Finding Gold XIV: Sapphire Sluicing - How To Find Sapphires!

[JTHunterPJ]

So where do you sell sapphires at, and how much do they fetch?

[flagold]

@JTHunterPJ : we will be at Raleigh NC for the Frank Cox Gem and Jewelry show in December feel free to drop in and check it out.

[ROBnJONzSurfShop]

One of my favorite videos of yours Matt. Thank You for sharing this series.

[darthkarr]

so what kind of saphhires do you usually find?...never heard of people panning for them

[flagold]

@darthkarr : the sapphires here (in Montana) are usually greenish to light blue and range from .25 to 2 carat weight usually. Some are pink. For values, I'd suggest plugging in The Natural Sapphire Company into your search and looking at light blue, clear, blue green, and pink cut stones from .25 to 1.5 carats in loose (unmounted) condition.

[pok8111]

good

[MnLare]

Matt n Connie

You're vids are excellent. Didn't kno U 2 have books, never check yur website, but will do so soon. Have a ? if U don't mind... Pricing out sapphires N other precious metals? How to for a novice?

Larry

[flagold]

@MnLare : gemstones are always hard to price - and this requires research for up to date info on what others are selling and their prices. Look up the grading system by GIA, go to "The Natural Sapphire Company" look through their sapphires and grading system also. Look for faceted natural Montana sapphires for prices on other's. There's just no way around it, gems require research - but once you've done it, keeping up with the market becomes almost second nature. Good luck!

[ToxicDoovelacky]

thats amazing :)

[MUDSWAT]

What a nice setup !

[sanfordsreign]

Is there any sapphires in Utah? and were in WA state can you find the Sapphires?

[flagold]

@sanfordsreign : for that, you'll need to do some research. Plug "corundum" "locations" "gem quality" and your state (or country of interest) into the search engine and see what USGS and other professional publications you can find. Take a look at the book section my site and check them out at the library. Some of the Gem series I use myself for a road guide, then offshoot of what they say to find different locations myself. To find valuable gems takes a lot of research - good luck!

[ds1919ds1919]

wow, I now realize that I have thrown many large and extra large sapphires out of my pan! I never knew what they were, I thought they were some sort of quartz rock. Oh well, I;ll start saving them now!! thanks!

[chopppacalamari]

I'd love to host you over here in Australia if you ever want to come over and get some Aussie Gold.

[TheSneakyboots]

@chopppacalamari If he can't make it can I come instead? :-)

[chopppacalamari]

@TheSneakyboots LOL that's a bit sneaky

[dontmesswithnature]

this is a comlex process

[flagold]

@marsharpeable :Head over to golddredger. com and post some pictures of what you are finding. Greyish silver could be platinum or amalgam (mercury covered gold). Difficult to say without pictures - you can post some there and get more questions answered from experienced miners. If you're in copper, you can easily slip into gold, silver, or other metals.

[flagold]

@marsharpeable : saw your pics, can any of what you're finding be picked up with a magnet?

[marsharpeable]

@flagold No-they are not magnetic-separated the magnetic out after I panned it. There wasn't much there anyway but I hit some of the smaller gray pieces with hammer and they became flat and more silver in color. Same with the copper pieces-they became more copper colored. Hard to tell in pictures the true color. Most of it must be copper just don't know what the gray is. Any ideas? Thanks.

[flagold]

@marsharpeable : Right, the green is copper, the gray pieces (if they hammer out and don't break apart) could be lead or platinum metals). I hope for the latter. Very best of luck!

[chopppacalamari]

@flagold Don't forget it could be osmiridium.

[marsharpeable]

Starting panning an area in canada and found copper and other metals in pan-should we continue in that area or not? Some are very large pieces and there has not been mining in area before. Love your videos-very informative.

[flagold]

@marsharpeable : I would continue to explore it. Sounds exciting, best of luck to you!

[arshdeep125]

@marsharpeable Ooo !! What part of Canada?! BC? I live in BC. Truth be told, I have no experience in panning for Gold, or Copper.

Btw, From this hour, Copper is worth 3.75 to the pound, on sunday it was 5.7 a lb. Not bad huh..

[2bornot2b1984]

These videos are awesome.

I think it is so cool that you have made a life for yourself this way.

You really busted out of the mold/system that a lot of us are stuck in.

Kudos.

[flagold]

@blai745 Rivers in Florida flow over sedimentary rock, as opposed to mineralized rock in gold bearing rivers. The mineralized belt begins in N. Ga. and NE Alabama and northward.

[blai745]

Hi again like I said I live in FL.

So placer gold is found in rivers. Well theres a river near where I live called Hillsborough river. So if theres no gold in FL how is it that this river in FL is any different than a gold bearing river like in GA or NC or Alaska????

[blai745]

Hi is there any gold prospecting in Florida? other than trying to get really lucky and find a shipwreck Reale

[flagold]

@blai745 : no natural gold in enough weight to catch it by the time it gets to Florida. It is pretty much all microscopic at that point. There are a lot of nuggets on the beach though, that can be found with metal detectors (jewelry). Robert Marx once stated the tourists drop at least a galleon worth of gold every year on the beaches and I tend to believe it true.

[blai745]

@flagold yea I actually used a whites surf master at the beach for about a month... one day found a 10k gold band turned out just 0.8 grams. and with about 7-8 trips to the beach, Parking Fees and gas I ended up being a bit under but still fun.

[arethd]

how about the north island of new zealand?

[kirkc17]

I have watched all of your finding gold videos and I have to say wow. I live in Texas and I want to ask you if you know where you can search for gold and diamonds in Texas?

[flagold]

There is gold in the Western parts of Texas (of course there's plenty of tourist gold on the South Padre beaches and the 1500's wrecks on the very S. end (off limits of course). There are some who dredge in the Llano (sp) but I don't know the result. Diamonds I have not researched in Texas. Texas is very near good diamond ground in Arkansas though (Crater of Diamonds). Good luck!

[cuerv00208]

what do you thing about new england's lands,it's a good place for prospecting sapphires or any other metal?

[flagold]

The New England states have gold, and in some cases (Vermont & Maine), very good gold. You will have to do research on the streams that carry it (placer gold +the state you want to look in) and the gemstones available. Very best of luck to you!

[cuerv00208]

thank you very much!!!

[TreasureFiend]

Great video thanks for sharein!!!

[genewiley]

Nice job Matt and Connie!...as always,

\geno

[riverbender]

Another great and informational video from the master: M.M.

Thanks,

faaus

[OneLoveReptiles]

cool