Starting a new aquamarine mining season while struggling with an excavator breakdown | S2:E1

A new mining season is underway on Mt. Antero. Having suffered pandemic-induced shutdowns, the Cardwell team bounces back and resumes it’s operation on the north face where big aquamarine pockets were discovered the previous year. Craig and Tracie Cardwell up-the-ante with more manpower, equipment, and financial commitment to their buzzing farm-to-table aquamarine business.
Mt. Antero Treasures | S2:E1
Directed by: Danny McPadden
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Produced by: Mt. Antero Treasures Productions
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Episode 3: • Mining and trommeling ...
Episode 4: • Digging out a $200K aq...
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Episode 2: • Aquamarine scattered a...
Episode 3: • Striking new aquamarin...
Episode 4: • Hitting the 100K carat...
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Episode 2: • Finding a RARE aquamar...
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[@anniebodyhome1000]

This is as (pardon me,) *polished" a production as the old Weather Channel series, "Prospectors." Well done.

[@tinydinoflock]

I subscribed to the channel because of how professional the editing is. They do fantastic.

[@MikeyMikeHq]

@@tinydinoflock I agree

[@jameschristian8117]

Yeah I miss that show man I wish I could do some mining with you guys no matter the cost.

[@mountanterotreasuresproduc1895]

Here we go Rockhounds! Proud of all the teams this season! you all ROCK!

[@xeno3470]

What does it take for a kid like me to come up to Mt Antero and find Smokey quartz and Aquamarine?

[@sinister_shadow7100]

Dude true it would be so much fun

[@tangledshoelace4726]

Love this show!!💚💙🗽🇺🇸🙏😁

[@themastertater420]

If you need someone to give your family pointers with the wire wrapping, id be happy to help....

[@weeu1]

@@themastertater420 Looks like, from the show in their jewelry store, a young person does the wired jewelry wrapping. She might be a relative

[@iceman86688]

sweet always been excited for all kinds of gem prospecting glad to see a season 2 is here

[@ridgenutella9233]

YEAAAAAHHHHHHH. Been waiting for this. I like how theres no extra family drama like other shows

[@PaffDaddyTR]

Oh boi yeeees!! Greetings from germany, can't wait. Gonna stay up until 3am to watch this.

[@MagicMiners]

💎💎💎⛏

[@tangledshoelace4726]

Would love to do this. Too old now! So I live vicariously thru the show!! Use to live in Colorado springs

[@edkaminski6355]

Like it before I have even seen it. Thanks guys!

[@Bambi-m7t]

Wow I really wish i could do something like this. It would be so amazing to find pieces like that!! I'd be ecstatic just by finding one of those little smokey quartz 😂 better than anything i have in my collection

[@Rev8]

One of my all time favorite series! Thanks so much for uploading

[@mountanterotreasuresproduc1895]

We have season 2, episode 2 coming soon! Stay tuned

[@EquippedDelight]

Yay!!

[@SnowTiger45]

That saves me from asking ... which is why I came back to this video .. to post and pose that very question. I can't wait.

[@michaelmichael4689]

When is the next episode coming?

[@thecryptonaut5329]

Season 2 here we come! can't wait to see all the gems uncovered!

[@maryamorgomez5254]

I am hypnotized watching your videos🧐 I love aquamarine (it is the stone of my Zodiacal zigno 💙

[@deltabluesdavidraye]

Love the hard core Blues in the background

[@SavageBillahx2]

So happy this show is back! What an excellent way to take my mind off of things

[@stevewoods8116]

How much do you think your cutters skim off from you??? It has to be a concern, right?

[@mountanterotreasuresproduc1895]

We have a very reputable cut house in New York. They return the waste as well.

[@stevewoods8116]

@@mountanterotreasuresproduc1895 I never even thought about them returning the waste, yes that would keep it very above board!!!

[@nickotten1358]

Please keep these coming! You guys have an awesome operation at the top of the world! I hope this year exceeded expectations! I’m exited to see it!

[@MrQuadragon]

Really awesome video. Shame those guys were going on about all that crystal vibration woo. The science is much more interesting.

[@lightsoutisay]

I squealed when I saw the notification for Season 2 :D

[@deborahdesanto2313]

Hi, you guy's are the BEST I love your're videos. 😎👍

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

Was fun to watch. Great video

[@austinthompson5648]

So how does this work for the prospectors do they mine the gem and sell them to you or are they part of a hired team to recover the gems for your store because I would be interested in legally prospecting the mountain with all of you I live in Oregon and am an avid gem and agate hunter I also enjoy gold prospecting when I can find a place to do so I've watched your guys videos before and thought it would be nice to get paid for me doing something I like and enjoy.

[@crashes3221]

These videos are always so well done. Great job.

[@2011blueman]

FANTASTIC, I really needed something like this to distract me from the end of the federal fiscal year. Can't tell you how much I appreciate the upload.

[@lukerutherford1174]

so glade you guys did another season love watching this is there any chance anywhere i can go there and go dig for gems i just started to get into it

[@knowthyself-blue8034]

I'm Soo Hyped!!!!

[@eitanengel8259]

I haven’t seen the first season, but now that I’ve seen this episode I love it and now I’m gonna watch the rest, I think I really wanna do this sometime when I’m an adult, I just really love the geology of these thing, like the indicators of some materials and like finding a spot between two types of rock, what can I say it seems perfect. Fun and also earns you money. Can you just note some downsides, so I don’t get to excited? There’s always hard things in a job.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

I love this show, it inspires me to get out and do some rockhounding!

[@SuperBunnys]

Is this an actually tv show or is it only on KZbin? I'm glad I found this channel, I love the show and hope for many more. I was watching gold mining vids here on youtube and came across this show. I never heard of Aquamarines before watching this but I like it. They are very pretty and I can see why people like em, they are gorgeous crystal gems. I like watching the process, the digging and all the work that goes into collecting/mining these valuable gems off the mountains. I'm glad I subscribed and I am hooked. I hope you continue to make more every season. Good luck mining guys and gals. :)

[@georginabuziak5110]

LOVE watching you guys find the blue!!!!

[@rockhoundssharp3128]

Do not hike the mountain they like to pull guns and threaten ppl. Personal experience.. but on a side note beautiful view to enjoy a picnic with your hunny. Get caught in a hail storm and meet a fabouls man who rode down the mt. In your two seater jeep with myself sitting in the center console. My favorite hiking memory. Except for the jack hat miners who pulled the guns.....

[@mountainofcoinachord3364]

Oh yes another great year I love this show

[@jst4thvids]

Oh my god you’re back. Something to live for!

[@josephshattuck5210]

How can I tell if the piece that I have is aquamarine. Can pieces of quartz grow alongside alongside the aquamarine.

[@danieligo7416]

We need more videos, you guys are great to watch

[@noahproblemo1257]

Very happy season 2 is coming out. This is a quality family show done well.

[@maryweldon6849]

Just come upon your channel and omg my most favorite stone of all i love it more then diamonds.....and the best part your in my most favorite state of all ....i can not wait to see more video's

[@samuelallott2604]

Finally!! I have been in need of a new video from you kind folks!! Soooooo wish you could make more.

[@RockHunterMark]

enjoyed the video , thanks for the adventure.

[@rawilson7768]

I have been missing these videos, glad you are back. Good hunting!

[@bongieger7871]

As a beginning rockhound I am wondering why he digs at the contact zone between decomposing and hard granite at 25:00. Is it just because it is easy to dig or do is the decomposition a sign that there might be something behind it?

[@ryanelsherif1952]

Man i seriously love the soundtrack's you guys put in the back

[@gregprince2523]

Can't Wait guys!! Would love to see you do weekly 20 min blogs!!

[@MrKraft-fg7dh]

Thank you for making Episodes again ..... i always waited for it :)

[@ricksmith4152]

How do I join the TEAM!?

[@angeliquetorres1096]

I am loving these videos! Makes me totally want join your diggers. I really love how you do as much with that mountain as you can. I would like to try some of the cosmetics that comes out of that MT.

[@miguelsoliz772]

Wow I do this for fun I couldn’t imagine getting paid to do this!!!

[@JoKerPro99]

Really missed this videos, im glad that is going pretty well! That precius blue its incredible. Greetings from Spain!

[@flomoller6096]

You can literally pick the money up from the ground bare handed

[@KingLoopie1]

Wow! I'm too old and broken to dig all day, but I gotta make my way down and visit your shop to get some faceting material! 👍

[@bullseyek]

How about putting up a lightning rod at the peak? Could help protect the team.

[@glendadalejones3753]

Wow guys. I can’t tell you how excellent this video is,it is pure superior quality,in every sense of the word! Looking forward to the next episode 👌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MissPanda]

Yay I'm so glad you're back this year. I loved watching all the episodes of season 1.

[@josimarbitencourt8724]

I love this type of work, I'm an admirer of these stones, I work with extraction here in Brazil, congratulations for the videos.

[@SnowTiger45]

Great to see you back online. I love your videos and your Aqua even more. Someday I hope I can afford to buy a piece to facet. I'm crippled and poor and cut for a hobby (since Dec '19). If and when they start selling to offset the cost of facet rough, I'm definitely going to be in a market for some nicely colored, transparent blue aqua. I have a few small crystals from Afghanistan and a few more tiny ones from the US. They will cut clear, non-colored stones.

[@brolohalflemming7042]

With semi-precious stones, sometimes it can be best to leave them raw. So I'd rather have a crystal like the one @20m, although it looked like it had a fracture rather than being flawless. Or the smokey quartz @25m because it had a nice transition and shape. If they polish up nice, it can be pretty easy to turn them into pendants, broaches etc. Often I think they're more interesting than trying to cut & facet, especially as smaller stones tend not to show the color as well. It's also an easy & cheap(ish) way to get into making jewellery, so get some round-nose pliers, snips and cheap silver plated jeweller's wire to practice on different shaped stones, then move on to silver wire & annealing that once you get better.. Just don't wrap a stone too tight, or you might find yourself with your own clicker.. But I'm weird like that. I can't stand diamonds and think they're boring stones compared to a lot of semi-precious ones. :p

[@MikeyMikeHq]

My new favorite show

[@alcidesoliveira9779]

Beautiful way to make a living

[@chloerodgers7508]

I'm so excited for more episodes 🤗 best of luck

[@SkooledINC]

"Highest molecular vibration" and "can melt through ice the fastest" lmao wut

[@VJamrita]

Aaaahhh another SEASON

[@jonesmetsasta226]

I wish you all the good with your mining operation. It's not easy or cheap, but it's worth it. Good job.

[@paigelee6321]

Awesome love wire wrapping 😊❤️

[@earltheiss1927]

great show as usual. feels like I am right there with all of you. Wish I was. Thanks for doing this.

[@TheCustomEverythingChannel]

Man id love to come up there and dig with yall someday I love doing it

[@petualangan_alam_nyata]

Amazing beautifull

[@regnbuetorsk]

how much bureaucracy is needed to join you guys?

[@billhatcher2984]

Really looking forward to more episodes best job in the whole world 👍

[@kellylovesrocks]

Really enjoyed watching your 4-part series from season 1 and seeing how the pros do it. Thanks for sharing!! Looking forward to watching this new season.

[@amjadak1855]

Awesome! Another season! Keep it coming, love and support 👍

[@helenohara7683]

Hope you and Tracie recovered well after you accident. Glad there's another season to watch! Love some aqua!

[@uranusprincess6827]

I’m so into this

[@happyzbearz5189]

I see the bolders above your dig area kinda scary

[@samsonian]

Yay, y’all are back for another season! It’s always nice to get my aqua fix!

[@dankings5326]

So glad this series is back! What a little gem (lol) of a fly on the wall documentary following some great characters!

[@Hypo-on-the-way]

Awesome!

[@MsHazelbug]

Really love these episodes!

[@montyholland3357]

I live in Colorado. I'd love to go up with you guys sometime. I'm a novice Never gem hunted. There are some gem crystals to be had in ne Colorado near the Pawnee Buttes Park.

[@sharbean]

Season 2! Show us the blue

[@moshitupjwz5967]

Doug & Beth gone mountain hunting :P Nice start of the season!

[@M0M0F2P0Ms]

you do such a GREAT job with these! I love that Season 2 is even a thing!

[@netunodaspedraspreciosas]

Super like

[@x27off]

Welcome back, missed you guys! Nice start to the season.

[@kyleloftus7227]

Putting two much pressure on the wrap

[@weeu1]

Tracie, the first crystal you found as you were walking the mountain path, might mean good things to come. Aside from that a broach loosely wired (thin wire) in white gold would be beautiful, leaving it uncut but polished. It would make a great conversation piece, when you tell people "it's just the way I found it" I'm just say'in.

[@GPC179]

I have a lot of beryl, would you buy from me

[@Troubledsham]

Wohoo, new video!

[@stephenenders2066]

I feel like this is a reality television 📺 show for me for once.

[@LegacyProduction2013]

Gl with season 2 guys, can't wait to see where the series leads us!

[@samadam6125]

I'm so excited I'm waiting for it to watch it

[@rimonagale1625]

💝 your videos!

[@PiranhaPaulGames]

Imagine going hiking and finding $3,500 laying on the ground

[@themastertater420]

wooooooot...glad to see this !

[@monicagrant6092]

Awesome!

[@Tabbybee]

Aquamarine: *are you my dad?*

[@collectgemsosrs6298]

Awesome!!

[@jennivanrooyen5963]

Do you have to rehabilitate the area when you have worked it out?

[@mountanterotreasuresproduc1895]

Great question! We certainly do reclaim the area. We have to follow strick guidelines from the Forest Service and always take care of our site. Thanks for watching!

[@the710wizard7]

Can anyone tell me why the antenna was buzzing at the beginning

[@mountanterotreasuresproduc1895]

static electricity

[@lulhighman3428]

Man I'd love to get out there

[@loganyardley]

Keep up the awesome content!

[@americanrebel413]

Really cool! Thank you.