Making Silver From Ore I Found In An Abandoned Mine 

i was about to comment the exact same thing

I love this idea, Cody is awesome

that would be really awesome

Awesome idea!

I second this!

Did you spend any time on the Silver mines at Austin or Clifton, NV?

Why were you prepared to not like this video. Great mindset pops

I understand you're knowledgable about mining but why were you prepared to unlike the video? He's a novice so if you see something questionable, constructive criticism would be best for someone new who's also interested in mining and its history.

@@idk459 I think he didn't have any ill intent to not like the video. From what I gather, it seems he is an expert on the topic. This is the internet, so take things with a grain of salt. I can conclude 2 possibilities. 1. He is elitest prick (which I wouldn't say he is) 2. He purely dislikes misinformation (which I think is the case) If what he stated was true, then an anology to explain why he would have disliked would be this. What if you were really good at something, spent your life on it, is your career, and no one really knows, because it isn't exactly a thing that is popular or well known. Then comes someone from the outside, who does what your good at, but fumbles it all up, and gets massive attention about it. Not saying he is jealous about attention, but moreso annoyed at the fact someone does the same job and screws it up. Only problem is that only he would know it was a screw up explaination. I think overall, he seemed to enjoy the video. He even admits to learning something new. This would mean he respects the information and how it is presented. I would go even as far to say if his comment is true about his background, he would be honoring GTL for his efforts. I need sleep, I spent way to much time at a late hour, analyzing this, for god knows why. HAHA.

@@idk459 Probably because there is so much garbage and misinformation on the internet and youtube. Why did you feel the need to write a negative comment when he gave a very nice compliment?

😆 you said single handedly

You say that for Jesus too?

They did it to help bring God to us all or hell to them poor natives whom where taken advantage of by liars and greedy losers

This is what happens when entitled whites figured out what White privilege is

@@JoseHerrera-mk7cv White privilege bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahha omfg

Thank you very much for checking out the videos. I too hope can turn it into something special. I appreciate the support! Couldn't do any of this without that.

@@GhostTownLiving wondering how your steak turned out?Hope you enjoyed it

Does this man strike you as a greedy person?

Secondly, it does not appear The Gordz has a finite amount of ore. Rich lands. Rich fellow. Easily make more later in life.

He worked so hard for somthing so meaningful and personal just to send it miles and miles away to a stranger. I really hope he keeps it and hangs it up in the assayers office.

@@retribution5242 The monetary value of that bar is miniscule. It's the time he put into researching, mining and refining it that makes it so valuable. It's his connection to the history of CG. I also feel like it should stay there on that mountain with him.

1.8 million views. If he had an ad on this video... worth more than that entire mold filled.

Wow. You never think about how you, yourself are part of history. Thanks for the observation.

"Long winded" don't you break his speed and enthusiasm. I love his way of sharing. HIS ALIVE!!!

Wow, thank you. I really appreciate that note. It helps me a lot to be able to share all this as well.

Couldn’t have said it better myself. We love you, Brent, seriously.

He cares way more about you submitting your email than pretending to give a shit about history

@@Leewise1That's a terrible comment. Why are you even here? Go away!

@@Leewise1 :What’s the point of shitting on some young girls comment?

Brent need a girlfriend ? Think she might be in for it lol JK.

Brent's background music is so good. Captures the mood every time so well.

It never gets old

Does anyone know just what the guitar music was? Cause the tune is really good to listen

yes, that music is good!

Will you be up to selling the music? Great way to make some $$ for ghost town restoration.

Don't forget the lead poisoning, that's a very important one

Hello 👋

Anazing Brent! You would be a great father. You need a woman to repopulate the ghost town.

Got my fingers crossed. Got the perfect place for it in the house right above the TV I use to watch the videos 🤞🤞

I’ve done it 🏆😉👍🏻🤞🤣🤣🤣

Would find a nice spot it for the otago gold fields in New Zealand ….

💜

Like you wanna be in the story?

@@timothy2935 no, help with the physical work that needs to be done.

I think it would be rough. NO AC when its hot no consistent heat when its cold would be the starters.

Great question! I would be in a state of wonderment, shock even. I am seriously blessed here in my cool environmentally controlled home, with food stuffs histories Kindoms never had. Young Luscious Breed-able females? NOT at ALL. 😉

Where did they export the majority of that material to? Or was it mainly sold/used domestically in Aus? Thanks

That happened in the Sierra Nevada as well.Early travellers taking the same route noticed the ground was a shiny silver color.The downside is removing all that silver takes away from the silver dioxide that used to spur rain,as it's the material used in cloud seeding.Once upon a time the earth seeded the clouds naturally

@@MoAli-wm4of Port Pirie smelter was majority export off their wharf. There was some domestic consumption of their product ( I actually took loads by truck to Sydney and Brisbane) but only about 250 tons per week. I have seen the ore up close and it is Galena.

@@pastorofmuppets22 interesting.

Finding out channels you love also love the other channels you love is great

how did you end up in here.

Very Carefully

Also tells me currently silver is way way undervalued aka manipulated by bankers.

Yo, Seth Everman! I love your music bro!

Glad they lived to tell the story. Chromium is very dangerous to mine! The dust is deadly.

Hope you can make it over sometime!

Same

ayeee Ireland gang.

not without taking the clot shot. I'll probably never be let out of my country again.

@@Ultrawide_Gameplays bit of an exaggeration. We’ve just gotta wait until herd immunity kicks up and we’ll be fine. I got the vaccine and I’m grand?

He does what he loves wish i could say the same

Yes! Been thinking this myself. It would be so cool to have a Cerro Gordo Commemorative coin of some kind! Brent's face on one side and then something mine related on the other. :)

I honestly believe we have lost more history than we imagine. We have so much amazing ancient structures that date back to last flood age 12-13000 years ago. There’s so much moser history and to know what we have done and are capable of. Modern historians are so hesitant to question the status quo of established history. Even North America were discovering The native peoples history going back so much farther and being so much more complex than we realized

Finding a new passion can change ur life.

I think that might have a lot to do with all this lead he’s playing with… D:

It is the same people who dislike all the other videos. No reason they don't like anybody that is creative. I really think that the dislikes all come from the same unlike people.

Every video has dislikes. When you have hundreds of thousands of people watching a video, stray clicks are bound to happen.

Some people are just sad and don't appreciate anything.

Haters will always hate no matter what you do. Keep up the good work.

I'd love to experience that aswell, pass the art of assaying to the next generations, somethings should never be lost, and working on the land is one of them, if i ever get the oportunity (unfortunatly for me, strict parents will never let me travel half the world :/ ) ill visit Brent, even if its one of the last thing i ever do!

It's truly a remarkable skill and trade they developed so long ago! Thanks for checking out the video.

@@GhostTownLiving. Brent: I previously contacted you and offered to cut a gemstone from any crystals you can recover from the mine.Not sure if you ever saw that offer? I am an award winning cutter and would be happy to donate my services. I seem to recall you had some crystals in the glass show-cases in the general store area, so it would seem that some were recovered from the mine at some point. Imagine a small display of a cut gem sitting beside a raw crystal... it would be a most graphic example of the transformation. Of course the quality of the cut gemstone would only be as good as the quality of the crystal whether simple quartz or something more exotic. If it started out full of occlusions, the finished gemstone would be too. OTOH, if the crystal was glass clear on the interior, so would the finished cut stone be glass clear! If you're interested, get back to me.

@@GhostTownLiving Its a skill that shouldve never been lost in time, its something truly remarkable and epic, i never wondered of much work it would take for something so small yet so fullfilling! Keep going strong, we're here for you :D

No

I was thinking the same thing. At first I thought it would be a cool attraction, but I’m sure the lead and other toxic fumes would probably make it tricky for the permits he’s eventually going to need for the hotel and bar.

and lead is super toxic. Please use proper precautions.

@@rayna8423 Me and a buddie collected a bunch of fired bullets at the range and melted them down. The copper jackets floated to the top and get got maybe ten or fifteen lbs. of lead. But we were melting it out side and we still both got nasty headaches. No more playing with lead. I don't know how guys work with the stuff in their garages or backrooms to make their own bullets.

Like arsenic, which was noted in the book he was using

@@Jeff-jg7jh Dang Sounds scary asl, lead fumes are so freaking dangerous, problem is once it’s in you it stays and takes a long time to leave your system. Not trying to sound over paranoid but for your sake, I’d Def look into doing a metal detox. I know it sounds crazy but supposedly it helps a lot and can prevent that lead from causing further or any damage. Another weird but could be use full tip. Coffee enemas remove Heavy metals and toxins from the body, (might sound tmi) but like to offer anything that might help someone🤙🏼 if you don’t believe me look it up, it’s quite fascinating.

I've been wiping my butthole with pages from that for years. That book ain't worth shit.

Thank you for checking out the video and the note. That means a lot!

watch the community tab, he tries to update us when there's not going to be one bc he knows we worry.

He wants you to support him on Patreon 👀

OMFG me too I was wondering that

That might involve paperwork and licences. ISTR from Cody's mine that as soon as you start doing anything 'commercial' around a mine, you might need to have to start running it as a mine. There are also issues with silver and selling it as silver, without having it professionally assayed and hallmarked. It's the kind of bureaucracy that sucks all the fun out of running a small business and can end up being a lot of overhead.

@@brolohalflemming7042 You are right about the problems with the Bureaucracy. A highly train and skill artisan still can be used as a way to teach the visitors how Silver is refined. At the moment, the Foundation may not be able to afford an artisan. Still Sara's suggestion is a good ideal. You still got the point about the troubles with Bureaucracy.

@@rgreed20081 Yup. It's why I'm hoping there'll be a collab with Cody's Lab. He went through this with his mine and may be able to avoid pitfalls. There are probably workarounds, like having demonstration assaying/refining sessions, but sending silver off to be refined before turning that into jewellry. But that might still end up with the whole thing being classed as a mining operation and more paperwork and expenses. But it's something that would be fun once the hotel's back up and running. Could arrange arts & crafts workshops via various artisans in the setting of Cero Gordo. Pun intended. I used to make jewellry and one of the neat things about it is you can get quite a lot done without needing lots of expensive tools/space/machines.

@@brolohalflemming7042 I agreed.

The more I've been thinking about this, the more fun I think it'd be. Imagine a week's activity holiday. Explore the mine, learn the history, find some gallenite, refine it, then make something from the silver. I'd love to do that because I don't do a week on a beach. Then again, Brent's got himself some spectacular views, so I'd probably find a comfy place to sit and just soak those in :)

You didn't notice the sticker on the furnace?

@@uncletiggermclaren7592 at 16:20? I was wondering about the significance.

@@AgiHammerthief It is the motif of a very dodgy web-site. I won't say more, not knowing how old you are.

@@uncletiggermclaren7592 I‘ve done some re-uploads 12 years ago, so I’m at least 12 😉 But younger people might be watching, so never mind.

What’s website.. I’m a 38 year old who’s never seen that before but I’m not into dodgy websites. Lol. I am nosey however.