Hiking & Mines - El Paso Mountains

[@Smithsgold]

Great scenery !!!!!!! Thanks for taking us on your adventure

[@f150twinturbo7]

Another great video. Definitely a great Adventure 👌

[@weekendprospector9787]

I enjoyed the exploration.. I hope one of these times you find some good ground for metal detecting. Keep exploring and thanks for sharing.

[@mojavegreen1804]

That is the Red Chispa claim you're looking at@19:24 , right? The Prosecutor's Club of So Cal controlled that claim five years ago. Probably still does. That claim is really good. I found my biggest nug there ten years ago. A quarter oz almost. Its very clay packed, making dry washing difficult. Detecting was really good there. Especially after a club outing when the ground was turned over by the dry washers. Great video. Keep them coming! The club dues were less than a hundred bucks a year then.

[@Oidium45]

I believe so. Looks like good ground for detecting no doubt!

[@mojavegreen1804]

@@Oidium45 lottsa hot rocks but worth the hassle.

[@Oidium45]

@@mojavegreen1804 those purple volcanic rocks certainly ring up hot!

[@hackchops]

Hi there, I appreciate your videos and that you actually steady the camera enough to get good views of the rock textures and such. Since you were asking, I'd say that the long rusty trough in the beginning is a spiral (screw) classifier/conveyor.The partition on the right side is where the drive system would go and the pipes in the bottom would either allow for fluidization or as drains for dewatering and slimes.

[@Oidium45]

Thanks! Very interesting. It looks similar to a dewaterer.

[@Chris-my4qq]

nice exploration adventure! plus, the workout doesnt hurt (until the next day) right on Matt!

[@Oidium45]

I was surprised to not be sore honestly. Go figure 😛

[@Oidium45]

Still waiting for another one of your adventures. Get on it! 😁 Some rain and snow make for an interesting vid 💪

[@shirleywilliamson1964]

Yes the pipe was for water to the Holland camp. We had to haul water for awhile until my dad ran pipe from a spring.

[@donjuan4087]

Hey man, great content on your channel. I'm new to prospecting, have only been prospecting one time down in the cargo muchacho mountains. I'm stationed on Fort Irwin near barstow. My buddy gave me his keene 151 drywasher so if you ever need a digging partner, let me know. I'll be scouting out some places real soon.

[@Oidium45]

If you are near Barstow then I would recommend checking out coolgardie. Some good gold out that way. We always welcome company on the trips.

[@jonryan5339]

You are in a good area for metal detecting but not so much for dry washing. I use to own some property near coyote lake.. If you want a great place to dry wash... If your on Ft Irwin Rd. take a right onto Irwin Rd. and follow that down till you come to copper city rd. You'll find workings from pass mining in the area but if you have come to Dobson Rd. you have gone to far and will only be wasting your time. Good Luck!

[@kennethroy9974]

They were useing it as a giant slooes

[@DamonFeyOutdoors]

Pretty cool area and lots to explore. So that's only about 45 minutes to an hour away ? Do you dry wash in this area?

[@Oidium45]

Lots of drywashing up there.

[@Balloonswing-FIREWATCH]

What side of the mountains is this at? It looks very interesting, I like you content very much.

[@Oidium45]

The east side I believe. The road that crosses through 6ft under.

[@Balloonswing-FIREWATCH]

@@Oidium45 alright thank you.

[@lesterleporesr5228]

Did they try to run a wash plant out there?

[@Oidium45]

There were sever old wash plants in the area. It had not crossed my mind with this particular mining camp but very possible.

[@sailingsolar2371]

Where does the tank get it's water from?

[@Oidium45]

I would guess an underground source which is one reason I felt that hole was a well.

[@JamesKlukas-lu7xd]

Can't understand why you're not sampling...seems a pity to not prospect ..anyway , keep on keepin'.

[@josephmalet777]

Interesting stuff, what maps were you referring to?

[@Oidium45]

I use a combination of google maps and mylandmatters maps for the most part.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

All tiny mines but they went so overboard with the infrastructure as if to say.....this time, it's gonna be big!

[@gerardoheredia8794]

Hey !! I live in El Paso tx just wondering how do you get to those spots ? What road do you take ? Was wondering if I can get some directions please. Thanks

[@Oidium45]

The area is the el paso mountains california.

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

you can join the pcsc (prospetor club of southern california) they have claims out there or the oc 49ers they have claims out there just a thought you ever go to the gpaa meeting in brea Ca I think 2nd saturday of the month route 66 miners look at there web page but when I went out there on a group outing (san fernando valley prospectors) (gpaa.net) every one was getting gold and decent amounts one guy got a 2.3 gram nugget (new guy) up to you next time boss

[@Oidium45]

Thanks for the info. I will look into it.

[@shanewilliams6077]

if you join HDGD you get to use PCSC claims

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

@@shanewilliams6077 what is the hdgd (me pscs#4030 ) who said this you might be high grading a claim unless they have joe's permission (pres)

[@shanewilliams6077]

hey GGP! HDGD is high desert gold diggers. im the prez of hdgd and joe is my good bud. its kind of an unspoken thing but hdgd can use pcsc and pcsc use hdgd claims. most of the claims pcsc use are hdgd claims.

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

@@Oidium45 go to craigslist oc all kinds of prospector stuff type in (keene for sale) metal detectors for sale blue bowls cheap !!!

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

that's a ride isn't it out there by randsburg I have the el paso mining district sign coordinates on my gps hoards of claims out there you in open territory or claim if open territory cool I will have off soon gonna borrow a gmt for a few days

[@Oidium45]

There are 3 GPAA claims up there and still plenty of unclaimed land but yes there are a heck of a lot of claims. Especially where the ground looks good.

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

@@Oidium45 randsburg is the 2nd biggest producer of gold in this state look it up on google other than the gold belt (american and yuba river) or up north by happy camp

[@Oidium45]

@@greedygringoprospecting6941 yes sir! That is why I am forced to prospect across the street near Iron Canyon.

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

@@Oidium45 you can call pat keene (gpaa chapter pres.) he was teaching me about metal detecting in benson canyon he can tell you about the claims out there oh (keene engineering) ask for pat

[@Chrisknight2000usa]

How do you get there?

[@Oidium45]

It is the mountain range that runs alongside redrick/randsburg road.