Over $48 BILLION in 100 Years | Mining Copper with Montana Resources

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  • @AaronWitt
    @AaronWitt  ปีที่แล้ว +3

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  • @Duvstep910
    @Duvstep910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    Seeing a dozer in the back of a mining truck is awesome

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      yeah pretty damn cool to see

    • @jenniferwhitewolf3784
      @jenniferwhitewolf3784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That was pretty cool

    • @Noahs80series
      @Noahs80series 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I missed it what was the time stamp?
      (Nevermimd I found it)

    • @GRamerDim
      @GRamerDim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      timestamp?

    • @Duvstep910
      @Duvstep910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@GRamerDim it's in the intro

  • @lukeplume
    @lukeplume 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Hi Aaron
    My grandfather was the one who purchased the first 990 and 992 loaders to convert into the Tiger 590 and 690 wheel dozer. They purchased the IP from us in 97' and today branded the 844 and 854. We was based in Perth WA at the time, but today back home in the UK and today sell a bunch of special applications for the Cat/Volvo dealerships - water carts, fuel carts, fuel lube, hooklifts etc.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      woah that's amazing... we've seen a few around and they're awesome

    • @lukeplume
      @lukeplume 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@AaronWitt If you’re ever at Wyoming machinery and speaking to any grey haired guys who have been at the dealership 20+ years ask about Tiger Engineering and the 690D wheel dozer. Used to sell heaps there into the coal mines. Ever in the UK give me a shout. Cheers Aaron

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Emily
      Emily

  • @jonava5999
    @jonava5999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I would like to mention two things, the video editing is awesome and the information presented is useful! Combine the both and you have an awesome video! I love the vids and they really help solidify some concepts in my materials engineering class, thank you !

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thank you so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Acara saya

    • @williamriedel1686
      @williamriedel1686 ปีที่แล้ว

      We were just in Butte last week after touring the local area mining ghost towns.
      Very much enjoyed your informative videos, this one was particularly interesting.

  • @apolloskyfacer5842
    @apolloskyfacer5842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Back in the earlier days of copper mining at Butte, the ore was very rich and produced world famous mineral specimens such as Covellite (Purple Copper Ore) Such specimens are greatly sought after by collectors and attract a premium price now.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      fantastic

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      eemily792-v Ok 👏
      👍

    • @dentontxflatearthguy2903
      @dentontxflatearthguy2903 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ahhhh, do you still believe that 12 freemasons walked on the moon 1/2 a century ago?

  • @xtctrader1467
    @xtctrader1467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This video should be required viewing in public schools to teach our young folks about the necessity to mine copper, if they want to drive an electric vehicle.

    • @AsianNIGMA
      @AsianNIGMA 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Copper is the easy part, it’s the lithium that’s valuable

  • @jenniferwhitewolf3784
    @jenniferwhitewolf3784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love what you are doing to promote American business. Always inspiring.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thank you for watching! We’re doing our best to highlight the people who keep our country moving

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Full Name
      Emily Emily

  • @buztrevor5755
    @buztrevor5755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Best job I ever had was in a small open pit. That was 50 years ago but this video shows the whole process very well, even though Butte is miles bigger than where I worked. Incidentally, Butte is one of the world's great mines and it reallly was an engine for development of the American prosperity. Not enough people appreciate this!

  • @paulpeters5199
    @paulpeters5199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    These videos just keep getting better and better I really hope you guys never quit making them especially the way you explain everything in detail it’s perfect

  • @Macbrzful
    @Macbrzful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Always cool to see a B495 ERS or CAT 7495 working. I enjoyed my time in South Milwaukee making this awesome equipment

  • @tomrogers9467
    @tomrogers9467 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Interesting how after over 100 years of machine technology development, the original dipper - stick - cable operated configuration is still viable. Shows what geniuses the inventors were back then!

  • @Treehandler
    @Treehandler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Was working in Pawtucket, RI on a big tunnel job on the bay for their waste treatment plant. Not quite as much material as Vinagros job but should
    Be somewhere around 200,000 cubic yards. Did all of the land clearing and brush mowing for the job, for Digregorio and Pare. Not sure on timeline for the start of the tunnel dig, but rest of the project is well under way.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that sounds like an awesome project we'll look into it

  • @scottholman3982
    @scottholman3982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It looks like you were at the Continental pit mine, which is close to the Berkley pit in Butte. There are about 10,000 miles of tunnels under Butte from the days of underground mining.

  • @greggreg2263
    @greggreg2263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video I had no idea of the process of getting copper out of the ground until this video🎉

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for watching!

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Orang yang dapat
      melihat nama Anda

  • @hellgaa91
    @hellgaa91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If these were longer I’d still watch, would’ve loved to see more of that dozer in the haul truck

  • @thehillbillyhilton3557
    @thehillbillyhilton3557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Did you get to see the maps of the underground workings there in Butte? There's a ton of mining history all over that area

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah the maps are insane

    • @jamesmilos9909
      @jamesmilos9909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hopefully went to the museum of mining history there!

    • @thehillbillyhilton3557
      @thehillbillyhilton3557 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamesmilos9909 right! I talked to one of the folks there in Butte and he told me about how many sink holes pop up every week (3+)from all the old workings under the town. Hopefully goin to get back out that way and do some more prospectin and explorin.

  • @chrishudson7188
    @chrishudson7188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Interesting video. Would love to see some tours of under ground mines as well.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      every mine I've been to is fantastic. They're all a bit different

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nama Belakang
      Emily

  • @73DiamondReo
    @73DiamondReo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    nice to see some shovels working everyday

  • @TechGorilla1987
    @TechGorilla1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Copper is one of the few metals to be found in it's natural, metallic state in nature. Large chunks of it play havoc with the tramp cylinders on gyratory crushers.

    • @ZE0XE0
      @ZE0XE0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      youd be surprised how many metals form in a native form in nature, albeit in microscopic pieces. Bismuth, tin, and many others you wouldnt normally expect.

  • @entrepreneurlife649
    @entrepreneurlife649 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great videos. If you want to add in more of the interviews, I'd be happy with a longer video.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      we will see what we can do

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      apa yang baru.

  • @deanharrison7926
    @deanharrison7926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I work in the Berkeley Pit in 1970 to 1975 was a dozer operator and worked in the tire shop things are sure different now, sill Rember the Columbia gardens

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      wow that's amazing

    • @timothynix587
      @timothynix587 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My Grandfather worked in the pit also..his name is Roland Nix ..3 sons born in Butte..Jerry.James & Terry Nix..I lived there in the middle 80s working @ the stockyard auctions with my Dad Jim Nix..I loved the highlands .. & Butte is a very cool place..

  • @krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975
    @krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Montana is so badass. Montana should be it’s own country.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      god's country up there man

    • @krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975
      @krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know, I lived out there 13 years. It’s a wasteland.. some funny characters though. Bunch of rodeo Clowns 🤡

  • @bob_frazier
    @bob_frazier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best, least expensive advertisement for Montana Resources ever made.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Bob I appreciate that

  • @syn4848
    @syn4848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I remember seeing a few months ago you had 20k. Nice to see you gaining subs, definitely deserved

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thank you very much!! Hopefully many more soon!

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nama
      Emily Emily

  • @jamescaliendo1030
    @jamescaliendo1030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Killer video man!! They just keep getting better, from NYC to Butte MT!

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thank you James!

  • @rp1645
    @rp1645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for explaining the whole process
    lots of overberden. Was interesting to see a Rebranded CAT rope shovel, that they left the BE color. I bought a used 190 Dynahoe so I could Keep a piece of BE History in my yard. It's my Garden mining machine, for my backyard it's like having those Rope shovels, my Garden area is small.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that's fantastic

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      eemily792 v Mei 2021
      Emily...

  • @AjGalloway95
    @AjGalloway95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love all the explaining forreal more of that please!

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching

  • @just_some_internet_guy
    @just_some_internet_guy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic learning experience. Everything fits together and is presented very well. Thanks for sharing.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thanks for watching!

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mengontrol Siapa
      saja yang
      disimpan sebagai
      Kontak

  • @79noel
    @79noel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Now you need to get with John Sacco from Sierra and do an episode on how this copper concentrate becomes real copper and how recycling plays a huge part in all combined with new construction.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      we'll see what we can do

    • @79noel
      @79noel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AaronWitt , I know he would have to be down for it. But you don't realize how big the scrap world is and how the same problems you see in the dirt world are the same when it comes to recycling and demolition industry. I do all 3 and it's crazy to see the correlation within all 3 industries.

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Akses aplikasi
      yang kurang
      aman

  • @crakkbone
    @crakkbone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent video my man. Keep it up!

  • @danielmarshall4587
    @danielmarshall4587 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great point you make regarding job security, AMEN to job security. Another lovely vid cheers.

  • @thomasmorison8093
    @thomasmorison8093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this channel so much. Such good insight into the mining industry.

  • @suburbancowboy9
    @suburbancowboy9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The dozer unloading off the haul truck was awesome to see

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      we lost it when we noticed it was carrying a dozer

  • @conorbohan5106
    @conorbohan5106 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beautiful camera work

  • @yanceyloyless3713
    @yanceyloyless3713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Keep cranking out good videos like this. Good work

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thanks for watching!

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Apa yang bisa saya
      lakukan?

  • @heavydutyrepair64
    @heavydutyrepair64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    GOD BLESS YOU YOUNG MAN ,I LOVE YOUR CONTENT ,KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

  • @JZONE14U
    @JZONE14U ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing shots, I'm retired now but still miss all the action

    • @spendleton360
      @spendleton360 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry that I just found this video and your comment over a year later, but I was wondering about the night shift crew. That sounds brutal, working from 7pm to 7am every day. Why would anyone sign up for that? Does night shift pay better? Or do night and day shift workers alternate?

  • @francomtz7115
    @francomtz7115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The more videos I see from you the more I like them .

  • @montanasnowman3138
    @montanasnowman3138 ปีที่แล้ว

    Worked at Ford in butte and I used to deliver parts and work on mine trucks.
    Ford used to test their new engines and truck in the mine.
    You would have a old body style with the newest engine for testing in severe conditions

  • @InfinityProjector
    @InfinityProjector 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You are making really nice videos! Thank you for doing it!

  • @davidmexicotte9862
    @davidmexicotte9862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this channel. I hope to see it grow

  • @1farmer608
    @1farmer608 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Forgive me if you mentioned it but why does the trucks have led screens with numbers on the side?

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that typically indicates the weight of material onboard the truck

  • @djteako
    @djteako 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just an FYI, the main reason they use rubber tired dozers is not for mobility issues. they are used to maintain the area around the shovels, and the shovels are electric. There is a huge "extension cord" running on the ground connecting the shovel to the power supply, and it gets buried at times. The risk of damaging it with a rubber tired dozer is minimal, compared to a tracked unit which would cut it and short it out and most likely kill the operator and destroy the machine

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this is a benefit but I see tracked dozers maintain the floor around shovels and draglines very often

    • @djteako
      @djteako 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AaronWitt Yeah, when they used to run draglines and bucketwheels at Syncrude, the draglines and Hydraulic excavators were done with dozers, but the bucketwheels and cable shovels were done with rubber tired ones. We were always told its because of the umbellic cord (power cord) and that it lays on the ground for the after two,

  • @carolinafrog4365
    @carolinafrog4365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    interesting! that's really high output then! most copper mines ive been to, using electrolysis they created plates of 99.7% pure copper(anodes?), piled em up into 4,000lb stacks and (for security purposes, thats all im sayin) but those mines... i never saw trains hauling ore, so... dang you found a biggin!

  • @franktrask1264
    @franktrask1264 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see that Butte has stuck with Bucyrus in the end, like all of the old Divisions of Anaconda did for most of a lifetime! And good to see some of tghe place still going after a long history underground.
    Frank Trask
    Graduated Montana School of Mine 1964

  • @John1911
    @John1911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was very informative and well done.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      glad you enjoyed it!

  • @semidemiurge
    @semidemiurge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The ore at Butte has a concentration of about 0.49%. So a ton of ore will have about 10 pounds of copper.

    • @egibson2266
      @egibson2266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s incredible to me that this return not only covers the costs of the operation we just saw but it also “very” profitable. Is that considered a good rerun of ore?

    • @bmach9342
      @bmach9342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @E Gibson 1 ton of material isn't very much. The average construction site dump truck can haul like 10 - 16 tons at a time. Put that into perspective with how many tons are in one shovel scoop at this place.

  • @joebond5012
    @joebond5012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A fascinating insight into copper mining. I wonder, once the pit is fully dug out, how much water it would take to fill it up!

  • @NovelConsumer
    @NovelConsumer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is some awsome stuff, wounder if we can see some surface miners in use sometime?

  • @Bowiiihowdy
    @Bowiiihowdy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those older Bucyrus shovels look a fair bit smaller than the newer models.. we had one at highvale and it was quite a bit bigger than our t282s

    • @leecrotty6344
      @leecrotty6344 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are they the same thing as the ‘big brutus’ in bucyrus, kansas?

  • @ernierundall1336
    @ernierundall1336 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was great you need to go to the call mines

  • @maksz6204
    @maksz6204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks you Aaron! You are a true friend keep up the good work!

    • @maksz6204
      @maksz6204 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🙋‍♂️😘💪

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thanks for watching!

  • @JarradDRS
    @JarradDRS 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What do the truckies reference for backing under the shovel? It doesn’t appear to have any guides on it. Shovels in Australia have guides on the dipper and rear of the house for self spotting into position while the truck on the other side of being loaded.

  • @avenheavner108
    @avenheavner108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Video was great I really enjoyed it and I learned a lot like always! Do you have any idea when the next watch me work episode is going to come out because I have been waiting for a episode! Great video and I’ll catch you on the next one!

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      we've got one this week I think!

    • @avenheavner108
      @avenheavner108 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AaronWitt great to hear! I will be looking forward to it Arron! Catch you on the next one!

  • @Wileybird03
    @Wileybird03 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice. Good ol butte America👍👍. Did you go see the berkley pit

  • @joesilvasr9733
    @joesilvasr9733 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why do they drive in the left hand lane on the hall roads?

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Safer so if there’s a collision the cabs aren’t the first to hit one another

    • @williamfullerton8287
      @williamfullerton8287 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Loaded trucks on the more solid material

  • @tutekohe1361
    @tutekohe1361 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have been down what was the highest grade ore copper mine in the world - Ecton Mine in Derbyshire, UK. It’s ore averaged 17% pure copper, but the mine was played out by the late 1700s. I understand the best mines now are less than 1% copper and the global supply is only going to get worse.

  • @yaboijon2989
    @yaboijon2989 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to live near butte in belgrade and i had no idea there is a copper mine i might drive by the next time i go visit belgrade.

  • @thanos9846
    @thanos9846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonder if it will look like the Berkeley Pit when they are done?

    • @caseymurphy244
      @caseymurphy244 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what I was thinking. I live in Missoula. My grandfather worked there before there was a Pit.

  • @mickking5913
    @mickking5913 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was funny when you said about production and how important it is and the shovel had been sitting some time without a truck.

  • @masonstump1579
    @masonstump1579 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Look at morenci mine. Largest copper mine in the us and second largest in the world. $4 billion in copper last yr alone

  • @jonbeecroft4912
    @jonbeecroft4912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if you want to see a big hole have a look at the super pit in kal
    WA Australia

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope to visit soon!!

    • @jonbeecroft4912
      @jonbeecroft4912 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AaronWitt you will be impressed also Mt whale back in Newman WA

  • @xtctrader1467
    @xtctrader1467 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seeing that 994F Front End Loader makes me tingle.

    • @and__lam1152
      @and__lam1152 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As a 994 operator who's been trained to operate to CAT specifications to minimise wear and tear on the machine. EG: to maximum efficiency (high dig rate, low load time) and be gentle on the loader.
      1 - never dig articulated - as seen here. Stresses the driveshaft and torque converter
      2 - never have the boom raised above half mast height and be articulated coming in to load the truck. 5x pressure/weight on the inside tyre - as seen here
      3 - in V loading situations, as seen here, reverse straight out whilst raising the loaded bucket to the dovetail of the truck, then only a slight turn is required to get square to the truck. Switch to forward, Raise boom and load truck.
      This operator needs to be brought in for further training or removed from the machine for being non-compliant. It all depends if you just want to be a driver or a Production Loader Operator

  • @foresthorton8375
    @foresthorton8375 ปีที่แล้ว

    have you ever tried to get into the Bagdad mine out i Arizona?

  • @robertodebeers2551
    @robertodebeers2551 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The smelters in Anaconda, East Helena, and Great falls are all long gone. Where is this ore smelted?

  • @jonathanlanglois2742
    @jonathanlanglois2742 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Butte is actually a french word which means "small hill". I would be rather curious to know how that location ended up with that name.

  • @freethinkingamerican80
    @freethinkingamerican80 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Must be taken to the Kennecott smelter that's just down the street from the Kennecott mine here in SLC.
    Have you done a video on that yet?

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No hopefully one day. A lot of this actually makes its way out of the country

  • @duanegardner8874
    @duanegardner8874 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What size and how often does the self lubercation system do its job must be impressive, working that many hours in a day

  • @RobertLidstroem
    @RobertLidstroem 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok just subscribed since i saw your videos for 5 mins. Im in construction, sort of, scaffolder.....
    The video that talks about your company. What do you and the people around you know about the dirtworld? Have you worked in the business? Since Aaron keeps cleaning his hands everytime he touches a crawler and in the oilsands video he said to the cameraguy "dont back into that, your jacket will get dirty" 🤣🤣🤣
    Just wondering! As said, love the channel, the insight, the videography!

  • @jonathanlanglois2742
    @jonathanlanglois2742 ปีที่แล้ว

    An interesting note is that there is an old road along highway 15 which has been taken over by the mine.

  • @IanCresswell
    @IanCresswell ปีที่แล้ว

    Great done work here.

  • @michaela3562
    @michaela3562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Video!

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks Michael!

  • @johnnymurff4137
    @johnnymurff4137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As always awesome production and explained. Maybe one day you're a professor of geology at some university. But I'm sure you're just fine with what you're doing 🙂 I wonder tho what is the purpose of the wheel dozer pushing the waste or brown stuff on that hill.. keep up the good work

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'll stick to my day job for now!

    • @poormangaming2970
      @poormangaming2970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Usually the wheel dozer is used to clean up haul road and around the shovel cause the shovel can't do the clean up the spills from loading the truck.

    • @emilyemily4946
      @emilyemily4946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      apa yang bisa saya

  • @rileygardner4336
    @rileygardner4336 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any plans to come to Australia? In particular Western Australia

  • @jestestuman
    @jestestuman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cat has bought Bucyrus, so these large shovels are just repainted Bucyrus units, maybe they started to implement some changes already but they cannot have more competence in this area than Bucyrus.

  • @bert5003
    @bert5003 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i feel like a bucket-wheel style unit with a conveyor off the back to feed a line of trucks would be more efficient

  • @yoraphael0minecraft
    @yoraphael0minecraft 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Correction on a correction ! Love it 😅

  • @burnttoast4139
    @burnttoast4139 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its interesting how diffrent the colour of the concentrate is compared to the greenish grey copper that we get out at golden grove

  • @collingalbraith4343
    @collingalbraith4343 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What are the lines moving the shovel around made of? It’s not rope right?😅

  • @bdubbs75
    @bdubbs75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very interesting. great video.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

  • @dyankog
    @dyankog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Probably the best app from you..

  • @austinotto3551
    @austinotto3551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Y’all need to come to black thunder

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I visited a few years ago and we're working on making it happen again

  • @tomhogan264
    @tomhogan264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoy u guys , nice job!

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks Tom!!

  • @ForeignLifestylestory
    @ForeignLifestylestory 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    can tell your green.. but you did a good job at explaining everything.. good job

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am and thank you

  • @scotabot7826
    @scotabot7826 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't believe how much material is left in the shovel after each dump. Man, that is a lot of material over a weeks time!! Not to efficent!

    • @andrewrees8749
      @andrewrees8749 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree just noticed, op needs to lift the bucket higher to empty it.

  • @ninetyseven7656
    @ninetyseven7656 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @njonebale7889
    @njonebale7889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! I have a question…so is the cancer in the dust or the chemicals…no just kidding! Why do mines use wheel loaders and not just use more shovel buckets since they move more yardage per cycle? Never understood that…I know there is a good reason though.

    • @mitchrabe2155
      @mitchrabe2155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shovels are slow to tram on their tracks (& expensive undercarriage wear). Loaders can go from one place to another very quickly and without undercarriage wear.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep thanks Mitch

    • @njonebale7889
      @njonebale7889 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks guys, makes perfect sense now.

  • @joshuajackson4402
    @joshuajackson4402 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't Forget Morenci Mine also one of the largest mines

  • @BadgerBadgerBadger28
    @BadgerBadgerBadger28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vid

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thanks for watching!

  • @ChuckBeefOG
    @ChuckBeefOG ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine being the guy that has to pressure wash the mill once a year haha.

  • @doolittlegeorge
    @doolittlegeorge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Copper *"cathode"* pricing as I think the refined product is technically called has come well down in price.
    Might have to add more to the stack as such.
    Great content!
    Moly is a really valuable byproduct!

    • @ZE0XE0
      @ZE0XE0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Montana resources would not be able to operate this mine if copper was their only product. the prices of molly keeps them afloat.

  • @efrainberrios8494
    @efrainberrios8494 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome!

  • @dylanbotsford2881
    @dylanbotsford2881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ah good ole Butte

  • @skorpikh
    @skorpikh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, nice video ! How about getting some material handlers on camera ? :)

  • @jlhighfield9116
    @jlhighfield9116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your vocabulary coach has his worked cut out for him, subed and liked. Nice

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks for following along and watching

  • @kylelaw7210
    @kylelaw7210 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What % copper is the copper concentrate

  • @brianbassettnumber1
    @brianbassettnumber1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why isn't there a smelter on site that takes advantage of zero transportation costs? Also, why aren't the crushed processed tailings used in other construction products and processes? Seems like the perfect material to make earthquake-resistant shaped foundation and retaining wall blocks.

    • @cameronmoylan712
      @cameronmoylan712 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The world's largest copper smelter, the Washoe, stood 27 miles away in Anaconda, but the EPA and corrupt union contractors coerced ARCO to rip it down in the early 80's at huge expense. The concentrator facility in this video very nearly suffered the same fate, but was narrowly saved by a genius named Dennis Washington in 1986. It has been running almost nonstop ever since.

    • @caseymurphy244
      @caseymurphy244 ปีที่แล้ว

      I live in Missoula. My grandfather worked at the old Butte mine. Before the Pit. It would be virtually impossible to have a smelter built here now. EPA would have it shut down in a heart beat.

  • @zahirkhan-vg2nq
    @zahirkhan-vg2nq ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish I work with this kind of company as an excavator operator 🙆

  • @jackshinkle5464
    @jackshinkle5464 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonder how much Gold they are Recovering?

  • @juniordelarosa748
    @juniordelarosa748 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to work at a mine so bad