Geology for gold diggers 104(a) - Hunting hydrological placer and alluvial gold Tectonic placer and alluvial gold will erode (most-only) by hydrological forces. Freshwater sources as (cold water) artesians springs, springs, and watershed headwater creeks and streams will erode out small and large gold-bearing rock, and slowly or quickly move it downstream ... depending on the slope and water volume velocity surging forth. Freshwater sources will not dissolve (i.e. hot springs) heavy metals, iron black sands, and silicate quartz and quartzites, chalcedony, agate, etc into downstream particles and sands. Only the force of erosion will break off softer bedrock and hardrock around mother lodes, veins, and dikes, causing the breaking off of small (dust, flour, placer) to medium (pickers) to large (nuggets and masses) to flow downstream until captured behind a sand bank, bedrock crack, crevices, or joints. Using headwater knowledge, one locates such freshwater movement in the uplands where tectonic placer and alluvial gold will appear. Search for the bedrock and hardrock under the start of these headwaters for the highest source of deposit in the area. Work downstream, not upstream for tectonic placer and alluvial gold. As the landscape of mountain, mountain range, bedrock and hardrock changes into forest or highland meadows with organic topsoil, continue working down to the bedrock (and any sedimentary clay levels for embedded gold. The further you work down a freshwater source and find nothing, until you reach the flatlands or lowland meadows, forests, estuaries, delta land, that entire area becomes a not-here area. The faster you work the bedrock zone. Whereas gardening you want high layers or organic matter, in prospecting you want the bottom bedrock layers. As such soil layers are - O horizon - topsoil litter/duff; A horizon - topsoil (zone of aeration); E horizon - zone of leaching; B horizon - subsoil (zone of saturation, water level up to E horizon); C horizon - parent material (broken bedrock and hardrock, boulders, rocks, stones, cobbles, pebbles; and bedrock strata. Prospecting wants to work the C horizon and bedrock. Glacial and greenstone placer gold could be anywhere from the C horizon up to E horizon (water level). Working a freshwater spring, creek, or stream downstream from bedrock to C horizon cobbles, provides placer and alluvial gold. Further down, and deep digging of very ancient A-E-B organic strata comes from ancient gold buried under ancient ages of organic and windblown loess, glacial till. As such, the depth of discovery of gold provides the starting elevation in which gold is being eroded out of the bedrock and parent material. That elevation is most- important - as that topographic elevation can then be surveyed around such tectonic mountain, and one could find the same elevation (of higher or lower) other gold outcroppings. The elevation, geological valley feature, inclined slope, and water volume and velocity will assist in locating further gold in that area. Looking in these areas for the first black sands, red garnets, silicate crystals, ... and the suspected gossan material will provide the start of deposited heavy metal sand and gold there and downstream.

Hi Jason, never mind the fridge, your adventures are a wonder. Some nice flat flakes there in the macro lens. Little Rex looks fantastic, look forward to Rigby teaching Rex where to gold prospect over the coming months. All the best to y'all from UK.

Happy to hear that Rigby recovering well…! Rex is so cute…! He’ll be a great trainee.

Hey. Good morning Jason. Hope Rigby gets better soon. 😊

That yellow stuff is probably pollen, my cars are covered with it.

Great day out. Thanks for taking us with you. Can't wait to see Rigby training the new kid. Your going to need a bigger bag of snacks. Thank you again for the lesson of the week...

Nice to see you back out!! Poor Rigby missed his snack.

Glad to hear Rigby is doing well.Hope he can keep up with his new apprentice. Thanks for the ride to the beach. Looks like you had a great time. Thanks Jason.

MUUUHAHAHA!!! He said “it’s Africa hot out here” that was an excellent clean up. Beautiful shiny! Good thing Rigby stayed at home in the AC. Awesome show as always Jason. Thanks 🙏 ✨😎🤠

That's how to get it done fam. What a blast. Keep on having fun getting that au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out!!!

Rigby n Moose and the new Flour Gold Wizard apprentice Rex (a.k.a. Wrecks) 🤣😂🤣 Nice smile of gold for the day. The new lenses is powerful 🤣made the black sands look like bolders and the gold like slabs🤩 the size of dinner plates. Thanks All the Flour Gold Wizards Team 👍

My last dog broke cruciates in both his knees in 18 months. Sadly he was never the same. Hope Rigby the gold miner has much better luck. All hail the Gold Wizard. Love your vids.

I miss seeing Rigby at work. But I know he’s gotta rest up. Can’t wait to see him bossing you around again soon, bud! 😉👍

Rex is so cute!!! May rigby heal up and get all better!! Love seeing all those specks!!

Did you see the gold beetle at 16:58? You were faster than he could eat gold 🤣. GOLDEN stairway to heaven. A great title for the video. Well done Jason 🍻⚒👍🤠

Perfect video to come out right after Jeff Williams told people to come to your channel for beach mining! Good work Jason! 60k already! You are going to have one of those play buttons in no time.

Went to Mexico in 1968 and drove thru a butterfly swarm! It was amazing and scary at 7 years old ! I remember the front and butterfly side were covered with dead butterflies as they flew accross the road and we drove thru them and the back and off side were clean !

I hope Rigby is 100% recovered soon. We know you need his help to find the best gold bearing spots. After all, he is a hardworking miner.

Get well soon Rigby! Prayers for you lil buddy! Welcome to the fam lil puppy!

We heard about Rigby, wish him well brother! Nice new addition to the family, great video and put our sticker on you fridge...lol Have a great day Jason!

Awww.. Rigby’s little buddy Apprentice Rex.. AR! 😂 what a cutie little buddy. I had a scare last Thursday 😳 Playing frisbee with Josie Wales she stumbled as she was going all out. Crashed hard and began crying. I ran up to her freaking out and examined her. She was crying and after a couple minutes of checking her out. She got up and her right rear leg was dragging and not working 😬 I thought she broke her leg but after checking her again for a few minutes again she began to put a little weight on it. After a few more minutes she was walking very tenderly on it while slightly arching her back. I believe she stumbled on uneven ground and sprained her leg and probably pinched a nerve. I have a Vet exam and check up appointment for Tuesday. Dang brother, I almost snapped after having my brothers wife pass on May 12 and my brother John pass 6 days later on May 18. It’s been a difficult month. Rigby, Moose and Rex! That’s a Golden mining team! Nice work even mine boss Rigby is on the mend. Thanks Jason Peace Prospector Tripp

Nice to see you were prepared to bring Ol Rigbone with you anyway. And like most bosses - got too hot with him hanging around your neck all morn- He was placed in a tree to overlook the operation, nice. He seemed none too happy with the poke in the nose with a BOBOLINK, I'm sure you shared when back at the shop! Hey Rex, com'on boy let's go minnin'

Thank you for another good video. Hurry up and heal Rigby's leg. Have a great week.

Cyber hugs for Rigby. New pup might help him heal. Good video today..thanks.❤

Hope Rigby get better soon so he can teach Rex all is tricks to help find that gold! Great place to be as hot as it has been!

I tellyawut…. You sure know how your bread is buttered - by showing us the Rigby hoodie and THE REAL star ⭐️ of the channel!! I’m glad he’s on the mend As for “The New Guy” yes he’s sure cute …. Because of my fierce loyalty to Rigby. I’ll catch the little guys name later. Ha ! 😂. You found a nice little spot for gold for sure ! 💪🏻 🍻 Cobbles !

Poor Rigby can't wait to see you healthy and helping daddy. Great video Jason welcome new comer.

It was great meeting Rex!

That was a really nice day with kilo's of gold!! 😁Big cuddles for Rigby! 👍

New puppers are the BEST.

Over 60k subscribers. Daaaaaaaang. Here’s 🍺 to you and Rigby ( Also Mrs Wizard, Junior Ms Wizard, Moose, and Rex) hoping you hit that 100k milestone

Looked lie a beautiful day for prospecting. Wishing Rigby a full recovery.

Oh my goodness Rex is adorable and so glad to hear Rigby is doing well Rigby is one of a kind so cool he has a buddy

You say cobbles I say angry apples. Cheers. Im loving watching your channel and the mining partners makes it even better.

Those waders are good for one thing in the Wisconsin blazing summer. Walk out into the cold Superior and fill them to the brim - keeping all the PBRs (private boy's regions) cool and well-tended. When you get hot again - walk back out into deep water, dump the warm water - and refill with cold water - and maybe a perch or bass will get sucked into the waders - but gotta watch out for those toothy and onery pike and muskies - they bite !

Awwww....the new addition is adorable!!!

That looked like a perfect day! Nice result! Rex is awsome.....gonna haveta buy treats in bulk!

Get well soon Rigby!! U need to help your human find that gold!!

No sharin' those beef sticks with the respite Rig-Bone today! Heal up, hard workin' miner. Cobbles! HI REX!

Rex is an awesome addition

Give Rig Bone some extra scratches behind the ear for me! You need the mining boss back to help you out! 😂

You were really on the gold that time! That macro lens really shows the shape of the flour gold!! Rex is a cute little guy ❤

Jasan drink some watter would ya lol I did see a pbr on the ground. Cheers 🍻 my friend give Rigby a hello for me and fast healing 🤙🤘🤙always great waching you brother your definitely make me smile even on a bad day .ps I still want one of thoughs sweaters 🤙🤘🤙

The spirt of Rig-bone is with us 👍👍👍

Nice cleanup Jason, I like the mat setup you are using on that small highbanker. That sawtooth mat looks great.

You got some gold, had a beef stick and a PBR and all Rigby got was a head pat😂.

Best channel on KZfaq. I love the positivity in the face of some pretty hard conditions. That macro lense really popped out the texture of flower gold. Enjoy the summer up there.

Rex is so cute! I love puppies!

Rex is cute! Looks like he will be a fine addition to the family. Lots of prospectors hitting up superior. Hope I can make it up there soon before all that good gold is snagged 😂

Nice to see it's finally getting warmer🤔🤔 HOT!!😂😂 Congrats on the new peospector, he will be a hard working miner soon enough!! Glad the Rigbone is healing up good!! Nice haul!!👍👍😁

Looks like Rex really likes rigby, great addition to your family, 👍, its something, In the summer we wish for cooler weather, in the winter we wish gor warmer weather, can we get iT right. 🤣, awesome day on the beach getting au, 👍🐕🐕🐕🍺🍺🍺🍺⛏️⛏️⛏️⛏️🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺⚓️🇺🇲

Poor Rigby. Hurry up and get better buddy. Another good day on ol' Gitchagumee. See ya on the next one👍⛏️

Great result Jason, hope the mine boss is doing well.. poor little guy 👍🍻🍺🍺

OMG! Rex is so adorable!!!❤ get well soon Rigby

Nice gold,u got on the beach,glad to see rigby on mend,and Rex is quite the handsome little man,take care,god bless 🇨🇦

Welcome to the gold community and world Rex! Listen to Rigby to learn and find that gold. 😁 Dogs own my heart, man. No other animal does more for us than dogs do. Sometimes I think we don’t deserve them. ✌🏼

Watching you do all that you do sure makes my back ache ! You're the Man !

Jeff Williams, mentioned how the black dirt in the root balls of fallen trees can also have gold dust!

Great video. Give Rugby a scratch behind the ear for me. Sure hope he's better soon. Rex is adorable.✌❤

You added another employee while the mining boss is still recovering??? Rex is cute but Rigby will need your help to break the new guy in!! 😜

Miss Rigby and wish him a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹. I enjoy your beach adventures.

I had fun on the south shore of Lake Superior, about 3weeks ago alot more black sand in your video, I was to far west of your location, awesome video

I know that stairway to heaven. That place has changed a lot!

Looks like layered cake... YUM!

That sweatshirt sure does frighten the bejesus outs me! 😅

snack time Rigby LOL 🤣🤣🤣

Ok, dont take offense at this statement. I watch your episodes because Rigby is the best, i almost didnt watch this episode. But meeting Rex made my choice of staying worth it. Such a cutie.

Rigby's apprentice 😂😂❤❤

Right on I got a pup a few weeks ago myself,a little German shepherd and husky mix 7 weeks old,she did great her first time out to the creek,and is fitting in well with the boys,that beach minnin looks fun

Sending Rigby love and healing energy!!!❤

Well......hello Rex! Looking forward to you finding gold with Rigby!!

No way around that black sand . Great indicator not a guarantee of finding GOLD! but a certainty to be a challenge. Great day out for some Wizardry.🍻

Great macro shot!!!!... That Macro shot shows how the Black Sands are like ball bearings,,,, where the Gold just Surfs on top of the rolling balls of black sands.. the heavy black rounds on a flat surface acts like a Shield... especially beach sands... That opened my eyes Flour Gold Wizard!!!👍

Welcome to the family Rex.

Hey Friend I pray your buddy miner Rigby gets better soon...I miss seeing him with you...

I've been to Lake Superior 3 or 4 times in the 90's. Never knew there was gold there. Fun watching you kill-it, lol

Always fun and informative watching your videos, Jason. Hugs to Rigby and Rex.

I grew up in Canada and I loved our cottage on the lake. Nice catch!

Wow! You do an amazing job panning flour gold! I always lose a bunch when I try panning it. Great to see you back! Love to Rigby! 😊

Nice gold cute puppy now you have three to scratch behind the ears

Looked like another great day out! That gold looked like it was a decent size too. Glad that macro lens is still working. One of these days you'll remember to stuff a few ziplock freezer bags in your backpack pocket for when you forget a container. lol

Well you did ok with the mine boss telling you where to dig he’s taught you well..😂 glad he’s healing and the new addition will be a handful I’m sure great adventure with good results thanks for sharing see you on the next one 👍🏼👊🏼p.s. we say algee over here as well never heard it oro sounded the other way

Great to meet the new apprentice! Nice day on the beach. A little tough to take a dip to cool off. Hope you brought some contents of the fridge of wonder with you!🍻😄

Gitche Gumee for the win! Congratulations on your new addition! 🍻

The beach is making you work for it this year. Keep up the good work

Poor Rigby. Omg little Rex

What’s the name of that new little puppy you have. I am watching KZfaq shorts and miscellaneous videos and I see your video pop up and I’m thinking to myself. I’m hoping he went to the beach. I’d like to see what it looks like. And lo and behold you did go to the beach. If I wasn’t 13 hours away, I would be there every freaking weekend. Thanks for taking us all out on your adventure because some of us can’t get up there but maybe once every year or two. The last time I was up there I think I could’ve thrown a beach, towel down and just taken a long snooze on that beach, but I would wake up feeling like a piece of bacon, that sun sure does get hot up there.

Nice work. I wish Rigby a speedy recovery, and Rex going to keep him busy. Lol The bugs bad up there now? Wait until the black flies coming out soon. Ughhhh I hate the black flies up there.

And Hello to the young fella """REX"""🙂

That's awesome ⛏️⛏️🤟👍🍺🐕

I really enjoy watching your show. Hope Rigby is doing well. Very informative and fun. Thank you!

Get well Rigby

Another awesome day at the beach Jason and the gold is always a plus. Thanks for sharing.

I like the classifier up top!👏👏👏👍👍👍

Neat video, great to meet the new addition. Glad to get an update on Rigby. I really liked seeing the signs that explained agates.

Great video. Thanks for sharing Jason👍👍

CHEVY?...Smart choice! 😎👍🍺

Looked like a great day out except for the flies holy cow !! Glad the mine boss is on the mend ❤️‍🩹 love the new guy 🐕 Rex is awesome ✌🏼

Fun and funny as always! Keep em coming. Give the boys a good ear rubbing

I hope Rigby gets better soon...