Pouring Gold From My New Gold Mine Season 2 Episode 12

[@aommi27]

Dude straight walked through every part of the refining and smelting process, and does the same on his mining videos too. High quality content right here.

[@notyouraveragegoldenpotato]

For real. I've gone from -wanting to try prospecting- to -succesfully prospecting and refining at home- and these videos were a HUGE part of that

[@awldune]

His secondary goal on this channel (besides having fun and getting views) is to stimulate interest in small-time mining operations.

[@pedrodepacas-ic1cb]

Wouldn't that be a third hand goal?

[@WasatchSasquatchUtah]

You can say that again. 👍

[@SubjectiveFunny]

He is the best on YT, no doubt about it.

[@physicsfan314]

This is what I've been waiting for all season! That's no button... that's a medallion!

[@JeffBrazeel-fe4wc]

@@physicsfan314 True dat! And a Nice Return on Reopening the Mine and All the Work the Guys all put in!

[@marybourgeois8056]

I hated Chemistry when I was younger..... thanks to this lesson, BOY DO I REGRET IT!!!! This was AWESOME, THANK YOU! ENJOYED THIS

[@george2113]

No moles?

[@Slipknot60]

OMG Jason this is the video we've all been waiting for!! You and Harry ROCK man!! Thanks for all the great videos!!!

[@tnyleo]

I definitely just questioned if Harry's last name is rockman

[@Slipknot60]

@tnyleo Jason is Damn Lucky to have Harry and MO boys helping him!!

[@jeremykastrup6907]

This does rock indeed

[@TIMMIELUND]

Jason Showtime Baker on the Baker Button melt down 101

[@TyMoore95503]

Nice video, Jason. Well explained! The chemical process of driving a chemical reaction to completion is literally called "using excess reagent." The limiting reagent is the sulfides in the melt, so adding iron (nails) to the melt soaks up all (almost all) of the sulfur converting it to iron Sulfide. The fact that some of the nails still exist at the end of the pour is proof you have achieved iron as "the excess reagent." Good job! Oh...and I guessed 150g. That is a really nice payday! Proof that there is still plenty of "Gold in them thar hills!" And I did the math: it looks like your high-grade is about 31.5 g/metric ton. So just a smidge under 1 troy ounce per metric ton of ore. Not bad!

[@riverstow6361]

This is awesome! I have no background in gold mining or smelting - but have become addicted to your videos. Super informative and laid back with a scientific approach to everything

[@georgehubbard6876]

Refining day is payday! Looking good!

[@SephBane]

Ebay day is payday. Selling the ore is way more profitable than refining it.

[@renaissanceman5847]

@@SephBane once you account for the costs associated with the mining, refinement and time... X amount of people mult by hours, plus tools, equipment and materials... the amount he got was about $10,500. if he had 2 people working 3 months... he may have actually lost money.

[@funone8716]

@@renaissanceman5847 He makes some money off this channel as well

[@jcglessner]

Call Brent and head to Cerro Gordo. I’m glad you guys gave us the chance to come along on the video journey from hard rock to gold button. Thank you.

[@HarryMO81]

Nice job on the smelt Jason! I am so excited to see the grade of this mine crush our expectations. I can't wait for next season and hit the raise. This mine is a special place. No guts no glory.

[@salishseaquest7952]

Jason, thanks for the detailed overview of what we are seeing here.....very helpful to understanding the whole process.

[@VPCh.]

I'm a geologist in gold exploration, 1.5oz/ton is an incredible grade of ore. Especially considering that there was probably some loss in the refining process.

[@nono-jj9rr]

He makes far more by selling "ore" (tailings grade really) bags through ebay, anything remotely rich he keeps for himself or slabs for decoration. Notice he ran only 3tons for his entire 2024 season in this videobas a "grand finale" insanity.

[@greenmonkey15100]

Where are you exploring for gold?

[@VPCh.]

@@greenmonkey15100 Northern Ontario, Canada. Although I might be switching to Nova Scotia eventually.

[@erok268]

​@@nono-jj9rridk man i bought some of the coarse ore i havent crushed up the rest of it, and just from the loose powder in the bag i got about .3 of a gram.

[@SamTehGr8]

@@nono-jj9rr yeah that was a sh** ton of work for $10k? Not to mention the wages of the guys that were helping him out. Not to mention the risk of being in a cave. Dynamite, etc.

[@brentsmith981]

Way to go Jason! (And Harry) Looks like you've got a mine there! I've got MANY thousands tied up in hard rock and placer machinery., not so much in actual gold recovery... But it's great to share in your successes and learn along with you while you process your ore.... Very informative and fun!

[@LogicalNiko]

Considering the amount of gold rich crystal structures in your mine you might want to experiment with baking some of your waste from number 1, 2 & 3 materials. 18-24 hours at 600-750 C should oxidize off a lot and give you some pretty good ideas of what might be chemically bound in some of those minerals.

[@keebbles]

My aussie friend crush to fine, then dribble the product through flame. They note colors produced at same time reducing sulfides. They bake it at 600c for days before processing. Reduces need for large amounts of Flux. Saves them money overall. Just can't do this during fire season.

[@mairisberzins8677]

@@keebbles The thing is, heating a lot of stuff to high temperatures for a long time costs a lot of money too. Flux might be cheaper than energy needed to do the heating.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Thanks for taking us along, on this really amazing journey. You guys worked your asses off! I'm glad to see you're doing well. Cheers!

[@RyanEglitis]

Reminder that even though this is his full haul for the season, it's not all the ore he mined - he sold a lot of it through ebay, as that is even more profitable than refining it down himself.

[@Stopbeingnosyffs]

Yeah but customers will be pissed when see this 😂 most customers didn’t even get 3grams in whole bag

[@RyanEglitis]

@@Stopbeingnosyffs I think a lot of them just like the idea of refining down (or even just owning) "real" gold ore. The actual payoff isn't the point.

[@klausnielsen1537]

Congratulations are in order🎉 Well done Jason. Loved to see you get to this point! Thank you for sharing your adventure 😊

[@josephcormier5974]

Outstanding Jason well worth the labor that y'all put in this video was much anticipated by many people thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother

[@rca-in-glasgow6781]

One of the best yet! I’ve seen all the processes before, but it was super satisfying to watch all the way through. And bring on the chemistry lessons!

[@trinitro5968]

Beautiful! Brother, be proud of yourself for your dedication to extract that. As a water well technician who makes under 40k gross a year when everything is set and done, i hope you are reaping, your dedication to all of this. I pray for a prosperity this year for you!

[@TelescopeJunky]

Congrats Jason, Chad, and Harry! The Three Muckateers! Your hard work is being rewarded, and we are grateful you all share your journey along the way. 🙂 Thank you, Jason, for always showing the processing and smelting side. Can't wait to see you turn that beautiful gold button into beautiful gold coins! I would buy one if it had your logo and/or mine name on it! That would be awesome!

[@KGBgringo]

This is the best Christmas present since I got the lego pirate ship in 1990. Been waiting to see a significant amount of your ore get run through these machines since your first video at the mine.

[@timbercretesteel9855]

Mine was Castle Grayskull....and He-Man stuff!

[@tiffanybyrnes8221]

The pirate shop was my favorite too! ❤

[@tiffanybyrnes8221]

The pirate ship was my favorite too! ❤

[@mattoakley2246]

Am I the only one thinking that Dan is just a little bit jealous? Lol. Congratulations that's awesome and I'm sure Dan feels exactly the same way. Can't hardly wait to see what you find next season. Thanks for the entertainment.

[@timothyodonnell8591]

I've been a viewer and subscriber for a few years and I think this is my favorite video of yours. It has just about everything I love from your videos: crushing, shaker table, chemistry explanations, smelting, pouring, cupel-ing, and of course, pretty, pretty gold. The only thing missing is the mining, but you already had a season's worth of that content. Thank you for the time and effort you take to mine the gold and make these videos. They are stress-free, captivating viewing on my weekends. I am grateful for your efforts. Happy New Year and a successful Season 3 to you!

[@Ako2account]

The smelting videos are my favorite. And Jason explains it so us laymen can grasp it. I do wish he would show his costs. Up here in Alaska we get people coming up every summer who watch these videos and think they're going to get rich. And every single one goes home broke. I'm guessing Jason's costs are approaching $100k and he's only found about 5-6 ounces of gold. That's a big wake up call for those dreaming of hitting the motherlode.

[@dionh70]

Ya, there's a reason why it takes giant corporate entities to successfully mine mineral wealth, because sheer volume combined with economies of scale is the only way to economically succeed. It's ALSO why MBMLLC promotes the machinery they manufacture so heavily and demonstrates why it's useful for tasks other than hard rock mining, because those sales help foot the bill for the mining.

[@dwaynesimons-d2c]

A lot of raw ore and specimen gold went on Ebay from the ore brought down from the mine.

[@michaellane1316]

I could only speculate that through the years he is breaking just above even for his investments into this. By just catching a glimpse of his surround property, I would say he has many more irons in fire and therefore has the ability to produce other products to help offset many ventures. Many may just run out and go into debt or buy outright, the supplies for many a spoken venture before actually seeing if they can support such. I have a feeling Jason makes sure his capitol has been established first. Myself, I definitely make sure I have what I call, "Earned" the right of investment before taking on a commitment to lay out coin for same. Our parents, if many of us here are in their 50s and older. bought things they could afford. Usually, they saved before purchasing. Not as today's climate where everyone takes out a loan to purchase even a TV.

[@Ako2account]

@@michaellane1316 He's not even close to breaking even. He's found maybe 6-7 ozt of gold and maybe $5k selling bags on ebay. You have to include ALL of his expenses including using stuff he already has. That stuff isn't just free, you have to amortize it. I'd say he's well over $150k in expenses, the bulk of which is payroll for his two employees. $20k in income vs $150k in expenses. It's pretty easy math. Think about it - why do you think he never, ever, EVER talks about how much he's spent on this?

[@zachcarney3910]

Hell yea. Now that feels like the conclusion for the year! Thanks for the video!

[@earljohnson2676]

Jason has all the cool toys I bet his his man cave is next level unless it’s for the wife and hello kitty lol congrats on the mine and best of luck in the future

[@sharkscrapper]

LOL at the chemistry lesson on cardboard. I take it you didn't have any old envelopes to write on the back of? 🤣 Congratulations!! I can only imagine how gratified you must feel. Thank you for taking us along on this journey.

[@timbercretesteel9855]

I actually think this stuff needs to be taught in school - kids would be very interested in this practical learning!

[@jonisoininen4792]

Wow Jason! This is your best video yet! I agree with your chemistry and thanks for your recipe! How about coming all the way to Finland next time you do northern Europe? I'm sure I could intrigue you with some Archaic ore deposits and the whole concept of being 600m underneath the original volcanoes at ground level. Its very interesting what one might find..

[@hubgold487]

Great job Jason you have become a knowledgeable smelter over the past few years.

[@WasatchSasquatchUtah]

Educational and entertaining. Thanks for describing what you're doing and why you're doing it during the smelting process.

[@vonfange]

thanks jason for allllll the hard work you did and the educational value you invested in us. The gold button is great ... seems like a small reward in the light of the blood sweat and I'm sure, tears .... but congratulations! It was fun being a part of it

[@notsure6183]

Congrats Jason, I know how much work goes into this, you earned it.

[@Devin_Dunphy]

Finally. All that hard work ...what a beautiful piece of gold. Congratulations 🎉🎉

[@KellDogg1965]

I’ve been waiting for this episode of you smelting down your gold ore. Thanks for all the hard work that goes into doing that.

[@davidtammyames1242]

I got some of your ore for Christmas and I can't wait to see what it produces! Thank You so much for offering it up on ebay.

[@victorbryant2791]

Holy cow what a button! That is an amazing concentration of gold in your ore Jason!

[@HalfCutGarage]

You Boyz earned it!!! Dam cool to follow along!

[@scottwolf1238]

Wow, I'm really happy for you Jason! Congratulations on your pour! :)

[@Jamt22574]

So much free knowledge! Thank you, Jason, your wife, MO and KZbin! Now to set up a system on another planet. 😅

[@thegootch2098]

Thanks Jason. At 6:25 you used the word arduous. Thats a hard word.😁😁

[@rovcanada1]

My heart was swelling with joy for you, Jason. Thank you so much for letting us come along with you through the journey. Loved the lay-chemistry part. I have 2 questions for you: 1. Are you going to do a financial breakdown of this year's operation? 2. What happens with the cupels once they have been used? Are they scrap, or can you process them to be used again?

[@dionh70]

No, cupels are consumable and disposable. They're inexpensive, but they are an unavoidable expense in small-scale assaying & refining.

[@bfd1565]

Cool. I can't wait until next season.

[@Pleiades721]

This man is pouring precious information onto the web. Keep it up, good sir. Thank you for sparking my interest.

[@deadlyicecream1]

FINALLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE GOOOOOOOLD

[@ARGONUAT]

So absolutely awesome to see at the end, Jason! Makes all the hard work worth it!

[@Serpardum]

If it was pure gold at $84/gram it would be worth 12012. Minus roughly 10% for silver type content, you get around $10,000. Now, how long did it take to mine, dig, and muck that 3 tons? I am curious because I know during the California Gold Rush the only ones to really get rich were the ones selling the shovels.

[@drewski5730]

It’s not worth the effort, you’d want to be making about $1000 a day, so this should be ten days work. It was more than ten days work. If you don’t value your time though it’s a great hobby!

[@iPhone5244]

That’s the thing, he is selling the shovels. MBMM his company, sells all the equipment he uses on the channel. The mining he does is for his hobby and to show case his equipment (crushers, hammer mills, shaker tables etc)

[@furnitureman8212]

That would be exactly why he sells mining equipment, lol. Great way to advertise, really.

[@ironmonkey1512]

Advertising for his company, ebay sales and youtube revenue as well. That's what makes it feasible to mine this small deposit.

[@nothanks1877]

@@drewski5730 idk. Counting what the videos said they pulled 470ish bags or 13ish tonnes out this year with just two guys working 70ish days. Assuming one dude and a days work to process 3 tonnes call it another 3 days to process. So that's already $650/day for them this year and they failed to blow through. Next year when they blow through their travel time out reduces by 85% and they'll be able to blast and muck way more, and do less waste blasts because they only need 7.5 feet for the new carriage way they are creating. Theres nothing stopping them from getting 1200+ bags out next year with 2 guys and 80 days work. Bumping that up to 1300ish a day. That would absolutely be worth the effort for only 2 guys working 5 days a week 9-10 hours a day. Assuming 40% overhead split two ways you'd be paying yourself $45/hour. That's absolutely viable.

[@SeniorMoostacho]

This real life science, mining knowledge, put idea to tasks and completion was Amazing. Stuff like this should be shown in schools along with classes, so Students get the actual grasp of a real life situation. Loved it.

[@rastaralph7154]

I wasn't far off. I guessed about 4oz. It's beautiful 👍💚💛❤️

[@JeffBrazeel-fe4wc]

WOWZERS Jason and All Involved, Congrats on that HUGE GOLDEN BUTTON!!!!! To my thinking it's a Great Reward for all the work you all put in. And a Proof of your idea to Reopen and work the Mine.

[@Lapointe_423]

Always full of information and entertaining thanks for what you do.

[@Cardinexile67]

Great end to the season! Great to see all the hard work paid off! Can’t wait til next year.

[@nunyabisnass1141]

The only guy I know that can get ppl to watch an hour long commercial. Honestly this whole channel is great.

[@idigdaytona4478]

Been waiting to see this ! Wondering if you checked the screen in the hammer mill for flattened gold that would not pass through the screen.

[@briancorwin9525]

Good stuff Man!

[@devarskinnee8760]

Nice work guys! That's hard rock mining at its best.come on season 3!!!

[@christophersimonye6137]

Need a video showing reground tailings ran through again

[@nickitoff9629]

Awesome work! It's such a pleasure to watch your hard work payoff! Going for a second batch of your ore soon. Have a Happy New Years!

[@rastaralph7154]

Gridlessness I think the channel is called has been making silver coins and has a great set-up so get in touch with them about making your button into coins. He will tell you where to get the equipment from also 👍💚💛❤️

[@William_Borgeson]

Holy cow, that was a phenomal ending, good for you and all of the hard work folks, and than you for the content!

[@Hobypyrocom]

can you sell the sand that comes out as a waste from that operation as a construction sand?

[@nunyabisnass1141]

I dont see why not so long as it meets the grading standards. It does make me wonder how much homedepot sand comes from mining and construction operations.

[@Hobypyrocom]

@@nunyabisnass1141 ive seen few people testing homedepot sand for gold and there is some... maybe the sand is from a waste from mining or maybe from gold bearing river, who knows...

[@danielschomburg2140]

What a great educational video of the entire process! Well done Jason! You know a kid is going to see this video and become a gold miner 100%

[@seanadderley7531]

Congrats

[@K0ALA.]

This was an awesome process to watch

[@ThePlymouth37]

Woohoo! It's Gold!!!

[@cobykuntz4897]

Love your straight forward no BS approach. Awesome gold .

[@makeitwork583]

Oooooh, been waiting for this!!!

[@Gridlessness]

Hey Jason, we're a little north of Western Washington.... but we're making a lot of silver coins these days. We'd love to help you make a few gold ones!

[@mbmmllc]

It would be great to get some help with this project. I'll send an email you way. Thanks!

[@manwing2007]

What happened to the triangle mold. It's missing a leg

[@judeefitch5751]

Watching the 2 years of you mining. I am so excited to see you finally get a big button of gold. Great job!

[@bopemuworty3163]

What the fk, I was unsubscribed, I haven't had that happen to me in years. Dam you KZbin

[@jphanks]

Congratulations, Jason! Ever so patient and working so diligently for the big reward!

[@fishinthesticks8139]

Awesome! Congratulations Jason, that's badass!🙌

[@Tom_Foolry]

Chemistry is a three part discipline, 1 part Science, 1 part Art, 1 part Magic.

[@robertrussell5210]

Good smelting comments 👍 Congrats on the recovery - fun to watch🤗

[@AweMe]

We are in Baltimore but if your interested you could come out here and we could roll, punch and mint stuff while your here. Take a day or two working vacation and come out to the east coast ;)

[@mbmmllc]

Yes, that would be great! I will email you or you can send me an email at [e-mail] Let's do it!

[@AweMe]

@@mbmmllc I responded from my primary email. check spam if you didnt get it. thanks! Kerry Stagmer

[@ImaginaryKiddo]

Awesome Jason! That’s why I love this channel, seeing the process and hard work getting the ore stage by stage.

[@kurtpeterson315]

Great Vid! Happy for you Brother! Thanks for recording the entire process and sharing that and your knowledge with us. It was a fun run!! Enjoy! Kurt in Santa Rosa, Ca.

[@dondavis5633]

Congratulations on this awesome yield from your amazing old goldmine, Jason! It's so amazing to see all of that hard work and dedication pay off in that beautiful 4.63 oz. gold button! And I WANT me some of them COINS you're going to make, too!

[@Ethan-xm4fv]

Now that's a button. ❤ how you explain step-by-step step on how you do everything. I was wondering how long you heat your mold before pouring. Can't wait to see the mill all together again. I miss seeing it.

[@GramCanyonSam]

Bismuth is crazy , that's a cool trick. I met a scientist in my travels that showed me how to almost stop gold with it and a few other things. It can also be wrapped in alum and suspended over magnets & moved with Sound waves 🔊

[@Mr.Hopper1]

Best video of this type I have ever seen.

[@TVR-jc5uf]

I love watching your videos; both fun and informative! I would love to see a 'business' video understanding the true economics of your gold mine. Obviously, the first couple of years will be capital intensive in regards to restoring the mine, re-timbering/shoring stuff up, purchasing/installing an air compressor to run the drill, having the right equipment to process ore (hammer mills/shaker table etc.). Looks like you have a good idea of yield of gold per ton for this specific mine at this point. I would like to see a video on a rough break down on when things becomes profitable and what are the fixed and variable costs per ton for ore extraction on a go forward basis. No...I am not trying to be your accountant, but I would find it interesting to learn more about the financial side of being a gold miner in the current day. I would guess each subsequent season should yield more ore for less cost per ton and some of those fixed costs become less relevant as time marches on. Just an idea. Please keep up the great work.

[@williamwyckoff2441]

Wow...awesome. Well done! Glad the numbers are getting bigger!

[@RexSkittles]

This is the video we’ve all been waiting for!!! I’m as excited as when you’re about to watch your team play in the Super Bowl!!!

[@jefferywilson4091]

I have been patiently waiting for this day every since you opened that mine.

[@excitedbox5705]

That bluish rainbow slag in the overflow is a clear sign of BISMUTH, so as your collector metal, it is carrying gold with it. Also as I mentioned in several other videos, IRON can form a HIGH TEMP alloy at certain temps (around 800c) which doesn't melt until it reaches well over 1100C. That is the gold containing crust you keep getting on your iron.

[@JesseJames83]

I've literally been waiting 2 years for this video

[@pafischer]

Nicely done, Jason! I loved the chemistry lesson.

[@davidnekola698]

Love the mountain. Awesome seeing her gold. Ever wonder how much gold must still be hidden. Old George used to have a lot of stories about gold deposits in the Mt.Baker area. Great to see a real chunk. 💰😊💰😊💰😊💰😊

[@dancurran8977]

It was very satisfying to watch this process. I can't imagine how Jason feels!

[@michaelpage7691]

Well explained professor. I failed chemistry but drawing on my limited knowledge,you actually made the process reasonably understandable…..thanks. Hope you and your families have a great new year. Keep them coming. 👏👏🇦🇺

[@funngi1]

Congrats. Love the series. Looking forward to season 3. We'll done.

[@mehere6865]

I am so very happy to see you advancing in the mining/smelting process jason, You just keep going from strength to strength . Hope the next year brings you many more successes.

[@Mrjoshuasjourneyzzz10420]

Totally awesome button, look forward to seeing the coins!!!

[@100acrewood77]

Congrats, it’s been awesome watching you reopen the mine and get to this point, can’t wait to see more of the mining.

[@bepriceless]

Fantastic end to the season. Thanks Jason.

[@Off_Course_Explorations]

You do an amazing job of explaining and showing every aspect of the process in a way that I haven’t seen before. Keep up the great work, and I can’t wait to see the next season at the mine.

[@susanturcotte3176]

My eyes fell out of their sockets, Jason!!!! 🧐😱 That is an extraordinary gold button, which must be 22 to 24k purity!! I guessed 5 oz, but it was way over as usual... It's very hard for me to base a guess on a video-recording. Yet, your mine is producing a huge amount of gold per ton, which is all that you can wish for. Thanks for sharing and thanks to Harry for helping you. I'm sending warmer weather and blessings from Alabama ❤️

[@zachintheb0x818]

Im no chemist but you sounded very convincing in your chemical equations