Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This old mine dump in the Lost Basin Mining District, Arizona has been sitting untouched since the 1930s — and it's still loaded with gold. In this video, we team up with Mike Pung, inventor of the Gold Cube, to test-run material from the legendary King Tut Mine using his new Gyro Gold centrifugal separator — a machine built to catch the ultra-fine gold that sluice boxes and other equipment miss.
We break down the geology of the area: the detachment fault that hosted the original quartz veins, the Muddy Creek Formation that redistributed gold-bearing red clay, and the surface indicators (trumpet plants, caliche, pseudomorphed pyrite cubes) that old-timers used to find gold-bearing ground. Then we run a single yard of tailings through the Gyro Gold and see exactly what the 1930s-era miners left behind.
If you're into gold mining, gold prospecting, and old mine history in Arizona and Nevada, hit subscribe — new videos every Saturday.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Old King Tut mine site & Gyro Gold intro
01:19 - Reading the desert: black sand, trumpet plants, mineralized soil
03:16 - King Tut Mine history & the two sources of gold
04:31 - How the Gyro Gold centrifugal separator works
06:47 - Running King Tut tailings through the machine
09:11 - Finding specimen gold: pseudomorphs & caliche explained
10:48 - The gold reveal
12:24 - Wrap-up, shoutouts & Patreon giveaway
Learn more about the Gyro Gold: gyrogold.com
WANT TO WIN FREE GOLD & GEAR?
This month we're giving away 10 bags of rich paydirt, a Gold Monster 1000 metal detector, a Keene 140S drywasher, and the new Keene Puffer drywasher. Pledge $10+ on Patreon to qualify — link in the video.
#GoldMining #Arizona #Prospecting
DISCLAIMER: This mine dump is on private property and actively claimed. Do not trespass — it is patrolled and posted.
#GoldMining #GoldProspecting #ArizonaGold
This old mine dump in the Lost Basin Mining District, Arizona has been sitting untouched since the 1930s — and it's still loaded with gold. In this video, we team up with Mike Pung, inventor of the Gold Cube, to test-run material from the legendary King Tut Mine using his new Gyro Gold centrifugal separator — a machine built to catch the ultra-fine gold that sluice boxes and other equipment miss.
We break down the geology of the area: the detachment fault that hosted the original quartz veins, the Muddy Creek Formation that redistributed gold-bearing red clay, and the surface indicators (trumpet plants, caliche, pseudomorphed pyrite cubes) that old-timers used to find gold-bearing ground. Then we run a single yard of tailings through the Gyro Gold and see exactly what the 1930s-era miners left behind.
If you're into gold mining, gold prospecting, and old mine history in Arizona and Nevada, hit subscribe — new videos every Saturday.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Old King Tut mine site & Gyro Gold intro
01:19 - Reading the desert: black sand, trumpet plants, mineralized soil
03:16 - King Tut Mine history & the two sources of gold
04:31 - How the Gyro Gold centrifugal separator works
06:47 - Running King Tut tailings through the machine
09:11 - Finding specimen gold: pseudomorphs & caliche explained
10:48 - The gold reveal
12:24 - Wrap-up, shoutouts & Patreon giveaway
Learn more about the Gyro Gold: gyrogold.com
WANT TO WIN FREE GOLD & GEAR?
This month we're giving away 10 bags of rich paydirt, a Gold Monster 1000 metal detector, a Keene 140S drywasher, and the new Keene Puffer drywasher. Pledge $10+ on Patreon to qualify — link in the video.
#GoldMining #Arizona #Prospecting
DISCLAIMER: This mine dump is on private property and actively claimed. Do not trespass — it is patrolled and posted.
#GoldMining #GoldProspecting #ArizonaGold
