Gold Mining, Detecting, Melting Gold in Potato and selling the Gold

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Gold Mining, Detecting, Melting Gold in Potato and selling the Gold

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After my record gold find we start scraping the surface with the machine in the hope to uncover more big gold specimen. This way of gold mining is very popular in Western Australia and can reveal big surprises.
Before I drive to Perth to sell the gold we melt the gold in a potato.
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@OutbackGoldFever 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see you enjoyed the melting of the gold in the potato, I'll make sure to use this method for smelting the fines after crushing. Thanks for dropping in guys!

@billunderwood8975 2 жыл бұрын

That was educational as well as entertaining ... You know what they say ... Necessity is the Mother of invention ...

@dennisjamieson3328 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and information

@dennisjamieson3328 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video and finding the gold was so refreshing and rewarding Krissy. 11 ozs equals 20,000 dollars give or take a few dollars

@stevemacdaddy9909 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Your climate is so red and dry. Ive watched other videos of prospecting in Australia. I live in lush green mountains of NW Montana and lots of water. Dry mining and panning is a lot different. Good luck with your gold hunting adventure.

@Donald_Turnip 2 жыл бұрын

This is late information but those cottin masks aren't work crap. Proper level 2 surgical masks sort of like the one you had are the starting point all the way up to N95. Hope you didn't get sick! :(

@thisisbeyondajoke6748 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Mandurah for five years in the 2000s as a bricklayer with no labourers my wife helped me one day during summer she swallowed a fly on the job and about 5 hours later down the pub her first gulp of beer a fly came out of her mouth dead.15 years later we still laugh about it.

@markhepworth7822 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@Blessings.429 Жыл бұрын

I am in Pinjarra so at least 1 every year I catch a fly so know her discomfort….

@garyhughes4326 2 жыл бұрын

Every single time without exception that I watch your clips Krissy I learn something new. Yours is the most informative show in this genre that I watch. Congratulations on your recent big find. You deserve it for all the hard work that you put in. Greetings from the East Coast (Newcastle).

@roberthogan5154 2 жыл бұрын

What an Action-Packed video we got this week. The Willy Willy was something else to see you chasing your cover. Great to see you detecting, digging and smelting the gold with the enthusiasm you always have. From the sounds of it you are quite happy to part with the gold for your new setup to sleep in and live, so it cannot be too much of a loss. Happy hunting out there Krissy and as always take care and see you next time for more great content. May the Gold Gods shine on you. xx

@MotorJeffries 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! All goodness and rewards to you for all your hard work, Krissy!

@deonhavenga6197 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, that nothing beats living out in the bush, and small towns. You have persevered and finally made it happen, and who knows what awaits you on your next adventure. All the best for you and can't wait to see your next video 👍🏻

@jasonpos1537 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, you are so dedicated to your craft. Love your work ethic as you are an inspiration.

@The_Slippery_Slope_NZ 2 жыл бұрын

YES! The episode I've been waiting for, keep up the fantastic work Krissy loving the videos!!

@sionetohale7727 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this video Krissy, things you can do with a spud, smelt gold in it, wow, absolutely amazing, glad you didn't swallow the fly, cannot wait for the next chapter 😀 stay safe

@mattbrown7483 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Krissy, and I learned something new today. I didn't know you could melt gold in a potato. The purity of the gold was excellent. Enjoy your new little home, looking forward to the tour.

@rogerdavies6226 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the gold rush days in California they would a smelting compound in the potato and throw in the cook fire. They would them break open the potato get the gold and eat the potato. Many a miner died that way.

@wadefreeman7340 2 жыл бұрын

lol big joke, metal vs vegetable

@michaelpacnw2419 2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerdavies6226 The old timers were smarter than that. They used mercury in those potatoes... Which had been known to make you "mad as a hatter" since the 1500s.

@billmain7430 2 жыл бұрын

So Happy for you Krissy you are a Wonderful person and I so look Forward to seeing you every Week Billy 👍👍💕💕🤞🏻🤞🏻🥰

@GSProspecting 2 жыл бұрын

that's how to get it done fam. keep on living the dream. GOLD SQUAD OUT!!!

@uncobazz3848 2 жыл бұрын

Special shout out to the owners of that lease, bloody legends! Well done Krissy, well deserved

@OutbackGoldFever 2 жыл бұрын

They are 👍🏻

@stephaniebaumgarten5770 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos Krissy. I really admire what you are doing, you have become an inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing your adventures and your life with us. My husband and I look forward to watching your videos each week and are both looking forward to getting on the road detecting. Well done on your big find and buying your new home.

@patdenney7046 2 жыл бұрын

Give that ground you Scraped sometime and yourself and then you will be surprised what you missed in all the excitement and also the ground seems to stabilize . And go over it at night seems to be quiet , you’re more focused on your hearing, less noise from the sun. If you start getting out of focus take 10 deep breaths. It’s the key to all meditation. If you don’t make it to 10 it’s working!

@outbackyank6122 2 жыл бұрын

Truth

@dewardtaylor4192 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Krissy,I’m so happy for you. Looking forward to the next video

@elizabethlittler4472 2 жыл бұрын

Hi happy Saturday from England x

@kevinstamford4954 2 жыл бұрын

Well done krissy you deserve it for all your hard work from the uk

@PaNDaSNiP3R 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to come here some day. Been a dream for long time 😊

@grateful2be135 8 ай бұрын

Love the bush, it’s a certain breed of peeps that love the landscape, isolation and wild life, what a gift.. thanks guys for you beautiful videos

@ProsperousProspecting 2 жыл бұрын

Persistence pays! Well done Crissy, I wish you find lots more.

@stevecasvan5225 2 жыл бұрын

The potato would catch the Mercury and they would crumble it and pan it off and use it again. Another little trick is to use a stick to stir the gold when it's liquid and pour it when it's still liquid. This will give you nice beads of gold and very little slag. I've done it lots of times. I worked for a jeweler who had a large jar of sweepings from the bench and he used to send it in to the refiner. I took that jar and panned it out and was able to get over 90 g of beads that tested at 14 karat. He got a much much better return on that product then he would have by just sending in the entire jar. Keep up the good work!

@dennisjamieson3328 2 жыл бұрын

Yes we want to see your new home Krissy. Thks Krissy we love you and all you do. Please stay safe❤️🥰Dennis & Lucy from Surrey British Columbia Canada 👍

@petehayes8779 2 жыл бұрын

Just when you think that you have seen it all and then "Oh no that's my detector bag in the dust devil!" Too funny. Thanks for including that in your video.

@metal_man67 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!! Glad to see you're doing so well Krissy, time for the next big hit!!!

@tracybrethouwer8752 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the big haul O Gold! And your new caravan, can't wait to see the inside. Keep on swinging it Krissy💖👍

@ut000bs 2 жыл бұрын

I gotta say this is a hell of a video, Krissy. Awesome job. Now I also have to say that you are the first person I've ever seen use a potato to smelt gold. I first heard that back when I was a student and one of the guys said him and his father did it. Five-star video in my opinion. Topping 23k in a potato. 🤯 Most excellent.

@nickvie71 2 жыл бұрын

Always a highlight on sundays for me, having brunch and watching your latest adventures. The "bush technology" with the potato as a melting pot was just awesome. Made me laugh out loud but it works pretty well :) Wondering what you use out there for larger amounts? Melons? Pumpkins? 🤣 Stay safe and enjoy your new cozy home on wheels. Cheers from Vienna!

@user-br2bf1hl6n 2 жыл бұрын

Great fun Krissy. Really enjoyed seeing how its done prospecting for the bigger gold. Also melting , shopping, and just the whole video was so interesting. Thanks so much for sharing this part of gold prospecting. Best wishes as always, Deb

@rayeaglenz 2 жыл бұрын

Great Krissy very interesting that you show the potato smelting, and the selling process, thank you 👍😊

@georgegarton8736 2 жыл бұрын

Great work, very entertaining for a detectorist here in the USA. Love to make the trip someday and explore that region, breathtaking views and colorful area. Congratulations on your new home front, be safe.

@zakthewarcat3172 2 жыл бұрын

and that's how you got the caravan , that's amazing, well done Krissy well done !!!!

@williamgilpin3444 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos Krissy. I’ve been watching them for a while. So happy to see thousands of other people enjoying your journey. Keep going, I can’t wait to see your next videos. 🤙

@cantbeatatrumpet2101 2 жыл бұрын

So happy for you all good people.....

@owendavies5565 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Krissy. You're going forward now for sure. I bet the new home is perfect.

@richarddavies7419 6 ай бұрын

Just use charcoal as a melting block. No need to waste a potato! Borax is just a flux for removing surface oxidation, nothing to do with melting point. Make sure you get a spinning bead, then cool. Clean off borax slag with dilute acid. Pure gold melts at a slightly higher temperature than native nuggets containing copper, silver, zinc, etc. (Potatoes can be used as a sketchy method to cook off mercury used during mining.) I've worked with gold alloys for years, if you're wondering.

@dontask8979 2 жыл бұрын

Dig where the bag landed.👍

@x2lls 2 жыл бұрын

You are so inspiring. Watching your videos is a late night blessing. All the love in the world to you.

@Famo59 2 жыл бұрын

Eureka Yeee Haaa Double Eureka Yeeee Haaa..👍 I am still so excited for you Krissy..😁😁😁😄😄 A whole new enclosed camper trailer that carries all your gear and no dust..!!! You bloody well deserve IT..! 👍 That red dust never gets out of your car or skin I recon.. I loved the way you video the smelting process of your hard earned GOLD.. Well I am still bed bound from hurting my back and now have the sciatica issues..But believe me that the whole time I watche your video clip..I completely forgot all about it.👍👍👍👍 You enjoy your beer and comfy new bed 🛌..You definitely have more gold adventures still to make so come on let’s go.!!! Cheers from fellow KZfaqr Famo59.. P.S I am going to show my 10 grams of gold what you found and see if the gold starts laughing 😂..😂😂😂 Cheers 🥂

@OutbackGoldFever 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Famo, I hope you'll recover soon 👍🏻

@patfromamboy Ай бұрын

When I first saw the potato I thought you were making dinner because you said you were going to cook. I love your videos. Greetings from Yacolt Washington near the volcano Mt. St. Helens.

@AusMarineRobotics Жыл бұрын

Great Video - the Willy Willy was showing you where the gold was! Love the "it'll be dry real quick" comment - so Aussie

@rayclark44 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video Krissy thank you for sharing your adventures with us. Your a young lady with a Des res. Take care & good luck in the future 👍🇬🇧🍀

@robertsnowdon6932 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Krissy, looking forward to the next episode as usual and loved the potato trick.

@Scalihoo 2 жыл бұрын

I never would've thought you could melt gold into buttons in a potato, sort of gives a whole new meaning to golden french fries 🍟

@aumetalmental8403 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, a tour of your new house... looking forward.✌️😎

@juanitariddell8060 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats Krissy on your new home. Makes me miss traveling with the fairs. I loved my bunk house. I know you will enjoy your also

@richardbeee 2 жыл бұрын

That was wonderful Krissy. So happy for you. I'm the same way with my gold, always need it for something. Good choice, living quarters. Many would have had a night or two on the town. Melted gold in taters like that before, only i cut the tater in half. Than i put the gold and borax with a little silica sand. It mixes with the borax and creates boro-silicate compounds. When you dump the button into the water all the slag pops off. Just less elbow grease. Also you can put the other part of the tater back on and carve a flue in it, one a the top, lay your torch on the ground with the tip going into the flue, and let her rip. Melts faster, cleaner, therefore cheaper. :-)

@OutbackGoldFever 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the pointers, Richard 👍🏻

@reines-des-truffieres-46 2 жыл бұрын

I am very happy for you!... it's a great adventure!... I wish you with all my heart to relive very soon so much emotion !... and thank you for sharing in video.. Kisses!

@stevecasvan5225 2 жыл бұрын

I live in the middle of the California motherlode. The old timersis used to use mercury to catch the fine gold and would use a half of a potato in a pan as a retort.

@wimm1392 2 жыл бұрын

All I want to say is Thank You for this education how things are done. I also wish you all the best and luck, you are a very special person. Thanks

@gregshort6587 2 жыл бұрын

My lord that is so good Chrssy, well done, i get to watch your vidoes when I get back from work as an interstate truck driver, love your finds as I am a keen prospector myself. keep going.

@user-lz7ff9pp6j 9 ай бұрын

Hello my dear.. something wonderful and beautiful from you. I ask God for all the success for you. As for me, I am watching your video clips. I work in the field of silver, gold, and precious stones. Good luck.

@mikewheaton8723 2 жыл бұрын

Love watching you out gold detecting. It’s always a treasure hunt . Hello from New York

@gazooedphil8294 Жыл бұрын

I have never prospected for gold, however I enjoy watching the hunt and your videos are the only ones so far that leave me feeling happy. Happy hunting Krissy!

@purlguy 2 жыл бұрын

Speciman gold (gold before it is melted) sometimes used in jewelry, is often worth twice as much as gold that has been melted.

@gizmo1252000 2 жыл бұрын

very nice :) cant wait to see your new trailer/home :) a disco ball is a must krissy :) so you can do the gold dance. after a hard days detecting :P

@gerrythorne3641 2 жыл бұрын

lookin foward to next video

@maniepotgieter1629 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, you're taking it to the next level

@derekbrydon2164 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Krissy videos are awesome 150.19 gms melted buttons in spuds who would have thought to do that brilliant

@jamesolson4420 Жыл бұрын

This is really exciting . Wish I could be there

@robbie8142 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Krissy. Good to have that help from those fellas to sort out the gold. You looked like a fish out of water when you got to Perth with all those people. Living in the desert can sure make cities seem like a mess. Never did like crowds myself. You chasing the Willie was great. Probably one of the best videos I've seen. Thanks heaps darl. Your videos are something else. 🇭🇲🤗

@OutbackGoldFever 2 жыл бұрын

People call it the middle of nowhere, I call it the center of my life. Glad you're enjoying the videos, Rob 👍🏻

@melfletcher2315 Жыл бұрын

Fill a large bowl or whatever you have that's large enough, with hot water and add vinegar to it . Soak your hands in it each day, and it will heal any blistering and make your skin tougher

@birgittahogberg5580 2 жыл бұрын

Wow Krissy 😍lot of gold 😍and you are strong💪🏻take care❤️stay safe

@gavinmcdonald2585 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that was a great gold pocket... the gold gods were shining on you with more to come ... can't wait to see your new digs so your glamping now👍 You are such an inspiration

@mikegilbertmetalartist9334 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job videoing, thanks for sharing, all your hard work sure paid off. Can’t wait to see more adventures.

@downyourtube 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video leaving me with total envy. You stay safe out there Krissy!

@sumrica 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I enjoyed that visit to The Prospectors Patch. Only moments to discover the purity of your gold.

@victorjubinville5720 4 ай бұрын

Love your method of refining your gold, don't muzzle yourself. Control, control.

@jerrettfowler 2 жыл бұрын

I have never in my life seen a potato crucible... lol

@josiahjohnson2515 Жыл бұрын

Hello, really enjoying your videos. It takes a special person to do what you do. The heat and flies alone I'm sure would drive me nuts, thanks for bringing the Australian wilderness to Canada :)

@SubculturalMoKa 2 жыл бұрын

now that was really a good video Krissy!

@atmm89 Жыл бұрын

you are a gutsy lady, well done, hope to meet you out there on this wonderful land of ours

@ablelawrence5750 2 жыл бұрын

Exciting times Krissy, good for you and thanks eh

@mikesymike 2 жыл бұрын

Great update Krissy, love seeing how you get on each week. Enjoy the new caravan!

@idaho2ndgens240 2 жыл бұрын

That was the coolest video!. Very informative on the whole process for someone like me who knows little about how it works. I appreciate you sharing the find with us here in the US. Take care out there and stay safe.

@alexbrown7786 2 жыл бұрын

Grand, nice to see you back out there and digging away, stay well stay safe.

@brucevanderzanden9638 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Krissy. Was finally able to watch this one. Already looking forward to your next video!

@jamesmorgan1063 2 жыл бұрын

This was truly informative and enjoyable. Visiting the outback is high on my bucket list.

@wanderingminstrel875 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing Krissy! Can't wait to see the tour. Best of luck on hitting another banger :)

@brianshaw2914 2 жыл бұрын

A great bunch of friends you have there.....

@user-py4yd8ws8p 8 ай бұрын

Wow can't believe you melted it in a potatoes unreal my friends good luck on the weigh in.kind regards Greg Lee from Melbourne Victoria. 😊

@Froddo75 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Never heard of the potato thing, pretty cool. Itching for the next upload.

@SuperLaplander 2 жыл бұрын

Great episode! Sweet joy and reward for Chrissy! So looking forward to the trailer tour.

@douglasmckee754 2 жыл бұрын

Big Gold Appears when your least Expect it. Awesome Video Krissy

@suzannechance5876 2 жыл бұрын

Well by God, you earned every cent of that. Hard work! Well done!

@samroberts8365 2 жыл бұрын

Love the gold nail polish krissy 💅

@sharynduncan5692 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great Sunday morning, a shot of whisky in my coffee and watched the party. Awesome stuff ..cant wait to see your new abode

@rainbowstar6264 2 жыл бұрын

No.6 watching from Brisbane:)))

@Rustybucket303 Жыл бұрын

I know double checked the piles, happy hunting Ma'am. Keeping the Dream Alive awesome Job 👏👍

@debwood2154 2 жыл бұрын

Great show. Good luck shopping looking forward to seeing the new digs

@dennisjamieson3328 2 жыл бұрын

Dust devil

@dennisjamieson3328 2 жыл бұрын

Love all your videos and what find.

@davemi00 2 жыл бұрын

Another very exciting vid. Krissy And learning how to bake perfect golden potatoes, too ! 😎

@michellebays4208 2 жыл бұрын

Krissy I live in Louisiana an would love to know what it feels like to find gold, I hope you find even more gold you deserve it

@hardyakka6200 2 жыл бұрын

Strewth Krissy wasn't expecting a video today. I guessed you would still be hungover. Pity more large bit eluded you. Potatoes were useed in the old days to treat mercury and gold amalgam. Hollow the spud put in the amalgam and throw into the campfire. This was done if the miners never had a retort to drive off but save the mercury. The toxic mercury fumes were absorbed by the potato.

@williamseddon5368 2 жыл бұрын

Another outstanding video Krissy, look forward to every one.

@jayshields9919 2 жыл бұрын

Well done

@Pimmie37 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video ... gratz on the finds

@davidraines1380 2 жыл бұрын

Dang Krissy now that was a great find. I’m so happy for you. All that hard work paid off.

@impunitythebagpuss 2 жыл бұрын

Gold baked potatoes...now that's a recipe I'd like to try! What fun! Love your adventures.

@lkm5462 2 жыл бұрын

Good on you

@LUCKYB. 2 жыл бұрын

That melting Gold in a tater or potatoe . It does make ke a good cruseable. But here in the states . The old timers would cook the Mercary off the Gold and the Mercury would get sucked into the potatoe they would turn the half potatoe up side down Th a cast iron skillet .