You could make millions searching for valuable resources such as gold, oil, or diamonds. And yet, these are not the only resources that prospective miners could make millions with. Today's video discusses many different resources through a tier list format to determine what are the best mineral and mineraloid compounds to search for it hopes of making a profit. This video was made by a geologist with nearly a decade's experience (formal & informal) in prospecting for gemstones and mineral resources. Note #1: Most ore resources (but not all) are found primarily in igneous rocks. You may NOT prospect in Mount Rainier National Park (shown in the background); it is illegal to prospect or collect in National Parks. Note #2: Just because a location is shown in today's video does NOT mean you can collect or prospect there! Do not break the law! If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ CC BY 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode CC BY-SA 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode Sources/Citations: [1] U.S. Geological Survey [2] Mindat, https://www.mindat.org/ Note. All mineral data, including chemical formula and mohs hardness when mentioned were cited from Mindat.org [3] Mindat, "Bastnäsite Group", https://www.mindat.org/min-42527.html [4] Mindat, "Monazite Group", https://www.mindat.org/min-2750.html [5] Mindat, "Tyuyamunite", https://www.mindat.org/min-4072.html [6] Mindat, "Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series", https://www.mindat.org/min-8667.html [7] Mindat, "Tantalite", https://www.mindat.org/min-3882.html 0:00 Prospecting 1:10 Gold 1:53 Diamonds 2:14 Strontium & Barium 2:47 Tungsten 3:22 Rare Earth Elements 3:57 Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Lithium 4:23 Oil, Natural Gas, Coal 5:23 Fossils 5:46 Meteorites 6:04 Iron, Aluminum, Titanium, Manganese 6:24 Lead & Zinc 6:41 Uranium & Thorium 7:09 Bismuth & Mercury 7:21 Silver, Platinum, Palladium 7:49 Beryllium 8:04 Antimony, Tin, Niobium 8:21 Molybdenum & Vanadium 8:45 Tantalum 9:02 Gemstones