Awesome. I see the class you took paid off with the additional safety precautions. I’m going to have to buy my equipment again. I’m going to be doing some exploration and prospecting around some mines in Colorado this coming spring/summer.
@MikeBeasley-i9i Hi Mike! Yes, those SPRAT Level 1 classes definitely paid off. I'll feel much safer on rope now. The class helped me to rig, learn new knots, protect the rope with guards, rescue, and one that surprised me was how load angles on your anchor can reach 200%! You never want to increase your angle past 120 degrees. Angles greater than 120 degrees between 2 rope systems/anchors can start surpassing 100% load and can actually double the load on the anchor and carabiner. Too bad I wasn't headed to Colorado in the spring/summer. Would be fun to join you.
I'm glad you barred that down as you went. Most of all I'm glad you're OK 👍. Some of that rock looked pretty good for minerals. Look forward for the next one.
Hooooooo I never realized how many rocks could come down until seeing them getting poked. Glad it doesn't have to be mucked out. I like that underwater caving sign: "there's nothing in this cave worth dying for!" Bet it's even 10x harder than it looks
It was such a great workout. We really appreciate your comment and underwater caving sign. We couldn't agree more. My MSHA trainer reminded me that I'm the softest thing underground. A sobering statement.
Looking at the debris and those trapped timbers at the bottom of that shaft, it could well go a lot deeper and is currently plugged, if it was originally a wood lined shaft, I suspect it could have been deliberately collapsed in to create the plug.
Very good point. Typically, drift levels are driven at 100' intervals. We've seen some levels as close as 45' at times. We are very curious 🤔 if we are approximately 10' away from an intersection. We needed more time out there.
@@mineoperator It did look like there was the start of a drift/adit, in I think was the hanging wall at the bottom of the shaft, there appears to be a cut out that was completely filled with rock. Hope I am right and you find yourselves something nice and juicy.
I know. We hope to work with him one day. We'll stress the importance if we get the chance. All it takes is one rock 🪨 to end it all. Our first short we ever published on our channel is of Ron and I barring down one of our gold mines. We barely touched the hanging wall with a bar and at least 300lbs of material came down. That was sobering.
@@mineoperator- luckily for me, the inside of my head is compromised entirely of dense bony material - the likelihood of any damage resulting from a rock strike is slim and would be more devastating for the rock. :P
Ron - the dude always being sarcastic and cracking jokes - being the only one to ask a prayer for you as you make your initial drop, though!!! :D Good editing job, overlapping the videos from different cameras to give a consistent frame of reference
We all appreciate his humor. When I heard him say that, I knew he realized that the risk is real. No matter how well trained you are. I didn't want to chance anything coming down on me. The crew up top kept it light and humorous. At times, we have so much footage from different cameras. It can be time consuming to piece the footage together. Thanks for your comment 👍. We all appreciate it.
Great adventure 💛 Just imagine, how many nuggets were missed in the past due to them looking like dirty rocks, and miners not having metal detectors yet (unless they used copper dowsing rods). Definitely an awesome area to explore✨
did you use one of those laser tape measure form home depot to measure the depth of the shaft? i have a bosch one it does about 160 feet. they make better ones that go farther.
I realized I left mine up top. There was so much to manage and I didn't add it to my list to remind me. Doh! 😆. I had to estimate by how much rope I lowered down and pulled up. Using my arm span of approximately 6', I believe it took 15 rope pulls. We need to double check that when we go back. The mud, clearly all the vegetation for access, drilling anchors, and setting up the anchor systems took awhile. It should be much quicker to setup the next time we go out.
@azwrenchmaster5334 Great questions. It had rained during the night making the roads so much worse to the mine shaft that the owner deemed it unsafe. I should've mentioned that. I don't know if we lost the footage or why it wasn't shown. We found a large piece of steel under two large quartz pieces. It fooled us big time. Even after digging out that large rock, I had to go another foot down. So close yet so far away.
I'm still learning and appreciate your comments on this. I'm trying to work with other rope access techs to obtain the required 500hrs and 6mos to qualify for the SPRAT level 2 class. I researched rigged for rescue before heading to the site. Would've been helpful to have another rope access tech there. I had my 4:1 pulley system there. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I'm committed to learning and safety.
'Ida sworn it was 200' deep, honest!' 'Yeah, but then we barred down....' 'Ah. That explains why it was only 90 feet by the time you hit bottom, then....'
😆 you caught that. I enjoy the roots as well. Not to mention, Stick Figure, The Movement, and many others. Reggae helps keep you calm when on rope and performing tiring or tricky maneuvers. Glad you appreciated that.
It would be somewhat intelligent to have a STIFF toothbrush/holster attached to your belt? You gots the right kind of water bottle with a control nozzle. One guy works the water and the other does the scrubbing. Eh?
Dude, you are a beast!! Love this stuff! Keep it coming!
Thanks for showing best practices.
Awesome. I see the class you took paid off with the additional safety precautions. I’m going to have to buy my equipment again. I’m going to be doing some exploration and prospecting around some mines in Colorado this coming spring/summer.
@MikeBeasley-i9i Hi Mike! Yes, those SPRAT Level 1 classes definitely paid off. I'll feel much safer on rope now. The class helped me to rig, learn new knots, protect the rope with guards, rescue, and one that surprised me was how load angles on your anchor can reach 200%! You never want to increase your angle past 120 degrees. Angles greater than 120 degrees between 2 rope systems/anchors can start surpassing 100% load and can actually double the load on the anchor and carabiner. Too bad I wasn't headed to Colorado in the spring/summer. Would be fun to join you.
I'm glad you barred that down as you went. Most of all I'm glad you're OK 👍. Some of that rock looked pretty good for minerals. Look forward for the next one.
Hooooooo I never realized how many rocks could come down until seeing them getting poked. Glad it doesn't have to be mucked out.
I like that underwater caving sign: "there's nothing in this cave worth dying for!"
Bet it's even 10x harder than it looks
It was such a great workout. We really appreciate your comment and underwater caving sign. We couldn't agree more. My MSHA trainer reminded me that I'm the softest thing underground. A sobering statement.
Looking at the debris and those trapped timbers at the bottom of that shaft, it could well go a lot deeper and is currently plugged, if it was originally a wood lined shaft, I suspect it could have been deliberately collapsed in to create the plug.
Very good point. Typically, drift levels are driven at 100' intervals. We've seen some levels as close as 45' at times. We are very curious 🤔 if we are approximately 10' away from an intersection. We needed more time out there.
@@mineoperator It did look like there was the start of a drift/adit, in I think was the hanging wall at the bottom of the shaft, there appears to be a cut out that was completely filled with rock. Hope I am right and you find yourselves something nice and juicy.
Id not be unclipped from.the ropes if i was mucking out over such a thing @mineoperator
I don't ever see Jeff Williams barring down when you goes in those shafts
I know. We hope to work with him one day. We'll stress the importance if we get the chance. All it takes is one rock 🪨 to end it all. Our first short we ever published on our channel is of Ron and I barring down one of our gold mines. We barely touched the hanging wall with a bar and at least 300lbs of material came down. That was sobering.
@@mineoperator- luckily for me, the inside of my head is compromised entirely of dense bony material - the likelihood of any damage resulting from a rock strike is slim and would be more devastating for the rock. :P
I remember seeing that, and my determination to avoid mineshafts quadrupled instantly...!
Makes me even more nervous about Cerro Gordo, too....
Ron - the dude always being sarcastic and cracking jokes - being the only one to ask a prayer for you as you make your initial drop, though!!! :D
Good editing job, overlapping the videos from different cameras to give a consistent frame of reference
We all appreciate his humor. When I heard him say that, I knew he realized that the risk is real. No matter how well trained you are. I didn't want to chance anything coming down on me. The crew up top kept it light and humorous. At times, we have so much footage from different cameras. It can be time consuming to piece the footage together. Thanks for your comment 👍. We all appreciate it.
We really appreciate you making videos for us to see!!
Great adventure 💛
Just imagine, how many nuggets were missed in the past due to them looking like dirty rocks, and miners not having metal detectors yet (unless they used copper dowsing rods).
Definitely an awesome area to explore✨
Beautiful Gold specimens
did you use one of those laser tape measure form home depot to measure the depth of the shaft? i have a bosch one it does about 160 feet. they make better ones that go farther.
I realized I left mine up top. There was so much to manage and I didn't add it to my list to remind me. Doh! 😆. I had to estimate by how much rope I lowered down and pulled up. Using my arm span of approximately 6', I believe it took 15 rope pulls. We need to double check that when we go back. The mud, clearly all the vegetation for access, drilling anchors, and setting up the anchor systems took awhile. It should be much quicker to setup the next time we go out.
Seems odd they didn't try drifting on a couple of spots. Great video
2 questions. What happened to detecting the shaft? ... and what happened to the target under the boulder near the road?
@azwrenchmaster5334 Great questions. It had rained during the night making the roads so much worse to the mine shaft that the owner deemed it unsafe. I should've mentioned that. I don't know if we lost the footage or why it wasn't shown. We found a large piece of steel under two large quartz pieces. It fooled us big time. Even after digging out that large rock, I had to go another foot down. So close yet so far away.
@mineoperator thanks bud. Sounds miserable.
Ugh! That red mud is SO slick....Im up in Butte county CA , and we have it too.
I work in rope access, and that is confined space, great to see you have a pgm.
But you should have that set as a rigged to rescue.
And your rope protection should be greater than the collar of the shaft
I'm still learning and appreciate your comments on this. I'm trying to work with other rope access techs to obtain the required 500hrs and 6mos to qualify for the SPRAT level 2 class. I researched rigged for rescue before heading to the site. Would've been helpful to have another rope access tech there. I had my 4:1 pulley system there. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I'm committed to learning and safety.
You might contact the local SAR guys; I hear they love a good drill, especially if it may mean fewer calls for help....
'Ida sworn it was 200' deep, honest!'
'Yeah, but then we barred down....'
'Ah. That explains why it was only 90 feet by the time you hit bottom, then....'
No large jade boulders down there in that serpentinite?
Heck yea awesome stuff thats what dreams are made of very cool heavy pans happy holidays heavy pans
too much pry work imo, cool drop, brings back caving memories. We used only one rope 25 yrs ago! You can feel the devil bite your ass!!
Chase's last name? DeVane?
Ye old Baofeng radio 😅
Was that some "Rebelution", Chad??? 8:20 - either way, reggae is good for the soul; I prefer the roots but Rebelution is a good modern reggae band
😆 you caught that. I enjoy the roots as well. Not to mention, Stick Figure, The Movement, and many others. Reggae helps keep you calm when on rope and performing tiring or tricky maneuvers. Glad you appreciated that.
It would be somewhat intelligent to have a STIFF toothbrush/holster attached to your belt? You gots the right kind of water bottle with a control nozzle. One guy works the water and the other does the scrubbing. Eh?
Conserve water
This video wasn't even intresting
Ron brags of being a 1%'er I call us to occupy @MineOperator
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