My only question, How much profit from the lead? 😮, amazing video, great to see the entire process from start to finish, thanks for sharing this with us all!
As a miner, I want to congradulate you on this basic primer presentation. Gold is the money of kings because it is a representation of human (sometimes slave) energy expended. Not many people get that aspect.
In Butte, the Washingtons are mining the water of the toxic lake created by a pit mine. The small trace amounts of gold and platinum they recover pay for the cost of the project, and they sell the molybdenum for pure profit. Then supposedly the water becomes a lot cleaner and safer. Pretty cool operation from what I understand.
May I suggest that you have a modern assay done. In addition to gold and silver, other elements are now needful...Lithium... which was unknow to the old-time miners and discarded on tailings piles. A new assay might determine that the old Cerro Gordo mines could reveal new profit possibilities that could fund the rebirth of Cerro Gordo and your plans for it. I'm not suggesting that Lithium is present, but possibly other industrial metals/minerals may be. And, additionally, recovery methods are far more efficient than they were in times past. Your tailings piles might contain overlooked assets that modern recovery methods could maximize.
@@versi0nzero The parking lot in front of the mine house is a tailing pile. I would have used some of that for the road, landscaped with it around the buildings, endless uses.
@@versi0nzero With Brent owning the place it will remain historically correct, but other mines in the area would reopen and take advantage of whatever they could produce.
This is an informative and educational piece, Brent. I am buying silver as a hedge; seeing what an ounce of silver costs to produce gives me a better understanding of the seller's premium. Hope you and your Cerro Gordo friends have a great holiday.
I'd love to go communicate with the Spirits in that mine. Maybe get a lead on where the gold was stashed. Then go look for it. That would fix the Tariff issues we are about to face.
Merry Christmas Brent! Things are coming into place more and more every day my friend! Looking forward to what next year brings and adventures to live. Keep moving forward with your dreams, hard work pays off in many ways!
This is so important for people to learn the value of silver, it would be interesting to see and compare what it takes to mine and refine other precious metals!
Great video Brent! I had no idea how much went into mining silver. Very educational to see. Hope you have a Merry Christmas out there! Looking forward to your next one.
I Love Silver, Its all I wear and I made Silver jewelry for a while. But... I am a part time scrapper too, as in, if I see something metal on the side of the road or poking out of a dumpster, I grab it. Folks have no idea what they toss out. IE: My best score ever- I once found a dumpster full of x-rays...I netted 42 Pounds of Silver.. All it took to get it was an investment for 8 gallons of vinegar, a quart of sulfuric acid and a battery charger. It took me 3 hours of work soaking and moving the films, 2 hours drying the silver sludge and dissolving it in acid and about a week changing electrodes and waiting as the silver came out of the solution by electrolysis. It produced some beautiful Silver crystal formations too. I kept a few and melted the rest into kilo bars and 4 Toz slugs. What I do find strange about the process, the crystals I kept, on a shelf and in shadow box, are still as shiny today as they were 20 years ago but the boxed and protected bars and slugs, are tarnished. Did I mention I love Silver? XP
I remember the brothers Hunt and the Silver Mania. We started recycling the silver from the photographic processes in the darkroom. I was an avid amateur photographer (just a young kid). My dad developed a method for this - and almost started marketing the machine. Most people sold their old silverware for a lot of money, and lost heirlooms because of that: Then it collapsed.
When the mine was at it's peak the economies of scale and higher-grade ore would have multiplied the profit. There are many semi-dormant mines which are only reopened when prices are high, then closed again when it's no longer worth working. A small gold mine near me was re-opened in the 80's by a couple people which has produced enough for the two owners working it to live fairly well. The real incentive is that there's always the chance you'll find a rich pocket or vein which will make you exceedingly wealthy in a very short time. The odds of that are tiny, but it only takes once.
Wow talk about coincidence... Earlier today I was pondering (based on your prior videos) how much time and materials it would cost to get an ounce of silver out of Cerro Gordo today. And then several hours later up pops this video! Awesome! (And I'm not just saying that without reason)
22:25 gone up by 10%? Is that correct? $5 - $50, isn't that up by 10 times? I'm not good at math so it's a legit Q. That silver bullet is a prize to be sure! Good man. What a fun video!
We have a ton of topical Iron oxide concretions and I thought about it, I then researched and rudamentary attempts were made to mine Iron here in the Driftless region in the mid 1800s. Thank you for sharing this!
My 9yo son and I were in the area less than a week ago, so stopped by. We were pretty bummed about the "Town Closed" sign at the bottom of the hill. We did grab some slag as a memento though.
Nice to get that old photo of the town buildings and mount it on glass on a platform exactly where it was taken so you can stand there and see where the other buildings were and what remains.
Great video! Silver is also an antibacterial. In times past I heard the used to throw a silver dollar in the milk jug on the way home from the dairy so the milk wouldn’t coagulate. That’s why they make silverware due to antibacterial properties. Hospital utensils,etc. Medicinal reasons too. Thanks for all you do! Found you during pandemic and long time viewer. Can’t wait to visit some day!
You can also make Colloidal silver from Silver. Put a real Silver Dollar in about 8 ounces of water in a real drinking glass, then take a battery, like a 9 volt and then using the pig tail wires put them in the water. Water your pregnant cannabis plants with that water to make Feminized seeds.
A great and educational video. Hey Brother, fist rule of mine safety - never go in a mine ALONE! You should also look into a remote Lift control and call system - climbing back up that shaft can take it out of ya. Merry Christmas!🎅
Love to see an operation collab to see 1 or more of the collapses resecured for mapping and exploration! Just because you can also!! Merry Christmas Brent!
I eagerly wait and thoroughly enjoy your videos. I enjoy most, your journeys to the surrounding areas and the stories of other workings. Your words turn into pictures for my mind, bringing back my memories from long ago.
If the mine is already there and you are just going down and picking up some ore, then refining it, is way different than starting at the surface and starting to dig.
Happy holidays Brent, I am looking forward to the game board shipping soon. Would love to be able to use the bullet as a game token, but we will see. Keep up the good spirits and find the joy in the days to come.
Don't forget your cost of owning and buying the mine, equipment, training, insurance and other overhead~ silver should be at least $50/oz! Our problem is the printing press money and the ignorance of the People using it when they could use Constitutional "freedom money" Au & AG!
Well, I think I better weigh the silver chalice we use for communion in our church. It dates back to 1856, so I think it probably represents pretty good value given its use by around 100+ people a week for 170 years. Or not.
@@ChazzyB-2024 Sorry, I was just thinking as if someone was to ask you what you were doing. I did not vote for Satan as Dick-tator of America. But yes, I agree with you.
too much of a liability, if he can afford to get the mines up today's safety standards he could do it but as it stands right now, it's not worth the risk of putting a human down there. Brent risks his life each time he goes down there and you can see it in the videos he makes. It would be cool to see the mine turn into one big tour but it would take a lot of work to make it safe for such a thing.
Oh god, no. The insurance costs alone would bankrupt him. If an insurance company would even WRITE a policy for tourists to go down into a century old mine with rotting timber and known collapsed tunnels containing buried miners.
I f*ing love such content!! very very interesting content! love it! i would like to see more interesting content of yours! merry christmas and happy new year to you, your family, friends and more!! greetings from switzerland
Lye is better than soda ash, it takes half as much and it doesn't boil as badly. Isn't there a gas station nearby that sells propane? Are your scales for Troy ounces?
Just finished watching this episode of Ghost Town Living. As an avid Off-Roader enthusiast I hope to one day make it to Cerro Gordo. Thanks for sharing.
Watch to the very end! Here is the form to enter to win the resulting silver from this video! kingsumo.com/g/m55odnm/win-a-cerro-gordo-silver-bullet
This video is gonna blow up.
we are watching it a second time very interesting
My only question, How much profit from the lead? 😮, amazing video, great to see the entire process from start to finish, thanks for sharing this with us all!
love all you have done there
@@FatMattVideos Not much call for or profit in lead compared to past times when it's use was commonplace.
It might not have turned a profit in money but these videos are priceless.
He's making a fortune off these videos
As a miner, I want to congradulate you on this basic primer presentation. Gold is the money of kings because it is a representation of human (sometimes slave) energy expended. Not many people get that aspect.
In Butte, the Washingtons are mining the water of the toxic lake created by a pit mine. The small trace amounts of gold and platinum they recover pay for the cost of the project, and they sell the molybdenum for pure profit. Then supposedly the water becomes a lot cleaner and safer. Pretty cool operation from what I understand.
May I suggest that you have a modern assay done. In addition to gold and silver, other elements are now needful...Lithium... which was unknow to the old-time miners and discarded on tailings piles. A new assay might determine that the old Cerro Gordo mines could reveal new profit possibilities that could fund the rebirth of Cerro Gordo and your plans for it. I'm not suggesting that Lithium is present, but possibly other industrial metals/minerals may be. And, additionally, recovery methods are far more efficient than they were in times past. Your tailings piles might contain overlooked assets that modern recovery methods could maximize.
That size of an operation would surely become an open pit mine. Needless to say, that’s far from an ideal future for Cerro Gordo
@@versi0nzero The parking lot in front of the mine house is a tailing pile. I would have used some of that for the road, landscaped with it around the buildings, endless uses.
He's not a capitalist, he's a romantic dreamer, two totally different mindsets
@@versi0nzero With Brent owning the place it will remain historically correct, but other mines in the area would reopen and take advantage of whatever they could produce.
@@versi0nzero size does not dictate mining method. mineral occurrence does
Makes me really appreciate the shiny bullion we buy from dealers, that is a lot of work. Thank you for sharing!
Merry Christmas! Stoked for this episode!
This is an informative and educational piece, Brent. I am buying silver as a hedge; seeing what an ounce of silver costs to produce gives me a better understanding of the seller's premium. Hope you and your Cerro Gordo friends have a great holiday.
fricken love this stuff! dropping a comment with my like to show my appreciation. hope you're well brent! happy holidays to you & yours
Merry Christmas abd a Happy Nwe Year!
Great to see you back. That's for showing all the steps of silver mining. I enjoyed learning about it. Hope you have a lovely Christmas 🎄🎁🎄
Brent, it is not an abandoned mine, it is YOUR mine.
I'd love to go communicate with the Spirits in that mine. Maybe get a lead on where the gold was stashed. Then go look for it. That would fix the Tariff issues we are about to face.
@@scuss2 tf you smoking and where can I get some
Merry Christmas Brent! Things are coming into place more and more every day my friend! Looking forward to what next year brings and adventures to live. Keep moving forward with your dreams, hard work pays off in many ways!
Another fascinating video, I really appreciate the time and effort you put into these episodes.
This is so important for people to learn the value of silver, it would be interesting to see and compare what it takes to mine and refine other precious metals!
Very educational vlog! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you.
Great video Brent! I had no idea how much went into mining silver. Very educational to see. Hope you have a Merry Christmas out there! Looking forward to your next one.
I think you missed the electricity cost, but on the other hand you didn't add the gain of the lead.
Merry Christmas!☃️🎄
MERRY CHRISTMAS BRENT! 🎄
I Love Silver, Its all I wear and I made Silver jewelry for a while. But... I am a part time scrapper too, as in, if I see something metal on the side of the road or poking out of a dumpster, I grab it. Folks have no idea what they toss out. IE: My best score ever- I once found a dumpster full of x-rays...I netted 42 Pounds of Silver.. All it took to get it was an investment for 8 gallons of vinegar, a quart of sulfuric acid and a battery charger. It took me 3 hours of work soaking and moving the films, 2 hours drying the silver sludge and dissolving it in acid and about a week changing electrodes and waiting as the silver came out of the solution by electrolysis. It produced some beautiful Silver crystal formations too. I kept a few and melted the rest into kilo bars and 4 Toz slugs. What I do find strange about the process, the crystals I kept, on a shelf and in shadow box, are still as shiny today as they were 20 years ago but the boxed and protected bars and slugs, are tarnished. Did I mention I love Silver? XP
Fascinating! I didn’t know X-Ray film contained silver. 42 pounds of silver? How many x-rays did you find? 1000’s?
What you have is eternal and so very tangible! Congratulations 🎊
I think it’s really awesome!
Awesome, Would love to see some stamped cerro gordo silver bars, I'd buy one! Next challenge should be a 1000g / 1KG bar!
Hey Brent, with everything that has been going on in your life I have to say, you are looking great, keep it up bud! Merry Christmas.
I remember the brothers Hunt and the Silver Mania.
We started recycling the silver from the photographic processes in the darkroom.
I was an avid amateur photographer (just a young kid).
My dad developed a method for this - and almost started marketing the machine.
Most people sold their old silverware for a lot of money, and lost heirlooms because of that:
Then it collapsed.
Same for numismatists (coin collectors). Many historic and potentially valuable coins were ignominiously melted for their silver content.
Yes, two friends I went to school with ended up working in the Silver Mines in NWT, at the time.
I absolutely love this kind of release. Can't wait for my game and pins!
For 23:19 USD That's a load of work - Merry Christmas Brent
Fun video Brent!!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
claustrophobic. Merry Christmas!
Thank You!
Merry Christmas!
When the mine was at it's peak the economies of scale and higher-grade ore would have multiplied the profit. There are many semi-dormant mines which are only reopened when prices are high, then closed again when it's no longer worth working. A small gold mine near me was re-opened in the 80's by a couple people which has produced enough for the two owners working it to live fairly well.
The real incentive is that there's always the chance you'll find a rich pocket or vein which will make you exceedingly wealthy in a very short time. The odds of that are tiny, but it only takes once.
Merry Christmas Brent, hope your days there are filled with creative ideas.
Depending on the level of natural radioactive isotopes, the lead could be extremely valuable for use in instrumentation for shielding.
The only channel worth watching on your big TV.
merry Christmas Brent. Love your videos. always different and always enjoyable. thanks for being you.
Wow talk about coincidence... Earlier today I was pondering (based on your prior videos) how much time and materials it would cost to get an ounce of silver out of Cerro Gordo today. And then several hours later up pops this video! Awesome! (And I'm not just saying that without reason)
Merry Christmas! I don't have much of a werewolf problem around these parts, but I hope the silver bullets goes to someone that does. :)
Lots of work my friend!
Educational for sure. Thank you for sharing once again!
Merry Christmas and God bless.
The cool factor in being able to mine your own silver.... priceless
Really enjoyed the video !
Thanks Brent
Merry Christmas to you and your family. May your troubles be less and your blessings be more and nothing but happiness come through your door. 😊
And that is just what is left!
Merry Christmas! Thank you for the history content behind your videos
Merry Christmas to you too! Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the hard work and dedication you put into this tutorial. Merry Christmas ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Merry Christmas from Hamburg/Germany 🌲🥂
22:25 gone up by 10%? Is that correct? $5 - $50, isn't that up by 10 times? I'm not good at math so it's a legit Q.
That silver bullet is a prize to be sure! Good man. What a fun video!
As always awesome video. Can you bring back the original Ghost Town Living songs? They are such nostalgia
Silver is also one of, if not the best conductor (Yes, even better than Copper)
Great informative content, well done.
Great Video Brent.
We have a ton of topical Iron oxide concretions and I thought about it, I then researched and rudamentary attempts were made to mine Iron here in the Driftless region in the mid 1800s. Thank you for sharing this!
My 9yo son and I were in the area less than a week ago, so stopped by. We were pretty bummed about the "Town Closed" sign at the bottom of the hill. We did grab some slag as a memento though.
It’s amazing doing that alone !!!
No matter what, i always enjoy the adventures to union mine. Such a cool place
Nice to get that old photo of the town buildings and mount it on glass on a platform exactly where it was taken so you can stand there and see where the other buildings were and what remains.
Even as a vacation destination you need miners to muck out and make safe any shafts on a tour route.
Brave man. Fear or no, you did the things, and that's commendable in it's own way.
Good to see you’re protecting yourself from all that lead dust
Keep giving that knowledge out Brent. Hope all is well and stay warm this winter.
This is fascinating! Thanks!
❤So happy you made a new vid.!
Surprise you're not using like an impact drill with a whale tailor bit or chisel bit on it. to get that stuff out of there.
Great video! Silver is also an antibacterial. In times past I heard the used to throw a silver dollar in the milk jug on the way home from the dairy so the milk wouldn’t coagulate. That’s why they make silverware due to antibacterial properties. Hospital utensils,etc. Medicinal reasons too. Thanks for all you do! Found you during pandemic and long time viewer. Can’t wait to visit some day!
You can also make Colloidal silver from Silver. Put a real Silver Dollar in about 8 ounces of water in a real drinking glass, then take a battery, like a 9 volt and then using the pig tail wires put them in the water.
Water your pregnant cannabis plants with that water to make Feminized seeds.
I hope you have a great winter Brent no collapses, light snow and no flooding.
I'll buy one of those silver bullets, Brent - for all the sheer hard work you put into it!
A great and educational video. Hey Brother, fist rule of mine safety - never go in a mine ALONE! You should also look into a remote Lift control and call system - climbing back up that shaft can take it out of ya. Merry Christmas!🎅
That's why he has internet way down below. He knows what he is doing.
Merry Christmas Brent! 🎅
Just watching makes me feel exhausted. I guess it's winter there and it's not too cold down in the mines.
Hundreds of feet underground the temperature should always be pretty much the same?
Im back after 2 yeas missed it!
Thanks Brent for a fun video!! You are a hard worker!!!
Always enjoy your videos! Thank you!
Great video. Very hard and dangerous work, But you have the passion to seek for more knowledge of where you are at in Cerro Gordo. Well done!
Benn on this journey with you for a long time and I love every time I see you post!
That was pretty cool watching the process from beginning to end. Same as it cost today with all the work you did. Still cool
Love to see an operation collab to see 1 or more of the collapses resecured for mapping and exploration! Just because you can also!! Merry Christmas Brent!
I eagerly wait and thoroughly enjoy your videos. I enjoy most, your journeys to the surrounding areas and the stories of other workings. Your words turn into pictures for my mind, bringing back my memories from long ago.
Happy Advent! 🙂
Another great video. This one is special because my daughter recently bought land with an old silver mine on it. Have a merry Christmas
If the mine is already there and you are just going down and picking up some ore, then refining it, is way different than starting at the surface and starting to dig.
Plus Silver has Healing qualities.
Happy holidays Brent, I am looking forward to the game board shipping soon. Would love to be able to use the bullet as a game token, but we will see. Keep up the good spirits and find the joy in the days to come.
Don't forget your cost of owning and buying the mine, equipment, training, insurance and other overhead~ silver should be at least $50/oz!
Our problem is the printing press money and the ignorance of the People using it when they could use Constitutional "freedom money" Au & AG!
Well, I think I better weigh the silver chalice we use for communion in our church. It dates back to 1856, so I think it probably represents pretty good value given its use by around 100+ people a week for 170 years. Or not.
You better leave it where it's at, or you'll pay the price on Judgement Day for stealing it. For the love of money is the root of all evil.
Why would I steal it, I was just interested in its weight? Good grief, we are not all like the elected one.
@@ChazzyB-2024 Sorry, I was just thinking as if someone was to ask you what you were doing. I did not vote for Satan as Dick-tator of America. But yes, I agree with you.
the mining related videos you make are the best and im glad you made something with the silver at the end
GREAT background guitar. Hits the spot.
Very cool! Always have really appreciated the difference between Intrinsic and External value....worth...Cheers man!
Brent should bring back limited mining for the guests of Cerro Gorda, tourism mining.
That would be cool, I wonder if there's insurance for that or if a waiver would have to be signed. Mine at your own risk.
You have to stay down the mine until you have mined enough silver to pay for your hotel room 😂
too much of a liability, if he can afford to get the mines up today's safety standards he could do it but as it stands right now, it's not worth the risk of putting a human down there. Brent risks his life each time he goes down there and you can see it in the videos he makes. It would be cool to see the mine turn into one big tour but it would take a lot of work to make it safe for such a thing.
Oh god, no. The insurance costs alone would bankrupt him. If an insurance company would even WRITE a policy for tourists to go down into a century old mine with rotting timber and known collapsed tunnels containing buried miners.
Howdy my friend. Been with you since you first trudged up the hill in a snow storm 🤠
A new video WOO HOO !
I f*ing love such content!! very very interesting content! love it! i would like to see more interesting content of yours! merry christmas and happy new year to you, your family, friends and more!!
greetings from switzerland
Thank you very much!!
I enjoy it when you refine silver.
So much work. Thank you for sharing 😊
It would be so cool to se this ghost town to become a running silver mine again
it crazy to me that those wood later are still good good to clam after all these years
Lye is better than soda ash, it takes half as much and it doesn't boil as badly. Isn't there a gas station nearby that sells propane? Are your scales for Troy ounces?
This is a video well worth watching. By the way, is electricity free at Cerro Gordo? I did not see the kWh cost added to the bill...
Just finished watching this episode of Ghost Town Living. As an avid Off-Roader enthusiast I hope to one day make it to Cerro Gordo. Thanks for sharing.
The reson the old timers didnt remove this deposit was perhaps because it propped up the roof
Brent, if you're going to be working ores and smeltry products, you need something a little more robust than some 3 mil nitriles.
The black type from HF cost a little more than the blue color and yes you only get 50 in a box, but the black color is the way to go.
Exciting ....
Dont quit your day job Brent.
This was a great experiment.