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UER Forum > UE Videos > We found gold 250 feet underground!! (Viewed 2044 times)
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We found gold 250 feet underground!!
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We were exploring Jeff's mine when we found gold. It changed the day from exploring to prospecting. Can't wait to go back!



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Re: We found gold 250 feet underground!!
< Reply # 1 on 12/12/2020 8:06 AM >
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Looks like fun, unless that loud obnoxious dude was there. Hey, shut the fuck up!




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Re: We found gold 250 feet underground!!
< Reply # 2 on 12/12/2020 3:12 PM >
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That's awesome!

I still want to take you up on your offer to come out there and learn how to properly explore a mine. I'm proud to say that I finally got to rappel for the first time last February, so I'm slightly more experienced than before, lol. I had hoped to do a road trip adventure a few months back, but then Covid-19 happened. I'm hopeful that 2021 will be a happier time (and more travel friendly)!


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Any idea why that ladder looked brand new at the top? Did you guys put that there? It was a stark contrast to the rest of the mine!



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Re: We found gold 250 feet underground!!
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That's awesome!

I still want to take you up on your offer to come out there and learn how to properly explore a mine. I'm proud to say that I finally got to rappel for the first time last February, so I'm slightly more experienced than before, lol. I had hoped to do a road trip adventure a few months back, but then Covid-19 happened. I'm hopeful that 2021 will be a happier time (and more travel friendly)!


EDIT:

Any idea why that ladder looked brand new at the top? Did you guys put that there? It was a stark contrast to the rest of the mine!



Yes I can explain! There were a number of sections of ladder that were completely rotten, had many broken rungs, or were dangling by a single nail. There are a couple of videos on the "Ask Jeff Williams" YouTube channel of us replacing multiple 10' sections of ladder. So far we have replaced just over 30 feet of ladders and we have another 20' that should be replaced. The top sections of ladder you are referring to is one of the sections that we had to replace.

I'll tell you that when you are standing on a flimsy ladder with a saws-all in hand getting ready to cut off the ladder you are standing on, your brain screams not to do it. Even with ropes, looking down over 100' into the blackness is just spooky.

I hope that explains it!

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That's such a cool project! I take it this is one of your regular haunts then if you're putting that much effort into maintaining access?




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Yes I can explain! There were a number of sections of ladder that were completely rotten, had many broken rungs, or were dangling by a single nail. There are a couple of videos on the "Ask Jeff Williams" YouTube channel of us replacing multiple 10' sections of ladder. So far we have replaced just over 30 feet of ladders and we have another 20' that should be replaced. The top sections of ladder you are referring to is one of the sections that we had to replace.

I'll tell you that when you are standing on a flimsy ladder with a saws-all in hand getting ready to cut off the ladder you are standing on, your brain screams not to do it. Even with ropes, looking down over 100' into the blackness is just spooky.

I hope that explains it!

Abby





That's amazing. I did notice later in the video when you were about to anchor, the ladder looked more fitting to its environment (i.e., older). When do you guys plan to go back? I'm interested in seeing how the sequel goes - and what's on the other levels....




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That's such a cool project! I take it this is one of your regular haunts then if you're putting that much effort into maintaining access?


It's a mine owned by Jeff Williams and he wants it accessible so he and his patrons can do some prospecting in there. Below is an interesting story by one of the last guys to work in the mine. If all of this is accurate, there's good reason to keep the mine open.

"Hey guys and gal you were standing on that vein. Its under the track. Picture you hand. Hell just draw your hand on a piece of paper. Now trace a line across the top of thumb thru your fingers( you can spread your fingers a little). Now your fingers are the stopes ore shoots ,backing up toward the incline,under the track about 18"s is almost the top of the thumb. Part of the top of the thumb was removed to drive the drift lay the track and access to the "break room", which was down toward the end of the drift on the right. Somebodies been down there since I was last (1984). When you got to the 1st landing you went west, about 20' it drifted south. where it drifted south about 5-8' is where they intercepted the thumb. They were getting paid by the tonnage,so they were moving fast. I believe this was the high-grade sacks that they buried out on the dump that Carl Meyers told me about when he told me and ultimately showed me where the thumb was. Now I went below that in a small drift that went off to the west. I didn't locate it from down there but I never looked up. I lowered Carl down in the ore bucket. He showed me where it was at and at that time there wasn't a pile of dirt (the one Joanne was standing on at the very begining of the video) its under that cause I saw the curved track. Where the track curved there used to be a spur that ran straight into the wall. There was a wall there. on that"spur" sat an old open cylinder pump. Behind that pump was a little hole where I 1st started pulling excellent specimens. I believe that incline is 220-250'. Before you get to the very bottom there will be another drift to the west although if iI remember right (its been along time) there should be one more landing before last one. Carl Meyers was in his 70s when he showed me all this. He didnt have a reason to lie to me,he had nothing to gain. He said the vien never quit. The damn war broke out. How far in depth? Ask Jeff Williams.com he's the geologist.I took 2 yrs at UofA thats it. I think the m+m shaft was 600' deep. The leaser was 160-180' and did connect to the Ruth. We followed adrift going south on the leaser quite aways and always wondered if we didn't hit the M+M??s drift.Now,I took 17 ounces of Au out of that old lab in one week. That old assay lab never did I finish. Never went thru the header pile so ain't know tellings whats still there, I did recover a 1 and a half oz. "bar" that was broke because of the Zn in it. Interestingly 3 years later was heading thru there and had my Lobo at that time and in the same 10' area I found the rest of the bar. It fit perfectly. You all are on the right track, I sold a bucket of that ore in Quartsite for 7000 dollars. Until we meet "may all your days be Golden", Will check out other link in morning. Love your show you all make a great team."

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Re: We found gold 250 feet underground!!
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That's amazing. I did notice later in the video when you were about to anchor, the ladder looked more fitting to its environment (i.e., older). When do you guys plan to go back? I'm interested in seeing how the sequel goes - and what's on the other levels....


We are starting to plan another trip to the mine. I'm not sure whether it will be a working trip, or an exploring trip. Either ways it will be a lot of fun. There's still gold to be found in the mine, so it's going to be interesting to see what Jeff decides to do with the mine.

Stay in touch about when you you can head out this way. We can plan some adventures.

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more videos of when you do go back please!




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more videos of when you do go back please!


Absolutely!! Not everyone wants to go underground or even has the opportunity to do so. I really enjoy sharing the adventure.

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