There's still Gold at the Abandoned Eldorado Gold Mine, Ontario

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  • There's still gold at the abandoned Eldorado Gold mine in Ontario. History books state the highly improbable theory that all the gold at the now abandoned Eldorado Gold Mine in Ontario was concentrated in a single fissure, but in reality the area was leaking gold out in the pockets of the many workers. According to Kim Woodside, there were many mines that could have been productive.

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  • @stellaluuk2713
    @stellaluuk2713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    With international travel shut down we need to support local attractions, this gold mine looks cool!

  • @michaelknowles6868
    @michaelknowles6868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In 1993 I mined the Gold mine closest to the Madoc post office.It was about 200 feet deep and consisted of an incline and an escape raise. The mine was running at 89 grammes a tonne. The mine was shut down because of Bre Ex.

  • @richardtrotter6008
    @richardtrotter6008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing. James Richardson was my Great Great Great Grandfather and i only found this out a few years ago. My dad likely still has some family in the Madoc area.

    • @tidelybumsquish
      @tidelybumsquish 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Find out more details and share. Do some family digging! History gets rewritten pretty fast

  • @KubotaManDan
    @KubotaManDan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kim Woodside of Eldorado Experience is closed & posted

  • @RobFarrowATV
    @RobFarrowATV 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Nice to see someone sharing and showing the history of the old mines! Most property owners are too anal and selfish to do so! Thanks for sharing!

    • @chaya9205
      @chaya9205 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or maybe we have livestock and crops, and outsiders have zero regard for fences or bulls--or LGDs. There are huge liabilities to having people wander your property. This woman is bypassing the insanity of gold-crazed trespassers (and potential explosives etc) by offering tours etc. Good on her, but to label the rest of us anal and selfish--you go buy your own chunk of Canada and pay insurance, taxes and fencing, then deal with loose and missing stock, cut fences, and trespassers crying they were attacked by an LGD--then you'll have a wakeup call!

    • @augustraaymakers2432
      @augustraaymakers2432 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Possible Sasquatch cover up 🦶😵‍💫

  • @terryrobinson3256
    @terryrobinson3256 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I grew up on a farm just west of these mines and often hiked and hunted in this area in my youth!

    • @davebrittain9216
      @davebrittain9216 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Terry did most people around there know there used to be a mine on the property?

  • @bloeski
    @bloeski 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am going to have to put that one on my list of things I intend to see.....Thanks

  • @FXGlobally
    @FXGlobally 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful sharing. Interesting video. Very good explanation. Beautiful place. Thanks. Have a great new week.

  • @larryboutdoors9718
    @larryboutdoors9718 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for sharing such neat info dude! I'll have to try and make it up there this summer. :) lb

  • @MattCookOregon
    @MattCookOregon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very cool video. There is still gold in every mine! Just depends on how far it is.

  • @CRTukkerr
    @CRTukkerr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Every, EVERY abondoned gold mine has still got gold in it.
    It's only a simple case of is it worth to get it out there or will it cost more then that it's worth.

    • @gearhead5651
      @gearhead5651 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Correct. My uncle had a company come out to this mine. The gold thats left is now in small vains. At the time gold was less than 400oz. It was going to cost as much as could be mined. So from a business aspect it was not worth it. But its a fun for people to explore. My uncle built a home here and sold a few years back.

    • @kimkipling9082
      @kimkipling9082 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A proposal to mine was presented to your uncle in 2001 by Phelps Dodge. Cliff didn't like the guy in charge and said no to the proposal ( copy of proposal on view in rock shop). The copper mine was then sold in 2006 to a platinum company who still make offers for mining here. The gold runs north/south with a small deposit also discovered in the top fields direct north of the original discovery. A person must have all the information covering the entire 100 acres to have a full understanding of what happened and what is still here. Your uncle kept the fields in hay and I let a local farmer plow them under. The plowing revealed the original river bed and glacial movement towards the marsh. This creek has moved 20 feet from its original path. In creating this park I have been able to find so many mistakes previously recorded. Re discovering and documenting the crosscut shaft changes everything that we once thought. The crosscut is still there ( see video Richardson goldmine reveals its secrets) at the very bottom of this shaft and the veining impossible to described. I never show any mining company the entire site.

    • @vinivv
      @vinivv 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would love to placer mine that creek :)

    • @jrjohnryanjr
      @jrjohnryanjr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      vinivv every abandoned mine was abandoned for a reason

    • @jasonbeansguitars
      @jasonbeansguitars 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes still does but like other people have said it didnt cost $1400 / ton on the market back then either.

  • @lynncampuzano3844
    @lynncampuzano3844 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now that would be fun to see. Good score Kim

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lynn Campuzano Yeah - she will no doubt see the comment later today as i'll send her a link. She owned the property for some time before she found any of this. The stamp mill was so obscured by thick cedar that they had to be thinned to even get there and she is still finding stuff.

    • @lynncampuzano3844
      @lynncampuzano3844 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      saw it and it's awesome

    • @gearhead5651
      @gearhead5651 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There more to be found i sure. Thers use to be someold machines back there but people would tresspass and take stuff. 100 acres was hard for my uncle to keep an eye on when he had a family, cattle, chickens and a job. 0lus us on weekdays and summer vacation. I sure miss those days.

  • @fuggedupmess
    @fuggedupmess 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I hope she keeps the property!

  • @mckessa17
    @mckessa17 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would not get too excited about this. You should read about the Idaho Maryland gold mine. It is a gold mine that produced the second most gold in the United States but was shut down in WW2. A company named Rise Gold from Vancouver has bought the property with the expectation of mining the the huge reserves of gold still in the ground. The project is moving very slowly, tells me an Eldorado gold mine will never happen.

  • @chaya9205
    @chaya9205 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This will be a great reason to head South!

  • @evanhenry6302
    @evanhenry6302 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    anyone notice the figure running throught the woods in the back ground at 3 37?

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      clothed or unclothed?

    • @evanhenry6302
      @evanhenry6302 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Caver461 can't tell ...just see them running from the middle to the right side

    • @deirdrepasko9056
      @deirdrepasko9056 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes, I saw it. Good eye.

    • @MrNavyman53
      @MrNavyman53 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Evan Henry I see it

    • @evanhenry6302
      @evanhenry6302 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      weird eh?

  • @kimkipling9082
    @kimkipling9082 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This shaft is known as the Hardin Shaft and it was dug in 1885-1886. At the very bottom of this shaft is the 40 foot crosscut. When you were here the Hardin shaft still had high water levels and the entrance to the crosscut was still under water. This summer due to the drought we were able to get into and video the crosscut shaft which connects the Hardin shaft to the Richardson incline shaft. ( see video Richardson Goldmine reveals its secret.)

    • @roybriggs1864
      @roybriggs1864 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you still offer Tours? I live in Belleville and have been fascinated by Eldorado.

  • @yoshshmenge294
    @yoshshmenge294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Eldorado cheese store was always a good stop as a kid.

  • @Geocachedrobson
    @Geocachedrobson 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your videos!! If you are ever exploring in the Peterborough Region do let me know, I'd love to tag along someday and learn a bit of your vast knowledge of Geology!!

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** Will do - the Madoc area must be close to where you live.

  • @SnowTiger45
    @SnowTiger45 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    She's confused about the "fizzing quart" !
    Quartz does not fizz from the acid test. Calcite Does. But it IS within the quartz that you are likely to find any gold.

    • @therrienmichael08
      @therrienmichael08 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I put a specimen in hydrogen peroxide. it fizzed and I was able to crumble it up.

    • @SnowTiger45
      @SnowTiger45 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +michael therrien Then I'd argue that the sample was not quartz. I think a Hardness Test should have first been conducted to confirm the specimen's identity. I think you'd find it was either Calcite OR Flourite.

    • @therrienmichael08
      @therrienmichael08 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I an example of the material it was schist

    • @SnowTiger45
      @SnowTiger45 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +michael therrien That makes sense to me. Well done and thanks.

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +SnowTiger45 Kim is not a geologist and just fell into the ownership of the mine. Sometimes you must make your own interpretation of her description. Historically she is a world of information.

  • @vintagecanada7481
    @vintagecanada7481 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is a huge foundation on the SW corner of the bridge..I think that was MR Jelly's home from the 1870s at Glanmire...to find the school foundation just look in the woods to the north of the cemetery

  • @mmmcquoid
    @mmmcquoid 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ha i have the coach money box safe from Eldorado . my great uncle had it and he gave it to me 30 years ago.

  • @touchnova
    @touchnova 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great exploration and explanations....subbed! Thanks for sharing.

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      touchnova My pleasure - its a cool place

  • @sullysboy
    @sullysboy ปีที่แล้ว

    Check out the Silver mines in Cobalt Ontario, and gold mines in Timmins as well and Kirkland lake

    • @donnakeizer1468
      @donnakeizer1468 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was born in Kirkland Lake,my father worked at Lakeshore Gold mine, it closed we moved to Bancroft Ontario, the mines built homes for the miners on Faraday Heights and Bow Lake.....He worked for the uranium mine.

  • @KubotaManDan
    @KubotaManDan ปีที่แล้ว

    Miss your videos

  • @donnakeizer1468
    @donnakeizer1468 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ♥️I lived on the Madawaska Uranium Mine site for years, on Bow Lake, Beautiful country loved rock hunting, ♥️♥️

    • @analogplanet9675
      @analogplanet9675 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I built Geiger counters and found some very high grade ore there, when I was 16 or something. Fun adventure.

  • @nikasaki5301
    @nikasaki5301 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This area is known to be haunted AF.._..._3:37 in the video may be more proof

  • @stevenrowlandson4258
    @stevenrowlandson4258 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Quartz does not fizz. Calcite will.

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are correct.

  • @MrAnthrocite
    @MrAnthrocite 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    looks like fun!

  • @richardleetbluesharmonicac7192
    @richardleetbluesharmonicac7192 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve heard several times that there is more gold to be found than the goldrush days due to 100 year storms twice in three years I’m a caver love to check that out

  • @vtrillmike3733
    @vtrillmike3733 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    3:37

  • @OntarioBearHunter
    @OntarioBearHunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    there's one in Millbridge..not sure of condition

  • @24631
    @24631 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there old mines from 1800's in Quebec Canada ?

  • @zacmitchel92
    @zacmitchel92 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Are there Audible versions of your books?

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      zacmitchel92 Sadly not, But I will be talking on it at this year's Bancroft gemboree

  • @typicalrockhound9887
    @typicalrockhound9887 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you make a trip up to the orphir ontario area ? . I got lost looking for it ( didnt have gps )
    But plan on heading back up this summer with my dad .
    Also planned on going to the BarFin mine but walked into a bear cub and decided to cut the search short .
    We were to far from the truck for a walk in with the mother . Wouldnt of been goooood

  • @Jeepus80
    @Jeepus80 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    lots of miss information in this

  • @Reth_Hard
    @Reth_Hard 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Believe it or not, I began to be interested into mines and geology after playing a game called Minecraft...
    I'd really like to visit a mine like this but I'm very claustrophobic!

  • @Eagle_Eye_PROSPECTOR
    @Eagle_Eye_PROSPECTOR 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow what a very nice place

  • @hyperbiker613
    @hyperbiker613 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cool!

  • @kilo9096
    @kilo9096 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it.

  • @jeffdevine6387
    @jeffdevine6387 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    if it fizzes, i think it is calcite rather than quartz

  • @4133EWvianen
    @4133EWvianen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why should one buy a copy of your book????

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Showdown One should buy a copy of my book if it interests them and if not don't bother.

  • @saskay48
    @saskay48 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Try Kirkland lake ON for gold

  • @User-xbxtrv
    @User-xbxtrv 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome... :)

  • @bbruce995
    @bbruce995 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    is this place still open

  • @neutralgod300
    @neutralgod300 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    a friend of mine was owning the general store in Eldorado omt.

  • @AnnaLVajda
    @AnnaLVajda 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool.

  • @DEATH_TO_TYRANTS
    @DEATH_TO_TYRANTS 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I forgot that gold there. Please send it to me.

  • @jennyminny5113
    @jennyminny5113 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    whats the laws on digging up there?

    • @gearhead5651
      @gearhead5651 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      this was my uncles property untill it was sold a few years ago. he sold the mineral rights with the property a few years back. they can dig all they want. we had a mining company investigate and the mine comtains only 5% gold and at h time its costs more to mine than what would be in profit. people use to tresspass so he took a tractor and filled in mostof the entrances early 80 some people were hurt because part of the mine caved in. so,if your upthere besure to insured if you get hurt.

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +gear head Interesting, who was your Uncle?

    • @kimkipling9082
      @kimkipling9082 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +jenny minny . Hello Jenny. This property along with the 3 joining properties are actually still zoned as commercial mines and each of us land owners own the mineral rights. Trespassing is never the right choice and due to the zoning removal of rock is illegal. Much the same as us entering your back yard and say removing your new patio furniture. For this reason I give daily tours of the 14 mines ( only the shallow entrances were filled ). By todays mining standards this area would be considered test holes. The previous owner was quite the character with many stories to tell. Madoc Township has so many different minerals but all the mines are privately owned. Bancroft is the area for collecting sites.

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      this place is truly remarkable for its history. I'm sure the next few years will reveal a lot more exciting stuff. I'm curious to see what the swamp reveals when dredged.

    • @kimkipling9082
      @kimkipling9082 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Caver461 I look forward to showing you the remaining mines. The Union mine ( originally called the Anglo-Saxon) and the Wellington plus 7 others I'm still trying to place with their companies. August 15 this summer the goldmine turns 150 years old.

  • @duanehanson5432
    @duanehanson5432 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sure there is, the only thing they got was what was obviously in, plain sight, gold will get encrusted with outher minerals and dirty, when it does this it doesn't look like gold. How much did they throw out of the sluice box or pan because it didn't look like gold. It is still there.

  • @Caver461
    @Caver461  9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    guys - check out Kim Woodside's Eldorado Mine facebook page. facebook.com/pages/Eldorado-Experience/246283378801315

  • @Lava6409
    @Lava6409 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Try Temagami, Ontario for gold

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lava6409 Lots of great places there - old mines etc. Used to be a tree planter in that region.

    • @Lava6409
      @Lava6409 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have been exploring Temagami mines for years, been to at least 10 of them. There are lots of different metals in the area, including gold, silver, iron, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, lead, zinc, cobalt and molybdenum. I'm thinking about doing some gold prospecting this summer.

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lava6409 Very exciting. It appears that some of the better local deposits are in morains and eskers - sadly unsorted as the last ice age was only 14000 years ago.
      good luck - let me know how it goes.

    • @Lava6409
      @Lava6409 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Caver461 The Temagami area is very under explored, given the fact that there has been very little mineral exploration here since the 1960s. A new company founded in Cobalt last year believes that there are several spots conducive to hosting gold deposits that could be well over 1 million oz. in the Temagami Greenstone Belt so I'm hoping there will be another mine in the area. I'm supposed to get a gold detector this summer to scan sediment, rock formations and maybe mine tailings.

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very exciting - I too am saving for a metal detector. We are fortunate to live in such a mineral rich area.

  • @dan4345
    @dan4345 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It seems that anywhere worth a damn is "owned" by someone!!

    • @tomkelly8827
      @tomkelly8827 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just buy it from them. Mining is hard. and profitable. many miners have made their money and are happy to sell out to a person who wants to keep it going. If you can get working equipment and tips from the old pro, that goes a long way you know

  • @robertclarkguitar
    @robertclarkguitar 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Frank dives in these deeeeeeep

  • @jennyminny5113
    @jennyminny5113 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    don't you have to have a visa to live in canada,i heard you have to learn french within 3 years to stay, where can i buy land up in this area in the country? not near her------. any help would be appreciated, thanks,

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +jenny minny No, you don't have to learn French, but if you are in Quebec it helps to learn French. Eldorado is in Ontario so no French is needed.

    • @kimkipling9082
      @kimkipling9082 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +jenny minny . All tiny farms in this area have mining holes of some type. Gold silver copper iron florite and talc, the list is huge and with the title of the property you have surface rights. Many of these properties also have the mineral rights included. The mining was attempted 150 years ago with minimal equipment. Blasting powder and fire) The majority of holes no deeper then 10 feet. In a 5 mile radius we can collect almost every crystal from celestite to diamonds. ( Sophia Gold and Diamond Mine). Cost of living is low, crime rate even lower and we don't speak French without a translator.

    • @kimkipling9082
      @kimkipling9082 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +DrStef The mines are a half hour south of Bancroft or 3 minutes north of Madoc. 62 highway. I always travel highway 7 and avoid the traffic. Its only a 2 hour drive from Markham.

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kim Kipling
      There is also a rock shop here and some beautiful specimens.

  • @STEAMBOLTANNIE
    @STEAMBOLTANNIE 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    SEND IN SHNAUBLE...FROM UKON GOLD ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL...LOL

  • @jdhdusenskdkd
    @jdhdusenskdkd 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can we search for gold i have gold detector

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      i'm sure Kim would have no objection - ask her

  • @joshtakken
    @joshtakken 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    as crazy as it might sound Canada has long time been home for the Sasquatch species. on Netflix watch the Canadian documentary filmed in British Columbia called discovering big foot

  • @paulmarecki8639
    @paulmarecki8639 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Better chance of finding bigfoot

  • @3bsstudent117
    @3bsstudent117 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    JEFF xsssszzzz emine ~ Gold

  • @richardbale725
    @richardbale725 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is really interesting thanks caver461

  • @mattp.c.8004
    @mattp.c.8004 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Mick, your videos got me through the last winter here in Canada!! I would really love to see some of your better minerals from Ontario put-up on mindat.org. You can find me on mindat under the same name, but shortened to Matt if you'd like to send a PM.
    Cheers,Matt

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Matthew Courville Hi Matt - I'm a big fan of the mindat site and generally check out locations that I am to visit on the mindat site before I go there. Sadly there seems to be a difficulty for me to leave a comment even though I am registered, otherwise I'm sure you would have seen me a little more involved there.

    • @mattp.c.8004
      @mattp.c.8004 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Caver461 Sorry to hear that, is this a technicality or is there more to it? You should go back to the Miller property for some of that beautiful amazonite....but it's a bit hidden from the main area;) Also for interest, I once talked to a club member at the Laflech caves in Quebec and he revealved that 80-90% of the caves in the area are on low-key private lands. It might be worth networking in the area?

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Matthew Courville
      Thanks for the tips, the cave network is pretty tight and I believe it was Marc-andre or Corneile that you spoke to at LaFleche (marc is the head guide). I've done a fair bit of caving with them. I would love to devote a trip to amazonite. Not sure what is going on with the mindat, I'll try figure it out tonight. I had wanted to comment on some stuff from Michael Adomiwicz and also the Madoc trip by Frank Festa - it is truly a good resource and the articles are invaluable. I have a few videos in the lineup - next one was from some great finds Jeff and I scored at Bear Lake. Just waiting for a bit before that goes up.

    • @mattp.c.8004
      @mattp.c.8004 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Caver461 I agree, Frank and Michael have contrubuted greatly to minerals/localities in the area. I've been trying to find some new spots lately myself, but you have to live with dissapointment at times, but sometimes.....;) Perhaps you could try creating an entirely new page with a variation of your name to avoid the issues. Good luck

    • @Caver461
      @Caver461  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Matthew Courville
      I'm thinking of the Tait property soon. My sister is neighbor to one of the Taits and the mine is within walking distance. I took a short recon to the area about a month ago, but had not located the exact place, I am visiting again in a couple of weeks so I'll make a better effort then.

  • @blameusa7082
    @blameusa7082 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    get mining

  • @JesusLopez-pk7gr
    @JesusLopez-pk7gr 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    you must do it at night

  • @nocommentarygaming2788
    @nocommentarygaming2788 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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