This is absolutely incredible. The mine, the plant, the ingenuity is so impressive. Love the stove bolt. Such an iconic motor. These dreamers are livin it now!!!
Looks like a great opportunity for MBMM to get some marketing in with a new setup for these guys. Bet you could double their productivity and your marketing return.
My exact words. I think they would do better with a newer setup, too. It seems like they are doing too much work to just recover the gold, but as you know, we make use of the things we can afford at the time. I would love to see a video with the new equipment and their recovery rate from it though!
These guys have by far the best Res[iratory Protection I have seen in these videos so far. They seem very intent on good Industrial Hygiene and use the safety equipment properly. Fantastic Example for new and upcoming Miners. Thanks!
Jason, just the other day I was explaining a few things about the whole mining process and your equipment to a prospector newbie. He and I started chatting more about the equipment when he suddenly asked if I was talking about MBMM. He was so excited to know both of us watch your videos! I told him without reservation I believe you are the beast, most honest UA-cam producer available for great mining info. Keep up the excellent and highly informative work!
Thanks Jason! for putting together such an informative video. Great group of pros. I've read and been following the development of this project in the ICMJ for a long time. This is one of your best. Lazy Jim
Thank Jim! I have the last segment coming out this Sunday. In it I run their ore on my equipment to test the recovery of their mill vs my equipment. Stay tuned for it, I think its quite interesting
@@mbmmllc Right on Jason! Wouldn't miss it for NASCAR or Rodeos. Thanks again for the truly great mining videos. One more thing, kudos to you for not disturbing the historical artifacts at your secret mine. I would have called the new mine, "Pandora's Box", due to the numerous entities, regulations involved. My understanding after BLM approved my Casual Use Notice is we can't disturb anything, even clearing road of nails, etc. Also, whoever owns the property, whether Public Lands or Private Land, owns the artifacts.
I love seeing it come from the mine and the outcome results. Even something small like a 1 ton assay. I also love how small samples like this can tell you how rich the ore can be.. Thanks Jason
Hi Jason, Great 'part 2' from your adventure with mineoperator. Looking forward to seeing your 100 pound sample run on slightly better equipment! Take Care, Jim
I like the practical approach to quality operations by mine operators. Is Jason started down the hole I noticed a folding chair there at the top of the opening with the extra thick foam rubber pad on it. Minimum at Great expense for the chair and maximum comfort for the sitter. 👍🏻🤔
Jason! If you haven’t ran that stuff from cali. Yet may I suggest you put the plastic over the water on the shaker table just to see if that may help keep that very fine gold from floating away. Their table made me cringe with how fast they were running the water coming straight out of the mill. Another great chance to see how much of a better recovery your table provides
I wonder if the purple colored quartz containing gold might be due to the gold reacting with aluminum impurities in the quartz. There is a purple phase of Au-Al intermetallics.
A very unique and very interesting setup that they have!! Would love to mine and have a setup like you had. Seems that took care of doing a small mine operation. But why not have a bigger pond?
My only question, why not put in another crusher to make all crushed down to more or less dust. And have a hopper installed to hold the crushed and then mix into the water slurry. To run on the shaker table.
@@rdland2985 You'd want to use a ball mill or rod mill for fine grinding like that. I agree though, a finer grind would be worth trying. Personally I think I'd grind the table tailings and then either recirculate them over the table or send them to a flotation circuit.
@Porty1119 yes a finer grind of the tailings would free up more gold... but would it be worth the effort if it isn't going to be worth it in long run of gold production. I went a did more research onto it and you are definitely correct on the ball or rod grind to make it I to more of a powder. Mbmm uses a different style of shaker table where the lines are inverted into the table instead of sticking up through the table. But he also smelts the a and b run off off the table to release all gold and turn it into a button at the end of the smelting process.
Does the mine have California Division of Mines old reports. Our mine has these reports, most shut at .30 averages. The older the mine higher the average had to be.
Stull gauge! Simple yet Great ideas make the world go roundy round. I built a timber frame barn in my 30’s by myself! I cut the Red Pine, Sawed, Dried, Designed and Built it 24x64’x22’ High, Gauge Sticks make quick accurate work like your Stull Gauge! Terrific idea! Dark Red Juicy hard rock makes me drool a bit. 🤤 😁 Really nice operation, enjoyed! Stay Golden Guy’s Peace Prospector Tripp
Are they keeping track of their base metals? Iron may not be a bank buster, but Manganese is worth some decent value. Also, they together are crucial for making steel...
Hello Jason I've been watching a lot of your videos I've never seen that type of ore before and or let me correct myself I've seen it before but I was never informed of what it was or seen it on a gold mine video. I have a little bit of knowledge about alchemy. And from my understanding whenever gold is in colloidal form when it's suspended in acid it is purple. This is because of the tin that it came into contact with while it was suspended in acid form. The only way to extract it is to re dissolve in aqua regia and you can drop it with SMB or even a piece of copper. If they're crushing it and running it through a mill then all of that colloidal gold is getting washed away.
Yeah that's why they smelt it all (A+B concentrate buckets). Panning was just for a peek at the free gold content, they already know about half is free and half is locked up in the other heavies.
@@Spudz76 that's good to know spuds but on top of that brother some gold is so fine that it evaporates upon smelting. They should at least try to do an acid test and see if they get more with a leech assay just a suggestion.
Very cool video. Almost makes me want to start mining! Question about that muck, is it tailings? any chance for gold in it? or is it just stuff blown in over 70+ years?
To bad they didn't have any gold in that ore, great set up, good crew, positive attitude, everything but decent ore value. Hope they hit a surge sump full of purple rock 8oz per ton
Hey Jason, I wonder if you could offer a better way/equipment that might catch more gold on the shaker table. It might be that watching this video, instead of in person, it seems like a much larger amount of water was running over the material. However, you did mention that it had raised riffles, so maybe that is why. Just a thought. I bet you had fun, though!!! It looks like ,fantastic, rich ore!! Warm hugs from Alabama ❤️
Without about that much flow all that larger chunk that made it through the second mill would get in the way instead of heading off the far edge. Likely when the chunk problem is solved and all that goes to the table is dust, then the flow could be tuned lower more like you may expect. However since A+B cons both get smelted it doesn't really matter how visually perfect the table runs as long as nothing but tailings are rejected. But definite room for tuning, especially getting the ore pulverized better so the slurry is less of a "stew" and more of a "rock-milk".
I’m sure that I’m not the first to ask if we’d have the opportunity, would we just wood it up and remove the pillars. Dangerous potential for awesome! Bring the whole mountain down for a few grams of gold. Crazy!
I'm thinking that a slow auger in your main bin would help. It would be useful to you if your over size could get recycled right back into main bin via maybe bucket elevator.. eventually..lol..
Thanks for the content. It appears to be a blasting cap at timestamp 36:56. Difficult to tell if it is detonated or not. It's not uncommon to come across detonated blasting caps when metal detecting or dry washing near hard rock mines. There's always possible dangers out there, everyone be safe 😮
Okay I’ll say it , jason hook these boys up with some MBMM equipment and then take the assay. I think they are awesome and working hard and everything looks awesome but I also think they may be loosing a lot with the equipment they have 🤷🏼♂️ just my opinion, great video
Hi Jason and Team,,, Wow,, amazing team of professionals,, getting it done, how much could a rookie like myself make ,, um,,, helping with ore ,, 🤣✋😐,, Federal job, job?
Should have followed my heart n dream n not listened to my dad. We did some rock hunting and lapidary work when I was a kid / teenager and I got the bug. Dad told me I was nuts and like a good child of my generation I listen to my father. All the best of luck to you. Still got a lot of purchased n found rock samples that i saved. Some in house n some in yard...hahaha...back to the soil...lol
Hey Jason you should get down to Coober Pedy here in South Australia with our mate from you tube Dan Hurd and come opal mining opal is worth 100 times what gold is worth mate .I can help you out with some contacts mate.
Jason, you should build a table that could be placed to collect thier Aand B's and run as they come off thier rough shacker table,,, it could be a small table cuz it's only built to super concentrate a specific type of material🤔🤔 let thier table feed her me if yours and see what happens
my great uncle told me a story on how miners would start a fire to hide a hotspot and to mark the area of course ...... smoke and soot on the particular rock face.
There system is very labor intensive they need the machines to time the amounts feed better the cone just looked slow have they tested how much they are losing doesn't look like a fine fine crush
If i were them id mount a set if wheels ti a piece of plywood about 2"thick, spaced do a plastic barrel will roll on it, use a eletric scooter to spin the barrel go to a salvage yard, and get some steel chunks sbout 2"x 2" maybe a few truck axels cut into 6" lengths, let it spin at 10-15 rpm overnight the oversized dtuff and the sand tailings both could be ran through it. Probably fiill the inside with 12" x 36". Sheets of 4" steel plate to hive the steel domething harder to crush the rocks against. Getting it spinning with a steel hexagon to toss everything then the heavy steel crashing down on it. It should make powder of it in just a few hours. The rock crusher seem to be a bit slow. Seems adding a modern 5speed transmission with a pulley on the tail shaft. So ut can be ran in 2nd or 3rd gear or 1st with the engine at a higher rpm. Sround 2500 rpm that engine wiuld be making about peak torque, and the addition of a electronic governor to keep the engine at a steady rpm. Even under a load. Preventing it from bogging down. I'd build a shed over the mine with solar panels. So the power is free, also the mill. So bedides some gas the mill runs free, if its lights only, a 24 v battery, and 24vdc led lighting in the mine. I never saw a mine so well lit!
Not great if you need a guy uo top with a shovel ! Design it better ! Cant be hard to get dirt to go in a hole lol loads of lumps on the table cant be good
I really hope there operation there is just for funzies because a couple grams a ton is not making money at all. Sounds like they are having a blast. I wonder what there day jobs are if they have any?
This is absolutely incredible. The mine, the plant, the ingenuity is so impressive. Love the stove bolt. Such an iconic motor. These dreamers are livin it now!!!
Great stuff. Incredible audio, my good headphones pick up Dan in the background doing his firming 😊
Looks like a great opportunity for MBMM to get some marketing in with a new setup for these guys. Bet you could double their productivity and your marketing return.
My exact words. I think they would do better with a newer setup, too. It seems like they are doing too much work to just recover the gold, but as you know, we make use of the things we can afford at the time. I would love to see a video with the new equipment and their recovery rate from it though!
Great mining show. Excellent underground exploration. Thank you.
These guys have by far the best Res[iratory Protection I have seen in these videos so far.
They seem very intent on good Industrial Hygiene and use the safety equipment properly.
Fantastic Example for new and upcoming Miners. Thanks!
Jason, just the other day I was explaining a few things about the whole mining process and your equipment to a prospector newbie. He and I started chatting more about the equipment when he suddenly asked if I was talking about MBMM. He was so excited to know both of us watch your videos! I told him without reservation I believe you are the beast, most honest UA-cam producer available for great mining info. Keep up the excellent and highly informative work!
The end-to-end process is very informative, and entertaining at the same time.
Wow that dump off system you have with the winch into the trailer is genius!
Thanks Jason! for putting together such
an informative video. Great group of pros. I've read and been following the development of this project in the ICMJ for a long time. This is one of your best. Lazy Jim
Thank Jim! I have the last segment coming out this Sunday. In it I run their ore on my equipment to test the recovery of their mill vs my equipment. Stay tuned for it, I think its quite interesting
@@mbmmllc Right on Jason! Wouldn't miss it for NASCAR or Rodeos. Thanks again for the truly great mining videos. One more thing, kudos to you for not disturbing the historical artifacts at your secret mine. I would have called the new mine, "Pandora's Box", due to the numerous entities, regulations involved. My understanding after BLM approved my Casual Use Notice is we can't disturb anything, even clearing road of nails, etc. Also, whoever owns the property, whether Public Lands or Private Land, owns the artifacts.
I love seeing it come from the mine and the outcome results. Even something small like a 1 ton assay.
I also love how small samples like this can tell you how rich the ore can be..
Thanks Jason
Hi Jason, Great 'part 2' from your adventure with mineoperator. Looking forward to seeing your 100 pound sample run on slightly better equipment! Take Care, Jim
Verry Nice Collab Jason!!
The depths you gone lately have been most impressive. Then you find miners like these!
Fun stuff.
Very cool set-up, Hey Ron!!
Good morning Jason & friends!
I see they're coming up with ways to find more gold nice
Fireman 🔥🔥🔥
Love the gremlin in the beginning 😂😂.. They need one of your systems 👍
I hear Dan Hurd in the back ground! Fun!
Great video. Thanks!
Love your channel! Living the dream!
Awesome video Jason. I don’t do well in tight spaces. I would freak out.
"Don't eat that, ok." 😆Man loving these vids with Dan, great work!
I like the practical approach to quality operations by mine operators. Is Jason started down the hole I noticed a folding chair there at the top of the opening with the extra thick foam rubber pad on it. Minimum at Great expense for the chair and maximum comfort for the sitter. 👍🏻🤔
I consider this the most ambitious crossover event in history, who needs Marvel Infinity War, when you got mbmmllc, DanHurd, and MinileOperator.
Jason, incredible video! You guys make one hell of a team, I love the interplay! More
Congrats on reaching 200K
Thanks Jason
Jason! If you haven’t ran that stuff from cali. Yet may I suggest you put the plastic over the water on the shaker table just to see if that may help keep that very fine gold from floating away. Their table made me cringe with how fast they were running the water coming straight out of the mill. Another great chance to see how much of a better recovery your table provides
Will watch Dan's too
I wonder if the purple colored quartz containing gold might be due to the gold reacting with aluminum impurities in the quartz. There is a purple phase of Au-Al intermetallics.
A Wonder to see such beauty, thank you so much for sharing!
That's a very nice haul thanks for sharing this six stars
Hey Jason at 17 min, just above the open dig above the shovel on the hanging wall seems some shinny stuff there. Pyrite or?
Does anyone haul material like the Australian opal miners with the air suction setups
A very unique and very interesting setup that they have!! Would love to mine and have a setup like you had. Seems that took care of doing a small mine operation. But why not have a bigger pond?
My only question, why not put in another crusher to make all crushed down to more or less dust. And have a hopper installed to hold the crushed and then mix into the water slurry. To run on the shaker table.
@@rdland2985 You'd want to use a ball mill or rod mill for fine grinding like that. I agree though, a finer grind would be worth trying. Personally I think I'd grind the table tailings and then either recirculate them over the table or send them to a flotation circuit.
@Porty1119 yes a finer grind of the tailings would free up more gold... but would it be worth the effort if it isn't going to be worth it in long run of gold production. I went a did more research onto it and you are definitely correct on the ball or rod grind to make it I to more of a powder. Mbmm uses a different style of shaker table where the lines are inverted into the table instead of sticking up through the table. But he also smelts the a and b run off off the table to release all gold and turn it into a button at the end of the smelting process.
@@rdland2985 All depends on the mineralogy! A lot of trial-and-error experimentation is called for when processing a new ore type.
That vein is a wee bit softer than the mines in Washington, easy mining as it goes!
very enjoyable to hunt for gold
Looks like that stovepipe needs to be a cummins, and i bet it would make the flat crushers job easier too
Does the mine have California Division of Mines old reports. Our mine has these reports, most shut at .30 averages. The older the mine higher the average had to be.
Stull gauge! Simple yet Great ideas make the world go roundy round. I built a timber frame barn in my 30’s by myself! I cut the Red Pine, Sawed, Dried, Designed and Built it 24x64’x22’ High, Gauge Sticks make quick accurate work like your Stull Gauge! Terrific idea!
Dark Red Juicy hard rock makes me drool a bit. 🤤 😁
Really nice operation, enjoyed!
Stay Golden Guy’s
Peace Prospector Tripp
Just an Awesome setup and Video Jason. Thx 4 sharing.
What is California gold ore worth what should a pay for it or is it not worth buying small amounts of gold ore
Are they keeping track of their base metals?
Iron may not be a bank buster, but Manganese is worth some decent value.
Also, they together are crucial for making steel...
We love all
It’s the unholy trinity I didn’t know I needed. Thank you!
Inspiring!
I feel like your hammer mill deals with the oversize gravel better, and has a finer more consistent output. You should sell them one!
Jason it seems to me that all the loose dirt should have been processed at the mine.
Hello Jason I've been watching a lot of your videos I've never seen that type of ore before and or let me correct myself I've seen it before but I was never informed of what it was or seen it on a gold mine video. I have a little bit of knowledge about alchemy. And from my understanding whenever gold is in colloidal form when it's suspended in acid it is purple. This is because of the tin that it came into contact with while it was suspended in acid form. The only way to extract it is to re dissolve in aqua regia and you can drop it with SMB or even a piece of copper. If they're crushing it and running it through a mill then all of that colloidal gold is getting washed away.
Yeah that's why they smelt it all (A+B concentrate buckets). Panning was just for a peek at the free gold content, they already know about half is free and half is locked up in the other heavies.
@@Spudz76 that's good to know spuds but on top of that brother some gold is so fine that it evaporates upon smelting. They should at least try to do an acid test and see if they get more with a leech assay just a suggestion.
I would be real curious to know how much was in the black tub catching the fine stuff at the end of the conveyor.
I'd be very interested in what's making it through the shaker table and into the sands and slimes.
What does the machine before the table do?
Jaw Crusher to Hammer Mill to Shaker Table?
@@sanfranciscobay thx.
Very cool video. Almost makes me want to start mining! Question about that muck, is it tailings? any chance for gold in it? or is it just stuff blown in over 70+ years?
The buckets will slide on vinyl pretty easy
Wouldn't it be good to mount vibrators to the hoppers tp keep it flowing?
Is it really that quiet ?
Hiya Jason
How many Kilowatts power does the processing building consume while in operation?
To bad they didn't have any gold in that ore, great set up, good crew, positive attitude, everything but decent ore value. Hope they hit a surge sump full of purple rock 8oz per ton
Any suggestions for the best scanner for underground veins of gold?
What is name of purple material?
Hey Jason, I wonder if you could offer a better way/equipment that might catch more gold on the shaker table. It might be that watching this video, instead of in person, it seems like a much larger amount of water was running over the material. However, you did mention that it had raised riffles, so maybe that is why. Just a thought. I bet you had fun, though!!! It looks like ,fantastic, rich ore!! Warm hugs from Alabama ❤️
Without about that much flow all that larger chunk that made it through the second mill would get in the way instead of heading off the far edge. Likely when the chunk problem is solved and all that goes to the table is dust, then the flow could be tuned lower more like you may expect. However since A+B cons both get smelted it doesn't really matter how visually perfect the table runs as long as nothing but tailings are rejected. But definite room for tuning, especially getting the ore pulverized better so the slurry is less of a "stew" and more of a "rock-milk".
I’m sure that I’m not the first to ask if we’d have the opportunity, would we just wood it up and remove the pillars.
Dangerous potential for awesome!
Bring the whole mountain down for a few grams of gold.
Crazy!
Didn't even know small lode mining was even possible with the Government regulation these days. Cool watching the skip car go up just like the 1890s
Chad is very good looking‼️‼️
Agree😊
This is amazing.
I'm thinking that a slow auger in your main bin would help. It would be useful to you if your over size could get recycled right back into main bin via maybe bucket elevator.. eventually..lol..
Thanks for the content. It appears to be a blasting cap at timestamp 36:56. Difficult to tell if it is detonated or not. It's not uncommon to come across detonated blasting caps when metal detecting or dry washing near hard rock mines. There's always possible dangers out there, everyone be safe 😮
how to separate silver and other metals from gold?.. Can you mar the tutorial
Okay I’ll say it , jason hook these boys up with some MBMM equipment and then take the assay. I think they are awesome and working hard and everything looks awesome but I also think they may be loosing a lot with the equipment they have 🤷🏼♂️ just my opinion, great video
I'm thinking your system might clean it better? But very nice system none the less.
Man i wish i could get on a good crew like this in Trinity county CA
Look forward to see results of 100# sample from California mine!!
I remember the Ingersoll Rand pneumatic chipping hammer.
Jason, it would seem they need one of your hammer mills and your shaker table to increase their yield.
Boy! You won't ever hear Jeff Williams say that he doesn't work on camera. 🤣🤣🤣
That muddy water is probably carrying gold away with it!
Are they doing this as a hobby or business and how are they doing overall?
Business..they are experience miners
Greetings from the BIG SKY. Good to see a gringo working with the Canukian. Or vise versa.
Vacuum truck ?
Hi Jason and Team,,, Wow,, amazing team of professionals,, getting it done, how much could a rookie like myself make ,, um,,, helping with ore ,, 🤣✋😐,, Federal job, job?
Found your channel through Dan's videos. I don't usually sub to new channels but your content is great and you seem very genuine keep up the good vids
3:53, pause immediately at 54.
gremlins....
Should have followed my heart n dream n not listened to my dad. We did some rock hunting and lapidary work when I was a kid / teenager and I got the bug. Dad told me I was nuts and like a good child of my generation I listen to my father. All the best of luck to you.
Still got a lot of purchased n found rock samples that i saved. Some in house n some in yard...hahaha...back to the soil...lol
I'm 67. I chased the dollar and lost a guaranteed retirement while my friends chased security and have a guaranteed retirement. It's a gamble.
Well it's not too late
Jason, they need one of your tables .
Hey Jason you should get down to Coober Pedy here in South Australia with our mate from you tube Dan Hurd and come opal mining opal is worth 100 times what gold is worth mate .I can help you out with some contacts mate.
Джейсон. Спасибо. Здесь я читаю субтитры.
wow 3 grams seems low to me
For all the effort and costs, I agree.
Now we understand why gold is so expensive...
I'm a gettin de ja vu here :P
Jason, you should build a table that could be placed to collect thier Aand B's and run as they come off thier rough shacker table,,, it could be a small table cuz it's only built to super concentrate a specific type of material🤔🤔 let thier table feed her me if yours and see what happens
my great uncle told me a story on how miners would start a fire to hide a hotspot and to mark the area of course ...... smoke and soot on the particular rock face.
There system is very labor intensive they need the machines to time the amounts feed better the cone just looked slow have they tested how much they are losing doesn't look like a fine fine crush
Nice mill they have there.
If i were them id mount a set if wheels ti a piece of plywood about 2"thick, spaced do a plastic barrel will roll on it, use a eletric scooter to spin the barrel go to a salvage yard, and get some steel chunks sbout 2"x 2" maybe a few truck axels cut into 6" lengths, let it spin at 10-15 rpm overnight the oversized dtuff and the sand tailings both could be ran through it. Probably fiill the inside with 12" x 36". Sheets of 4" steel plate to hive the steel domething harder to crush the rocks against. Getting it spinning with a steel hexagon to toss everything then the heavy steel crashing down on it. It should make powder of it in just a few hours. The rock crusher seem to be a bit slow. Seems adding a modern 5speed transmission with a pulley on the tail shaft. So ut can be ran in 2nd or 3rd gear or 1st with the engine at a higher rpm. Sround 2500 rpm that engine wiuld be making about peak torque, and the addition of a electronic governor to keep the engine at a steady rpm. Even under a load. Preventing it from bogging down. I'd build a shed over the mine with solar panels. So the power is free, also the mill. So bedides some gas the mill runs free, if its lights only, a 24 v battery, and 24vdc led lighting in the mine. I never saw a mine so well lit!
The camera you're using kick's but.
Not great if you need a guy uo top with a shovel !
Design it better !
Cant be hard to get dirt to go in a hole lol
loads of lumps on the table cant be good
How is .2 ounces per ton worth touching?
because you can move thousands of tons of rock really quickly if you hit the lode
@3.55 GREMLIN!!
Random insert??
I really hope there operation there is just for funzies because a couple grams a ton is not making money at all. Sounds like they are having a blast. I wonder what there day jobs are if they have any?
did i hear dan
Yes