How Nevada Produces BILLIONS in Gold

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  • @flippnorge7105
    @flippnorge7105 8 місяців тому +419

    All of a sudden Parker’s 50k ounces doesn’t seem that much… nice vid as always!

    • @absolut7769
      @absolut7769 8 місяців тому +33

      Yea no Parker isnt in the big leagues when it comes to gold mining

    • @Shxlbyyy
      @Shxlbyyy 8 місяців тому +21

      Ain't no Alaskan gold mine run by one crew, that's for sure 💀

    • @williamtipene1995
      @williamtipene1995 8 місяців тому +12

      Watch what they do in Australia

    • @thems_the_brakes
      @thems_the_brakes 8 місяців тому

      @@absolut7769 Parker is doing absolutely fine for himself. There's a very decent chance (likely in fact) that he makes more than the CEO of this company.

    • @Control-Alt-Delete619
      @Control-Alt-Delete619 8 місяців тому +45

      This is actual gold mining, not a soap opera. 🍻🇺🇲

  • @GotRox
    @GotRox 8 місяців тому +215

    Quite the operation.
    I spent 30 years there, and was one of the first operators of shovel 344 and 345. Good job on the video and the “regular joe” explanations. 👍🏻

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  8 місяців тому +22

      Amazing!! Thanks for making it happen

    • @JamesGGP
      @JamesGGP 7 місяців тому

      How much u make

    • @mattk7865
      @mattk7865 7 місяців тому

      What was it like living in the Nevada desert for so long?

    • @Control-Alt-Delete619
      @Control-Alt-Delete619 7 місяців тому +1

      @@mattk7865 fast women, fast equipment, and fast gold! 💪👍🍻🇺🇲

    • @pinkpapafranku
      @pinkpapafranku 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@mattk7865 I'm in the NV desert now. It sucks. It's already triple digit temps in May. Everything is dusty. When its windy you feel as if you're in a convection oven. There is almost no weather, but it can be catastrophic when it rains. And there's not enough greenery around (but it is a desert after all) People in Vegas really suck for the most part, but you'll also find some of the best people on earth there. Overall I'd rate the NV desert (outside of the cities) an 8/10 solely for the good people, but otherwise sucks

  • @ToxicMrSmith
    @ToxicMrSmith 8 місяців тому +202

    Thats around 35.6bn worth of gold for anyone wondering

    • @joelswfx
      @joelswfx 8 місяців тому +11

      Ah yes but how much are they spending on electricity to produce it, that number is probably halved….

    • @davidmella1174
      @davidmella1174 7 місяців тому +8

      @@joelswfx yeah mining is all about maximizing margins or else the operation is futile

    • @d.h.601
      @d.h.601 7 місяців тому +8

      Mmmmmmm cyanide

    • @Nirotix
      @Nirotix 7 місяців тому +3

      800,000,000 Million/year approx.

    • @DgurlSunshine
      @DgurlSunshine 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Nirotix PAID IN CRYPTO TO FOREIGN CONTRACTORS? WATER HEIST 1312

  • @lostwithasmile485
    @lostwithasmile485 4 місяці тому +20

    Crazy stuff! The statue of the gold bars at the end is so tiny compared to the enormous mining hole! Geez! So much work. Much respect, Round Mountain!

  • @MJCx777
    @MJCx777 8 місяців тому +229

    every time I see a mining video I cannot believe it's actually cost effective, but I guess it is or they wouldn''t be doing it

    • @seldoon_nemar
      @seldoon_nemar 7 місяців тому +19

      it's also an economy of scale thing. the bigger the truck the bigger the volume of PAY-load, per trip, overall cost of ton miles drops.
      it also takes decades to get to an operation of this scale. to _start_ a mine at this scale is monsterously expensive and takes years of coordination, because even the equipment suppliers do not carry inventory for example. Those big haul trucks are fairly generic, but an operator can't just call up and order 10-20 units and expect rapid delivery. A multimillion dollar shop needs to be built to even finish delivery assembly.

    • @Landstalker1999
      @Landstalker1999 7 місяців тому +20

      The almighty God created starving African children for a reason. God is wise and resourceful.

    • @piehamcake1
      @piehamcake1 7 місяців тому

      @@Landstalker1999 Man created poverty

    • @antonzhdanov9653
      @antonzhdanov9653 6 місяців тому +12

      Dude, mining is one of the most profitable businesses out there. Yeah, it's very expensive on big scale but still insanely profitable.Mine doesn't close bcs it's not profitable, it becomes not profitable when there is nothing to dig anymore.

    • @antonzhdanov9653
      @antonzhdanov9653 6 місяців тому

      ​@@seldoon_nemarNah, not really. Things like gold, platinum or amber can be dug with simple pump and washer facility with cost in range of 50k$ and be pretty much profitable.

  • @TechGorilla1987
    @TechGorilla1987 8 місяців тому +28

    @5:50 - I am already surprised that they skip the larger of the crushing stages and go right to the ball-milling.

    • @littlehippo5004
      @littlehippo5004 8 місяців тому +4

      They don’t skip it, they do it at the top of the pit and then that crushed rock goes by conveyor to stockpiles

  • @noobstertontropolisburgpoi8096
    @noobstertontropolisburgpoi8096 Місяць тому +3

    Gold, giant craters, heavy earthmovers. This one mini-doc somehow checked all my boxes. Sold! Subscribed!

  • @alanmunroe8332
    @alanmunroe8332 7 місяців тому +13

    Dec 2017 I had the opportunity to haul the boom pivot base, (63,000 lbs, 9' 6" wide x 13' long x 9' tall) for a Rope Shovel to Round Mountain NV.
    The Bucket weigh was in excess of 100,000lbs.
    The bottom door was 13'+ wide x ~20' long x ~2' tall at 35,000 lbs.
    It took the Cat Team 46 days to assemble the entire project😊
    What an experience.😊😊

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  7 місяців тому +2

      that's amazing!!

  • @mojo.adventures
    @mojo.adventures 8 місяців тому +16

    Welcome to the Silver State! 🤠 This place will make a miner or rockhound out of you before you realize it... ask me how I know 😂 This was a great episode, nice work!👍

  • @ryanc8188
    @ryanc8188 8 місяців тому +66

    I'm surprised there is enough micro gold in the leaching fields to warrant that extra operation.

    • @robotekusa
      @robotekusa 8 місяців тому +17

      99% of the gold on earth is microscopic

    • @piatdor
      @piatdor 7 місяців тому +4

      @squibbelsmcjohnsonfound long ago ?? Buddy. We’ve only been mining with technology for 40 years. Mining with machinery for 100 years. We’ve barely scratched the surface

    • @Unduplicatable
      @Unduplicatable 7 місяців тому

      @squibbelsmcjohnson lies you speak

    • @michaelfercik3691
      @michaelfercik3691 7 місяців тому +1

      There is 6 parts of gold to every trillion parts of sea water. Finding an environmentally safe and economical slight magnetism for gold, then on a big ship troll the seas of the world magnetically attracting gold out of the sea water.

    • @julianprzybysawski8543
      @julianprzybysawski8543 7 місяців тому +9

      Gold is not magnetic.

  • @kahvac
    @kahvac 8 місяців тому +11

    Thank You Kinross for the tour !

  • @untitleduniverse1828
    @untitleduniverse1828 8 місяців тому +28

    🎶 "She got the gold mine, I got the shaft"

  • @OzGeologyOfficial
    @OzGeologyOfficial 7 місяців тому +4

    Excellent video! Thanks for making this I’m having a nice little binge on your videos. Top quality production.

  • @mikegewalt4122
    @mikegewalt4122 7 місяців тому +5

    Around 35 Billion in today's price of gold. Great video!

  • @kevinmackay5233
    @kevinmackay5233 8 місяців тому +20

    I spent some time in Elko, NV and a lot of mine workers and people who work on the machines for the mine come from back east for six months at a time, and then move back to states like Missouri. Talked to a few of them in a bar one night, most of them are young guys in their 20s and early 30s but some of them are almost 60+ and have been working those hot, dry deserts for decades

  • @lastnamefirstname520
    @lastnamefirstname520 8 місяців тому +49

    You should have replied: “it was a blast”- obviously…. You get set up for comedy gold (pun intended) and miss out… 😂😂

    • @oohjah
      @oohjah 8 місяців тому

      i was waiting for that! lol

  • @deepsleep7822
    @deepsleep7822 4 місяці тому +4

    I find it interesting how many different processes there are for recovering gold.

    • @jonnyb89821
      @jonnyb89821 2 місяці тому

      Yeah this is one of the most simple!

  • @SamSeth
    @SamSeth 8 місяців тому +5

    Thanks for the inside look. It's always enjoyable to drive through Nevada and enjoy the geology

  • @billhammett174
    @billhammett174 7 місяців тому +27

    Makes bitcoin mining look good environmentally...

    • @MrMadartist
      @MrMadartist 7 місяців тому +3

      They have to mine the gold for the connections don't they?

    • @milky_joh6281
      @milky_joh6281 6 місяців тому +4

      How you going to build that super computer 😂

    • @brylzy
      @brylzy 6 місяців тому +10

      You should see lithium mines…. It makes oil look good environmentally…

    • @richardmccann4815
      @richardmccann4815 4 місяці тому +1

      Except for the massive amount of electricity and electronics in the form of servers that is needed to keep track of the transactions!

    • @Rob-tr1st
      @Rob-tr1st 3 місяці тому

      SAVAGE!!

  • @catatonia1
    @catatonia1 7 місяців тому +8

    Over the same period of time the Super Pit in Kalgoorlie Western Australia produced 50 million ounces of Gold

  • @shopshop144
    @shopshop144 8 місяців тому +4

    After the gold bars get to the point as in this video, 80% gold, is that the end of the road for Kinross, or do they refine the gold further else where? Good video!

    • @jonnyb89821
      @jonnyb89821 2 місяці тому

      I don’t know where Kinross refines it’s gold but the mines I worked at shipped it all to a specific refiner in Salt Lake City

  • @craignelson6810
    @craignelson6810 4 місяці тому +1

    This is a great video showing the process with great shots. I remember working at Gold Quarry mine with Newmont in summer 2010. Brings back memories. Mining is big business. Crazy enough money can be made to make this happen.

  • @Jack-ne8vm
    @Jack-ne8vm 8 місяців тому +6

    Make the waste dumps or heap leach look like pyramids. Something to see from the air. How about making a video of decommissioning a big mine? Does a lot of it get buried in the pit?

  • @Calliber50
    @Calliber50 5 місяців тому +2

    I was at a Nevada gold mine, I found a neat heavy dented ball on the ground and brought it inside and put it on my folding table. I came back to the room being evacuated and my ball being removed. Turns out the used ball mill balls can explode from the stress of heating up and cooling over and over as they crush ore. After a few days I found a neat giant scorpion I put in my beverage container and placed on my folding table. The plant manager said I was like a damn child, just touching and picking up everything. All they told me was stay away from cyanide and shinny yellow rocks. Never said anything about balls and scorpions.

  • @daveelv
    @daveelv Місяць тому +2

    Been watching for years Aaron,,love the content....spent my entire life in the industry...heavy haul transportation.....Any chance you could turn the music down on your videos?...more to a background level!! Thanks.....Dave

  • @thomasmiracle7826
    @thomasmiracle7826 8 місяців тому +6

    My mom hauls gold ore out of the mine outside spring creek there in Nevada what will blow your mind is Canada owns all that gold

  • @Jasonbourne69
    @Jasonbourne69 8 місяців тому +6

    Didn’t know Trojan made explosives but I guess they were already good with explosions

  • @martinbernal5693
    @martinbernal5693 8 місяців тому +2

    What happens to the byproduct? It’s just sand at that point or is it more complicated than that?

    • @VitaKet
      @VitaKet 3 місяці тому

      They leave it for future generations to deal with.

  • @BloatedBearucraticNightmare
    @BloatedBearucraticNightmare 7 місяців тому +1

    Do they backfill in compact the holes

  • @terrancestodolka4829
    @terrancestodolka4829 6 місяців тому +2

    Wow... What an amazing process... Glad KINROSS Round Mountain of Utah, allowed you into an amazing mine and how the extremely large process is achieved to create gold bars...

  • @josephmedina6403
    @josephmedina6403 2 місяці тому +1

    What do you need to work here Aaron?
    Mshaw ? Explosives permit ? Osha as well ?

    • @jonnyb89821
      @jonnyb89821 2 місяці тому +1

      You need the new miner MSHA training. To work with explosives you have to take the training and be registered with the BATF with no felony convictions

  • @Reloykaotica
    @Reloykaotica 8 місяців тому +1

    for anyone interested in how much 15 million ounces cost as of 8 days ago when this video came out it is roughly 3.6 Billion

  • @thisismyusername6717
    @thisismyusername6717 8 місяців тому +2

    Damn they dont leave NONE behind😂
    Awesome video!

  • @fragdude
    @fragdude 6 місяців тому +1

    What a massive effort.
    I wonder if the various extraction methods ever stop/start depending on the price of gold (presumably some of the extraction methods cost more/less per ounce)?
    Or is the price of gold always high enough for it to be worth running the operation always at full steam ahead of time

  • @keitharnett2647
    @keitharnett2647 8 місяців тому +5

    Miami and Globe Az mining district is cool area , Plus new Resolution mine is close by 8K ft main shaft where block cave deep mine is huge deal . Thx for videos worked mining industry for years back in KY live Az now .

  • @beloved_lover
    @beloved_lover Місяць тому +1

    I've never understood how that's even remotely feasible considering the size of the operation and how small the output is in physical form. Heavy machines and cost to build the facility and maintain everything. But then again, 15 000 000 Oz of gold is worth $40 billion in today's price. So it kinda makes sense now.

    • @Jamskater93
      @Jamskater93 24 дні тому

      Not to mention, they sift and separate all of that material. They could also sell clean fill dirt and landscaping rocks for new construction builds.

  • @seanchiarot
    @seanchiarot 8 місяців тому +1

    Gotta say; I have no clue how this ended up on my for you page.... but I'm glad it did; this was quite interesting!

  • @sveannnnnnn7578
    @sveannnnnnn7578 8 місяців тому +1

    great video, watching from Sweden !

  • @kennethwilliams3584
    @kennethwilliams3584 5 місяців тому +1

    How do you keep the water from getting in

    • @jonnyb89821
      @jonnyb89821 2 місяці тому

      Typically is another department in the mine and they drill wells around the parameter and pump out the ground water.

  • @p.guillermoterrera7543
    @p.guillermoterrera7543 6 місяців тому +4

    Destruyendo ,El ambiente ,acabando con toda la vida ,dejando,solo la Tierra sin vida ,tremenda ambicion sin limited.

  • @justusm7171
    @justusm7171 8 місяців тому +3

    We see what you are constantly thinking about A-Aron, separate the race 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Love the edits bruh.

  • @tristenklein5940
    @tristenklein5940 8 місяців тому +4

    Any idea what the time frame is from the day the mine purchases the CAT Shovel to the time it actually begins operation? How about the time frame involved in assembling the shovel onsite?

    • @austinotto3551
      @austinotto3551 8 місяців тому +4

      I work for cat I have worked on two of the shovels at round mountain but I’ve built some but I don’t know about time from factory to the mine but assembly is about two month give or take a couple weeks

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  8 місяців тому +7

      They’re usually ordered years out. Assembly takes a few months

    • @mzee5533
      @mzee5533 8 місяців тому +4

      With experienced guys a single shovel assembling is 3months max. I was in the assembling team of the same Bucyrus 495HR2 it took us 3 months and all of us were newbie’s to the shovel we only had 3 experienced guys from 🇨🇱.

  • @petercozzaglio6070
    @petercozzaglio6070 18 днів тому

    Hello Aaron, your mining videos are very well produced and very interesting. It isn’t often that I subscribe after only 2 videos.

  • @Darkmatter2134
    @Darkmatter2134 7 місяців тому +8

    Just imagine all this work to produce gold for electronics that just end up in landfills in a few years.

    • @negroniusblaximus7420
      @negroniusblaximus7420 5 місяців тому

      There is a new chemical process to extract gold and other rare earth elements from electronics, we will most likely not be sending our electronics to india to have children burn to extract any longer

    • @LTMH369
      @LTMH369 2 дні тому

      You can retrieve gold from electronics. My 11 year old found a video on youtube that shows you how to do it.

  • @IntegraDIY
    @IntegraDIY 2 місяці тому

    5:06 I’m guessing the dump trucks drive on the inside, to avoid the weaker edge 🤔

  • @dgsantafedave1
    @dgsantafedave1 8 місяців тому +5

    Mine, Mine all Mine!!!! Love that cartoon!

  • @mkegadgets4380
    @mkegadgets4380 8 місяців тому +3

    Very interesting video. Step one….. removing the overburden look forward to your next video

  • @greggreg2263
    @greggreg2263 7 місяців тому +2

    How much would it cost to build an operation like this from scratch?🤑

  • @korsi500
    @korsi500 Місяць тому

    That was cool that monument to all the gold taken out of there! 👏

  • @johnroney3556
    @johnroney3556 7 місяців тому

    Great informative video on the complete process. I use to work at a small gold mine and mill in the early 80's. As a young kid in my 20's i learned so much about all the different phases of mining. From geology to labor to mechanic to mill man to cook, i did a lot of different jobs. Mining gets into your blood, its not just a job but a way of life.

  • @BrandonBroe
    @BrandonBroe 7 місяців тому +1

    I curious what happens when a big truck breaks down during the haul back and the road service mechanic can’t fix it, how would u tow them out?

    • @jonnyb89821
      @jonnyb89821 2 місяці тому

      They have a really large tow truck! Most break downs can be fixed right where the truck sits.

  • @boda4339
    @boda4339 20 днів тому

    Can the sand after the gold is extracted be used for making concrete?

  • @GarbageDanks
    @GarbageDanks 7 місяців тому +9

    Here we are. Just mining the shit out of the earth for the aliens to have their free fuel.

    • @hamaljay
      @hamaljay 5 місяців тому +1

      What a great comment.

  • @caljustis1579
    @caljustis1579 8 місяців тому

    Is it just me or was the ground moving at 3:00? Seems kinda sketchy to have that bucket and truck on that

  • @nicholasmorello6370
    @nicholasmorello6370 7 місяців тому +1

    I live a hour and a half from there. Always wondered how they did it. Thanks.

    • @brettwymer5433
      @brettwymer5433 4 місяці тому

      Tonapah? My brother actually work at that mine back in the mid 80’s….when there was still a mountain.

  • @pyro323
    @pyro323 8 місяців тому +1

    I was waiting for Aaron to say he had a blast blasting all that rock!

  • @69FTWB
    @69FTWB 8 місяців тому +1

    It’d be super cool if you looked at the tailings ponds of some of these mines. I know its not the most glamorous part of gold mining but it’s super cool (to me…I work on a TMA) millions and millions of yards of rock/clay/sand placed super precisely

  • @tatendaVIDZ90
    @tatendaVIDZ90 Місяць тому

    XCITING STUFF! you forgot to explain what happens to the gravity recovered gold from the shaking table though, where it ends up and what happens to it. None the less, quite cool learning about all these steps "exciting" the gold!!

  • @mna9211
    @mna9211 2 місяці тому

    Man you are amazing. Love and respect from India

  • @andersonlynn3686
    @andersonlynn3686 8 місяців тому +1

    You mean there’s no made up drama and bunch of breakdowns , nice professional setup and video .

  • @garyanddoris6022
    @garyanddoris6022 Місяць тому

    As a retired welder over 35 years, I've replaced enough Gotdayum steel in rock trucks , 777 , 787 , Dozens from a 350 to a D11 cat , Shanks , teeth on shovels , buckets , hoppers belt lines , trains expert on some 1950 model rail cars, to reach Mars and back 3 times ...lol...

  • @RaceCarLogic
    @RaceCarLogic Місяць тому +1

    good video, hanks for sharing.

  • @B-rad303
    @B-rad303 6 місяців тому

    The giant greater looks so beautiful on the landscape

  • @camnnn
    @camnnn Місяць тому

    I’ve worked on round mountain, kennecot, battle mountain, twin creeks . Cortez and a few others

  • @richardbeee
    @richardbeee 7 місяців тому +1

    Wow! That was cool. Now I can put a visual of the mine with the high grade specimens that I recently saw for sale. Nice job. Just for clarity though, cyanide dissolves the gold. Gold will cling to mercury. I'm a retired assayer and refiner of precious metals. Loved my first pit shot also. Incredible!😊

  • @Rapture9999
    @Rapture9999 7 місяців тому +1

    During an internship with Barrick they let me detonate the charges one afternoon. Was awesome

  • @am01am
    @am01am Місяць тому +1

    I would say water is too dense to extract gold with. It's too wasteful in other words, I know it is the most abundant ressource doesn't mean it's the best to work with. Gold is heavy, and I can see they are fortifying their process by making as many systems as possible. But they can make do with very few systems. And have like near 100% extraction success. But switching to less dense liquids might be very tricky. But if they can save on consumption somehow then it could prove to be worth it.
    Step 1 they put the paydirt in the rock tumbler, take out the fine particles. And dry it. Then they hit it with less dense liquids like alcohols, and the gold is heavier and it stays behind. The alcohol can be recycled.

  • @sdrammm696969
    @sdrammm696969 3 місяці тому

    What do they do when they are done with that site? Leave a huge hole?

  • @henryfoulkes7793
    @henryfoulkes7793 Місяць тому

    This is awesome, can I ask what cameras and lens you guys use?

  • @mikeconnery4652
    @mikeconnery4652 6 місяців тому

    Nice operation and thanks for the video

  • @BloatedBearucraticNightmare
    @BloatedBearucraticNightmare 7 місяців тому

    Does that plant make bars all day and night?
    or
    Do they pour like on a schedule?
    or
    Just when they have enough gold to pour so many bars?

  • @JaredAdjei-kwarteng-wk7ir
    @JaredAdjei-kwarteng-wk7ir 2 місяці тому

    How much will it cost you to construct such a plant(gold refinery plant)

  • @delviscandelario5749
    @delviscandelario5749 7 місяців тому

    The video is very interesting, many people would like to have a kilo of gold and see here how much is produced, what life is like.

  • @KieranMckean
    @KieranMckean 5 місяців тому

    Is that the elko mine ?
    I toured the elko mine 30 years ago as part of a harnischfeger p&h group . We were told 1.5 million per day in gold. We took a picture of the whole group of about twelve of us standing in the shovel.

  • @billbradley2480
    @billbradley2480 8 місяців тому +1

    Wow that’s about 1245 ounces of gold and silver etc per day produced since 1985.

  • @tedc7714
    @tedc7714 7 місяців тому

    What's the procedure for a run a way haul truck??? And what is the final result per ton of rock.

  • @redhammer6601
    @redhammer6601 8 місяців тому

    why is the ground moving at 3:02 lol? just a camera effect? if not thats scary lol

  • @socalcasedog
    @socalcasedog 8 місяців тому +1

    Cool perspective of where I work.

  • @edward9
    @edward9 Місяць тому

    Excellent as usual!

  • @corneliuswowbagger
    @corneliuswowbagger 5 місяців тому

    Interesting, I ‘m a geologist with some background in mineral processing engineering. I once got a tour of a much smaller scale, but still profitable, mine in the Flowery lode that parallel to and east of the Comstock under Virginia City. They had just cut into old underground works that dated back to gold rush days. We also saw an old and in the day not so well controlled cyanide mill that looks like desert, but was a Superfund Cleanup site.

  • @tommybokelman5565
    @tommybokelman5565 8 місяців тому

    One of The biggest open pit gold mine in the United States is in Mojave City California. I've been waiting for a video on that one

  • @g-dcomplex1609
    @g-dcomplex1609 3 місяці тому

    thank you for sharing, well thought out, regards

  • @FjHenderson
    @FjHenderson 8 місяців тому

    How does it take to get to the bottom of the pit from the top?

  • @120alvarez
    @120alvarez 22 дні тому

    Donde ponen toda la tierra extraída de las minas? Se vuelve a rellenar el hoyo después de extraer todo el mineral?

  • @brianshaw8344
    @brianshaw8344 6 місяців тому

    great job Aaron..... I have relatives that work there. Great to see the bottom of the pit where they work.

  • @RichRich-jl5oh
    @RichRich-jl5oh 4 місяці тому

    ive worked at nevada gold mines. the size of the plants and operating costs are billions also

  • @shakdidagalimal
    @shakdidagalimal 6 місяців тому

    Really, only those three bars worth since 1985 ? So what are they working with one part per million ? 14:59

  • @PomahXomehko
    @PomahXomehko 7 місяців тому +1

    The new kid on the block is Ukraine, Ukraine has over 2500 tonnes underground so when the war with Russia is over Ukraine will be hot property it has over 14.5 trillion dollars of minerals resources so it's in the top 12 countries blessed on top and underneath. The gold ore will last 100 years.

  • @listcheck
    @listcheck 7 місяців тому

    We need more of these mines all over

  • @radme
    @radme 5 місяців тому

    You might like a tour of one of the underground mines in Elko, it's a different experience certainly.

  • @matt2929-w2n
    @matt2929-w2n 8 місяців тому +1

    You should try and do a video on Stillwater mine in Big timber Montana. Just out of Bozeman, Montana. It’s an underground hard rock mine. Pretty cool place. I worked there for a while!

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  8 місяців тому +1

      I grew up spending summers not far in Red Lodge

  • @jm-sv8ub
    @jm-sv8ub 5 місяців тому

    Worked there in the early 90’s way before the mills, we just used leach pads

  • @breakthechains8362
    @breakthechains8362 3 місяці тому

    Would be nice if that ratio of silver to gold was reflected in the price of silver.

  • @srreventon
    @srreventon 8 місяців тому +1

    Nice documentary i wonder if the host attended the colorado school of mines?
    I have seen the open pit gold mine in hermosillo mx
    My fav documentary is "the largest gold mine in the world (spark)

  • @clarkloewen1234
    @clarkloewen1234 6 місяців тому +1

    Why don’t they mine underground?

    • @jonnyb89821
      @jonnyb89821 2 місяці тому

      Underground mining is a lot more expensive per ton so the head grade needs to be much higher.

  • @griffhenshaw5631
    @griffhenshaw5631 6 місяців тому

    Love it...the 1st time I was at round man there was a hill. 2nd time small hill. Now a hole. So e nice spots up the hills and a hot springs. Darrough near by. Loved old mines all my life. Pit mining is efficient but kinsey have the same panache. I was in the granite business. Quarry to finished gravestones. It's more similar to this type of mining. Just blasting was black powder as slower expansion and wouldn't fissure the stone. Family was in the cement business which used ball mills. Quite away from old stamp mills. Round mtn is a very impressive operation. More or less like process in old VC for example but modern and huge.

  • @heinekenczech
    @heinekenczech 8 місяців тому

    Awesome vid. Thank you.

  • @giggity8249
    @giggity8249 7 місяців тому

    3 words.....NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. VERY KEY TO SUCCESS IN THE INDUSTRY. AS LONG AS YOU HAVE WATER.

    • @giggity8249
      @giggity8249 7 місяців тому

      I have been prospecting and collecting gold half of my life. Sitting on 2 Oz . now. But, how I feel about ra ping the landscape.....is different.

    • @giggity8249
      @giggity8249 7 місяців тому

      That land won't recover for a millennium.

  • @Olliinn
    @Olliinn 8 місяців тому +1

    Never knew gold mining got this complex. Great video!

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  8 місяців тому +2

      Thanks for watching

    • @jonnyb89821
      @jonnyb89821 2 місяці тому

      That is actually a very simple process! There are several more processes that are way more complex.

  • @jeanettewest
    @jeanettewest 8 місяців тому +1

    Didnt show primary crusher, best part.