Exploring Radioactive Vanadium King Uranium Mine
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- čas přidán 16. 10. 2022
- Back to one of my favorite uranium mining districts, Temple Mountain in the San Rafael Swell area. This time I explore the backside and check out a petrified tree in the hillside along with some mine adits that are apart of the Vanadium King uranium mine.
The information on the track I took along with the radiation map from my Radiacode 101 will be posted on my Patreon / radioactivedrew
If you are looking for some radioactive rocks check out uraniumstore.com
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My sister lives in Ennis MT. Has a coffee shop there. small world. Thanks for the video. I enjoy your work.
I love going to Ennis...such a beautiful area.
The camera work, the transitions and the overall soundtrack fit as if this was meant to be a true movie. Amazing work brother
Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Back on the road to Temple mountain? I was recently in the Navajo Nation. My god so many abandoned mines there, especially near Cameron AZ.
So much beauty everywhere near the 4 corners area.
and so much Uranium! ☢
That’s a really cool area to explore. Hopefully I’ll make it out to Cameron in the spring.
@@RadioactiveDrew Just wondering if Uncle Scam considers these sites to still be viable mining areas for future use...?
Thanks for the tour ‼️✌🏽🙏
Having been an offroad driver 8 year ago, I am exciting looking your cam motion near the rocks. Each of your videos has its own charm to see it till the end without interrupts. I hope you'll catch your fortune's tail next time. 😉
The nighttime quiet voice was ASMR
Hahahaha...yeah it kind of was.
Lol
Those drone shots are absolutely breathtaking.
god Utah is so pretty.
Awesome Drew!!! Your camera work and editing are superb!!! You are so lucky to be able to do this & we are so lucky to see your work!!
I'm glad you and everyone else enjoys these videos. I really like making them as it takes a much different discipline than making timelapse videos...what I use to do for years.
cool as usual..good idea with that fender cam
Yeah those shots turned out well. There was a couple of times I thought I was going to hit the camera on some rocks.
That shot of the night sky was marvelous. Nice video.
New Sub... Radioactive Drew "I find stuff a lot hotter than this" reminds me of myself at his age.
Beautiful landscape!!
This place has so much beauty it could be a State or National Park.
Awesome camera work and cool video! I'm going on a Utah trip with my truck camper, next week sometime!
Good time to be in Utah. Should be nice and cool and not buggy. Bugs in some of the areas can get extreme in the summer.
One mine you can explore that had vanadium mix with uranium was Cactus Rat.
Even though I'm well-versed mineralogy, I wouldn't normally know of an obscure mine like this. I know about it through my work with optics. An obscure polishing compound that's been largely superseded is called barnesite was mined here and was used to polish the first generation of really large telescope mirrors, including Palomar.
However, due to contamination with uranium, this source was discontinued
Those KO2’s are great. Never left me stranded.
Epic drone B roll Drew!!!
Thanks.
Just found your channel and I’m so dang impressed! Sheer production quality is off the charts!! Just binged all your videos🤙🏻
Lol, you crack me up with that counter.
Whipping it out like it would sound any different there than outside the cave, walking down a highway, or walking into walmart.
It does sound different because its a different level of radiation.
1989 was the first time I camped at Temple mountain. It was around the first of April. I saw no other people / no cars in the area upon arriving and setting up my tent at twilight. While making coffee the next morning the sky was clear, deep blue, with a slight breeze. A faint whine in the distance gradually got louder, then a large grader came around the corner with blade scraping the side of the road. I waved as he passed by and he waved back. My tent was only about 20 feet from the road. It was so unexpected to see this out in the middle of nowhere. 😹
I get goosebumps watching your videos, man. True talent. Keep doing this. I love you.❤
Amazing Work
Thank you brother!
No problem.
Yeah notification gremlin FTW,
Stay safe everyone and stay tuned
Yoooo. You deserve like 9.9m subscribers. Keep it up, your videos are fantastic. Thanks and cheers!
Thanks. I plan on making a bunch more.
How does this channel not have more views! As a radiography inspector, I LOVE this channel! keep it up
Thanks.
Another great video! I was there a while back and seems like the gate was welded shut but yet the gates could swing open if it were “unwelded”.
You are getting pretty good at droning, bud. Epic shots!
Thanks. I get a decent amount of practice in doing videos for the channel.
Really cool video. Thanks alot. I like the mix of geology, industry and radioactive elements.
Hey Drew, just found your channel and loving your vids! Awesome work!! 👌
Sorry, I’m late to this party. Very interesting video. Jeez…that’s a lot of sandstone out there & the mountain really does look like a temple.
It’s a very interesting place to explore.
Recently found your videos, and holy shit man. You do an incredible job. The camera work,m and editing is amazing. The content is super interesting. Consider me hooked. Keep up the good work dude.
Another excellent video. Please keep making them.
these videos are great! ty
Thanks for the vid! You should get in touch with Brent from ghost town living and go see how radioactive his mines might be.
That’s a good idea…plus I love the Eastern Sierras.
Great video, great landscape and beautiful sedimentary rocks! I really would like to come with you :)
This is awesome!!!!
Not sure why algorithm recommended your Trinity site video to me, but now I am hooked by your channel.
I’m glad you’re enjoying the content.
Your videography is amazing!
Nice!
Me encantan muchos tus videos, me gustan las cosas radioactivas y tu canal es una gran joya hermano💯
Gracias, me alegro de que los estés disfrutando.
I have to echo the comments about the quality of this video -- it's commercial quality, and better than a lot of what is on cable television. I was especially impressed with the still you made of a stope in the mine with the UV-glow. Good job, and keep growing this channel!
Question: we're going to Trinity Site next year, and we have some Uranium glass in the house. I'd love to get a survey meter, but the Radeye B20 like you have is a little rich for my blood. Any recommendations on a cheap and relatively accurate meter to take to places like that?
Glad you are liking the videos. I try and make them look as good as I can and still get lots of shots.
As far as what meter to buy. I'm working on a video right now reviewing some different ones. Hopefully that will be out around the beginning of next month.
Very cool!!! Great content!
Thanks.
Governments gotta do what a government does...WCIS. More good stuff here, camping & trail drives adding to the great content.
I think it’s cool people like seeing these videos as these are some of my favorite things to do.
You have a great hobby and the travels you take look quite fun.
They are a lot of fun. I love exploring old radioactive sites.
@@RadioactiveDrew Having a lot of DOE training, that would be better than the stuff I had to look for. Better scenery and stress levels.
I can only imagine.
If you ever get to Chicago would totally like to see Zion nuclear decommissioned site explored.then there's fermi lab... Cool place, And Byron has a plant. ..... It pretty much started here... Maybe an origins story from creation to deconstructed
Zion is long gone, site is completely empty except for the spent fuel storage area...
@@erict5234 he visits decommissioned areas. It would be cool to see what it turns up.
@@mr.nobody--- it's an empty field... not sure if he would find any radiation! All of the plant, concrete and the dirt underneath it was dug up and hauled off in railcars to Utah...
It's scheduled for 2024 to be finished. They still locally gaurd the area so it's still of some importance even if it's only one or two casks left
@@mr.nobody--- I thought all of the casks are still in place? Wasn't the problem that they had nowhere to go with them since the Yucca mountain project was canceled? Or have they been moving them out by trucks?
Curious if you tried to contact mine owner Brenda to see what her plans are for these mines. Also curious what the Radon survey results were (saw brief mention on paperwork).
Irradiated off road Matt in with that good content
Your videos really are great, very interesting, The scenery too is stunning, living in wet Wales UK I crave aridness! FYI our background count here in the Welsh hills is around 15-22 cpm. I collect uranium glass and get exited when I can see 60cpm! Keep up the good work and thank you.
Glad you are liking the videos.
Nice ,I'm new to your channel. Love the vids
Thanks.
Randomly came across your channel and i’m astounded that you only have 3.6k subscribers with that smashing cinematography 👌🏼
Thanks...I try and make it look good when I can.
5 days later....he has 14.2k :)
Randomly found your channel aswell
Subbed up straight away
Love ya work mate
Now he has 18.8
Mining claims are the cheap way to “own”national forest land. You can get hundreds of acres for 5,000 an make it all private if you wish. It’s kind of crazy. Happens all the time In colorado. People get super butt hurt about taking petrified wood I have found
Well I'm not sure how the mining claims are laid out in this area. But I'm sure since it is on public lands the mine is the only part that can be controlled.
Hey Drew, could you tell us the name of the 2 first songs on this video? Fantastic video by the way!
I believe the first 2 tracks are “The Ascent” by Generdyn and “Legend” by Ryan Taubert both found on Musicbed.
@4:14. Looks like an average country road in Australia, minus the road trains.
cool content, I worked exploration rigs around temple mtn.. very cool place. spiritual in a way.
There was actually a uranium mine in Nor California. It's a bit east of Sonora
I’ve been to some uranium mines in the Eastern Sierras. Haven’t made a video about them yet.
@@RadioactiveDrew as uranium is quite often found in conjunction with granite I'm not surprised at it being found in the front range of the Sierra mountains.
I have an idea the radon levels in the old and closed tungsten mine near the Owens River. Miles of drifts, stopes and shafts.into the granite mountain.
almost certainly those are roll front uranium deposits. And that petrified wood looks like logs that were buried in a flood based on the gravel deposits it petrified in.
have you ever visited the big horn uranium mining areas in Montana? Its someplace ive been meaning to visit for a long time.
Hole in the rock Moab Utah, maybe??
June's a good month and yes it's a beautiful area.
I need to check out that place. I’ve passed by it a bunch of times.
@@RadioactiveDrew I would highly recommend checking it out. About 15 miles south of hole-n- the rock left side half way up the mountain side is what looks like a natural hole in the mountain side I never got a chance to look at. But it might be worth a video on it??
And I think it's an extremely beautiful area for a video on general.
Nice footage Man! That opening at 13:18. If you want to see inside, it was a huge up and down, back and forth labyrinth, only if you want to see inside, look for Want to go through Temple Mountain or Enter Temple Mountain videos on my page. BOTH are through that opening. Keep it up man, love your page!
Thanks...I'll have to check out it.
One thing I definitely miss about living in a desert area are the night skies.
Hey Drew, how much prep and supplies do you usually take when you go on trips like this, and how long does an excursion usually last? Do you carry any form of protection in case of wildlife or otherwise in such a remote place? I’ve always wanted to go exploring in the southwest like this, looking for spicy rocks, mostly just to say I did, but also bring home a souvenir or two. Just worried that my Crosstrek might not be up to snuff for it.
What’s the legality like for visiting, hiking, and filming in places like these? I see a lot of the “no trespassing” signs hanging on seemingly abandoned gates and ancient posts, but seldom any contact info to ask permission to do so. Cheers!
This trip lasted for 5 days and I hit a bunch of different locations...more videos coming out about all that. I have a Dometic cooler that I load up with food for the trip, a solar panel to charge my battery that I run the cooler from and charge my camera / drone batteries on. I also bring a small camping stove and a 5 gallon Jerry Can water filter...so glad I have this. I do have some form of protection while I'm out in these places but I'm less concerned about the 4 legged animals.
The places I visit are all abandoned mines or mining claims that are on public lands with no "No Trespassing" signs. There are plenty of places to explore and find hot rocks. You just need to do a little research to find out and have a backup area to go to incase one of the places you want to go to have a fence around it. Finding uranium is much easier than most people realize.
In regards to your vehicle, you could find so many cool places to explore using a Crosstrek. Just know the capabilities of your vehicle and make sure you have some good tires. Also make sure you have a plan incase you get stuck. You should always have a shovel...something small, nothing crazy.
HEy Drew i am from kansas and used to live in the utah area i would love to come along and collab sometime with you let me know!
Where I used to holiday in France there were disused uranium mines (and, I think, a slightly radioactive lake as a result). I wish I'd had a detector when I went. Perhaps I'll get one and go back.
Where can a geiger counter like the one you use be purchased?
I got mine from Fisher Scientific but it wasn’t easy to order from them. At the time I was living in California and they wouldn’t ship it there. So I had to ship it to Montana to get around that.
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It must have backbreaking to concrete up the entrances
I can only imagine. I’ve seen video of them doing it and they had to use a helicopter to get in some of the supplies.
Have you been inside the Mi Vida mine? I have an ore sample from there and it is pretty hot. Is that the mine that you referenced as full of radon?
I've only been inside the portal of the Mi Vida...I haven't crawled through to the other side of the backfill. Once of the hottest pieces of ore I have came from the side of the road right by it. The Mi Vida has been the only mine to contaminate me so much with radon daughter products. Nothing I've been to even comes close.
I didn't see any mine exploring! 😉
Guaranteeja that ol boy just writes down $100 bucks a year for driving out there, putting up a new claim marker, and checking the gates still welded shut.
How many CPM would you consider a high grade ore? Something like 50% + UO2
Well I've seen reports that range high grade uranium between .40% up to 3%. So surprisingly there is very little uranium in the ore. But its also interesting to see how radioactive uranium is in high grade. I've found a 7 pound chunk on the side of an old mining road that reads at 350,000 CPM. But I've heard of some people finding stuff in the 700,000 CPM range.
@@RadioactiveDrew I'm under the impression that those low percentage ores are considered high grade in relevance to mass production since they can't just sort through everything. But for small scale prospecting its easier to isolate purer samples. Those numbers are insane.. Best I've found is 120k CPM
The highest grade mine in the world is Cigar Lake with 15% (some ore in the deposit will be higher of course). A kg of 15% ore would have about 4 MBq of activity from the uranium alone.
Dang, 15%…that ore would be cookin.
The rock that I found that is 120k cpm was only a thin layer on the surface less than a mm thick. I imagine it'd be well over a million if it was a chunk of the same mineral, I believe it is uranophane although it shows no fluorescence at all so I'm not certain.
They say stay away but yet how are you gonna dig to mine the stuff
how did the uranium get there??
It was deposited there because that area was part of an ancient river bed. So over the course of millions of years it built up. That's why so much petrified wood is found around uranium deposits...or at least in this area.
I just added a reply to one of his other videos so I'll just kinda copy past that here. Not sure if the rocks are the same in this location but it's close enough:
"Geologist to chime in about the rock. If it's what I think it is, it's the Monitor Butte member (a relatively thin, bleached-light colored sandstone layer) of the Chinle Formation (you were close on the name, its usually pronounced chin-lee or chin-lay depending on who you talk to). So another interesting thing about uranium deposits found in the US Southwest/colorado plateau, is that the deposits are generally regarded as "Roll-Front" deposits, so the uranium was carried in fluids of a certain oxidation state (so like a 'front' of oxidation rolled through the rocks), which flowed through possibly more permeable layers some time in the geologic past. As the uranium-bearing fluid flowed through the rock, it encountered different oxidation conditions which caused the uranium to precipitate out of the solution. Another interesting tidbit is that often high grade ore is encountered within fossil wood or bones, as they probably served as nucleation points. The fluid which flowed through these rocks is also thought to have caused the 'bleaching' of these rocks, the removal of hematite pigment which is pervasive and quite characteristic of formations like the Chinle. Whenever I encounter eocene or older rocks in the SW and find wood or bone fossils, I often wish I had a geiger counter with me to see if they are uranium mineralized.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk."
@@samwise1790 thanks good lesson !
Rocky Flatts?
Where did you buy your Radacode 101 from?
I bought it from their site. I think they are backlogged with orders at the moment.
@@RadioactiveDrew they are stating 70 days backlog after they get new supplies in. There is a seller on ebay but they are asking twice the price. I can wait.
Yeah, I almost went the eBay route as well. But I waited…glad I did.
Don't worry about that little mid, you got a Tacoma, throw her is 4WD and send it!
They Literally have to millenial proof everything these days imagine the news articles about how a tiktok video catches final monents before they plummet to their death
Hell no I would not make the trek out there without cutting my way into that mine
No need for Assessment work any more on claims Drew. You just have to PAY 165 bucks per claim per year to hold
Is it a pay the fee or do the work type of deal?
@@RadioactiveDrew we only pay the fee on out claims in UT. I did not think that you could actually do assessment work anymore. But maybe you are right it is an option. Since you obviously found a 2021 Affidavit of work.
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Dude, love your videos! A request: when you're holding the camera, could you please move more slowly and avoid spinning around so much? It literally makes some people ill.
I'll see what I can do going forward.
Literally work with a 17 year old who didnt know what chernobyl is and other instances a cannibal or a tribe 😣 when i was trying to answer what does amazon mean? He thought it was just a delivery thing 😅
ok boomer
Doubt it.
You should go to Cerro Gordo and do some measurements ☢️👀
That would be interesting to check out.
@@RadioactiveDrew It feels like a place where radioactivity is bubbling.
If you like these videos do what I do. I like as many comments as possible.
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They say plant workers like Homer Simpson have kids with two heads! Is it true? The world wants to know!
I've never heard of this...maybe this is a joke. Always hard to tell in a comments section.
If your ever in NM , there's a local nuclear museum in ABQ that has items that Ive been able to get readings from behind the glass. Mostly radium water jugs and the like.
I've been to the Nuclear Science Museum a couple times. One of my favorite places to go. Might try and go there next year around the Trinity open house in April.
I’ve been there! Nice awsome museum!
Why Don't you do a Video on Radiation Sickness Radioactive Drew ????
Too much Radioactive / Radiation Can Kill a Human Being in a Second like what happened to the Workers at the Chernobyl Meltdown
Maybe one day I’ll do a video about that subject.
Just idea 💡 Radioactive ☢️ Drew And I love ❤️ Watching your CZcams Channel And I used to Collect Uranium Ore And Uranium is my favorite Radioactive Element ☢️ ❤️
I've also been Investing in Uranium Stocks in Uranium Mining companies Radioactive ☢️ Drew
Keep up the CZcams videos on Uranium And all things Radioactive ☢️ 💯💯💯