Autunite Uranium Mineral Dig - Uranium Mine

[@jakedeloney370]

You guys should bring a Geiger counter next time and test the pieces.

[@theokayestchemist3123]

Using this in my chem class this month. Thanks, guys!

[@SkateSoup]

Definitely do not lick the delicious looking lime candy lol

[@sussyamogusman2248]

Lime candy, never seen that lol.

[@kenziestieward07]

XD

[@Derek-yz8bk]

😂

[@teemoleague907]

In the south west, everyone drinks this in the tap water. That's why grandpa and grandma get cancer in 60s. Very common everywhere

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Nice video!! Very beautiful samples of uranium!! Keep up the good work!! I wish you a happy new year with health and happiness!! Good continuation and always with attention!! Greetings from Greece!!

[@GeoForge]

Thank you very much. I wish you also health and happiness in this new year.

[@terrydavis8451]

I have never collected before and I am going to be looking for Autunite and others real soon. I found a good place to look for spots. Your pegmatite video & this one have helped a bunch. Thanks. I will be looking around Spruce Pine NC. Its the only place I have found in NC that seems to have good of possibilities. Any tips & tricks for a newbie looking for radioactive minerals?

[@GeoForge]

I don't have any tips for you on how to find radioactive minerals besides using a black light for Autunite. I would recommend searching online to see what minerals have been found around your location to get an idea of where to look as well. A good website to get started with that is mindat. I hope you find something nice, good luck!

[@Soul_Voicess]

great video. from sri lanka 2023

[@officialjoerizal]

The color of uranium is very nice to my eyes

[@Daleeather1975]

Do you know of radioactive drew on you tube ?

[@NoEnvyHYS]

this is so random but is this on mt spokane? i’m 99% sure i was in that EXACT spot today.. found a good amount, about 20 finger nail sized chunks. lots of fun but i got a lot of my clothes

[@GeoForge]

It is the one by Mt Spokane. Finger nail sized chunks are the good ones. If it got all over your clothes, then you might be at a risk for breathing it in too which isn't good either. I would wear a mask of some kind when I would dig it up. It usually gets everywhere once I bring it back to clean the bigger samples up. Tiny glowing flakes everywhere.

[@dubsar]

I have a weird looking radioactive stone. It deems to have been molten, has two more or less flat sides at 120 degrees angle, and has a silvery metallic inclusion that does not rust or tarnish... How can I identify it?

[@giovannib.ortizhuanca4105]

You would have to look up a list of radioactive minerals and look for photos of each of the minerals you find. Maybe you have a uraninite or samarskite, but since you say the inclusion is metallic, then maybe not, but the color and its type of crystallization always influence.

[@benc210]

Where is the mine located?

[@fasteddie258269]

Great video, that's exciting

[@GeoForge]

Thanks. This is exciting stuff to find. We were hoping for something a little bigger in size though.

[@fasteddie258269]

Also curious if it would set off a Geiger counter, and if there is a protocol for storing this stuff. Deff an exciting add to the collection

[@GeoForge]

@@fasteddie258269 A good Geiger counter will detect this stuff. I would like to get one eventually to help look for bigger chunks at this mine and in other locations. As far as storing, a plastic or glass container with a lid should do fine. This stuff releases radon gas over time which is something to avoid. Over all, this stuff is relatively safe to have.

[@HurleyDeanSandpointIdaho]

Do you ever sell the uranium you find? I would like to purchase some if at all possible.

[@shoaibjam3224]

What is the price of uranium you collected?

[@hamseibrahim7840]

How much does 1kg of Autunite cost? I have 10kg of it at home.

[@usmanqahir6825]

So nice

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

What lights are you using?

[@BackupSix76066]

UV

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@BackupSix76066 I could tell that its UV. I was wondering what specific light. Brand, model....etc.

[@BackupSix76066]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding fair point

[@GeoForge]

The brand of light we are using is Vansky. They help a lot when it comes to searching for minerals like this.

[@okboomer6201]

How many pounds if you guys need to find to build the bomb?

[@theend4696]

Amazing but is it emeits radiation?

[@GeoForge]

It does put off some radiation.

[@stevenmedina4512]

I heard they pulled out a five ton boulder from that mine of the glowing stuff

[@LuisCruz-rb7eg]

where is this at.?

[@leogura6580]

The color is different than yellow cake why?

[@dylanstark2583]

Where is this place?

[@Jet_Lover]

What will happen if you bombard them with neutrons in open air?

[@GeoForge]

I don't know, probably nothing.

[@rowdy420cat]

where were you guys looking at? not exact location but the state. i need u-ore for a glass projects but have not made it out to south-west oregon

[@Howzer1776]

I need some uranium for a science project

[@Global.Nature1]

What touch you using can you use for gemstone?

[@smokestones8691]

Uranium is dangerous lol

[@Arvindkibaat]

What the name of place

[@ishubhagat9002]

Really these are the uranium??

[@CarpeNoctem135]

Do they glow in the dark or just under UV light?

[@GeoForge]

They only glow under a UV light. They are naturally green in color.

[@kristiankurnia1069]

What happend if you touch it with bare hand?

[@GeoForge]

As long has you don't hold them from long periods of time its fine. We just make sure to wash our hands soon after handling them.

[@donysiswanto8422]

@@GeoForge so how could it possible not harmul if we touched it, as we know radioactive dont need media to transfer the radiation

[@GeoForge]

@@donysiswanto8422 The radiation is not to much of a concern if exposed to it for a short period of time. The worst thing to do is inhale or ingest any of the dust from the Autunite. It is still important to wash any of the mineral dust off and not hold it or touch it for long periods of time.

[@slickrick75150]

Is that safe? Obviously I don't know much about radioactivity but is it safe to just be out around uranium and take it home like that?

[@GeoForge]

Autunite is mostly safe. The biggest dangers are if you inhale the dust or ingest it but that goes with ever rock and mineral. It is radio active but its not super dangerous. If you handle it with your hands, just wash them afterwards. Storing them in a plastic or glass container is enough shield yourself from the radio activity. If you store them in a container, it should be opened outside because over time they decay and produce radon gas. So if stored properly, its safe to have.

[@slickrick75150]

@@GeoForge that's so cool. I gotta find me some lol

[@han436]

it even has health benefits

[@slickrick75150]

@@han436 haha nope.

[@han436]

@@slickrick75150 isnt it negative ionizer

[@electricsupercars1978]

I want to buy this mineral autunite from you? for how much you sell?

[@ExclaimThePain]

If you can see it with a uv light, it's probably raduim of thorium, likely thorium

[@curtisoliver1006]

Uranyl fluoresces green under UV light.

[@hannahates1]

How do you find these old uranium mines? Do you just know a guy that knows a guy or do you have a website? I would love to know.

[@GeoForge]

There are a few website online that show old mine locations. Here is a link to one of my favorite ones. Under mineral recourses, click mine features. mrdata.usgs.gov/general/map-us.html#home

[@charming_catss]

Which mine are you at?

[@GeoForge]

This is the Daybreak Mine

[@charming_catss]

GeoForge sweet. I’m heading there soon.

[@GeoForge]

@@charming_catss Awesome, I guess you will know what to look for now :)

[@erikmarks7919]

They cannot be sifted in a way?

[@GeoForge]

They could be sifted which might help with collecting the bigger stuff but that might cause them to fall apart into smaller pieces since they are brittle and that would kick up dust which would not be good to breath since it is radioactive.

[@NOSTIXVASQUEZ]

Is it harmful to touch

[@GeoForge]

It is a radioactive mineral, so I would not recommend holding it or having it on you for a long period of time. Besides that, its mostly safe to handle and pick up. We held some in our hands but we made sure to wash them after. The biggest danger is if you inhale or ingest any dust from it

[@NOSTIXVASQUEZ]

@@GeoForge thank you very much

[@destravlr]

Not enough info on self protection. No mention of collecting at night?

[@GeoForge]

We used a UV light to find the minerals and it is best to go at night. As far as protection, autunite is a radioactive mineral and its fine to collect it and have it on display but one should avoid ingesting it, breathing it in or having it on you for long periods of time. A proper display container is also a good idea for it since it tends to flake.

[@thebull9764]

Is this in Kelowna BC?

[@GeoForge]

No it is not, it is located in Washington in the United States. Sorry for the late reply.

[@uraninite8151]

I wish I could go to such a place. Nothing exists like this in my country , at least places I can visit legally.

[@GeoForge]

That's unfortunate but you can probably find other cool minerals and crystals besides these.

[@uraninite8151]

GeoForge yeah definitely. But we have a huge mining industry so many areas are just off access to the public. I should join a rock hunting group maybe and then they can get permission and Organise security etc. It’s not as simple as just finding and collecting like in many localities in the US and Europe.

[@GPC179]

If I have a quantity of uranium, where can I sell it?

[@pheonix3524]

How much do you want for a gram?

[@GPC179]

@@pheonix3524 I don't know what the global price is for one gram. I have an area with a lot of uranium rays

[@hamseibrahim7840]

​@@GPC179 How much does 1kg of Autunite or uranium cost? I have 10kg of it at home.

[@randyhavener1851]

Oh very cool! Unfortunately in Illinois we get coal :o(

[@GeoForge]

Im sure you got some other minerals around besides just coal that are worth finding. Coal is still a fun thing to find. I only find it along old railway beds and abandoned stations.

[@chemistryscuriosities]

@@GeoForge where are you guys? I would love to find some Connecticut Uraninite and her secondary’s

[@AripinAropin]

I suscribe u. Indonesian fans.

[@creativesociety_allatra]

395 nm or 365 nm?

[@GeoForge]

I think the light we used is 395 nm. I plan to upgrade to a better light.

[@aidan6149]

Nice eastern Washington

[@pheonix3524]

Do you sell it? Asking for a friend ;)

[@GeoForge]

No, not yet anyways. I'll have to look into it.

[@dorudm9492]

warning uranium radiation level is 10 mSv/h

[@aldens1654]

Man you can make a boom use this dangg lol

[@yesubabu1585]

Hi

[@GeoForge]

Hello

[@BackupSix76066]

Mmmmm glowy candy

[@tasoslefth8375]

uranium oxide costs 22$/lb they make nothing

[@BackupSix76066]

@@tasoslefth8375 they make yummy glowy candy

[@pynvlogs]

Uronium in my place need digger mechanic machine

[@fieldlab4]

"Digging around in uranium tailings" doesn't sound too smart.

[@GeoForge]

Not really that much danger unless you kick up and breath in the dust.

[@uhadme]

Because any amount of radiation is bad.. even chemotherapy. I like people from common sense days.. this lot is led astray.

[@hamoudi_d]

LOL, you could become rich selling that stuff to Iran.. 😂

[@amoghvastrad3352]

FBI , CIA are u serious

[@hamoudi_d]

@@amoghvastrad3352 I was joking.. but don't you think that US doesn't make business with Teheran? Come on.. 😂

[@boragoblue680]

Iran has large deposits of Uranium ore in the Zagros Mountains.

[@thom6125]

watch for you kidneys

[@briandavid2011]

Kool you could go back I to the future with this and burn all COVID masks

[@thead-skipper2095]

Yeah it is cryptonite

[@yoromosaad4643]

Becarful do not toych the radioactive uranium

[@professorbeatdatass297]

Uranium isn't green

[@GeoForge]

This is Autunite which is a uranium mineral and it is green in color.

[@sanidhyasathawane4181]

I think this video is Fake

[@GeoForge]

What makes you think it is fake?

[@sanidhyasathawane4181]

@@GeoForge They Found it on the surface.

[@GeoForge]

@@sanidhyasathawane4181 I'm the one who filmed this video. We filmed this in an old mine and we were digging through the tailing piles. So someone else already did the digging for us long ago, we were just looking through what was left. You still can find things on the surface sometimes without having to dig.

[@KG84C]

​@@sanidhyasathawane4181As if that has any relevance, you are once again wrong.

[@joelandrews5489]

fake

[@GeoForge]

Not at all, look up Autunite.

[@october6432]

This isn't fake, if you think it's because of the green glow that's just caused by the UV lights they're using, The mineral Autunite fluoresces green when exposed to UV

[@KG84C]

You give no reason to back up your glib comment. Your channel is another no content zombie account.

[@usagoldmike]

what is the exact location? let me know parking coordinates and search point. 🫣

[@aenonmukhia8347]

What lights are you using?

[@GeoForge]

Its a UV light and the brand is Vansky