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View mine operators as they explore & sample different mines to validate mineral resource potential. We focus on safety, sampling methods, surveying, infrastructure, assay testing methods, understanding assay results, XRF testing, geiger counter readings, air filtration, gas meters, fabricating equipment, millsite design, screening, beneficiation, communition, smelting, hydrocyclones, recirculating water, settling ponds, pond liners, pumping, drilling, blasting, using expanding grout, shotcrete, shoring, rock bolting, square setting, haulage, and the determination of the human spirit to fulfill our hopes & dreams.
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Building a Clarifying Tank for Desilting Water at our Mill-site Part 2
Using Sketchup Pro 2023 3D modeling software, I drafted up the proposed design to convert a grain silo into a clarifying tank to treat and manage the silts in the water during our milling process. I want to keep it a closed loop system where nothing touches the ground.
As a result, clean water will be recirculated into our milling circuit which will have positive results on our gold recovery using gravity concentration methods which are environmentally friendly.
We will walk you through each step in order to make your own clarifying tank. This tank can also be used as a hopper, leach tank, or a dust collection system with additional modifications. If you need one built, please reach out t...
As a result, clean water will be recirculated into our milling circuit which will have positive results on our gold recovery using gravity concentration methods which are environmentally friendly.
We will walk you through each step in order to make your own clarifying tank. This tank can also be used as a hopper, leach tank, or a dust collection system with additional modifications. If you need one built, please reach out t...
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Building a Clarifying Tank for Desilting Water at our Mill-site Part 1
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Using Sketchup Pro 2023 3D modeling software, I drafted up the proposed design to convert a grain silo into a clarifying tank to treat and manage the silts in the water during our milling process. I want to keep it a closed loop system where nothing touches the ground. As a result, clean water will be recirculated into our milling circuit which will have positive results on our gold recovery us...
Hoisting a 14' Antenna onto a 100' Tower
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.Месяц назад
Join Chad from Mine Operator as he climbs a 100 foot tower with Jon's team to install a custom 14 foot antenna. We used a capstan winch mounted on the front of a truck to raise the new antenna onto the 100 foot tower. We had use to every trick in the book to get the three mounting brackets attached to the tower. After we mounted the antenna, we had to raise and install heavy duty coaxial cable....
Interview with an experienced Underground Miner and Gold Prospector
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.Месяц назад
@mineoperator interviews a man who immigrated from Germany in 1956, became an underground miner and gold prospector. After 7 years of working in the Blue Bell Mine in British Columbia, this gentleman went on many prospecting and mining adventures. If you know any old timers that were underground miners, MineOperator would be interested in setting up and interview. Join this channel to get acces...
Gold Prospecting in the Mother Lode
Просмотров 19 тыс.Месяц назад
@mineoperator Harry is invited to experience the thrill of gold prospecting in an intermittent stream in the Mother Lode of California. The Creek may have dried up for the year, but the gravel is still muddy, holding the promise of hidden treasures. Harry's buddy, a seasoned prospector, shows him where he got some decent gold and tries to repeat the same success. We used a recirculating sluice ...
Working at Heights Tower Climbing & Rigging
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Месяц назад
Join Chad from Mine Operator as he climbs a 100 foot tower with Jon's team to remove 8 FM broadcast antennas. They use a capstan mounted on the front of a truck to lower each antenna and to raise tools. This method could be used at Harry's gold mine to lower gold bearing rock from the top dump. His gold mine has difficult access and using ropes will help him lower bags full of rocks bearing gol...
Historic Owl Cafe Gold Miners Outpost Mojave Desert
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.Месяц назад
@mineoperator Ron and Chad tour the historic Owl Cafe and Hotel, originally built by Slim Riffle in 1921. This place is at Red Mountain, Mojave Desert. Check out Dan's Historic Owl Cafe. Click his website link below to learn the history of this awesome slice of gold mining history: www.redmtnkellysilver.com/ Nearby is the town of Randsberg. Check out the Rand Desert Museum: randdesertmuseum.com...
Mine Signage, Barbless Wire, & Finding Gold!
Просмотров 7 тыс.2 месяца назад
Mine Signage, Barbless Wire, & Finding Gold!
Ron's Micro-Sluice, gold ore and placer cons
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Ron's Micro-Sluice, gold ore and placer cons
Using the NutriBullet Blender & the Crunch to Recover Gold!
Просмотров 4,6 тыс.2 месяца назад
Using the NutriBullet Blender & the Crunch to Recover Gold!
Subscriber Donates Gold Mining Equipment to @mineoperator
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Subscriber Donates Gold Mining Equipment to @mineoperator
Huge Line of Gold, Silver & Lead on the Shaker Table!
Просмотров 11 тыс.3 месяца назад
Huge Line of Gold, Silver & Lead on the Shaker Table!
Gold Mine Hardrock testing with Mark Keene
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.3 месяца назад
Gold Mine Hardrock testing with Mark Keene
Using the Buzz Box BB 75 to Initiate Sierra Blasters #goldprospecting
Просмотров 4,5 тыс.3 месяца назад
Using the Buzz Box BB 75 to Initiate Sierra Blasters #goldprospecting
Mine Dump Bucket line, Harry's Mine
Просмотров 7 тыс.4 месяца назад
Mine Dump Bucket line, Harry's Mine
Part 2 - One Bucket at a Time Mucking & Prospecting for Gold
Просмотров 8 тыс.4 месяца назад
Part 2 - One Bucket at a Time Mucking & Prospecting for Gold
How to Build a Platform at the Collar of a Mine Shaft!
Просмотров 5 тыс.4 месяца назад
How to Build a Platform at the Collar of a Mine Shaft!
Purple Spot Part 3, Hardrock Gold Ore Testing
Просмотров 5 тыс.4 месяца назад
Purple Spot Part 3, Hardrock Gold Ore Testing
The Purple Spot Part 2, Testing the Keene Double Roller Jaw Crusher Prototype
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.5 месяцев назад
The Purple Spot Part 2, Testing the Keene Double Roller Jaw Crusher Prototype
The Purple Spot Part 1, Harrys Gold Mine
Просмотров 9 тыс.5 месяцев назад
The Purple Spot Part 1, Harrys Gold Mine
Commercial Explosives Training with American Explosives Group with bonus ending
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Commercial Explosives Training with American Explosives Group with bonus ending
Blasting & Explosives Training with ACCX Research
Просмотров 4,2 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Blasting & Explosives Training with ACCX Research
Arizona Gold Mine Reconnaissance Trip
Просмотров 4,8 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Arizona Gold Mine Reconnaissance Trip
Technical Assay Review from Sampling the Arizona Property for Gold Silver and Copper
Просмотров 4,1 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Technical Assay Review from Sampling the Arizona Property for Gold Silver and Copper
Riverdance Mini-jig Placer Gold Test
Просмотров 7 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Riverdance Mini-jig Placer Gold Test
Hardrock Gold Mine Test Results and Millsite Bulk Sampling
Просмотров 22 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Hardrock Gold Mine Test Results and Millsite Bulk Sampling
Antique Jaw Crusher Bearing Repair
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Antique Jaw Crusher Bearing Repair
Welding Workshop & Weldors Supply & Steel Co. Sponsoring Mine Operator!
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Welding Workshop & Weldors Supply & Steel Co. Sponsoring Mine Operator!
Arizona Copper Silver Prospect, with special toll mill access
Просмотров 7 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Arizona Copper Silver Prospect, with special toll mill access
Doing great! An FYI if you need a crane or heavy hauler and even some equipment. I know a company that does all that. And if you get one of the Colorado boys. They know heavy haul in the mountains paved and unpaved no difference. Let me know if you'd like the name. They drive all over the USA.
Nice piece of work plus the engineering going to be waiting to see it all come together produce that shiny
Such a cool series, thanks for sharing.
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use some alum to help drop out the fines...but check first to see if the alum causes other problems.
@richardservatius5405 ok, so I've tested aluminum sulfate and got incredible results when I raised the pH to 8. Colloidal particals dropped out in 4min. I want to find the balance and introduce just enough alum for the process to work. I don't want excess to be recirculated and cause losses on the shaker table and centrifuge. Is that what you mean about causing other problems? Right now we're not leaching, only gravity concentration. I'm concerned about TDS and surface tension though.
Great idea if you have poser board. I see a lot of people on You Tube use cardboard for pattern making. You did good. Now you can make your own hand hammered wok and weld it into leakproof perfection. We all can't wait but will have to, to see this in operation.
@scuss2 I can't wait till this project is done. It is difficult to do anything else as this project is massive and time consuming. We toured a private facility that had a clarifying tank in their circuit. We immediately knew we needed one at our millsite.
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That’s an awesome blue rock you have in your garden. Are you going to be able to run it some before you take it out? Adjustments on site are usually/visually messy.
@rodparker6530 I was wondering if anyone was going to talk about my rock garden. Ya that beauty is from a vein averaging 2-3% copper. I can get more. I can do a leak test but we're going to have to test it at the millsite. There's gonna be some fine tuning for sure.
Jason and Dan..wow Now add Jeff Williams and Cris Ralph n you'd have my dream team..oh yes n old two toes Dig following all you guys. Thanks
Doing a great job on your water recycler..hope it's somewhat portable..can't use it sitting in your bakyard. Keep a tinkering. Thanks
We're installing the tank at the end of the month. Gonna need a forklift. Will be over 14' tall. Thank you for your comment!
Your build is coming along pretty good Chad!
Thanks Shawn! Almost done.
I love poster board, use it for all kinds of patterns when I fabricate.
Good to see the progress on your upgrades. Can't wait to see it in action.
@@me5768 Looking forward to having you out! We gotta test out your knew 4x4!
That was fun to watch and see you use what you have to make the job easier. When I was in High School (an Industrial High School) in the mid 1970's I picked a credit hour class called "Wrought Iron Decor" Every student was taught to use Oxy-Acetylene to cut and weld. Cutting torches small and large, what p.s.i. to use on the gauges. My teacher was surprised when I asked if I could use the steel hangers our parents would get when they had their clothes dry cleaned. There was a coating on the hangers to prevent the steel from putting stains such as rust on the clothes. The coating was like a shellac but for the most part was a really good flux. Stank when burnt but did an excellent job of creating that bead. I built a beverage holder for my truck as I kept breaking the newly invented plastic crap. My teacher was impressed with my idea. My first attempt at cutting a piece of flat steel to make a circle didn't work then the teacher had to explain some mathematics to acquire my results. Teacher also commented on the ideas I would create on copy paper with measurements. He asked where I came up with my ideas. I said my dad was Nuclear Ballistic Engineer.
John, I really appreciate these experiences. I haven't learned how to weld with oxy-acetylene yet. I've learned 3 methods so far and have been swamped with projects. I can't wait to learn that. Harry just learned that method in a class he took. That's really creative with the hangers. After you watch part 2, which will be released in the next week or two, you'll probably have a much easier way to make the extended conical section of the tank that I made. Fun learning from others. What's crazy is as soon as this project is done, there are 5 more fabricating projects lined up. Then somehow mine, mill, smelt, fabricate, reclaim, sample and repeat. Not hard at all lol. Oh ya, and still manage my day job!
Shouldn't the "short" come before the video? I saw your video where you already showed these things. You guys haven't posted much this year. One year working, one year off to process tons of collected ore, then the following year take a cruise around the world. When the money is gone, it's back to work again.
I love that idea. At least take 3 months off during the summer when it's 115-120 and travel, etc. My wife and I got to camp in the Eastern Sierras and enjoy June Lake, Convict Lake and Lake Sabrina. So beautiful up there. After we install the clarifying tank, centrifuge, and a few other fixes, we plan on turning on the mill at the beginning of October! We have lots of ore to run and gold to get so stay tuned! We're thinking of away to give away some gold. Oh ya, the short should come before the video to help advertise the upcoming video. Unless it's just an update short or standalone.
Bro I’m subbed cause of how hard I seen you work on this mine. I didn’t hear a single complaint whatsoever, I own a business and if I could even get 10% of what you got in an employee I would make them a partner. I’m pretty inspired for your generation when I think there could be more like you, even when sadly I’m shown every day that peeps like you are a dying breed.
I really appreciate everything you said. So did my wife. I reflect on that paper route I had when I was 10-12 years old, washing cars and mowing lawns at a young age. My dad would take me to job sites during my summer break and I'd help him or just play around on scaffolding, piles of sand and aggregate that was gonna be used for a concrete pour, or cut ninja stars out of metal studs and throw them into drywall. I remember his reputation in the industry was well know to all. He had a good name and I took so much pride in that. Maybe, just maybe, these videos will inspire some to work hard and persevere through hardships. Either way, your comment made my day and I wanted to tell you that.
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A word of advice, don't grind metals next to your car, the hot sparks burn into the paint layer, first time out in the rain and you end up with tiny rust spots all over your paint job on the car.
@VikingExploration60 You should see my cell phone, gopro camera, clothes I wear while fabricating. I know what you mean. I try to move the vehicles around or setup a welding blanket over something that I want to protect. Challenges of not having a shop at home to fabricate.
@@mineoperator Shade tree Mechanics, I can relate. My wife takes our dog for a walk around our property every morning and brings back things she has found. 35 years I have lived here and in her "finds" I say to her "I lost that when I was building this, or that. Well, it's to rusty to use now.
Man, Seems like everybody everywhere is walking around with a go-pro or their camera all over the world, videotaping" , " Something". Anyways, at least you guys are taping something i personally am interested in.
It's true. There are many channels popping up. We are grateful and appreciative that you are enjoying our content. These next few months are going to be incredible so stay tuned! Thanks for supporting our channel!
How did you reinforce the structure to accommodate the added weight of the water. I assume grain is < 45lbs/cu-ft and water is 62.5 ish ..
I'm adding steel support on all sides of the tank. I'll support the conical section of the tank to the new and existing steel legs. I'm adding flat strap steel around the tank. Then, multiple cross support sections to each leg. The flanges and 4" steel pipe on the discharge/underflow are very heavy. That'll need support, too. The tank will hold approximately 1,110 gallons of water. That's 9,246 lbs. I'm looking forward to sharing Part 2 of the video. If you haven't watched part 1 yet, here's a link to it. Thanks for your comment. ruclips.net/video/JEpO5Uqy0rQ/видео.htmlsi=m7VrPPbzQ1nmASci
@@mineoperator Let me know if you need any FEA analysis of the tank/silo or support connections and reinforcing. Your plan sounds good. The transition from the cylinder to the cone might need some thought. Stiffeners on the cone tied to hoop bands on the cylinder seem like a good idea. Cool project.
@anthonysei You peaked my interest as that's over my head. I'm curious about the cone joint where it's welded to the upper cylinder. I'm also contemplating the footings. Ideally, I'd want to pour a concrete foundation or piers. Time and costs are issues. For the time being, if I make the footprint wide enough and the steel plates on each leg big enough, and the compaction of the sandy soil is 95%, could I just install it on some buried railroad ties. If $ was an issue I know what I'd do.
@@mineoperator I guess it all depends on the thickness of the steel and how it's joined at the transition between the cylinder and The Cone. I did a quick sort of generic analysis here and I don't see any issues but you are correct in making sure your footings are substantial enough so that there is no settling that causes uneven load distribution
@@mineoperator designs built and installed some pretty large tanks in my day up to 30 ft tall 50 ft in diameter so I have some experience with all of this. Many of the tanks are pre-engineered plate steel and anything beyond 10 ft they start to double up and triple up the plate at the bottom. You can send me some detailed information and I could refine the model and look for problem spots but you seem to have a pretty good handle on what you need to do to reinforce it so I think you're probably good to go
Must have been tough lowering the tank down from that 100' tower 👍👍
😆, I'll be glad when this tank project is done. We'll be finishing up a few things at the millsite, then turning it on and getting some gold! Then we get back to some gold mines and do the fun work 😉.
21:41 that’s a snow slay frame
Nice work. Helluva back yard project. Looking forward to the mining vids!
@@rossgee2950 Thanks! We can't wait to get back to running our millsite and recovering some gold!
I might suggest using a gin pole to put the top on the tank, just like you put an antenna tower section on another or a beam antenna on a tower. With the truck you might consider using 2 gin poles, and putting lifting points on either side of the top section and raising the top section using the truck for equal lifting on both sides. Good luck on the project.
Great ideas! Thanks for those suggestions.
@@mineoperator I've seen your invention you use to lift the bags of ore up to the top of your processing machine, could you not use the same principle for your lift for the tank? After all, that is where you're going to use that tank. A fork lift might work too. Build most of your tank in your backyard and finish it at the processing building.
Awesome job so far building that tank! Also amazing you will be on with Freddy and Juan!!! I also really appreciate you putting in those subtitles, thank you.
@Alrik. Thanks for letting me know that the subtitles helped. It takes an additional hour editing but if it helps our viewers, I'll gladly put in the time. Thanks for your comment!
@@mineoperator you really make top shelf content.
@Alrik. Thank you. We try our best and keep learning. We learned alot from Freddy and Juan. Can't wait to show their fixes. We can show them after the episode airs.
But it’s a dry heat! 😂. Great video 🍻👍
Yeah, I'd rather take dry heat over humidity any day. Thanks Bill!
@@mineoperator I’m from New England. I’m sure you can imagine 😆
Demonstration of some great fabrication work there, and solo on top of that ;) Excited to see the working finished column in action :)
Great idea. Desert 🏜 setup?? Well that looks like my backyard. Couldn't do something that big... That's gonna be a big addition help clear that water. Looking forward to all your work. Desert 🏜 digg'n..wow what fun
Silt Bag: ruclips.net/video/XWV8QwlAzTQ/видео.html
Thanks for sharing this link/product. I've gotta try this out. Might be able to incorporate it or use it for a mobile operation in remote locations. This silt bag could really help us.
@@mineoperator We procure large silt bags, then cut them up to fit the various systems we employ. Alternatively, you can buy rolls. The fabric can be reused, or repurposed as retaining walls with perhaps plants, because they are biodegradable. The bags, once full, can be hung allowing the water to drip out, if you need every drop...etc. You could mix cement allowing the filled bags to harden into stones for a more permanent retaining (just imagine stacking the bags). You'll figure it out, Cheers! 😎
@Jatslo This was extremely helpful. Thank you.
@@mineoperator The silt bags are breathable, allowing you to use a high-powered vacuum to fill them. Once filled, you can easily lift the bags out of the area. If the fabric becomes clogged, you can clean it with a pressure washer. Some fabrics are resistant to both alkaline and acidic chemicals, which can be useful if you’re using such substances. A closed system is best when fighting evaporation or mitigating dust; in any case a silt bag is highly versatile. Yes, your water tank is interesting for sure; that piqued my interest. TY
Harry goes to Alaska and explores a gold mine while Chad grinds metal. Who got the short straw I wonder?
That's a great question 🤔. My schedule is so busy and it's difficult for me to travel right now.
Was Harry the cameraman in Jason's (Mount Baker Mining and Metal) video that was posted on the 31st of August. If it was that mine is super rich.
Looks good should work just fine. That's a lot of work my back would be killing me.
"Necessity is the mother of all invention" ! No wiser words were ever spoken. I've used the crotch in a tree to bend conduit before so I resonate with the hitch bending method LOL
@John-ir2zf That's so funny. I looked over at a tree in my yard as well. Gotta use what we got lol.
@@mineoperator exactly, make do any way we can !
Looking great looking forward to seeing more
Like the video nice presentation waiting for the next thanks
@johnglasgow4176 Thanks, John. We're excited to get this installed and test it out. Thanks for your comment!
Excellent video! The latest theory is there was mining all over the Giza plateau and the pyramids were used to make the sulfuric acid and other chemicals. To think this was going on pre 2500bc is amazing.
Can’t wait that long 😂👍
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Nice Job Y'all ...👍👊
If ya can’t mine ya some fresh water, might as well get all the re-use outta the water ya got. The grain silo’s a great idea, boss.
Thanks! Now to see how well it works.
Geniusly engineered, great work Chad!
How are going to keep the organic material from contaminating your clean water.
Very rarely do we run ore that has organics in it. When we mucked out a drift, there were organics from mice and rats. The mine dumps or tailings rarely have organics in it. We don't see organics with head ore. In the event we do, there's a screen after the mill and before the table that collects the majority of any organics. If some make it past that, the remaining would collect in the sandscrew, or 1 of 2 steel tanks with baffles after the screw. By that point, we're pumping the silty water into this clarifying tank. I'm sure we're gonna learn alot when we start testing this in the real world scenario.
@mineoperator Out my way we get alot of organics out of the dumps. On occasion in the mine I've seen roots as deep as 300 ft.
@me5768 wow that's deep. How did you deal with those?
@mineoperator We picked out what we could then we used a old air filter from a d8 cat to filter the water. It's still out on the property I guess I didn't show it to you when you came for a visit.
@@me5768 Improvise
Good idea. Reusing that tank is a great idea. I gotta learn that 3D modeling.
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Can't wait to see how that works when it is finished
Me too Ethan. I'll be excited and nervous.
yeah, get that gold!