Digging for GREEN rocks

Today is the last day of the big fill dirt job here at the landfill before we divert the material to our Atomic Sand mine site next week. We take advantage of the fine day to excavate some more of these beautiful green rocks that have been coming in. We use the Komatsu dozer to push the fill material, the CAT mini excavator to pick them up, and the JCB tele handler to stack them. We hope to wash the rocks up and sell them at our garden center Grass Roots Yard Supply in Graniteville, South Carolina. This material is being excavated from the I-20 bridge construction site in Augusta Georgia. If anybody knows what type of rock this is I'd love for you to put it in the comments below. Thanks very much for watching!! #mining #heavy equipment #landfill
Check out our other channel Grass Roots Gardening if you like landscaping content! ‪@grassrootsgardening‬ Thanks y'all!

[@mischef18]

Pet rocks are so easy to look after bro and they don't make a mess or leave a pile for someone to clean up. Enjoyed the video too. Safe travels. Ken.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

The best kind of pets!

[@cindyking9813]

I love how you try to repurpose as much as you can. It was a great idea to save the rocks for landscaping. Very interesting.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

We try not to waste anything, appreciate you watching!

[@lukiluvssuga]

Brandon is such a smooth operator, it’s like that machine is an extension of his arms

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

He’s learning,,,

[@colinredden7225]

Hi, looking at the rock I am thinking it would look gorgeous built into a waterfall and water feature. Enjoyed your video. colin

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I agree, thanks colin!

[@GanjaNitch420]

I go to work as a rolloff driver/operator and come home and watch your videos in evening and all weekend long it’s like I’m always at work 😂

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Dude, you’re a trashaholic!

[@tomblanton4726]

As you age simple things become more important and fascinating.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

You know you are absolutely right! Found myself watching termites fly out of an old stump in the woods for like 30 minutes the other day! 😂

[@tomblanton4726]

@@TheRealMrDiGG Haha!! See? Simple things😆

[@karenrasmussen1505]

Green in rocks usually means a high copper concentration. Copper when exposed to oxygen turns green. In my area there used to be copper mining, see alot of green rocks.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

That’s very interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@Richard-C]

and i taught you said you were not going to pick up stuff out of the land fill any more 🤣😂 great video hope does rocks do well for you 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I lied!🤥😂😂😂

[@lloydedwards8038]

You're fun to watch on that mini. Sorta like a kid in a candy store. It's good to see you can repurpose some of that stuff though!

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

👍👍

[@coocookachoo2806]

Great stuff, good to see wven rocks getting saved. Now to find a way to take the time involved in saving them rocks from burial into a tax write off.

[@NathanCEnyart]

Absolutely beautiful scenery on your way to the landfill. That red caly road reminds me of when I was at Fort Benning Georgia.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Good old Red Georgia, Clay!

[@debcamp2359]

❤ the treasures you recycle.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Cool huh?!

[@lloydedwards8038]

Have you thought of talking to management see if they will take you on full time, you're pretty darn good.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I’m going to see if they’re hiring soon!

[@TheGamer-ux2lr]

Predominantly green granite is rare, although it is sometimes available when the granite contains a green feldspar mineral called amazonite.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

It’s pretty whatever it is

[@stenapproved7684]

Reminds me of Joe Dirt with the space poop LOLLLL

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I love that movie, need to get me a wagon and pull me a rock around!

[@stenapproved7684]

@@TheRealMrDiGG your mini ex is even better! hahaha

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Those rocks are big bucks in Florida. :)

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Good to know, I’m going to send you some to sell for me

[@andychristopher3887]

Happy Thanksgiving to you your family and crew

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Same to you!

[@practacticaloutdoorsandthi6962]

So cool you save out the rocks

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Ain’t they pretty?!

[@jasonhovey815]

lol it’s probably from dying the river green for St Patrick’s day 😅😅😅

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Lol

[@snowfire45]

Looks like a fun day geologist?😊

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I love geology!

[@beckyumphrey2626]

You have you a Gem employee there with Brandon.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

He’s a great guy. That’s Aaron‘s brother.

[@coupster5464]

How Neat.. Great recycling and such a unique colour.. don't know what prices you get in your hemisphere for decorative /construction landscaping/garden rock but not cheap down here on the underside.. having not so long ago purchased 40 ton of them for a wall in the garden

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I bet the wall turned out nice though?!

[@coupster5464]

Sure darn did, Thanks@@TheRealMrDiGG

[@lloydedwards8038]

That greenish rock looks something like green agrate.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Maybe?

[@shirleyc7175]

So have you taken any off the rocks to your local rock shop o find out what they are ?

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Nope, been to dang busy!

[@randallanderson4999]

Put a Geiger Counter on those rocks, see if they are Uranium.

[@berkoskilandscaping4247]

Man if you ran that stuff through a screener you probably could have had truckloads of that rock. I guess that would take too much time though huh?

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Yes, unfortunately probably not worth the time

[@brian7327]

Do you have another channel for your retail shop or have you made a video on it just curious

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

It’s another channel called grass roots gardening. Thanks for washing!

[@synchroduv]

Fluorite?

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Maybe

[@eddief3326]

i picked up a load of rock outside of tulsa ok. and took then to st. louis mo. thay pick then up off the ground and put on pallets and the little raddle snakes went every where . you did not walk around looking for rocks.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I wouldnt be anywhere near!

[@NathanCEnyart]

That young man is good on them controls. He is not waiting any time. You can tell he has seat time.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

He and his brother both are great operators, thanks for watching!

[@tylerbeauchamp9459]

Looks like shell which is nasty when wet

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Maybe so

[@tylerbeauchamp9459]

I know in Missouri we don’t like it because it sticks to everything on are crushing plant

[@tylerbeauchamp9459]

Good way to test it is get it wet a take pliers and if it doesn’t take much pressure to crush it then it is shell

[@RyJones]

Serpentinite. If it has bright white bands, look carefully how to handle them

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks, I’ll check that out!

[@raymondgochenour8725]

Run it through your sifter

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thought about it but didn’t have the time to go through that trouble for little bit of rock

[@MrSonny57]

Great video!!

[@SPUDHOME]

Ok boss, why would you get in a aron, or branden’s way, operating a machine. You just slow down production, they are so muck efficient and faster than you. LOL

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Lol