Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
STOP leaving money on the table! Most gold miners are getting ROBBED when they sell — and they don't even know it. After 40 years as a geologist and mining expert, I'm breaking down EXACTLY how to maximize every dollar from your placer and lode gold — from fine dust to monster nuggets.
In this video:
🪙 Placer Gold — Why pawn shops will "bend you over lickety split" and where to actually sell (eBay, fellow miners, auction houses for big nuggets)
💎 Monster Nuggets — Never sell at spot price! How auction houses can get you 30–50% ABOVE spot price for nuggets with character
🔥 Smelting Your Fines — How to smelt down fine placer gold before sending it to a refinery so you don't lose money on impurities
⚗️ Fire Assays vs. XRF Guns — Why a spectrometer is only good "down and dirty" in the field, and where to get real numbers
⛏️ Ore Grade Math — The minimum grade you need for manually extracted ore (1 oz/ton) vs. mine dump material to actually make money
🏭 Milling on a Budget — From mortar & pestle to jaw crushers and hammer mills: how to build a crushing circuit WITHOUT blowing your budget on equipment you don't need
🏆 Best Refineries — Midwest Refineries, Elemental, and how to time the market so they hold your gold and cut a check when prices spike
Resources Mentioned:
Mount Baker Mining & Metals (Jason) — Turnkey milling systems & paydirt
Action Mining Services — Flux for sulfide ore smelting
Midwest Refineries & Elemental Gold Refineries
Chris Ralph — Selling lode claims to major mining companies
💰 GIVEAWAY: We're giving away paydirt straight from my mine PLUS mining equipment — become a Patron to enter! Link below.
0:00 Introduction — How to Maximize Your Gold Value
0:22 Placer Gold: The "Poor Man's Gold" Explained
1:17 How to Sell Gold Nuggets (Never Use a Pawn Shop!)
2:51 Processing & Selling Gold Fines
4:14 Lode Gold: The "Rich Man's Gold" Explained
5:19 Fire Assays vs. XRF Guns — Getting Real Numbers
7:15 Free Mill Gold & Starting with Simple Equipment
7:49 Jaw Crushers & Hammer Mills — Advanced Milling
8:43 Gold Concentrators: Gold Cube, Shaker Table & More
10:23 Start Small — Don't Catch Gold Fever!
11:26 Selling Your Gold Claims to Mining Companies
14:07 Smelting Gold Fines LIVE Demonstration
18:41 Best Refineries: Midwest & Elemental
19:15 Patreon Giveaway — Gold Monster 1000 & Keene 140S
#goldselling #placer gold #lodeGold #goldprospecting #howtosellgold #smeltinggold #goldrefinery #goldmining #fireassay #AskJeffWilliams #goldnuggets #goldminingequipment
STOP leaving money on the table! Most gold miners are getting ROBBED when they sell — and they don't even know it. After 40 years as a geologist and mining expert, I'm breaking down EXACTLY how to maximize every dollar from your placer and lode gold — from fine dust to monster nuggets.
In this video:
🪙 Placer Gold — Why pawn shops will "bend you over lickety split" and where to actually sell (eBay, fellow miners, auction houses for big nuggets)
💎 Monster Nuggets — Never sell at spot price! How auction houses can get you 30–50% ABOVE spot price for nuggets with character
🔥 Smelting Your Fines — How to smelt down fine placer gold before sending it to a refinery so you don't lose money on impurities
⚗️ Fire Assays vs. XRF Guns — Why a spectrometer is only good "down and dirty" in the field, and where to get real numbers
⛏️ Ore Grade Math — The minimum grade you need for manually extracted ore (1 oz/ton) vs. mine dump material to actually make money
🏭 Milling on a Budget — From mortar & pestle to jaw crushers and hammer mills: how to build a crushing circuit WITHOUT blowing your budget on equipment you don't need
🏆 Best Refineries — Midwest Refineries, Elemental, and how to time the market so they hold your gold and cut a check when prices spike
Resources Mentioned:
Mount Baker Mining & Metals (Jason) — Turnkey milling systems & paydirt
Action Mining Services — Flux for sulfide ore smelting
Midwest Refineries & Elemental Gold Refineries
Chris Ralph — Selling lode claims to major mining companies
💰 GIVEAWAY: We're giving away paydirt straight from my mine PLUS mining equipment — become a Patron to enter! Link below.
0:00 Introduction — How to Maximize Your Gold Value
0:22 Placer Gold: The "Poor Man's Gold" Explained
1:17 How to Sell Gold Nuggets (Never Use a Pawn Shop!)
2:51 Processing & Selling Gold Fines
4:14 Lode Gold: The "Rich Man's Gold" Explained
5:19 Fire Assays vs. XRF Guns — Getting Real Numbers
7:15 Free Mill Gold & Starting with Simple Equipment
7:49 Jaw Crushers & Hammer Mills — Advanced Milling
8:43 Gold Concentrators: Gold Cube, Shaker Table & More
10:23 Start Small — Don't Catch Gold Fever!
11:26 Selling Your Gold Claims to Mining Companies
14:07 Smelting Gold Fines LIVE Demonstration
18:41 Best Refineries: Midwest & Elemental
19:15 Patreon Giveaway — Gold Monster 1000 & Keene 140S
#goldselling #placer gold #lodeGold #goldprospecting #howtosellgold #smeltinggold #goldrefinery #goldmining #fireassay #AskJeffWilliams #goldnuggets #goldminingequipment
