Exploring & High Grading An Abandoned Underground Hardrock Gold Mine
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2023
- Embark on a fascinating and educational journey as we delve into the depths of an abandoned underground hardrock gold mine. Join Jason on this expedition, where danger and riches intertwine in a tale of exploration and discovery.
Venturing into the treacherous depths of the collapsing mine, Jason uncovers a hidden trove of gold specimens. Witness the sheer beauty and brilliance of these remarkable treasures as they glisten in the dimly lit tunnels.
Amidst the perilous conditions, Jason's determination leads him to gather rich ore samples from the mine. Back at his shop, he employs techniques to crush and concentrate the ore, unraveling the true value within.
Prepare to be astounded as the results of the ore processing are revealed. The sheer abundance of gold per ton leaves no doubt that this is, indeed, the richest gold mine Jason has ever encountered.
Join us on this extraordinary expedition into the heart of an abandoned gold mine, where history and nature's bounty intertwine in a captivating narrative.
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Jason: "Whoa! This is a super sketchy mine. Rotten timber. Roof has fallen in."
Jason:
Yeah, I don't know what's worse: a more stable mine loaded with _"critters"_ or one like this where even the snakes and rodents avoid.
A dangerous case of gold FEVER!
Stay safe Jason.
😂 I was inflicted with that once, too.
He’s got a wildness to him, doesn’t he 😅
I am always against robbing pillers due to all the horror stories about people collapsing the roof on themselves. But, when Jason asked if we would try collecting the oar from the pillers, I just started nodding subconsciously, I guess I got gold fever from watching, too.😂😂😂😂😂😂
@baTonkaTruck I love watching both Jason and SREETIPS refining gold. I love SREETIPS and his Aqua Regina refining and Jason doing fire assays!
@@danielcarter305 The old miners new better then the engineers, there's a reason they leave those pillars alone!
Jason, Here's an opinion of a retired Mine Engineer with 45 years of mining experience: Death trap. You used up a whole life time worth of luck playing around in that mine with out installing roof support and testing air quality. The geology of the ore deposit was fascinating.
vacuum along the bottom of the pillars?
your videos are awesome jason!
i prospect all around the south okanagan
That mine is totally scary. Great job Jason!
I bet there is more than double the gold once you roast all the sulphides, so with free gold and sulphides man does it look rich indeed
Crazy dangerous mine dude.. definitely looks worth shoring up and reworking.
Safe mining Jason.
Peace Prospector Tripp
Jason, you're crazy for going into that mine. But I did enjoy your adventure. There is a lot of gold in that hole. Might be worth acquiring the mine and re building/mining.
That’s what I was wondering if it can be refurbished into a working mine
Watch you in that mine really helped me understand my Uncle who owned two gold mines and spent his life trying to hit it rich. I was too young at the time to understand him but I sure did like going to visit him. He truly followed his dream.
Remember brother, "the most important thing that ever comes out of a mine is the miner.". Stay safe I want to be able to come play around with all your toys someday soon. Some great looking material you found there. Good on you!
Just imagine how rich that was back in the day if that is what they left behind. That much visible gold in quartz is astounding to see in this day and age.
Is more a case was the price of gold at that time worth the effort to dig it.
Maybe they left it behind because it was deemed too dangerous to continue 👀
Could you tell us more about the ownership of those mines, their story and what happens with this mine for example in the future? Crazy mine you have there!
Yep, if that's a mine, someone owns it and the minerals it contains. You can't just dive in and remove materials without permission unless you're looking to go to prison.
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I have been down in a number of sketchy mines in years past - that one looks like it could be a 'widowmaker'! Hopefully you had someone keeping watch above-ground at the site. The most risky one we encountered was up in the hills north of the Salton Sea in CA. In a drift at the bottom of a shaft with a rickety wooden ladder we came upon a half-box of dynamite sweating out lumps of yellow crystals. 💥
The first mistake was not abandoning the effort when the primary light failed. The second mistake was working a pillar. The third mistake was disregarding own safety in a room under collapse. It's hard rock, it's capable... but it'll also squash you flat.
I would suggest a compact led 360 lamp for your underground adventures bro, along with a good battery vacuum and a 3 or 5 gas monitor for air quality, all small and lite weight, but helps with your safety! Peace.
I can see the dust going towards your unmasked nose. Silicosis is a real risk for you, especially with prolonged exposure. That and the tons of rocks waiting fall on your head. Excellent footage showing what to look for in minerailzed quartz.
Do you hold your breath in your car driving behind a tesla
Thank you Jason for another thrilling adventure!! While picking at the vein and especially pillar my thoughts were why not get a cordless vacuum and suck up all the crumbs that were littering the place?
The ole Dan Hurd trick lol
Agree. Probably several ounces of gold around all of the worked faces.
Watch a lot of cave/mine exploration vids and this might be the sketchiest mine I've ever seen someone go in. Stay safe man not all content is worth it.
I'm guessing you haven't watched many of Franks early(pre-Sharon) videos. Can't get much sketchier than those.
Talc mines are by far my biggest hell no. they always look like they are melting
The African mine he went in was pretty sketch too.
Dude, he's not doing it for the content, he's doing it for the gold.
Just one more piece from that pillar!... Just one more piece... wait! Just that one more piece! Lol
Next time you go exploring a mine like that, make sure to carry some glow sticks/chem lights with you as a backup emergency light source. You may not be able to see well with them, but in a pinch, they'll help you see your way out!
Man, that’s some pretty crazy rich gold
This ground is worth pegging for sure. Gotta risk it to make the biscuit and you have stumbled upon something many prospectors dream of. This is a once in a lifetime find... It deserves geophysics, drilling and proper assaying. Could be plenty left undercover. It is the richest mine you've ever been in and likely ever will be in.
Another great video Jason as always. Man that’s a super rich mine for sure some real nice specimens and definitely a super scary mine too. You want to go back in there and put some new stalls in I’m available to come help😁 glad you found your light on the way out too that was coo. Keep up the AUsome work 💪⛏✨⭐️🌟👊
great to see another vid from you in a mine! Hope this turns into a continuing adventure for you and us viewers! Thanks for the awesome content!
Been waiting a long time to see the results of that that suicide mine gold. That stuff is amazing
You know, regarding the gold pillar, there's no way I wouldn't try to get that. But I would plan. I don't know how remote the site is, or if you have access to water. Those things are important for encasing the upper end of that pillar in concrete. I would even try to drive some rebar into the ceiling and floor where I was going to set up my forms. After it set, I would attack the pillar with whatever made the most sense. That way, I could take the whole pillar. The Concrete would replace it.
All it takes is time. I'm six months from sixty and I can hump Sacrete uphill for miles if I know there is a payoff that's worth it. I already have a remote claim that is about seven miles back in an area the Forest Service has closed all of the roads in. I've made great use of a yard cart to haul all of my supplies. This year, I'm making something out of a hunting cart. This will allow me to have brakes. I had to rig them up, but they will work. You haven't lived until you've tried to hold back a yard cart from going downhill that has all of your stuff on it, like five gallons of gas and a water pump and motor and all of the pieces of my dredge. I used to roll that thing five or six times every time I went in. Sometimes, when you don't have brakes, you have to make a decision, also, about crashing on purpose, before you get so much speed built up that you will not be able to pick where anything is going next! It's always better to keep things where you have choice.
This isn't too far off from how I just got the assay results back from an outcropping I found in a Wilderness Area. You can't do surface disturbance in a Wilderness Area. Too bad because the outcropping came back at over an ounce per ton. I found it in an old prospect pit. The old timers missed it by that much. It is off surface enough that I can take samples. I can't mine it, but I can sample it up to the reasonable point where it's too much surface disturbance. I may have to get creative with the waste dirt. You gotta find a way. This way involves me humping sample bags for a couple of miles, probably one in each hand. I don't want the rangers seeing me humping a cart in and out of the Wilderness Area. If I keep the promise to myself to not fill them too much past halfway, I think I can do it. It's amazing how heavy those things get if you get too greedy. As long as you don't get too greedy, you can put them down every time that your forearms feel like they are about to explode. That way, you can get just enough rest to string carrying them back to your vehicle.
I would definitely take a battery operated shop-vac and go to town along the seams and floor and get about 5 bags of the ore dust. Chris.
umm ya that mine might be worth investing in like digging out the rubble and reshoring the roof. really looking forward to more videos in this mine. do it bro get that gold!!!
Leave it be because your life is worth more. Say you do get one piece, you will want another and another, so when do you stop? When the roof falls.
You are very blessed to have found such a amazing gold mine and lived to show everyone. I wish you all the very best in your future achievements with your new mine! Stay safe and think about installing some new stulls and braces for your safety ! I hope that you hit the motherload! Take care Jason!
blessed? I didn't hear the man sneeze
man if that ore was not mine'd out, and was mine'd today you would make out like a bandit lol. super rich mine great find
What would I do? If I was in that mine and I saw all that gold hanging off the only thing keeping the mine from collapsing? I would turn around and GTFO of there! It’s just not worth it! But, I would come back and support the ceiling properly and take it all!!
Looks like a project to open this mine, hope that you can get some equipment up there!
Killer Mine with Killer Gold ! Soooo Glad You You were able to get out and share it with Us !
Jason! WTF dude? I WOULD NEVER GO IN THAT MINE!!!
That was amazing Jason! Thanks for the video!
Hey Jason, exploring the abandoned mines is an easy task. The cutest thing is when you discover new fresh gold bearing quartz vein. The most exciting and beautiful. Just try it and capture it in your cam's eye.
Outstanding Jason this mine would be worth getting it back to working thank you for sharing this with us six stars sir
That would seem to be a really worthwhile mine to rehab. It would really be a lot of work, but based on what you are finding, it would be really profitable. I would slowly clean out the mine from the portal and put in new stulls and props as needed. Not a real easy or speedy job, but great profit in the end.
A whole lot of mines developed some serious slips as a result of the 1964 Alaska quake. My bro, who prospected all over the Baker nat'l forest and checked out those old claims would never go back in them after that. He stuck to panning the creeks below them with my dad.
Awesome video Jason, well done. ✌️😎
Hi Jason, I've watched most of your videos and this is my favorite. It's so exciting to see you find so much gold. I'd take my chances for what you found . That might be a once in a life time find
Vogus has a video on those ones with visible gold on several points of a piece of quartz. He uses an electrical tester to see if two points on the outside connect internally meaning they are one larger piece internally. Those are good candidates for dissolving the quartz leaving the gold sculptures behind. Some are out of this world looking crystalline gold. You do realize that sawing those pieces in half means that the saw curf put gold dust in your oil bath don't you? Might be worth the loss if those slabs sell for a premium, but just a thought.
Sketchy AF. Those little sparks at the drill tip at 6:45 are pretty cool.
Geez! You had the gold fever! I would have turned back at the entrance. I sighed with relief when you decided to turn back at that hole with the planks and the ladder! Amazing gold though!
Wow, I bet the country rock has gold too! I hope you claimed this because that is a real gold mine!
Gold Fingers, reaching out, saying, Take Me, Take Me! Always remember, she is beautiful, but, dangerous. Thank you, Jason, what a mine, too tight for me. I'm seeing the video, so I know you made it out. That was one sketchy mine.
What a scary looking mine, thanks for filming that.
That's very impressive ...I know exactly where he is... I'm telling you... that is some of the most remote country with a very short season ... very well done!
Insanely sketchy mine but what a crazy amount of gold! Awesome video stay safe!
Sweet, that fever has got you good man!
@mbmmllc599 stop using Jason's channel for your own manipulative purposes.
Thanks for taking me along. Great adventure!
If anyone does not know what high grading is, you do now!!!
There is not enough gold in the world to get me in there
Lol...I cannot breathe in such enclose places
Great adventure, I get it but I don’t want to lose you either. Selfish reasons, I really really enjoy your teachings! Stay safe brother! God bless you
Exciting Adventure !!
Thank You!!
Man I can't believe how deep they go in all directions..... That's crazy and scary good luck man
I love this channel! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
You should dig the broken material under the vein, lots of gold must be mixed in from old work done. thats a scary mine! Put in some oak pillars and remove that column!!
I’d be back in that mine the next day!!! Wow
you need a small shop vac for that
Real nice find and discovery. It's amazing they missed it. Gently does it.
They didn't miss it. They left that tiny support pillar so the roof wouldn't cave in. The pillar size and spacing looks to be incredibly dangerous and risky
Thanks Jason for this awesome video.
Thanks for sharing this great video of your search for gold in the lost mine
Darn it Dan Hurd can’t fit down the whole… lol
Luv y’all 😂
Very very Sketchy mine .
Very high grade ore .
Ya know those tunnel boring machines 🤔🙃
Nice video sir
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THIS IS AGAIN ONE OF THE BEST VIDEO'S OUT SHOWING GOLD IN THE FACE THAT'S GOLD IN MY FACE AND I CAN'T TOUCH IT. GREAT JOB !!
I've seen the video before but it's still unbelievable how dodgy that mine is 😰
I simply can not wait to get up to the northwest....
That area is amazing as far as geology and mineral deposition go.
I intend to spend a few years prospecting all over Washington, maybe I'll reach out to you and stop by some time if I'm near your area. Your knowledge of the western mount baker area is probably far better than most I'll encounter while I'm out prospecting 😂😂!
Awesome Jason. Very interesting. Nice job
I loved the original of this mine you released about 4 months ago! Thank you for all the new footage. Jason, I want to know how old you think this mine is one of the originals from 1848? Which state is it in Washington, Oregon, or California?
Nice adventure, don't think k I personally could stay in there that long with all that was going on in there.
Geez, that mine's a lot bigger than it seemed at first. I wouldn't mine it, it's just too scary, I'd go for the great specimens. Good luck to you on developing it however you do it!
Thank for teaching Jason, you deserve a doctorate of mining.
Is the risk worth the reward? Thank you for doing this so we don't have to!!! 🙂
Great adventure and awesome gold.
That is the best pieces I’ve seen on any of the videos I’ve watched,great looking shiny gold pieces. But don’t go back in there until you get it stabilized,really scary.
Is incredible beautiful
Great video!
Do you always go to these excursions alone or do you have someone with you in case something went wrong?
I saw a piece of ore here in Alaska that weighed 10to 12 lbs and was shot thru with thick wire gold, lots of it, with continuity from one side to the other. The guy who found it was a tourist and he picked it up in a mine area parking lot.
With the microscope you can see the gold has cut marks from the saw.
So does the ‘sawdust’ have gold in it from when saw blade went through rock?
I spent many years over 3,000 ft underground coal mines. I would love to find such a place as you did. thanks for sharing your video. with me .
This mine is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen...I could understand Jason's excitement
I have begun to devise a portable, low mass method to rapidly make stulls for such high risk type mines.
I was inspired by watching you go through this mine in particular.
I guess I would hire an engineer and make sure that the claim is filed in the name of your company and get on with the claim.
Great results 👌👍
I've always wondered, could one build a concrete pillar , besides a natural pillar, with reinforcing steel inner frame, then once set and dried wedge it into a solid contact with the roof.
They'd use a system of steel rock bolts, beams, and woven rebar to reinforce the ceiling, but its installation is risky.
Awesome stuff ! Love the Gold ! Don’t want to know where that mine is lol
Really enjoying this series.
Any chance of a 3d sketch of the mine? It'll give us context of the various drifts, lifts sinks etc. Many thanks.
Could you go into an old mine with steel beams and replace the old wood if the seam was worth it? Perhaps create a concrete pillar to be able to pull out the pillars left in place?
Oh boy Jason, you had your big boy pants on in today's episode! You can't quit that mine bud; you have to take us back for 50lbs more of that richness to smelt for us wantobe prospectors. I still have goosebumps watching you crawl around the rock falls and decomposed stalls. One of your best videos for sure.
My mother always told me, "Mike, don't let the gold be the death of you". Well, "Jason don't let the gold be the death of you". We enjoy and learn from the videos so please be more careful so that more videos can be produced.
Thanks Jason👍🏻
Amazing work, Jason. Hard rock mining looks fascinating, but I think I'll stick with placer mining.
Hi, Jason good morning how r u ❤ Good job
That was a sketchy mine for sure! Its definitely rich with gold. Nice find and awesome vid!! Be safe out there
I Say "pick at it!" Omg I was getting just as excited as you were when seeing that spot!
Freakin awesome never seen a gold show go to start to finish and not leave you.hanging off a cliff thank you so much lol good job
Love the raw real footage of gold fever!!!
Amazing
Hey Jason, has anyone mentioned the unique shapes! Impressive! Watching All your videos! Right on bro!!
Hi Jason, Enjoyed watching the mining part again. Have you considered putting a claim on that mine? Is it in the US or Canada? As rich as it is - (in both ore & specimens) it might be worth going back. Another idea for your diamond saw: You might consider getting a thinner diamond blade just for cutting gold ore. You make less sludge - keep more gold in the quartz. And remember to keep the sludge - you can smelt it to recover the gold. Thumbs up! Stay safe! Jim
Would it be worth making the mine safe to work in or would it be a lost cause? One other thing. I noticed a lot of debris on the ground. Would the debris have gold contents worth bagging up and processing?
That mine should give you nightmares. It would me lol. Very nice gold content. Wonder why the really nice stuff is so hard to get. Thanks for the videos.
If gold was that easy to get many would be dead out of greed