Opening My Gold Mine! Part 11: Dan Hurd Mines My Gold!

[@robertkreiling1746]

Great job fellas ! No drama , no cursing just keeping it real . Playing in the dirt is the very best therapy

[@detestedcorn6961]

Two days in a ROW!!! great weekend!!! keep it up jason!!!!

[@5in1killa]

I really like that it's working out, you're such a good dude you deserve the success.

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Love the channel Jason! I've been enjoying your mine, your logging, and the equipment you build! Keep up the great work!

[@mbmmllc]

Thanks!

[@John.Flower.Productions]

@@mbmmllc The efficiency of your shaker is quite impressive. How much can it run per/hour?

[@sixtoes2313]

Hey Matt. Gotta get you into this Gold Mining gig.

[@jongordon6132]

You got Dan in the mine underground wow 👌 👏 great stuff , enjoy seeing the friendship

[@ianmack2179]

Coolest show on u tube / from a 75 year old miner from Australia you and Dan are a funny pair / glad to see your getting on the shiny / take care in the mine thank you 🐿️

[@rockman531]

Hi Jason, Great video! Can't wait until you run a full ton thru your system! That will be VERY exciting, indeed!! Thumbs up! Stay safe. Jim

[@lukefrost1189]

Awesome stuff Jason that ore sure if pretty rich, if it continues to run that rich you'll be doing pretty well. I did notice that when you crushed the ore and it was on the shaker deck some of it didn't look like it was crushed fine enough. Well when I say that I mean it could be crushed finer, which would likely yield more gold. You could possible consider adding a ball mill or re-run the ore through the crusher before the shaker deck. Love you videos, can't wait for the next one.

[@MakingUsThink]

I am just so happy to see all your videos. Why? Because thanks to advertisers giving Jason some income it allows Jason to critique the steps, review the camera footage, show it to us AND give Jason and the guys a chance to fine tune the system before our very own eyes! Something miners never had a chance to do before in the past & present because most miners work so gard they do not have time to fine tune, because they have to move ore fast of and let us not forget these great digital cameras! Makes for great video all the way around.! The bonus will be when we see your able to put your kids to college and pay all the crazy fees and bills too! It's gold boys & girls.👍

[@markbrown6236]

Good to see Dan working a mine instead of a stream.😀

[@george2113]

Thanks for a mining show, that I can root for.

[@docbeav2]

Great video! Jason, you need to put some "googlie eyes" on the bolts holding the front plate on the jaw crusher! Would look cool!

[@michaelpass2176]

Have Dan there keep the full fun times rolling.😊

[@disolejunk]

I like the recent content. Dan and Mark. I watch Brent's channel also. I love the history and bringing it back. Good content all 3 of you

[@DonariaRegia]

To think of all the work the old timers did to make it that far inside a mountain, that takes a lot of personal drive. I think they would appreciate how you and your guys are carrying on where they left off. Fortune definitely does favor the bold!

[@betterl8thannvr]

The video that introduced me to you, Dan, and Brent was the 3 of you at Cerro Gordo, so I'm loving seeing Dan and Brent come to your mine this time.

[@ermakers1297]

Really looking forward to seeing that first ton go through the processing equipment to see how it is really going to go!

[@donaldfitzgerald8950]

Jason, nice job.,.keep it happening! 🤯⚒️💪🤠

[@marks8603]

Dan Hurd in your Mine??? Check his Pockets!! (Love ya Dan)

[@saviolopes8573]

*Gold, gold gold!!! In gold we trust!!!*

[@Bekspacemusic]

This is priceless material, Jason. Love the mine opening saga till so far. It's unbelievable entertaining to watch 2 of my favorite goldminers colab on yt. And it's educational at the same time as well! Gr. from the netherlands

[@Orbacron]

Nice to see you guys utilizing a working mine cart! I'm sure it's quite helpful where available👍

[@CartersTrail]

Very impressive mine and fun video to watch. Congratulations on seeing all of your hard work paying off.

[@dwaynesimons-d2c]

Great collab Dan and Jason.

[@josephcormier5974]

Nice button Jason thanks to Dan for getting it out great video excellent content thank you for sharing this six stars

[@Bill-m6i]

I'm not trying to tell you how to do things but I know a lot about mining and I'm thinking that maybe you haven't heard of dry suction. It works just like a suction dredge except without water. And you can run it through pipes all the way to the outside and into your truck.

[@beachball99]

Good on you Jason a lot of determination and sweat to get to this point. Well done

[@croatiansensation6062]

You guys make a great gold mining team! So good to see the collaborations taking place more often. Way to go, keep up the great work!

[@clivekibbler4578]

dan what a likable man certain knows his stuff when it comes to gold .

[@goldsucheselbstdarstellung]

This is super interesting 😀 I'm already excited to see how much gold will come out of the mountain. Great job 👍⚒️

[@johnhunt1725]

Damn, Jason - you are KILLIN' IT!

[@tattoedmat]

Always good to see Jason and Dan together playing in a mine...as Dan said hes not working in a foreign country 🤔🤫😉

[@jdl.1234]

Love your content Jason...Id love to see a TV channel pick you up...Keep up the amazing work bud...I really enjoy it.

[@markfryer9880]

I understand your sentiment, but do you really want TV types to come along and ruin this with their fake drama and fake make or break deadlines? Really? Here we know the people and we can see that they are doing the real work while Jason also educates us about the whole gold mining, crushing and refining process. Do you really want to ruin all of Jason's hard work for TV "glory"? I say NO! Mark from Melbourne Australia

[@jdl.1234]

REALLY LOL....Well I think if Jason has the chance maybe he will consult you for your wisdom.@@markfryer9880

[@MB-bt9km]

So exciting to see this moment after all the hard work, can't wait for more cleanups!

[@AmyMcScience]

Jason is the perfect black lab to Dan's golden retriever energy 😂 Great video!

[@peterwiley4383]

Awesome to see!! Livin the dream, boys!

[@billfoster7951]

Love the collabs with Dan. You guys are rock stars.

[@mtnvalley9298]

Thanks for the show!

[@epiphany7573]

I totally geek out on your amazing videos Jason. Thank you for posting great content. Congratulations. All your hard work is paying off.

[@budinfield9746]

Fun fun fun as usual. You're killing it Jason

[@MrItsthething]

Jason, What is the advantage of adding the nails? I feel that putting either litharge or maybe iron oxide as a collector homogenously in the mix would give the best result. Do you expect the nails to mix in well enough to collect the gold?

[@alraschi5496]

Love to see the full process to gett to the Flypoop. Great Video to show how much of efford Miners put in to get the gold to smelting.

[@awesomecronk7183]

That shaker table is damn impressive Thanks for sharing!

[@tgraves6976]

Great job to everyone working on this. Awesome to see all the hard work paying off. Much success to you all. Love it!!

[@connifilteau2678]

Nice Sharing with friends 😅....congrats on such a fabulous venture....wishing you lots n lots o yellow. Cheers

[@mandybrown7758]

I enjoy watching every adventure you post, incredible stuff

[@candui-7]

I had a real estate professional as a tenant on my place here in Santa Barbara. 100 yr old house. She said," This place is a gold mine." I said, "Did you bring your shovel?" Enemies forever after that.

[@kaboom4679]

Lmao 🤣 When people ask me where I found all the rocks in my collection , I just tell them I found them " out in my backyard " and tell them they can go dig if they want , since I need my garden tilled . Real estate folks usually despise manual labor , along with actual mining ( lowers the High Holy Property Values ) .

[@pazsion]

That’s hilarious, property values rise if any resources are on the property including mines, crops trees . They just love to devalue it to flip it quickly, which is fine… I’ll sell an acre or 2 at market value 😌😝🤓

[@nicholasmcmillan7536]

What a calm way to do things. I just found myself thinking why this is so fascinating 🤔 to me. Thanks for the lessons .

[@aroncheek5092]

Even play time can get tiring 😂 enjoyed your episode with Brent and now a second treat with Dan in this episode 👍

[@jamienorris007]

Really appreciate this series.

[@martyparsons8395]

I purchased a couple 25lb bags off ebay, and I can't say it's all super rich, there are definitely some very, very rich pieces of ore!! Super cool!

[@danielschomburg2140]

Such a fun video showing the entire process Jason. Hope a few youngsters see this and it inspires them to pursue the field!

[@asjamuir5534]

That 10oz bar at the end of the season is looking possible with clean ups like that for sure. Maybe a second pass over the table once u have got rid of bigger bits in the mix that gold would make it to the no.1

[@garydunn315]

Loving the vibe!!!!! I am there!

[@jeffcook8501]

work and play are basically the same thing when you love what you do for work your play time often mimics your work time because it is fun doing what you love. If Dan was working and not playing around with friends that button would be 3 times that size at least.

[@d.t.4523]

Congratulations! Thank you. Keep working, good luck!

[@korsi500]

This is so much fun to watch. I am sure a lot of people would love to do that too. Me! 😝

[@Detectaddict]

You need the processing plant right next to the mine would it be more efficient that way ,can’t wait to see the mountain of gold waiting for you Jason - fingers crossed 👍🏽

[@holyarni]

Love to see grown up kids playing with rocks on vacation!

[@DebCheekyProspector]

I’m so happy for you Jason! I’ve been loving these videos 🌸✨🌸

[@ffsteve71]

Cheap Canadian labor lmfao! That's awesome Jason!! I am really enjoying your channel and learning a lot! I am in Northern Ontario in gold country...snow here right now and looking forward to the spring to use some of what you and the rest of the pros (Dan..Jeff..etc) are teaching. Cheers brother 🍻

[@Vtarngpb]

*Cheap Canadian tourist!! 😉

[@ffsteve71]

@@Vtarngpb As Sgt Shultz used to say...."🙈". 🤐

[@arturart9660]

Best gold team on KZbin!🎉👍

[@treasurepicker]

Man !! Looks like a blast. Looks like you boys had a great time down there. I’m next lol

[@Pa.PatriotProspecting]

Best of luck Jason!

[@JackMinardi]

Hey Jason, it would be awesome if you did a video or section of a video explaining the legal/business aspects of this sort of mining. What sort of permissions or permits are required? Who owns the land? This mine looks like it will be very productive, why wasn't it mined before? Is it just that technology has improved to make it profitable? Or the price of gold went up? Great channel, I've really been enjoying your videos.

[@jkohler607]

Just can't get any better !!! Love it.

[@OGRocker1]

👍⛏⚒⛏Nice collaboration. Hey Dan if you ever need to vacation in southwestern Oregon, I know of a gold mine, lol.

[@pazsion]

That’s crazy it’s so fine, and you still get 10-11% gold to mass ratio 😝 That’s massive! I hope it’s like that or better for years… it may not even be the main section of the vein.

[@pazsion]

Wish i could help i would be just like Dan, wide eyed and bushy tailed awe at the mountains with a smile on my face I don’t even notice 😂

[@Bill-m6i]

I don't consider myself as an expert but I have been an engineer for years and a simple conveyor setup will help you. It would take a little while to set up but once it's there life will probably get better. I love your videos

[@luniversdemartinpintal1479]

i like Dan attitude!

[@calebwatson3023]

I really like this series.

[@TheMilwaukieDan]

Twofer weekend… thanks guys for the incredible fantasy fulfillment.

[@MrDalerex]

Hi again, Jason. I got a 25bls bag from you and one rock I cut had a vain all the way through it. Sent pictures on ebay account. Awesome stuff

[@Sean-q1k]

Dan says weeeee! Gold 😊

[@Sean-q1k]

Why is Dan herd coming to the US. So he can play with Gold here and not in Canada. Is it too cold there?

[@grfd-xs8me]

Been a fan since I learned about your channel on Dan Hurd. Have you ever considered some arresting rollers at the end of your chute to slow down the sandbags before they hit bottom?

[@budrohammbone2806]

WOW ! Nice work guy's. Why the deviation from previous procedure ? No collector metal. Due to ore volume increase ?

[@mandybrown7758]

Look at all that Gold Just Beautiful

[@thesovereignvan]

This is an awesome process. What are your thoughts around rigging up the mill inside the mine? As close as possible to where you’re blasting.

[@OpenSpaceWellness]

Oh how I was hoping for the 20g. Still nice at 4.3g Thanks for sharing 🙏❤️🌲

[@John.Flower.Productions]

4.3g ~ 2.5 ounces/per/ton is not bad. 20g ~ 11 ounces/per/ton would be incredible.

[@debcamp2359]

Great team! Great video!

[@susanturcotte3176]

I loved this video, Jason! Dan's facial expressions, behaviors, and even propped on his right elbow as if he was king of the cave! Too funny! I actually guessed that there would be 6 grams at the end. Then watching the gold on the shaker table, I increased my guess to 10 grams. I was way off! However, I think you should smelt the cons of the second cons collector. I just have a hard time believing that it was all of the gold. Maybe it's just me, or maybe the camera. Watching videos doesn't really show the true amount of anything. Although I was tickled pink (along with Dan's closeup camera and chuckles with glee), to learn that the current vein you are chasing has a boat load of gold in it! 🧐😯😍 I'm so happy for you and on pins and needles until you post another episode of "Jason gone wild." ER, um, gold! Yes! Jason gone gold! 😁 One piece of advice: better have your 😎 handy in case of blinding gold. 😂 As always, thank you for sharing your fantastic mine! I send blessings from Alabama ❤️

[@peteoneill5799]

Dont know if you know of E-waste Ben? He has a vid just out showing all his collected plugs from e-waste. If you could give it a watch and offer your opinion on his options im sure he would be grateful. Im one of many of his and your viewers that mention your hammer mills when he talks about certain e-waste recovery methods.

[@tomjourneysadventures7021]

Have any of you gotten any of the ore Jason is selling? I got a really nice specimen piece out of it just looking through it. That is some of the richest stuff I've ever seen.. I am from MA though and we don't have any good gold here to compare :) Thank You Jason. I ordered a second bag I liked it so much!

[@lucdaigle2394]

Looks like a classic saddle reef type gold deposit reminiscent of the Meguma Terrain in Nova Scotia. Nice thick vein, some one else has done all the hard work of creating a stope. Hopefully you've got heaps of tonnes ahead of you. Getting the ore out is obviously the hard part, very costly. I would suggest setting up a suction extraction system such as used in the Australia opal fields. Takes the ore directly from the mining face to the truck, no bagging or lifting and suits a high grade low tonnage mine like yours.

[@Hillbilly-Tech]

Great videos! Thanks very much!

[@1944chevytruck]

COOL!

[@JoeyDadawg]

Wow. Never seen that much on the table before

[@4seasonspix]

Cool 💛 Congratulations ⭐😊

[@sanfranciscobay]

How do you know how many support posts you need before the ceiling sags or collapses?

[@smokeyandspikeproductions]

Mad smelting skills! Jason you got to teach me some of your techniques. Lets do an exchange, my labor working in your mine for some smelting skill knowledge.

[@menow7851]

Jason posted a video of the many recipes he uses when smelting a while back. Super interesting.

[@smokeyandspikeproductions]

@@menow7851 I know I've watched almost every one of his videos. I just like to learn in person.

[@ManMountainMetals]

Just a thought, but that Australian sapphire miner put up Xmas lights along the hanging wall that provided a surprising amount of light. I think they have battery operated ones you could use if interested.

[@putteslaintxtbks5166]

May just turn Dan into a hard rock miner yet when he can get a week worth of panning for shiny in a few hours of pick and hammer!

[@graemero5532]

Excellent result Jason

[@VenturiLife]

Soon we'll have an idea of the profitability of the mine? 70gm/tonne is fantastic for that rich vein.

[@BigMac-jr4th]

Color me jealous! Would be so much fun

[@alexkaring]

Jason, do you ever leach your tailings to see if there's anything trapped in there or is it not worth the trouble?

[@Bonamici]

Real awesomeness!!

[@alexkaring]

Wow! That's all I've got, just WOW!

[@ToddTalksTech]

Jason, is there enough water output from the mine and enough head height to run a microhydro generator? Would be choice if the water could keep a system charged that could give you some lights and charge some batteries when you are up in the mine.

[@tobhomott]

Dan would never work in a foreign country without the proper visas and paperwork!

[@dannyauger7223]

That's right. Dan's so safe he probably wares a condom to bed at night.