Smashed This Boulder & Found CHUNKY Gold!

Have you ever seen a giant boulder in wash and wondered… How much chunky gold is hiding under it, but it is too big to move.
Today I will show you how to move those big rocks out of the way in seconds ...legally and dig into the trapped pay layer beneath it to find out how much placer Gold is hiding under it.

This is one of the most overlooked placer gold “hotspots” because most people can’t (or won’t) move the rock. I’ll show you the exact method I use, including:

✅ Why big boulders trap gold (and where to dig around them)
✅ The Rule of Thirds for drilling + placement (so you don’t waste energy)
✅ How to read joints/fractures so the rock splits the way you want
✅ Safety basics (fly rock awareness + setup tips)
✅ Running material through the Poor Man’s Sluice Box + final pan results

And the best part? We didn’t just get flour gold… we pulled CHUNKY pieces from a small sample — which tells you what could be sitting deeper on false bedrock.

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👇 QUESTION:
What’s the biggest boulder you’ve ever wanted to move in a gold spot — and did you ever get under it?

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How to break down large boulders safely
Reading the ground for gold pockets
Cleaning up the bedrock for chunky gold recovery
00:00 Gold Under Boulders (The Plan)
00:14 Tools + Sierra Blaster Basics
00:32 Why Boulders Trap Gold
01:12 Rule of Thirds (Drill Depth)
01:39 Read Joints/Fractures (Don’t Waste Energy)
02:18 Drill Pattern + Hole Spacing
04:00 Load + Stem the Holes
06:05 Safety Setup (Shunts/Firing)
06:37 Boulder Split (Results)
07:46 Fly Rock Warning
09:41 Dig Underneath + Sample
11:12 Budget Sluice Run
13:53 Quick Cleanup
15:46 Final Pan
17:05 Gold Reveal + Takeaways
19:09 DIY Link + Giveaway
20:26 Outro

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