Silver Mining & Smelting Cerro Gordo Ore - Exploring an Abandoned Silver Mine & Refining Rich Ore

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  • Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
  • Jason and Brent @GhostTownLiving venture 400 feet down into the Cerro Gordo Ghost Town and silver mine, mining rich silver ore and documenting their journey. In this video, you'll see the tour of Cerro Gordo mine buildings, their exploration of the abandoned mine workings, and the process of smelting and refining the silver and lead using Mt. Baker Mining and Metals equipment. From inspecting the ore to pouring silver and lead ingots, this video provides an in-depth look at silver mining and smelting. Don't miss the exciting journey of mining and refining silver from Cerro Gordo mine!
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    00:00 Introduction
    00:32 Tour Of Cerro Gordo Mine Buildings
    05:40 Going Into The Mine
    10:37 Arriving At The 400' Level
    19:20 Mining Rich Silver Ore
    32:40 Exploring The Abandoned Mine Workings
    41:09 Inspecting The Ore
    43:08 Smelting The Ore
    48:27 Refining The Silver & Lead
    56:56 Pouring Silver & Lead Ingots
    1:07:13 Stamping The Ingots
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  • @rlmiller007
    @rlmiller007 Рік тому +262

    I worked underground in a small gold/silver mine in about 1979. This takes me back. I worked alone at about 400'. I would push the skip car to the the ore and then use a kind of powered "bucket" to pull the ore downhill into the skip. Then I would grab the handle of the skip and push it to gain momentum and then jump on the back (like a grocery cart) and ride it to the hoist. Dump and start over. I loved being underground.

    • @kuzadupa185
      @kuzadupa185 Рік тому +16

      You sound like indiana jones!

    • @GLOBAL-INTIFADA
      @GLOBAL-INTIFADA Рік тому +6

      Were you mining for yourself or a company

    • @rlmiller007
      @rlmiller007 Рік тому +17

      @@GLOBAL-INTIFADA A company. Ruby Mining Company.

    • @BubblewrapHighway
      @BubblewrapHighway Рік тому +2

      Did you meet Breunor? 🙂

    • @rlmiller007
      @rlmiller007 Рік тому +5

      @@BubblewrapHighway The name is not familiar

  • @Lordmalik13
    @Lordmalik13 Рік тому +126

    I love when UA-camrs collaborate. You , Brent , HeavyD, Ian,.... It's starting to become a really cool UA-cam rabbit hole following Brent then branching off into these other really cool channels.

    • @MasterThief117
      @MasterThief117 Рік тому +9

      Absolutely this. I had no idea who Brent was before this video because frankly, I never watch these types of videos. I'm less than halfway through this video and I'm already loving Brent.
      I knew about Dan Hurd for a while, before Jason's channel but never really watched him until he showed up on Jason's channel.
      How did I stumble upon Jason's channel? Well I've always been fascinated by electronics recycling and Jason has literally the most detailed and thorough videos I've *ever* found online about the topic. I ended up watching a few of Jason's other videos and I just have to say, Jason is just not only made for this type of work, he is made for sharing these adventures and teaching us all this incredible stuff.
      Jason, you are you and we absolutely love it. Keep on keeping on, but PLEASE be safe and avoid going spelunking into these old mines and caves solo. Not sure if you bring air quality meters and O2 sensors and such, but I'd highly recommend you get one and also bring rope and some markers to leave as you descend into new caves and mines. Leaving markers isn't *just* for you, but it's also in the rare situation you get trapped and need to be rescued.

    • @mailleweaver
      @mailleweaver Рік тому +8

      It's like mining UA-cam for good videos. Follow the veins.

    • @aaronpreston47
      @aaronpreston47 Рік тому +5

      @@MasterThief117 Dan Hurd was my teacher 12 years ago in high school. Dan has worked with Jason, Jason has worked with Brent. Brent has worked with HeavyD, HeavyD has worked with Cleetus McFarland. Cleetus has worked with Demolition Ranch.
      So the largest gun UA-camr (Demo) is only 6 degrees of separation from my old high school teacher. And me only 7 degrees of separation from him.
      It’s a funny world.

    • @daesong1378
      @daesong1378 Рік тому +3

      I told my friend if I ever bought a ghost town like this I would just turn it to some old timey UA-cam town, you got so many crafters and all that stuff on UA-cam, black smiths, carpenters, homesteaders, engineers, etc.

    • @Jimmy_Jones
      @Jimmy_Jones 8 місяців тому +2

      I started off with Matts Off Road Recovery, then Donut, HeavyD, and Ghost Town Living. I wonder if there will be more in the chain.
      Edit: I just started on Sparks Motors today and didn't realise. Now, looking through the list, it appears they also collaborated with Robbie Layton ( I guess it wasn't only Matt).

  • @fabz325
    @fabz325 Рік тому +2

    The mail guy delivering your package: “WTF IS IN THIS BOX, ROCKS??!” 😂😂😂 if only he knew.

  • @bobhoward6676
    @bobhoward6676 2 місяці тому +1

    Buy property, pay property tax, run utilities to bring ore to the surface after digging and hauling, time and materials spent to process & refine the ore only to find spot on silver at $23. You've just spent/invested $1K per oz. for what you've got. Being heavily invested in silver & knowing the amount of energy expended to produce opposed to it's value makes no sense to me. The history and the lessons were great. Thank goodness for Brent keeping it alive through all of his hard work & efforts. I follow and support him wish him much success. Thank goodness for YT to post these videos to earn revenue to help recover some or all your costs. Thanks for taking me along for the ride. Loved it.

  • @thedudeabides7777
    @thedudeabides7777 Рік тому +6

    Crazy how little silver you actually produced from all that labor. The price of silver is unbelievably cheap. Mindblowing.

    • @L14MW4LK3R
      @L14MW4LK3R 7 місяців тому +1

      Or massively undervalued as a resource and commodity

    • @nunyabisnass1141
      @nunyabisnass1141 6 місяців тому +1

      Its because it's treated as a byproduct without much industrial use, despite it being used in so many things from electrical connections to optics and nuclear research. Part of the issue could be that you don't need much silver to perform a great number of tasks.

  • @shorebuck8
    @shorebuck8 Рік тому +17

    These collabs really make it fun, because we get to see all angles of the process from different persepectives. Also you collab with very fun and interesting content creators, keep it up!

  • @gunnar5144
    @gunnar5144 Рік тому +89

    Great video! My hats off to the miners as well as the people who invented and perfected the smelting process.

    • @ska-hooterr5467
      @ska-hooterr5467 Рік тому

      .

    • @jeffbarnes395
      @jeffbarnes395 Рік тому +1

      Is the lead dust your breathing harmful ?

    • @ska-hooterr5467
      @ska-hooterr5467 Рік тому

      @@jeffbarnes395 lead... harmful? Ha that would be news to me. Lol 'start taking all the pencils and cancel the kids school' some quack says lead is harmful HA HA. 🤠🙊

    • @RICDirector
      @RICDirector Рік тому +3

      Sure can be.

    • @FreeSpeechXtremist
      @FreeSpeechXtremist Рік тому

      @@jeffbarnes395 it won't hurt u long term unless you expose yourself to huge levels it will drop ur IQ impair your memory for a couple of years tho.
      My friend stripped her lead paint off with heat gun not knowing it was lead she had basically lead induced dementia she couldn't remember anything or even think properly for about 2 years.
      She was exposed to an extremely high levels though they will be fine if they did it for weeks maybe not.

  • @ReelX4U
    @ReelX4U Рік тому +26

    I have much respect for miners, because of their hard work, and their processing of Silver and Gold Ore and this allows me to stack physical Silver and Gold Bullion. Thank You for your efforts sir, there are people in the stacking community that appreciate your dedication.

    • @FidgetyGuy
      @FidgetyGuy Рік тому +5

      What about a lead bullion collection? You could be the first Lead Stacker on UA-cam.

  • @sarahhanna9241
    @sarahhanna9241 Рік тому +1

    Love especially when Dan Hurd is in them you guys look like you always have a blast.

  • @chrismaverick9828
    @chrismaverick9828 Рік тому +10

    Looks like a grand adventure for this day and age. For those working the mines it was everyday punctuated by moments of fear, but now it is far from everyday. Hats off to you. Looks like it was fun!

  • @jbowerman50
    @jbowerman50 Рік тому +60

    Jason, I have cast hundreds of lead bullets, usually have to remelt the first 5 or 6 , maybe more. It doesn't seem to matter just how much you preheat the mold, it takes a few castings to heat it from the inside out. Then you start getting smooth pours with a nice surface!

    • @theknifedude1881
      @theknifedude1881 Рік тому +4

      When I was a kid, my family used to vacation in the Mammoth Lakes, Ca. area. I explored a few of the old abandoned mines, but have developed enough claustrophobia that I probably wouldn’t enjoy the whole trip these guys are on. Carlsbad Caverns is fine but when my shoulders are touching the walls I’m out. I’m not a grad but was a geology major and really do enjoy “rock hounding” and seeing the technology that is used to extract the metals from the ore. Thanks for the video.

    • @briansigman4196
      @briansigman4196 Рік тому +2

      Brent, you need to get some 3 piece wedges to split the rock apart instead of just a hammer and chisel

  • @maytagmark2171
    @maytagmark2171 Рік тому +44

    To help with making sure you have the stamps oriented right grind a small cross cut across the stamp where your thumb or index finger would be when holding it. So just by feel you know the stamp is oriented correctly.

  • @mazuj2
    @mazuj2 Рік тому +4

    Wow! That mine is incredible. The separation process was very interesting to watch. Thanks!

  • @BasedBidoof
    @BasedBidoof Рік тому +1

    Can't wait to see you out there again!

  • @skeeterbug9875
    @skeeterbug9875 Рік тому +1

    I am always impressed with Jason's videos- they give you all the details and methods used. Bravo Jason you are one busy gentleman and we appreciate you showing us what it takes to turn that ore into the actual metals. You have many talents.

  • @todamont
    @todamont Рік тому +2

    Cerro Gordo FOREVER! Brent needs some feather and wedges.

  • @markroper9269
    @markroper9269 Рік тому +6

    Love the video! Would love to see more of the chemistry behind the smelting. You should be proud of your work.....it looks perfect!!!

  • @stevethomas1638
    @stevethomas1638 Рік тому +3

    Back in the days when I was a kid we loved galena crystals for making a crystal radio.

    • @davidcox2197
      @davidcox2197 Рік тому +2

      I made a few of those little radios. No batts needed!

  • @ericaw4241
    @ericaw4241 Рік тому +1

    Really enjoyed the two parts of the video. So interesting! So much fun! Thank you. :-)

  • @jph8266
    @jph8266 Рік тому +1

    One of my favorite video series ever! Keep up the collaborations

  • @evonnewhalen9794
    @evonnewhalen9794 Рік тому +11

    I absolutely 💯 percent loved this video. Thank you for sharing your adventures and videos

  • @robertlipiec1975
    @robertlipiec1975 Рік тому +6

    Its amazing how much lead you managed to get! Thank you for showing the whole process from mine to finished product. Merry Christmas

  • @StirlingLighthouse
    @StirlingLighthouse Рік тому +1

    Fantastic!
    Thanks Jason and Brent. 🙏

  • @rickgraham9737
    @rickgraham9737 Рік тому +12

    It's amazing how much history is getting revived in this world. Watching you has been very educational for my smelting. Great video! Thanks for all you do.

  • @zaddog6306
    @zaddog6306 Рік тому +3

    What a great video. I have absolutely no critique to give. Absolutely amazing

  • @roberttuss5349
    @roberttuss5349 Рік тому +3

    You guys are brutal with that little hammer. Also, a shorter chisel available might help.

  • @daz41262010
    @daz41262010 Рік тому +3

    awesome follow up video Jason :) nice seeing you and Brent in the mine gathering ore :) great to see the melts and the pours :) can't wait for the follow up on your next visit to Cerro Gordo :)

  • @jayarnett4157
    @jayarnett4157 Рік тому +1

    Super video, really enjoyed it. (as usual) thanks Jason and Brent.

  • @calebfast8088
    @calebfast8088 Рік тому +9

    OVER AN HOUR OF VIDEO! YES!!!
    Love the channel, been following for ages. Love all the collabs and glad you're getting tons of new business too! :)

  • @rockman531
    @rockman531 Рік тому +15

    Hi Jason, Awesome video! Great timing, too! 2 weeks ago I got 4 pounds of high grade silver ore from an old silver mine in Austin, Nevada. I'll re-watch this video & take some notes. Thanks - you're a great teacher! Stay safe! Jim

    • @kevincrosby1760
      @kevincrosby1760 Рік тому +7

      Just don't expect to get rich. That 54g of silver is worth about $40.25, assuming .999 purity. Economy of scale comes into play. Unless you are playing with multi-ton lots of ore, it's just a hobby.
      Overall, several decades of weekends spent panning gold pretty much just worked out to "many free camping trips next to streams".

    • @pilsplease7561
      @pilsplease7561 Рік тому +1

      @@kevincrosby1760 And I know a guy who has been mining gold as a hobby for decades and everything he has was paid for with gold and hes made pure profit solo mining. Though he also metal detects and has multiple 50 gallon drums of coins and maybe 10k in just coins that he hasnt processed at a coin machine or something yet.

    • @waywardgeologist2520
      @waywardgeologist2520 5 місяців тому

      @@kevincrosby1760you forgot about the lead.
      Yes, it’s a hobby. Could one scale up, yes.

    • @kevincrosby1760
      @kevincrosby1760 5 місяців тому

      @@waywardgeologist2520 Didn't forget, just simplifying. Quite aware that, for many commercial companies, silver is just a useful byproduct of their lead mines.
      Intent of post was more to point out that finding a bit of gold or silver doesn't mean that one should send that nasty email to the CEO of their employer...yet.

  • @rlmiller007
    @rlmiller007 Рік тому +1

    I worked in a gold mill in about 1977. It was my job to watch the huge steel containers to make sure the stirring arms kept the mud churning. I also took samples hourly at each station then dried them in old ovens. Crushed with milk bottles. Then sent to assay. Using cyanide and a vacuum process we recovered 99% of the gold and silver.

  • @scottbranch5603
    @scottbranch5603 Рік тому

    Brent is so child like happy when entering the mine. Exciting .

  • @davidl.howser9707
    @davidl.howser9707 Рік тому +9

    Very interesting video. So very informative. The knowledge provided to us priceless. 54 grams of Silver @ .75 cents a gram works out to $40.50. Before mining and smelting costs with the lead bringing just .44 cents per pound today. Those silver miners sure did work hard for their wages.

  • @Abloutions
    @Abloutions Рік тому +15

    loving your videos more and more... diverse... honest and a great adventure. Thank you

  • @HalsPals
    @HalsPals Рік тому +2

    This was well worth watching a second time. Great subject matter and video. Thanks.

  • @iamtoo1370
    @iamtoo1370 Рік тому +1

    Love the show, you know what would be really cool to do with the lead-silver ore? Cast mining figurines in various activities in traditional garb. I would think tig done right that they would be collectible and would honor the men who's hard work built the caves and structures. The stuff your subscribers have enjoyed all these months. Thank you for allowing me to come along on this journey of yours! Cheers! C Rose

  • @BennySaunders-xy2uq
    @BennySaunders-xy2uq Рік тому +3

    love it, keep up the good work Jason!

  • @stevetuttle5472
    @stevetuttle5472 Рік тому +17

    I have several old silver bars and they are all stamped on the top with the mine’s name or the owner name and the weight in oz. It will be much easier to stamp the bars if they are sitting directly on the steel plate. Wonderful job on sharing your process to separate the metal’s!

  • @twisttwister8254
    @twisttwister8254 Рік тому +1

    These are fantastic shows. Thanks

  • @bryantmoore7998
    @bryantmoore7998 Рік тому +2

    I love the how you show and teach how mining was done back in the day.

  • @sreetips
    @sreetips Рік тому +4

    This is the best and most interesting video I’ve seen by your channel Jason. I watched the whole thing - Bravo!

    • @mbmmllc
      @mbmmllc  Рік тому +3

      Thanks Sreetips! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I have been avidly watching your refining videos on inquarting gold with Ag and Cu and I am going to give that a try in the next few weeks on some of my hardrock gold/silver I recovered from my mine in Eastern Oregon. Thanks for all your videos and info! Maybe we can work together on a project in the future? I have been getting a ton of comments from my viewers on doing a collab with you :)

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips Рік тому +2

      Myself as well. That mine adventure was fascinating. It felt like I was down there with you. We’ll keep in touch.

  • @sloganq
    @sloganq Рік тому +6

    Have you guys thought about 3D mapping the mine? It would be really cool and useful. It could be done manually or automated with drones. There's soo many things you could do with the scan. It could be used for advanced prospecting, safety improvements, and virtual exploration; imagine virtual tours or mining. It would be much faster and easier to find old mining treasures, like the Levi's, or rich untouched deposits, from the safety of your chair with a computer and VR headset.

  • @zakskibo8833
    @zakskibo8833 Рік тому

    Absolutely loved this video. Thanks!

  • @UncleBildo
    @UncleBildo Рік тому +6

    Interesting as ever, Jason. Always fun to learn new stuff as you do too. Lotta effort for a little bit of silver, but still pretty cool.

  • @dynomania
    @dynomania Рік тому +4

    Cool Jason. The trials and tribulations of a single handed videographer. The lead ingots came out really well 👍

  • @haroldbeatty2774
    @haroldbeatty2774 Рік тому

    Nice show, I enjoyed watching from start to the finished lead bars and 3 little ignots of silver.

  • @bazz4697
    @bazz4697 Рік тому +1

    Cool thanks for the update always interesting to see how it's done 😉👍

  • @silvergold296
    @silvergold296 Рік тому +4

    Make some Cerro Gordo fishing sinkers / weights!

  • @Srfingfreak
    @Srfingfreak Рік тому +6

    I love how you combine these mining videos with the smelting/refining videos. What a great narrative! I love it.
    Haha, maybe next time bring a single jack instead of a carpenter's hammer

  • @matthewlewis-zw3tf
    @matthewlewis-zw3tf Рік тому

    This channel is awesome. Jason is the real deal. I'm learning so much from him. Mining ⛏️ is super exciting.

  • @billmiller4972
    @billmiller4972 Рік тому

    So cool that you really find silver in large amounts. Has this awesome flair of "Lost Silver Mine" western of my youth!
    Feeling young(er) again!!!

  • @jasonbailey1951
    @jasonbailey1951 Рік тому +66

    I really like the collaborative effort between you and Brent.
    I watch and am subscribed to both your channels, along with a few others tied into the whole circle, on your side and Brent's.
    Just like to see how things come together between people and how they each have their own traits and qualities.
    It all comes together in a harmonious cacophony of great videos and what's essentially documentaries.
    Thank you

    • @mariedriskell8752
      @mariedriskell8752 Рік тому +3

      So do I, watch a few of them. I enjoy watching stuff I've never seen before.

    • @FunDumb
      @FunDumb Рік тому +2

      He also does a colab with Dan Hurd Prospecting that I'm equally impressed with. Keep em coming!

    • @AUMINER1
      @AUMINER1 2 місяці тому

      I used to watch cerro gordo, until brent starting attacking miners and mining...

  • @Spudscave
    @Spudscave Рік тому +4

    Jason that was enthralling to watch from the first minute to the end you are doing a fantastic job on the Cerro Gordo ore that mine sure has a lot of silver left it will make Brent a rich man but will take time and a lot of work but with the modern technology it’s very doable can’t wait for your next adventure all the best from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @kevincrosby1760
      @kevincrosby1760 Рік тому +1

      The silver shown from this run is worth just about enough for a nice steak dinner and a mixed drink... Any money Brent makes will be from tourists, not the mine.

    • @helives2630
      @helives2630 Рік тому +1

      @@kevincrosby1760 I do believe Daniel is speaking of the ore yet to be mined, there is an enormous amount left to be mined. If there is 50 grams per 50 lbs, that means there are approximately 65 troy ounces per ton of material. Not to mention the value of the lead and etc. that's a fortune in silver. If they hauled out 50lbs in a short amount of time, it would take little time to haul out a ton. This could be done at leisure or at least on the side while the rest of the business is flowing. 3 tons per week is 195 toz. That's approximately $4500 plus, if the galena yields 75% lead, there's approx 4500lbs which is around a $1 per lb. So potentially $9000. per week at a relatively slow pace. 2, maybe 3 miners could do a lot of work. It's hard work but, worth it if a man has a mind to make it work. Besides, he could market his silver and sell it at a premium for souvenir coins and bars. Potentially doubling his money.

  • @bradstrong-cc7hk
    @bradstrong-cc7hk 23 дні тому

    I very much appreciate your hard work to bring us your videos that explains so much of the process. GOD BLESS FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING!!!

  • @MayorNan
    @MayorNan Рік тому

    Absolutely love watching your videos!

  • @lawrencerenew8668
    @lawrencerenew8668 Рік тому +48

    You guys make some very interesting videos together. I love to watch both of you guys material Individually, but when you do a combo it’s very cool
    ❤️🇺🇸

    • @AUMINER1
      @AUMINER1 Рік тому +2

      I used to watch cerro gordo, until brent starting attacking miners and mining...

    • @semoneg2826
      @semoneg2826 2 місяці тому

      ​@@AUMINER1
      Ok...how..I dont see Brent in that way..

    • @AUMINER1
      @AUMINER1 2 місяці тому

      @@semoneg2826 then you haven't watched many of his videos where he attacks miners and recruits all of his foreign supporters to fill petitions and draft complaints and letters to BLM to stop all mining in the USA. Do you homework.

    • @AUMINER1
      @AUMINER1 2 місяці тому

      @@semoneg2826 then you haven't watched many of his videos where he encourages and recruits all of his foreign supporters to fill petitions and draft complaints and letters to BLM to stop all mining in the USA. Do your homework.

  • @HDDynalowrider
    @HDDynalowrider Рік тому +5

    I absolutely love learning about refining. Great jobs Brent and MBMM

  • @RealMakoi
    @RealMakoi Рік тому

    How very interesting! History, the chance of newfound riches, and general antique treasure hunting! I could spend weeks there just exploring!

  • @DonAshcraft
    @DonAshcraft Рік тому +2

    Love when your videos go from ore from a mine to the refined product. Of course I know that's hard to do for everything but when you do show it that way it's really nice viewing.
    Two linked videos are nice as well.

  • @unitedstatesdale
    @unitedstatesdale Рік тому +4

    Respect for miners.
    I would be terrified 20 feet into a mine

  • @emmystarlight2788
    @emmystarlight2788 Рік тому +4

    Aw, really wanted that huge piece to come off, haha! Something I thought about: Perhaps using mouth protection for an other time so as not to breathe that lead and stuff into your bodies? :) Heavy metals in body can obj. be removed but usually takes some concious work like Anthony Williams Heavy metal removal stuff etc. :) Wishing you all a gorgeous day!

  • @ernietauber5950
    @ernietauber5950 Рік тому

    thanks for taking us on the ride .

  • @txcrude
    @txcrude Рік тому +1

    Great video to learn about the process. very labor intensive. Imagine this on an industrial scale.

  • @goodtimesandgold239
    @goodtimesandgold239 Рік тому +10

    Great video! Ive been wondering about the silver mining process recently and this video explains everything really well. Question I have, can you placer mine for silver or is it usually not found in a high enough concentration to make it worth your time? Thanks!

  • @pixelpatter01
    @pixelpatter01 Рік тому +9

    It's fun watching your work. I thought you would do a cupel test on some of the lead after the zinc separation purification to see how much silver remained behind. I know from casting lead that any trace of zinc will contaminate lead and it doesn't magically separate out. In fact it's well known for making a 'skin' when casting and will ruin whole batches of lead if it gets in.. I suspect you still have zinc in the lead and perhaps silver.

  • @almaguapa-sailboatliveaboa440
    @almaguapa-sailboatliveaboa440 9 місяців тому +1

    Watched in details ur videos. Just fun seeing the collaboration.

  • @krisc8290
    @krisc8290 Рік тому +2

    Love your mining and smelting video's.
    The mining from the old mine to the processing to the smelting was really cool.
    For the lead aspects of the process look into some molds for old miner and his trusty donkey.
    Like they used to have for lead toy solders.
    Keep the video's coming.

  • @America_Yea
    @America_Yea Рік тому +4

    You should run those silver bars through a jewelers roller mill first to flatten both sides before punching since you used an open face casting method. Honestly the graphite molds you were using didn't have big enough sprue holes for hard high temperature metal. Look for a graphite ingot mold for iron or silver use if you want a good sizing for that. You are supposed to lift the heating torch off the silver just before pouring and the exit sprue should have at least a bit of metal in it for a really good pour. As for the borax normally when casting silver we do it from shot with no flux you can remove the borax by melting your silver and waiting for it to surface and grinding it off if needed(we've had silver in our shop a bit too contaminated by flux and this is a pretty common problem that's our usual solution though a peening hammer works pretty well too).

  • @chrisp7641
    @chrisp7641 Рік тому +4

    You should invest in an XRF Analyzer. It can tell you the different ratios in your ore cones, giving you a better idea of the amounts of things needed to refine the ores.

  • @perryhanson7878
    @perryhanson7878 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the new journey

  • @jerrodbeck1799
    @jerrodbeck1799 Рік тому

    Thank you for doing long shots of the surface of the sun mesmerizing 👍🏻

  • @bena2293
    @bena2293 Рік тому +9

    Nice job Jason, maybe you might have your Logo built into the Mold so once poured, the Bars have your Logo, then just add what ever numbers needed , The Silver Poured so Different then the Lead and I was amazed at how much heat the silver needed to stay liquid. Thanks for Sharing that Great Video, Merry Christmas to you and yours . Ben

  • @TheCritterWindow
    @TheCritterWindow Рік тому +4

    Love the videos. Did you test the lead for lost silver?

  • @paullong4471
    @paullong4471 Рік тому +1

    Video is awesome.stay safe.Markers for direction.God Bless both of you.
    Happy New Year.

  • @tonysmith5924
    @tonysmith5924 Рік тому

    So cool but a long process!👏👏👏👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

  • @hamiltongemstones8479
    @hamiltongemstones8479 Рік тому +3

    I hope Brent starts selling silver bars, I would love to buy some to make a cool limited line of jewelry with cero gordo silver!

    • @davidcox2197
      @davidcox2197 Рік тому +2

      Great idea, top that silver jewelry with some Nevada Turquoise??

  • @stevenbryant3055
    @stevenbryant3055 Рік тому +4

    I’m pretty sure The bit you guys were using with the hammer is designed to be rotated somewhere between 45 degrees and 90 degrees between between hammer hits so it doesn’t get stuck in the rock, it would’ve broken that chunk off a bit easier

  • @mariedriskell8752
    @mariedriskell8752 Рік тому

    You and Brent sure keep me on my toes this us for sure!!!!

  • @Scott-iu9fc
    @Scott-iu9fc Рік тому +1

    yo, that second silver ingot pour was sooooo clean :') well done sir. thanks for the video

  • @michaelhart7569
    @michaelhart7569 Рік тому +3

    Great stuff.
    I'm a Chemist by training, though metallurgy is not my area.
    I was intrigued to learn that liquid lead and liquid zinc form a phase separation. I had always assumed that liquid metals would almost always be miscible. I guess if I'm still learning, I'm not a complete idiot.

  • @stevea5282
    @stevea5282 Рік тому +3

    I think it would be really cool to have a custom mold with Cerro Gordo Logo or maybe limited tokens make from the ore there.

  • @snchilders
    @snchilders Рік тому

    Very interesting, thanks for putting it together.

  • @williamscoggin1509
    @williamscoggin1509 Рік тому +1

    I really enjoy all this behind the scenes how to why where, great videos! 👍🏻🇺🇲

  • @GravityPancake
    @GravityPancake Рік тому +4

    Excellent video! If I could offer one correction, Cerro Gordo is no longer a ghost town. It has been re-established and resurrected by the loving soul of Brent - with the help of some burly angels, and all of our ongoing curiosity.. also the strange allure of vintage Levis 😂 ❤

  • @-r-495
    @-r-495 Рік тому +5

    Great video.
    Nice to see you wearing adequate respiratory protection.
    We don‘t want you getting lead poisoning.

  • @greatbasingoldrush
    @greatbasingoldrush Рік тому +1

    Metal stamping is an art in and of itself I like watching your channel it's great keep them coming

  • @tallawyerblues
    @tallawyerblues Рік тому

    Love these collaborations.

  • @herrhaber9076
    @herrhaber9076 Рік тому +7

    Hi, very interesting video as always :)
    I have a question that has been in the back of my head a couple of times when I watched your videos.
    Why not go the chemical way sometimes ? In this case, your zinc and silver crust. With all your means you could easily have crushed all that to dust and dissolved the zinc in hydrochloric acid ?
    Of course, I love it when you do things "old school" but I sometimes wondered if you do it on purpose.
    Other than that, man... if I ever need a rock crusher I wont care you are on the other side of the Atlantic. These videos are excellent commercials for your business as far as I'm concerned.

    • @khadijasarkaly5588
      @khadijasarkaly5588 Рік тому

      Greatest rockd

    • @thepostapocalyptictrio4762
      @thepostapocalyptictrio4762 Рік тому

      Yeah.. I don’t understand it either. All these mining channels do it for some reason. It seems to me it’s just wasting yield for no reason.

  • @jasonhowarth6789
    @jasonhowarth6789 Рік тому +3

    You guys should have had a 3# hand sledge. 👍

  • @misterpolytech
    @misterpolytech Рік тому +2

    My hat's off to Jason & Brent, & the old school hand drilling...W/ a claw hammer? 🤪😂🤣

  • @bryanmatthew6194
    @bryanmatthew6194 Рік тому

    Love this ❤✌🏼🔥🌎 Thank you for sharing!

  • @4seasonspix
    @4seasonspix Рік тому +6

    Fascinating! I'm amazed, how the former miners dug their way through these hard rocks with much simpler tools than are available today and managed to create this rather sophisticated, sturdy labyrinth.
    What concerns me though is that you guys aren't wearing any goggles (at first), gloves, and respirator masks to protect yourself from the lead, airborne rock chips, and splinters.

    • @sideshow45
      @sideshow45 Рік тому +2

      And bacteria that hasn't been touched he'd or breathed by humans in 200 years

    • @dipf7705
      @dipf7705 Рік тому

      ​@@sideshow45 beats ohio

    • @sideshow45
      @sideshow45 Рік тому

      @@dipf7705 not hard to.

  • @wqqdcraft
    @wqqdcraft Рік тому

    this channel does the most boringly interesting videos and i cant get enough of them!

  • @carlspiva5570
    @carlspiva5570 Рік тому

    It's not every day you have a cool friend like Brent with a 900 Ft mine. Great to see you have a bond with him, to watch you go into such history in the Cerro Gordo is fascinating to watch. Hoping to see more of your videos going to the Cerro Gordo.

  • @Harbingerx81
    @Harbingerx81 Рік тому +1

    When we saw thier tools early in the video, I immediatly thought 'That's a REALLY tiny hammer for such a big chisel.' I couldn't help but laugh as he said 'I need to reasses by strategy'.

  • @thefleetfarmer1815
    @thefleetfarmer1815 8 місяців тому +1

    Definitely one of your best videos 👍

  • @geometricsprocket
    @geometricsprocket Рік тому

    Great Result. Very entertaining!

  • @dodgeit3014
    @dodgeit3014 Рік тому +1

    Man I’m all about a 1 hour video from you sir.

  • @Amac-uz9hm
    @Amac-uz9hm Рік тому

    Fantastic video and an awesome result ❤

  • @leadbadger9543
    @leadbadger9543 Рік тому

    Been watching you and ghost town for a while. cool to see you guys working together (again).