Getting The Gold Out, Mining Season's Over Season 2 Episode 7

[@trevorwhat]

The conversation w/Tom was brilliant. Big thanks for inviting him up.

[@chrismaverick9828]

Every bit of history is important to the story. 100+ yr old mine whose story continues.

[@RICDirector]

Id love to see and hear him go over the survey they did; I just cant seem to picture the whole layout. Delighted to meet you, Tom, hope we see more of you after a great holiday season for all!

[@lowdt]

agreed. he even looks like an old goldminer from a movie

[@benjaminforman8901]

I can't tell you how incredibly freaking cool it is hearing Tom talk about his time at the mine. I was grinning the whole time!

[@RICDirector]

Me too!

[@raymonddettlaff1386]

That was too cool to have the old miner come in. His insight was amazing to hear. He's a time capsule for the mine. Awesome! Thank you. Get that blast retainer figured out.

[@marksadventurechannel8471]

...and just imagine the cool stuff he told Jason that didn't make the video.

[@RICDirector]

Im thinking old conveyor belt matting rather than plain rubber, its loads tougher and of course also heavier. If you seated a bar at the opening to the working face, at a decent distance, it shouldnt take as much....?

[@SnarfsBalls]

“Good times, Boyz. The mines have blessed us and the snows are here. It’s time for town. The ladies are calling.” Fires 6 g’n in air. Thanks for taking us with you on this incredible season. Heavy Pans!!!

[@colleenvarlow8764]

Thank you Jason and Harry, for showing how mining is done. I sure hope you get lots of gold.

[@PaulSimmons-l4j]

Jason I will be waiting for next years mine operation, I so wish I could be a part of your operation. At 93 years I am not able to do this work anymore.Thank you for your videos.

[@gordongate]

wonderful to hear Tom's recollections and his memories helping to explain a lot of what you found when you took on the mine.

[@user-vg4cg4uw9c]

Cool that you brought in old timer Tom for the season close. Thanks 😎

[@RealLifeFinance]

Great Stuff Jason! Thanks 4 Bringing Us Along This Season. 🥳

[@UneducatedGeologist]

Exactly. Love It!

[@skeeet5758]

Now I got the watch all of Harry's videos... You guy's have busted your hump this year can't wait to see what's on the shaker table after all that...

[@michaelpage7691]

To have the older miner talking was incredible. It was like a lesson in what is good and what’s useless. He’s a real character. I still don’t know how the heck you can work stooped over removing all that ore and equipment. My back is stuffed and I actually start aching. Hats off to you all for a great show and history lesson in mining. 👏👏🇦🇺

[@prinz10ga]

Such an enjoyable year watching you all. I’m an old man now with terrible knees and wish I was able to get out and sluice. I did it for years but now I have to rely on your adventures. Thank you Jason and friends…. Can’t wait now for the upcoming wet season, milling videos.

[@rockman531]

Stories from old miners are the best! He'll remember this visit for the rest of his life! Great way to end the year! Amazing video! Can't wait to see you feeding the crusher & shaker table! Thumbs up! Stay safe. Jim

[@mattgraham1983]

Me too.. I hope Jason puts a crusher at the "blacksmith shop" so then it can be moved down the mountain to be processed or bagged up for paydirt/hard ore. Then in a few years have guests come through and mine their own ore under supervision. That "lighting quartz" fricken winner in my book much like Dan Hurds ocean picture stone fricken gorgeous

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

This was a masterclass and brilliant to watch. Thank you so much for taking the time to share this venture with us

[@IanBrodie-bg1lu]

That old timer is an absolute treasure,got a good memory too,you, and we are lucky to have met this man!

[@DamiC.-gj7vs]

Hearing Tom say "Yep" is something special.

[@AndrewCalhoun]

Thank you for sharing this experience with us!

[@samsonian]

[To the tune of “The Final Countdown”]….it’s: *_THE FINAL MUCK-OUT_* 👀😅😅 Thanks Jason for taking us with you into a working mine and giving us an awesome combination between a history, mining and industrial process video/lesson! I found it awesome to follow and will continue to watch as long as you put out videos! Thanks again, and CHEERS!! 🖖😎👍

[@DamiC.-gj7vs]

Harry is a tough man. With a few like him and Jason you get the world moving.

[@PrePaidTeam]

That former miner is video gold, can’t believe you didn’t name the episode after him ! most interesting part of the mine in my opinion..but that’s pretty cool favorite episode so far ! He looks like he could still work the mine maybe spend the winter, Pan the floor and make some good content for you guys!

[@mattgraham1983]

🤔he might be the leading hand for next season.. mine work is tough on the human so he might be a little over the physical stuff but his knowledge of previous mine work is priceless.

[@RICDirector]

Hes done his bit over the years, probably spends a lot of time in pain. I hope Jason sent him home with a slab or two to put on his mantel...and a bag of floor any time he asks. 🥰🤗

[@stephencrane5256]

Walking through with one of the “old timers” made this one of the best videos you’ve ever made……..so cool

[@nickfranklin1867]

So interesting listening to Tom talking about when they used to mine there, looking forward to seeing some ore processed

[@vonfange]

Thanks again Jason for the great recordings. You get to do the stuff I've only been able to dream about the last sixty years .... its been fun and intriguing .... looking forward to watching the refining process you go through to see what you get! Also, thank Tom for coming to share his stories and knowledge. Make sure you tell him he was a great asset to sharing some mining history with us.

[@photoadventures]

Jason very cool seeing the mine back in action! Love the videos and equipment you are using. Thanks for sharing your journey!

[@mattgraham1983]

I'm really looking forward to punching into the rise so ore removal isn't as strenuous, I think total removal of ore was 3t ish last year 1t left behind removed at the start of this year then +4T this year along with supreme samples between 2 guys that's huge also their window of work is like 4 months at the most we got 7 episodes this season, tremendous effort from these TWO. Next season will bring its own issues once they punch through to the rise but will make extracting ore alot easier.

[@MH-on8ol]

What a great treasure to have Tom share the history of the mine. Jason if at all possible please get more old timers into the mines to share their soon to be gone stories. It had to be a great experience for Tom to visit the mine as well. I live near you and hope to one day to be able to visit you learn more about mining.

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Another great Video and Tom really helped fill in some missing holes in the history on this mine !Jason I look forward to seeing the future progress of this mine !

[@Naplesfrank154]

Every one of your episodes was great but today’s episode was the absolute best. Can’t wait to see what’s next from MBM. ❤

[@rileybri]

What a wealth of information he was. You should bring him back for a blast!

[@PaulTanner-pc1nj]

Agreed, he was genuinely impressed with the progress so far that he looked around in wonder.....great to witness.

[@stephenreadmond6558]

You all are out of your minds!! Such back breaking work. Can't imagine what it would have been like in the 1800's and not electricity. Love your show!!!

[@mattgraham1983]

Gold fever son 😂 once you catch the bug it's that itch you can't scratch.

[@timothyanderson2108]

Starvation has its ways to get you active 😂😂😂

[@ifyouvemadeitthisfarcongra7701]

I wish I could hit the like button multiple times. this series was awesome!!!

[@andrewhirons398]

Jason you and your partner deserve every penny of the gold extracted for the really hard work both of you have put in. Bravo

[@danlutjemeier4183]

I made the hike years ago and read the book cover to cover a few times; it's a real treat to hear from Tom and see the old (and new) workings. You guys are tough as nails... I hope you strike it rich... you deserve it!

[@RICDirector]

Book??

[@danlutjemeier4183]

@@RICDirector By Michael G. Impero

[@vinivv]

LUCKY to be able to get into that mine Jason geeez what luck finding that guy who worked it before thats super cool!!

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

Awesome video Jason & Harry. The conversation with the old miner was very interesting. Thank you for your fantastic videos

[@normfromhawaii1173]

The guy that worked the mine in the past was a really interesting guy to listen too. Mahalo for interviewing him. With Aloha...

[@dannylamar2327]

Love this episode. The input from the old timer was awesome. Hope you get him back in the future.

[@karmabyforce1]

Sad to see the season end I know it's short being in the mountains. Could watch these episodes everyday. Cool to see the stories of the previous miner and I'm glad he bought up all the gold you have on the floor.. I'd give anything to spend a day or two cleaning and panning what I could off that floor

[@RICDirector]

I think Jason should keep him supplied with a bag a month of that material...!

[@kramhoogness]

Your conversation with Tom was incredible. It seems to me that you might have already hit the fault with the clayey gouge zone in the last episode. Maybe the fault orientation changed slightly or there’s another fault parallel to the raise/fault. Awesome series! Sad to see this season is done. Looking forward to seeing more next season and the milling and refining process from the ore of this season!

[@mocaman99]

That was a great episode in a great season. The chat with Tom was super cool! Cheers for the vid :)

[@MARKE911]

I enjoyed listening to the history and the man's experiences in this mine. What a great opportunity to have.

[@stanleygregory8294]

Jason...This must be the Best educational and practical hard rock, underground gold mining show on the Tube. You guys actually do and narrate everything. So nice to follow each episode and can't wait for the next. You showed just how much hard work it takes to set up the mine, drill, shoot, muck and finally haul out the prized Gold Ore. Then the process of crushing, milling and separation on the shaker table. And what about all the trials and tribulations of refining and smelting. You do it all, so nice to see. What posseses you to Toil so hard is it the Show or the Gold...Ha.Ha. Thank You Greatly. P.S. Try panning the brown clay gouge sometimes it's worth the effort.

[@mattgraham1983]

I thought that too just for a look but I doubt there's anything worthwhile in there just simply because there's no layers of minerals (yup its been blasted and would have moved a bunch) but from what we see from the vain there nothing there, what we do know is the vein pinches at that point and opens up closer to the rise

[@thewhat1214]

Man i respect the amount of time it takes you guys to load out all that rock/ pay dirt.

[@twoc400s5]

Having the older miners visit the mine is absolutely priceless. Loved every minute of your interview with him. Hopefully he comes back, or you have some others visit who have worked the mine previously.

[@mattgraham1983]

I hope Jason hooked him up with some specimens or a bag or two of ore to play with

[@SMoore-js6fy]

Great to see Tom Anderson after all these years. Did not know he was involved in Mining. My interaction with Tom was with the PUD and NSEA. As a private contractor, I installed a 5 acre riparian project on the PUD property, some 25 years ago. Tom suggested bagging up floor area at the old ore dump in the mine. Good idea! Look forward to processing this season ore haul !!

[@Dirt47]

Thank you for this amazing content Jason! We love and appreciate you! I love how the gentleman you had with you knew so much about the geology! We gotta see if this rudy guy is still around!!!

[@fogogin]

I love how you guys improvise. Using the wheel hub for the cart wheels and the bouy for dropping the ore down. You don't need specialized tools or machinery for every operation. Adapting things to work for what you need is a valuable skill. Can't wait for next season!

[@mattgraham1983]

I really was hoping they would punch through to the rise this season just because seeing the process and fricking moving +4T though that ish would have absolutely done my head in lol. I watch them both and they do a great job of keeping each other going, when Jason had down time he films and the same with Harry. When they rest we get content and it's all "on the fly" no scripts, here's a family friendly of what we are up2 man I'd be swearing like a sailor 😂😂

[@Ratbait9]

Tom said what I was thinking there is Gold on the Floor! 23.29 Think about what gold sinks to the floor. All those tiny flakes that fall off when you show us the gold in a piece of quartz that flake off. Are they on the floor?

[@pattijareo7423]

This has been absolutely fascinating! I've never seen anything about mining before. You guys accomplished a tremendous amount in this season. Very impressive, very interesting, loved it all! Best of luck and I hope your yield is fantastic! Old granny in Omaha here!

[@josephcormier5974]

Awesome Jason thanks for sharing this year's mining can't wait till 2025 keep up the great work six stars brother

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

Man that conversation was priceless . Thank you

[@mattym8]

Always fun to hear an old guy’s stories and advice. Enjoyed that thanks.

[@jamesprentice5503]

Like Jeff Williams says, who needs a gym,be a gold miner! Thanks Jason!

[@andrewgroom1806]

That looked like a load of fun. I am feeling sore just watching you toil.

[@temptorsent]

For a blast guard, try hanging some chain-link fencing and layers of old carpet.

[@GrooberNedJardine]

Great episode Jason 👍👍looking forward to next season . And looking forward to processing some of your ore . Thankyou very much . 👌 Cheers Ned 👍

[@scotteasley83]

That dude was really cool. Bring him back for more!

[@tywaltman4044]

Tom is a legend. Dude even looks like an old time miner

[@dn2817]

This is such a cool video to hear the old timer fill you in on the history.

[@SubterraneanRalph]

Tom is such a cool bloke with some good history.

[@jefferywilson4091]

I can't wait to see you run this material. Great job bringing in the old miner. Very interesting

[@Itsnateagain817]

Hire that gentleman. You can tell he LOOOVES being back in there. I'd love to see him in future videos.

[@vonfange]

ayup ... you can see it in his eyes!

[@UncleBildo]

Very cool to get the old dude's stories and views. The better you understand the past, the more insight you get for the future. Such cool looking rock, let alone the metal values. You should talk to the guys who 3D mapped for Brent down in Cerro Gordo. A 3D rendering of the diggings, vein structure etc might be helpful for you, and fascinating as hell to the rest of us! Thanks for all the hard work. Awesome rocks! Can't wait to get mine processed. Still not happy with my mill, so gotta do something different. Good results for what I've processed tho. Out of the super fines and sands in the bags, I managed to scare up 1.7g. Pretty sure I blew plenty thru, will re-run a couple times to be sure!

[@mattgraham1983]

Yeah that would be cool but expensive, poor Brent has had nothing but issues from his first map because they are so limited with time down there mind you the drone mapping would be absolutely sick to get into those hard to reach places for establishing weather it's worth clearing out the obstructions, you also have to keep in mind Mt Baker mine is really small compared to Cerro Gordo that is a freaking big ass mine😂

[@RICDirector]

Welll...CG is technically multiple mines, isnt it?

[@حمدظاهرمزعل]

Well done Jason well done Harry you did a great job this season ❤

[@Magurae]

Sad to see the season over and the bags still had to go down last years shoot. I hoped you’d reach the raise and build a new shoot. Why was the season so short with only about 2 weeks of work?

[@jchrizzy6995]

It definitely feels like it was a super short season, i wonder why

[@mattgraham1983]

I think Jason said workable time is about 4months during the year, at the start of this season the deck at the mine entrance needed to be rebuilt and after every blast you have to wait at least 24hrs for the gasses to dissipate. Realistically I don't see these guys working the whole 4 months because everything about mining is fricking tough on the body so I wouldn't be suprised if they are only doing 4/5days max at a time and all totally weather dependent. How long do you think it would take to move 4+T of ore after seeing the process? 3days? 5days? Oh and also the start of this season they still had ore that was staged (about 1T) to be removed because the snow beat them last year Jason did that alone along with rebuilding the entrance deck. There is alot that doesn't get filmed because like the mucking out we see start and the end but that might take 2days and we see in the video 30 to 40 seconds giving the impression of a day or less.

[@alexdrockhound9497]

@@mattgraham1983jason also has to focus on making youtube videos, so hes got other work to do during the summer.

[@mattgraham1983]

​@@alexdrockhound9497oh yes both these guys are stupidity busy, Harry has a great team behind him so taking time out for his normal operations to help Jason or should I say be partners with Jason is awesome, I often think people see this stuff and don't really understand how long the monotonous stuff like baring down, mucking out, bagging ore, removing ore takes. Let's be honest no one is doing to watch a video of just bagging ore or mucking out, what people want to see is progress and that is hard to capture while also showing how long it actually takes and that is the hard part and it seems Jason will give us a update on the progress during down time

[@Magurae]

@@mattgraham1983 But Jason is in Washington and Harry from far south, so I guess they did the season in one go.

[@markkeller1778]

It would be epic if you blast a fully functional Starbucks in there next season 😊. Price for a Mocha Grande, haul 4 muckbags.

[@glennwoods2462]

Harry have yourself a well earned holiday season 👍🙏🙏👏👏👏 Great video, Jason enjoy your winter break 🙏👍👏👏

[@BigMikeAudits]

I'm not a gold miner or gold prospector, I just like watching this stuff on KZbin and would really like to go find some gold in my own someday but I can't help but Wonder about panning out some of that "slip" material just to see what's in it 🤔🤔😐😁🤷‍♂️

[@sharonmalone8312]

Thanks for all the great videos, I’m sure your ready for a nice break. Are you going to put most of the ore through your crusher and get some gold bars out of it? Those are my favorite videos of breaking it all down to gold. I would love to buy some of your pieces on line,but I just can’t afford it,being disabled,but sure love watching. Have a nice break.

[@toddrodgers5108]

It was nice to hear from the past. Blessings to him. You both are work horses . It would be nice to help and see. My wife and I get giddy when you show us gold . . Blessings

[@feidry]

I'm looking forward to the processing over the winter!

[@laurahaaima1436]

Man that conversation was golden

[@madhucks]

Soo very cool to hear Tom's stories! I thought for one moment you might have Tom set off the last round there for the season... That would be great to see his smile hearing the blasts going off down in the hole. Great series again! Very interested to see some results from this load of ore> Cheers! Dom.

[@rogergriffin9893]

Priceless! Showing your process is helpful to anyone wanting to try to reopen a mine. I'm sure you will improve the loading process each year until you get the minimum time necessary to haul the ore out. How much is your total ore haul and gold production this year? Next year you'll get more ore with less waste. And each time something goes wrong, you learn and improve the process. I think it's beautiful that you found an old timer who worked there all the way back in the 1970s. I'll bet he's got some good tips. Maybe he can suggest some ways around any slips in the future. And you have ore waiting next year after you muck. But after all your hard work, you still have the fun anticipation of seeing what kind of gold you get. I can't wait to hear how much per ton you get.

[@cribbsprojects]

There has to be an easier way to earn a living, Jason! But of course, none of those would be nearly as fun and adventurous! Get an Eimco or something to help with mucking! Great to have the history from Tom.

[@wayneneher6362]

Big vug like that could produce some KILLER crystals!

[@RICDirector]

Shards, now, most likely...sigh...

[@jeffdevine6387]

great to get that old-school perspective of the mine from Tom. i am looking forward to future episodes. well done.

[@labandonaldhock80]

Love this actual stuff.!!! Thank you Jason!!

[@brentsmith981]

Here's an idea to keep your bags from breaking on the slide. Install conveyor material in a loop on spindles top and bottom. The friction of the ore will drag and roll the conveyor down the slide and will eliminate tearing and spillage

[@silvaorgold]

Jason, kick butt as always.Your videos are so freaking awesome. I only wish I had known the season was over i would have tried to reach out to you. I would love to get my hands-on a 5 gallon bucket from muck mountain. A full of random sulfides so I could fire roast. Then ice shock after roasting the sulfides shatter the quartz, that's left.. And then process them with different chemicals, starting with H. C. L see what dropped out, plate It out on zinc, I think would be best. To see. what medals are in it as far as led tin softer ones. Then switch to diluted nitrate boils plate out on copper to check for. Silver and then plate what's left out onto iron to check for copper. And then it's aquarium time and let see how many gold molecules are hiding.

[@silvaorgold]

If you ever want to let me know, I'll buy the chemicals and videotape the whole thing I won't publish it on my KZbin till. I send it to you and you can edit it and do what you want with it. And if that means it never sees the light of day. That's perfectly fine. As far as I'm concerned, it would be your intellectual property. Nitric needs to go down in price. By the way, as of today. It's a $168 for a 2 l jug. Of 70% nitric, that's just crazy.

[@merky6004]

Well my Saturday night is set. Kick back and enjoy this episode.

[@ZoonCrypticon]

This interview with Tom was excellent ! Great man !

[@bryanpearson7209]

I think you just made that man’s dreams come true ❤

[@railbirrd]

Ggreat video and the gentleman coming back after 40+ years is priceless.

[@chriss8206]

You need to use a roofers, shingle. Hoist, it's an electric motor with a platform that runs up and down a ladder

[@tlinrin887]

I hope we see more of Tom next season

[@krakhedd]

Super cool getting a former miner back in with ya - hope he leaves with a sample! ;P

[@richardfellows5041]

This video was really great. Looking forward to seeing the results of your processing of the ore.

[@ZoonCrypticon]

Incredibly tedious work that gold mining in these dark and sinister tunnels. Gold panning seems easier and more fun in the outside during sunshine.

[@johnshowcarbuilder6720]

You're gonna give the old time or gold fever again I know you're giving it to me Gold gold

[@thatsnotchuck]

I got a tip get and use a bore cam to inspect the drill hole to look for potential problems

[@mattgraham1983]

That really isn't going to help there's nothing a bore scope will show sure you might get an idea of what's going on but in all honesty its not until you blast you really find out what's going on. Just drilling the last blast they knew there was going to be issues because the drill bits kept getting clogged and would jam up a bore scope would just confirm what they already knew, the muddy water gushing out the holes was another indicator, then what? They need to go that direction to hit the rise so would be a waste of time for something that's already showing signs.

[@aureaphilos]

Could holes that reach the slip muck be stemmed first - to prevent blow-outs up the fracture - and also at the opening end? The idea is to trap the gasses inside the bore hole so they break rock, not break wind.

[@r-d6568]

Can't wait to see some of those cut lightning quartz! Definitely can't wait until next season!!!

[@LawyerSchiff]

Thanks for the awesome season. Looking forward to next

[@kenchappelle816]

Nice work I can't wait to see a good long shaker table run back home.

[@WeirdPros]

I was really hoping you guys were going to make it through to the raise this season. Ohw ell, not far for next season!

[@frenchys_prospecting]

This channel is a perfect example of "reality tv" being interesting without having to inject useless, made up drama to keep people watching

[@earljohnson2676]

Congrats on your what looks like a successful season of mining and can’t wait to see how much gold you guys pulled out this year . Love this series

[@DEmma1972]

was great having the back story.

[@averypc6611]

Inspirational. AWSOME job guys. Especially thankful to you Jason for educating us on every step of Hard Rock Mining. Follow Jeff William’s also and he would be an awesome guy to team up with for a KZbin collaboration. Fun fun

[@angusmorrison1557]

Hey Jason, for your "buoy system" pulley anchor could be attached to a bolt (or 2) in the ceiling/wall to make your anchor and belay even more comfortable and powerful. Mount a bolt directly above the chute so the pulley hangs over the hole at head to chest height. This will make your rope management easier and more comfortable with an improved angle. You could also use the "stemming" technique when your blast hole is open at the back or inside. Put in a stemming tube before the AMFO to plug the back of the hole. Love your show! And I have learned a lot from watching you. Thank you for all your content!

[@aaronjackel3087]

I was so hoping you would hit the raise I would love to come out and help when my work is slow