Gold Mine High Grading, Hammer Mill Maintenance, Ore Processing, Gold Smelting & Refining

[@Askjeffwilliams]

oh man ....that looks like fun.... good job on the returns ...keep'em coming sonny Jim.

[@danhammon2521]

Of course my other favorite channel watches this channel👍👍👍🇺🇸

[@KowboyUSA]

Someone call Slim and we'll have a full party.

[@chibigon01]

Come on!!! Let's go!!!

[@slimpikens]

@@KowboyUSA I'm here

[@Wess-S]

Gotta see a collab between you two.

[@SuperAce112]

Jason is a great narrator. MBMMLLC makes amazing gold processing equipment. Kudos 👍

[@alastairwilliams9550]

Please make more of these. It’s really hard to find videos of small scale hard rock mining underground. Really interesting to see what the old timers would have done compared to modern mining Mostly the mining part not the crushing ect.

[@HeyU308]

My back and body aches just watching this. You should be proud of your strength and determination

[@20PINKluvr]

Miners would definitely have to be physically fit to endure this kind of work

[@SHODGES69]

Great work, I like how you showed everything from start to finish

[@bloomingtonian7529]

As I watch you push your cart along the rails I couldn't help but think "I want to hear him sing 'hi-ho hi-ho it's off to work we go.'" Great video.

[@bobbates7421]

I just stumbled on your video today. This will be the fourth one I’ve washed in a row. I did a little gold panning in Idaho back in the 60s with my dad. Later on in life I tried it with my kids but I never found any gold to speak of. Of course I was told by somebody there was a little bit of gold dust in the bottom of my thimble size bottle. Probably wasn’t even true. Anyway very interesting keep up the videos I’ve really enjoyed them. Maybe I’ll give it a try again one day.

[@painmt651]

Nothing gives you more appreciation for efficiency, than having to move TONS of dirt and rock.

[@DavidJohnson-ex3fu]

Hi Jason! I know that you have been working so hard on and dying to show us all the beginning to the end of gold mining. From extracting to ore, moving it to your truck and then bringing it back and processing it from the very beginning on your system to the end, I love this video you did a great job and I am just as impressed now as I have been since I discovered you on KZbin Jason thank you very much! Sincerely Dave Johnson

[@mikeward7290]

I would like to say that I am learning so much from your channel. Keep up the good work.

[@coppersulphate002]

I really hope the bullion dealers pay you well. The amount of work that you put into this process is really appreciable and needs to be highly rewarded

[@ChrisPBacon-yz6nk]

If it was four 9’s pure then that was about $1,000. But it’s not so probably around $800. He only showed a glimpse of the backside of that button and it looked nasty. 3 men and that equipment, he needs more than that. If he could process 3 tons per day he would be making bank.

[@akgoldbear7669]

Question. Why don't you throw all the stuff from bucket 1 and bucket 2 over the vibrating table again? It seems to me that you can clean all the gold from the sand if you put all the material back on the vibrating table. Two three times and the gold will be pure.

[@davidvilla3243]

Truly enjoyed being brought along to get the complete processing tour.Great job on the narration made it easy listening and informative.Keep it golden David out.

[@ronaldjohnston9637]

Wow that's a lot of work I like the facet you came up with not using no wheels on your cart

[@mothereartha7]

Man you are a credit to the old timers, and an inspiration to all us wage slaves dreaming of a better life.

[@Pye422]

I really like seeing the whole process end to end. Great video.

[@torbjrngleerup7876]

Yeah me too. 👍

[@TomokosEnterprize]

Thanks a bunch for the walk through the mine and a well thought out mill my friend. As a steel machinist/fabricator I can appreciate a good machine. Very smooth flow and control.

[@michaelkaiser4674]

Thanks again for sharing life with enthusiasm and passion for the mines

[@QuartzCowboy]

Great video start to finish, good to see that famous old mine is still producing!

[@DavidSmith-zr3nd]

I really enjoy the learning process. Thanks for taking us along

[@johnberry8117]

Brilliant tramp n trolley system, loved how you showed the hammers n the mill n jaw crusher setup! Thank you

[@PMPCMining]

Have you assayed the tails to see what is being left still captured in the rock?

[@Swashbuckler66]

Hey Jason. The barrier to entry even in a small operation like this is just too great for most artisanal or small miners. Everybody seems to have lots of ore but the cost to process it is time consuming and money consuming. The people and groups that buy your equipment should be some sort of consortium, like the old day. Somebody owns the equipment and you bring in your ore and put it through the process for a fee. probably make more money than mining the gold itself. A flat per ton fee.......

[@grantrennie]

Hello from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👋

[@pierocells]

Thank you for this travel from prospection to raffined metal ,first time i see all process .

[@willrogers1090]

This is an excellent , all inclusive video really nicely done! I link your content to others.. Thanks again!

[@snoozin99]

Loved the details you put in this video, you did an awesome job! Loved every part of it, you guys rock, and keep up the good work ;). Lifetime subscriber here!

[@mrmcclung]

Thank You for the full run thru, A string of Led's & some fine tuning & You'll be all dialed in !!! Be Safe & HH

[@unitedstatesdale]

You have what I call "Heart". That's what made me healthy wealthy and wise. Thanks for sharing your ❤

[@akgoldbear7669]

Very helpful and detailed video. I think you spent at least 4 days to make this video.

[@dennisjamieson3328]

Good information video

[@dennisjamieson3328]

Hard pushing

[@pixelpatter01]

You should use the energy of the bucket going down to the truck to pull the other buckets up out of the mine.

[@Donkeygoldminer37]

You the man . I've been watching and waiting. So sweet you getting help . This is going be good. Nice watching all your smelting stuff. Lots of information. Love it. Keep it up.

[@caaarlcocks2042]

Nice Project Jason! Hope you and your crew get a lot gold out of there! Regards from Germany

[@atmm89]

all the very best from Australia, I am sure we can use some of your gear, love your narration and so well explained.

[@Kalroy3936]

why dont you hard surface weld the ends of the hammers?

[@markflores9055]

You really know your shit man. I'm truly impressed. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the great work my friend!

[@brianthegreat1-j4w]

I had the same problem with my jaw crusher, wear. I used grader blades eventually. I switched to a pulverizer after. The jaw crusher went to 1/4 in then pulverizer. Good luck

[@5806781]

A dust mask please, mostly when shoveling. You don't want to problems later in life, like I have.

[@robertroush3488]

I seen where an old mine had used wood rails they took metal slats an aid them over the edges so the cart don’t wear the wood down 👍 cheap and efficient

[@kloppanator]

I saw both vids on either side of this one, How did I miss this when it came out?? This is some good content.

[@mikemiller7231]

Hey sorry one more tip I’ve seen mills each hammer has a rubber washer made with tire tubes some have bought neoprene but it doesn’t work as well and the reason is that the rubber actually cuts down on vibration or the harmonics and it will cause the hammers and all the other mill parts to wear much slower. I get this is a comment insinuating it’s a opinion. However doing this will cut down on wearing components and mill much faster better and cleaner. However the rubber that’s added cannot bind the hammers they still need to be free moving. Having these rubber washers type pieces on both sides of each hammer and not preventing it free motion will greatly increase your production of its task. Believe it or not it’s simple and worth a try. It will save you so much. Vibration or the wrong resonance will have a huge negative effect.

[@akgoldbear7669]

I've been watching your videos for over four hours. Awesome.

[@stardustblue3625]

Thanks for giving me gold fever again!!!

[@richardservatius5405]

will you run the second and thirds through the shaker table again? i wonder what roasting them and then running them through would do?

[@jamesfenton7338]

For the downhill run, have the full bucket pull the empty bucket for you. Check out a guy in England that does demo of chimney's, his loaded bucket raises the empty bucket.

[@lonjohnson5161]

Why remove iron filings when you're going to add a steel bar immediately afterward?

[@tenhippiescannibis2774]

To determine if the mill is disappearing into the ore, perhaps.

[@Michael-rg7mx]

The strength in wood framing is in compression. We stack one piece on another. The only time we hang a piece by the end is if it sits in a hangar made for that purpose. Around 5 minutes it is clear that the whole weight is hanging on a couple of screws. Put blocking under the rails, not just in the side. By the way. Nails are way stronger than screws. Screws break often just from vibration and the wood swelling and shrinking.

[@richardservatius5405]

haul a generator, battery, winch, and cable to the mine for lights, charge the battery, run the winch, and save a lot of work.

[@Porty1119]

A Harbor Freight truck winch would be perfect, and even a hand winch would help out a lot.

[@zach7611]

These are super informative and well narrated. You guys have a lot of clever solutions at play, and it's cool to see how you work both hard, and also smart. Regarding the magnet, what if you placed it near the number 1 and number 2 outputs to catch iron fillings in that last stage before you cook the slurries down?

[@MrSanmanbob]

I think its worth trying

[@Hartcore11]

You outta make a short video of you panning out the material from the hammer mill from the hammer change.

[@toekstraatman]

Yeah, I cringed when he didn't show that. haha

[@superchargedgascock]

Grease your rails. It'll help with the friction and stop them going rotten too?

[@margaretborne5918]

I was impressed with the efficiency of the jaw crusher. I have operated jaw crushers for years and have found they produce best when the jaws are full of material (but not overflowing of course).I am curious to know if your jaw crushers implement a safety so that if a chunk of steel is accidentally dropped into the jaws the damage is minimized?

[@vadenk4433]

It good to see some Washington state gold still coming out of the mines. I’m on the Eastside and prospect the Metalline & Northport areas- mostly all placer though

[@jamessmith530]

Can’t wait to see this work. James in Australia 🇦🇺

[@ReelX4U]

Good Old Fashion American Hard Work, Something that today’s youth could benefit from, if they only tried. Not to say all American youth are lazy, but from the look of things from where I work, some are, when you give them an easy task, they look at you as if you had two heads. I hate to sound corny, I would have to start one of my “When I Was Your Age...Etc” stories, just hoping that they can form an understanding, but like always, it just goes over their heads.

[@eby6114]

If you can run your pulley horizontal one side can function as a in while the other side an out. Slow motor outside. Might have to run a line in for a remote stop start. Plus you can wax your 2x4s to reduce friction

[@drinventions9742]

Man that’s a sweet button, wish I lived in your area, I’d offer you my refining services, see how much gold , silver and platinum group metals are in that...

[@seymourpro6097]

"Ask Jeff Williams" has some nice rail in his mine, and he has a vid showing how he did it and how it works. I've heard of hard facing worn crusher jaws, can you hard face the worn hammers?

[@Billsadventures13]

Great info, thanks for the tour and maintenance

[@ronaldjohnston9637]

How often do you have to replace the hammers

[@OnsloVest]

What a consistently good channel. Thanks for the effort mate.

[@slickwillie9526]

Could you run alternating rows of used and new hammers? See if that makes a wear difference.

[@johnbrownlee7623]

Well old son, I found your lighting could be a lot better....This is so very impressive....Like you video... Never seen a set up like this before.....NICE..................Thanks for bring us along........................JB................

[@PilgrimFalcon]

Very relaxing to watch. What are you doing with the “waste” in the supper sac? Great job.

[@artsmith103]

I think it's just containment to haul it away. Throw it on the road or something like that.

[@ralphralpherson9441]

Just thinking out loud here.... but for safety, I think one of the best investments you could make would be some LIGHTING for inside the mine. Then, install a small winch system at the adit. You could run both on a generator of sorts. I mean, you could either get a small generator for your truckbed and charge up some car batteries in your truck on the way to the mine, then transport the batteries up your tram system each time you work at the mine, or better yet, bring a small gas generator with battery backup TO the mine and run it just outside the adit and run wires down into the mine for lights, and plug the winch direct into a 12V port. That way you aren't worried about fumes from the combustion of gasoline or the sound. And you have a slow steady pull for the ore carts and lighting througout. LED lighting would use far less juice vs. incandescent.

[@caddyrack]

Greetings, after you calculate your running cost to extract the gold, how many grams do you have 'clean'? Thanks

[@nathandean1687]

need to do a tilting part to allow both buckets to stay level as you pull it up. also look into doing a small battery operated winch. itill save your back.

[@bulldozer7656]

Have you used a metal detector underground at your site??? It might help find the mother load...

[@brianthegreat1-j4w]

I guess your still at it. Didn't notice newer updates😭. It helps to have all the free help I bet. Good luck guys.

[@punkinhaidmartin]

I'd love to see you send a bucket of ore sent down by lifting two or more buckets of water. Harvest the energy stored in the rocks that are uphill and moderate the descent of the ore with a counterbalanced uphill load, is what I mean. You could pull equipment up the hill with descending ore too I think. Might even ride up on a cart powered by downhill ore and gravity.

[@punkinhaidmartin]

Can you reverse the direction of rotation on the mill and avoid the hammer flipping operation?

[@NET-POSITIVE]

Install water injection sprayers above the hammers the prevent the build up on the walls of the mill. The water now in entering at too low of a depth in the mill and will come to a trickle when build up is too much.

[@buckstarchaser2376]

That same Teflon technology comes in wheel bearing form, so you don't have to slide your stuff on kiln-dried pine, hoping to prevent the effects of degradation over the off season. Also, for your bucket-decending system, use a large-diameter axle, fixed so it won't rotate, and wrap your control rope around it a few times. This will give you low-stress control over it, and you won't have to worry about it obliterating the cab of your truck. The wraps around the axle will multiply whatever friction you put on your end. This system also works in reverse, if the axle is spun. You just pull on the rope, this causes it to grip the axle (capstan, I think it's called), and the axle provides the bulk of the pull, but under your easy control.

[@richardservatius5405]

did you get any "BB" out of the 2/3 gallons that didn't get crushed and were left in the hammer mill?

[@digofthedump]

is there any space too fit some kind of brush along with the hammers?? gl

[@Trucker-Belly]

You should get a couple pulley’s and more rope to make the mechanical leverage work in your favor. I have always wanted to find an old mine with leftover gold. Ive only done river placer mining and cape disappointment beach gold.

[@Michael-rg7mx]

Can you hard face weld on the hammers? Those are pretty short but if you kept after it when they are a 1/4" short just Weld them in place.

[@drivenmad7676]

That's a lot of work for so little. Labor of love

[@rickd3157]

My question is about smelting, After the process the gold looks good but Later Appears silver, Did i.not allow the Cupeling process enough time In the furnace? Can you LEAVE IN FURNACE TOO LONG?

[@alanrathmacher6736]

Based on the insides angle & steep outside angle, a short haulage tunnel at the truck should get your tons/day way up.

[@TomYoureDoingItWrong]

This video has been out for while, but I am wondering why you remove the naturally occurring iron only to introduce a steel rod into the smelt? I am in SE King County and would like to come check out your operation some day.

[@dennisjamieson3328]

Looks like an interesting place to work on this mines returns. Let’s find lots of gold

[@macclark4112]

Very simplistic rail system

[@loyalkuhn5778]

Just what may be a silly question, but have you considered hard-facing the hammers when they wear so you can delay replacement or flipping them? A welder could add a lot to the lifetime on the hammers.

[@TheMrwoodywood]

I have a question, What would happen if you ran the 1 and 2 concentrates thru a blue bowl type of system??? I would love to see the results...

[@butziporsche8646]

Can you refurb the hammers with hardfacing rod?

[@aureaphilos]

Great videos, Jason. Seeing the hard work progress is fascinating. I studied hard rock geology at SD Mines, but life took a different course. For us mineral collectors, would you consider making samples of free gold on matrix available for sale?? Keep up the great work.

[@ralphralpherson9441]

Hey, you want to team up on a small claim in North Carolina and mine some aquamarine and emeralds? Gold is great and all, but it's WAY WAY easier to extract beryl crystals from pegmatite! 😁😁

[@1topskyrocket]

I always enjoy watching the full process, it would be nice to know what size machines you are using as you are using them . Like is the rock crusher a 10-ton per hour Rock crusher? Thanks again, as usual it's very entertaining, and as everybody else feels, hoping to need some of your equipment one day soon.

[@clos2650]

It would be nice to do this for a day/weekend with some my friends (like a camp but for gold mining). do you rent out a spot to mine and the machines to process the ore for the day(start to finish/ ore to button)? If not, do you plan on doing something like this in any time soon/know of a place that does this? also, i think it would be a nice way to diversify your income streams during low times, just a thought.

[@darren2351]

My friend "renting out" a spot to mine isn't really how it works. Any large find would be fraught with legal difficulties. I can appreciate the idea but it's not really possible

[@rossshintaffer6919]

Make the buckets you send down the hill to your truck pull the buckets up the portal?

[@JerrycanWanderers]

Did any work get done to the road from the hiking trail to the lakes? The snow will be hear any day ,and its a long way down if ya slip off the edge.

[@Betterbuilders]

Badass brother working hard good work keep it up 💪

[@Baronstone]

So do you sell the tailings in bags as sand?

[@sweetbaby720]

I think a winch to automate some of this would greatly increase efficiency and productivity. Save your back as well

[@TheSilmarillian]

Hello from a fellow miner lightning ridge NSW Australia opal is what we mine here

[@williamdawson3353]

You should use buckets going to truck to pull equal amount of buckets up slope. like a counterweight. Develope a little friction brake for rope going to truck.

[@richardservatius5405]

i love you showing the whole process.

[@sams5803]

Where is this Colorado? Man this is my dream I love scraping and mining

[@kalebadams-mays4961]

Love the set up. 😊

[@reelfishingtradition1655]

Need a small winch to aid is pulling the sled up. Also, get some skaters wax to wax the rail up, will def pull a whole lot easier.