Miners Lore - The Geology of an 1800's Prospector

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Miners Lore - The Geology of an 1800's Prospector

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This video describes the history of events that lead to the California Gold Rush and Pikes Peak Gold Rush in Colorado. It details geological methods and gold recovery tools the old prospectors and miners used to locate and extract gold and other precious metals. This video also details various geological processes involved in depositing gold in placer type gold deposits, to include rivers, streams, bedrock, rivers, sand and gravel beds.
Some of the gold finding and recovery methods described in this video include: Placer Mining, Drift and Coyote Mining, Faults and Igneous Intrusions, Locating Lode Gold Deposits (sources of gold), Quartz Rock Veins, Rock Brecciation, Olivine Mineral, Hematite minerals and uses among Native Americans to make red pigment for pictographs, painting faces and decorating teepees. Origins of phrases such as; Gold Rides an Iron Horse, Gold Wears an Iron Hat and Fool's Gold.
Most of the information I've learned about "Miners Lore" and the adventures of 1800's prospectors and gold miners in the old west, has come from books found in my local public libraries. Libraries are a great place to learn about this wonderful and colorful part of our history. If you find a book you are interested in reading and your library does not have it, usually they have a program where they borrow the book from another library on your behalf for free. Take advantage of these amazing programs. The older books are the best and full of colorful tidbits of history that has been almost forgotten with the passing of time.
Here is a good link to information about fissures and faults in the earth - geoscience.blo...
Here is a good link to information about breccia in rocks - www.sciencedir...
Here is a good link to information about Olivine - geology.com/mi...
This is a link that will explain the methods ancient people, to include American Indians, used to make different colored pigments to create pictographs, rock art, cave paintings and face and hair paint. - en.wikipedia.o...
My contact information is: wirecanyon@gmail.com

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@GarrisonFall 4 ай бұрын

Like many other comments, I'm impressed by your mixture of history and practical geology. I've read about both, but nothing beats being able to see real-life examples and your clear, straight forward explanations complete the picture. Your appreciation of history, the human ties to the landscape, and the natural beauty of the subject matter add to the experience. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@LowBudgetExploration 4 ай бұрын

Many thanks GarrisonFall.

@Xylo58 10 ай бұрын

Very informative. Mixing geology with history. You earned my sub! Well done!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thank you and welcome aboard my friend.

@TheSilmarillian 2 ай бұрын

An amazing presentation hello from Australia opal miner here.

@itchy7727 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Man. What a gem of a video.

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Cool, glad you liked it.

@TheSmokie55 10 ай бұрын

New to channel, not a subscriber... but holy heck what an incredible video. I learned more in this video than I have about this history in my entire life span. Thank you for putting it together and explaining it in such detail. Thumbs up brother! 30 min well spent. Cheeers

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Awesome!! I love feedback like that, let's me know this is all worth my time and people find value in it. Thank you.

@CCaddy 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the geology discussion. So appreciated!

@BWowed 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you.

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks BWowed.

@SECRETCREEKPROSPECTING1776 10 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the class today. Thanks a million 😅

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure, glad you liked it.

@paulconnell2385 10 ай бұрын

Well, you sound like ya certainly know ya stuff, and got my subscription to boot. I hope to remember and use it here in Australia. Thanks. Cheers Paul.

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul and welcome to the channel. I just finished watching a documentary about, "Lasseter's Reef" in Australia that a guy who watches my videos told me about and recommended. Very cool story.

@judieahmed98 8 ай бұрын

I so appreciate your videos as my interest in geology and adventure exceeds my ability to enjoy these activities.

@darrelllne2136 10 ай бұрын

Another Great Video !!!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Darrell, appreciate the comment and glad you enjoyed it.

@lloydberges3533 10 ай бұрын

Subscribed and shared. Well done.

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Lloyd and welcome to the channel my friend. I also appreciate you sharing the video. I don't really do any social media outside this channel, so thank you for sharing the video with others.

@lostadamsgold 10 ай бұрын

Great geology lesson and it looks like it was a beautiful day.

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Hi Adams, it was lot's of fun and thank you. I got hammered by the rain on the hike back to the Jeep, if I would have had some soap and shampoo, I could have taken a second daily shower. 😆

@tg242ovlov 3 ай бұрын

I swear this video answered almost all of my question on this topic. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I just moved here from pa and I love learning about the different geology. Lots of coal mines but no gold.

@LowBudgetExploration 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad you found the info useful and thanks for the feedback.

@robertwest5142 10 ай бұрын

Such beautiful land ,great filming.

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert.

@RicoMoneybags 10 ай бұрын

keep'em coming thank you for sharing your knowledge

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Rico.

@lucabrasi5095 6 ай бұрын

You are Very Good at explaining things

@directcoolingservice7225 10 ай бұрын

Very informative 👍🏻

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thank you and glad you enjoyed it.

@deepbludude4697 2 ай бұрын

Great history lesson here thanks. This morning I spent hours snorkeling a creek where I live here in the Ozarks saw many tiny tiny flakes hung in rock ledges. Also found an I phone and some keys not even using any equipment just mask and Chucks and a Bond Arms Rowdy lots of damn cottonmouths.

@LowBudgetExploration 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I hate the cottonmouths. I used to live in the South and had some close encounters. Be careful my friend and hope you continue to find cool stuff.

@MrLeadghost 10 ай бұрын

Nice primer! Cheers from an oregon / washington prospector.

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Awesome!! I wish you the best of luck out there in Oregon and Washington country my friend. Hope you find the mother load!

@toddrodgers5108 7 ай бұрын

Great information thank you. Blessings

@user-zh3rg9pl7u 7 ай бұрын

Badger loves your classroom.

@user-qn9pe3ju3x 9 ай бұрын

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen, which provides the historical and geological backdrop to mining practices in the 19th Century. Well done!

@LowBudgetExploration 9 ай бұрын

Many thanks.

@legacyXplore 10 ай бұрын

Great timing! Good way to start the weekend. I just shared your channel with a community post on my channel. Only 1k subs but I haven’t shared many channels. Maybe you and two others.

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

I just subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching your videos. Thank you for posting this vid, that is really cool!!

@legacyXplore 10 ай бұрын

@@LowBudgetExploration yes sir!

@richardcox7330 8 ай бұрын

Thank you you have answered some questions ihave had for along time,thanks again god bless you and your family

@LowBudgetExploration 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Richard, appreciate it and glad you found value in the video.

@melaniemills7255 10 ай бұрын

thank you for sharing your knowledge. what beautiful adventures💚

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Melanie.

@timwilson-fx1sx 5 күн бұрын

great video thanks for sharing

@adamspeck3162 10 ай бұрын

thanks for another great video brother! you are my favorite channel on this platform. keep up the great, informative, fascinating, and beautifully shot work!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Adam! The rain sucked, but it gave the rocks that wet look which turned out nice. I very much appreciate the comment.

@billyedwards6101 Ай бұрын

That was very interesting thank you for sharing 😊

@sandrarogers1200 8 ай бұрын

Interesting stuff!! Thank you!!

@LowBudgetExploration 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Sandra. I find the history more interesting than the actual minerals. I often wish I had a time machine, so I could go back and watch all this stuff unfold.

@thelost10mmsocket74 10 ай бұрын

Great story and I'm glad I watched. You gave really good perspective from the old miners and what it was they endured and the knowledge they honed to find the gold. If you think about it, they taught themselves quite a bit in the first 10 yrs in California. I'm certain most of the old timers weren't educated in geology and minerals at least not from an academic side. So, having to learn how to read a break in a shelf with a fault line and then re-establishing where and what direction it went I'm sure took some time. I know if would've taken me a great deal of time back then without some knowledge from someone who knew it lol. I would've starved for sure but, your explanation and knowledge you shared today really shed light on the experience. Also, the knowledge of the rocks and different minerals, how they read them, what to actually look for and the test panning. I've recently dabbled into gold prospecting myself off and on for a few yrs and this video helped me understand and answered a few questions I had been pondering, Thanks for the video and ty for taking the time to create it. Well done!!!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks for the compliment and thoughtful comment. Those old timers were most deffinately a tough breed and I'm sure many of them went hungry from time to time. I wish you the best of luck with your prospecting endeavors.

@ryanmrowka8970 8 ай бұрын

Right

@brentsmith981 6 күн бұрын

Very informative and fun

@roycehartman325 10 ай бұрын

That was a great video I hope you make more like it!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Royce for watching and appreciate the comment.

@romeroj821 10 ай бұрын

Solid video! I see a lot of the same geological structures here in southern Utah! It’d be fun to see ya down here looking for fun stuff!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Southern Utah is most definitely beautiful. Maybe someday our paths will cross.

@TerriAnnNiemeier-dy3no 10 ай бұрын

Great video all around Pikes Peaks are various Rockhounding gems,

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Yes it is, beautiful rocks and scenery.

@WetFootWes 10 ай бұрын

You got me. I have a basic knowledge of geology, but your examples are definitive. Keep up the good work and best of health.

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks WetFootWes. I don't consider myself an expert or anything like that. I just like sharing some stuff I've picked up over the years. I enjoy history and geology, so this sort of stuff interest me.

@Miningpastpresentfuture 10 ай бұрын

Great introduction on ore deposits for the layman. I just found your channel and subscribed I will be looking at your other videos. Keep up the good work!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thank You! And welcome to the channel. 👍

@walkers 10 ай бұрын

Well done man. Start to finish. I put pieces together of everything you covered over the course of like a year after becoming enthralled and diving in to try to understand/make sense of everything. But that was an excellent presentation of some awesome bits of information

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Your welcome and my pleasure!!

@patrickjones1061 9 ай бұрын

Phantom canyon is a beautiful place. Never got out and hiked around like you. Thanks for sharing your intro geological lesson. It was excellent.

@LowBudgetExploration 9 ай бұрын

Yes it is, lots of mineralization everywhere!

@sappervince21 10 ай бұрын

Man thank you so much for the videos you make i enjoy every single one of them and they are all very informational and I love how you give the information by using stories from back in the day I really reslly love and enjoy and appreciate your videos please continue to make more and I'll like them all as share them thank you

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks Sapper and I appreciate the compliment, means a lot to me. I also wanted to thank you for sharing the videos. Outside of this channel, I am very private and don't use any other social media, so I don't have any way to share them. Thanks again.

@rebeccajohnson2633 9 ай бұрын

Thank you greatly for sharing. Both my grandfathers were miners,so it’s definitely in my blood to want to explore and to learn.😊

@LowBudgetExploration 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome Rebecca. I try to give these old time prospectors/miners the honor and respect they deserve.

@Dirt47 9 ай бұрын

Great video and info sir!

@LowBudgetExploration 9 ай бұрын

Hi Dirt47. I'm glad you found the information interesting and I appreciate the comment.

@penttijuvo1147 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you sir 👋 from Finland

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

All the way from Finland, that is awesome. I have a video called, "The Ancient Ones-Postdiluvian King, Giant and Headhunters". I think you would really enjoy this video.

@clayhorrocks9560 10 ай бұрын

Another good one. Lots of great info I didn’t know before

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!

@davidcisneros1429 9 ай бұрын

I grew up in Boulder, and.most of the family lived in The San Luis Valley, with some living in Gardner, and Red Wing, ny fathers home growing up. Your right. There is still quite a bit of gold to be found all over Colorado. Hell the entirety of Arizona and New Mexico alone could refill American Gold Reserves to overflowing in just ten months! With Alaska and Nevada, and Montana powering up, in two years there would be enough money to ensure every retiree, veteran, and homeless person be provided a way forward towards their American Dream. Anyway, great video, and I'll subscribe!

@LowBudgetExploration 9 ай бұрын

Thanks David and welcome aboard. I used to live next to Gardner, in the Wet Mountain Valley. Absolutely beautiful!

@markshietze4783 9 ай бұрын

😮 oh my ! What an excellent video ! Very entertaining , very good content ❤😊

@LowBudgetExploration 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@bobfitzwater6303 10 ай бұрын

Very well done!!!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Bob.

@hippiecowgirl4231 10 ай бұрын

What a great informative video ! Subscribed !! Keep em comin'

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks hippiecowgirl and welcome to the channel.

@thisherewalnut8139 5 күн бұрын

Great info! New sub

@LowBudgetExploration 5 күн бұрын

Thank you sir and welcome to the channel.

@HelloImNoob2323 10 ай бұрын

I love your videos, thanks!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Noob.

@suesun7072 9 ай бұрын

Great closing words! I sometimes come across promising looking quartz veins when hiking here in Europe. But then, looking around me and I think to myself, that this untouched piece of landscape looks way too good to be ruined by mining gold out of it.

@LowBudgetExploration 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, I feel the same way. The wild places are the true treasure.

@chefdutoit 10 ай бұрын

Really awesome- thank you

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks for watching.

@grandmakellymcdonald 10 ай бұрын

Let’s go, let’s go treasure and adventure🌺💕👵✌️

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

I like your spirt Grandma.

@jimpullman-sr2525 9 ай бұрын

Thank you !

@LowBudgetExploration 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome Jim and thanks for watching.

@John-wm6fg 10 ай бұрын

I Was Wondering If You Had encounters with Rattlesnakes ? Before you Said it !!! I Used to Live Just Outside Of Colorado Springs And There Were always At Least Two or 3 Dozen Of Them I Would encounter while enjoying my Hikes of Exploration , You Really Have To Be On Guard because they Blend into the Surroundings so Closely , if GOD Had Not of Granted Them Warning Rattles , I Surely Could Have Been Struck Many Times !!!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

I hate them. My problem is I am always looking up towards the rock formations looking for minerals, or looking for wildlife. It's very hard for me to constantly watch the trail for them and like you said they blend in so well. Nasty little critters.

@jamesalanstephensmith7930 10 ай бұрын

Informative!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks James. Glad you enjoyed it.

@au_gmentedreality 7 ай бұрын

Great history. I'm a romantic of that period. And I love gold. I can only imagine the gold fever driving these men to become vagabonds

@hardyakka6200 10 ай бұрын

That pink granite is called adamalite That is the granite that carries tin ores.

@chriswertz1438 10 ай бұрын

Love your video

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris.

@timothygruber9386 10 ай бұрын

Nice video.

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Timothy.

@ryanmrowka8970 8 ай бұрын

"To paint their t-pee with" Brilliant 😅

@MikeHensley-sc3ns 8 ай бұрын

There is so much gold nobody will find it all… but I guarantee the places that has the most are probably off limits. Follow the 👽🛸they’ll take you to the spot.. watch out for👣👣👣. Sweet informative video… I would love to go hounding.👍🏼

@LowBudgetExploration 8 ай бұрын

LOL, you never know my friend. I always keep my eyes peeled for both.

@Partimepeasant 7 ай бұрын

Fisher crack's can they be checked for electrical discharge? @ 26:51. Or capistance.

@LowBudgetExploration 7 ай бұрын

Not that I'm aware of.

@Draintheswamp2024 10 ай бұрын

there is a new piece of equipment coming out that makes gold prospecting beach sand a breeze way faster than a sluice or gold cube, hint the name of it will be called "Inside Out"

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Cool

@jimmylarge1148 4 ай бұрын

Quartz is petrified tree sap from giant ancient trees. Change my mind.

@johnstanley8091 10 ай бұрын

It's actually not gravity that pulls its down it's the density of the gold that caused it to fall gravity is only a theory but great information thank you

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

@John-wm6fg 10 ай бұрын

Try a Head Dive off a 2 story House !!! I have and You Will Get Great Knowledge of Gravity Very Very Quickly , So Fast That The Medical Bills Beat You To Your Home !!!!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

@@John-wm6fg Ouch. I think I will pass. LOL.

@johnstanley8091 10 ай бұрын

@@John-wm6fg yes because you probably weigh a hundred and some-odd pounds that's not gravity that's mass and density

@John-wm6fg 10 ай бұрын

@@johnstanley8091 Well a Pebble and a Boulder Fall at The Same Speed in Gravity , Now If The Pebble was Less Dense that The Boulder it Would Shatter , either Way My Body Bag of Bones and Water Didn’t Like it Much !!!

@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783 8 ай бұрын

❤😊❤ Awesome!

@LowBudgetExploration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Speaklife and appreciate the comment.

@PanhandleGP 7 күн бұрын

I'm all ears

@samstewart4807 10 ай бұрын

hi, do you think the prospectors found many? some? of the spanish mines?

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Good question and yes they did! Earlier this year, I was reading a book on mining history in Colorado. The book mentioned a couple of mines in Southern Colorado near areas like La Veta, which began as old Spanish mines/workings and were discovered and claimed by prospectors. There was one mine somewhere down in that area where the old prospector literally built his cabin over the entrance of the mine. I guess the cabin and mine are still there today, but the mine is played out. I wanted to go film it, but it is now on some private ranch and everything is gated off.

@naughtiusmaximus830 8 күн бұрын

I’m sure the old timers would hunt and fish also.

@LowBudgetExploration 7 күн бұрын

They did. I think I talked about that in another video, where I talked about the food they ate (or killed).

@naughtiusmaximus830 7 күн бұрын

@@LowBudgetExploration Really liking your videos btw. I think I would have set up a distillery and metal refining shop if the mafia didn’t control it already. Wait for the right prospector to invest in.

@hardyakka6200 10 ай бұрын

We just call creek or river gold Alluvial gold, we didn't have Spanish speakers owning the bland before us. Gold still working its way down to the creek was called colluvial gold.

@patrickcampbell4504 10 ай бұрын

Hook up with TVR exploring!

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Dude, those guys are bad ass. I watch some of there stuff and they explore some really cool places.

@jesselyall7519 10 ай бұрын

U any kin to Clint from c&c equitment?? Lol

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

No, I've never heard of him.

@brentsmith981 8 ай бұрын

Better check your history. Pikes 1:30 peak is not where gold was originally found in Colorado

@LowBudgetExploration 8 ай бұрын

The history is explained, but you need to watch beyond the first two minutes of the video, LOL.

@TerriAnnNiemeier-dy3no 10 ай бұрын

This is 2023 where's your metal detectors, ?

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

I'm "Old School", LOL.

@calbertjasper1685 8 ай бұрын

Greed

@glennboyd939 10 ай бұрын

Creek not crick. English butchered.

@Jordan__Sloan 10 ай бұрын

What blm land is this? I know there’s a phantom canyon by canon city

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

That's the area, really nice country. Years ago, I was parked on that road (phantom canyon) near one of the old bridges the train ran across, just messing around. A small rock came bouncing down the cliffs from high above and hit my truck. Put a nasty dent in the truck, but I was glad it didn't hit me in the head. LOL. As you probably already know, the gold belt pretty much runs from the mountains West of Denver (Little Brush Creek Area), all the way down to the New Mexico Border (Spanish Peaks, La Veta and etc).

@jjdjj5392 10 ай бұрын

Why did blm cover the mine?

@LowBudgetExploration 10 ай бұрын

Because they want us all setting at home fat, dumb and lazy, not out exploring our public lands and enjoying nature. Just kidding. They do it under the guise of "Public Safety". They don't want people going into old mines and getting hurt or killed.