3 day cycle. Drill cut out from start to finish

[@NinjaofApathy]

I don't even work in your trade man, but I have been enjoying these videos for awhile! I noticed a real uptick in editing quality and whatnot as well, appreciate the work you put into these uploads! Good stuff.

[@NinjaofApathy]

Also excellent choice of music synchronicity! 🤙

[@digitor24]

Hey zinc miner here I'm a loader operator, just found your channel it's really familiar to me, be safe watch tha ground

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

18:48 Yep, that is past it's prime, time for a new one. Great video Jory

[@dantatsmarshall4381]

Miss working with ya bud. Keep up the great videos

[@steelwolf9454]

I dont get to see most of this whilst surveying underground, mostly because everything stops when I rock up! Awesome videos, keep it up!

[@pauleastend4706]

Nice to see some underground content here......over 20 years in gold, silver and base metal underground mining from Cobalt Ontario.....and north including Kirkland Lake, and many different mines in Timmins Ontario. I have mainly stuck with Jacklegs ans stopers....longtoms....and the last 10 years I drove Alimak raises.

[@JoryDion]

Paul Eastend longtoms are fun I’ve always wanted to do Alimak

[@pauleastend4706]

@@JoryDion Not sure if it's cool to ask where your working in these videos Jory?

[@coderedcodered8161]

used to use grade poles set by survey. front a back site then 5 feet down, shine light through steel washers. that was the 5 foot mark simple and fast as long as everyone on the same

[@JoryDion]

@@coderedcodered8161 I used the same thing in the track drift

[@moniquerumbiak5226]

Hey Jory!! Thanks for the awesome video man. My dad is a retired underground copper miner with 35 years experience working at the Freeport mine in Papua, Indonesia. Mining in Indonesia it's a family business, my uncles, cousins, and brother are currently working at the mine. It brings back memories when my dad told many stories of how he started 30 years ago drilling blast holes with jackleg...LOL and his favorite word to the new generation miner, "You don't know shit about mining until you have use to jackleg, LOL," I think it's his sarcasm to the jumbo operator to drill the holes faster so they can double blast in one shift....yes, crazy...Anyways, i grew up in mining town and met many mining contractors from Canada. Majority of them work for Redpath, Inc. a Canadian company.

[@JoryDion]

Mining is family business here also. My dad uncle and grandfather where all miners including my brother now lol. Trust me family dinner night was all drill and blast ! Glad you enjoyed the videos stay safe .

[@Dobriyvecher1]

Hello from Russia, Norilsk. I work in the mine too, Nornickel. I work on the Boltec Epiroc. I wish you a strong roof

[@Porty1119]

You outdid yourself with the production quality on this one. You've got some beautiful (and big!) equipment to work with. Down here by the Mexican border, we've got 70s and 80s EIMCO and Young's machines. 1 and 3-yard LHDs, a pneumatic jumbo, and soon to be a five-ton truck.

[@JoryDion]

Headframe Hunters those pneumatic jumbos used to make my brain feel like it was shaking lol.

[@Porty1119]

@@JoryDion Well, the pneumatic jumbo kind of blew up so it's back to jacklegs lol. The hydraulics are pneumatic as well so the tramming engine can be shut down while drilling, but the air motor exploded and the hydraulic pump failed.

[@JoryDion]

@@Porty1119 Bummer, sometimes you dont realize how much you love even an old beater jumbo until it blows up and back to drilling rounds with the jackleg lol .

[@Porty1119]

@@JoryDion Yup. I'm considering picking up a long tom to replace it since the jumbo has been parked for the foreseeable future. How do you like those machines? I found two for sale up in your neck of the woods.

[@JoryDion]

​@@Porty1119 long toms are awesome.

[@Corinthianblack]

Hey bro, been watching a few of your videos and the “industrial athlete” term is spot fucking on. I might prefer swellex over splits, but you’re good shit bud.

[@JoryDion]

Ya we have been begging company to switch to swellex for awhile. One day maybe . Thanks for the comment .

[@carlswenson5403]

exceptional work. greetings from the cross/caribou in central co

[@Porty1119]

That's a heck of a coincidence; I just stumbled across references to the Cross/Caribou mines on MSHA's database. Are they worked as conventional rail mines?

[@carlswenson5403]

@@Porty1119 were in a fresh round of development, and will likely be moving to rubber tires.

[@Porty1119]

@@carlswenson5403 Nice! Do you know what type and size of equipment they're after? I know MES in Idaho Springs has a good variety, and a contact of mine in Moab has quite a bit of older rubber-tire. I bought a five-ton truck off him last week that should be going to work at a mine in western New Mexico.

[@carlswenson5403]

@@Porty1119 we've picked up some equipment from a mine in .. NM .. but the other pieces will be falling into place this winter or next spring. we just got a two boom jumbo, a pair of old lhd's, a pair of excavators and a dozer, so we may be short on liquid assets

[@Porty1119]

@@carlswenson5403 Good deal! Do you know what kind of LHDs they picked up? I've got a pair of EIMCO 911s and a Young Buggy myself, and my main client has an EIMCO 913 and a two-boom pneumatic jumbo.

[@weymarsmithtorressandoval]

Buen video. Me interesa más los vídeo del ds411 el boltec pernador.

[@jiirii9783]

Please keep up these videos if you are still in mining industry. -> such informative stuff for newcomers to see !! thanks a lot for this stuff that is already in tube ! and you don't seem to use SBi in any cases, display is "blank" no use in your case ? A joy to look someone who actually works with these machines. Keep on drilling!!

[@JoryDion]

What is SBi?

[@jiirii9783]

@@JoryDion Sandvik bolting instrument -> display in your DS411 (to see where bolts were installed)

[@JoryDion]

@@jiirii9783 no we dont have any of the sensors to utilize the SBi.

[@weymarsmithtorressandoval]

De que mina es y la ciudad ? Por favor.

[@Godsonreactiontv]

Great video..

[@delsen.oboisen2245]

Too good Bruh. 💯✊🏾👍🏽✌🏽👏🏽💪🏾🤝🏾💥💣⛏️

[@robinlox99]

Is there a new vid on the way? I really enjoyed your others. Thanks.

[@JoryDion]

I was going to narrate this one....I haven't stopped making the video's but what comes next I am unsure of. The story boards just kinda hit me...what exactly to explain and how sometimes is difficult.

[@plutobottles8561]

Miss it, Got a layoff from Kirkland lake Gold last month, hard to find work right now.

[@TheLastRezort27]

How are mines going in the US during Covid? We were lucky in West Australia and everything is running full steam ahead, especially with the gold price

[@plutobottles8561]

@@TheLastRezort27 Not sure about the USA, In Canada there is work but it is hard to find for someone like me who is a jack leg miner. I have no mods for mechanized equipment. I do wonder how hard it would be to find work in Australia.

[@plutobottles8561]

@Curtis Jones Might be time to look into moving to a new country. Found work 2 weeks ago but mucking is boring.

[@plutobottles8561]

@Curtis Jones back to work breaking rounds. Almost done with my divorce maybe I will look into moving down under when it is all said and done.

[@SebongileTyhalithi]

Im interested to do drill Rigger

[@JoryDion]

Mining is fun . Enjoy the videos !

[@sayedsaid7586]

I work in the Sukari mine in Egypt, but in a service department, and currently I have applied for a transfer to the underground mining department I will start as offsider position I want advice on this

[@JoryDion]

Pay attention to what the operator does so you can always be a couple steps ahead . Jumbo should never have to wait for anything . Plug him in and get what ever he needs so the drill Never stops operating.

[@TheLastRezort27]

G'day Jory Great videos mate good to see that you are still making them. Something I'm not sure about though. How do you manage to be involved in every stage of the development cycle? How does scheduling work between the machines and other operators? It seems like the machines get a lot of downtime by parking up.

[@JoryDion]

Lachlan Stanley %100 a lot of idle time. We need more development headings and more operators...

[@cesarguerra9878]

Genial tu video colega ✌ Que tipo de cámara ocupas?

[@JoryDion]

GoPro hereo black 8

[@trucktrailerparts]

rock drill tools factory

[@ДушманКакдела]

What mine is this?

[@max.zuidlaren]

like the video's you make, but one question, what is the paperwork for you fill out when parking machinery? Runninghours or something else??

[@JoryDion]

Yes running hours , repairs that may be needed . Parking location etc. The more info the better for the next person who might be operating

[@aaronokai6965]

no offsider to help?

[@JoryDion]

I know right. I wish.

[@gettinrigged4129]

Jory, do you have any more videos coming out in the future?

[@JoryDion]

I am planning on remake this one narrated. currently all my work areas and equipment are to embarrasing to show anyone lol.

[@JoryDion]

Actually now that I’m thinking about it we just got these cool new rebar dollys for installing split sets with Maclean bolters that would be interesting..💡

[@gettinrigged4129]

@@JoryDion we made your 6-meter cycle video part of our new hire indoc. Teach the new hires about mining. Congrats on spreading the knowledge to a new generation of mining folk. 😁

[@hamzajaffri1423]

Great video! Just curious why switch to laser navigation instead of total station navigation?

[@JoryDion]

Hamza Jaffri laser / drill bit navigation is less work for engineers. Total station is highly accurate and much more expensive, also takes a lot more commitment from engineer because they need to provide tunnel plans etc. Also this is mining and total station was used in the tunnel

[@dustinbrosko7598]

would you call yourself a development miner? im just starting out in ontario the past year and im just noticing there are lots of different types of job titles underground. development, rehab, construction, shaft sinking, alimak or some guys seem to just do certain jobs like bolter, scoop operator,....like how long does it usually take for someone to get to your level?

[@JoryDion]

Dustin Brosko yes I am a development miner. I do the drifts that go to the ore bodies and a production miner is a long hole driller. Rehab is repairing drifts shift is dev miner but going down and Alimak is dev miner that goes up. I’ve been mining for 15 years all in lateral development. A lot of where you get to depends on the opportunity you are given and how you excel at certain tasks. Some guys are really good bolters so they just bolt because that’s the best for production. Usually to get on a jumbo you have to already be proficient in mucking bolting and blasting and drilling. So how far you get is really up to your skill level. Some guys never make it off a truck cause they are slow 🤷‍♂️.

[@Erin-kw5zo]

Question what are you making?

[@JoryDion]

This is a drill cut out for a long hole machine to drill a stope.

[@craignicholson505]

U out did your self again sir . I have only one question what are buttons on the face ?

[@JoryDion]

Buttons are like the very smallest of bootleg. Clearly no powder in them but u can still see a dot on the face from a blast hole from the last round. If it’s not a bootleg it’s just a “button”, referring to the carbides on the end of the bit showing up on the face.

[@craignicholson505]

@@JoryDion thank you very much sir for explaining that . I did think that's what u were referring too but I would rather not guess at something I do not know

[@JoryDion]

@@craignicholson505 I appreciate the questions, the whole idea of these videos is to help people understand what goes on underground.

[@JTBrute]

Nice work. What mine is this?

[@JoryDion]

Top secret location, in a galaxy far far away.

[@micabean8291]

@@JoryDion I know where because I work here

[@JoryDion]

@@micabean8291 ooooo really?

[@micabean8291]

HW right?

[@JoryDion]

@@micabean8291 ...maybe

[@jarrodmasters4149]

What are you using to muck out?

[@JoryDion]

Jarrod Masters best case scenario we use 8 yard sandvik scoop

[@jarrodmasters4149]

Awesome videos man I am working on some small 108” headings hand mine tunnels but I hope to get the opportunity to work on some bigger headings like this in the future

[@JoryDion]

@@jarrodmasters4149 small headings are fun. mining industry is changing fast. wont be long untill your in some large headings im sure

[@jarrodmasters4149]

Jory Dion was awesome seeing you run 2 jack legs at once I thought I was good but that was mint if only I could get 2 rebuilt good enough to run at the same time we’re mining in some hard granite and it seems impossible to get them running long enough to drill 3 rounds before I have to rebuild them

[@JoryDion]

@@jarrodmasters4149 moister in the airlines and not enough drill oil is what always kills our machines. I use ALOT of drill oil on jackleg, like dump it in the gooseneck lots...We got some new Canun jacklegs with the anti vibe handle and they used so much oil it was unreal.... like 6 bolts and they would empty the lubricator.

[@Derrick_Neill]

Just curious on how come you never scale ? Lol not even bars in your heading lol I’d get fired at the mines I worked in for that kinda work

[@JoryDion]

Why would I use a bar when I am so far away from everything? It is safer and more effective to use a machine .

[@Derrick_Neill]

Just before you grub hoed your lifters for example. Different mines different rules. But pretty sweet so much cabbed in gear at that mine.

[@JoryDion]

@@Derrick_Neill Ya ill give you that one, hand scale before digging lifters is best practice. I would do this 100% if I was bringing in a deck or loader to sign off the face before drilling...having no bootlegs to wash or circle I admit I am skipping the deck / scaling step. All that being said we do have scaling bars on the loading truck and X-Decks, I do scale as I go when loading and work top-down. Thanks for watching

[@MrMikeMe]

@@JoryDion we have to screen to 5' grade right to face and drape the face with screen and pin it with jumbo before we can even go near the face to markup and grub hoe lifters. a lot of loose gets knocked down during the pinning phase and the drilling phase .. so usually not a lot to scale away with a bar pre loading. ps Sidewinders are fun to drill!

[@JoryDion]

@@MrMikeMe We do the screen and split set the face sometimes if the ground is very bad.

[@joshuacourtney4708]

why do you keep your leading edge a full screen length from the face? id get my ass nailed to the wall for that

[@JoryDion]

It is not required in some ground conditions. Different ground conditions have different support requirements. The back is always supported to the face only walls hang back a little bit.

[@joshuacourtney4708]

@@JoryDion Have you had the chance to try any of the "highspeed" bolting with a 421 splitboom jumbo?

[@JoryDion]

@@joshuacourtney4708 as far as I know high speed bolting is just split sets? I have done lots of ground support with split feeds and it is very fast. I have only been on Epiroc e2c split feeds but would love a 421 or 422 with split feeds.

[@joshuacourtney4708]

@@JoryDion Its been pretty new in canada but they use an 8 foot jumbo splitset that has a rock bolt inside of it. Sandvik makes them called shark bolts. No resin needed and can be drilled and installed with a jumbo. Nicest part about it is that you can use a 6 by 14 foot screen instead of smaller stuff.

[@JoryDion]

@@joshuacourtney4708 I like the bigger screen for sure. I would love a split feed just cause I have to drill so many sidewinders.