Gold & Silver from a Secret Gold Mine - Crushing, Smelting and Refining Process

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  • @kerzwhile
    @kerzwhile 2 роки тому +8

    Gotta say, Jason is by far the consumate standard in gold mining channels. From the raw mining to the manufacturing of the machines through the smelting process, and then to a product Sreetips could purify. Awesome channel Jason!! It's obvious why Dan and Jeff rely on You.

  • @mickeyfilmer5551
    @mickeyfilmer5551 2 роки тому +16

    To stop your crucible from sticking to the brick in the furnace, place a small square (about the size of the base the crucible) of corugated cardboard under the crucible. |this will turn to charcoal, and form a barrier that prevents the crucible from sticking.

  • @fit_pharmd4830
    @fit_pharmd4830 2 роки тому +4

    Love the series! The work with Dan Hurd was a special treat!

    • @Fatamus
      @Fatamus 2 роки тому +3

      Dan makes such light and fun videos, 🙄 Jason on the other hand make more fun and light videos. I think 🤔they work well together. But that's just me 🤣😂🤣

    • @patricknoveski6409
      @patricknoveski6409 2 роки тому +1

      You are right. Feather and wedges!

  • @fredygump5578
    @fredygump5578 2 роки тому +17

    Thanks for sharing. I'm not a miner, but the adventure is real! It's fun to follow along.

    • @nunyabisnass1141
      @nunyabisnass1141 2 роки тому

      I am not a:
      Miner
      Hoof trimmer
      Chemist
      Rust game player
      Astro physicist
      Stock trader
      But i like watching all of those.

  • @rom65536
    @rom65536 2 роки тому +7

    I mentioned Brent at Cerro Gordo, and you went and did a collaboration with him. Then I mentioned Dan Hurd, and you were off to Canada.
    Now - considering what you are embarking on, I want to mention Sreetips. If you are breaking out the chemistry set and the nitric acid, you need to talk to Sreetips.

    • @steingat
      @steingat 2 роки тому

      Agreed!

    • @newmexicogold2234
      @newmexicogold2234 Рік тому

      Yeah sreetips is the
      Definitely one of the gurus of the

    • @newmexicogold2234
      @newmexicogold2234 Рік тому

      Is that street sweeps is one of the gurus of the precious metals refining for jewelry and electronics and stuff He's he's very smart and knowledgeable I also want to try to get him on the show maybe a show and an adventure it's going to be the quest for the eight noble medals and I've got a bunch of ideas and I got my show so check a little take a look and see what kind of just messing around on the side side show jobs because refining recovery of precious metals gets those very boring moments that's when we fill it in with all the sideshow stuff but I want to do this signal that like an adventure thing in mind I'll keep in touch I'll keep you in the loop you need to let me know if you're interested and yeah like I said we could actually get a good little collaboration of us like-minded and talented people put our minds together and we have us one hell of a team anyways later talk to street tips I'll be talking to him too maybe we can collaborate later

  • @elbybrook9466
    @elbybrook9466 2 роки тому +8

    This would be the perfect video to do a collab with Street tips.

  • @RJ-zm3tr
    @RJ-zm3tr 2 роки тому +11

    Love, love, & love the smelting/result videos!!

  • @vadenk4433
    @vadenk4433 2 роки тому +9

    Seeing gold run in the galena is neat. Usually it’s high grade silver that runs in galena in NE Washington. I’ve seen assays that ran over 1000 ounces a ton (silver) on galena

  • @michaelpass2176
    @michaelpass2176 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you Jason, these videos are great!

  • @jimwednt1229
    @jimwednt1229 2 роки тому +7

    It's about time ! Yahoo 😂😂 I've been waiting for this one 👏👏🤞
    Hope you get outstanding gold recovery!
    Thank you !

  • @Rockymountainprospector
    @Rockymountainprospector 2 роки тому +13

    That's crazy I was thinking it was going to be way richer but still impressive thanks Jason for the update can't wait to see the helicopter ore processed as always its been a pleasure learning from you thank you sir Happy holidays to you and yours

  • @bilrand
    @bilrand 2 роки тому +6

    Love your videos, thank you. I am surprised about 1 item, your guessing of the gold silver content in your buttons. For the amount of work you do refining gold/silver wouldn't be worth buying a gold and silver testing and detection scanner so you know the exact content of the gold/silver in each button? I know they are expensive but how about a used one for sale. These analyzers can even be used checking the gold/silver ore content in the mine vein.

    • @RJ-zm3tr
      @RJ-zm3tr 2 роки тому

      I'd love to see that. But understandable being that a decent unit cost upwards of $4 - $25k

  • @joshuajackson6442
    @joshuajackson6442 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you, enjoyed very much. Excited for the next part of the journey.

  • @dennisshoemaker2789
    @dennisshoemaker2789 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks for taking us along with you on this adventure! Really interesting.

  • @johannesthe5th154
    @johannesthe5th154 2 роки тому +11

    I will stay tuned for the next refining video for sure 👍
    Word of advice before starting devolving the buttons in nitric acid.
    Get yourself a gold karat test kit. You will need to get the gold content to around 25% or lower by adding either copper or silver to the material. Otherwise the gold will protect the silver from going into solution.
    There are a lot of information about this around the Internet, and it’s a fairly simple refining trick.
    Search for “assaying gold/silver with inquartation”

    • @punkinhaidmartin
      @punkinhaidmartin 2 роки тому

      I think I've heard h talk about "inquartation" (?) before.

    • @briancasey3421
      @briancasey3421 2 роки тому +1

      sreetips has lots of info about this

  • @davidnash8586
    @davidnash8586 Рік тому

    Blimey, that WAS a lot of work! I watched every second and enjoyed it immensely !

  • @williamv780
    @williamv780 2 роки тому +4

    You read my mind when u said at the end that you are going to part the silver and base metals away with chemical reactions!! You will get some really nice looking gold for sure after u do, can’t wait to see the results!!

  • @sergiovaca2162
    @sergiovaca2162 2 роки тому +13

    Thanks for all your effort and dedication!
    This is one of your best videos ever, mainly because we can learn what to do when things turn south, thanks for not cutting off the mistakes and letting us learn from your experiences.

  • @danielcoulthardjr6608
    @danielcoulthardjr6608 2 роки тому +4

    This is so frickin cool. I'm a geologist, and I wish I could get goin on something like this.

  • @Uriel_222
    @Uriel_222 2 роки тому +3

    Enjoyed it thoroughly Jason . Can’t wait to see the outcome of the actual gold content. Thanks for taking us along 👍

  • @patchvonbraun
    @patchvonbraun 2 роки тому +4

    I've been watching "Flour Gold Wizards" lately as well. The HUGE difference between the yields around Lake Superior and West Coast is striking. For beach gold along Lake Superior, a 0.3g day is a "huge" day.

  • @marcussteers4629
    @marcussteers4629 2 роки тому +3

    Hard day in the office Jason. Looking forward to the refinement video.

  • @peterwiley4383
    @peterwiley4383 2 роки тому +1

    Love to watch that table work.

  • @StirlingLighthouse
    @StirlingLighthouse 2 роки тому +3

    Exciting stuff Jason!
    Part 2! Excellent!
    Let’s GO!

  • @orixxboy
    @orixxboy 2 роки тому +2

    Well Jason one thing is for sure! And that your precious metal is unique unto you. I hope you enjoy purification of the gold out process? Love and luck from Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤️

  • @DavidC_AZ
    @DavidC_AZ 2 роки тому +7

    To separate the Au and Ag from the buttons you'll need to inquart with some more Ag to bring the Au concentration to around 25% or less. Too much Au will prevent the HNO3 from getting to all the Ag. An excellent book that some refiners consider as the bible on this subject is "Refining Precious Metal Wastes" by CM Hoke.

    • @mericksonj
      @mericksonj 2 роки тому +4

      UA-camr sreetips has a great channel where he does this regularly. Each video (especially his lastest ones) is a great tutorial on his process.

    • @ziegemitfahrer5277
      @ziegemitfahrer5277 2 роки тому +3

      @@mericksonj Jason and sreetips are my gods.

  • @darrellbroomhall7020
    @darrellbroomhall7020 2 роки тому

    Been looking at your edu vlogs for years. So glad to see you building subscription count. Thanks yo.

  • @user-lb8do4ew6k
    @user-lb8do4ew6k 2 роки тому +1

    Woo hoo! All that hard work is paying off. Congrats

  • @AJShiningThreads
    @AJShiningThreads Рік тому

    I love that you show the whole process in one video.

  • @rockman531
    @rockman531 2 роки тому +2

    Hi Jason, AWESOME!! Dynamite video! Very exciting to see the gold line go across the shaker table. It will be very interesting to see what the #2 concentrates button produces in gold/silver. Also looking forward to the assay results from the #4 waste. How many gold specimens did you not crush & refine? Stay safe!! Thank You for another fantastic video. Jim

  • @gub0ne182
    @gub0ne182 Рік тому

    I just realized I've been watching your videos for some time as they were recommended but I was not subscribed. I fixed that. Thank you for these really cool videos. It is something I don't ever see myself doing, but I do enjoy watching.

  • @patrickc.allenlive4373
    @patrickc.allenlive4373 2 роки тому +1

    Wow! Great adventure show. I loved the mine quest.

  • @RyanMartin-wg7gm
    @RyanMartin-wg7gm 7 місяців тому

    Right on Jason thanks alot all the time you really give me a good idea to keep learning about mining minerals and especially precious metals see ya 😊

  • @victorbryant2791
    @victorbryant2791 2 роки тому +8

    Watching the pour cool down and seeing that surface of the sun is one of my favorite parts of your videos Jason. Great content keep up the good work and stay safe!

  • @Landogarner83
    @Landogarner83 2 роки тому +4

    Hey Jason
    Have you ever tried to oxydize the lead without cornflaking it first?
    As lead has a slightly lower melting point than Potassium nitrate i suspect that most or nearly all of the reaction happens with the lead already molten anyway.
    So that additional step of cornflaking the lead could be avoidable.

  • @TravelingThrifter
    @TravelingThrifter 2 роки тому +2

    That was a cool video!! I am a long time watcher, and this was up there as being my favorite video series because of all the steps you will have to take to complete the processes.

  • @mikeparadise5024
    @mikeparadise5024 2 роки тому +6

    Thank you Jason love the videos keep them up wish I could join the hunt for gold it is alot of hard work keeping the dream alive and kicking

  • @michealklonowski5267
    @michealklonowski5267 Рік тому

    well thank you for sharing the adventure and information.

  • @mickeyfilmer5551
    @mickeyfilmer5551 2 роки тому +3

    So about $5k worth of gold - what a nice payday -even though a lot of hard work , I've learned so much in just this one video. Excellent !

  • @danvigue2238
    @danvigue2238 2 роки тому

    I watch all your videos this is one of the best...

  • @jerrodbeck1799
    @jerrodbeck1799 2 роки тому +1

    Mistakes are good. They help you learn.👌🏻

  • @officialrubix63940
    @officialrubix63940 Рік тому +1

    I'm a teenager, and I'm absolutely fascinated with mining and minerals.
    What advice would you give to someone like me to get into the mining industry?

  • @ToddKesler
    @ToddKesler 2 роки тому +1

    Great job Jason

  • @christopherleubner6633
    @christopherleubner6633 Рік тому +1

    You can use an electromagnetic separator to separate the Galina from the gold. To do so, have the powder run past the magnet on a thin stream on a conveyer. The gold and silver will get kicked away while the rest goes straight through. Magnitite, if present, will stick to the magnet. Old microwave transformed with the primary attached, but the secondary hacked off so it makes an E core works well. Hook 3 in series for 120VAC.

  • @mikemarriam
    @mikemarriam 2 роки тому +2

    Love to see a colab between mbmm and sreetips.

  • @dewardtaylor4192
    @dewardtaylor4192 2 роки тому +4

    Great video looking forward to seeing you use the nitric acid. Thanks for taking your time to share this

  • @gillesbrugnon5837
    @gillesbrugnon5837 2 роки тому +2

    Merci cher Monsieur j'adore votre travail qui est très très professionnel ouï très inprecionan . merci beaucoup et à bientôt 👍

  • @Seven-Seven-77
    @Seven-Seven-77 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid looking forward to the follow up vid 👍😀

  • @SKILLED521
    @SKILLED521 2 роки тому +1

    I'm glad your equipment is selling briskly. You seem like a great guy and the channel's a treat. Kudos, sir.

    • @Fatamus
      @Fatamus 2 роки тому

      I want a turnkey setup . 🤣😂🤣 don't I wish.🤫

    • @SKILLED521
      @SKILLED521 2 роки тому +1

      @@Fatamus : Pretty elegant system. Fun to watch!

    • @Fatamus
      @Fatamus 2 роки тому +1

      @@SKILLED521 i know very nice system.

  • @codywilkes8049
    @codywilkes8049 2 роки тому

    I can’t wait to see it run this summer!!!

  • @ericm8811
    @ericm8811 2 роки тому +2

    Hey mbmmllc! Maybe use a selfie stick or similar expansion rod horizontally between the walls and clamp the camera to it so you can record more of the ore extraction process and have both hands free to work! Greetings from Vancouver British Columbia Canada! Ride ride ride!

  • @lockguy2652
    @lockguy2652 27 днів тому

    Hey Jason, fantastic channel! Came over from Dan Hurd's channel. Oddly my last name is Hurd lol... Just wanted to say I've been binge watching your videos. Entertaining, educational and fun. Very cool stuff.

  • @jakejacobson2999
    @jakejacobson2999 2 роки тому

    It’s so satisfying watching the shaker table

  • @123bbbooobbb
    @123bbbooobbb 2 роки тому +1

    Nice one. Great video thx

  • @bacongrz
    @bacongrz 2 роки тому +2

    Amazing work Jason. Can’t get enough of your channel 👍🏻

  • @rodneyarmstrong3813
    @rodneyarmstrong3813 2 роки тому +3

    How do you separate the gold and silver.

    • @patricknoveski6409
      @patricknoveski6409 2 роки тому

      Yes I wonder that also

    • @mericksonj
      @mericksonj 2 роки тому +1

      Nitric acid dissolves silver, but not gold, soak they material, heat, pour off the liquid (repeat several times to be thorough) into a jar with pure copper to cement the silver nitrate back to silver powder. Metallic gold and silver separated.

  • @heathstott
    @heathstott 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome your on the gold😁

  • @adventureswithgoat719
    @adventureswithgoat719 2 роки тому +1

    YeeYee! I love it!

  • @vernrichardson8087
    @vernrichardson8087 Рік тому

    Very cool video, thank you!

  • @willx27
    @willx27 2 роки тому +1

    New camera? Video looks great!

  • @bruceneely4859
    @bruceneely4859 2 роки тому +2

    you should watch the Sreetips channel for the acid recovery and refining process, he's very detailed on the step by step detail orientated.

  • @jonsdigs1
    @jonsdigs1 2 роки тому +1

    I get it about parting, nasty acids, vacuum filtering, at least you can popcorn quench to avoid rolling, but the gold you get is so buttery yellow!

  • @genehunsinger3981
    @genehunsinger3981 2 роки тому +2

    13:34 That's what SHE said,,,

  • @erich9244
    @erich9244 2 роки тому +1

    great video awesome job per normal keep on keeping on!

  • @KarensCookieJarCollection
    @KarensCookieJarCollection 2 роки тому +2

    Finally an answer to my question if the gold and silver can be separated. I can't wait until that video comes out. Please be as detailed as possible. Did you smelt the pan of #4 tailings?

  • @Rob337_aka_CancelProof
    @Rob337_aka_CancelProof Рік тому +1

    You mentioned copper staining was the blue wonder if you could elaborate a little more on what the different colors indicate because that area working in there seems to have quite a variety of colors that I'm not able to correlate with minerals and even if it's not helpful in practice my curiosity gets the best of me sometimes

  • @stingray427man
    @stingray427man 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent 🤙

  • @stevencoughran6115
    @stevencoughran6115 2 роки тому

    Hey !that truly amazing good video ,keep them conming

  • @patpetersen7645
    @patpetersen7645 Рік тому

    look how smooth everything works

  • @jacobh707
    @jacobh707 2 роки тому

    Love it I've been waiting for this one!

  • @pikepoke
    @pikepoke 2 роки тому +2

    as you mention - seems like 70% 30 mesh and 50% 50 mesh isn't small enough to collect all the smaller gold. also appears that there are some larger quartz chunks passing thru as well. what would it take to get it down to sub 100 mesh? dreamy vein for sure. great stuff, thanks for the share, enjoy your challenges as well as successes!

  • @jakebrakebill
    @jakebrakebill 2 роки тому +3

    I admire your tenacity

  • @rastaralph7154
    @rastaralph7154 2 роки тому +1

    Areet. looking forward to the follow up video to this. Really wanted to know like you the results on this one. 💚💛❤️👍 Ps I shared your sketchy gold mine video on my community page 👌

  • @johnslugger
    @johnslugger 2 роки тому +1

    *Why the heck would you mix oxidizer with pour metal???? That just makes complex oxides. Oxidizers are from Reacting with Carbon, all sulfides and other complexes like Antimony tri-sulfide, etc, etc.* (John S: Class 1979 Colorado School of mines. Master refiner for Engelhard 34 year+.)

  • @KingParzival
    @KingParzival 2 роки тому +3

    Just found your channel, and I gotta say this is AWESOME. I love your format and the way you present your mining and then refinement processes. LOVE your channel, keep doing you!

  • @Shaggydude2
    @Shaggydude2 2 роки тому

    Your channel has really improved, I've been enjoying catching up. Someone needs an oiling can. You really have that table tuned good.

  • @terrytish8756
    @terrytish8756 2 роки тому

    Dan the man! Love your videos.

  • @thankor
    @thankor Рік тому

    Dude after seeing that bat, that would be the end of my prospecting for the day!
    I want to point out how good of shape your in Jason, walking that material up and down that ladder

  • @cyrusgrissom646
    @cyrusgrissom646 2 роки тому +1

    Looks like fun would love to join you next time not afraid of some hard work for that shiny

  • @Rorschach1024
    @Rorschach1024 2 роки тому +7

    Have you ever considered trying to do acid separation on your tailings to see if there's anything still attached to quartz that might be recoverable?

    • @christurbeville7230
      @christurbeville7230 2 роки тому +1

      checkout sreetips channel he does all sorts of acid refining

    • @HansFormerlyTraffer
      @HansFormerlyTraffer 2 роки тому +1

      Jason is trying to develop ways of eliminating as much of the hazardous refining as possible...hence the shaker table refinements.

    • @nunyabisnass1141
      @nunyabisnass1141 2 роки тому

      @@HansFormerlyTraffer acids aremt that bad to work with, but i wpuld stay away from the cyanide solvent process.

    • @christurbeville7230
      @christurbeville7230 2 роки тому

      @@HansFormerlyTraffer true though Im curious how much lead is emitted in the cupeling versus nitric reduction

  • @serbaserbitutorial-c4t
    @serbaserbitutorial-c4t Рік тому

    good work and success always

  • @EverydayDiy
    @EverydayDiy 2 роки тому

    i could watch that shaker table all day

  • @rtcfrtcdana
    @rtcfrtcdana Місяць тому

    Packrats like shiny things. He might have a nest o nuggets. Thanks for the great shows. Best of luck & adventures

  • @garyking3459
    @garyking3459 2 роки тому +1

    Good video Jason. FYI Streetips is a great channel for chemistry processing of gold and silver.

    • @bw4593
      @bw4593 2 роки тому +2

      UA-cam algorithm def knows me better than I know myself cause this video auto played after a Sreetips video for me 😂. I have no illusions I’ll ever refine or mine gold, but I sure get some strange sense of both calm and excitement watching others do it! Calm right up to the reveal and excitement at the reveal of the spoils 😊

  • @madshephard2boots157
    @madshephard2boots157 10 місяців тому

    At around 40:00 after you flipped it out, I think I would have turned the cone upside down and heated it with a torch to get all the lead out. Just a thought.

  • @PfeifferFishing
    @PfeifferFishing 2 роки тому

    Bring me !! haha . Awesome videos never prospected or mined in my life. But super interested in your videos and content. Keep it up

  • @stevenandrosemariejourney2582
    @stevenandrosemariejourney2582 7 місяців тому

    You have the best shaker table

  • @PaulHigginbothamSr
    @PaulHigginbothamSr 2 місяці тому

    About the many things😊 that grinds smaller than the hammer mill is a ball mill, or stamp mill. People don't use stamp mills much today.

  • @dave082360
    @dave082360 2 роки тому

    Very informative and entertaining - even though I don't understand your lingo 👍

  • @j_freeman3230
    @j_freeman3230 2 роки тому +1

    That was great to see. I implore you to work with sreetips on some project in the future

  • @patbrown5168
    @patbrown5168 2 роки тому

    Great video!

  • @bobcansee
    @bobcansee 2 роки тому +2

    Nice job Jason. I wanna see the nitric!

  • @ADDeeJay
    @ADDeeJay 2 роки тому +6

    Hey, there is a channel by a jeweler named sreetips who does silver/gold inquarting, and he makes some of the most pure gold I've seen on YT. Maybe you can get with him or do some work together to build both of your channel bases like you have with dan heard and ghost town living.

  • @Bekspacemusic
    @Bekspacemusic 2 роки тому +1

    Real great video man. But the Hammermill need some grease imo =P
    Love the content!

  • @jasonfarrell3567
    @jasonfarrell3567 Рік тому

    What do you do with your tailings in your selling pond?

  • @somebodyelse5
    @somebodyelse5 Рік тому

    Awesome vids. Can you explain what a Doniger is? Big rock? Been trying to look up terms as you use them, but not finding much. Anyone have a good resource for terms for a noob?

  • @pendergrass4418
    @pendergrass4418 2 роки тому

    Your lack of patience in this video had me rolling 🤣

  • @limuelhortilano1697
    @limuelhortilano1697 Рік тому

    Hello sir. Im always watching your videos. I love your hummer mell

  • @svdreamketcher
    @svdreamketcher 2 роки тому

    Jason is that a support between the hanging wall and foot wall?

  • @ilmulogamdantehnikpelogama9569

    With what spots and do you use a metal nail collector or lead