Mining is possible only in the underground option with mining shafts along the veins or also as an open mine with every ton of mining (if it contains ore)?
You can open pit, but why would you. With a pit you process everything, which drastically reduces your concentration of minerals. If you have a lot of money to spend, and are planning on this being an 30-50 year site, then maybe open pit would be an option. But this is a small site as it is, why would you not just target the veins and pocket deposits to maximize your oz. per ton. These old miners that worked these sites were not dumb, they knew to target high grade and then see if the deposit bore more exploration. Open pit and large dig operations (such as the Berkley Pit, or Rio Tinto Bingham Canyon) require that you move a lot of material. 1000 tons a day is a good base line. Without a substantial budget, you cant make that happen. So get started by working the veins underground. If you are afraid to work underground, mining might not be the career for you.
@@goldrushmines I asked optionally if a pit is possible, not necessarily in this location from the movie, you have many mines where it would probably be easier to open a pit in a larger area. It's all a matter of funds and when we want to exhaust the deposit. Older miners did not have the current ore processing technologies or efficient digging and transport machines at their disposal. 1000 tons (metric) is light work for today's mining machines.
But will BLM allow it to be reopened? If not worthless. Lots of speculation here about what it would take to open it back up, if even possible? Any assays on the dumps?
There is no "allowing" from the BLM. They cannot stop you from opening it. But you do need permits for certain levels of mining. Those permits come with costs for reclamation. Mining is not a free right. It would cost you about $10-12k to open it. This based off similar work we have done on other mines (see ua-cam.com/video/Gi7Yk7AFHgM/v-deo.html) Everything is possible. That particular mine has been closed since the late 1960s. We do assays on all of our properties, but dumps are not where ore is at. Dumps are what was discarded as useless. So while there is value. Working dumps is not mining and you wont make real money from them. Get down into the lodes and subsurface deposits and you will see some real profits.
@@goldrushmines People must stand up for their God given rights and start suing these public servants who dare to butt in our business. DNR is another one stealing people's mineral rights here in the U.P. Michigan.
Mining is possible only in the underground option with mining shafts along the veins or also as an open mine with every ton of mining (if it contains ore)?
You can open pit, but why would you. With a pit you process everything, which drastically reduces your concentration of minerals. If you have a lot of money to spend, and are planning on this being an 30-50 year site, then maybe open pit would be an option. But this is a small site as it is, why would you not just target the veins and pocket deposits to maximize your oz. per ton. These old miners that worked these sites were not dumb, they knew to target high grade and then see if the deposit bore more exploration. Open pit and large dig operations (such as the Berkley Pit, or Rio Tinto Bingham Canyon) require that you move a lot of material. 1000 tons a day is a good base line. Without a substantial budget, you cant make that happen. So get started by working the veins underground.
If you are afraid to work underground, mining might not be the career for you.
@@goldrushmines I asked optionally if a pit is possible, not necessarily in this location from the movie, you have many mines where it would probably be easier to open a pit in a larger area. It's all a matter of funds and when we want to exhaust the deposit. Older miners did not have the current ore processing technologies or efficient digging and transport machines at their disposal. 1000 tons (metric) is light work for today's mining machines.
Are you looking for Investors to assist with reopening the Mine?
We dont take any investor money. We just put you on the site and let you do the work!!
But will BLM allow it to be reopened? If not worthless. Lots of speculation here about what it would take to open it back up, if even possible? Any assays on the dumps?
There is no "allowing" from the BLM. They cannot stop you from opening it. But you do need permits for certain levels of mining. Those permits come with costs for reclamation. Mining is not a free right. It would cost you about $10-12k to open it. This based off similar work we have done on other mines (see ua-cam.com/video/Gi7Yk7AFHgM/v-deo.html) Everything is possible. That particular mine has been closed since the late 1960s. We do assays on all of our properties, but dumps are not where ore is at. Dumps are what was discarded as useless. So while there is value. Working dumps is not mining and you wont make real money from them. Get down into the lodes and subsurface deposits and you will see some real profits.
@@goldrushmines People must stand up for their God given rights and start suing these public servants who dare to butt in our business. DNR is another one stealing people's mineral rights here in the U.P. Michigan.