Hey Chris, I live in Colorado and I've done ok along the Arkansas river, but that was when I was able. I really wish that they would set aside some ground for those of us that are disabled. Thank you for your videos, I've been watching you for years now. You and Jeff, in my opinion, are the best. Thank you!
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words about my channel.
@mross4678
11 ай бұрын
"Finding Gold in Colorado" by Kevin Singel is a great resource for Colorado prospecting.
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Sounds like a must for Colorado prospectors.
@floridapielady
8 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm gonna check it out.
@caveman442
7 ай бұрын
I live in Colorado and the book changed how and where I prospect. Kevin is really nice, knowledgeable we have a FB page with the same name as the book. It has reignited my gold fever.
@Smithsgold
11 ай бұрын
Love the pictures of the gold !!!!!!!! Great job on the video !!!!
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@stevewoods8116
Ай бұрын
First time here, i enjoyed it a lot!!! Subbed for sure! I am not to far away from retirement and I am in Kansas so close.
@ChrisRalph
Ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@coltenchristo2301
8 ай бұрын
Awesome video! I’ve learned so much from watching your videos the past few months. Can’t wait to get out to Colorado this year
@ChrisRalph
8 ай бұрын
Colorado has lots of gold, best of luck to you in your efforts.
@anthonyrstrawbridge
11 ай бұрын
Seek God then seek Gold✌️❤️👍🏼
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Well said, so true.
@toddeftsadams5909
11 ай бұрын
There is a good GPAA claim north of Steamboat. Hans peak. In King Salomon creek. I find nice gold in it all the time. Alot of this creek is unclaimed. I have found gold on most of the tributaries as well.
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Sounds great - that is why I recommend joining a club.
@Mike_Greentea
11 ай бұрын
Shhhhhhhhh! 🤫
@BradenLeviJudd
11 ай бұрын
Chris, I would like to express my gratitude for the constant wealth of information you share with the community. I've been interested in overall rockhounding and minerology for the vast majority of my life. However it had always seemed information was always tight lipped and closely guarded. Just the act of finding out how to know what you are looking at and what possibilities a region holds were considered information you inherited or had to pay to acquire. The information in your book I have been finding extremely useful these past 5-6 months as well as the video's you release that I have been watching over the past 2 years now. Aiming to grow my confidence in the ability to search for minerals of interest as well as wanting to learn how to find my own (even if small) claims to utilize. I am extremely grateful to you and your support. Someday maybe I will have a decent setup and can reach out to you with valuable information or a location to "pay it forward". Best of wishes.
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words. It's great to know that you that you are really enjoying the videos I am producing. There are more to come!
@markmayer2029
11 ай бұрын
There are a lot of Colorado Geological Survey papers and books for just about every mining district on line. Type in the district and the word geology,
@markmayer2029
11 ай бұрын
Thanks Chris, for another great video. I do wish you would go into the geology aspect a little bit more though. Colorado has so many different types of structural features and deposition areas within these structures. Perhaps a schematic on some of the bigger areas next time? Thanks again.
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
For a lot of reasons, probably not. I do also get folks who complain my videos are too long as it is - going into detailed geology would make them much longer. The other thing is specific locations - if I do a video on Colorado, the folks who live in Colorado are very interested. But the folks in the other 50 states plus Canada and Australia - are not interested. The videos I have done on "Where to find gold in (whatever state)" don't attract as much interest from my audience as a whole because of that. What I would encourage you to do is dig in and study for yourself. There is so much information on the internet, you could go out and study in full detail whichever districts you are interested in.
@jamesMurphy-c1w
11 ай бұрын
Thanks, from Colorado
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
@breckfreeride
4 ай бұрын
Added the book to the cart... Well get it soon!
@ChrisRalph
4 ай бұрын
Great. I am sure you will enjoy it.
@curly__3
10 ай бұрын
Awesome vid. I really, really appreciate these videos, i feel like i'm in a college lecture with a great professor! Thanks so much.
@ChrisRalph
10 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@scotto827
2 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation sir! I am a resident of the Clear Creek area and it really is a fascinating place to explore.
@ChrisRalph
2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@elizabethlewis3509
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Your a gem!
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
@RKranch
11 ай бұрын
Another great video, thank you I enjoy learning all about gold And minerals ❤😊
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@wadewaldrup994
8 ай бұрын
Outstanding video! ..from a Colorado Park County resident.
@ChrisRalph
8 ай бұрын
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@josephdelp87
9 ай бұрын
A major gold vein was found when making Eisenhower Tunnel. But the vein was found in a fault line on the contentinetal divide which made it a extremely unstable for mining.
@ChrisRalph
9 ай бұрын
Interesting.
@breckfreeride
4 ай бұрын
Lol i just took a position loading old dredge rock for fill... Already swept with the Garrett atx and found lots of bullets and old dredge parts!
@ChrisRalph
4 ай бұрын
They really tried to catch all the gold on those dredges.
@breckfreeride
4 ай бұрын
@@ChrisRalph 3 days with the ATX and I'm betting they did.
@ironhorse7588
11 ай бұрын
Very informative video 👍 Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your videos and book have and continue to help me find where to prospect. 💒🙏Many Blessings to you and your family🙏😇
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Thanks so very much for the kind words. And stay tuned as more great videos are coming up.
@GoldPanDan
11 ай бұрын
Arapahoe Bar is a fun spot to hit just below the brewery. Water is warm and when you're done panning some gold out you can go grab a beer! 😁
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
I'll bet its kind of cold out there this time of year!
@supacheef1
7 ай бұрын
@@ChrisRalphthe water is used to cool the brewery process so it comes out of the brewery pretty warm. It's considered warm enough for panning year round!
@edwindavid5518
11 ай бұрын
Hi, Chris all videos are Awesome lot of information until i found this
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
a very unclear comment - You mean that this video on Colorado was bad?
@CW-ge6sf
9 ай бұрын
@@ChrisRalphhaha dunno what he ment either, but… this was a great video!!! Thank you!
@chrisparker9886
11 ай бұрын
This is a great video! 😁
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad you think so!
@breckfreeride
4 ай бұрын
Ive got 2 hydraulic placer mines less than a half mile from my house in brokenfridge!
@ChrisRalph
4 ай бұрын
Interesting.
@mtgrave5590
2 ай бұрын
Well done Chris. I live in Cripple Creek. There's lots of old prospect holes and piles of tailings around. Most all of it is on private land. My question; Does your book talk about gold from float that breaks from weathered rock, and can be found in the dirt around the outcrops that I think may be in public areas of BLM? The BLM locations are several miles from the C.C. mine. So, I'm not sure if there would be anything of worth to dig? Thank you.
@ChrisRalph
2 ай бұрын
Yes, those are called residual deposits and are discussed in my book.
@mtgrave5590
2 ай бұрын
@@ChrisRalph Thanks for the reply. I just bought your book and looking forward to reading and learning. Thanks again !
@CW-ge6sf
9 ай бұрын
Hey Chris! Thanks for this one. Great job! Also do you or can you do a video on chlorination and colloidal gold.
@ChrisRalph
9 ай бұрын
Chlorination can be really messy and create toxic waste you can't dispose of in your trash. I am going to do a video on leaching with thiosulfate, which is cleaner and easier to use. But that video will not be anything coming out soon.
@glentomkins3426
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information Chris, but I'm not planning to visit Colorado any time soon. Could you do a similar video for Western Australia?
@ChrisRalph
7 ай бұрын
I will the next time I visit WA. But that may be a while. There is plenty of info on WA gold on the internet.
@glentomkins3426
7 ай бұрын
Just kidding Chris, we're spoiled for information here! If you're thinking of coming back to WA, let us know. We may be able to give you a place to stay on the way to the goldfields.
@guywhoisaguy67676
11 ай бұрын
I'm learning a lot from you Chris. Quick qestion,... Epithermal is shallow and needs a source,..Is it possible that the Gold found in the Epithermal belt got there from meteoric waters in the what is now barren zone of the Origenic belt ? Looking at that drawing sure makes it look that way. The Epithermal is just East of it. I don't think surface up hill and down hill would matter underground.
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
On a map the distance looks short, but that distance is a couple hundred miles. The minerals come up from below - which is far closer. They are not washed over from a couple hundred miles away.
@MikeHuntHawk
11 ай бұрын
I'm in Colorado and found a mine dump full of telluride and fossilized ammonite tellurides
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Congratulations - that sounds amazing.
@MikeHuntHawk
11 ай бұрын
It is super amazing I have enough to zero scape my house no one steals it because it's just ugly rocks but now I need a miller so I can get some worthless paper for my efforts
@breckfreeride
4 ай бұрын
Summit represent!
@ChrisRalph
4 ай бұрын
Interesting gold.
@breckfreeride
4 ай бұрын
@@ChrisRalph still haven't found any wire... I know it's here somewhere, just hoping to step on some stock works. Very hard to find images of the ore in my area.
@breckfreeride
4 ай бұрын
Yes!
@ChrisRalph
4 ай бұрын
OK.
@scooterp4113
6 ай бұрын
For someone new to this, are there certain areas off limits? Like I don't want to be panning a ricer on land that belongs to someone. Any advice
@ChrisRalph
6 ай бұрын
Yes, there is lots of land which is off limits for one reason or another. I suggest you join a local prospecting club. They can give access to lands.
@kristybarnes2563
11 ай бұрын
Do you know anything or have any info on the yellow diamond mines in Arkansas?
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Take a look at my diamond videos. Specifically this one: kzitem.info/news/bejne/0ZmEvoCqs4Gaan4
@alexrichardson3503
11 ай бұрын
i have buaght your book and i think it is Awesome but it is only about metal, so i think you should make one about gems and crystals also.
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Maybe I will one of these days.
@SolidBold00
3 ай бұрын
I feel like most of these places that can have large veins and stuff like bc around cripple creek are all owned by companies or government and you don’t really have a way to legally search for it. Limited to only gold panning in national forest creeks and rivers really unless I’m missing something
@ChrisRalph
3 ай бұрын
That may be your feelings, but it is not what I said. You can feel bad and give up before you even start, or you can seek opportunities, even if they are rare. I suggest to join a prospecting club and learn the facts before you give up.
@breckfreeride
4 ай бұрын
Yep just watched a video where people were prospecting on claimed up land...
@ChrisRalph
4 ай бұрын
You say it.
@breckfreeride
4 ай бұрын
4:26 limonite?
@ChrisRalph
4 ай бұрын
iron oxides.
@breckfreeride
4 ай бұрын
There's an old monitor about a half mile from my house!
@ChrisRalph
4 ай бұрын
Interesting.
@AdamSzar
11 ай бұрын
Hey Chris! Is there anyway to contact you privately, perhaps e-mail? I'm a huge fan of your channel and you've helped me with a lot of my recent findings. I would love to show you what our project has discovered in an untouched mountain I have acquired in New England. Any assistance would be much appreciated, thank you in advance!
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
I appreciate your interest, but I do not offer any services for personal consulting or advisement. I get many such requests to get involved with their projects and simply do not have time to help all who ask. I have many business and family commitments and simply don't have the time available. I do wish you the best of luck, but I am sorry that I cannot offer any help on that level.
@breckfreeride
4 ай бұрын
Its soooo easy at the back of a wash plant ...
@ChrisRalph
4 ай бұрын
Or just buy placer gold - even easier.
@elizabethlewis3509
11 ай бұрын
Seems like so many areas are privately owned or you pay alot to search. Have not found anywhere like BLM land.
@ChrisRalph
11 ай бұрын
Did you listen to the last part of the video where I list free places to go prospecting? Otherwise, I am not sure what you mean in your question.
@SandhillCrane42
11 ай бұрын
There's a.certain SUPER SECRET spot near Granite that almost nobody knows about. I wouldn't go there if I were you though, there's almost nothing. Don't go to the secret spot, I guarantee there's nothing there. Stay FAR away. If you spend many hours pouring over Google maps you might find it, but it's hard. I agree about the access problems in Colorado and elsewhere, it's very frustrating. Every non-productive claim should be withdrawn from mineral entry and left for artisanal enthusiasts-it ain't like the claimant discovered it. An unpopular notion. Good luck.
@elizabethlewis3509
11 ай бұрын
@@ChrisRalph Yes I did hear closely your words. Guess i asked to soon. Thanks
@chrisannon9107
4 ай бұрын
Any suggestions in the Delta area of CO? I've never mined for gold, but really like the idea of making a business out of it.
@ChrisRalph
4 ай бұрын
No all of Colorado is mineralized. Delta is not known for gold deposits in the immediate area. The gold belt is farther east.
@nitetimemafia-9169
3 ай бұрын
Dies anyone know spot by estes park co.
@ChrisRalph
3 ай бұрын
Estes Park is a national park and no prospecting is allowed. However there are lots of places in and around the Denver area.
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