Opening My Gold Mine! Part 8: Drilling & Blasting Gold Ore

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The moment we've all been waiting for has arrived, mining the gold! Join Jason and the dedicated crew at MineOperator as they venture deep underground in "Opening My Gold Mine Part 8." After approximately one month of unwavering determination and hard work, they have reached the coveted gold vein, and in this video, it's time to drill, blast, and finally get some gold!
This episode marks a historic milestone in the journey to reopen a gold mine that lay dormant for over a century. You're about to witness a complete tutorial on how to drill and blast in the narrow confines of a gold vein mine. Jason takes you through every crucial step, from setting up the drill to boring the holes and loading them with explosives. It's a masterclass in underground mining!
But there's more to the story than just the hunt for gold. Jason delves into the history of this remarkable mine, sharing insights into his past experiences and the profound significance of reviving this historic gold mine. It's a journey that's deeply personal and brimming with excitement.
In this video, the adventure takes an electrifying turn as the crew wakes up this mountain from its century-long slumber. The quest for gold is no longer a dream - it's unfolding right before your eyes. The gold rush begins now!
Join us as we witness history in the making, and let's embark on this extraordinary journey to unearth the treasures hidden deep within the Earth. Like, subscribe, and share to be a part of the gold mining excitement!
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@Cookie-cn2jc 8 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! Your support means a lot

@hillaryoliver6237 8 месяцев назад

You are welcome.

@BenKaufmanlpandwhmsandbhhs 8 месяцев назад

What a cliff hanger! I cant wait to see what it looks like!

@phylxguy5547 8 месяцев назад

Boy howdy that was almost Hollywood style cut out great work 👍

@susanturcotte3176 8 месяцев назад

I'm on pins and needles waiting for the next video 😮

@deville.c 8 месяцев назад

Was at work all day with this on watch later....said the same thing tho 20 min ago...fresh material won't be a dull moment

@shaneannandale457 8 месяцев назад

Same,can’t wait

@Diogenes2077 8 месяцев назад

Probably the most evil cliffhanger on all RU-vid. Specially with this build up. I was constantly watching the timer, trying to estimate the chance of getting to see the results in this video. About halfway through I accepted that the video would just end with the blast. But than he got me excited when the video skipped to next morning with a couple of minutes left. Pure evil xD

@NET-POSITIVE 8 месяцев назад

You can use wet newspapers as stemming and pack it like your charges. It helps deliver the gasses and pressures to your material for an efficient detonation. Without stemming, you lose 40% of your charge efficiency and can cause a fault in your blasting or larger boulders.

@lotharschiese8559 8 месяцев назад

You only need stemming around the cut if it wants to be blowing out and sometimes the lifters, the last to blow to lift the muck.

@chuckerickson6721 8 месяцев назад

MBMM Gold Discovery Channel....the real deal ! THANK YOU JASON FOR BRINGING US ALONG. Number one mining youtube channel

@SCW1060 8 месяцев назад

Jason is tied with ask Jeff Williams and Dan Hurd

@chuckerickson6721 8 месяцев назад

Jason won that contest when he blasted gold in his latest adventure !

@rooftopv4664 8 месяцев назад

@@SCW1060 Jeff Williams absolutely but Dan Hurd lmfao! 🤣 He's a good and very smart businessman but isn't a miner.

@chuckerickson6721 8 месяцев назад

Everyone has an opinion and mine is based on his presentation. Maybe he isn't a full time he is and has always been a great teacher with gold recovery and now opening his old mine.

@aleksandargorgevik3415 8 месяцев назад

Go Jason and the whole crew. Big on safety , hard work and smiles chasing a chilhood dream. Love to see it, more please :)

@michaelfercik3691 8 месяцев назад

Jason goes by the old underground creed of "Stay Safe - Stay Alive

@susanturcotte3176 8 месяцев назад

Amen

@TXP2P69 8 месяцев назад

There are not many channels I actually get excited about, but this Mining Series from Jason is just captivating. No Drama, No fighting, just mining at its best. Please Please Please keep these coming.

@GickelsGaming 8 месяцев назад

13:25, while true, I may never go deep mining or blasting or putting underground stoles and portals up, crushing, etc you've taught me SO much about geology, and just really great information that can open up tremendous amounts of pathways in life, even as a hobbyist. Its come to the point where i drop all im doing to watch your guys' videos to learn about this stuff and see what you all experience down there- As youre standing up to your ankles in water, having your whole bodies vibrating to its core, and risking your lives to do this, it makes me really think about how primitive mining is for humans and how much of an incredibly valuable skillset it is to know and do, and to just see the progress of these tunnels over generations from hand tools to pneumatics and electronics, its awesome to see us facing off against the earth still

@kalevwade4532 8 месяцев назад

theres nothing like a shift underground

@BrettDavidsonAdventures 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for the memories!! I once worked underground in a Sonora, Ca gold mine. I was a mucker, and electric tram operator. Thank you!!

@emeuanmckinnon05 8 месяцев назад

Couldn't help become a member absolutely loving this series

@dayv207 8 месяцев назад

That ending was straight out of TV soap opera hand book.. perfect way to get me to tune in next week to see the results. well done and congratulations Jason and the crew.

@IllusionInfusion 8 месяцев назад

I can't believe how you make something that's so hard to do look so much fun. I love your passion and I feel honored that you're willing to share all of this with us and tell us your story. Kudos to you and Mine Operator for doing things by the book and showing the world what small scale gold mining is.

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@bradleyslightom6313 8 месяцев назад

Those oldtimers are right there with you Jason! I'm sure they are throwing 👍, and cheering the moment that drill started! You're keeping mining legacy alive, and the history of this mine continues with you!

@hramsin9393 8 месяцев назад

Common Jason, that was a bit of a cliffhanger to end on, it's not quite fair. 😁😁😁 nice one ❤

@kathleenposton2334 8 месяцев назад

Got to respect the pure muscular strength it took to use that drill! But the old time miners must have been absolute beasts, to be able to drill those holes with muscle alone. And your explosives are a century worth of scientific study to to pack the maximum BOOM in those fairly small sticks! Congratulations, gentlemen! I'm seriously looking forward to your next video.

@desmondwright5463 8 месяцев назад

Hey Jason. As an Air Leg Miner in Australia, love to see the different ways we do this job. just remember the smell that the gold gives up when your drilling and you will always know when your in the good stuff

@lotharschiese8559 8 месяцев назад

You're not smelling Au, but the sulphides which turns the slurry coming out of the hole, BLACK.

@desmondwright5463 8 месяцев назад

Yeah all good, 23 years of boring holes into it you can smell the difference@@lotharschiese8559

@rastaralph7154 8 месяцев назад

All that gold from just a little bit of dust out of the hole is insane 👌💚💛❤️

@user-cr6iu8hh1y 8 месяцев назад

i was blown away that! just that tiny pan... im so excited to see what the shaker table looks like at mbmm. that was nuts.

@rastaralph7154 8 месяцев назад

@@user-cr6iu8hh1y I want to see loads of nuggets lying all over the blasted Rock when they are picking it up and looking 👍💚💛❤️

@johnhunt1725 8 месяцев назад

This whole adventure is AWESOME! I can't wait to see you running muck through your turnkey system...

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

Can't wait!

@SCW1060 8 месяцев назад

@@mbmmllcthese videos should be 2 hrs longer lol

@angusmcnaughton4570 8 месяцев назад

Everything is ready to go. Ore on the ground, the best equipment. It's so Surreal. To be continued... Aaaagh

@kerzwhile 8 месяцев назад

This is SOOO much better than ANY TV show or production ever could dream of. Congratulations Jason!! 😊

@pictureframe1 8 месяцев назад

This by far my favorite series on youtube right now. I've watched so much stuff on mining on the years, but nothing quite like this.

@carlgoldsmith5444 8 месяцев назад

What you are doing is documenting and informing, as you mentioned, to those that will never experience what you are recording. I am from a coal mining family. So am familiar to mines, terminology, workings and being underground. That part of my life finished around 1987. Keep up the hard and good work. I can see and feel the passion. From New Zealand.

@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88 8 месяцев назад

My grandfather was a prospector in the Arizona and Nevada area. I've heard stories about mining as a kid that makes me appreciate the work you've put into this. It's not easy if you don't have deep pockets to draw from, that's for sure. Fingers crossed you get the return we all dream of when watching this! If the reports hold true, and the vein doesn't pinch behind the shot, the work you've put in should pay out very handsomely. Looking forward to the next video. And thank you for bringing us along!!

@n8zimphotography 8 месяцев назад

On a trip to Juneau Alaska, we got to go into the AJ Mine and hear from a retired drill operator how things worked and how many miles and miles of tunnels were under that mountain. He even fired up a rock drill for us and showed us how they drove a powered mucking shovel to load the mine carts. Very loud and very fortunate to see this work in person. Thank you, Jason and the team, for sharing this with the world.

@edbrick7689 8 месяцев назад

I worked for the contractor, Centennial Development, that worked the AJ for Echo Bay Mines in 1991. I also worked at the Kensington twice during the early nineties. Good times.

@n8zimphotography 8 месяцев назад

The part of the tour that shocked me the most was that the drill operator said he drilled two and sometimes three face shots a day. He'd drill, pack and go to lunch. They would shoot the face, give the dust time to settle clear the muck and repeat. Granted the tunnels were much bigger and he had powered tools, but still... Seeing these videos really showed how hard mine work is.

@johnsaucerhunter 8 месяцев назад

Hey Jason... I can only imagine the anticipation all of you had while trying to sleep to wake up and check the results that took a 100 years to happen! Great series and "good on ya" for documenting the whole 'shabang' for others to gleen and (virtually) experience what goes into mining. 👍👍👍

@sc2824 8 месяцев назад

Great video, thanks. As a young guy looking for a paycheck, I worked for six months in 1974 on the Black Bear vein (ten hundred level) in the Idarado Mine on Red Mountain Pass, Colorado. I was basically a rookie trammer, but also filled in occasionally for the slusher, and even helped the driller in the stope for a couple hours once or twice. My memories of the stope: loud, cramped spaces, wet, wrestling the drill on bad footing, and lots of yelling. Despite the downsides (cold, wet, strenuous work), those six months were some of the most special of my 77 years so far.

@coyotelarry 8 месяцев назад

I'm so excited you got the first blasts of the 21st century in the books. I'm super excited for you guys and for all the future videos!

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!!

@silasakron4692 8 месяцев назад

As someone new-ish to your content I was rather certain it was in your blood after only seeing a handful of videos, but this confirmed it. The talks concerning your own history with this underground and standing upon the shoulders of giants gave me goosebumps man. You don't hear comments with gravity like that from folks who are only connected with their work on a mere physical level. You all have worked hard, the old hands would approve I'm sure. Thanks for showing so much of the whole process and cycle, but especially the drilling. Air leg mining in western US hardrock is absolutely a lost art that is proving exceptionally difficult to keep above the evening horizon. Wishing you luck from the Rockies, stay safe! Super interested to see how your shot went in the next one...

@marlenemeinhard8956 8 месяцев назад

Oh Boy Jason, you had to make us wait to see the muck. Seriously, this is as real as it gets, taking us on this Blasting journey to reveal the gold from this magnificent vein. I am so excited for you and your crew. All this hard work, for this day. Just fantastic. Thanks again Jason. Your channel is the Bomb! Literally.

@ironhorse7588 8 месяцев назад

You have sitting on pins and needles waiting to see the results of the blast👍 Very exciting 👍 Great job guys 👍

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@KevinCarney 8 месяцев назад

Have been watching along throughout this whole series and it's so exciting to see this moment come to fruition! Hearing you speak on, "What this moment means for me", it's kind of hard not to get a little emotional about it. Truly a beautiful story and all of us here that have been coming with you on this journey are so thankful and lucky that you've documented the process so that we may be a part of it as well.

@markp.9707 8 месяцев назад

Well done Jason!! I discovered your channel because of Cerro Gordo and when you visited Brent. So happy you did and even happier I have a chance to follow and share in your dreams.

@MoePoe777 8 месяцев назад

This video is a blast to watch.

@silverspikeprospecting 8 месяцев назад

The sound of blasting success, now it's time to clean up the mess. Excellent video, I'm impressed!

@keithsmith5639 8 месяцев назад

Hi Jason I’m a retired UK shot blaster. Just a couple of tips . You need to tidy your wires up . If you have a miss fire it will make it easier to sort our . Also in the UK we pack behind the charge with stemming. That’s basically clay . You hold the charge wires tight . Then put clay in the hole with a broom handle. Tapping it gently so you don’t damage the wires . It will make a massive difference to your fragmentation. Also you don’t need has much explosives .

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tips!

@UnderfundedScientist 8 месяцев назад

That drill is a beast, super cool to see in action

@alexkaring 8 месяцев назад

OMG, I can't believe how rich that vein is - the amount from that drill hole is mind blowing. Also didn't realize how fast the drill punches into the rock!

@dondavis5633 2 месяца назад

When you said you're standing on the shoulders of all the miners & prospectors since 1925, I got chills thinking of all that's had to happen to bring us to this point in time. I could not be more proud to be one of your subscribers, and I just want to say THANK YOU so much for making your RU-vid family a part of this awesome venture. I hope to be able to buy some of that MBMMLLC gold someday soon!

@jessetheunending9357 8 месяцев назад

We're all proud of you Jason, and happy for you! Way to keep the old ways alive and share them with the next generations. Thank you for sharing this journey with us!

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

I appreciate that!

@TheMilwaukieDan 8 месяцев назад

OMG…Holy Cow.. this is a Hugh jump in educating us about hard rock mining. I can’t wait to see the future videos. Thanks for sharing this Jason and friends.

@bulldozer7656 8 месяцев назад

Dude, your so awesome.. i wish you all the best brother

@OpenSpaceWellness 8 месяцев назад

I held my breath and counted during the blast. And my heart is pounding within my chest. I can only imagine the amounts of emotion one would experience in person. Thanks so much for allowing me to follow your progress. Looking forward to future videos. 🙏❤️🌲

@williamscoggin1509 8 месяцев назад

We appreciate you putting in the hard work and sharing the adventure with us! 🤠👍🏻

@dougpearce8019 8 месяцев назад

Jason, I appreciate your attention to mine safety. Top notch planning and execution. The amount of free gold in the hole cuttings was crazy.

@turdfurgeson8006 8 месяцев назад

Fabulous! Thank you for sharing this. I came from a long line of miners!

@gorthaur1682 8 месяцев назад

There is something wholesome about a bunch of grown dudes, living out their childhood dream, loving life, and having a good time working together. This country needs more of this attitude.

@RiskyVentureMinerals 8 месяцев назад

This quickened my heartbeat and I was grinning ear to ear with those booms!!! I cannot wait to see the next couple of installments!!!

@CaptainDansWanderings 8 месяцев назад

Brilliant, and congratulations to you and your crew. This is the type of gold mining footage I've always wanted to see. Thanks for bringing us along.

@kahnfu-zhin8627 8 месяцев назад

When I first started following you, Jason, you were just promoting your turnkey systems. To see you develop to this level of mining has been a dream come true. Thanx so much for letting me come along on this incredible adventure. Legend!

@rockysuperstar1 8 месяцев назад

JASON Thank you for sharing . It is great to learn more about mining .This is a Great Series :-))

@anthonysei 8 месяцев назад

As a blaster/powder man, it's been a dream of mine to drill and blast my own underground hard rock mine. Finding gold would just be a bonus. Thank you so much for sharing your journey.

@tattoedmat 8 месяцев назад

Fantastic to be a part of history in the making thanks for bringing us all along Jason

@kindvine 8 месяцев назад

WOW.Thia is sooo cool. You guys ROCK. Love the history you bring to the show...both personal and earlier. Love Love LOVE your adventure . Thanks for bringing us along . Stay Safe my Brothers.!!!

@jeepin4on4 8 месяцев назад

I can't wait for part 2. Dam nice...I could never sleep after that shot, I would have slept right there at the mine or stayed up all night dreaming. Thanks for sharing this life changing adventure.

@chrisdobbs9155 8 месяцев назад

Love how there are these small scale operations going in and cleaning out these old mines. I know here in my state they have started similar small operations going after copper in the old mines.

@SMoore-js6fy 8 месяцев назад

Right, it all about the process. Glad to see you are living the dream. Those old miners are watching your every step as you follow that vein. The NW is full of adventure!! Almost stopped by your shop last week.

@williambasinger5859 8 месяцев назад

All the hard work pays off. Congratulations!

@PowRKord 8 месяцев назад

Along with what everyone else has said, this: Thank you for paying tribute inclusive to those who came before y'all. Big ups, ^5 !👍

@lotharschiese8559 8 месяцев назад

14:55 Many Eons ago, working as a mine level geologist at Noranda Bathurst 12, after reviewing the past geology work done and core logs, I found that someone had planned the placement of pillars in the wrong places. Initiated approval for a sampling program and in fact found the highest grade ore in the mine at a time of falling metal prices. Each day when I came up in the cage, I got a lot of comical comments, for I was BLACK from head to toe from the sulphides. It took a week, but it was very rewarding to prove up that high grade. Ground up sulphides smells like Sulphur! Some of the comments, What the hell did you get into? Like what you ask your dog when he shows up after running away, and stinks to high heaven, and you wanna pressure wash him. Hell of a smart idea to sample while drilling, try using some thin flexible rubber matting attach to a container or a plastic milk jug cut so you can grip the handle. The concept is to get as close to the hole as possible, to get the fine gold and pieces that have balled up. Thats logical, Spock said to Jim!

@epiphany7573 8 месяцев назад

So exciting! Congratulations Jason and crew on your first shot of many. You guys are amazing. I hope you find bucket loads of the shiny stuff. Love your videos Jason. They are so educational. Thank you for posting.

@rastaralph7154 8 месяцев назад

Nothing like a great cliffhanger 🤣👍💚💛❤️

@ProspectorTripp 8 месяцев назад

Amen brother on everything that you said! Nice job guys and special thanks to you Jason! Your Dreams of a Teenager just came to Fruition! Hard Rock Gold Mine Boss! You did it! Congratulations ⚒️ Peace Prospector Tripp

@jeffashton3352 8 месяцев назад

Flipping Fantastic! Made the decision to stay home this morning and process material instead of going up to the mine. I now can't stop thinking about it. LOL such great work MBMM and Mine Operator!

@ambkbero2 8 месяцев назад

Outstanding, so happy for you and your team. I love seeing a plan coming together. I hope this mine is heavy with gold.

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

I hope so too!

@Methoverbitches 8 месяцев назад

That 5:00 speech was lovely and shows why we loving coming here to watch ya! Thanks Jason

@MrDazP1adv3ntures 8 месяцев назад

This is quickly becoming my go to gold prospecting channel along with AJW. Thank you once again Jason and the Mine Operator team for taking the time to show the journey of how you resurrected an old mine. It really is top notch stuff

@HouseOfCouplePuffs 8 месяцев назад

So exciting! Can’t wait for the next chapter!

@Stevesbe 8 месяцев назад

Love the Saturday morning videos thanks Jason

@user-cm4uy9bu4s 8 месяцев назад

I can honestly say I’m a placer miner through and through and will never delve into hard rock mining, but… this series is about as fascinating as it gets. Thanks for letting us follow along.

@p.k.5455 2 месяца назад

The fact that it means so much to you makes these videos so interesting and fun to watch. Your enthusiasm is infectious, and your geology lessons are invaluable! Thank you for sharing your passion with us!

@kalevwade4532 8 месяцев назад

i love this, really smart to take a cuttings sample as well. I like how you said "i may not be right, and some of you have learned differently, but this is how i learned it" with the premise of just getting as much information as possible to still be safe about this. You can mine an orebody so many different ways, the one that works best for you and still makes money is goal

@rickperkins7929 8 месяцев назад

That was fun. Hope your dream becomes a huge reality with lots of gold. Stay safe guys

@pshellien 8 месяцев назад

Oh you big tease you…..can’t wait for the next few instalments to see the fruits of all you hard labour. Bloody well done

@spebenge 8 месяцев назад

Bigger cliffhanger than a Hollywood movie! Can't wait@!

@arigden9394 8 месяцев назад

Way to go Jason! Glad you’re keeping it alive!

@JRushHikes 8 месяцев назад

Im going to school right now for Geology at UCSB always been fascinated about natural resources. Your work is such a huge inspiration to me been watching your videos for a little over a year and a half now! You got one cool office space out there😎 those miners of the past definitely were watching over ya probably even learned a thing or two! Haha

@Askjeffwilliams 8 месяцев назад

now your talking Jason , this is what we love to see and you did a great explanation of time delay and hole placement .....was hoping you were gonna use an old style 50 cap blasting machine to make it feel nostalgic .....ypou have some really good Gold in that vein structure and we cant wait to see you mill it .... good thing no bootleg holes ....and hes right ..now the hard part ..mucking ...you need an Eimco 12 B in there ...now that would be cool ...good job my brother

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Jeff! Glad you enjoyed it. Maybe next season we can get you up there and you can grab ahold of the jackleg and show us how its done?? Thanks a million!

@Askjeffwilliams 8 месяцев назад

would love to ...thanks@@mbmmllc

@MarkHill45 8 месяцев назад

I can barely wait for each new video before you put them out. There's Gold in them there hills!

@dougsmith5690 8 месяцев назад

Well done. Bringing a dream into reality takes a lot of perseverance. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride.

@justinoblanco 8 месяцев назад

Outstanding Work! I'm honestly very happy for you. This has been one of the best series I've ever watched. Every Sunday, for weeks, I've had this little bump of excitement to see what comes next. Until this week, I had no idea this was such a meaningful project for you. I thought it was just the first time you showed your mining process. Thank you for sharing all your hard work!

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@123renfroe52 7 месяцев назад

Great work! Glad you enjoy what you are doing!

@Twokeeshonds 8 месяцев назад

Very nice Jason and MineOperator, you guys have been able to take us on one heck of an adventure. Cheers fellas.

@IIIIlIIIll 8 месяцев назад

Aagggghhh....cliff-hanger! Episode 2, immediately!

@insidebendprospecting 8 месяцев назад

So awesome, glad to see you keeping the history alive! Not a bad pan either. Go MB Mountaineers!

@hatcherhollerhoodlum4418 8 месяцев назад

Hurry up boys I cant wait lol great job!!!

@rockman531 8 месяцев назад

Congrat's Jason on your first blast!! Looking forward to seeing your muck pile (pile of gold!). Thumbs up! Stay safe. Jim

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@elbertmoore7876 8 месяцев назад

Ohhh what a cliffhanger Thank you Jason can’t wait for the next video

@ridingthrumemphis 8 месяцев назад

Too exciting! I love seeing your work, your excitement is contagious!

@Masterkeaf 8 месяцев назад

Omg! When’s the next video?! Congratulations. This has been such a fun series!

@jeremydingeman2492 8 месяцев назад

i havent been this excited for a series of episodes in as long as i can remember.

@kevinknapp6837 8 месяцев назад

You fellers are tough as nails, much respect!

@Mr.Bott93 8 месяцев назад

Keep up the great content man

@mfeldheim 8 месяцев назад

Awesome series, it’s like being there with you. Learned a ton about the blasting, I was always curious how that’s done so precisely with the timing. Do I understand it right, the yellow tubes aren’t electrical wires but some kind of explosive that transfer a shock to the caps? Got a bit emotional and some dust in your eyes when you said first blast in a hundred years. And damn do I want to see that pile now, shame you made us wait 😂👀

@johntrottier1162 8 месяцев назад

Congratulations! Not only the first blast in over 100 years But the greatest cliff hanger on You Tube EVER!

@rickvangunten4800 8 месяцев назад

Jason, Your acknowledgment and appreciation of those who helped you get to this moment in time, says a lot about you as a person. Wishing you the Best of Luck Brother...................>

@TruckerChick 8 месяцев назад

I can't remember if I found your channel through Dan Hurd or Cerro Gordo but wow I sure am glad I did. That is the best cliff hanger I've ever experienced on YT. 😂❤ Nice job guys. Excited to see the next video.

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@fireman323_ 8 месяцев назад

This is awesome watching this and the steps it’s takes to move forward in your progress.. This looks like it takes an enormous amount of money as well… prob why I will never have a mine.. But sure near to watch. Your a beast bro!

@rogerjlosinski6072 8 месяцев назад

Sweet guys ! The more u do the more we learn. Thank you for your experience and complete expertise of knowledge shared, rock on crew, bring out the shinny ! More power 2 you jason....

@donaldfitzgerald8950 8 месяцев назад

Jason you've got all your ducks lined up, now it's mucking time.,.. I'm really proud of you, doing a life time dream, your blessed with talent, now it's AU time! ⚒️💪⚖️🥂🤠

@raydowdy6914 8 месяцев назад

Ive always enjoyed your videos. And wish you the very best at doing something you love doing.

@mbmmllc 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@NavyVet63 8 месяцев назад

The question I have is this: "How much did it cost you to use those blasting supplies, vs. the amount of gold you are releasing from the face"?

@nothanks1877 8 месяцев назад

That was at most $1200 in blasting materials. Lets say that panning captured a cylinder of quartz material 4cm by 50cm from that one drilled test. That'd be around 2.5kg of material he panned in order to get the line of gold we saw. Perhaps 0.2 grams of gold in that pan. Lets split the difference they said 15 to 20 tonnes expected. Lets say 17,000kg. That'd be $87k in gold. But this is extremely rough math based on pure conjecture from sight. Any of those numbers could be off by half or double. So could be $40k, or could be $200k in gold in all that muck, if they did get 15 to 20 tonnes. Hopefully $200k. Three guys worked a month, and they've burned a huge amount of money in materials too. To get gold in a pan like that just picking up the drill dust off the floor in the second pan is crazy though. There was a tonne of gold in that second pan. If they end up getting 8 troy ounce a metric tonne from that muck, I wouldn't be shocked. Thats probably a pipe dream though, almost no ore is that rich. The mine never would have closed if it was that rich.

@NavyVet63 8 месяцев назад

@@nothanks1877 Thank you for that answer. I look forward to their next episode to see!! =)