Lesson 1 - Where Does Gold Come From? Technical Level: Basic

A brief but comprehensive description of how gold ore bodies form and the differences between placer and hard rock gold deposits.
Gold atoms were originally formed by fast neutron capture primarily in neutron star merger supernovae and then incorporated into the nebula from which the solar system condensed.

For the latest theories in understandable detail:

Gold Bearing Fluids with Prof Stephen Cox: Part 1

[jokes]

Who else had almost Zero interest in where gold comes from, but started watching this man teach and became very interested in everything he had to say?? his presentation skills are very effective and accessible to us Average Folks. Cheers

[TheKoderius]

Just found this. 7 years later it`s still one of the best explanations on YT

[peterheylen]

Hi Keith, I come from a long line (since 1932) of mediocre successful to completely failed Hard Rock miners in South Australia. My Gold is fine to very fine gold in quartz veins. Thankyou for these lessons, they are in plain language and easy to follow. Please keep up the great work and you keep it safe as well. (PS I love the shooting iron hanging off your hip)

[wimm]

I'm a Tradie and really enjoy this 10 min video.
Thanks very much Mr.

[kentvandervelden]

Fantastic explanation! I've enjoyed collecting minerals my whole life and have never considered how the minerals form or where the veins came from. Thank you

[r.f.minerals]

8 years later and I can still enjoy it and learn something. Thank you very much

[clarkeugene]

Well I thank you for this valuable information. I didn't need it to assist me in foraging for gold. I merely need to be able
to tell my grand kids where gold comes from when they ask me. You made me an instant professor.

[redtobertshateshandles]

Great KISS principle video. Love it. My great great grandfather was a Prussian/German scientist who became the Singapore Government mineralogist and he died prospecting for Gold at Lahad Datu in North Borneo. I'm not academic so I appreciate the basic teaching method.

[clemm]

I have wondered about how gold was formed and related to volcanoes my whole life. I got it when you drew the first picture. You sir are a great teacher.

[jsl]

Thanks for the video. Most people don't realize how much work it is to get gold.
In my much younger years I used to dredge for gold. Also, I was working toward a mining certificate at Antelope Valley College until they cancelled the program over budgeting before I finished. We went on several field trips, mostly to mines around Mojave, but also trips to the Stanislaus River, Randsburg, and Lockwood Valley. Rick Balough was the instructor for most geology and placer mining classes. Cecil Burton did the hard rock mining portions including fire assaying. His son had a mine near Mojave and another family member had the Tropico Mine in Rosamond. I learned a lot from those classes, and hopefully I contributed something from recounting my first hand experiences. Those were the good 'ol days 35 years ago.

[btbb]

Super clear explanation that’s easily understood by someone not specifically educated in the field of geology! Thanks! 👍🏻

[robertkaplan]

Great explanation thank you. Other geologists use too many technical words and jargon you kept it basic and well illustrated. Cheers

[s.campbell]

Intelligent, articulate and educational presentation. I do not understand why it drew so many stupid and vulgar comments.

[treasureexplorationandrese]

Great straightforward explanation in layman's terms! You would have made a great geology teacher!

[leostgeorge]

This is not where gold comes from. This is how gold reach's the surface. Gold is made in exploding stars as is all heavy metals. Diamonds are made in the earth and brought up by volcanos. Very informative as to how gold comes to the surface. Nice and informative. Thanks for posting.

[johnroney]

Great lesson. I use to work at an underground hard rock gold mine in California many years ago. This video explained what I saw first hand right in front of me. I have learned a lot from your video and plan to watch more.

[konakona]

Excellent lesson Professor 👍🏻 Thank you for all your hard earned an learned lessons you share an teach!

[child]

Thank you so much sir for the lectures you are putting on YouTube. I am a mining engineering student and I love watching your videos. I get a lot more deeper understanding from watching your videos because in class sometimes I get the terminology but you really explain it better.

[birdshenanigans]

Suddenly... i understand where gold come's from. Thankyou

[Kingnaster]

Greetings Keith! I love your lessons, keep it goin! I'm a relatively new gold prospector currently learning the ropes. Right now all i have is a bucket, gold pan, a screen and a folding shovel, none of that fancy equipment ya got there. lol, one day I'll hopefully be able to expand. (Not gold much in Kansas) Your lessons have really encouraged me to keep going and grow my skills. One thing I like about your approach is that it is objective and logical!

I had just recently this past week spent a few day in Colorado and did some gold panning along the wolf creek pass near South Fork. My biggest struggle was finding the right location to sample along the creek, but I was able to find some specks of gold within my first few tries. Later on I returned to the Cabin and
I became really stoked when I watched lesson 24.Next time I go out there I'll use the tapping technique religiously! I could have probably identified lots more gold using it. For now I'll practice with what I got here in my garage. I did bring some samples with me to help with practice. Anyhow, great videos I'll be going through them thoroughly to help me get better. By the time I get back out there, I'll have some good knowledge! Thanks a whole bunch!!!