This is what it's All About! Pure GOLD MINING!

[@au2895]

Showing how it is done. One man can mine gold, bravo.

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Yessir. A will, want and hard work can lead to gold!

[@rastaralph7154]

Areet. It's great to see people working in a mine with simple tools instead of electrical powered and get an idea how it was done back in the day. Cheers! It's also great looking at them juicy veins dreaming how much gold is in there too 💚💛❤️👍

[@diggin3097]

Def working for it

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

For sure. Sometimes real elbow grease work can very satisfying!

[@kahnfu-zhin8627]

This is the kind of gold mining I dreamt of since childhood. You seem to enjoy it as much as I would! Happy holidays!

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Indeed, love it! Happy Holidays Kahn!!

[@minerjim1531]

Time for power tools? Looking like you have found a great prospect, Now make it pay out! Great video Keep them coming. The effort is worth the adventure !!!

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

I live for the adventure, helps keep me young ;) Indeed. Jackhammers and some blasting would make quick work of this wider vein. There should be enough in here to keep 3-4 guys pretty well entertained for a few years at least.

[@OregonAuExploration]

Gotta love lode mining!!

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Absolutely!

[@chrissaucier9386]

Gotta love having friends as crazy as you are... Definitely hard work doing this stuff. Live that Dream brother !!!

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Hehe, absolutely Chris! We only have one life to live so might as well do things that make you happy and excited! I feel great when I'm at this mine.

[@tomlamos4171]

Thank you for all your informative videos on the Leadville area. Looking forward to prospecting with CGC next season 👍🏻😀

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

My pleasure Tom! This is my true passion in life, hope to see you up here soon!!

[@GSProspecting]

Great job all around fam. What a blast. Keep on having fun and living the dream fam. Gold Squad Out!!!

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Yeehaaaa GS, heavy pans my friend!

[@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK]

Man, thats some hard work

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Definitely could not do this in AZ summer heat!

[@rockymountainlifeprospecti4423]

Awesome stuff brother, my adit is being snowed on currently,lol next year is the real focus! All the best in the field, you all represent very well!!🇺🇸🐾🐾

[@BiggestKev1960]

Dig in boys dig in deep, love watching your video's😍, this is what I'm looking for in the hills in my area.Cheers Kev👍

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Keep on searching Kev. The adventure and satisfaction of finding and developing a potentially paying prospect is simply the BEST! Heavy Pans!

[@BiggestKev1960]

@@ColoradoGoldCamp I agree 👍

[@bg8387]

Living the dream man, keep after it! I dream about stuff like this

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

If there is a want and a will BG, there is a way!

[@corndawg8888]

Thank you D, you are doing what i dream of . Im planning to come out there in the spring for 2 weeks. Keep up the great work and ill see you soon.

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

The adventure is what it is all about Cory. When the time gets closer, keep me posted on your travel plans.

[@corndawg8888]

I will

[@nulucid]

This is so exciting, best of luck, but I think that is certain for this mine!

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

I live for the adventure James, thank you! Hardwork will = gold!

[@sanfranciscobay]

What's prevent the ceiling and walls from collapsing?

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Mainly timbering and geometry. There is no surefire "prevention"

[@s.d.iprospecting4359]

Is there any gold in that overburden?

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

There very well could be. I have not yet tested that or the dump pile.

[@PunCraft]

Something that I don't see addressed in many hard rock mining videos and that is why, if there are so many good exposed veins, would a miner branch off into other paths? Instead of stopping and clearing out an entire vein, I notice a lot of branching off. Is that just to assay the value of the entire region earlier on?

[@MrSteveHarford]

Yes - but also because only 1 or 2 guys could work a small vein at a time. So with 30 veins exposed they can have 60 guys working - economy of scale.

[@PunCraft]

@@MrSteveHarford ah , thank you :)

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

I have seen many mines where the original tunnel is only mined out in one single direction. If the vein continues upward and downward, then a modern miner can certainly come in and mine other sections of vein. Some areas are so faulted that there can be spider veins emanating in many different directions.

[@PunCraft]

@@ColoradoGoldCamp Thank you for the response. I've seen some single direction mines as well but they have all been relatively large diameter opening and shallow depth. I guess that would be the "one rich vein" type of location vs. the spidering you are prospecting?

[@mattbyrne1822]

Great video! Keep up the great work 👍

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Appreciate the support Matt🙌

[@captnron59]

I need some practical experience in this. Where did you get the black 3gal buckets? That's a perfect classifier size for me.

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Hey Ron. The 3 gal buckets are very nice indeed. They were ordered online from a hydroponic grow site.

[@shimani141]

AU-some adventure, wish you had a mask. other then that, this is fun to watch im trying to find the location of a gold rich vein. cant wait for the next video

[@markhepworth1556]

Sitting here on my lunch break waiting for my first skim of plaster to harden for the finish coat to go on,wishing I was down that mine swinging a pick with you!!! Keep on keeping on 👍 Mark,in gold free Northwest Essex,England.

[@guestuser6168]

will a metal detector get set off even though you don't see the visible gold?

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Yes and No. If the ultra fine gold occurs in clumps/veins connected then a very sensitive VLF metal detector will detect it. The rock could have lots and lots of microscopic gold in it but if it is not continuous/touching the detector will not detect it.

[@jonsdigs1]

They used to mine on to untanned hides back in the day. I found a stack of them frozen under a dump I was sampling above treeline. Oh boy did they stink when they thawed.

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Interesting Jon. That would explain pieces of remnant leather that I have found in old workings. In this particular mine, I found old heavy canvas pieces here and there. Figure the second generation of miners in this mine used cavas tarps.

[@kimmclaughlin7752]

Assume you are on FS land. Could you get a small excavator or skid steer in there?

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Steep off camber grades make for difficult access. I am hoping to get a mini ex up there soon.

[@penttijuvo1147]

Nice to see some gold🍻🇫🇮

[@RedmanOutdoors366]

I think you're prospecting days are over looks like your mining to me 💪😎👍🇺🇲💯

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Getting there Redman! Heavy Pans🙌

[@diggin3097]

Good work guys

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Thanks Dig!

[@eddieh9248]

Hearing you talk makes me think cousin Eddie from the Chevy Chase vacation movies is narrating

[@SoCalYar]

If you need some extra labor hit me up, in im colorado springs and willing to travel for that gold. Haha keep up the great videos! Always enjoy watching them

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Thanks for the support SoCal🙌 Might have to have a dig fest one of these days.

[@JasonM35]

You’ve definitely found a spot

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

It's hairy!

[@ChrisJohnson-py4gg]

I'd want to check out the tailings, and waste rock. Old timers might not have cared about the little gold.

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Absolutely right Chris. We have not yet sampled the dump pile.

[@ChrisJohnson-py4gg]

@@ColoradoGoldCamp heavy pans

[@patdenney7046]

If you line up the court crystals or the courts properly when you rub them together I think it’s called peso electricity and you can actually use them to see in the mine. I should say when you get the molecular structure lined up properly on both pieces they’re kind of square structures. I gave so many sets away maybe I’ll find another send them to you. Used to get quart crystals at this one spot a single crystal would be as big as a 5 gallon bucket. That or would run one to 5 ounces a ton. Have friends that got a vein that’s like a 35 foot wide exposed to the surface it runs from 3 to 27 ounces a ton! They’re not worried about it they don’t need the money it’s just a hobby for them. Good luck ! Are you going to Arizona think I’ll be down there in the first part of the year maybe we could swing together there’s a bunch of us out of all been mining for 40 or 50 years

[@thundercougar]

A two wheeled barrow will be more stable. I use one of over burden.

[@mattr3238]

lot o Sulphur?

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

No, very little sulfides! I'm in the upper oxidized zone.

[@FlourgoldWizards]

“ solid veinage” ✅

[@lotharschiese8559]

8:50 Right about now, there is some guy hollering down, "What's going on"? 🤨👀🤓🖖

[@zee7705]

Lay your bucket on its side and scoop the ore into it

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

I did that half of the time.

[@jmy7622]

Where's the gold, how much per ton?

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

It's coming JMY. Ran out of time.

[@KingFPV]

Wish I could join you there, the highbanking wasn't all that great. I'd much rather beat on some rocks. *sparks*

[@KingFPV]

Gold Mining ASMR @7:07 heh

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

What would you think about ASMR mining like I do. No talking? Or at least very little whispering?

[@KingFPV]

@@ColoradoGoldCamp Nahhh youre good! Just pointing out how much I like hearing the pick hit the good stuff then come crumbling down & nothing like the ZONGGGG of hitting some quartz with a pick or breaker bar. Ahhhhhhh nice.

[@datbeast767]

Looks like ancient sea depositions.

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

With all of the layering, it kind of does.

[@autotek7930]

Ya'll don't forget about nugget club!

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

In about 11 days we will have our next drawing!!

[@autotek7930]

@@ColoradoGoldCamp I finally got the funds to fix my jeep. Hopefully I'll be out prospecting next weekend

[@catholic3dod790]

How do you know it is gold? How about it is brass?

[@soulcontractor1641]

Right On, "Guy's " looks like the Motherload ! Show ( Us) more.... Dean ( Soul) T.O .

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

More is coming Dean. I love this stuff! Happy Thanksgiving Friend!

[@soulcontractor1641]

@@ColoradoGoldCamp I know you said you started the Channel years early and regrettably stopped! Well I'm here to tell you it's great Entertainment and the Visual is awesome ! Dean

[@cmcer1995]

Oiled with sweat you mean. Looks like slave labor with benefits. I think it's real nice that the old times left such a nice entrance into their mine for you and even more important lots of gold ore too. As I recall you don't have to go to the gym to workout, just become a gold miner now I see why. No need to go so far back if you just work your way back. Where did you get all your Geological education?

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Absolutely right CM. I typically lose around 10lbs every mining season while eating much more food. As far as prospecting and geology goes, I am mostly self-taught. I did take a college class on Landforms which really seemed to resonate with me.

[@cmcer1995]

@@ColoradoGoldCamp Thanks for the info. That would take a bit to self-teach but still a good way to become knowledgeable about Geology. Maybe I will sit down a digest a Geology Book I bought I purchased recently to improve my chances especially in Colorado where mostly fine gold is available.

[@toddrodgers5108]

My friend I live in Wyoming. Please get a mask please. I cut concrete for a living. Please get a mask. I'm 60 hard to breath after 30 years. Blessings on the gold mine. But if you dont get one I'll drive one over for you. I care. More blessings

[@kahnfu-zhin8627]

Wheel BARROW. A barrow is a pile of earth. Wheelbarrow. Grammar nazis unlimited.

[@Stevesbe]

Who needs a gym

[@ModernAmericanNomad420]

Awesome video 👍👍

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

Appreciate it Karl🙌

[@highaltituderc7753]

Looks like your top flight security guard is working hard. To bad he treated your paying customers like garbage and threatened them when I was part of your camp. Thats why none if has come back because of your top flight security guard.

[@rickstash3548]

Please check your email, I need some help with a mining claim. Thank you

[@ColoradoGoldCamp]

I will check and get back to you here in a bit Rick.