Major Gold Mine Problems Season 2 Episode 5

[@smokeandkippers]

What makes me laugh is the huge drill, air compressor, water pumps, explosives and loads of manual labour and then the last part is that tiny 9v battery to make it the best bit happen! Gets me every time 😂😂

[@WeirdPros]

The more things change, the more things stay the same.

[@patricksherman4053]

😂

[@manjisaipoe517]

Please, please take one quartze sample showing good gold and disolve the crystal away to show the gold shape as it formed inside the vein. Love everything both channels are producing! Peace from the flatlands of Nebraska.😊

[@Optimusprimerib]

@@ManMountainMetalsHF, according to the KZbin gods. Never tried it, myself.

[@ChrisJohnson-py4gg]

​@@ManMountainMetals boiling in lye also works for removing quartz.

[@leadsled8961]

@@ManMountainMetals sodium hydroxide.

[@manjisaipoe517]

Lye, or NaOH, will liquify at 323°c, and break down the quartz, leaving the gold unchanged in shape. It requires extreme ventilation and propper safety PPE, along with multiple repeats using new NaOH to complete, but seeing the raw gold in nugget, wire or crystal shape as it formed in the quartz would likely be worth the effort. Temperature shocking the quartz might be a less dangerous method for less scientifically minded persons.

[@shaunmace9641]

​@@Optimusprimeribhydrofluoric acid is some dangerous stuff when I was working at the semiconductor facility Texas instruments they told us that was one of the most deadliest chemicals they had out there.

[@thomasrobbins1171]

"Not set in stone..." Good one Jason!

[@JustinQuilling]

Until it is, and then gets blown to oblivion! Lol

[@John-lx8iu]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one to get a good chuckle off that phrasing...

[@ThomasEllis]

This is one of my favorite KZbin channels hands down. Great stuff guys. 👍👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hey Thomas, I agree with you buddy. This is the real deal and Harry is a fantastic addition to this series.

[@royolstad8532]

When I had my log building business in Alaska, I had a guy working for me that hard rock mined up at Independence Mine near where you and Harry were, and he got me interested in it. So seeing you guys do all the steps from prospecting to the geology to mining is very very cool. Thanks for putting together such great content.

[@grzlbr]

These guys are doing some dangerous work, hit the like button for them.

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

To be fair, it's only dangerous if your stupid/ careless about it and don't take proper safety precautions, which they do.

[@grzlbr]

@@krockpotbroccoli65 You can do it all and still a collapse can kill you.

[@Mr7yhnmki8]

I like the new, faster paced format!!! Thank you!!

[@RichardSmith-ms6hh]

We were taken through the full fine-detailed reality in the previous 20-something-ish videos. That is the only reason we can cope with the "abbreviated" format.

[@epiphany7573]

Awesome content Jason. Your videos don't do it justice how much hard work you are doing by hand. Nice gold in the ore too. I am looking forward to seeing you process it from gold on the shaker table and smelting to some huge buttons. Lots of love and respect from Australia.

[@timtharp835]

I spent several years working on a tank drill on Vancouver Island. The ten seconds of every blast we did made all the hours of drilling and eating dust and the powder headaches worth every single second of it. You two have to be the hardest working individuals on you tube. Lol

[@CaseyJonesMtLily]

Loved the video. Took me back to the "old" days of when I worked for Echo Bay Mining Co. at the historic Sunnyside gold mine near Silverton, CO. My pard and I drifted on the vein that ran under former Lake Emma. We drilled 2 6ft rounds that had loads of VG in both faces. I never had gold fever before, I caught then! And have had it since. Thanks for raising my temperature again.

[@larrybobbitt8452]

From Eastern Tennessee. All Hats off to mr. Jason He is very intelligent at what he does.

[@KamikazeWombat]

Thank you for explaining the cap delay, I was looking at the spaghetti wondeting how it wasnt gonna tear up the lines when the charges started going.

[@davidkirkman1135]

My Dad was a miner. I will never forget our trips prospecting. He would look for rocks and I would look for elk antlers. Miners are the toughest SOB’s on the planet. I love watching the adventures on your channel.

[@TEAMJESUS-JOHN316]

You're living my dream brother! God has blessed you in a multitude of ways. 👍

[@brucethebassbrand4564]

Tennessee Ernie said it best...... "Ya dig 16 ton, wadda ya get....." Seriously, I thoroughly enjoy these videos.... Keep them coming.😊

[@MakingUsThink]

I always enjoy the videos and hard work you guys do to entertain us disabled :)

[@chuckerickson6721]

Another eciting week @ MBMM gold discovery channel ...thanks guys for taking us with you !

[@87mattjt]

Lol “they’re not set in stone”, while literally being set in stone. Great work Jason, just got my shipment of ore, washed off the big chunks and got lots of tellurides but no visible gold, but defintely got about 50 specs just from the powder i washed off of them! Cant wait to crush some and see what i can find.

[@Magurae]

I wanted to do something totally different, but Jason dropped a Video and I drop what I wanted to do. Go Goldmine!

[@l.mcmanus3983]

I don’t know what subscribers want you to grind up all the quartz… I want you to look at each piece individually. They are all beautiful! Keep it up!

[@ImaginaryKiddo]

Awesome! Jason and Harry killing it.. the mucking duo

[@abramumphrey9529]

Thanks for the excellent content Jason, I can tell you and Harry are putting in some long days and working hard, stay safe!

[@domonikoldham7387]

very cool to see a slip get uncovered and the disruption to the vein and how the event that caused the vein actually split into the rocks passed the slip , and i see what you mean by how the slip actually happened earlier and how the hot quarts fluids would have come in after and filled any of the voids made by the slips bending sliding pinching and twisting very cool , thats for the content this is so coooool :)

[@tinagerhardt2376]

Boys, please make sure you take breaks, eat something and drink lots of water. Great work! I'm one of your buying customers and one of your biggest fans.

[@timrinks1409]

This is really getting intense. Can't wait to see you break through to the raise.

[@kramhoogness]

Not gonna lie, I cannot wait for these episodes. This mining series is the best thing on KZbin. Great stuff! Keep it coming!

[@gnarlyhogg]

There is no series I am more excited to watch than this one. Thanks Jason and Harry!

[@B0BBYL33J0RD4N]

On the one hand, would love to come do that. On the other, messed up my back picking up forklift cylinders by hand to install because the other forklift operators were busy. It's a good gauge of my 'Can Do' attitude, but also a good gauge of my lack of 'How bad will this be later?' sense. Maybe I will be ready once my kid graduates in a decade.

[@cullenevans6048]

As an underground miner myself, I really enjoy your videos

[@ublesterreatiga4837]

Man I love what you do. I can’t stop watching your videos. All the info you give is great. I don’t know anything about mining but it sounds interesting and challenging. I would love to go and learn from you guys. Cool adventure

[@vikingofnorway991]

Really like your mine videos, been watching since the day u opend it and followed you for 4 years already, keep up the good work guys!! Awsome mine videos!

[@EchoJulez]

Can’t wait to see the gold coming out of this mine.

[@michaeltrboyevich7854]

I was you , back in the 70's in Alaska . Old guy now . Thanks for showing folks what's involved .

[@DebbieBaker-s1n]

Me also, I started in the mines when I was 19 and worked for 30 years before arthritis got me. I loved drilling with a Jack leg, I liked stopping best. Old now but loved mining.

[@OGRocker1]

Thank you for the share... be careful skipping lunch, but whatever you do; Don't feed the Geo after midnight you're still my favorite miner and mucker trucker, take care and stay safe. Till the next !!! ⛏⚒⛏

[@clintongammell6790]

Fascinating stuff. I stumbled on this channel a few days ago and have blown through both seasons. Hard work and great attitudes. Keep 'em coming.

[@rickbauer7976]

Never get tired of the blasting. The excitement of what has been uncovered.

[@nathangibson3264]

I've got 20 years in mining in Missouri. It's a big lead, zn, and copper mine. Id love to come spend a week with you guys mining next season, that would be great!!

[@lindatoole4531]

Beautiful color in the veins so exciting congrats.

[@Cutsinlondon]

I never thought I’d be addicted to. A you tube series like this been follloing you for just over year this my first comment Jason your a legend mining the old way and documenting your journey is just another level showing all the nitty gritty stuff that old skool miners went through (THOUGHT) that massive specimen maby acid treat it get rid the quartz leaving the gold structure behind might be cool 🎉❤

[@brianmason7108]

Is to say this is one of the best videos, thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

17:25 ... I grew up on a small farm One summer we had access to this BIG field of long grass, it had not been cut for 5 years! I mowed 2400 bales of hay in that barn by myself, with one big wagon and two pickup trucks hauling. (back when square baes ruled) That's the way I did it, just "where is the best spot for THIS bale. Like very bale was the last one : )

[@jamest.5001]

The problem i had with scheduling lunch break, or any break time is I get started working I don't want to stop. I have a difficult time getting back in my groove!.

[@rockspider2263]

Amazing channel. My favourite on youtube 👍👍👍

[@josephstoermer2441]

Yeah another awesome video to watch! ❤️😎👍

[@GammonMaster-PcP]

Beautiful veins and color, yum!

[@caoryn]

What a cliffhanger! Looking forward to the next episode and how the vein looks, hopefully it'll be getting a bit thicker again!

[@phylxguy5547]

He sure is getting good at this leaving us craving more lol great job Jason 👏

[@GoldHunter-77]

😂😂😂@6:32”Their no set in stone” Literally they are set in stone 😂😂😂😂 your killing me Jason! Great work buddy

[@Proteus41]

If I was single and had a back of steel, I would love to go work with you guys. It's awesome to see the progress you and the team are making!

[@joecolosi1795]

Mr. Jason, your videos are getting better and better …

[@toddmatke1950]

Ey Jason, Love your videos! When you're done with this season you should leave the walls dirty after the last blast, that way them claim jumpers have a MUCH harder time. Good luck, I hope you find that giant piece you guys are searching for!

[@excitedbox5705]

PLEASE take my advice to heart. Much of your setup looks like of a continuation of what Mine Operator was facing on Mine Rescue. You need to stop touching your ore 50 times before you get it processed. The longer you waste getting to profitability, the harder it will be to invest in the RIGHT setup. The reason those old timers went broke was not because there was no gold. They went broke because they didn't AUTOMATE. It shouldn't take you more than 1 hour to move 5 tons of ore out of that mine with 1 person if you take my advice. Get one of those mini skid loaders (the ones you stand on the back), replace the motor with a 10hp electric motor, dump it through a jaw crusher and either into a cart or conveyor to the chute. Build a proper box chute + conveyor so you dump the ore directly into a waiting dump truck bed. It should take 1 Person to transport the ore from the face to the truck. Those mini loaders cost $5k add about $2k for the electric motor, might even get one directly from china without converting it yourself. You have rock crushers but for $5k you can also get one from China. Conveyors can be built for

[@Porty1119]

I 1000% agree with your first paragraph. Hand-mucking is bad enough, hand-mucking with so much rehandling is just awful. We started off with 70s and 80s rubber-tire diesel equipment; it's kept costs down and productivity up - I can get five tons of ore from the face to the surface in about twenty minutes working solo, and that's a total haul of about a quarter mile and 130' uphill. The truck loading bay we just blasted will improve on that even more. Good ventilation, biodiesel blends, and water exhaust scrubbers keep the air quality pleasant. The issue with their current stope is access. There's really no practical way to get a machine of any size in there right now. Once they break through into the raise, a small two-drum slusher is the best option. It can hoist itself up the raise and then pull its scraper up after it. With creative slusher block placement, the slusher could manage most of that stope and slush ore into the raise. Fitting out the raise with a chute permits direct car loading on the adit level. A real dump car would be a great upgrade, even if it has to be hand-trammed.

[@XA-JJKILLERs]

How is that going to go up the latter boss

[@sleepyjordan887]

I imagine KZbin views plus his eBay store makes up for it for the time being at least

[@ryanozbun9661]

ive wondered this my self. ore carts to transport the ore to the chutes and dump it down the chutes to the next ore cart and then out the mine. a dingo ride on digger would be helpful, but the space is tight in there so it would be tricky to operate but still would beat hand mucking. ventilation would also be key.

[@-r-495]

Once they reach the winze, they will drastically shorten the distance to the entrance. That‘s what this season is about primarily, at least that’s what I understood I don’t see anyone bringing a mucker up the tight and bent path leading up to the working face. Maybe a slusher, with lock and tackle would be feasible. Don‘t worry about the business, the old timers didn’t have Ebay to support their endeavours. I wonder if Jason is building up a stock of ore bags and rocks for the saw that will be sold in fall and winter or if he‘ll even process the ore himself with the equipment he builds and sells. This is great stuff, I think it should be supported federally as one thing hasn’t changed: It needs someone who farms or digs the thing so that someone else can make something out of it. Just importing from foreign countries is not sensible. Jason is sharing the gold fever!

[@RichardSmith-ms6hh]

Another great "back at the gold mine" - thanks

[@1944chevytruck]

AWESOME! CONGRATS!

[@anotherluckydad]

Getting the muck outta there. So glad to see such great results from all that hard work. Well done, thanks for sharing the wonderful adventures 👍

[@timothyodonnell8591]

Mining for gold is the ultimate example of delayed gratification. All the work is up front, and the literal payoff is not until the very end after processing when the gold bead lands in your hand.

[@adamsthoughtsonwhiskey]

You have a great channel I always in enjoy watching it. Thank you

[@whiggy6976]

Keep going boys, we are all behind you

[@danielflinn3571]

Thanks for sharing well done stay safe good luck happy days

[@johngilbert7141]

Thanks Jason..I watch.all..ypr videos...but I'm a retired fisherman..but looks like fun.. Seems im..to old..but keep.giong

[@sanfranciscobay]

26:25 Can you give us an estimate of how much it cost per blast? $50-100-200?

[@danbosch-]

Above a pinch in the vein should be a pressure drop when it was forming. Possibility for best gold yet. Keep hopes high.

[@chipsatterly4902]

Amazing content!! Really LEARNING a lot. Cool language to describe everything. Might not ever find a nugget but can "talk the talk!' Thanks, again!!

[@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.

[@dondavis5633]

It's always a nice hit of dopamine when I realize there's a new MBMMLLC video in the queue! Great video, as always...

[@swedenfrommycam]

Thanks Jason & Harry! That's a good Boom 💥💪👍🏻

[@TheN30M]

I love the video description!

[@scottdilley356]

Thanks for the video keep the faith

[@huntinquincy4238]

Loving it Jason! Almost there and then the real fun work begins

[@awesomecronk7183]

Damn that blast sounded good! Thank you for sharing, Jason! Is there a map of the mine available?

[@-r-495]

I wonder if they have reached the winze yet, the blast wave was substantial but I can’t remember if the open stope where he touched it off is connected to it or not.

[@josephcormier5974]

Awesome video gentlemen it's very exciting thank you for sharing this with us six stars

[@NiburuGaming]

This season is bangin'

[@MrBrazen13]

The drive up to that mine is an adventure in its self. Took my wife a few years ago and she was not impressed with the cliff off the side. My old GMC loved it though. Wash puts and all. Earl season. Snow/ice still on the lakes. Beautiful place.

[@MrBrazen13]

Wash outs. Oops.

[@charlesreynolds2798]

Love your content I have learned so much from all of your videos but this round of hard rock mining is super intriguing.

[@paulineriley1336]

I love the gold in your new rock!

[@AbandonedMaine]

Youre going through the process every miner has gone through in figuring out where things are going and showing the reality of things. All the Minescape fools need to watch this.

[@donaldfitzgerald8950]

Hey Jason & Harry, the mucking brothers! Lol! That's one beautiful specimen that's as wide as your finger, wish I was even just a decade younger, I'd be happy to be a mucking player with y'all, when I was 16 I started working construction in/on the streets of NYC as a pick & shovel man, miss all those times.... keep up the hard work and being persistent 💪👍⚒️⛏️⚖️🏔️🤠

[@ThePlymouth37]

Thanks for posting, great video as usual!

[@wilderstewart9917]

what a good way to start the day. you rock, yall are nuts hahaha

[@rodofiron5957]

Outstanding content, as always. Surprising there isn’t something like coated ANFO, or “sausage casing” that could eliminate wet holes…

[@Oldmane-420]

Ya load sixteen tons and wadaya get? Lol, that’s song lyrics from back in the 40-50’s, when Harry said 15-18 tons it popped in my brain! Awesome format for todays video, like the tutorials interspersed with the daily grind, hope you find someone who can work as hard as Harry does! I would apply in a heart beat, but I’m afraid I’m just to close to my, “best before date”. Thanks for the interesting content and may the gold shine on for you

[@chris-nwue_B]

Want a real rush stay underground when you blast. Did underground mining back in 06-09 and several times we stayed in the mine during the blast, what a rush. The Shockwave is amazing. Tried to reach out to MBMM but email was slow replying , no real follow up and can't get a call back. But I still enjoy watching

[@bigoldgrizzly]

Used to fire 100 pounds of blasting gelatine from 60 to 70 yards - now that was 'interesting' .... get the wire shot curtain closed and let her rip. Hand filling a 16x12 foot tunnel and a 6 foot pull was the definition of hard graft..... and I wonder why, in old age my body is wrecked.

[@z0mb13h0rd3]

Good work you two! Younger and unattached, definitely would be out there! Love the videos

[@billoc1255]

You guys "ROCK!"

[@kaveman9]

This was a fun one,...many booms. Make tunnel and rock while you can. You'll have much off-season for processing ore but you need to get to that raise to efficiently get the ore out.

[@williamdawson3353]

Love following the progress.

[@UncleBildo]

Yet another fascinating learning vid, Jason, great job. Play by play. I almost cried a little when you didn't take your time and get those big chunks! It's easy from this side of the screen to have a strong opinion. It ain't my fat ass humpin' tons of rock all day! My body is 30 years past joining you guys, otherwise I'd be there in a heartbeat. Even 20 years back, and like, 15 less surgeries, I'd have been down. There's nothing about the whole process that doesn't fascinate me. I never shied away from manual labor, either. Ranch family work ethics help. As teens, a buddy and I made extra cash digging ditches by hand, so I'm familiar with the heft of a shovel full of soil! Keep up the outstanding work. Can't wait to see what all you found this year, and already can't wait til next year's work.

[@desertdanblacksmith1394]

mucking.....you are truly salt of the earth fellas....I worked at the mine everyday in No 9 Sump....every shift change I got it to the bottom only to fill up by next morning....focus one shovel at a time.....whew!

[@marioluigi164]

so great ur taking the time to explain mining to us

[@deanmccoy6629]

This is great! If i was younger...

[@physicsfan314]

These videos are fascinating.

[@susanturcotte3176]

Thank you, Jason, for showing and explaining the process of the drilling of holes in patterns. Especially if there was any doubt that someone didn't understand it in your previous videos. However, I have a question that popped up in my head. Since you explained the "tattle tales" and what they do, what do you do if one doesn't show detonation? I don't remember anyone who works with explosives mentioning that before. By the way, those specimens with the largest pieces of gold were unbelievable! 😍 I would suggest 'cleaning' them to show the gold better in situ. Collectors would kill for that! Blessings from Alabama ❤️

[@MainlyHuman]

If you're going to be investing more in your trackwork you might want to look into aquiring some proper tapered wheels for the trucks. The double-flanged rollers you have at the moment will keep the truck secure on low-qulaity track, but actual railway wheels will roll a lot smoother.

[@oswynfaux]

You had a mucking great time, in the mine

[@antrmxw]

Thanks for all the good videos !!! Maybe the job can be easier with a pneumatic mucking machine if you can find an old one. it’s pretty tiny so it should fit in your mine. Good luck for the feature !

[@michaelhansen6977]

Very cool, thanks for sharing your work.

[@KnucklebarkRanch]

That’s hard work ! I’ve worked my ass off my hole life in construction and I’d love to come and just watch. But I’m a amateur geologist and would love to come up and watch

[@sortius_]

For the rail, you could probably use a decent sized pipe bender (or an adaptation of one), seeing as the rail isn't too big. Another option, seeing as you have air, is to use a pneumatic jack attached to a heavy duty clamp. Anything has to be better than plastic on wood for moving the ore. Another thing to take into account, when designing your cart, is to make it work like a train the axles need to be fixed to the wheels, and the wheels need to be tapered to self-centre and deal with curves.

[@specialk314]

Awesome episode as always!

[@chrisrudy1969]

Hi Jason. Looks bloody awesome. Just a thought - why not setup a 8-10" suction hose and a venturi to pull all that muck out fast. You have enough water there it looks to pull. Or you could blast a small hole to dump material into to act as a pond. Pretty much what we do in the ocean.

[@DeanShostrom]

If you guys thought about grabbing a 2010 or so press from home, not Home Depot, but from Harbor freight you can do a lot of straightening very quickly with a print with a hydraulic press and it’s cheap