good job on dropping that shaft ...you will need a larger sump pump for the head pressure with check valve and " Yeah ...You're Gonna Get Wet " ...welcome to the World of Drift mining .....but now you have water to pan with hahahahaha.... got to get down deeper to the Pay layers and get that Shiney ....good job and keep at it
Hey guys !! Everyone out here in gold prospecting land is routing for you !! We can’t wait for your next episodes. You have a great footprint and have come so far. Just a few issues to deal with, the water, but YOU CAN DO IT !! You’re gonna have to keep pushing a sump down as you go, but that’s not the end of the world. Can I make a couple of suggestions ? Take an old SDS format chisel point bit, weld a piece of rebar and a piece of heavy flat bar on the end. That will give you a “power shovel” of any length you choose. You need it to chase the sump down and down ahead of you so you have dry ground above. Dry ground will let you drive your level down. Your gold keeps getting better and you’re just a little way down, think what’s down there on bedrock !! I ran a horizontal ‘drift’ over 80 feet against running spring water in the Oregon Cascades. We drove French drains and filled them with round rock as we went into the hill so we could run a wheel barrier over it. At one point we had a pool of water so big we dropped a small river dredge into it and sluiced. Jeff is right, you need pump capacity and a check valve. I’ve pumped water up and over a mountain before with multiple pumps, each with a check valve, dumping into a pool lined with plastic sheeting where the next pump was to push the water on up and over. Keep pushing !! Be creative !! Never give up !! Never surrender !! We’re all out here cheering you guys on !!!
"I'm not eating that..." (smart man) Isn't it tradition that if you take from the trapper cabin, I think you're supposed to leave something behind for the next person. The trapper cabin highway was a source of refuge and saved lives during hellacious winter storms back in the day. Alaska's Wolf Man wrote about the importance of those cabins in his book. You guys should leave a can of peaches or some beef jerky in the cabin on one of your return trips, if for no other reason than to honor Alaska trapper tradition. If we don't see your next video for a few weeks, we'll know those MRE Peaches from 1985 got you good. 😂 Fun Vid guys. Keep 'em coming. At least with the water in the hole, the digging should go easier (unfrozen softened soil). But like others pointed out, you'll spend more time and need a larger pump with more head so you can pump it out faster and higher since the water is likely to get deeper and deeper the further down you go. I noticed you are on a hillside... and that all seems like ground run off from the hill above. Food for thought for your next prospecting shaft.
Cover that generator with a cheap tarp boys. Extremely cold weather Kills batteries, period. I’ve been a master mechanic all my working life, and I have yet to see a battery, especially cheap ones, survive any kind of freezing weather. Bad grounds and overheated wiring will cause parasitic loads on the battery as well. Don’t learn the hard way if you can help it. Just some friendly advice. Good gold hunting to you boys! Keep up the good work! Take care.
We were not able to overcome the water. The deeper we dug the faster it came in. We also ran out of time, if this happened in December we could push through it but due to the remoteness of the location when the snow melts we can no longer reach this spot. We moved the shaft shack to it's next (and even more ambitious) location. That's next winter's project. For now we are gearing up for our regular summer mining season. Stay tuned, we might share some videos of that as well.
Thank you, we are shaft digging due to the high cost of drilling. This location is remote and it would cost us $20k per drill hole. That's just not cost effective. In placer exploration it is very easy to go broke because you're not in production mode. We are not prospecting to sell, we are prospecting to mine. Any expenses incurred prospecting will not be recaptured quickly. When we find what we are looking for and the values warrant the expenses we will pursue bigger and better things. Thanks for watching.
1.) Leave the shaft covered 2.) Lifting water with a pump is limited to 23' with an extremely good pump maybe 8-12' without a booster otherwise, good luck
It weighs about 300lbs and is very hard to drag in and out of the shed. Generators are made to be outside in the elements. This one is very difficult to start with the recoil starter. After much troubleshooting have found our electrical gremlins in a defective cable between starter and battery. New cables and now it starts just fine. Thanks for watching.
Love the bird feeding and cabin exploration! It's always fun hunting for gold but I really treasure the little experiences of nature and history that you get along with it 🤠 Thanks for sharing, hope you manage to get a couple of feet deeper in the shaft too. By the way , nice Starlink! Would it be possible for you to livestream from out there? There's an idea for the future at least, since you have the gear... 😊
Thank you for the kind words. We enjoy the nature side of the experience just as much as the mining. Also, we try to film the interesting stuff but there's a lot of activities that are very repetitive. We may give Livestream a try this summer though, it does sound kinda fun.
I'm a retired miner and I have a lot of underground tools I'm at 9 1\2 mile Elliott on left headed north you guys need to come see me unless your already rich if your not already rich I have 912 grains to the qubic yard I could have you guys in the gold the first year want to come play
The sands look way too light. I would give it up. You're going to have water problems going deep enough to get the heavy's along with shaft stability problems. You gave it a good effort but its going to be easier elsewhere.
You guys did say at the beginning of the series that y’all marked the spot right in the middle of the valley. Only makes sense that’s where the water table will be closest to the surface, especially with the melt near by. Oh well, guess nature is just trying even harder to keep yall from its riches😂
good job on dropping that shaft ...you will need a larger sump pump for the head pressure with check valve and " Yeah ...You're Gonna Get Wet " ...welcome to the World of Drift mining .....but now you have water to pan with hahahahaha.... got to get down deeper to the Pay layers and get that Shiney ....good job and keep at it
Haha thanks Jeff, the panning water is definitely a positive twist to all this madness😂
Funny, I didn't see who when I read what. But dang, if I didn't hear the right voice in my head when i read "and yeah, you're gonna get wet" , lols..
@sixfigureskibum When you getting back down there? Time for a new one!
I hope you guys are doing well. Looking forward to more videos!
I LOVE ALASKA
When will you post new videos?
I'm really looking forward to your next video. Super interesting!
Hey guys !!
Everyone out here in gold prospecting land is routing for you !!
We can’t wait for your next episodes. You have a great footprint and have come so far.
Just a few issues to deal with, the water, but YOU CAN DO IT !!
You’re gonna have to keep pushing a sump down as you go, but that’s not the end of the world.
Can I make a couple of suggestions ?
Take an old SDS format chisel point bit, weld a piece of rebar and a piece of heavy flat bar on the end. That will give you a “power shovel” of any length you choose. You need it to chase the sump down and down ahead of you so you have dry ground above. Dry ground will let you drive your level down.
Your gold keeps getting better and you’re just a little way down, think what’s down there on bedrock !!
I ran a horizontal ‘drift’ over 80 feet against running spring water in the Oregon Cascades. We drove French drains and filled them with round rock as we went into the hill so we could run a wheel barrier over it.
At one point we had a pool of water so big we dropped a small river dredge into it and sluiced.
Jeff is right, you need pump capacity and a check valve. I’ve pumped water up and over a mountain before with multiple pumps, each with a check valve, dumping into a pool lined with plastic sheeting where the next pump was to push the water on up and over.
Keep pushing !! Be creative !! Never give up !! Never surrender !!
We’re all out here cheering you guys on !!!
use Anderson plugs on the battery for quick disconnect and keep the battery in the shack when not in use, battery will not charge when frozen
"I'm not eating that..." (smart man) Isn't it tradition that if you take from the trapper cabin, I think you're supposed to leave something behind for the next person. The trapper cabin highway was a source of refuge and saved lives during hellacious winter storms back in the day. Alaska's Wolf Man wrote about the importance of those cabins in his book. You guys should leave a can of peaches or some beef jerky in the cabin on one of your return trips, if for no other reason than to honor Alaska trapper tradition. If we don't see your next video for a few weeks, we'll know those MRE Peaches from 1985 got you good. 😂 Fun Vid guys. Keep 'em coming. At least with the water in the hole, the digging should go easier (unfrozen softened soil). But like others pointed out, you'll spend more time and need a larger pump with more head so you can pump it out faster and higher since the water is likely to get deeper and deeper the further down you go. I noticed you are on a hillside... and that all seems like ground run off from the hill above. Food for thought for your next prospecting shaft.
Cover that generator with a cheap tarp boys. Extremely cold weather Kills batteries, period.
I’ve been a master mechanic all my working life, and I have yet to see a battery, especially cheap ones, survive any kind of freezing weather. Bad grounds and overheated wiring will cause parasitic loads on the battery as well. Don’t learn the hard way if you can help it. Just some friendly advice.
Good gold hunting to you boys! Keep up the good work!
Take care.
Appreciate the advice!
I really hope you keep at it, this series super interesting. That water does look like a pain though.
If there’s not too much water coming in, a shop vac works great to keep water out.
Gonna be hard to keep the water out especially as the weather warms up
Hey guys !! Any update on how the shaft is going ??
We were not able to overcome the water. The deeper we dug the faster it came in. We also ran out of time, if this happened in December we could push through it but due to the remoteness of the location when the snow melts we can no longer reach this spot. We moved the shaft shack to it's next (and even more ambitious) location. That's next winter's project. For now we are gearing up for our regular summer mining season. Stay tuned, we might share some videos of that as well.
Be interested to hear your guys backstory on the area like why you chose that spot, how long have you been out doing this sort of thing ect?
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Hey guys I found found you channels! Damn cool, Ill come throw rocks for ya anytime!! Cheers -Thomas
was hoping to see you guys finish up or put out some summertime stuff! cheers
need to keep that battery warm. use some reflexic a/c insulation to keep that battery warm.
Couldnt you just wait until summer ? 😁 Really enjoying the content guys ! ⛏⛏⛏⛏🍺🍺
When are you going to do more videos
so wheres your co2 sensor at? to detect the amount of carbon monoxide
Time to fill it in and move but due a drill test first
*do
Thank you, we are shaft digging due to the high cost of drilling. This location is remote and it would cost us $20k per drill hole. That's just not cost effective. In placer exploration it is very easy to go broke because you're not in production mode. We are not prospecting to sell, we are prospecting to mine. Any expenses incurred prospecting will not be recaptured quickly. When we find what we are looking for and the values warrant the expenses we will pursue bigger and better things. Thanks for watching.
1.) Leave the shaft covered 2.) Lifting water with a pump is limited to 23' with an extremely good pump maybe 8-12' without a booster otherwise, good luck
Thank you🙏
The jeans! If they are vintage Levis!
Why do you guys keep the generator out in the weather when you are not using it? Why not put it inside and take it out when you need it.
I would at least cover it, maybe even build a generator shed
It weighs about 300lbs and is very hard to drag in and out of the shed. Generators are made to be outside in the elements. This one is very difficult to start with the recoil starter. After much troubleshooting have found our electrical gremlins in a defective cable between starter and battery. New cables and now it starts just fine. Thanks for watching.
So, is it dig out the dry suits and weighted belts time ? ... or are you going to fill that hole in and find another spot ?
Love the bird feeding and cabin exploration! It's always fun hunting for gold but I really treasure the little experiences of nature and history that you get along with it 🤠 Thanks for sharing, hope you manage to get a couple of feet deeper in the shaft too.
By the way , nice Starlink! Would it be possible for you to livestream from out there? There's an idea for the future at least, since you have the gear... 😊
Thank you for the kind words. We enjoy the nature side of the experience just as much as the mining. Also, we try to film the interesting stuff but there's a lot of activities that are very repetitive. We may give Livestream a try this summer though, it does sound kinda fun.
Looks like your still not really at gravel yet and the water is a pain
I'm a retired miner and I have a lot of underground tools I'm at 9 1\2 mile Elliott on left headed north you guys need to come see me unless your already rich if your not already rich I have 912 grains to the qubic yard I could have you guys in the gold the first year want to come play
Does the frozen shrew count as "spoil" or "lunch"?
Definitely lunch😎
The sands look way too light. I would give it up. You're going to have water problems going deep enough to get the heavy's along with shaft stability problems. You gave it a good effort but its going to be easier elsewhere.
Where's the new shaft one Dom to another
Keep that battery DRY! Snow conducts current also. Protect it from freezing. Good luck!
Y'all done with youtube ?
I wonder if a gas earth auger and piece of plastiv pipe in on corner with a pump will allow you time to remove earth. Time for a new genny.
Solar battery tender does wonders for cheap.
wake up wake up we need updates
You guys did say at the beginning of the series that y’all marked the spot right in the middle of the valley. Only makes sense that’s where the water table will be closest to the surface, especially with the melt near by. Oh well, guess nature is just trying even harder to keep yall from its riches😂
Feeding the birds was the reason to subscribe 😇
Appreciate it! Gotta keep our little friends happy out there!
Sweep the old timers cabin if there gold der will be evidence
А говорят что на Аляске золота много.
Нет у них столько золота сколько в России. Понты одни.
If those were C-Rats.......I would be impressed !! 🤣(Been there..Done that!)...LMAO !!
I ate a "C" ration whilst in the Army, and when I farted later on that night it cleared out the tent, myself included. They are nasty.
You need to shore up those walls before you have a cave in.
Get a dredge out there
Hope you lads didn't give in this early. Sump and pump that shit. God I hate aquifers
Dig up some frozem.mammoth and eat it too!!
Where's the freeze dried beef pattie?
Hoping to find some soon, getting hungry