Hi Leon
I tell you looking at the various youtube videos I am encouraged simply because they give excellent advice on where to look and how etc.
Here is a nice video ...Australian guy and he has some great videos.
https://youtu.be/UBhcuAl4UB8
The guys in the states make money thru their you tube channels. One guy I follow is jeff williams "ask Jeff Williams.com).
He is a character..at first he annoyed me but I now really like him...he has a dressed up skeleton that he talks to so he tries to be entertaining but he knows his stuff tellscyou this and that about geology.. I will try and put up one of his videos that is somewhat representative..but thinking about it he has a multi facetted act...one would not give you the picture..but he gets claims prospects and has built a little mine to show how you put in your carts air supports...U find it interesting..detecting...thats some thing I learnt..in a creek you use the metal detector not to find gild but lead fence wire nails whatever because you use that as an indicator where to pan...most people find the nail and think false alarm and move on...the detector wont pick up fine gold but you can find the places where gold settles...anyways Leon all that means is you can get a better metal detector get back into it..get out there with the camera ..fresh air etc...anyways this Jeff Williams ha paytreons??? Anyways its a system where folk pay him $10 a month or one off ..I am not sure...but he has a few folk paying him to do the videos...andche gives away gold and has guests for a dayir week I am not sure takes them out gets ore bringsvit bacj crushes ir pans it and the all get a vile of gold and a nice holiday...great holiday if you want to work in a little mine swe how its done...I will find one of those videos where he has guests as its interesting ...like commercial tv ....reality show☺ but watchable.
Man I gotta get to my spot ...all that gold just waiting for me to pick up...and I must put in some boxes for the gold to fall in when it floods...let naturecpile it up for me...damn might have to get a helicopter...U cant find out any facts about inclines that a 8 wheel can go up...there must be a club where they run them in a hill climb...mmmm my first race was a straight up the hill hill climb...anyways thats the current mission ... a track at 45 degrees that is wheel chair friendly...I see a youtube channel...send me money to get down the hill and find the gold.. in a wheel chair...well I dont need it now but what a great prop for a video☺
There is something about the idea of sending me money for me to do what I like to do appealing.
Alex