That would be most awesome Viking! I'm back in Colorado now but would definitely be interested in taking you up on that offer during my next trip! That whole Prescott "area" looks truly beautiful and full of gold!
Man that’s fascinating inside those mine shafts, I live to find an old mine like that with ore remaining for the taking. I truly hope it’s 200 plus grams a ton 🏔⛏😎
That would be a decent grade indeed, hehe! It's pretty darn cool exploring these old mines. Think about it: most small mines only cut into a small section of any given vein. So long the conditions allow, we can go in and stope upwards and or start new shafts n tunnels on different levels that have never been touched. I'm also finding that many of these mines still hold some ore at the face and most have a few easy to chisel out tons here and there.
Thanks Travailer, I appreciate that! There is always more to learn and I personally learn best by doing. The minerals, potential precious metals and being able to see geologic processes underground is what going into mines and mining is all about!
Green rock is probably epidote not olivine, replaces the feldspar in zones of hydrothermal alteration down there, which is what you look to be in. The theory I have is that some of those areas had a two stage mineralization - I think an old paleozoic mesothermal mineralization event, followed by a tertiary age hydrothermal event which dissolved the original more sparse gold out of those pegmatitic units and the reconcentrated the gold in newer veins along faults and fractures, mostly around the surface. The second stage is where the nuggety gold came from mostly I believe. I almost exclusively stay below the major faulting when I'm detecting placer for that reason, but feeder veins in smaller faults or older fractures can be above that zone too, like what you are in there. Good to see videos that are real and showing how much work goes into exploration and digging trash, 95% of it leads to nothing and that's prospecting reality. Good luck, hope you found something worth claiming. Maybe see you down there next year.
Interesting theory that would explain why much of the placer gold cannot be attributed to specific veins in the area. I think you're right on the epidote. The brightness of the green made me think olivine but the geology of the area says otherwise ;) True prospecting is anything but glamorous. Sweat, blood, $$$, research, endless days/weeks/months of searching with little to show. Most people would consider what we do, pure torture. My main strength as a prospector is my persistence n perseverance. Finding what others can't is pretty satisfying. Trouble is, that once we "find it" the satisfaction doesn't last long and we quickly find ourselves searching for that next challenge! I'm definitely coming back down.
@@ColoradoGoldCamp yes I did posted. It on Instagram and will make a follow up video of it on my channel it was beautiful thank you very much for letting me participate in the contest 😎👍I appreciate it
I'm more than happy to watch all your videos but stay safe. N anytime you go in to one those old mines tell someone you be going in to an old mine just in case something happens👍👍👍👍👍 SAFETY FIRST
It can be really dangerous out there Eduardo! Thanks for the reminder. What good is gold or treasure if you're dead... These old mines can be really dangerous. In general, everyone should stay out of them. The help of experienced professionals and safety crews can make things a bit safer.
The things you see and the places gold will take you. So awesome. I hope you find the nuggets and a good enough vein to expand your operations. Your drive is very inspiring and motivating to spend a week deep in the mountains doing exactly what your doing (where humans haven't been for a while) looking and prospecting for my own bonanza. I'm trying to treat this like a business.
Absolutely Gabriel. Putting your research and skills to work out there is truly enjoyable. It is the type of real adventure that fulfills ones soul! I didn't see a single human or vehicle the whole time I was out there. I wish you luck! Pick an area, research the heck out of it then stomp your boots on the ground!
Lets put my 6 inch on the rouge river? I'm 62 and can't do it my self anymore. When I was young an ounce a day. Only one other guy I knew who could beat me.
I'm in Dave! I've heard fantastic stories from up there! A 6" is a beast to move around for one person. Dredging, no problem but the pack in/pack out/ and safely navigating fast water really needs at least 4 hands.
@@ColoradoGoldCamp I know right where to go. I want to make a dredge out of a jet ski. Use the jet for water pressure. And run an underwater dredge. It can go anywhere
@@davesontherocks9938 Interesting concept. I'm sure the jetski impeller would create ample suction if plumbed properly. That's got my wheels turning now
@@ColoradoGoldCamp I would wait for winter when they are cheap to buy.but it would make a crazy dredge, I wanted to make a dredge I could drive up the river and dredge my way back down. 😁
Looking forward to the sample results. I was prospecting at a claim, overnight had good time. Mostly flood gold, using pan clasifier hand drege, or pump and bucket to catcht pay dirt. Now get your nuggets!
So far this is my second favorite video you have done. My first favorite was the hobo mine. This video sparks my curiosity. Watching it I sort of felt like I was there with you. Although if I was there, I would have held you back because there were a few spots I would have been so fascinated with it would be hard to drag me away. I think I would have stayed outside the mine and tried looking for gold in the rock shown at 25:52. I’ve visibly seen gold in material that looks like that.
Great to hear SCS! This was probably my favorite mine, mineral potential wise for the whole trip. I'm sure there was something interesting in that sheet vein near the adit entrance. Love it! Appreciate your support!!
It's a salamander during wet seasons they come from a spring somewhere and they travel to other wet spots it's so dry and they can smell the moisture so they go from wet spot to wet spot and apparently that cave gets moist because they like all over where I have ponds nearby and they end up in the crawl space of our building just like that see them all the time dried up but yeah it's a salamander good for catfishing
I'm gonna have to come pester you some day...lol I love melting metal and cutting stones. They were chasing for higher iron content and mineralization. Salamander's...just add water...they revive sometimes. Looks like you in a sulfide zone.
I really try to keep an eye out for the scary critters: rattlers, lions and venomous spiders! You just never know what you might come across. I carry some basic first aid supplies and benadryl.
I don’t understand why you don’t separate your samples and note there location on the bag or number the bags and keep notes in a book or your phone. When you send the samples for assay and they do actually hit with good gold values you will have to go back and re sample to figure which sample it was that actually scored. I understand that some samples are clearly different then others but once you take a large number of samples will you remember? Also what happens when you have multiple soft gouge samples mixed together in the same bag? Just saying I think separating your samples will save you time and money in the long run. Good luck 🤞
You are absolutely right Paul and I usually do keep all samples separate and labeled. This trip alone, I have collected close to 20 samples and decided to just take a representative sample from this mine to see if I get any values. The material looked decent and I have about 25 pounds of it to test.
@@ColoradoGoldCamp no problem. If you come across the black and orange lizard, stay away as they are venomous! I grew up in Arizona and need to get back there soon. I remember as a teenager finding many, many heavy mineralized quartz veins far out in the desert, South of Buckeye. Unfortunately I didn't know to look for gold at the time. Love your work!
Can't say your not giving it a great search. You deserve to find some yellow! If not nuggets then some from the samples. Anxious to see the results from the great mine footage. Did anyone ever claim my cabochon (I was #2 in the guess)?
It's definitely not for a lack of trying! I had a great trip and it was most definitely a success! Actually, the winner has not yet claimed his prize.... I will post and reply to him on the original vid and give it a week. If no response, it's yours!
interesting: "The convention for establishing strike and dip is always the Right Hand Rule. With right hand palm up, open and extended, point the thumb in the down-dip direction and the fingertips provide the strike direction. Source: Mike Neumann"
Hey there you man . How about you give us an idea of what you have found in your expeditions. If you have , I havent found any . So sorry. If you have !
....yes,!.............here,from land o' lakes,wi......you sure are teaching me a lot over this RU-vid vid,,,,,,,,those sediment veins,,,,,,,nothing like that over here....but on lake superior,a lot of black sand steaks along the shore,by river outlets that I will explore,after I by some eqipment(pan).........great place,your at,!,,,,,,,,,,,,looks like somewhere between mars and the man on the moon.!!!!!! ha.ha........tnx,pat.
Mars and the Moon! Hehe, it's really wild country back there Pat! OOOh, some of those black sand streaks on Lake Superior can carry pretty decent amounts of glacial placer gold! I'm glad you're enjoying my exploration tag-along. Filming these helps keep my sanity out there in the wilderness all by myself! Happy Spring Bud!
