I Went Mining For 12 Hours & Made $____?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- Join me as I spend 12 hours mining inside Cerro Gordo's Union Mine!
The miners back in the day would get paid $3/day for an above ground shift and $4 a day for an underground shift. A day would be a 12 hour shift.
So in this video, I'm going to do the same amount of time down in the mine, and see how I do!
You can see all the listings for the minerals here: www.ebay.com/usr/cerrogordo1865
The current total for the 12 hours = $170.
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Here are some of the minerals I pulled out! www.ebay.com/usr/cerrogordo1865
I think it would be helpful for sales if you listed the weight of each piece you are selling. It's great to see all of your specimens for sale have healthy bids...good Luck Brent!
So interesting Brent. I have a mine as well and would love to do something w it?😊
I can't see any listings at the moment. Maybe it is only for sale in US?
How does a rock shop sell if they don't buy them. Are they just shoeing up?
Need to install a pressure tank after your pump.
I am actually a current miner of zinc in Tennessee. It is fascinating and terrifying to see you go after these specimens. We typically try not to go underneath any type of loose rocks as a rule of thumb. To watch you crawl through spaces you can barely fit is crazy. Usually when small rocks fall, big rocks are not far behind.
Noted and well put! Is the zinc you're mining in smithsonite as well? sphalerite?
@@GhostTownLiving I used to mine smithore. Well, my M.U.L.E. used to mine smithore and crystite. an Atari/Commodore classic.
Almost everytime I see Brent to crawl through the narrow spaces, I am asking myself it this will not be his last adventure... It could be his tomb... I would be very scared down there...
While very interesting, I find going down there by yourself to be extremely reckless and ill advised.
I hope you know that dynamite over time turns into highly unstable ntro glycerin. What happen the nitroglycerin weeps out ward from the tnt. Dont touch them of go near them a falling rock could set them off. Really cool spesimins !
You have 1.7 million subscribers. Sell your rocks as Cerro Gordo specimens with a note telling the story of your find, your trip down the mine, and a reference to the video. That's what's even more valuable: The story.
last time i took a story to the bank they wouldnt take it tho :/
@@samjanssens1509 - no, banks don't take your other souvenirs either. :)
If you haven't read his book already it's a great read!
@@gunnar_langemark Souvenirs with value are called collateral.
@@samjanssens1509 You must be a shitty story teller then. Most people get their business loans from banks on not much more than a story and some shady paperwork to back it up. Many are done JUST on the story alone.
Thank you for this video. Fascinating look at those old workings.
I worked 17 years as an underground bituminous coal miner. Based on those years of experience, there is no way I would have crawled under all that loose, broken top. If you are going to keep doing this, you need to learn how to take down loose top and install roof support to sustain good top. Holes in the ground created by humans are entirely different in character than holes in the ground created by Nature.
Old timbers decompose by slowly combining with oxygen to form carbon dioxide and/or carbon monoxide. Make sure you have air to breathe. I would want a couple of 15-minute O2 canisters: One on my hip and one on the elevator---at a minimum.
Good luck and God Bless!
Not a Miner or anything, but I was also curious about the breathability of the air
As a mineral enthusiast, I personally like the natural look of crystals and matrixes.
Also a good tip. If you find a pristine crystal formation, try not to break it up if you don’t have to or want to. Palm size ores and crystal might sell for hundreds but person size walls of smithsonite can sell for 10’s of thousands as large crystal clusters like what you have found don’t get preserved too often anymore.
Either way I love the video series and can’t wait for the next one!
We were at Cerro Gordo last week on a Tuesday Morning. Thank you for sharing the town with us during that day. Your Representative was wonderful and very accommodating during our visit. We hope to return soon to partake in the 8 mile run this upcoming year. This was one of our big highlights during our two week road trip. Looking forward to the hotel and possibly staying there sometime in the future
I hope the 8 mile is not in hot weather. Be safe guys!
Did you go to OSU?
3:35 Brent you know for a fact there are so many veins left of such good minerals gold silver turquoise all of that is there waiting for you. I am so happy you got that place and took over that mine & Ghost Town
Since the advent of TH-cam, I have discovered so many things that I have missed out on. Like buying a sailboat and sailing around the world or living in an abandoned ghost town and doing all manner of exploration. I am so jealous of the people that get to do these things because when I was young, it didn’t even dawn on me that these were things to do. Kudos to the adventurers. Adventures.
Just a bit of terminology for you...Horizontal tunnels completely underground are referred to as "drifts". Vertical tunnels are referred to as "shafts" if they come out at the surface, if they don't come out to the surface, they are called "winzes" or "raises", depending on which end you're on.
Nice video - stay safe!
isn't it an adit if it comes out to the surface? edit: guess that's just the horizontal ones.
@@jlt131 Yes, you are correct just the horizontal ones.
One of my favorite episodes so far. What a journey!
Thank you!
Brent, I hate to tell you this, but we as a community took a poll, and we all decided we need an hour long episode put out every day from now on. Thanks brother! 🙃
What. Who are You. Do you Live at Cerro Gordo. You are watching a video. Are you working for Brent in the mine??????
@@michelleharrell8452 a word called ''irony'' 🙃 english isn't my first language and i can clearly see the guy was being ironic ,just chill and enjoy the video
i really do appreciate those who still do these long form less edited hour long videos! i live for them! just listened while in a big rain storm. perfect part of my day! :)
@@asatechnics8363 Unless this community is associated with Brent they HAVE NO RIGHTS to tell Brent they the Community want to Run His Page.
Great video and beautiful haul. But that mine is a scary lonely place.
The best place to sell “rough” rocks is at gem and mineral shows that happen periodically every year and draw thousands of buyers, cutters, and rock hounds. Of course the biggest and best is the Tucson Gem and Mineral show, and there are many other good smaller regional shows such as Quartzite.
I was also going to suggest the Gem & Mineral shows 😊
For those of you wondering, his bids on ebay are currently thousands of dollars combined... a pretty good days work!
did anything sell ?
@@robertbihn3005 the bids last i checked were somewhere between 3000-5000 usd total, so thats pretty much guaranteed for him at least, as auctions tend to jump the last minutes.
@@robertbihn3005 most have 2 days left on them before they end. Most also have over 50 bids on them. so its safe to say he will sell them. At the time of me posting this comment. He has listed 170 dollars worth as sold in the description + has 9 listings totalling $2465 every one of them has a minimum of 29 bids which means that even if he doesnt get the "HIghest" bid successfully there are plenty of fall back bidders.
So for 12 hours of mining + likely 12hours of outside the mine working (cutting, polishing, Listing...etc) he'll make roughly 2600 dollars. OR roughly 109 dollars per hour. (note i'm just estimating on the "outside the mine" hours. With him having access to the mine and the ability to spend days in it. He could easily turn the mine into a full time job. Work 12 hours in the mine one day, spend the next day's 12 hour shift cleaning, cutting, prepping, listing the gems, rest for a day, rinse repeat.
Funny how people don't know what they're bidding on and the value they place on them. They're rocks! These have very little value which is why Brent couldn't find any local rock seller to buy them.. Doesn't matter where they came from. They are rocks.. not refined gold or silver which do have value.
Diamonds however do have some value , since they are used to cut the rocks lol.. other than that .. most jewels are worth nothing.
The Hotel will get funded by your Mine and many of us are very happy to see the eBay moving right along. Congratulations!✌
This was really pushing the envelope, considering how that whole place is so prone to collapse. Don't know how you squeeze through those really tight spots. Please be extremely careful, we don't want to lose you! I have been with you since the first day, you feel like an old friend by now.
Everything fun is dangerous. Just not everything dangerous is fun.
This mine has been in existence for over 100 years in an earthquake prone environment. The odds of collapse are quite low
@@wyatthausman4377Amen to that
@@the2theonly672 : that might be called the "survivor effect". That is, the surviving parts of the mine have not collapsed(!) lol
@@wyatthausman4377I don't think I've ever felt like my life was in danger while playing Uno with the kids
Brent….your mining quests keep me enthralled despite the stress I feel for your “squeezes” into tiny spaces. You have come such a long way and your videos are so well made. Your knowledge and presentation is far superior to a lot of similar posts on youtube. Thank you, thank you for sharing this with us.
I work at the Oil at Gas business and like watching your videos to see the formations underground. very interesting to me. In Kansas, there are oil deposits at 400 feet. In Oklahoma, you can find oil at 1100 feet. It is very interesting to watch you walk through formations that we drill through. It is helpful to visualize and understand lost circulation formations and other anomalies we deal with.
Your videos just touch my soul in a way that can’t be expressed in writing. I can’t fathom that you spend so much time in the mine by yourself. I don’t think I could, but you pass along your experiences with all of us. My wife and I have spent some time in Death Valley, and the surrounding areas but mostly on the Nevada side. We hope to make it out there some day and stay at the American Hotel when it’s completed, and look at all the treasures you and Cerro Gordo have. What a life experience! Thank you for sharing your life and progress, it and you are truly amazing!
Those jagged rocks in the tight places really freaked me out.!! So glad your ok Brent! Whew!
Whoa! This adventure was terrifying! I have never felt so claustrophobic! Beautiful specimens. I know you are going to be able to get some decent money for them. Thank you for taking us along. Take care, Brent.
Awesome watch Brent, Thank you for sharing with us all : @ )
“I don’t really want to mess with it.” Proceeds to mess with it. 😂
I thought the very same thing!
Me too.
And he said it with a glimmer in his eye😁
You are one brave ambitious guy. Thanks for taking us along on your journey!
Massive respects to you risking ur life to make these youtube videos for us👍
Thanks for sharing your trip down for awesome looking rocks and minerals. Love watching all your vlog adventures in and around the mines.
I'm so happy for more mine content.
Same! This was a fun one!
Cerro Gordo should open it's own rock shop!
The purple fluorite you have is known as Tiffany Stone. It's slightly radioactive, I have been told, and definitely glows under the blacklight. It's worth a lot! It's pretty rare, and it's prized for jewelry pieces. Y'all need a rock shop on the mountain! I will help you set it up! 😉
beautiful how peaceful and ominously lonely it is down there... epic video, i fucking love rocks and geology
If you find those 35 chinese miners on your property, there are probably coins and artifacts on them.
Oooooh this should be interesting!
Hope you enjoy it!
Soooo much better to be selling online and certificated vs what the rock shop in town would've given, too.
Looking forward to seeing the final total on those eBay sales. : )
I’m sorry but you couldn’t pay me enough to go that far underground into such confined spaces. Please don’t feel like you have to place yourself in danger for the benefit of views. I would very much prefer you to be safe than to see you risk your life.
@@RuthlessMojo especially on stuff that old
That was a really cool experience to watch, thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fascinating video. Excellent story. Good luck!
Being an ole hard rock miner back in 1968 as my first real worked at 5000 FOOT LEVEL CREIGHTON 5 SHAFT IN SUDBURY ONTARIO CANADA 🇨🇦 REALLY ENJOY
hello, you might have met my grandfather at one point because if i remember correctly he would have been mining around the same depth as you and i hope your living your best life.
Hey Bret, thanks for your fantastic videos. Steve Irwin was also a guy who loved the natural world, and specifically animals, but one day nature showed him who is boss. Stay safe and respect the power of nature. We don't want to lose you.
Nature didn’t do a damned thing. The idiot human who PULLED THE RAY SPINE OUT causing a grave but potentially treatable injury to become a fatal bleed did it. If anything punctures your body deeper than skin level (5mm or less) you leave it where it is, stabilize it in place so it cannot move and go to the hospital.
Love the content. Fascinating. Stay safe.
Amazing!❤ Thenk you for showing this incredible mine! I loved washing this video!😍
So much copper oxidatizion, basicly half of the rock where scalitz blue. And other half were silver composites. You did a great job. Eaven excelent job Brent!
Thank you for giving me quality content while I heal from radiation treatments. This has really helped pass the time in some hard moments. You have such a cool place there.
Oh wow, thank you for that note! I'm sorry to hear about your health but hope it's improving!
Popular sport. Visited last October. Radiation this spring. Now in chemo.
Cancer fighters for Cerro Gordo!!!!
Prostate cancer like all others is no fun. So don't fuss though about the finger exam. But when your doctors goes in there with a ginger, be sure to demand 2 fingers! When the doctor asks why 2? The answer is to get a 2nd opinion! 😮
@@dustymojavenow that's funny
Get well soon, remember WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE 🙏
@@dustymojave😂 At 59 from the Army at 17 to the camera up the joxy at 50 I'm no stranger to the dreaded finger, but 2? Oh hell no!!😂😂
Brent I got Clostro just watching you trying to get past that collapse. Yikes.You the Man.
Love the video my friend! So interesting
Brent, you need to ditch the buckets. Get a dry bag for boats and it will make your life a lot easier.
+ maybe a bit of rope when logic dictates
Home Depot marketing execs punching the air right now
@@seb5165 logic says watch his other videos and you will see he does use rope.
@@seb5165 try using logic yourself. Watch his other vid4os and you will see he does use rope.
Gotta have ropes on those to lower them down from those heights when loaded..or else a tour and a tear are coming soon😂
That flying rock that hit the camera really made you deer in hedlights for a moment. 😂
This is one of the best videos I've seen all year.
I hadn't seen your videos in awhile! Very interesting!
Welcome back!
Had a second thought. You have a friend named Dan Hurd. He runs a succesful online gem store. Bet he would be honored to pedal Cerro Gordo gems & minerals.
I am quite sure that he is doing just fine with his eBay sales of the minerals. You would be wise to consider this video to be highly effective marketing.
That is a GREAT idea.
Just set up your own rock and mineral shop in Keeler
I love watching Dan Herd too.
I've seen Dan.. He is entertaining. Although, his attitude (and channel) to me, is an anti-altruistic endeavor that feeds a mainstream audience for profit gain. It always boils down to exploitation. It ends up boring or a vector view for others to come along and trample in areas for others to make a buck or two at the environment's expense.
time to play minecraft boyz
I really love watching your channel man. Stay Safe! Stay Alert! Keep your eyes and Ears Sharp in those caves!
Keep the vids coming
Thank you for taking us on this journey with you. What makes it even more enjoyable to watch is your passion for it. You can tell you really do care about everything. Little or big and it's great. Unfortunately I live to far away to visit anytime soon (Scotland) but being able to watch these is really cool. Looking forward to the next.
Dude be careful please. The supports are old and if that collapses on you. 😢
I'm claustrophobic, this video gave me great anxiety right around the 13 minute viewing. If you told me the fountain of youth was at the bottom of that mine , I'd say hallelujah and good luck to who discovers it ! Because it sure AF won't be me ! 😂😂😂... love your channel though ! Living my dreams vicariously through you all the while sitting comfortably and safely on my couch . Be safe 🙏
hahah, love this comment. Thanks for checking out the video!
I have been following since you were a small channel but i get more and more urges to come visit Cerro Gordo guess i know what i'm saving up for.
It is a beatifull piece of history, love the content you make always brightens my day up so thanks for that :)
Cool video. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for checking it out!
OMG Brent, take a partner with you when exploring like that. Safety in numbers. Yes some of your explorations are safer than others, this one wasn't. I pray for your safety. Ty for taking us along
These people don't listen to warnings. You'll read about a youtuber who died in some cave some day. There's quit a few of them.
He does seem to have a guy "topside" radioing to him each time he got into the lift.
@@nate9696 doesn't help much if you're stuck under a rock and the guy up top isn't expecting to hear from you for another 2 hours.
That's a big NO from me
The entrance to the 200 level seems like an unnecessary unacceptable risk in its present condition. The rest didn't look too bad
Ah Brent how are you not terrified squeezing in the small gaps of the mine!!? new fear activated 😂
Yeah. Properly clear out access to the level. Don't be a thrill-seeker.
He clearly does not believe in Claustrophobia.
Hire some arms and clear the entrance.
Yeah the back of the mine in that collapse section was awfully fractured up..extremely unstable and dangerous for him just to be grinding and banging through it.
For sure, that crack/fault line just above that tight spot you were crawling under should be looked at on the 200. Minute 12:32-36ish you can see it running parallel to where you are going.
Worth the wait .Thanks Brent.
Love your videos, been watching for a few years.
Much much love to the channel ❤️
As a Welsh man I find the scrap of old newspaper very interesting. For those who don’t know Cambria is another name for Wales. Whose patron saint is David. There must have been quite a lot of miners from Wales in the region during that period.
Hello Brent, I am a 17 year old from Estonia. I have watched your content for 4 years now and I am just obsessed with the American mining history and overall wild west history. I hope someday I am able to visit Cerro Gordo, and enjoy the breathtaking views and learn more about Cerro Gordo mining history. I love what you do, and I hope my life dream will come true in the future.
Best regards,
Janar
Follow your dreams, Janar, and good luck.
Just finished this video. This one so far has been my favorite. Keep up the good work. It is appreciated.
Awesome, thank you!
Your dedication to the preservation of the mines is absolutely admirable! The earth is such a beautiful thing and I appreciate your mission to share this with the world. Stay safe and keep digging!
Thank you very much!
Love your videos and I'm excited to see ya down in the mine again
At about time stamp 12.25 , I determined Sir that you are CRAZY !!! And I like it . Very adventourus and bold.
Im on 20 odd mins into the video, and going to drop a like a comment right now as im already enjoying the vid cheers for the content ,respect where respect due.
Thank you! Hope you enjoyed the rest as well
OH HELLO THERE AGAIN, good to see you still kickin
Still kicking! Thanks for checking out the video
Just got my copy of your book so excited to start reading after work this made my week end!
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy it.
This is what you call content!! Niceeee
Enjoyed!! Well done! 👍
I found you via Max Millers’ tasting History. I love your passion for this place. It’s inspiring to see you bring history to life. Your ghost town has such potential and I’m excited to see what you do with the place. The spirits of the town must be happy with your honor of their work.
Welcome aboard! Thank you for the kid words
So happy to see another Cerritos Gordo video! 😊
Meant Cerro
Thank you for the video Brent!
Ha ha, I love the umbrella beside the pool.
Wtajcing from West Virginia
The mining content is great but scares me you're so brave 😂 just thinking about the guys who did that every day. Crazy. Love everything you do!
They were fearless guys back then! Really hard work.
Another great video. Love the colors in the rocks.
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow..... I really appreciate this channel, I know it takes a lot of time and energy to film and edit and post this stuff, I cannot put into words just how much it means to me. Thank you so much.
Glad you enjoy it! My pleasure to make them. I enjoy it!
I would place a check valve at the water pump to prevent the weight/pressure of all that water pushing back on the pump. I would also add a few more smaller pumps further up the mine to help reduce the load on the main pump.
Great video, please do more like this. You're living the life that millions of people around the world would love to live!
I give you serious credit man, just watching this video raised my anxiety. I couldn't imagine crawling through there and going through the tight squeeze's.
Absolutely legendary video
Hello!!! I love your videos and I love your ghost town....Cerro Gordo is on my bucket list. Take care and Thank you for sharing.
I love how you thread history with your growing love of finding minerals and weaving it with your adventures through the mines. You’re a fantastic storyteller and what you are doing will inspire generations of people across the globe for years to come
Thank you very much! I enjoy weaving the stories together
Awesome video my friend!! 👋
I wanted to express my genuine appreciation for your TH-cam channel. The videos about mining and exploration have been a source of inspiration for me. I find the way you detail each step of the process truly fascinating. Keep up the fantastic work!
Make a small corner of the museum a gift shop, open it when lots of people come up to volunteer or like at the foot race! People would pay a price to take a real mineral rock home from Cerro Gordo! Sell your book and shirts and don't forget postcards!
They already have that
Great Wonderful Finds And So Many More Brent, A Few Moments Was Pins And Needles Watching You Go Down In Tight Spaces, Glad You Are Okay!
Thank you for a most interesting video. What comes through overall is your passion. Fascinating. Thank you
Thanks for checking out the video! I do very much enjoy being down there
The 700 level looks almost like a cave from fallout with the chair and mattress 😂.
"Everything turns to dirt with time." Sage words of wisdom 🙌 😂
Don't wind up like those Chinese miners. Read your book, awesome. Love seeing your adventures. Stay safe, thanks for sharing!
Even though watching you go underground, in the tight unstable areas, triggers my anxiety, it is still so very interesting. I love seeing all the marks left behind from the old days.
Seeing the proceeds go to the town is great and its a freat way for the youtube community to give back! Grest story behind these listings!
Thanks for bringing history to life. I love the stories of the history of the mine and the people that made it great. Cheers
That triggered all of my Claustrophobia! Brave.
First! Thanks for restoring this historic place.. Those resources definitely built the city of LA and beyond.. but please consider the other side of the story of how this area is still home to the Paiute-Shoshone whom continually fight to protect the landscape from degradation, I mean the nearest towns (keeler) domestic water system has been compromised because of all the extraction that has taken place there.
If this is a thing....Please explain this more with more literature to back your plight.. otherwise it will be lost to the youtube nothingness of likes and pretty pictures..
If you discover a vein that travels forever, it’s probably Samsonite. Cool video.
I just took a peek at your eBay sales, and it looks like you're going to realize quite a decent profit from your 12+ hours down in the mine, certainly more than those who came before you to find and sell the riches from the Cerro Gordo Mines. Congratulations!
i enjoy theese SO much i could watch these for hours on end
I finally got recommended one of your videos again in a long time! I forgot just how entertaining it is to watch you live your exceptional life in such a unique place!
Alls I knows is it’s Saturday and I have 1 hr to devote to a video. I’m so thankful I opened TH-cam to find your video!