Refining Pure Gold From An 1800s Gold Mine!
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- čas přidán 14. 11. 2023
- I took a trip to Washington state to meet up with my friend Jason at his gold mine from the 1800s. He is reopening the mine and was nice enough to allow us to take a tour and do some mining! We spent the day chipping out gold from the walls and refining it back at Jason's shop.
It was a very informative day of ALL the work that goes into refining the gold we use.
Check out Jason's channel here: @mbmmllc
Also, I wrote a book! About living at Cerro Gordo the past 3 years. Check it out: www.amazon.com/gp/product/059...
More behind the scenes photos here: / brentwunderwood
Thank you all so so much for all the support and encouragement!
You can see more long form videos on my main channel: @GhostTownLiving
Jason is one of the best guys on CZcams. Glad you two are buddies!
Hardrock underground miner here since 1980. Good to see you getting in and making it happen. Just be careful… you don’t get any second chances.
Wise words.
Especially for $0.50/hr
@Mrbfgray I pay money for my hobbies. Atleast he's making SOMETHING xD
@@MrbfgrayThe riches are in the adventure.
@@michaelcheli5842 Yes of course, and YT content in this instance but not for most of us.
Such a cool adventure! I’ve been watching Jason’s series of reopening and mining his gold mine
was so sad when the hotel burned down eh
What is Jason’s CZcams channel called?
@@BigMac-jr4thmbmm you'll find it serching that
@@grahamkyle7465 thank you! Also found some of his stuff on eBay which is awesome!!
I was impressed with Jason from the first time we met him on video while he was visiting Brent at Cerro Gordo. He treats everyone with respect and kindness, regardless of their station in life. Watching Jason and Brent work as a team is a wonderful experience. Keep it up, guys!
The gleam and excitement in Jason's eyes is so awesome to see when talking about mining gold. You can totally tell he loves what he's doing !! Such a awesome video. I live about 9 hours away from there so seeing a familiar area is so neat !!
What's really weird is that I started following all you miners of some kind . And now you are all getting to know each other . That's cool. You and Jason are a good fit.
Umm. I wonder how well a construction chute would work. They are rugged and light
Great teachers, so many youtubers speak to hear themselves. Jason is so humble and knowledgeable, very interesting to learn from.
Hey Brent, glad to see your version ....Already Seen Jason's, Chad and Harry's⛏⚒⛏
I've seen a lot of Jason at MBMM, great guy to know. With all the wood back to Cerro Gordo, the building continues. The gold bead - a commemorative coin?
Dan, Jason and Bret have got to be three of the best humans on CZcams.
Dan Hurd is a character lol. He's quite nerdy but he's great nonetheless.
Don't forget about Jeff Williams too
I can very much so agree with this❤❤
@@SCW1060 yea Jeff is a blast..
It's not actually Jeff's channel, his skeleton friend is the real channel owner @@SCW1060
I frequent the area that mine is a few times a year to go fishing at the adjacent lakes and hunt that area during the high buck hunting season. I've seen the mine but it was only until recently that I learned who owned it. Pretty cool to find out that it's a famous CZcamsr that owns it. I never heard back from Jason when I messaged him about it but I did promise not to divulge its location in the email.
Idea for the gold. Use that and some cerro gordo silver in a medal / cup for the winner of your running race up the hill to cerro gordo! If you use it in a cup, you could keep it / have the names of winner engraved, start a new tradition!
This is fascinating, Jason and Brent! Thank you for sharing this piece of American history!
Who would have thought that when you bought this town, the people you would meet?!! What a incredible adventure you have had!! What knowledge you have gained! What friendships you have! It’s a lifelong legacy you can be proud of. Thank you so much for bringing us along!! Take care Brent!! ❤️❤️❤️🥰
I really like the friendship between all you like minded people. You all seem very humble and enjoy showing your viewers the way it was back then and the newer techniques of mining. Thanks to you all. 👏😁🇦🇺
I think you should make a short picture history of Jason's mine, of him, the ore, chiseling it out, refining it etc and mount that 10g button under glass putting it all in your museum.
I agree! also there is almost a movie in the two miners over the winter..plotting an scheming..
Wow, that was really interesting. It really opens your eyes on how hard it was to mine and still is. This is history that should be shared. It would be a great classroom presentation.
You should keep it! That’ll always be a reminder and it’s your first gold you ever mined from start to finish!
AWESOME! That Jason guy is AWESOME!
A coin with Cerro Gordo on one side & Jason's mine name on the other side - A unique one off piece of Adventure - that only the 2 of you (& thousands of us viewers) know it's real history of origin. A great video - thanks Brent & Jason.
you're both stand up guys, I look forward to future adventure collaborations.
Thank you Jason for taking Brett into your gold mine and go through the process in mining for gold. Thks Brett for sharing with us the gold mining process.🤙😎
I always like these collab videos with Jason, MO, Brent and Dan Hurd. They should start their own Con; they could call it Awesome - Con.
Thank Jason, Brett and Dan for showing the whole mining and gold processing. As Jason said "After everything it ended up to panning!'
I enjoy watching both sides of an amazing collaboration. Lol
This video was extremely well done. In the beginning I felt like in was in a movie theater. Awesome content.Good job bro.
Jason's a peach. What a good friend, Brent.
Jason is a mining ace! (And vocally, he sounds just like the actor, Jimmy Stewart! Mr. Smith Goes to Washington State! :D ) 💛
What a cool adventure!!!! Who you gonna call, “Stope Busters!!!”
20:56 The gleam in Jason's eyes when he's talking about mining gold is nice to see. He seems to really enjoy what he's doing.
Very cool adventure!
Nice watching you again Brent been in alot of pain haven't been watching any T.V. ..Looks like your still doing awesome things...
That was a really cool intro to the mining process. And not only does Jason have a productive gold mine, it's located in an absolutely beautiful landscape.
Massively entertaining yet again Brent 🙂 and now i have 2 superb mining channels to keep up with 😀
12:30 dude over here molding the support beam like playdough. Meanwhile Brent having to sawzall his way through the support beams at his mine. What a world of difference.
I love living in WA and getting to hike through forests just like you see here. I love how here in WA and down in CA are both beautiful places, but for completely different reasons.
Jason is a PRO!
Awesome video!!! Thanks for sharing this!!!
Definitely cool video Your bead of gold and the video should remain in your museum
Brent sounds like you have a Zentnerd in your midst. Nick Zentner is a geology professor in Central Washington State University. Nick isn't far in Ellensburg where he lives. He's a CZcamsr, podcasts and PBS shorts creator. Definitely look up Nick Zentner and a lot of interesting vids are presented not only props akin to Mystery Science Theatre 3000, but actually was a classmate of mine from Wisconsin. Great guy Brent, like you guys. Keep up the good work and I think Nick can shed even more light on this interesting subject! ❤
love your collabs with jason and dan. Found their channels watching you and I'm hooked. Keep up the great content! But dont overwork yourself lol
Man, that guy must be soooo patient! You get good returns for your labour eventually, but ir seems very labour intensive. Good luck to all of you Perhaps you could mint your own Cerro Gordo $1 coin and have one of your give-aways? 🌵💗🌼
thanks for always having great content
Make a little gold Cerro Gordo signet and put it in a silver ring from silver you refine from Cerro Gordo. I bet it would look quite fancy.
Make a pickaxe pendant with the gold and some silver from your mine. Make the pick from the gold and the handle from silver from your mine.
10 grams off 17 pounds is crazy. Good stuff. After all the videos I’ve watched of Jason you can just tell he is a good guy.
Awesome video, that looks like such a good time. Keep up the adventures! PS, I think we need a library update!
Very awesome video. Very enjoyable, very informative and interesting 👍
A tiny ore cart made of gold would tell a tale almost lots untold,of a forgotten time of miners down. A mine, shine silver shine
brent your videos or so clear like your rite there with ya keep up the great prospecting
Jason's one heckuva guy. So are you, Brent ^5 !
The gold would be very cool to see in the center of a 1 million subscriber play button when this channel gets there. Keep up the good work!
What a learning experience you two guys just gave me!! A way different perspective on how bad the old miners had it!! Man hard workers like that don’t come everyday!! God bless y’all two!! I hope Jason strikes it rich, and that you Brent actually find gold in your silver mine!! Great video as always!! Love y’all guys man!! 💯👍👍oh and that piece of gold you can flatten it out and make a rare one of a kind gold coin and have Cerro Gordo or your name imprinted on it, or yours and Jason faces carved into it?? Just saying a coin would be cool???
Take it down and get it bronzed... lol
Wow absolutely amazing! Ty Brett and Jason for showing us how this is done and why our precious metals are so expensive!
Idea for the gold - Create a pendant with the Cerro Gordo logo/stamp and wear it!
I love Jason he's so knowledgeable and passionate, always a great vid when you collab
It’s so cool to see the difference in moisture in the mines too.
Why am i so addicted to mining videos. These are so good.
Just this morning my mother returned a shoe box full of photos I took in the late 80's when I was working and traveling in South Africa, the memories it brought back. Your videos and podcasts will do the same for you one day for you. So glad you are documenting your adventure at Cerro Gordo for future generations to re-learn about the history and method of underground hardrock mining. Thanks for sharing.
Let's GO! Always a good day when you post!
you should stamp it as a coin with cerro gordo on one side and jasons mine on the other as a token of friendship to keep
Build a Big Solid Silver Ring with the Gold Ball as the Gem Stone... A Ring with a Story from a Friend :)
Really well put together video - Jason's huge, wide-eyed enthusiasm for this really shows!
So there is free mill gold AND sulfides in this ore ?
Early 1900's - 1920's mine. It's on Jason's channel. Great stuff! Thanks.
HELLO right back at Cha Sir Brent!!
Still loving yr gorgeous red hair, dig, dig, this was a cool Vija for sure.
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽️🦃❤ hope it's superb.
Jason Frank and Dan are the boys . The best in my opinion
Heavy D should check this out too. He may have some equipment that Jason could use like water/air pumps.
HI BRENT. YOU ROCK.
This adventure you shared with us really seemed to bring attention to (at least for me) the fact that the friendships we form during our journey through life are truly more valuable than one can put a number on. The experiences gained and shared with friends are the flavor of life. And as for an idea I'd cast a dye that would have 2 seperate chambers that you could mint the10g gold into half a coin and the other matching half from 10g of silver from your mine with the word Friendship stretching across both halves making it one coin and on the other side have Jason's company name or mine and Cierro Gordo mine or what you'd choose to represent you with the year. Put it into a nice coin case and into the museum so people who see it can reflect upon friendship just as this adventure you took us on did for me. Thank you.
Been subscribed to Jason for a while since I saw him with Dan Hurd, nice to see another angle of the mine.
It's so awesome jason used to work at this mine, and now its his operation
Jason and those guys sure get around! I expect to see them around the corner in any old wash when I'm out prospecting!!! Hope they have frequent flier miles!
There's enough gold there in that bead to make a nice band and setting from, and you could set a small stone cabochon you make in it, or probably a nice pendant. Goldsmithing/jewler work is something you might find someone to do a collab to help with maybe?
Hey Brent I have an Idea of what you should do with the gold. You should alloy it with silver from your mine to make 10k gold then make something for you and Jason to share. Maybe two pendants or rings or whatever so you each have a piece of each other's mine mixed together. Thanks for the great content as always! :)
Would be cool to turn it into a gold Cerro Gordo stamped coin, like a commemorative coin minted for historic events.
Great adventures working together on this collaboration. I was looking forward to seeing this.
So back in the early ’90s I went into this area and followed that road down to the mine. We found the entrance and went in about a hundred feet as our lights weren’t that good. What an adventure, what an area! So scenic there too.
Bryan from Vancouver
#Brent What you need to do with that Gold , Is Make something for your self. To pay you back for all the hard work you have put into the Cerro Gordo Mines. You are putting in Your life in to it. Its time for you to make something out of it. Your a Great guy Love your channel. I have bought rocks from Jason Love his channel to.
great video. Take that gold and have a jeweler make it into a pendant for a necklace? maybe get the logo of your friends mine embossed \ stamped into it? keepsake for sure!
Make a little gold pan with the bit of gold so your can wear it on a chain. Thanks for the upload. Respect from Ireland.
Thanks for sharing this. Who need tv with videos like this!
An intertwined gold and silver ring using his mines gold and your mines silver would be really cool.
Thanks for the video Brent, could'nt help feeling just a little claustrophobic in
that stope .But what an educational experience ,thanks.
That man has grown into a good friend for you. Fantastic to draw on each
others knowledge.What a beautiful place to be as well, thanks again.
Graham ( England )
Brilliant! You should have the bead hammered down into gold leaf and use that to decorate details on the bar, or some letting inside the hotel!
Hello Brent you absolute legend! :-)
Great video Brent/Jason! Thanks. I chuckled when you were panning and the stuff at the pan top is called taillings! Too much Gold Rush show!
That was awesome. You guys are amazing bringing back the history and appreciation ❤
Thank you for sharing yout adventure with us all. Thanks & God bless!
Jason. What a guy!
Thanks bro 👍🏻👊🏻😎
Great video, thanks 👍
Been waiting for this video!! awesome adventure in a different mine!
Excellent once again , Jason know his stuff and comes across as a real Gent ,
Jason and Brent is always a good video. Thanks.
Great video!
Love your videos, I've been following you since the beginning keep up the great content 💯
Great video! Good to see you guys hanging out!!
Awesome video!
Jason's enthusiasm is off the charts.
That’s awesome Brent!! I look forward to your videos and some day to come to your town!