Hunting Uranium Ore Episode 4 w/ Radiacode 102 and Raysid

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This time we take a closer look at the old mining area near Wittichen-Schenkenzell in the Black Forest in Germany. Mining for silver and cobalt started as early as 1517, but nobody cared for the uranium ore which was also quite prominent in this region.
Shortly after World War II the focus shifted and uranium became sought after by many countries. The deposit near Wittichen was known, so people began prospecting. Even though uranium was found in abundance on the old dumps from silver mining activities, the yield was deemed uneconomical. Uranium mining never started, but even as late as the 1980s prospection work continued to a limited extent.
After the relatively big uranium mining site in Menzenschwand (visited at 00:56:30) was closed for good in 1991, the time for uranium mining in the Black Forest came to an end.
Somewhere in this video i called Menzenschwand "the only West German uranium mine", which is not completly true. There where some very small mines for example in Bavaria, but never to a noteworthy magnitude.
Since most large uranium deposits where located in the eastern part of Germany, the West German efforts never came close to the quantities mined by the Wismut-Corporation.
Today Wittichen is a very beautiful and quiet small town that is visited by mineral collectors from all over the world. Not necessarily for uranium, but all sorts of different minerals.
Timestamps:
00:00:10 Introduction
00:00:45 Hotspot On The Way
00:02:00 First Piece Found
00:02:35 Second Piece Found
00:03:00 The "Sophia" Dump (Lower Part)
00:04:20 Next Hotspot
00:05:20 Third Piece Found
00:08:00 Digging In Vein
00:10:30 The "Sophia" Dump (Upper Part)
00:11:15 Next Hotspot
00:12:00 Fourth Piece Found
00:13:40 Very Weak Hotspot
00:14:00 Noise Warning
00:18:50 Loud Noise
00:21:30 Loud Noise 2
00:21:48 The Big Lebowski Quote :)
00:24:20 Loud Noise 3 (The Last One)
00:30:10 Fifth Piece Found (Fragment)
00:31:30 Sixth Piece Found (Big Chunk)
00:32:12 In Situ Overview
00:33:05 Chunk Crushed To Pieces
00:35:30 Crushed Again
00:37:20 Next Big Hotspot
00:45:00 Seventh Piece Found
00:46:17 Eighth Piece Found
00:46:35 Random Ant
00:47:15 Ninth Piece Found
00:47:30 The "Schmiedestollen" Dump
00:49:00 Next Hotspot
00:52:10 Unknown Copper Mineral Found
00:55:55 Defeat
00:56:30 Hole With Countless Radioactive Minerals
00:57:35 Time For UV-Light
00:57:44 Stunning Piece
00:58:00 (...)
... Countless Pieces Found...
01:02:40 (...)
01:02:55 Beautiful Uranocircite Under UV-Light
01:05:05 A Warning About Contamination Risks
01:06:30 Collecting Some Samples
01:07:00 Overview Over Every Piece Found
01:11:15 Wrapping Things Up
01:11:30 Short UV Clip
01:11:45 Outro Including High Res Images
Thanks for watching!

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@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Timestamps: 00:00:10 Introduction 00:00:45 Hotspot On The Way 00:02:00 First Piece Found 00:02:35 Second Piece Found 00:03:00 The "Sophia" Dump (Lower Part) 00:04:20 Next Hotspot 00:05:20 Third Piece Found 00:08:00 Digging In Vein 00:10:30 The "Sophia" Dump (Upper Part) 00:11:15 Next Hotspot 00:12:00 Fourth Piece Found 00:13:40 Very Weak Hotspot 00:14:00 Noise Warning 00:18:50 Loud Noise 00:21:30 Loud Noise 2 00:21:48 The Big Lebowski Quote :) 00:24:20 Loud Noise 3 (The Last One) 00:30:10 Fifth Piece Found (Fragment) 00:31:30 Sixth Piece Found (Big Chunk) 00:32:12 In Situ Overview 00:33:05 Chunk Crushed To Pieces 00:35:30 Crushed Again 00:37:20 Next Big Hotspot 00:45:00 Seventh Piece Found 00:46:17 Eighth Piece Found 00:46:35 Random Ant 00:47:15 Ninth Piece Found 00:47:30 The "Schmiedestollen" Dump 00:49:00 Next Hotspot 00:52:10 Unknown Copper Mineral Found 00:55:55 Defeat 00:56:30 Hole With Countless Radioactive Minerals 00:57:35 Time For UV-Light 00:57:44 Stunning Piece 00:58:00 (...) ... Countless Pieces Found... 01:02:40 (...) 01:02:55 Beautiful Uranocircite Under UV-Light 01:05:05 A Warning About Contamination Risks 01:06:30 Collecting Some Samples 01:07:00 Overview Over Every Piece Found 01:11:15 Wrapping Things Up 01:11:30 Short UV Clip 01:11:45 Outro Including High Res Images

@mikebandana7345 11 месяцев назад

Jetzt wissen wir warum ein Spaziergang im Wald gesund ist 😆

@RADiOiNactivity 11 месяцев назад

Wegen der frischen Luft? :)

@sitwazheng 25 дней назад

负离子能量❤

@sitwazheng 25 дней назад

是不是这种长苔藓的泥巴容易富集这些元素❤

@JackJefferson-wh5dy Год назад

Another great video!

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Thanks! Im glad you like it.

@satanspy 5 месяцев назад

Hey buddy can you make a video on your stuff you carry in your backpack for when youre out rock hunting? im curious about all the gear you have!

@RADiOiNactivity 5 месяцев назад

I don´t think i´ll make a video about that, but i can tell you what i usually carry around: - backpack (Helikon EDC) or the larger TT Raid Pack MKIII - multiple MOLLE pouches from Helikon Tex and Tasmanian Tiger - additional shoulder bag for camera stuff - RadiaCode 101, RadiaCode 102 and the Raysid as my preferred devices for searching uranium ore - sometimes additional devices like the Automess 6150 AD6 and/or the RadiaScan 701A (very rarely also the Gamma Scout) - cut resistant Mechanix gloves (Pursuit D5) for climbing - large quantities of disposable gloves (made from latex or nitrile) - model making paint jars with gasket from Tamiya for storing small samples - zip lock bags for larger samples - small trash bags to carry the samples as far away from my body as possible / and for actual trash :) - Headlamp (Petzl Tactikka) - Flashlights (Fenix PD40R V3 + Fenix PD32 V2 + Holex UV LED) - 1-2 waterbottles (Wildo Hiker Bottle) - gas stove (Primus Express Spider II) - cookig pot (stainless steel pot made by Esbit) with a gas cartridge inside - instant coffee / apple tea / convenience food - fixed blade from TRC Knives (model "This Is Freedom") - pocket knife (Victorinox Hunter) - hammer (Mason's hammer from a local hardware store -> will probably get replaced by a geologist's hammer from Estwing soon) - pen (Fisher Space Pen looking like a .338 bullet) - adhesive labels for marking samples - softshell jacket + poncho (made by Helikon Tex) - waterproof pack bag with powerbanks (65w power delivery) and batteries; cables; ... Camera equipment: - GoPro 11 with 5 batteries + headstrap - Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra + small tripod - Canon EOS R6 Mark II with one or multiple lenses: RF 35mm f/1.8 ; RF 50mm f/1.8 ; RF 24-240 f/4-6.3 ; RF L 100mm f/2.8 - larger tripod for the Canon made by Rollei That´s all i remember off the top of my hat. This is not supposed to be an advertisement. I never received anything from any of these brands for free. I bought everything with my own money.

@romarklin Год назад

Thanks a lot for sharing my friend ! I've got my radiacode 102, any advice about where to find this kind of natural uranium ? can we find some everywhere or we need to go to specific places ? (what kind of ground i need to look for ?) Continue this good content !

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Uranium is present everywhere in small concentrations, but that does not mean you can find it at any random place. You have to do some research and find places, where veins of uranium reach the surface, which is a relatively rare occurrence. The other option is finding locations, where mining activities have led to uranium being moved to the surface. The uranium i found in this video was a byproduct of mining for silver and cobalt. If you visit closed uranium mining sites, chances are you can also find something. When the goal is mining thousands of tons nobody cares for one rock dropped somewhere. Low concentrations of uranium are also often found in granite. Use mindat.org to check for (closed) mining sites in your area.

@romarklin Год назад

@@RADiOiNactivity thanks a lot for your explanation 😁!

@BVT_Scorp Год назад

Nice! Some took some real work to dig out :D Keep sharing this kind of stuff!

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Thank you :)

@TheGreatGastronaut Год назад

Can you please let us know the make & model of that nice UV torch you were using to check fluorescence? Thanks!

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Its a torch from a large german industry supplier: www.hoffmann-group.com/US/en/hus/Factory-equipment/Lamps-lights/Torches/Torch-LED-and-UV-with-rechargeable-battery/p/081518-UV-LED I would recommend buying a 365 nm wavelength UV torch. My model uses a 395 nm LED which is emitting quite a lot of visible blue light.

@TheGreatGastronaut Год назад

Thanks for the info!

@thehaller5147 Год назад

Great content dude, keep posting please...

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Thanks! Next video will be online soon.

@dgvalorant8746 Год назад

Was looking forward to this!! Great finds and amazing content you can’t find much elsewhere

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Thank you! Much appreciated.

@goeffi1 Год назад

Wieder mal ein Top Video mach weiter so 😁 wenn du Lust hast können wir mal zusammen gehen. Bin noch blutiger Anfänger aber Wissenshungrig. Komme aus der Schweiz nähe Basel 🙂 wenn du Lust hast komm ich und mein Radiacode 102 mal rüber zu dir. Schreib mir doch hier oder ne PN ob du Bock drauf hättest 😁

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Danke für das Lob :) Klar kann man mal zusammen auf die Suche gehen, aber ich wohne nicht um die Ecke. Basel ist mehr als 600 km von mir weg... Wenn Du Discord hast, kann man sich mal austauschen.

@goeffi1 Год назад

@@RADiOiNactivity Nachtrag: neuer Benutzername Sandwitcher96

@Liminaut0 7 месяцев назад

Dude! you deserve way more subscribers! I love your content! :D

@RADiOiNactivity 7 месяцев назад

Thank you, glad you like the videos :)

@Omn1potenc3 Год назад

Can you give me a piece of this ore? I live near Frankfurt... im planing to do cloud chamber and i need something radioactive

@pyrokreisgrevenbroich7486 2 месяца назад

24:20 schön mit Nachbrenner rein 😂 so muss das 💪🏻 Da wird einem nicht nur vom Uran unter den Füßen warm sondern auch von der Flamme überm Kopf 👌🏻😁

@RADiOiNactivity 2 месяца назад

Eine Su-57 wäre noch geiler gewesen :)

@pyrokreisgrevenbroich7486 Месяц назад

@@RADiOiNactivity bei nem Starfighter hättest du auch ohne Bomben in Deckung gehen müssen 😉😜

@agnt891 Год назад

Cool cozy videos.

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Thanks! :)

@norandois Год назад

I just can’t wait the ios app

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Would have been better to develop both versions right from the start...

@norandois Год назад

@@RADiOiNactivity exactly with something more user friendly to everyone, its almost there

@desolator_sudetsky Год назад

Thank you very much for another great video! They make my evenings better, when I do not have the time to go prospecting the tailings for uranium myself... I shared a link for your channel with our Czech FB community of uranium mineral collectors and radiation enthusiasts named Zhava Mista, so I hope it brings some traffic your way. 🙂 Just a quick question: in one of your previous videos (unfortunately I cannot remember which one) I noticed you are using some sort of RadiaCode holder, which can be attached to the telescopic pole used for RaySid. I think you also mentioned it was 3D printed, could you maybe share the files for printing it? It would be much appreciated... 🙂

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Thank you very much for the kind words! The holder was printed by a friend of mine. I hope he saved the files. If he did i will gladly share them. I also made a sketch somewhere... Even if the documents are lost i can measure the device again and re-draw the sketch.

@desolator_sudetsky Год назад

@@RADiOiNactivity That would be great! I do not have the experience or time to design the holder myself and it would be a very helpful addition to my prospecting gear, since now I am using a very improvised holder, which isn't really safe for the device... 😀

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Okay i got the file. How can i send it to you? Do you use Discord?

@desolator_sudetsky Год назад

@@RADiOiNactivity Amazing, thank you! 🙂 Unfortunately, I do not use Discord, but I sent you an e-mail to the address stated in your channel info - could you please send me the file by e-mail?

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Done :)

@NoShotTwoKill Год назад

Was ist dein schärfstes Stück das du bisher gefunden hast?

@RADiOiNactivity Год назад

Tja, das kann man schwer beantworten. Die Geräte wie der Radiacode messen hauptsächlich Gammastrahlung, es kommt aber auch ein gewisser Anteil an Betastrahlung durch. Das verfälscht das Messergebnis, wenn man direkt an der Oberfläche von einem Stein misst. Eigentlich müsste man zum genauen messen eine Kunststoffplatte von ca. 1 cm Stärke zwischen Messinstrument und Stein legen, um sämtliche harte Betastrahlung abzuschirmen. Darüber hinaus ist die geometrische Form der Mineralien ein Faktor, der auch gewisse Einflüsse hat. Die höchsten (nicht ganz korrekten) Werte waren knapp 300 uSv/h bei dem großes Stück aus "Hunting Uranium Ore 2" und ein anderes Stück was ich mal in Jachymov gefunden habe kommt auf ca. 250 uSv/h, wohlgemerkt direkt an der Oberfläche. Das ganze Geschwafel wolltest du sicher nicht hören, aber die Ermittlung von einigermaßen korrekten Werten ist bei radioaktiver Strahlung nicht so einfach, wie man vielleicht denken mag. Wenn man Leute beeindrucken will, muss man nur ein Zählrohr mit Alpha-, Beta- und Gammaempfindlichkeit direkt auf die Oberfläche legen. Der Wert wird dann extrem hoch sein, aber eben auch komplett fiktional. Alphastrahlung kommt nicht durch die Haut und wenn sie doch in den Körper gelangt, müsste man den Wert allein dafür schon theoretisch mal 20 multiplizieren (Gewichtungsfaktor). Betastrahlung wirkt sich nur auf die Haut und Augenlinsen aus und muss deshalb gesondert betrachtet werden. Für eine korrekte Dosisleistung zählt eben nur die Gammastrahlung.