Gold Geology Of Subduction Zones, North Cascades, Washington State

[@HansFormerlyTraffer]

I am old and disabled. I have been interested in Gold mining all of my life. Tried to major in Geology in college, but was dissuaded from pursuing gold because at that time gold was about $50 an ounce. I have also been an outdoorsman , hunting and fishing all of my life. Now that I can't get out anymore I appreciate you SO MUCH for taking us along on your adventures. Talk away my friend. Every word is interesting. THANK YOU

[@jamisontaylor878]

Buy some paydirt and have fun my friend 😊

[@jamisontaylor878]

Buy some paydirt and have some fun 😊

[@rickschlosser6793]

Gold being $50/ounce was the reason the mines closed in the 1940s and 50s. I believe both the USA and Canada (I’m Canadian) had the gold standard back then. The price of gold was fixed but the mines costs were rising. It was just a matter of time. But with gold at $2300/oz, those ore bodies might be very viable today.

[@krakhedd]

@@rickschlosser6793 Chris @ Vogus has also talked about that for a couple or a few years now, that gold was creeping up in price and it was looking like a great time to get into the gold mining business - he mentioned today it's almost AU$4000/oz (!!!!!)

[@rodparker6530]

I was thinking drone well before you said that. Can’t hit it with a hammer or carry it out but yer, do it. Then I’ll know if it’s worth it too

[@xyzabc4574]

I live within a stones throw of Mount Baker. I could eat up these local geology rants all day every day. Thank you for posting.

[@dionh70]

Which kind of stone? Phyllite or granite?

[@bear-lyinsane3099]

I used to. Went to high school at Mt Baker high in Demming. Lived in CA since 1999. I really miss it up there.

[@Shiftyourshape]

Me too!!!

[@trevorwhat]

😂 it’s never “babbling.” It’s your continuous assessment of the project at hand. Or talking through questions, calculations, etc. Like your ongoing trials with flux recipes. It’s precisely why your videos are so compelling. The audience gets to learn/discover with you. Now *I’m* babbling…

[@mattbrown5418]

and he does it all without acting like your typical loud KZbinr !

[@bobsluga6694]

I finger you would say that.

[@trevorwhat]

@@mattbrown5418 so true, Matt. Jason doesn’t act at all. Smart, curious and inspired and it always comes through.

[@michaelpass2176]

Would there be any gold around Mt. ST. Helen’s after the explosion?

[@michaelpass2176]

Mark on your map

[@Twokeeshonds]

Thank you my friend. Just got back from surgery and I get another chance at life. Seeing this long form vid brought a smile to my face. Thank you

[@golfacademydelasamericas7347]

Never stop teaching , its your talent

[@timothyanderson2108]

Facts mate Taught me the percentage I'd not known An lol I'm just climbing upon second rung of this very tall ladder 😂❤

[@tombeespoke9384]

You sound like an Aussie. Even if not, well met.

[@davidmccleary5540]

What an amazing video. From the geology lessons, native American lore, to 19th century lumbering, just wow.

[@lotharschiese8559]

Nick Zentner for more video lessons, has a huge following since he had to cancel classes due to Covid and present his classes via KZbin. Share this, it deserves it.

[@jimkessler2001]

There can NEVER be too much information from you, Jason. Keep up your educational ramblings ! I think you should be nominated for an Honorary Doctorate in Geology From some Higher Institution. Your popularizing of this subject deserves recognition. Greetings from Fife , Scotland !

[@tammybrazeau1213]

They say you learn something new every day, today I learned about a years worth. Thanks, Jason, for your babbling. I enjoyed every minute of it.

[@007goretex]

i love any type of videos that mix history/geography and geology/science keep these going

[@ARGONUAT]

We love it all, Jason. Geology nerds of the world UNITE!!!

[@priscillaross-fox9407]

Geology should be and should have always been taught in grade school.

[@outdoorloser4340]

Keep rambling Jason! I love it 👍

[@Former0311]

Classic arm waving geology professor field trip lecture. I love it.

[@chas4life]

As a hiker, I am often looking at the stones in washes and wishing I knew more about geology in order to understand where to find gold. I learned a LOT just from this video. Thank you!

[@dougmaclean8818]

Great work as always Jason. You are a natural teacher buddy. You explain everything in an interesting way that is easy to understand. This long version of you in the field is awesome. Keep it coming Jason, we will be here waiting patiently for the next release

[@wakeupmannow5812]

The history is as appealing as the present and all makes up the bigger picture.

[@TheN30M]

Jason goes prospecting is the best! A whole series of these would be so cool, impressive how much knowledge you sit on. Time to find the next Mount Baker prospect

[@dontwatch1227]

Only tell us though

[@markg454]

i concur

[@Guywithcrazyideas]

You sir are a great teacher. I learned so much and you kept my attention which is super rare. Keep up the great work.

[@TheSubmissiveStone]

We love these outdoor vids and if everyone’s babble was as informative as yours the world would be a better place! Keep it coming man!

[@rg3412]

Man I love these geological adventures you’re taking us on

[@seemyworld1]

Thank you. That was the most informative geology video I have watched regarding mountain formation.

[@raebeebe6325]

Good work Jason! My Dad loved to prospect in N. Calif and Nevada. Me and a group of friends worked all up and down most of the length of the Cascades and Coast Range in various logging venues - we climbed up and slid down many a slope. I'm 71 now and a bit worse for wear, but i too enjoy your dialogues and travels, and wish i could travel and prospect with you. I hope you hit the Big One!

[@Dirt47]

Babble away Jason! We love our great state and the geology where the shiny comes from!!!!

[@amydamon2323]

I've enjoyed all of your prospecting videos which seem to just get better and better. Love the babbling, the geology lessons, the logging lessons and the great scenic views. I could maybe handle the hiking, but never those mutant mosquitos. Thanks for doing this for us.

[@V2k2010]

Jason... most people are afraid to speak about what is really on their minds because of low self esteem or maybe they secretly know their ideas aren't always the best but it takes a real man to speak on whatever they think the issues are and not give a flying [you know what. If I have learned anything in my 54 years on this planet is that people, most people hate the truth and can't handle it even if any man has more of it than others. But what you had to say about gold and how it acts and interacts with the planet is exactly what a serious prospector wants to hear. So, much respect and keep up the great content.

[@csorgatz]

Great content Jason, your dialog (babble) is spot-on and useful. Keep up the digging!

[@cz8189]

Love these videos with you out in the woods, "babbling" in such an interesting and informative way about the geology and environment- please keep them coming !

[@paulreiche]

Tremendous adventure and geology lesson, Jason. Others have said this, but you pack together several lectures-worth of geology, and do so in a clear, amazingly-well-demonstrated fashion. Thank you ++!

[@brianz367]

I love so much about this video. Forest, streams, geology, your best video in my opinion!!!

[@grumpyoldstudios]

Just wanted to say a huge Thank You to Jason for my ebay purchase. Crazy fast shipping and it is amazing. Also thanks for another great video.

[@mogwopjr]

After watching this, I feel like I owe you a beer. This is the most I've learned in a KZbin video, in ages! Thank you Jason, this is a wonderful video.

[@akawireguy1197]

It's all fascinating Jason. keep it up. A gold miner story. For several years I lived up in Butte Creek Canyon, on Centerville Road, one of California's fabled gold rush era mining areas.I lived in this little shack down at the lower end of the 40 acre property, at the end of the driveway. I'm 18 years old. One day I'm standing on the porch of this very ramshackle building and into the parking area pulls this white Ford Fairlane, a '67 or so. The entire drivers side is red with blood. I had no idea who it was but it was clear whoever it was had just hit and probably dragged something or someone. I was in shock and was just turning to step inside and arm myself when I realized what I was looking at was chewing tobacco. The driver chewed and spit out the window and the side of the car was covered with the stuff. Turns out he was an acquaintance of my parents and like you he was a serious miner and geologist. He was a good old guy.

[@holly52ful]

I am from Ohio. And I was ministering in Texas- small church out in the unpopulated area- and I had two dogs. I kept seeing dog poop in between the house and church. I didn’t do anything about, as far as I remember! But here is caveat! It wasn’t poop but tobacco?? Yes, never saw anyone chew and yes even some of the women chewed!! Lol never will forget that. It was in Huckabay Texas! 10 miles north of Stephenville and hour and half from Fort Worth- southwest of it! . Have good day

[@semoneg2826]

Sorry but it's hilarious 😅

[@dn2817]

I can attest to something about these massive cedars and blue spruce. I lived in unincorporated king county Redmond Washington & I had about 1 acre. The cedars and spruces on my property were huge. It cost me a lot of money to get an arborist to care for my trees. About 3 years after I spent all that $, we had this massive, terrifying wind storm around 2007. And some if my trees got snapped in half & a few came down. I used a home made jig, chainsaw and I turned the wood into useful boards and beams of lumber. Thousands of dollars of useful wood. And that is hours away from Jason’s filming location. You have to properly manage the forrest or it gets dry and will go up like a roman candle and burn it ALL down. You cut down trees but plant more. That’s just how it works or mother nature will burn the brush all down.

[@LilyGazou]

My neighbor cut down every single tree after he bought the house. He offered to cut down mine ( blocks his view). I still have redwoods and spruce. When I sell, I’m sure all of them will be gone right away.

[@dn2817]

@@LilyGazou that sucks. It might not even be legal in king or snohomish co. All the cedars & spruces I had got blown over in that massive 2007 wind storm. Some trees got split halfway up so it was like a 75’ tall tree stump. I used every scrap of wood for camp fire benches, support beams similar to the ones Jason makes for his mines. It took hours, weeks to mill by hand with my chainsaw & a jig.

[@LilyGazou]

@@dn2817 I might look into getting the redwoods protected as historic trees.

[@dagwood1327]

While I was watching this from the comfort of my recliner, I was thinking it is amazing to click on a video and be able to get an education in a field of study I didn’t even know I had an interest in learning. And I was thinking (before you started talking about your fitness level) that I couldn’t even get to the washed out road much less to the waterfall. No telling how many times I thought man I have to get into shape.

[@danrobsonjr247]

It's good to see old photos of logging . My family logged Eldorado county in Northern California for 4 generations starting with my great grandfather falling trees using an axe and a handsaw everything in the Camino side of the American river canyon was brought up to the rail head by steam donkey and everything on the George Town side was brought over by cable car . He would fall trees on the Georgetown side and ride his logs back across to the Camino side where he lived . All timber in the area was sent by rail to Michigan cal lumber mill in Camino . He also fell trees in Jenkinson lake as it was being filled and still under construction in a row boat in 4-6 feet of water . Manny years later I would be married at that same lake that my great grandfather helped build . He then taught my grandfather how to log and fall timber who eventually partnerd up with 4 other individuals and ran a logging company and later eventually would own his own logging company . Who taught my dad how to log and fall timber who in turn started teaching me . However because of what California politicians where doing to the logging industry I was told by my dad to look into working at other lines of work that governments where not trying to shut down . So ended 4 generations of loggers ending finally with my cousin who after grandpas retirement in 2000 continued to run skidder for another company up untill 2013 when it became obvious he was being replaced by illegals illegally working in the logging industry thanks to Californias illegal sanctuary laws for allowing illegals to remain in the country . I now reside in Missouri where we have a lot more freedom And better laws and am now working in retail again . However I will always miss the mountains and timber I was raised in but I'll never miss the unjust unlawful and unconstitutional oppressive laws and politics of California .

[@EsoxLVCIVS6776]

Thanks Jason this is all really interesting stuff and your commentary is very much worth listening to

[@jameswatt8841]

This was so fun to tag along. Love the exploration lessons. I am in the Columbia valley in Canada. Ft. Steele an old mining town that still has some gold in the river! Makes me want to figure it all out here! So fun. At the edge of the Canadian Rockies to the east. Purcell to the west. Major boundary. Found some nice clean quartz, And some sort of rock with some really nice chalcopyrite in it just in the creek bed.

[@marcsimonsen1578]

I have loved geology and mining my whole life, and while several people have attempted to explain the process by which gold and other precious ores are deposited in the overlaying rock, no one has ever explained it so clearly and with such great examples as you have done in this video! This is geology 101 at its greatest! Please continue to explain, expound and explore, taking us along!

[@JohnSmith-pf8of]

Probably best video on prospecting i have ever seen with great views thank you

[@kerzwhile]

This is excellent Jason! ❤ hands down one of the best geology vids Ive ever seen!!

[@tenns]

Probably your best video, that and the one you started drilling for the mine for the first time, and the one where you go find the listwanite. Probably one of the best videos i've seen online, and i watch a LOT of stuff on youtube. Thank you for those videos. This is amazing, and i see people agree. Keep it up, proud of you!

[@nwliving]

Wonderful vid. History of logging, Salish native history, gold history. And here is the answer to how the old timers got it done. They had no other choice. Work or starve for them and their family. Only 1 in ten thousand ever made enough to survive one season. Your extremely blessed to have a working mine that you rehabbed.

[@FrancisChartrand7769]

I love your videos, this was my favourite so far. The geology thoughts were amazing. Don't be shy to get nerdy it was amazing.

[@raydowdy6914]

I've watched almost all your videos but this one was one of the best. Explaning everything like you did was very educational.

[@milkmanchoppers]

Jason's Geology School! Fracking Love It!

[@waynemartin1490]

You’re a pleasure to watch and I really enjoyed this episode! Being somewhat of a science nerd I wanted to complement you on being such a wonderful teacher! The way you present your knowledge coupled with your enthusiasm is captivating.

[@Aluminator82]

All geologylessons from you are of great value to me. Thanks for these vids!

[@Kevin-mw9yl]

Boy, that was intense. Thank you for sharing, and educating us, all things on geology, flaura, and local indigenous history.

[@dragon90815]

Heck of a hike

[@Nicoli-bg8lp]

Jason thanks for the hard work you put in to making these videos( including the editing)! The are very informative and the way you break it down and explain it helps a lot of people get a better understanding of the incredible forces at play in nature. Also how we are just a fly speck in the grand scheme of time!!!!

[@weekendwarriorweldingdiypr4604]

Please do more like this. This and the actual gold mining. This is great content.

[@_______v]

Love these longer videos Jason, thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@leeroychang]

Love the babbling brook and the babbling Jason. Great video. Well done and thank you.

[@RyanMartin-wg7gm]

Thanks Jason we love your show and I try to keep up with you you are a really good teacher it's pretty important to know about how things in nature work so thank you my Brother for pioneering

[@markmatt9174]

@mbmllc as a 57 yr old non working disabled vet I would love to be there with you. Here, Ohio doesn’t have much in the gold/geology you have our there. So I watch you, @jeffwilliams , @danheard and @pioneerpauly often. Its my adventurous side living vicariously through you all. Appreciate the views, ramblings and valuable information you all provide. I get to see places my broken body will never be able to get to, lucky to get to the mailbox regularly. Keep up the great job guys I'm not alone with the outdoor life we need.

[@duanelewellen5458]

Thank you Jason for the geology and history lesson from a Whidbey Island resident and 5th generation Washingtonian. Not to mention that Mt. Baker is still an active volcano!

[@semoneg2826]

So Mt Baker could erupt at any time

[@briangreen9677]

I love all the "babbling" because it's all stuff a lot of us have never heard before. You're sharing a lot of good information, teaching us about all sorts of things in an environment where you're seeing it and able to point it out. I know it's a lot of work to get out there and find this stuff, but it truly is appreciated. Sharing the incredible views as you venture out make it all the better. As for the drone, I think it's a great idea. How about you hold off and set yourself a goal for how many ounces of gold you want to pull out of your mine this season and if you hit that goal, you buy yourself a drone. That way you create a goal that has something other than money as the reward. Anyway, keep up the awesome work and thank you for bringing us all along!

[@pnwriverfisher]

You should show that old bus by the mouth of Swamp. Tell the story of Jerry! Love hearing all the history you share, thanks for the videos 👍🏻

[@jlowetunes]

Just wanted to leave a comment to say thank you for this video. I feel like I’ve learned more in the first 20 minutes than I have in watching hours of other channels. Keep doing what you’re doing man.

[@josephcormier5974]

This was very enjoyable and beautiful country thank you for sharing this six stars brother

[@Hawkeye2001]

What a hike. I'm tired just watching. And I enjoying you talking and explaining what you're seeing as you go.

[@stephenurmano2198]

Thanks for sharing and teaching us about the immense riches that abound. Hopefully nature can recover from the madness that ran rampant mid century and likely earlier too.

[@murrayedington]

Absolutely fascinating day out - many thanks for bringing us all along and the geology lessons!!

[@nsa_surveillance_orb-42b]

I love your detective work and explaining everything, helps me learn what's going on. I did a ton of hiking up your way when I lived in the Seattle area, loved every mile, always wondered about what I was seeing and wishing I could read the rock types like you do. Been a rockhound for most of my life, thanks for the adventure. Well done

[@aaronjohnson7347]

Thanks Jason! being a WA native, lifelong rock hound, and geology buff. Really appreciate your sharing of geology knowledge!!!!!

[@adriaannikken7519]

Thanks for taking us along. Super!

[@armencarpenter7492]

That was the clearest description of geology that I have ever heard! Thankyou!

[@davidgekler]

My Dad went to Colorado School of Mines - he could out "babble" you any day - I just love hearing ya talk, never stop!

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

Your babble ( as you call it ) is fascinating . I learn so much and am not sitting in a classroom . So thanks for that. At 38:50 you had me cracking up... The rock you slabbed looks like it is close to the ocean picture stone . I hope you dont block me but... "Thats what she said " !!!!

[@LeeJDo]

I know that was tiring, but damnit I want more videos of just walking around prospecting and explaining geology

[@mcpherret]

best video ever for visual learners. drones are great for overview but being there on foot is reality. thanks for the experience Jason.

[@marlinphelps3665]

Camped and fished mount Baker many times .Never knew the history you presented .great vid.

[@aloharay]

Have watched you and Dan Hurd for years. Loved this informational video, even your babbling and historic context. thanks!

[@terryvincent3788]

Jason you make geology fun!!

[@Zerostar369]

A very cool adventure and lesson. Thanks Jason! Love the channel. Keep it up.

[@MrMarkAMartin]

This is your best video, I like the indigenous history, the geology and the logging-mining history. My wish is that you continue the weave, it is good.

[@mikeschatz9153]

This is the best gold prospecting video I’ve ever watched. Thank you

[@jimfausset8122]

Thanks for your videos you are always so informative and look at the places you go even when I was your age I wouldn't do that but what beautiful country in incredible things you see thanks for sharing

[@jp27whodey31]

The knowledge...the views .. Adventure ...intrigue....love it all. Excellent work mate

[@cwtrain]

>babbling to myself in the woods. Hehe. Should we tell him? Bruh, that's literally why a sizeable chunk of us are here. Personally, I have a bunk hip. I'm finally getting old enough where scaling any grade I set my eyes on is no longer an option. Point is, I can't do this myself. You're one of my avatars out there. And who doesn't love gold? I'm here for it. Never stop.

[@jdl.1234]

This is one of your best videos Jason. I enjoy your work.

[@RroadhouseE]

I'm giving you one finger up on this video. 👍 More please 🙏

[@talldave1000]

Smart video Jason. Keep em coming. Always learning something from your videos.

[@americangora1183]

I think this is your best video. Perspective

[@paulgoeke758]

I'd be willing to bet that there are tons of your viewers, self included, that would love nothing more than hiking those mountains with you for a day or two! Keep putting out awesome footage, luv it! Dykes and fingers, what more can you ask for....(tell em not to and...)

[@michaelpass2176]

Jason fantastic info of the rock history

[@jiplix]

The best hour I have spent on the tube in a long time, dont stop talking, we are listening.

[@timothyodonnell8591]

Outstanding video! Fascinating!

[@garyjohnson1757]

Jason I really enjoy these type of shows I go hiking learn about geology thanks

[@bombadil776]

I'm on Van Isle. All these things seem particularly relevant.

[@lillykg8133]

I very much appreciate you talking about all the rocks you see as you go exploring and everything else. Do you ever take along eager, ready to go, not too physically fit , but willing to help assist however needed people who would benefit from going with you. If not, I guess I'll just have to continue watching and hoping that one day I'll be able to go with someone as knowledgeable and entertaining as you

[@bencarlyle2155]

Good stuff Maynard

[@charlespierce8412]

Great and very informative chat as your hiking. As you were explaining Geology teachings it's easier to comprehend how all these resources appear close to these fault zones. Thank goodness your sharing knowledge with your subscribers.

[@mrmcphilsconfidential8562]

Disabled veteran in the city, rock hammer, rock tumblers, and these videos. This stuff is just too interesting to not consume.

[@wakeupidiotsnow2611]

Yes, Jason, you are up the creek! LMAOFF! we all wish we were there soaking it up. Great trek dude!

[@NewSpirits]

Nevermind the gold! Man I'm glad I tuned in for this one, what a great field trip with education of the Native people's use of natural resources and a great outdoor hiking episode through historic areas and geological knowledge and WOW! I'd definitely get me a big can of 100% Deet to mist all my clothes with for mosquitoes and ticks, you don't even have to get any on your skin if you're afraid of toxicity and it'll still keep em "Off" you, ha ha. I sure wish I could live and hike up there with you, I guess it's my Native blood getting excited by all the ancient sites and sacred practices you're so lucky to experience and bring to us...

[@DavidStock-fw1fj]

Love the wanders and the babling!!! Mega views and the rants are great. Your a hardworkin, level guy. Thanks for the vids!

[@jgm9927]

I'm from South Dakota, we've found garnets in schist in tailings piles outside old gold mines along with quartz as well.

[@bradleyslightom6313]

Jason, it's not always about the AU, or the processing of the ore! It's about the adventure, and the process of eliminating that rock slide, and that one, then zeroing in on the right spot between both! The adventure is what gives the discovery, the value!

[@MyWoodpecker]

A friend of mine used to pan for gold in north Alabam at a Gold Camp where gold flakes can be found in a creek there and also Garnets and smaller gems.

[@danduzenski3597]

Cherish the ability to prospect. One day a unforeseen illness or accident can take it all away. Thanks for sparking old memories.