Testing for GOLD! How much will we find?

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2 жыл бұрын

I have had this gold mine for about 4 years now but have not done a good test of the values of gold in the mine. A big mining company is looking very seriously at this site, but before I make any deals on it I need to know what I have. So I enlisted the help of Jason from Mount Baker Mining and Metals to help me to a good test of the main gold bearing seam and see what grades of gold I have. And armed with that information I can start negotiating with the mining company. Hopefully I get a good deal.
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Пікірлер: 589

@mbmmllc 2 жыл бұрын

Dan! I'm so glad I come make it up to your claims and grab a sample! I had a great trip and it was so great to finally meet and get together for a video. Looking forward to having you come down and run those bags through our turnkey ore processing system and smelting out the concentrates to see what kind of values you have! See you all again soon!

@waylontmccann 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this collab, I hope you guys do this again soon!

@KrepsyK 2 жыл бұрын

You really knew your stuff!

@CanadianBandito 2 жыл бұрын

You both are fun to watch, glad to see you team up!

@raydowdy6914 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see you with Jason. He definitely knows how to smelt and prospect.

@ichomann2 2 жыл бұрын

Love your channel!!

@niuboi_ 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best guests you’ve had on the channel, Dan! Super knowledgeable and comfortable on camera.

@wamlartmuse2983 2 жыл бұрын

You could tell within the first 5min.

@Kadath_Gaming 2 жыл бұрын

Mbmmllc is a fantastic channel Jason has a passion for the smelt 😁

@Danhurd 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

@EightMilesHigh1966 2 жыл бұрын

This video made me realize we need a Dan Hurd collab with Ghost Town Living!

@andreasbraess3759 2 жыл бұрын

There you get Silver, make pure Gold to one 20k more for jewellery. I would me inserting what give it on gold pro cubic meter in troy ounce? Yes, I am German how measure in metric.

@waylontmccann 2 жыл бұрын

I second this notion!

@_Julie_Bee 2 жыл бұрын

Meh. A collab, yes, but from Dan's channel. If it was the other way around , we'd have Brent's monologues and Dan would not be able to place a word. Look at this video. They are having real conversations, adding educated commentaries, and working equally. Noone trying to steal the spotlight.

@_Julie_Bee 2 жыл бұрын

I like Brent. He's got enthusiasm and passion for his project. But his channel has turned into this giant infomercial and it's just gotten borderline distasteful. *Edited Brett into Brent. Autocorrect issue.

@theywantusdead373 2 жыл бұрын

Top comment 👌

@awildmeggyappears 2 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a man as happy and passionate about what they do as Dan. Talk about a double shot of inspiration and dopamine! Pleasure to watch.

@Hwy.Runner 2 жыл бұрын

With all the crap is going on in the world.. I’m sure glad you’re here.. your channel keeps me seeing there’s much more positive things to look at.. enjoying your day makes me happy…

@MiticDane 2 жыл бұрын

@Ann Marie Don't stress on things you can't control. It's a dead end.

@Hwy.Runner 2 жыл бұрын

@@MiticDane thanks 🙏🏻

@Goodshaft 2 жыл бұрын

Here Here..................I agree !

@noob19087 2 жыл бұрын

@@MiticDane Very good advice. Learning that some years back literally changed my life.

@Zonkotron 2 жыл бұрын

Nice. Being German i was at Rammelsberg last year, one of the most prolific heavy metal mines in human history, now a museum. They have banded ore samples the size of boulders on display. No wonder that mine ran for a thousand years....seeing the size of your vein makes me really realize the significance of these gigantic ore pieces....

@JMaahs23 2 жыл бұрын

I've been watching you both separately for some time. What a treat to see you together! That was so much fun. Thank you for answering a question I've had. Why doesn't Dan have more equipment and gold recovery where he digs? Ah, because he's a prospector! Perfect. Thrill of the search and discovery (and perhaps a profit from leasing). Seems so obvious now. Wish you much success Dan and looking forward to more adventures.

@leeskillings2172 2 жыл бұрын

Its fun to watch what goes on in a mine and all the process involved but its a young man or women's game.

@Danhurd 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@omegaseamaster1550 2 жыл бұрын

An exciting colab today ! Look forward to the results too !

@Danhurd 2 жыл бұрын

Us too!

@waynelacroix8870 2 жыл бұрын

I watched the mbmmllc video and it's awesome. Nice samples and can't wait to see the results!

@gonetroutfishing 2 жыл бұрын

Take a drink every time Dan says "what-not." Happy drinking!

@johnreighard9731 2 жыл бұрын

Oh goodness guys, you have really given me the mining fever! That was amazing seeing the seems and rock specimens, especially the Moly specimen. That was gorgeous! I also really enjoyed the landscape view. Love watching your videos and findings Dan.

@Danhurd 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@Wowonder1 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if molydudium can leach into quartz creating a blue quartz crystal, though it is broken crystal point it is worn but but clear blue crystal. Found in old mag and zinc, iron mine. The mine is older than mine records, said near there or that very mine produced near 3,800 $ in gold, pre '49er's. It was abandoned.

@Amazingpally 2 жыл бұрын

After enlightenment my thoughts were no more. No longer did I hear that voice of condescendence, of judgement. And that was the greatest relief of all. You are enlightened. You are integrated and complete. You are just having fun remembering this. And there are so many ways to have fun!

@highseassailor 2 жыл бұрын

Dan, as always, your positive demeanor is incredibly powerful! Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. Your excitement makes me wish I could be in one of your videos. I know nothing of prospecting and little of mineralogy or geology, but I do know that I get excited to see you so excited. Keep Well Sir!

@Danhurd 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@MrRammsteinforlife 2 жыл бұрын

Been watching many of Jason's videos the last few months. Even though I'm not so much into his geological side of things or smelting to recover gold, he is nonetheless a very smart informative man. So it's great that the two of you have teamed up!

@nobaloneymahoney7940 2 жыл бұрын

Mount Baker Mining and Metals business of the kid, Jason. I'm definitely checking ✔ it out. Thank you both

@mbmmllc 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the 5-star google review! I appreciate it!

@michiganprospectors 2 жыл бұрын

I cant wait to see the results from these ore samples. So cool to see you guys working together!

@alecscarcliff9522 2 жыл бұрын

Love the channel! wish i could just spend a day near the beautiful river! the true treasure is the land you own ! worth more than any gold nugget youll ever find!

@StevenMartin8000 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. My two favourite gold channels working together.

@rockymountainlifeprospecti4423 2 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy when I can relate to searching through ore!! Awesome teams together for sure!

@mikehartman5326 2 жыл бұрын

Jason has a great channel. I love the full process he does. Jaw Crushing, Hammer mill pulverizing, shaker table and smelting. You can learn a lot from him.

@MrPossumeyes 2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to the rest of the process, thanks Dan.

@Danhurd 2 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@johnstuart8511 5 ай бұрын

Men at work: Dan and Jason. Always a pleasure watching you two. "Sure know your stuff " educational. Regards 🇿🇦.

@emanreminder8683 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see Jason again, loved his vids from before, anxiously awaiting the results from MBMM, good teamwork Canada / USA.

@darenwunderle9670 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite videos that you have done to date. Awesome and can’t wait to see a video showing the testing process and results.

@Danhurd 2 жыл бұрын

More to come!

@nickybeingnicky 2 жыл бұрын

I greatly enjoy that you say you hope to earn a subscription instead of just begging for it. Nobility and modesty.

@smokeyb1669 2 жыл бұрын

Dan, your videos are awesome! great characters, educational, and outdoor fun. I could of watch a couple more hours. today makes me want tant to start looking up more info on moly, sulfides, iron ore and gold.

@lindyhoppingfool 2 жыл бұрын

I have watched Jason's channel he really shows the science and viability of ore recovery. I recommend highly a watch. Don't be surprised it has math, chemistry, physics, and Iron age techniques all throughout the vids.

@peggysmith5202 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great education!! Your such a great teacher. Not that I'll ever mine for gold. However. I LOVE your videos.

@jarroddurham6210 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet video Dan. Cannot wait to see the crushing and smelting!

@Gardeningchristine 2 жыл бұрын

just so you know I haven’t watched one of your videos that I didn’t like. Great content on all fronts! Educational, relatable, useful tips, not over the top, just great! Keep doing a wonderful job! Thanks again!

@jethrodigger 2 жыл бұрын

Really good episode guys. If I wasnt 12thousand miles away down Under I would have sworn that ore came out of a little deposit I prospected a couple yrs back. The reddy brown boxwork ore at about 12.10 was a dead ringer for the better stuff I picked up on the collar of the shaft. I love the american guy using metric units of weight and the canadian using imperial units. LOL🤣

@alunrees313 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dan for taking me into the wilderness, I love it

@darenrobertson9199 2 жыл бұрын

as someone that's spent a good portion of my life working with stainless steel, It's really neat to see molybdenum in it's native state. keep up the good work!

@GrouchyHaggis 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid Dan and such a great collaboration. Hope it yields well for you.

@Danhurd 2 жыл бұрын

I hope so too

@support2587 2 жыл бұрын

You and Jason make a good team. Love to see you come investigate Arizona’s many gold sites!

@scottimusgarrett15 2 жыл бұрын

Great episode, Dan! It looks like Ireland out there, it's so green! Thanks for the vid, but I was really hoping to see what you got! Jason was really good out there; he could be a regular! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦

@crownharris1973 2 жыл бұрын

Watching you pan for gold has officially started me off gold panning I've found small small amounts it's super fun

@chriskoran836 2 жыл бұрын

Great content, Dan. Can't wait for Part II.

@themanbear18 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I watch one of your videos, and you say "I hope to earn your subscription today!" I always have to double check to make sure I'm subscribed even though I've been subscribed for a few months now. Your energy and enthusiasm is contagious! Keep up the awesome and fun videos!

@NCMOUNTAINSbackyardRC 2 жыл бұрын

Are used to mine for sapphires here when I was a kid in North Carolina mountains. I Have a pretty nice rock collection from around the area.

@PNWNature 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yay!!! I love Jason's channel. I was so excited to see you guys doing an episode together.

@Ashley88. 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, You two make fantastic content together! I hope there are plans for more MBM & DHP teamups for us to watch 😊

@Danhurd 2 жыл бұрын

More to come!

@larrycastaneda1073 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video! I will definitely be watching out for the processing video. Thanks Dan and Jason!

@chriscarley9951 2 жыл бұрын

I caught Jason's edition yesterday, great collaboration, awaiting the follow-up assay videos

@Intuittogo Жыл бұрын

Amazes me that somewhere in those rocks is gold you can't really see until crushed and separated. Quartz I am accustomed to seeing but when I look at these iron rocks with mixed colors it really takes an educated mind to have hope of seeing any gold. Way to go guys, let us know how it comes out.

@chrissmith-rw8ei 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid as always Dan. Thank you for taking my mind off things for a while.

@xyzct 2 жыл бұрын

That was a fun one, wasn't it?

@ayumihikaru4898 2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to watch what's gonna happen next! This is sooo educational! Even fun than a documentary!

@mikehartman5326 2 жыл бұрын

Are you in Japan? I live in Zama-Shi, Kanagawa Ken

@Finn_Anwarunya 2 жыл бұрын

First time I've watched your videos. I've gotta say as cool as the mine is, this location is the real treasure. Absolutely stunning.

@jerrydesgranges8294 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video here Dan especially you having Jason from MBMM at a hard rock mine. Jason from MBMM has some very nice setups in some of his videos. Definitely like the big rock crushers and conveyors setup he has going from each stage towards the shaker table and screw driven conveyor for really extra fine material. Lol.

@catch22frubert 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Dan! Awesome to see you two working together!

@KadosAI 2 жыл бұрын

I was really excited to see Jason on you vid today!!! MBMM is a great channel, I love how he refines gold with the crusher.

@Danhurd 2 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@mikeporter598 2 жыл бұрын

I love both channels and I can't wait to watch the whole process

@matthewlindsey9344 2 жыл бұрын

Now I need part 2.

@evrail4449 2 жыл бұрын

You two sure are fun to watch together. I hope it turns out the gold content is very high. I know the chance is low but I also hope you decide not to sell and instead collaborate with him to have a large mining operation of your own!

@justincamobell4756 2 жыл бұрын

I really like how Jason makes so many guest appearances across youtube.

@travisbruno1988 2 жыл бұрын

As an electrician i have several of those Milwaukee hammer drills they are great for what your doing for sure and they last a while after being beat up..thanks Dan cant wait for the next vid with all gold action

@charlesroer972 2 жыл бұрын

Sample reminds me of boronite black purple heavyweights rocks . Moly, gold , silver ,copper came out of Magma Superior AZ.1982. Saw Jason smelt some ore for Jeff Willams . Knows what to do , that’s a big + in mining . Spent 20 yrs hard rockin open pit and up too 7500 feet down a hole

@sylviaburns2995 2 жыл бұрын

In Colorado there is lots of that rusted spongy stuff in the mountains. Some in test pits some in outcrops while hiking in the woods.

@kellymeade4587 2 жыл бұрын

Very awesome Dan!!! I’m in North Carolina in the foothills, and Have found molybdenite flakes in Quartz rock in the creek. It it’s very soft and smears like grease, not like any mica… I did research and discovered it was molybdenite crystals. I also have found flakes of gold, garnet, rutile, corundum, Feldspar, and tourmaline in the stream. It has 5 springs that begin downstream on the property within 100 feet of each other, after the main spring below the hillside. The open pit, was estimated to be dug back in the hillside in the 1800s… along with that, found a small pack mule shoe, that fits in my hand pit. It opens up into a bulb shape into the hillside. No water ever flows through this when it rains …A friend that was the erosion specialist and forestry specialist check this and he said it was definitely man-made. It’s Not on any maps. I’ve searched deep and nothing is showing this old open pit mine. I Found a geologic map, and there was a small fault zone several miles long, ending real close to this property. This probably explains all the mineralization , and all the high flowing Springs… in close proximity. They are on Opposite sides of the deep valley! After Seeing this… I guess molybdenite is a good mineral , to be found with gold. There’s mineralized Quartz all over the property, in around the pit and in the stream.

@seanparchim9165 2 жыл бұрын

I've been following Jason for almost as long as I've been following you Dan that's almost 3 years and you are both worth the watch ✌️ Napa California

@fraglsnitz 2 жыл бұрын

Great content, Dan! Love the tidbits about the trade, very informative. Keep it coming!

@Danhurd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

@ZeldaRosenthal 2 жыл бұрын

Deep Woods Off! Thank you for the joy! ❤️🥇

@jamesharold946 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your channel it inspired me to go out and learn panning myself haven't found much but it's alot of fun

@EchoJulez 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Looking forward to part II.

@MiticDane 2 жыл бұрын

Jason is a cool guy! I hope he will be part of your videos more often! I learned a bunch of new things - thanks! PS: Ticks are little bastards.

@gooosfrabaYT 2 жыл бұрын

@Dan Hurd Have you ever seen the sulfites, quartz, and gold in a loosely packed bunch with the gold, sulfites and other material being all 2mm nuggets (and a bit less). I can basically crush the rock to pieces with my fingers.

@deshanemullings3549 2 жыл бұрын

Bless up dan i saw your video on KZfaq that's give me some inspiration to go mineral hunting i found a really interesting crystal cave hunting

@jeffreymonahan6826 Жыл бұрын

Wow Dan you were a gentleman to this man you were with. You made him fell the smarter of you 2. But clearly you knew and know everything that was going on with those minerals.

@kloppanator 2 жыл бұрын

This was a very neat video, Jason seems like an awesome dude from having watched his stuff for a while. As well I don't think I was aware that this piece of the deposit was on your ocean picture stone claim. That fluffy tailed round boy almost looked like a chinchilla, we should name it Gary.

@drfill9210 2 жыл бұрын

At 15:50 I spotted something interesting. I'm a soil scientist for agriculture, not a geologist... but if you are looking for sulfides, and there has been good recent rain, then maybe look to the left of where those trucks are parked. Why are the plants growing so poorly? Is it possible the soil pH has been affected by sulfides? I'd take a sample where the plants are brown...

@michaelfromtexas3013 2 жыл бұрын

Dan this is Mike from Texas,I enjoy watching your videos and getting a lot of useful information, keep up the good work . Still learning before I head out to try on own.

@ewaking 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not panning. But it’s exciting to see the process

@JudyFrankenbutt 2 жыл бұрын

Forget the gold, I wanna see more of those packrats!!

@chriscarley9951 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent shots of the mineralized samples, beautiful. I'm jealous.

@dennishinkle5010 2 жыл бұрын

Two of my favorite channels together. Do some more.

@JeefBerky999 2 жыл бұрын

Love watching these videos. Inspired me to do some research and hopefully I can go fossil hunting and gold panning soon

@skoitch 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve subbed to mbmmlc for years now, maybe before I found you! I’d love one of his hard rock set ups, they’re the stuff dreams are made of!

@joed2392 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dan, Whatever happens after your first assay, please don't let go of that claim ! Even if it's not Gold rich on the face of it, as you stated "there's 3 levels of it" so far....! At the least you have ton's of specimen grade ore. With all the galena, moly, possibly silver and more in sulfides. The sales would fill your pockets and your bank account too ! Even better than OPS claim. Great video, as always !

@llldodgelll 2 жыл бұрын

Nice adventure! Looking forward to the follow up! 👍👍👍

@chrisexplores619 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Dan! Great information, cant wait for #2

@joeys2234 2 жыл бұрын

That rat was very cute, hopefully guarding all of the sweet gold underground!

@KrepsyK 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see your results!

@SMoore-js6fy 2 жыл бұрын

Jason & Dan: look forward to seeing the assay process and results.~~S

@apostlepaulvining5688 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Dan , I’m an inventor (Tinkerer) Dan you may try taking a large bass speaker with rad thumping bass music. Use sound to help split your placer rock samples along with your hammer. Reasoning of this is you’ve probably seen thumping bass make glass wave with sound waves…. That’s the thinking

@UnhingedHarry 2 жыл бұрын

Always learn a lot from Jason. It will be good to see how many pounds of gold he recovers from the samples.

@heathergray2528 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, you see that ring float by? It didn’t sink though, so no good

@paulrossi4690 2 жыл бұрын

Wow,you never stop!thanks for a great adventure.

@drfill9210 2 жыл бұрын

At 10:33 the material colour is called "gley". That is the clay with no ions attached. What has happened is all the oxidation has happened and iron has been made mobile and leeched from the soil. It's not pre oxidation, it's post oxidation.

@Gardeningchristine 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thanks Dan.

@josephcormier5974 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent two of my favorite gold miners working together five stars my friends thank you for sharing

@blurboards1 2 жыл бұрын

Some awesome looking samples. The landscape looks amazing right now. Here in NW Oregon we’re experiencing the same wetter than average start to summer. Hopefully that means fewer wild fires this year. Take care!

@MDBenson 2 жыл бұрын

Really love to see Jason in other people’s videos, he’s a great guy and very knowledgeable on hard rock mining. Looking forward to the smelt!

@joalyincontroly4379 2 жыл бұрын

I saw Jason on some other channels over the years.. I think maybe Nick Zentner's channel maybe?

@MDBenson 2 жыл бұрын

@@joalyincontroly4379 He also did a bunch of collaboration with with Brent at Cerro Gordo silver mine recently that lead (no pun intended) to some really good video and some really cool results.

@notsosunnyd8669 2 жыл бұрын

awesome video

@affordablewebsiterescue 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what a story!!! Super cool to hear the history!!!

@robg3545 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting video there Dan. Great to see so much sulphides present there. And man, I was expecting some kind of monster but that packrat was kinda cute!

@uncleneckcutter 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see more videos from inside the old mine

@casucasueq4479 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, nice to see Jason making the rounds to all my favorite channels :)

@709badwolf 2 жыл бұрын

that was fun n informative to watch! ,,, n no pack rats were harmed in the making of the video! 👍

@desertshadow6098 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dan! Great way to level the negotiation field with the big mine interest. If they play coy tell them you have another interested party by the name of Woody R.