212 A Detailed Look at a Local Placer Mine

This is a lot more detailed look at the local placer mine with a lot better video quality.

[@Ako2account]

This brings back memories. I took a break from dredging and helped on a friend's operation many years ago for about a month. No pay, just for fun and to help out. Lots of dirt moving around and a lot of long hours, but we had a blast. Cleanups were always exciting but he showed me his expenses and I quickly realized the gold is going out the door almost as quickly as we found it.

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

That is the difference between LIVING and working. 🙂

[@davidvilla3243]

Truelly enjoyed this video Miner Jim.He figured out his problem and came out victorious ,No loses and gained experience to the wiser in my eyes.Seeing the plant in operations was good to see.Wishing him the best take care David out

[@minerjim1531]

Thanks David

[@wildernesspost8764]

This was so great to watch.Learned a ton, thanks so much!

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

We'll do more 'tours' as we can

[@minerjim1531]

Thanks, Wilderness

[@mohammednovalija]

Absolutely amongst the best tapes I have watched on KZbin - Thank You so much for going to the effort And that guy what got bogged - he sure did make a meal of it - shoulda done what he done at the end , but at the start

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

I would have done it a bit different myself, but it's his mine, his excavator. :-)

[@minerjim1531]

Thanks, Mohammed It wasn't as bad as it looked. And he is an experienced operator, weak drives on machine, high hours!

[@goldpanr]

Real great video! Thanks for recording it Jim! A++++

[@minerjim1531]

Thanks goldpanr

[@GrooberNedJardine]

Great stuff , appreciate the running commentary , would have been good to see a run then a cleanup , thanks for showing the operation . cheers Ned .

[@minerjim1531]

Thanks Ned, at some point we will show a cleanup!

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

First day usually doesn't have a cleanup :-) Nice if they needed one

[@edmc1000]

Thanks for taking us along .

[@minerjim1531]

Thanks for watching

[@ericschultz5413]

Want to add great job to the great fellow who did the video/documentary!

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

Jim is a much better placer miner than I am. I am hard rock.

[@brianthegreat1-j4w]

Thanks for sharing, that shrimp juice will attract bears for miles. Good luck

[@minerjim1531]

Thanks Brian, and yes we are in grizzly country up there, have one on video right in camp from last fall

[@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK]

How many grams per hour are they getting?

[@minerjim1531]

Yardage was running 17.00- 35.00 $per yard

[@randythomas3478]

I'm enjoying seeing this real action!

[@minerjim1531]

Thanks Randy

[@patrickjobling8676]

Super fantastics mr big jims .. now thats living ..😍😎😁pip pips and carryon pilgrims

[@minerjim1531]

Yes, great family, and friends. Thanks

[@sanfranciscobay]

20:43 If there were Golf Ball or Baseball Size Gold Nuggets, would they be discarded to the front of the Trailer and never found?

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

They would be rejected off the screen. In those cases where such nuggets are known to exist, they will usually run the screen rejects over a metal detector now. In the past they often got thrown away. Therefore, such reject piles can be a good spot to metal detect for gold.

[@badgroove5501]

Great job! My son and I enjoy weekend panning. We never want to crawl onto a claim unknowingly and any info you could share on placers & lodes (the do’s and do nots, would be fantastic).

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

That can get a bit complicated. :-) Land status maps are available but actual claims gets real granular. If you have a spot you want to try you will have to do a bit of research in general.

[@badgroove5501]

@@hardrockuniversity7283 your right and research takes some time. I’m glad I’m enrolled at H.R, university as a freshman!

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

@@badgroove5501 Looks like I may be doing a new set of videos on exploration targeted at a guy in Guinea, but applicable everywhere. Interesting times.

[@minerjim1531]

Badgroove, Monday night I may try to discuss, deposition in placers, that's a subject that pertains to both interesting enough! Thanks for watching!

[@NasoBabagir]

Hey my dear, please make it clear especially the thinness of payable horizion

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

I am not sure on this mine as I have never been there personally.

[@Goldstreamplacer]

2 man operations are the best ! Low stress, more fun.

[@minerjim1531]

Exactly, Thanks

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

Small teams are easier for sure.

[@rossjensen2766]

Which state is this operation in?

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

Montana

[@bayoubilly6971]

Where is this located. Montana ? Blue slide ?

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

Montana. Not sure otherwise. Jim?

[@minerjim1531]

Helena, Montana area

[@baerentstrandberg4473]

you need more steel on your screen need a rotating stacker belt rotation is about 150 degrees unit needs to be on tracks unit needs to be in the cut and fed by a dragline tails pumped to holding pond till ready for off site processing

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

Quite a lot for a ten ton dump. 🙂

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

Oops. Wrong video. In this case- not my operation.

[@brandonwallace2118]

ty for sharing

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

You are most welcome

[@queencoins9913]

Gray video buddy

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

I didn't shoot it. Jim is just starting.

[@glencaple3888]

Nice. Thanks!

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

You're welcome.

[@minerjim1531]

Thanks Glen

[@olddirtygoatmining1522]

That excavator has very little track power left, it struggles in the mud!

[@robertmaciver130]

nice jim tyvm

[@BigDog-cy4qk]

Brycey boy need me to come give him some tips on how the big boys do it...you fellas ain't related to the Hoffman clan are ya🤦‍♂️😂

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

Not me. Not sure about Bryce

[@minerjim1531]

It really wasn't as bad as it looked, its all bedrock under him, ground water was coming very fast making loose material a swamp. Bryce is a very experienced operator!

[@kevinauld6809]

That is more complete I've almost have been that deep in a small excavator I try not to ever get to stuck I'm sher some day it will happen but sofar sogood

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

I've been close once. :-)

[@minerjim1531]

Thanks Kevin

[@randallsmerna384]

Boy that guy just totally screwed himself with that stuck excavator by allowing the water to surround him. He should have taken dry rocking material and piled it next to his unit so that when he lifted it it would fall into the track area. Repeat this process While also creating a gentle ramp for the excavator to climb and push yourself out!

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

I have very little experience with excavators or mud myself. being form the desert. Your plan makes sense to me.

[@edioniokifer9273]

Gostei mas porém essa calha e muito pequena acho que está perdendo ouro

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

Isso é possível. Testar é a única maneira de saber com certeza.

[@sanfranciscobay]

So much expensive equipment, time and the amount of earth that has to be moved. Is this productive financially?

[@baerentstrandberg4473]

try to keep your cut dry

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

Not sure why they didn't. It is pretty sloppy though. 🙂

[@shawnanderson3304]

40 yards a day , not going to make any money that way

[@minerjim1531]

He will scale up in the future, you have to start with what your capable of!!

[@minerjim1531]

Shawn, this is a weekend hobby for his family a this point.

[@Goldstreamplacer]

40 yards @ $25 / yard = $1000 per day. Expenses for fuel, little things, not counting breakdowns $200 / day. $800 per day profit is pretty good wages for a couple of guys. Its never that cheap irl, but it shows you can make a living wage running a small operation. I havent even taken into the real value of mining, which is just being out there doing it. Priceless.

[@minerjim1531]

@@Goldstreamplacer you couldn't be more right!!!

[@sanfranciscobay]

@@Goldstreamplacer I would think it costs more than $200 per day for the use of the Excavator, Bobcat, Mining Machine, Fuel, Food etc.

[@arnaubasulto4448]

In which state is that?

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

Western Montana