Opening A Gold Mine: Full 2023 Mining Season

[@sparkcommunications2499]

Better than 10 seasons of Gold Rush! And 10x more informative and fascinating. Great work Jason, wishing you and the mine all the best!

[@BrentEdwards-r7p]

And no ego! Jason seems like a gen-u-ine good guy! I just had to buy some ore to support his efforts.

[@Atomy111]

So this is like the discovery show but without any unnecesary stupid drama and suspense

[@charging_station2]

and without 10min ads

[@guytindall2371]

kjk

[@johnhirtle4300]

Just needs music 😂😂😂

[@MrGusinfla]

Was thinking the same thing

[@timothyanderson2108]

Indeed Shows the difference from TV an reality 😂

[@richards358]

Yes! I've been waiting for updates on the 2024 season! Last year every week I was anxiously waiting for each episode to come out!

[@thelastofthelemmings6279]

Damned straight!! ME TOO!😃🤗😎

[@ttsuter87]

This is real gold mining. Slow and a lot of hard work and all the little nitty gritty mundane details that tv networks believe is unnecessary for TV. But absolutely necessary for viewers. This is the way.

[@KingAir90Pilot]

I'm a pilot and I have been my entire life, but for some reason, this is beyond entertaining to me!

[@Missionpilot1961]

I am also an Commercial Pilot add this is very fascinating to me also. I wish that I had that opportunity that you are experiencing now !

[@donwiley9170]

Jason, next firing, put some sheet metal or thick plywood down on the floor and that will make it easier to muck. You will be able to use a shovel to get under the muck and load it.

[@rorym8543]

Good idea

[@Mickomalley-q3d]

love to see a jack leg drill running.stemming is essential in blasting. you are losing at least 50% of the shot. I would use polyfoam(used in fusion bombs to direct energy) and depending on depth use multiple loads and some play dough at the end. when I load a stick I use my powder pliers to make a angular hole for the cap then punch the hole for the cap. Old miner taught me this that way you don't pull on the cap. If you are interested in production I will give you a design to remove ore and waste with 2 people.I have a 90 ton jaw if you know anyone interested. former MSHA instructor(for the mines) also if you need any equipment let me know got a huge yard full. Stay safe , love the mill wake tools I have the large shank 18V for popping boulders also had the full set but like everything else stolen. keep it up it really is getting to be a lost art. if you ever get in clay seeing a square set mine ( like Virginia city) would be cool. I really miss mining(run over on the. job)All the best.

[@MrJerry101]

One word, IMPRESSIVE. That ladder and shoot build was super IMPRESSIVE. WELL DONE GENTS!!!

[@dondavis5633]

Jason: this is an excellent compendium of Season 1, well worth watching in addition to the full, 18-episode opening season. Thanks so much for sharing your dream-come-true mining operation!

[@patriciavenable4269]

Phenomenal experience watching you and Mine Operators tackle the new mine. I look forward to seeing more.

[@jamesweichinger1792]

I love how you have collaborated over the year with other channels. I found you because of Brent’s channel . Love the show .

[@GrandDungeonDad]

Only watched a few minutes so far Jason but I have to say the amount of work you put in a day astounds me. It also spurs me to be more active and outdoors. Your work ethic is an example to this whole generation brother its awe inspiring.

[@pilotstels7178]

В шахте - нет свежего воздуха. Там только пыль, и куча углекислого газа. 😊

[@vonfange]

Ah Jason, I really enjoyed watching this new video recapping the development stage of your mine. Thank you for taking the time to walk us through the many stages of the process and sharing your accumulated knowledge. You're doing what I had always wanted to do but never could take the time and effort. Great fun!

[@LogicalNiko]

I know in coal many places use a product called "STEMLOCK GAS BAG" or "BLASTBAG EVO". It's a plastic self-inflating bag that is placed in the hole. However as coal is much softer of a material it may not be appropriate here. There is also MTi Group BlastBag, which is a shock reactive gel bag thats inserted into the hole. It contains a material that hardens and seals the borehole. FOAMPLUG is a product that uses a self-expanding small foam plug (hence the name) that goes in after your charge. "Clay Dummies" are a stick of clay made to fit the hole and will pack in with a bit of force. And then finally you can buy the cheapest option, Stemming Bags or Tamping Bags. These come in plastic or craft paper tubes, you just fill them with material into a kind of gravel sausage and then just pack them into the hole (of course the dryer the material the easier it is to pack down a funnel into a tube). So your tailings from your jigs are great material to use.

[@mattrandomdj]

Your smile after the first blast in over 100 years is one of the most genuine I have seen on this earth, congratulations Jason!

[@curtisfinckel6833]

Seen that water flow down bring back memories of the kid playing in the rain thanks guys for the memories

[@m800153]

Good day Jason. Look forward to more mine videos. Keep up the great work.

[@mobiousenigma]

jason the more i see the more i am convinced you need to process your ore up there. a jaw crusher and table transport just the concentrates and leave the waste rock in the mine . you should have a pump able rock dust suspension that can fill voids or level surfaces like your access roadway or haulage run.....thanks for the vids..good luck with vein and be safe in there.

[@davidhimmelsbach557]

I would blast out a 'room' inside the mine for said gear. But, how to power it? Portable generator at the mine portal, I should think.

[@mobiousenigma]

@@davidhimmelsbach557 traditionally ya take a big diesel and use that too run a generator he has the room for battery banks and solar or the trees to run a boiler and use a steam turbine... options he has

[@jeremykelley4990]

Can’t wait!!!! Recently moved to the east coast and your videos will fill my Cascade void.

[@jacobwilson6296]

OMG FULL VIDEO!!!! Makes me happy

[@wrxs1781]

I enjoyed the video Jason, also the lads from mine operator our one of a kind hard workers, you are lucky to have them onboard.

[@ThePlymouth37]

So excited for the '24 season! Get that gold bar!

[@eagle49624]

Kudos to Dan Hurd for helping out with the project. What an amazing human dynamo! Love the "gym membership" comment.

[@diamondbackking4141]

You never disappoint me ! I'm a retired engineer that loves the outdoors. Thanks for your vlogs ! You're awsome & have a great family too ! God bless ! ❤😊

[@terrybusch5088]

Congrats on getting to 300K subscribers and good luck in your mine this season, can't wait to see what you get out of there.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Top video champ! getting better breakage at the bottom of the hole: Several thing that you can try, first up, instead of having the first plug in the hole as your primer, make the second plug the primer. The first plug gets slit and tamped so that it completely files the hole. e.g. if you are using 38mm (1.5 inch) holes and 32mm plugs (32mm), when you slit and tamp it the new explosive diameter of the first plug is now 38mm (nearly 50% bigger cross sectional area) and now has 100% coupling to the wall of the hole and hence much better shock energy transfer. Another option if you don't mind spending - instead of using a plug of gelly for the primer, use a 110g or even a 150g PETN/TNT cast booster - these will smash anything!! All that said, as soon as one hole in the sequence fails to fully break out, any successive hole then has a greater burden to shift and as such is more likely to eject or not break out as good as planned. Good luck guys! Are you stemming the holes or loading to the collars??? 20 diameters of stemming would be good.

[@davemi00]

Jason, I’ve followed you, Jeff Williams, Dan Hurd and two Aussie and two Tasmania panners for years. It’s exciting to watch these Full Season mine shows.

[@jefdamen2977]

Cool thanks for taking us with you. May u find lots of gold. 🏆

[@GickelsGaming]

Woooo! Loved watching these episodes every weekend J! Im gonna definitely rewatch this tomorrow for SURE in my downtime. just wanted to support ya from the get go!

[@dionh70]

I personally love the long-form videos, and the YT algorithm can kick rocks (but only non-gold-bearing rocks).

[@royolstad8532]

Great video, greaat content! I'm looking forward to your new season!

[@KarinaTheDreama]

The Wolfe & her White Cubs telling you that you will flourish & others close to you also. You’ve fed the Good Wolfe & you will be protected on this journey. Grandpa is proud.

[@markmckeown5855]

Way to go, Jason!!! Excellent summary! I have already watched all your videos two or three times, lol...I çannot wait to see you make that 10oz bar of gold, From your own mine!! It is truly special to witness... keep your videos coming, please lol

[@craigosgold5940]

Moving up in the prospecting world, well done Guys "Champagne"

[@elijahkvalo1507]

I love these videos, TV doesn't have anything as good.

[@donaldfitzgerald8950]

Great review Jason! Can't wait to see what this year's adventures in the mine brings! God willing I'll be right there with ya, enjoying it alongside everyone else who follows ya on your adventures! ⛏️⚒️⚖️👷💪👍🤠

[@edwardpawley3061]

Looking forward to seeing you mining again.

[@tomthompson2309]

Dan looked exhausted bless him 😂 great vid cheers.

[@vossierebel]

Best serial I've watched all month... took me a few days to work through it but it was cool! Thanks Jason, Dan and MO!! Like so many, I'm looking forward to the start of this season! Go Big Jason!!

[@zaaxi7424]

Wow you'd learn SO much working around this guy, great video :D

[@upnorthoutdoors1229]

Your video brings me back to my days working the stopes back in the 80s working the urainium mines. Thumbs up to your hard work theres still people out there that make this country not trying to break it .

[@Porty1119]

Which district? The Moab/Uravan area is in full swing now and the permitting to open two mines near Grants is ongoing.

[@daniellecrawford6933]

Glad you're back opening it up😅😅😅🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@trevorlawrence6528]

WOW THANK YOU FOR THIS INSIGHT INTO MINEING. *WOW I CANT IMAGINE HOW THEY DONE ALL THAT IN THE 19.00S. YOUR SO GOOD AT GIVEING US FOOTAGE OF ON THE TOOLS. PLEASE THANK YOUR PALLS. ITS GREAT TO SEE IN THE UK. THANKS TO KZbin. LOVE THE FOOTAGE PLEASE MORE. ALL THE BEST. TREVOR

[@V2k2010]

You guys are living the American dream! I love it!

[@shadowcrj6402]

This video was just awesome, I learned so much! Lots of respect for you guys! Hard work pays off, lets get that gold bar💪 Greetings from Belgium/Europe🇧🇪

[@mbmmllc]

Thank you so much for the support! More videos to come this season, stay tuned!

[@mastertechnician3372]

Dan Hurd and Jason? Joint Forces of Gold hunters. What can go wrong.

[@glenncivale6824]

Nice review of '23 stoked to follow along this year. Why not try expansion foam for stemming the blast holes?

[@jjzap2935]

Bravo! Real content in an unreal world! I applaud your efforts!

[@mbmmllc]

Wow! Thank you so much for the support!!

[@jjzap2935]

@@mbmmllc You're Welcome! I think you are easily outdoing the "Gold Rush" show. I live in the Clear Elum area would love to meet sometime and see all the awesome equipment you sell. God Bless!

[@skeeterbug9875]

Historic Training Jason you have captured the details of "How To Mine For Gold" There are numerous other training paths too for your courses. E.g. How the Electric signal sets off charges and how these propagate and cause desired delays to the next holes. Series of sequences. You are a Master! We used to say in Aerospace: The Smart Guys ( You) can take a complex subject and break it down into simple steps that folks can understand. Bravo

[@kendov288]

Thank you very much for all the hard work made even harder by having to film and explain! You guys seem like you had a ton of fun. One thing that helps a lot with soreness is are cold baths! I really appreciate how you did not skip over the safety points so people can see how much work it takes to do this reliably. I wish you many more successful blasts and maybe an improvement to your rail system!

[@SpicyEngineer]

This entire video was awesome to watch. Really awesome to see the mining process. Hard work.

[@DDEC923]

Enjoying your channel more and more. Also Enjoying your visits with Dan Hurd and company. Keep it up. I also enjoy you sharing your knowledge and processes in geology, logging, mining and smelting

[@me5768]

Can’t wait to see more

[@davidgekler]

Thanks for taking us along for the ride! I don't understand why all the steel track you ripped out would not have been better than your wooden rail system. Average "ore cart' holds near 1000lbs including the heavy steel cart.

[@Porty1119]

I don't understand that decision either. As I see it there's two options for the main haulage level: either proper steel rails with an end-dump or swivel-dump car, or a 1/2-yard LHD and appropriate ventilation fan. 5-10HP should be more than adequate.

[@TD05SSLegacy]

Me too. Or leave rails as a platform for wood plank flooring?

[@tolman33]

I want to say he spoke on the reasoning in the original episode that was posted, which didn't make the cut here. Maybe you'll have luck finding the answer there.

[@datmufn]

You learn about these kinds of people of the past and view it as a forgotten time. It’s amazing to see these kinds of mines put to use in the modern day (with fewer children of course) 😂❤❤

[@timothyanderson2108]

Love the enthusiasm an smiles as you work hard with mates No work is hard with good company

[@caseypayton6259]

Wow! Hats off to you Janson. I love your tenacity.

[@teenytinyjordan]

Job 28 is a favorite passage of mine - ancient wisdom. Love this! Godspeed, from down in Seattle.

[@freshcontentbraa8870]

Insane! One of the best youtube "movies" i ever saw.

[@dangold1998]

Absolutely amazing!! Definitely a lot of hard work there. Looks like so much fun, from the beginning all the way to the end of the project! Good luck and definitely be careful down there! Keep the videos rolling in!

[@glennwiz]

Love following the work guys,, i have seen everyvideo and the content realy realy hits it for me.

[@_TONY_Az]

Congratulations Jason it is a great informative video this will be a good teaching tool for decades to come Keeping the skill alive

[@davehortin6579]

I always enjoy both of your videos!!! you and Levi are class acts!

[@Charles53412]

Congrats Jason on getting your YT Gold Button!

[@ThomasEllis]

This is simply fantastic. From start to finish just incredible.

[@crzren]

this one of the coolest videos i have watched. thank you for sharing your journey.

[@jamesfideli3500]

Hey, James from Cincinnati Ohio just wanted to say thank you for learning me and of course for sharing peace ✌️ and love my friend 😎🎵🎶

[@KidnapSix]

Thanks for posting this, live in WA. Hard rock mining is very intriguing.

[@Liastnir]

I really liked this long-long form content!

[@allansams6095]

Jason on the stemming use clay tamp in with broom stick it will make quite a difference in shot quality on the stemming I used remade sausages to make loading much easier. Good luck Al

[@robbybobby64]

The area is gorgeous!

[@yetibremsstrahlung9018]

Awsome journey thro the season! Cool to learn especially about blasting

[@DackelDelay]

as a former kid playing in the water, this did in fact bring a smile to my face

[@Magnificent2600]

Can't wait and see Season 2 This was alot of fun watching!

[@bayoubonsey2911]

This was great! I learned a lot about mining here! Thanks!

[@GalvTheImpressive]

A dump cart with removable walls that you could use to strap wood to would've helped you greatly. Something to keep in mind for future events.

[@davegillman6296]

Greetings from the other side of the pond this is an absolutely fantastic channel it is so educational and filmed in a very professional way. Subscribed straight away. Great work.

[@bradmayer1620]

Amazing video. Watched it beginning to end. What an adventure.

[@RikAbramss]

Looks like a lot of fun really does thank you for showing us all of the steps it's very cool to watch thank you I live in Olympia Washington very neat to find out about history in our state thank you

[@jasonseymour8935]

Love your effort in making this video was awesome 👌

[@claytonhughes5256]

How this doesn't have a million views is beyond me

[@PAULSAUNDERS-c8s]

Great show educational and fun to watch

[@danielflinn3571]

Thanks from Australia well done stay safe

[@sergevillemaire357]

So cool, I wish I was there with you. The whole process is so nice, to see it unfolding like this, give us the stranger to the underground, some very good insights.

[@bryonmann494]

Thanks for the video! You guys are awesome bro

[@ManMountainMetals]

I'm always amazed at the sheer number of times you reuse content without anyone complaining 😏

[@tinkering123]

You get complaints? I'm jus tinkering with this U-Tubeing thing. Ain't looking forward to no complaint... Jason is just a good o'l boy.

[@ManMountainMetals]

@tinkering123 If you don't have at least one hater, you did KZbin wrong. I don't get complaints 😕 because no one is interested in anything I do. So if they don't watch the video, they don't complain.

[@tinkering123]

You're right. What's to complain there's nobody watching..

[@ceciliaatkinson5092]

Amazing determination and follow through!

[@briankgarland]

Fascinating. Hard ass work.

[@Missionpilot1961]

Very nice table awesome job very efficient.

[@rickvangunten4800]

Looking forward to this year's season..........................>

[@littlebitacresfarm2520]

Love following your adventure!😊

[@GaryPArmstrong]

Good Video to watch showing the old ways

[@ilikedirtbikes007]

Half way through and this is an awesome video!

[@mercruiserioboss2635]

You're awesome Jason you guys work hard I always remember it too really enjoy make sure the blunt 2 by 4 is our supported

[@AppliedLogic.]

For filling in that sand(stemming?) take a pipe that will fit in the hold along side the det cord, round the end nicely so it won't cut the cord, then make a plunger like a caulk gun that will fit inside the bar. then you can fill the bar with sand, press it into the hole, push in the plunger and remove the bar while keeping pressure on the plunger and the sand should all stay and be tight packed.

[@wendycarlson1801]

I HAVE TO SAY THAT I LEARNED MORE ABOUT GOLD PROCESSING FROM WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS AND I JUST MELTED MY FIRST BUTTON 5 GRAMS. THANK YOU JASON.!

[@dropsofink1336]

This is an epic project! Great work Jason! 🇺🇸✌️

[@Missionpilot1961]

Wow thats beautiful gold ! I got gold fever now ! I want to be your labor force !

[@davidwilsongrahamjr3093]

Nice job support all the wall and ladders and platform work thank for a nice viedo

[@ythis31]

Very cool. Congratulations! Here's to dreams & persistence - to both you and your 100 ghost buddies rooting you on!