Unboxing case studies

Five YouTubers. Five states. The same lab-verified bags.

Every per-state SKU in the catalog is paired with a creator-supplied YouTube unboxing. Each post links back to the matching unboxing gallery entry AND the per-SKU product template — and is labelled with an FTC-safe disclosure so the sponsored, affiliate, or organic origin of each post is transparent at the table level.

Disclosure note · Some videos on this page are sponsored (paid product placement) or affiliate-linked (commission for purchases). Posts that carry no disclosure are organic: the channel bought the bag at retail. All citations to lab reports refer to the same lot IDs the per-SKU product page publishes.

Per-state case studies

One row per claim state — YouTube unboxing, FTC label, two SKU links.

  • AK · Nome Belt · 1 lb
    Lot AK-1142
    Not sponsored · organic

    Nome Belt pan after the AK-1142 bag opens — first pour

    Published 2026-05-04 by Tundra Trade Co. on the Tundra Trade Co. channel (youtube.com)

    Disclosure
    No paid partnership at the time of publication. The creator purchased the bag at retail to film the unboxing.

    Alaska · Nome / Circle belt — lot AK-1142, 0.286 g Au (Bureau Veritas · Anchorage · CERT · 2026-Q3). The same bag the certificate was issued for.

  • CO · Clear Creek · 1 lb
    Lot CO-2218
    Not sponsored · organic

    Clear Creek · 1 lb · CO-2218 pan — Animas / Clear Creek

    Published 2026-06-12 by High Country Panner on the High Country Panner channel (youtube.com)

    Disclosure
    Organic unboxing: the channel wasn't compensated for this post. The 0.351 g Au weight matches the Inspectorate · Denver certificate.

    Colorado · Clear Creek / Animas — lot CO-2218, 0.351 g Au (Inspectorate · Denver · CERT · 2026-Q3). The same lot pair the certificate PDF substantiates.

  • GA · Cochrane Hill · 1 lb
    Lot CSS-0731
    Sponsored · paid placement

    Cochrane Hill · 1 lb · CSS-0731 — Dahlonega claim unbox

    Published 2026-07-08 by Pine Mountain Prospector on the Pine Mountain Prospector channel (youtube.com)

    Disclosure
    Includes a paid product placement. The shipment was supplied by the brand; views and the pan-out times are the creator's own.

    Georgia · Dahlonega / Pine Mtn. — lot CSS-0731 filmed in-lab, 0.412 g Au (Assay Lab · Boulder, CO · CERT · 2026-Q3). The same bag the certificate was issued for.

  • NC · Henderson Fork · 1 lb
    Lot NC-0914
    Not sponsored · organic

    Henderson Fork · 1 lb · NC-0914 — Mohave fork pan

    Published 2026-04-21 by Creekbed Chronicles on the Creekbed Chronicles channel (youtube.com)

    Disclosure
    No paid sponsorship. The bag was bought at retail; the lab-issued weight (0.319 g Au) and the SGS · Lakefield certificate cross at the same lot.

    North Carolina · Henderson / Mohave fork — lot NC-0914, 0.319 g Au (SGS · Lakefield, ON · CERT · 2026-Q3). The same lot pair the certificate PDF substantiates.

  • ID · Boise Basin · 1 lb
    Lot ID-3307
    Affiliate · commission

    Boise Basin · 1 lb · ID-3307 pan — Warren / Boise Basin

    Published 2026-08-02 by Sawtooth Dredger on the Sawtooth Dredger channel (youtube.com)

    Disclosure
    Affiliate relationship: the channel earns a small commission on the linked bag, on top of the 0.297 g Au ALS · Elko lab certificate.

    Idaho · Boise Basin / Warren — lot ID-3307, 0.297 g Au (ALS · Elko, NV · CERT · 2026-Q3). The same lot pair the certificate PDF substantiates.