I am a retired precious metals geologist in Colorado so I know stuff. It looks like you are in metamorphic bedrock which is an ancient volcanic lava that has been changed by heat and pressure to amphibolite. (greenstone?) It has been further cracked by later mountain building events and had quartz and metallic minerals fill these cracks. Sometimes the metallic minerals might include gold. If so, they are usually not worth your while. Assays are expensive so just set your dirty quartz aside in case you later see gold.


The good news is you are getting into hard rock which will probably not require much additional support. You then can create a frost-free room where you can have winter frost free storage and/or a safe bunker in case the world goes to hell. I was attracted to hard rock mining because when I am underground I don’t feel restricted, I feel protected. It is my cozy escape. I feel good with the concept of underground bedrooms.

8:47 that rock might be worth roasting/crushing then pan it out..

Besides broken sleds, you can also use a "mud board." This is a piece of plywood with sides that is placed on the floor before dumping the rock from the tunnel. It's much easier to shovel rock off the plywood than on rocks.

dan Hurd

You're making amazing progress.  Life will be a lot easier when you can stand up in your tunnel 🙂 I'm so hoping you find a nice shiny vein of gold.

You have a very nice set-up and it’s all due to your hard work!  Maybe consider putting in a communications wire line from the cabin well into the mine.  Something along the lines of a low voltage home intercom so you can call for help should you need to and become immobilized.  Also as you’re getting deeper into this mine you’ll need to think about monitoring O2 and gas levels, possibly supplementing the air with fresh air from time to time. Rock on!!

you should contact Jason at Mount Baker Mining! he does YT too. Channel name is mbmmllc

If you’re not disposing of the “muck” then you’ll always have it to prospect. Keep digging. You’re one of my favorite watches and can’t wait to see you get to the end. Be safe,,

Maybe try panning some of the muck ?

From what I have seen on line over the years that mud layer should be dug out of the crack and panned.  Hard rock gold tends to shine at you. Seems everyone likes rust and you have a lot of it. Good luck.

Install a hinge on each exterior side of the sled's back, ensuring the pins are removable. This design allows for the back to be detached, facilitating maximum loading capacity. Once filled, the back can be reattached to accommodate additional materials and prevent any loss during transport.

You'll be alright in there come the zombie apocalypse they tend to be drawn to shopping centres......and be careful of Precambrian rock, look what happened in perfection valley, you should do weekly update on how many feet you've dug

Old miners would say gold is where you find it ?

that dose looks like gold!

Sulfides Gold and telluride's you got gold buddy

Next time you bring the generator down, point the exhaust at the winch motor. A little preheat will do wonders for starting. Keep up the good work, and thank you for taking us along!

Wow keep it up hopefully you'll find gold❤

0:50 😂 - 2000 windchill, i hear you brother 😂

Excellent video looking forward to following your next updates❤ from the uk

Pretty easy to make a DIY dolly pot to crush the best-looking rocks and then pan for gold. Or get someone with a detector to run over some likely chunks.