I Mined A Bunch of Zinc & It Explained The REAL History Here 

Brent, just a suggestion. I saw you struggling with your full 5 gal. bucket of rocks. (Not the first time) A single bucket puts unnecessary torque on your lower back. Next time bring two buckets and when one is full empty 1/2 into the other bucket. carrying 2 buckets of equal weight is far easier from a physical exertion perspective. And when negotiating narrow parts swing one in front and one behind. You can experiment with this in the lift building before going down again? BTW always love your Great content!

​@MadDog-1961 you are 100% correct. I believe he should take buckets for each level. Leave them next to cage & go to next level. Stop & pick up on assent to the top. Also walays additional sample quantity.

Hey Brent, next time you "desend into the abyss", take a couple buckets for each level - leave each 1/2 full next to hoist cage & go to visit next level. Stop & pick up buckets on assent "back to the world." Save your back. Keep up the great videos coming! Your a priceless treasure just like the mine & town. Safe prospecting

@@JohnMoses1897 The old adage. (Work smarter NOT harder) Does NOT imply don't work hard! Lift with the legs NOT with the back! But I'm young and tough!! The problem is the damage is cumulative and it WILL come back to haunt you! :)

Great thing about being up there when it is to hot. You can go down the mine and it will be so much cooler. I can definitely see you chilling in the water on the 700 lvl.

Thanks! They're some of my favorites to make as well.

Yes, I liked the basic chemistry lesson too...

Which ship yard? Is she still around? Lots of places would love to hear her story and get it on camera.

😂🤣😂🤣 Dude really..............

Yeah, milk doesn’t really work for zink off gas!

@@MapleHillMunitions Given they gave her milk to "neutralize the effects of the zinc smoke", I doubt it.

I have also welded zink coated walkway gratings on offshore gas platform and we needed full breathing welding mask. The fumes wasn't great to breath.

And now I have one of them :)

​@@edasm4113Ryan in a mine or Brent in a 16 in turret? Or both

Sacrificial anodes is the technical term. 😊

Coins are made of zinc

@@MrCountrycuz Well Brent did for giveaways.

Meee Too

hahah, I like that

He looks rusted already 😂. Sorry lame red head joke

@@Marioscorneraquatics He will probably think that's hilarious. 😂👍

@@GhostTownLiving 12 MGs of Astaxanthin can protect you from the sun too! I take it daily and as a very white Irish lass, I don't burn any more.

Hahaha, yeah he's right!!! 😅

That explains why there's 8 bits in a byte. Had no idea computing was related at least slightly to old school currency practices. That's pretty sweet

No, not really. Early computer code was hexidecimal and its relationship to binary which gave the number for bits and bytes.

@@TgWags69 - Actually most early computers were coded in Octal. Hex gained dominance in the 1970's with microprocessors. Many early systems had what would be today "strange" integer width - like 22 bits etc. It was an artifact of the Von Neumann move to merge data and code space into one memory to save costs. The Data and address width as such merged too. The data width was generally decided based upon the precision of the math the system was to perform and flag bits associated with the results of sequentially pipelined calculations (in software). So for example you might have the result of an add operation and its carry or zero bits also in the data store (memory) to then feed back with the next variable. Some of these architectures were incredibly complex. Example Cray Research's implementations were brilliant and based upon actual cycle times of the processing system - all made out of discrete gates. All this is why, if you look up an ASCII character table from the period there was the character - its hex value and its octal value. There were also the days of Cobol (for business) and Fortran (for Engineering) dominance. With Pascal as newbie and "C" was but a twinkle in the eye.

@@dennisfahey2379 Pre-dates Me 🙂👍

When I was a bank teller in Canada back in the '80s, if a customer had half a bill of any denomination, we had to give them half the original value and send that half back to the Bank of Canada with "mutilated" money.

Yes just say it. Brent is a great story teller. Brent makes Walt Disney a Joke!

What is more exciting than birds planting a wildflower or other plant in my garden. I transplant plants from side of road to home. The new apps that I.D. plants from a cell phone foto are wonderful.

Bret's story would make a great Disney film!

you know he is just a front man... some shady texas oil company bought it and him look like he isnt doing anything bad! yet he burned it down and killed his goats ! he is a tweaker for sure!

Tru fact

Amen, too many in our society take take take without understanding that we finite resources and can never be recovered again.

Thank you so much!

Thx Brent...Cerro Gordo needed someone like you with passion for reviving the past of this mining district. Well done.

Bravo Indeed

Damn right brother

I’m having a pour of Bourbon as well! But yes! Also, I’m curious how they know their isn’t another giant vein of minerals in the surrounding mountains. There has got to be a fortune there just waiting to be discovered!

dont have wife and kids - everyday its sunday

Exactly

@@kaneda015god bless you for now

Exactly my thoughts!! Even told my husband, who has never watched the videos, "Brent from Cerro Gordo has a new video!!

50th lke

@@SamOlds2999 Trust in Jesus Christ, not antichrist. + I hope and pray that folks change their view and invite the Lord Jesus Christ into their life to rule and reign. + Satan is referred to as the prince of the power of the air for good reason, he owns the airwaves on planet earth and is the god (little g) of this world. It is my hope and prayer that you choose the God (Big G) of heaven who controls the destiny of your eternal soul. + (Matthew 10:28 > And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.) + (Proverbs 9:10 > The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.) + (2 Corinthians 4:3-4 > [3]-But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: [4]-In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.) + (Romans 10:9-10 > [9]-That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. [10]-For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.) + (Romans 10:13 > For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.) + (Ephesians 2:8-9 > [8]-For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9]-Not of works, lest any man should boast.) + (Revelation 3:20 > Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and sup with him, and he with me.) + Is Jesus knocking at the door of your heart? Is this your opportunity for eternal salvation? If it is, I hope and pray that you open the door and invite Him in to your heart and life, in Jesus' name. Amen! + All glory be to God in Jesus' name. Amen! All blessing to the Lord our God. Amen!

@@pamabernathy8728 Trust in Jesus Christ, not antichrist. + I hope and pray that folks change their view and invite the Lord Jesus Christ into their life to rule and reign. + Satan is referred to as the prince of the power of the air for good reason, he owns the airwaves on planet earth and is the god (little g) of this world. It is my hope and prayer that you choose the God (Big G) of heaven who controls the destiny of your eternal soul. + (Matthew 10:28 > And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.) + (Proverbs 9:10 > The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.) + (2 Corinthians 4:3-4 > [3]-But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: [4]-In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.) + (Romans 10:9-10 > [9]-That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. [10]-For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.) + (Romans 10:13 > For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.) + (Ephesians 2:8-9 > [8]-For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9]-Not of works, lest any man should boast.) + (Revelation 3:20 > Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and sup with him, and he with me.) + Is Jesus knocking at the door of your heart? Is this your opportunity for eternal salvation? If it is, I hope and pray that you open the door and invite Him in to your heart and life, in Jesus' name. Amen! + All glory be to God in Jesus' name. Amen! All blessing to the Lord our God. Amen!

He really nailed this one!

Try watching David Paulides on his RU-vid channel Missing 411. He has written several books, has many videos, (around 800) concerning different topics and does public speaking and radio station talks. He's a retired detective. He has also made 3 movies. These two are my favorites. Brent and David.❤❤❤

The rock and Gem club I belong to has a member who mines Smithsonite. When he donates a piece to our scholarship table or silent auction table, everyone goes crazy over it. ❤

And who doesn't capitalize on that connection to James Smithson to sell smithsonite in the gem and mineral gift shop? Smithsonian Enterprises, the entity that operates the gift shops. Source: I worked there.

It's in all of our coins too. A ton of hardware is zinc coated too.

@@namegoeshere2805 I had a great science teacher that ended up being a NASA employee named Dave Olson. We used to heat up modern pennies on the Bunson burner and drop them and watch the zinc squirt out!

one of the many minerals the body likes . good for hair somehow and in every cereal. core component of chrome. versatile as heck.

​@@namegoeshere2805"galvanised steel"

I use a zinc additive for breaking in my diesel engines after rebuild. It is great for older cars as well. Great comment.

I figure Brent is an amazing story teller, and his passion for this mine is also very educational. I did not think I would like it at first, but this channel has really grown on me. I also love history and how we, as a modern civilization, got to this point. On a side note, he really upped his cinematography game.

@@schwags1969 Trust in Jesus Christ, not antichrist. + I hope and pray that folks change their view and invite the Lord Jesus Christ into their life to rule and reign. + Satan is referred to as the prince of the power of the air for good reason, he owns the airwaves on planet earth and is the god (little g) of this world. It is my hope and prayer that you choose the God (Big G) of heaven who controls the destiny of your eternal soul. + (Matthew 10:28 > And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.) + (Proverbs 9:10 > The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.) + (2 Corinthians 4:3-4 > [3]-But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: [4]-In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.) + (Romans 10:9-10 > [9]-That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. [10]-For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.) + (Romans 10:13 > For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.) + (Ephesians 2:8-9 > [8]-For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9]-Not of works, lest any man should boast.) + (Revelation 3:20 > Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and sup with him, and he with me.) + Is Jesus knocking at the door of your heart? Is this your opportunity for eternal salvation? If it is, I hope and pray that you open the door and invite Him in to your heart and life, in Jesus' name. Amen! + All glory be to God in Jesus' name. Amen! All blessing to the Lord our God. Amen!

@@schwags1969 - yes he has a very contagious energy about him.

@@NickPDX22 100%, he is a great person. I hope to go there one day, I am sure it is going to be popular.

@@sfbfriend Thank you, I should.

Yup. Nick a penny and submerge in HCl, you get a really cool thin copper shell....all the zinc goes into solution, leaving it hollow.

Oh wow! Thank you. I really appreciate that. Both my parents are teachers, so that means a lot

My favorite high school teacher was a guy who traveled to Russia back in the fifties. He took photos that could have gotten him in prison. The only teacher who inspired me to really dig into school. He taught history.

If you learned something, he's a teacher. No need to waste six figures.

The day we, as a people, stop learning is usually because we died. I am an information sponge, I love it. Brent is such a great storyteller and his wealth of knowledge has grown so much because of his passion.

Breaking Bad Style

oh wow! thank you for coming up. I wish I would have been able to sign the book too. I was probably pretty deep in recording this video on that day. Thanks for feeding the goats!

Hi England from Canada.

That is also a good one.

That's awesome to hear!

Wow, thank you!

Also trace iron, manganese, and cobalt make smithsonite orange and pink.

I would imagine there is a TON of good rock hounding in the area! Once it cools down I may head out that way for a few weeks.

@@socialentropy2993 Indeed! You may need permission from Brent for these, but do you need any spot recommendations?

Why am I getting flashbacks of breaking bad?

@@timothyelloway1201 Lol

Welcome! Hope you enjoy the new one!

@@GhostTownLiving always do! Thanks Very interesting how many different techniques there are to extracting

Glad you like them!

Thank you so much! I appreciate you sticking with the channel so long!

​@@GhostTownLiving🧡✌️

Interesting! I wonder if it was!

During WWII 1943 steel cent (aka Lincoln Cent) was also coated w/ Zinc @ the SF and Denver Mints - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent

@@GhostTownLiving Just checked with Ms. Google. The WW2 white pennies were steel. I was not blessed with a safe or "good" childhood. I did learn to keep myself as safe as possible, from a young age. Only sad part is that I have been driven by feeling secure, to some extent, as an adult. Worked out well for me. Been with my dear husband since 1978. Two great sons, now middle aged. Sons are both adventuresome, via world travel (accomplished in opposite ways) but also both happily married, only once each, & financially very secure. ANYWAY, I did have the privilege to learn about life during the Great Depression (again, Mother was born in 1919), and about civilian life during WW2. US perspective from my Mother, & perspective from LONDON from a dear friend who was born in 1909!! That's my favorite way to learn history (plus accurate & well researched historical novels & good videos by historians.) I loved science in school. You, Brent, are now my FAVORITE SCIENCE TEACHER!!! I enjoyed HS & college chemistry & biology, & microbiology, & anatomy & physiology. Got my BA in experimental psychology in 1978 (summa cum laude, despite working 2 -3 jobs the last 3 years). Went back to our local community college for a 2 year nursing degree, so I could practice as a mental health RN -- guess it suited me, retired after 40 years only due to badly damaged spine, from 2 childhood accidents & no medical care afterwards. Oh, one exception I made about learning about history . . . as soon as we knew that Covid 19 was a pandemic, I immediately found 2 excellent books, each written by a different medical historian. WOW. 25% of the volume of each work was reference sources. All original & international. Medical records from the Army physicians who treated first cases of the Pandemic of 1918. Erroneously & inaccurately referred to for decades as, "The Spanish Flu." The 1st case was traced to a young man from a farm in Kansas. Due to WW1 & movement of US troops, it became a world wide pandemic. Too much detail to explain why it was labeled, "Spanish Flu." Did you know that in San Francisco, during the Pandemic, going about the streets without a face mask led to immediate arrest & jail? Just fascinating. Blessings, Brent, & all.

He does have a second channel to.

Regalvanized, technically....

Interesting! All sorts of uses for this stuff

Don't worry about the taxing job of the CC. It's a robot but it's compensated well😂 It's treat is nuts and bolts trailmix😀

I 100% agree, I will be buying his book for sure. He is a great soul with a purpose in life.

Zinc whisker formation was a huge issue during the early days of solid state... satellites were failing from it and they didn't know the cause until someone saw whiskers form between contacts

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you

Perfect for my Sunday afternoon needs!

Thanks for noticing haha

Glad you enjoy it!