Gold Mining: Best Gold YET! Season 2 Episode 3

[@rovcanada1]

I've always had a rather unsatisfactory basic understanding of what goes on in a mine, but to have the physical process fully documented on video, warts and all, has finally given me the 'comfort' of having a fuller understanding. I could almost sense the smells, the dampness, the NOISE, the achy knees, the strained and weary muscles that these guys were experiencing. Even Kasse's pangs of hunger that tell you that it is lunch/dinner time! What a fantastic documentary, Jason! Thank you!

[@steveblevins9018]

Got it, muck wall.

[@Blumack21]

Certainly earn your pay mining.

[@Mrbfgray]

*Hope they use ear plugs under those muffs, one or the other is NOT ENOUGH.* Dad lost all his high notes by his 40's thinking 'he could put up w a little pain' and relied on muffs alone. Air power plus steel banging into steel into rock in closed environment is hell-a-loud. Does not pay to be 'tough' sometimes. (dad wasn't even a miner per se, but underground geologist/engineer/manager who insisted on some time where the steel meets rock)

[@johnchism5728]

My dad was a prospector most of his 82 years of life. He was a load prospector and didn't like placer. 59 to 67 he was the jackhammer and explosives engineer for Arizona Highway 88 to widen it. We lived at Government Wells north of Apache Junction. He had copper porphyry with silver and gold behind Government Wells, and the old Palmer Mine on the west face of Superstition Mountain. He discovered rare earth metals near Sugarloaf Mountain and Sycamore Creek west of Highway 84. A big white quartz blowout had no value, but below it he drilled into 4 inch pipe that created the blowout, high graded assayed 22 Troy ounces per ton. They only dug down about 16 feet and high graded it, before backfilling it. What's down there is unknown. The mining camp closed in 1990 and the area withdrawn for mineral entry...made it Wilderness Area. The whole surrounding area is precambrian, hydrothermal impregnated granite, from Sugarloaf Mountain an ancient volcano. The decomposing granite has noble metals between the granite crystals. More osmium and iridium than the other noble metals...by many ounces per ton.

[@HansFormerlyTraffer]

Wow, It would be cool to see someone develop that and show it on youtube.

[@Jerbod2]

ok

[@dean4939]

Never ceases to amaze me how conservationists close off any place of significant value to the economic well-being of this nation so they can tag it as "wilderness recreation", and in the process kill thousands of jobs and untold billions contributing to the state and national economy and replace it with hiking and biking and museums oh boy.

[@BANGDANGOW45]

Dam 22oz per ton. That's insane. Be nice to do a little digging there.

[@sshumkaer]

SOunds like the guy I always knew I wanted to be

[@chipsatterly4902]

Really, REALLY getting to understand what an "old timey" gold mine must have looked like. THANK YOU for all of the TEACHING information that you provide. From academic "geology" lessons to good descriptions of the "process' and necessary equipment. Amazing stuff!! MUCH appreciated!!

[@JayHobson1]

I look forward to these videos every week.

[@UncleBildo]

So fascinating. I love the play by play of your process. Even cooler to be playing with the rock from the mine. Some of that quartz is SO solid, but a lot of it comes apart with a rock hammer and a little whackin'. Have some cool specimens already, some in a jar of sulfuric acid cleaning up, and a pile ready to feed to the grinder. Gonna be the winter's entertainment, get it to powder, run it thru the Gold Cube a couple times, and then figure out how the hell to get it finished up! So stoked for you guys, looks like the project is worth doing, besides being awesome for us vicarious miners.

[@Dirt47]

Make a cupel furnace and buy a few cupels! Best way to finish off this microscopic stuff!

[@oneletterz1659]

I am new to prospecting and geology in general. But have been watching mining videos for probably 6+ months not including the Discovery series... at 4:46 is one of the coolest shots I have seen to describe a "vein" of ore. We hear stories of the "old timers" following the vein and gutting it entirely, and I had pondered... what exactly does it look like when you are in it. This seems to show what that looks like. Thank you for showing this.

[@lotharschiese8559]

Start visiting Nick Zentner and learn geology.

[@oneletterz1659]

@@lotharschiese8559 Thanks for the tip.

[@bobbyhoward9672]

Can't wait to see u process all that ore

[@miketheminer2023]

He sells some on ebay

[@TylerDaltonShaw]

All I know about mining is from amazing YT channels like this. While I know so little, I do know that you can't cut corners when mining. So much hard work that needs to be done to get that gold.

[@petepal55]

Yours is one of the few channels that I like to see longer videos, it means I'm gonna learn a bunch. Glad to hear you guys are eventually going to have a more efficient means of getting the ore out, the tedium of your current setup would drive me nuts trying to find "a better way", lol! Keep 'em coming!

[@rockman531]

Hi Jason, Harry, & Kasse. Another fantastic video! Phenomenal progress! Jason - I'm impressed with all the safety protocols you've set up - very well done!! Your new toy for filling the drill holes does a super job! Can't wait for next week! Stay safe! Thumbs up! Jim

[@ascgazz]

Just ordered my muck!! 🎉 Thanks for the opportunity Jason, can’t wait to find some of your gold here in Wales 😂 Woo!! Wish I could be there for the BIG BOOMS!!

[@skoitch]

You can get a great idea about the gold content in the ore body by panning the drill slurry!

[@skoitch]

I spoke too early! You did exactly that!

[@mountainhobbit1971]

I worked for the Bitterroot National Forest for 10 years on a trail crew and I always loved when I got to help out on blasting projects, often it was a big boulder on the trail or a horse or mule that fell down hill off a steep trail, we would do this to the dead animals to help minimize bear encounters for hikers and other horse people. No gold though. ;-)

[@DoSomething-]

You blew the animals up?

[@mountainhobbit1971]

@@DoSomething- yes, they were dead.

[@DoSomething-]

@@mountainhobbit1971 what 😂

[@mountainhobbit1971]

@@DoSomething- the animals were dead, and we blew them up, I know, it sounds really weird. ;-) Trust me, it was weird.

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

Every so often a mysterious red mist that smelled of rotting flesh would wafr O'er the hills and valleys...

[@TheSmokie55]

Jason I am so excited about your new season. I love the team and Casey is a great addition to it. He brings high level of knowledge. You continually impress me by watching your desire and enthusiasm to learn and grow and experience all that you can. Wishing you and teh guys the best and I can't wait to see the clean up from this season.

[@colleenvarlow8764]

It is great to see the working of a muck wall. I have seen them in other mines on video, but not live. Great job fellas. Love Harry's positive attitude. Hard rewarding work.

[@oldduffergolf]

Very interesting video. Very well done. The lighting is really good. Best wishes. Mike

[@patdexter9188]

Being a mechanic for yrs, I can tell you, you should wear a respirator anytime you are at the heading working!

[@patdexter9188]

Your quarts vain is awsum!😅

[@nicevideomancanada]

I'm wondering when you are going to show some milling of your ore? I'm sure we're all looking forward to that.

[@80skid66]

Why are you here​@@1mmickk? Are you not entertained?

[@shawnsmith9512]

I believe that he cherry picks samples for the video because you want some excitement. So he is a whiskey miner, at least he is doing something. It might be getting silicosis but it is something. Enjoy the video, if you don’t then kick rocks. Maybe someday you can show him up if you ever get out of your moms trailer.

[@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm]

Wow, real mining! 2 to 3 ounces per ton? That's some rich ore. Enjoy, enjoy. Yeah, hard work, but the payback... Nice. At seventy, I'll never go mining like that, but honest, I like the journey you take me on. Thank you,

[@LUCKOWL]

Hey Jason, keep making videos like this and we will keep watching them. Keep us updated on the progress.

[@Ammoniummetavanadate]

Just when my Sunday was getting boring because of the rain this video shows up!

[@Clarence_13x]

Mine hundreds of meters into the earth, you will not see any rain.

[@wadehampton1534]

Jason, I sent you an email thru your sales department (they're forwarding to you) about a remarkable handheld Microscope/Camera. Be on the lookout for it please. Let me know if if you didn't get it, and I'll make sure that you do. . Gold in quarts looks amazing on the 2" HD screen. Super low price, very high quality and feature packed! A ring of adjustable LED's surround the microscope for the perfect light level for the sample. Don't let the low price scare you away, this is NOT a toy! Carry it in your pocket and head into the mine! I put the description as a comment below.

[@sionroberts-wy5uk]

You read my mind ! Always a great and informative video. On par with @Danhurd 👍

[@wadehampton1534]

amazon : Digital Microscope Fixed Focus-200X Pocket Microscope Magnifying Glass, 3-Level Adjustable LED Lights Portable Handheld Mini Microscope,USB Compatible with, Windows, Mac OS

[@wadehampton1534]

@@sionroberts-wy5uk I sent this to Dan Hurd as well :-)

[@danbrent4618]

Wow Jason looks amazing! Thank you for taking me through the process! It really is quite incredible the hard rock mining! Just stay safe ok. Dan Brent

[@debcamp2359]

Go! Team! U really upped your game Jason. We r glad u r going in a positive direction.❤

[@bobbysweeney5377]

Oh Muh Gawd!!! I’ve just started but that ore looks INCREDIBLE!!!!!

[@DanielCook-h6r]

The layers of safety and explosives failsafing is awesome, even with just a couple guys they're running this mine as a really tight operation. Pros!

[@BrentEdwards-r7p]

Can't wait to get some ore from yur mine! Excited to see what I get from 15# and I'll be happy no matter just to be supporting Jason and the crew!

[@DavidStock-fw1fj]

Epic viewing....love this series. Love the drilling shots at the face. Hardcore.

[@Dirt47]

I love feeling the blast in a mineral mine... here comes the money! Also why i love the smell of asphalt... means my paycheck for a complete project is coming my way!

[@48thstateprospecting]

This is the greatest series to watch since breaking bad so much useful information and the gold in the vein is the icing on the cake another great video Jason thanks for sharing see you on the next one👍🏼👊🏼

[@markmckeown5855]

Another "Stellar " video, Jason!!! They are just starting all over again, awesome!!! Thank you....

[@JohnDietrich-ek7sz]

I really like that your showing the average person what it takes hard rock mine. It ain't easy.

[@nonconstreamist5600]

rarely comment here.... i appreciate all of this. very much like the new help and their attitude. fits well with the preexisting mbmmllc content. i work at a big ass campground but sometimes wish i was under the ground chasing gold with yall! blessings to all of you! keep up the great work!!!

[@Irok_289]

its a good day!! jay and dan both with a video in one day, i am truly spoiled.

[@jacka5676]

I used your construction cone method for filling sand bags up today, was so easy and only one doing it like that

[@johnshannon5353]

Its really cool watching mine exploring although its hard to understand what was really going on without seeing the actual vein! But now alot of my questions are answered and also have more questions 😂😂

[@danajohnson5993]

If that gray sulfide like mineral is a telluride, then your free gold is likely a lot less than what’s locked up in the gold telluride itself. Your assay guy should be able to tell you if there is a telluride present my understanding is that the gold telluride will dissociate when heated high enough leaving the gold behind while cooking off the tellurium which you don’t want to breathe given that it is pretty toxic. Great episode! But people who buy your ore on eBay thinking to process it themselves should be aware of what precautions to take. You are setting a good example in your own practice. Can’t wait to see more.

[@mchughcb]

Brings back memories of my 20s. Im glad you have a miner to show you the tricks of the trade.

[@michaelotoole1807]

dam, gotta be in shape for this job!

[@Goldfox23]

Well done boys great to see it all coming together it is awesome great gold can’t wait to see you processing it through your plant as well great video

[@insidebendprospecting]

Pretty darn cool to see the hard rock process! Must be a ton of fun

[@Ethan-xm4fv]

Great to see ya blasting. Hopefully you will find a jog in the vein and the gold has dropped out there. ❤ the smile on your face after blasts.

[@-r-495]

Happy to see the merry crew has grown. That says something about the mine and your work in general! Interesting insights into the blasting process too, I like the approach with the cap at the end to demonstrate success. Such procedures are learned the hard way. Thank you very much for sharing!

[@BrettDavidsonAdventures]

Track bender is easy to make!! Just requires a 5 pound jack depending on the size of the rail. A U shape that wrapped around the rail with a ball jack in the middle, pinch the rail and slide it down and pinch it again to make the curve.

[@TheMagnuspi]

The look on your face during the blast was fantastic: joy and wonder. Love this channel. Great to see you getting this mine back to life!

[@neilbarnes-t2u]

IM ONE OF DANS PEOPLE IM SO GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE FRIENDS THIS IS SO COOL WATCHING YOU MINE THIS VAIN IVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN MINING AND ITS LIKE MY RIGHT THERE WITH YOU ENJOYING THE FINE GOOD LUCK BOYS HOPE IT JUST GETS RICHER AND RICHER NEIL FROM ARIZONA....

[@landryzimmerman2263]

Yes, cant wait for the first concentrates pan and smelt! Can you do 2 episodes a week?? Your mine is really coming along and your videos are great!

[@kramhoogness]

Have you done iterations into how you would maybe mechanize the moving of your muck? It seems very labor intensive now and it would be awesome to see that labor intensiveness go down. I'm sure you have thought of this but it would be interesting to see if it would be possible at such a small scale. I always look forward to these videos Jason! Keep them coming! This is by far my favorite content you put up!

[@Spudz76]

By the time you hassle with complicated machinery (including taking it apart so it fits through the access shafts and up the ladders, and then re-assembling it inside) and the probable failures too, you'd already be done already doing it manually. Plus can't run engines in there with low ventilation, and wiring high amperage power from outside hundreds of feet would be like millions of dollars of copper wire, and dangerous. The jack-leg drills use air and water which can be piped/hosed in reasonably cheap and easy, but there isn't really an air/water pressure powered skid loader or cart besides that it would be dragging and snagging hoses.

[@scuss2]

I just typed in to my search: battery powered wheelbarrows. All Jason would have to do is remove the pneumatic tire and rim and find a cast iron wheel to fit on the wheelbarrow axle that would also fit their floor rails. Saw a 48 volt for around 700 bucks. I've seen gas powered ride on wheelbarrows too, to use outdoors, they are also more expensive.

[@budrohammbone2806]

You Guy's are doing good work ! The vid's are excellent. The skills transfer you guys do, with each other, is excellent. The blast technique explanation(s) to the viewers was excellent, as well.

[@BrettDavidsonAdventures]

Thank you for the memories!! I once did mucking and haul the ore in ore cars to the outside. A gold mine in the Sonora, Ca area 😅Lots of fun!!

[@kahnfu-zhin8627]

Great Job, you guys! Guess it helps to bring in the best. If MO is involved, rest assured that rock and ore will be moving where it needs to get. Lookin’ forward to when ya get around to slabbin’ and crushin’ the hi-grade. Always betting on your success cuz you guys got what it takes. Some major miners right there.

[@l.mcmanus3983]

I wish I could be down that working with you. I know it’s most likely harder work than I could could do for more than a short amount of time but I have loved rocks for so long. This is absolutely fascinating! Thanks for sharing it with all of us.

[@michaelfercik3691]

More water pressure thru the drill steels will prevent stuck drill steels. Nice light jack leg and hammer, I am envious. We had to use the old heavy weight jack leg & jack hammer in underground coal mining, and was a pain in the back when I had to haul the heavy jack leg and hammer up a steep mountain for collecting rock chipping and dust from dry drilled 30 foot holes needed for gold and silver assays. In the 1990's the listing of a cub type fish, was found nowhere else in the world but on our lode mining claims around Big Creek, 10 miles south of Austin, Nevada. This stopped all communications between Austin Gold Venture Mine & Mill and our claim block, with the mine and mill site being reclaimed because of the fish's listing on the Endangered Species List

[@frenchys_prospecting]

Fascinating video, mate. I dream of doing something like this in Australia but time and money prevent me from doing it so I'll live vicariously through your hard work. Hope you're having fun at the minimum and making a good profit along the way.

[@thesloppiestpickle3992]

I snagged up one of your natural gold specimen and it is awesome to look at!! Thanks for making these videos and making pieces of your adventure available for all of us guys on the couch!!

[@bradleyslightom6313]

1 min late! 😂 Thanks for the next in a series bro, and i know the Au is going to be awesome, when the ore is processed! GL!

[@alphahuskyy]

this journey is so much fun to watch! best regards from Norway!

[@stevehisey389]

I had a geologist client working the Stillwater PLT/PLAD mine who traveled inside the mine 4-5 hours to get to a vein face to spray paint what he wanted removed. He could mark only 2-3 faces in a 10 hour shift do to travel time. Drillers were paid a bonus depending on how close to his marks they could blast. Very fascinating.

[@rodofiron5957]

Absolutely outstanding content. Greatly appreciate all of you, especially making the technology, which has been a total mystery : plain, easier to understand. Thank you so much for not slamming the door in the face of such success, and saying sorry to viewers in a oh so proprietary way. So so appreciate this. Jack leg! Oh, there’s an app for that! NOT! I bet it’s easy to carry in a lunch box too….NOT! This channel, and others that detail the labor intensive process of mining are just outstanding. A fabulous job.

[@mrvirtue2181]

Cool icon photo with Samsonite and Quartz. You guy's are following the process, great recovery

[@DavidJohnson-ir7bj]

I really enjoy the videos. I'm retired now. I have a placer claim near Wickenburg Arizona that I'm prospecting. I have bought some ore samples from your site to add to my collection. They were awesome. Last month I bought a 25 pound bag of ore from your mine, I'm totally impressed. I sifted and washed the material. panned it. found some gold flakes. Now I want to build a cheap rock crusher to process the rest. I totally recommended your site. Side note: have you ever thought about making a low cost rock crusher using a angle grinder?

[@tammybrazeau1213]

Welcome Kasse to the family. Boy, you guys are rocking it😅. I can't wait for this years mine operation.

[@RockyMtnGobblers]

Really enjoy today's video quite a lot. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@donaldfitzgerald8950]

Alright Jason, here in Upstate NY Apple 🍎🍏 Country doing the weeks laundry, everything is in the dryers for 30 min. Perfect timing to watch your mining adventure, while you're making laundry and getting that AU with a few guys from MO, what's up Harry? Hope we get to see/hear the bang this time around...Lol! What a spider-web of wires, smoke coming out and could hear the sequence! Just as you called it....let the mucking begin! All days long Lol! ⛏️⚒️⚖️👍💪🤠

[@EchoJulez]

Looking forward to you punching through to the other side. Hope to see some ore being processed soon.

[@Slugworth88]

Awesome, I can't wait to see the clean ups on the shocker table ohh yeah....

[@HansFormerlyTraffer]

I love the smile on your face when you describe the blast....I would smile too.

[@numismaticats]

This suburban dude loves these videos. Thank you for taking the time to do this. It would be really great if you could give some time estimates for your viewers. How long did it take to muck out after that shot? And it'd be neat to know what the total cost of that shot cost. I find ALL the info you provide interesting. Thanks again.

[@nitaweber6532]

My Great Grandfather worked in the silver mines in Utah, amazing hard work. You Need to create a song about the 3 miners and their muck, carrying muck, throwing muck and payday muck.

[@scottdilley356]

You have made my birthday special thanks Please give us more videos thanks Jason

[@nicdossantos5023]

Hey jason love your work, also love how are are open to learning more from everyone and sharing !! I hope you find more gold that you expect! Your all earned it !!

[@BradleyBellwether-oy2qi]

I'm looking forward to seeing all this ore cleaned up and processed!

[@mikeman230]

I just want to pan all that drill water

[@SomsackVongsa]

Aqua de orofino.,,😊

[@justmengracie]

the drill slurry is where the gold is....

[@timhenson4815]

Jason!!! I'm so excited about this season ! Seriously awesome the progress yall put in !! Did you get security cameras to watch for future intruders?? Can't have people snooping around your gold mine

[@skoitch]

Hope we get to watch you process some soon!

[@robmadaffari6270]

Brilliant work mate, one of your best uploads for sure.

[@danielmiddleton9683]

I hope you make a video this year of a good line of golf from your mine on the shaker table and a big gold pour that's better than a button. Good luck and great work

[@aaronsavage1234]

Dangit Jason! We need another video this week, please.

[@nickygrobler2979]

You guys are the real deal. Really enjoying this content. Regards from Maputo Mozambique Africa

[@ChrisFrench-wintercamping]

So glad to see you mining ⛏️ Jason that is some. Awesome gold ore

[@klugger01]

Another great video Jason. Man my back gets sore just from watching you guys work like that, you guys are some tuff dudes man.

[@snailswrath]

Awesome stuff. Kasse was great on camera too. Hopefully you can get the mine to a point where you can employ some young whippersnappers hungry for gold to help out with all that labour.

[@dayinthelife6081]

Loved the video man. Cool to see the process and you yielding some impressive results. Can you make a video of the crushing of these bags and the gold smelt/weighup?

[@erikwestrheim804]

This is so awesome. Looking forward to see more of your mining, allways educating. Best of luck Sir.

[@slickwillie9526]

Another great video. All the steps - closing the circle.

[@tinagerhardt2376]

This is so amazing! You guys are awesome. Keep the bags coming!

[@josephcormier5974]

Awesome video Jason thanks for sharing this with us six stars brother

[@brentsmith981]

I really enjoyed the technical expertise and discussion in this video

[@zyllofmitain]

11:56 The giddiness! 🧨It’s like Independence Day! 🎇 “O beautiful for spacious skies…”

[@jedeye825]

bad-ass, I hope your going to do a good video running this material on your system... so cool to watch.

[@williamscoggin1509]

You guys working hard like that reminds me of when I was young in the Texas oilfield. I'm not young anymore though. Hats off to y'all! 🇺🇸

[@Dirt47]

Love it Jason! Thanks for showing us some absolutely beautiful mt baker lightning, we cant get enough! Worst part of mining, material that doesnt pay lol free labor

[@alastairwilliams9550]

Really loving this new series. Keep it up!

[@KD0CAC]

Hay Jason , thanks again , really like to learn more about hardrock - BUT - you are reminding me why I like placer ;) Being an old fartter I NEED the water to help / knowing the is generally less gold .

[@TTT-tn3ul]

Looks fantastic gents. I would love to come see what it looks like.

[@davidtoroni8782]

That was so darn cool Jason and team!

[@littlewingpsc27]

Thanks for making the videos. This is very interesting to see how a hard rock mine is developed.

[@CraigInNC]

Very informative episode. I look forward to seeing your "harvest" and reaching the shortcut raise. It is so much easier in Minecraft.

[@donaldbedore3026]

Thanks for showing and sharing

[@KevinCarney]

Absolutely incredible. Best Blast yet.

[@scott2296]

Really cool geologic feature those slickensides........ BLAST IT!