We found a $25,000 Fossil! *Illegal Ammonite Mining!*

Ammonite collecting *IS Illegal* in Alberta, Canada. Despite what many rock collectors will tell you. My buddy Chris Robak takes me to his secret spot where in the past he has found Ammonites and Ammolite worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. He explains to me everything about this amazing fossil and the gemstone created from it. How it is illegal to mine in albert without a "Shell Agreement" with the Alberta Government, and how our $25,000 ammonite find today is 100% legal because it is on his family's historic Ammonite "Shell Agreement" or "claim"

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[mm-qdho]

Dan, thank you for always explaining the legal ins and outs in all your videos. Educational and trustworthy.

[AnotherWittyUsername.]

A few years ago my husband and I were hiking back to our car after a day at the river and I found a fairly big stone at the side of the path that looked like a big dollop of petrified mud. After it sat for a few weeks I decided I wanted to break it open, because I wanted to see if I might find any fossils in it. No fossils, but something even better. A little footprint. A perfect positive and negative of anything from a duckling to a dino. It's really very neat!

[Joze]

So you're telling me this dude goes and plays on the bank of a river (at least I would call it play, looks fun!) And walks away with 50 grand worth of samples?? I'm in the wrong business lol!!

[mikeblair]

The first fossil I found was an ammonite. My father took my fossil hunting in the siskiyou mountains in southern Oregon. I was about six and I tried to run up the road cut. As I sliding back down with a cascade of rubble I landed standing up with about three inches of rubble on my feet and it top was a perfect ammonite fossil. I've found a lot of fossils I've the years while prospecting, but nothing compares to the first one.

[CATASTEROID]

Very nice concretions, in many places in Europe the masonry used to construct some buildings is cut from sedimentary rocks displaying wonderfully preserved fossils of bright white against the browns and black host rock.

[denniswhite]

CHRIS:Thanks so much for letting us tag along with Dan on your claim. Very interesting for us and profitable for you. Humping those fossils back to the truck is NOT easy but worth it. I hope the government lets you keep all of them.

[cathyjay]

I learned so much today. Your channel is so rewarding. This old lady in Tennessee gets excited over a Civil War musket ball or a Native American arrowhead and you’re pulling out millions of years old ammonite fossils that have turned to gemstones! Truly this earth is amazing! Thank you for sharing it all with us’❤TN Nana

[christhompson]

Awesome video, full of treasures and facts about legal needs. Thank you to Chris too for inviting you, and thank you for sharing it with us. Take care 🥳👏🙏❤️

[Essaysinglemeye]

I was so excited to see this video today. I've been telling my husband, who indulges my new rock hobby, all about ammonites/ammolites and your video pretty much put pictures to everything I've been rattling on about. We really enjoyed seeing the claim, too! I had no idea they existed, nor that we'd need to ask for paperwork if ever purchasing. Good to know!

[spaceinmyhead]

I love learning all about these rocks, minerals, and fossils! Theres so much more to them then "oo shiny!" and the way you present the information is great!

[jakemoeller]

Many people do not like governmental oversight, but that oversight helps to keep poachers from coming in and decimating the area. Good on you, Canada.

[ItsLoneWolf-pglp]

Great to see you collaborating with Chris. Never thought I would see you two together in a video. I've actually met him in person at a silver cove show, Great guy 👍

[thoughtpocket]

This is the video that had me hammer that subscribe button.

It's only the first video and I have the fever. Which fever? All of them. I've now seen most of your videos and many of the other treasure hunters. Thanks to your enthusiasm I've found all kinds of cool places to visit near where I live in USA's east coast. I've planed a trip to go corundum hunting in North Carolina first! I don't want to be dramatic but, it's been a rough few years for me and this has genuinely been helping with depression. My favorite thing about your videos is that they have a bit of everything. Tons of great scenery, information about prospecting, geology, and how to enjoy treasure hunting without ruining a beautiful place.

When I start getting good you can bet you'll see me visiting BC to enjoy nature and adventure with all you fine folk!! The BC Sea Picture Stone is crazy beautiful, as are these Ammonites/Ammolites, and I really appreciate how informative you are in every video.

[ToeCutter]

imagine living in a free country and owning land and still being required to have a permit to mine or hunt for stuff on your own property... gov't thinks they're entitled to a portion of everything you own... if not all of it...

[averieldeathrider]

I love how you explain things & the educational side of your content. Both educational & entertaining.

[hollyingraham]

Down in Baja California, off the Direto by Ensenada, I found a cluster of baculites that were pearly pink. Head of my college geology department couldn't identify the mineral. You just reminded me of fun times.

[KrisPSouls]

I love fossil hunting. You can find some crazy looking fossils all over this world. Like those with the extra color to them are beautifully.

[BongoWongoOG]

That looked like a fun day out. Beautiful fossils, and that ammolite is a spectacular colour.

[saralynn]

So interesting! Thank you Dan and Chris! It was very interesting learning about how the government protects fossils. I think it would be a good idea to have a removable pulley system you could set up each time to haul the find back to the truck. Or a pulley system from the water to the the main hill and then a neat little motorized cart to assist bringing them to the truck.

[kellyw.]

Hey Dan! WOW, talk about treasure hunting! Before finding your channel, I never knew where all the beautiful gemstones and gold etc came from. From a novice's point of view, we'd probably just pass over these treasures, just thinking they were just a plain ole rock not knowing what was actually inside. Lol Mother nature is incredibly sneaky at hiding all her gorgeous gemstones and treasures! Ammolite is STUNNING! Would love to see what you got all polished up. Awesome video!!