisel ain't no joke we were they're basically open to close. After you leave continue up the hill little ways and there is a goldfish pond made out of a natural spring that has been pulled up and stares made of Stone built into the mountainand then further up that road some of the best scenic views and another memorial on a peek I definitely will be going also if you don't want to dig there was some beautiful clear pieces druzy crystals etc just right on the surface the size of your hand and Don allows you to explore the whole property 80 + acres.

AWESOME spot! Thanks for sharing! $50 to dig definitely looks worth it to me!

That is some really awesome material! So cool that you can have a mining claim for agate down there. Can't do that in my neck of the woods. Great video!

Congrats on 500!! Very interesting place. I just returned from AZ and wish I had known about it. 👍 #AlwaysLearning

Wow! Those fire agates take a lot of work, but WOW are they worth it!

Try shining a UV light on those. Some of them will be brilliant greens and yellows.

Good area and nice finds

I super-cleaned my Saddle mountain chalcedony and it was a mistake! The dirt in the cracks shows off the amazing swirls. Without it, white blends into white and disappears. I should have just soaked and lightly brushed them instead of laboring for days with wire brushes. Great video...lots of work!

Very cool agates! Looks like you will get some good fire out of many of them. Way to go on the 500 subs! Always enjoy the educational aspect of your channel. Geology, Botany, Wildlife Biology, some desert survival, etc. Nice area! Great music! Thanks for sharing!

Sweet we have to walk the beach for our agates 👍 awesome rocks Lorn congratulations on500 ÷!!

I have just one of these and it's a real beauty. I'm tumbling it right now. Going to turn into a pendant. Let me tell you it's hard to get. I know an older guy that runs a mine in Arizona and he comes down to Native American pow wows and gatherings. Talked to him and got one Luckily lol. Good man. ❤️🔥 I definitely treasure it. 👑🌍 Ugh your so lucky. I am all the way in the U.P. IT would be a pleasure to dig for just a few. After watching video after video I come to find that these are pretty rare nad it's crazy how they form, omg. 😍

Be careful tumbling fire agate with other rocks. I had to rerun some bif jasper and other assorted silica rocks in my very first tumbling batch because they got scratched. I removed the Saddle Mountain pieces and sequenced the rest into another fine grit cycle to remove the scratches. I suspect the folds trapped some of the coarse grit or else released coarse crystals that caused the scratching.

Did not see fire in any piece but agate is still beautiful! Happy hounding wish I were there.

That was Awesome!!.. Nice finds.

yeah Don's quite the charector and has good rock, watch out for the wild burro's

Hi Jim sweet rock seen you with L,D thought I'd check you out.

How much is one of those worth sorry if I sound dumb but just would like to know thank you.

There’s another spot that’s not claimed nearby. Don had you working the side of the road, the good stuff is down in the wash,,, let me know if you ever go back,,,

Make him work on it!

🌹👍你真棒！

So what do you do with them and what’s the value

504👉 new friend from Morroco 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 waiting for your ✍️ Thanks 😄

Awesome! Wish I was there! -Jr

Battery operated roto hammer

Too much talking and too Little actual Rock hounding.

you are looking for a stone or you are giving a lecture?