Bringing An Abandoned Gold Mine Back To Life: Part 24 of ?

We’re still grinding away at our abandoned gold mine project. We very much appreciate the viewers that have continued to help make this possible with Patreon and through the direct donations on YouTube itself. Their support has allowed us to showcase the process of rehabilitating a mine and bringing a mine online. It has also allowed us to preserve a historically significant mine for at least another generation.

Some viewers have questioned when they’re going to start seeing gold from this project… That impatience is likely based upon the ease with which the old timers could swing a mine into production. That is no longer the case. Even a small mine - operating legally, of course – will take several years and millions of dollars to hit the production stage. There is core drilling, permits to obtain, lawyers and consultants to pay, environmental testing, etc. It is not a swift process.

We have been disappointed in not intercepting more of the blocked off (by collapses) older workings with the drill program. So, in the next video in this series, we’re going to be surveying some adjacent historical mining areas to see if they are worthy of bringing into this project. There were some significant mines next to ours.

In the meantime, the pump in my well just failed. So, I’m going to make this short and start making some phone calls because no water = no fun.  

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You can see the full TVR Exploring playlist of abandoned mines here: https://goo.gl/TEKq9L

You can see the gear that I use for mine exploring here: https://bit.ly/2wqcBDD and here: https://bit.ly/2p6Jip6

Several kind viewers have asked about donating to help cover some of the many expenses associated with exploring these abandoned mines. Inspired by their generosity, I set up a Patreon account. So, if anyone would care to chip in, I’m under TVR Exploring on Patreon.  

Thanks for watching!

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Growing up in California’s “Gold Rush Country” made it easy to take all of the history around us for granted. However, abandoned mine sites have a lot working against them – nature, vandals, scrappers and various government agencies… The old prospectors and miners that used to roam our lonely mountains and toil away deep underground are disappearing quickly as well.

These losses finally caught our attention and we felt compelled to make an effort to document as many of the ghost towns and abandoned mines that we could before that colorful niche of our history is gone forever.
I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!

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