Gold Prospecting To Pouring Gold Bars! HELICOPTER SAMPLE!!!

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Jason from M Baker Mining Medals goes on a two-year gold prospecting adventure with a friend, finds a rich gold vein, processes the ore using various techniques, and ends up with a total gold weight of 66.4 grams, surpassing the break-even point.

Insights

  • Prospecting for gold involved a complex process of identifying high-grade zones within a vein, crushing rocks to extract gold, and using various techniques like shaker tables and vibrating tube mills to separate gold from other materials.
  • The extraction process included steps such as smelting the crushed material with additives, pouring it into a mold, and collecting the precious metals, with the final yield calculated to be 45.3 grams of gold per ton of ore, showcasing the intricate nature of gold extraction processes.

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Recent questions

  • How did the gold prospecting adventure begin?

    With a friend's map to a lost gold vein.

  • What was the narrator's method for identifying gold-rich rocks?

    Breaking rocks to find visible gold spots.

  • How did the narrator extract gold from the rocks?

    By crushing, running through a shaker table, and using a magnet.

  • What was the final step in the gold extraction process?

    Pouring the molten material into a mold.

  • What was the narrator's total gold yield per ton of ore?

    45.3 grams of gold per ton.

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Summary

00:00

Jason's Gold Prospecting Adventure: A Journey

  • The gold prospecting adventure took 2 years and over $4,000 to complete.
  • A friend provided a map to a lost gold vein, which was found and prospected.
  • A helicopter was rented to transport the gold off the mountain for processing.
  • The goal was to pour gold bars and see if striking it rich was possible.
  • Jason from M Baker Mining Medals embarked on the prospecting adventure.
  • The journey involved bushwhacking through challenging terrain.
  • Finding quartz float on a Talis slope indicated the right direction.
  • Quartz float pieces were discovered, signaling proximity to the gold vein.
  • Prospecting involved breaking open quartz pieces to identify mineralization.
  • Identifying high-grade zones within the vein was crucial for successful prospecting.

16:18

"Extracting Gold: Crushing Rocks for Riches"

  • The narrator finds a piece of gold while breaking rocks and identifies a rich spot with visible gold.
  • They continue breaking rocks and find gold in various sections, particularly near the foot wall.
  • The narrator discovers gold laced through rocks and decides to crush them to extract more gold.
  • They differentiate between good gold-containing rocks near the foot wall and less valuable material above.
  • The narrator separates the good material from the junk and plans to crush it further for gold extraction.
  • After crushing the rocks, the narrator handpicks through the material but is disappointed by the lack of visible gold.
  • They find some gold in the rocks but not as much as expected, especially in larger pieces.
  • The narrator uses a vibrating tube mill to further crush the material and extract more gold.
  • They run the crushed material through a shaker table to separate gold from the tailings.
  • The narrator uses a magnet to remove any steel or magnetic particles before running the tailings on the shaker table to scavenge for more gold.

31:32

Gold Extraction Process in North Cascades Adventure

  • The speaker pans down material through a disc mill, finding a nice piece of gold that went through the mill.
  • They combine all the gold found and use a snuffer bottle to extract it, then clean it with a shop towel before putting it in a furnace.
  • Bismuth is added to the gold to be melted in a furnace, where bismuth oxide is absorbed by a cupel, leaving the gold and silver as a button on the surface.
  • The speaker calculates the gold content in the sample, finding it to be about 56 grams per ton.
  • The speaker goes on a prospecting adventure with a friend, Dan, in the North Cascades, looking for free gold in quartz.
  • Using feather and wedges, they break off chunks of quartz from a vein, finding some gold in the process.
  • They continue prospecting, finding more gold in quartz pockets and planning to assay a sample for potential extraction.
  • The speaker crushes the ore using a jaw crusher and a hammer mill, then runs it through a shaker table to separate the gold and other minerals.
  • After the separation process, they combine the concentrates and smelt them with various additives to collect the gold and silver.
  • The final step involves pouring the molten material into a mold, allowing the lead to collect the precious metals at the bottom for separation.

47:06

Gold Extraction Process from Quartz Ore

  • The process begins by putting the slag in the cupel furnace.
  • A big spike is accidentally dropped into the slag and needs to be retrieved.
  • Lead is found at the bottom of the furnace, weighing 28 grams.
  • The lead will melt and oxidize in the furnace, with the oxides absorbed by the cupel.
  • A precious metal bead is left in the cupel after the process.
  • The bead weighs 68 grams, estimated to be about 80% gold.
  • Calculations show a yield of 45.3 grams of gold per ton of ore.
  • The plan involves collecting quartz float from a rich vein for processing.
  • Bags of quartz float are collected and staged for helicopter transport.
  • The process involves crushing, hammer milling, and using a shaker table to extract gold from the ore.

01:08:13

"Finding Gold in Shop Samples"

  • The speaker takes viewers to a shop to search for gold and then proceeds to pan out the number one and number two samples to find gold.
  • The ore in number two is oxidized, making it easier to pan for gold due to the lack of sulfides.
  • After panning, the speaker separates the gold from number one and number two to weigh them separately.
  • The gold is cleaned using a Snuffer bottle and then mixed with bismuth to remove impurities in a celling furnace.
  • The gold is then placed in a cupel in the furnace to determine the total amount of gold obtained.
  • The speaker then shifts focus to cutting rocks and finding gold associated with silver sulfides in the samples.
  • The final gold weight obtained from both number one and number two samples is 66.4 grams, exceeding the break-even point of 60 grams.
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