Where where you when I was doing my mine?!

@alarhansen1756

7 жыл бұрын

Hey cody!! i love you videos !!!!

@simpleidahoan9643

7 жыл бұрын

underground... lol

@mikewest3108

7 жыл бұрын

Hey Cody! I am subscribed to you also. Love your channel. Jeff is really funny and has really great information. You should check out his other videos. See ya next time! :-)

@oceallaigh1218

7 жыл бұрын

depends if theres gold in your mine ;)

@hippiehorselover

7 жыл бұрын

Man, I love your videos. You'd have a blast with Jeff's videos, he's pretty informative & fun. Learned quite a lot from you two!

Man its insane how much work and lumber went into the old mines

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

I know...right

Sometimes digging in the dirt is good clean fun. It's important to support mining while we are still able to enjoy it. Before the politicians outlaw our way of life. Jeff does a great job educating and entertaining.

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Corky .....me and Slim love to hear that. JS

Jeff, you're a wealth of knowledge. Thank you sir.

About time some one did this ..sweet thank you

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven.. we thought so too. JS

Thank you 🙏 Mr. Williams , On showing us how to set up a mine ,, Blessings ,..my friend , god be with you ..

@Askjeffwilliams

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks BD and you betcha

Nice job I see lots of old timbering in mines mostly on the collar but never thought about how it was done. I find the old ore chute construction really interesting.

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and if we can we will demo one for you. JS

Hey Jeff and Slim, great video guys! I've really been looking forward to hearing you talk about this because like you said, it's definately a dying art. It's crazy to see this style of timbering on Exploring Abandoned Mines channel in mines 100+ years old and still holding up the weight of the world. It really illustrates how effective it is when it's done properly. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to share some of your old timer knowledge with us! You by far have the best mining content on KZread and I hope you guys continue to make great videos :)

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks .....I know huh. there are two other methods for drift timbering but this one works for us. Thanks for the great comments ......we always look forward to reading them and we will. JS

I am in love with your tiny rail cart! I had one like that when I was little in my own tiny mine my grandpa helped me dig.

This is a great tutorial...Thanks for posting this !

Hi Jeff, That was gerrreat! Timbering and bending rail for the curve could be a challenge. You'll have to come up with a "jim crow" for bending the rail. And I think you'll need to build a small electric trammer too - another interesting project. I know YOU can do it!!! Because your the man! Take care and stay safe my busy friend. And say hi to Silver Spurs Lila, Pops, Nevada Jack, and of course that old bag of bones Slim.

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony..uh I mean Steve..Lol No worries my friend...we have that one figured out too. We have something already that works pretty well and electric trammer will be next. Thanks again for everything and let us know how the panning goes with Cecilia . JS

Reminds me of a trip I made one time on the train ride through the mountain at Knott's Berry Farm.

thanks. good to see it been done ,read about it but seeing it is something else cheers

ANOTHER 50 GREAT SHOW...

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

wow ...another 50.....well we are gonna have to work really hard to keep this going ....so ...you know what I' I am gonna say huh.... So C'mon....Lets Go !!!!!!

@djteddybear131

7 жыл бұрын

yep...

Proud of being an underground miner!!! Great video! Regards from Peru!

Educational and entertaining. Always a pleasure watching your videos. Thank you again Sir.

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

you betcha my friend. JS

thanks a million I am not going to timber a mine anytime soon but the philosophy of the timebring is apeealing for other things.

@Askjeffwilliams

5 жыл бұрын

you betcha

Great video. ThAnks for sharing

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

HI Bridgette ......long time since we heard from you ...Thanks....glad you liked the video/ JS

coming together very nice!

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

yes it is but hard going. JS

great info jeff thanks love the channel thumbs up

@Askjeffwilliams

6 жыл бұрын

thanks.

Great video man. Now I know how to do it for when I get my mine goin

thanks for showing us how to shore up our mind tunnels drifts whatever you want to call him. I feel as if I built it myself you did such a good job of explaining. I thank you very much.

@Askjeffwilliams

6 жыл бұрын

you betcha David.

In NYC, Con Edison has to make steam boxes with thicker wood than that. They get right into the ground, and the wood they use is beautiful. You also see A LOT of it in dumpsters to be thrown out! If you got a trailer, you could load it up and have a lot of good timber...for free. I should start a channel telling people tricks. haha

Very cool man, some food for thought though: - Cordless Impact with Structural Torx Screws - Your ground is fine for the drift size, have someone doing the development round ahead of and the GS guy behind. If you're not comfortable use a 3 piece pre-assembled gantry style to get a guy back at the face. B.Sc. Mine Eng

Very informative

Great video Jeff, hope all the hard work pays off.

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and we do too. JS

love the videos Jeff and Slim keep up the great work

@Askjeffwilliams

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Cool video, was always wondering how this was done. Thanks for making, Jeff. You earned yourself a subscriber.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

I really enjoy your videos I know very weird but like support structures in mines it is amazing feat to burrow underground and how to support it thanks from making these videos.

@Askjeffwilliams

6 жыл бұрын

thanks .

You are amazing bro

Great video my brutha! Informative, funny and very possibly life saving!

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks my brutha from another mother and we have more on the way too so....you know what I am gonna say huh...So C'mon....Lets Go !!!!!!! JS

Well when I come to Nevada to be a gold miner, now I've got a heads-up on how to keep the rocks from coming down on my head, thanks Jeff!

lol cody! i have my own drift and ive been wondering how to do this for a long time. awesome vid jeff and be safe down in there.

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and glad it was of some help and we will thanks. JS

You're like a carpenter and Geologist all in one! 💥🇨🇦🤪🤗

@Askjeffwilliams

Жыл бұрын

and miner

I am now officially a patreon! keep em coming jeff!

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dennis and yes you are. We really appreciate that. JS

excellent.

thank you Jeff

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

you betcha my friend.

Fantastic Jeff love it ;-)

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. JS

Great information. Cant wait to see the gold your getting out of there. You are going to show us, right? Hey to Slim.Thanks for sharing.....Rhino

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

you bet we will. JS

thank you jeff, ill be sure to go i have been in the store once and was like a kid in a candy store or me in home depot haha. i cant wait to get out in there and find more. ill be looking forward to your next video until I then great adventures and great gold!!! wahoo!!!! thanks jeff

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris....always our pleasure and let us know how it goes..trust me you will cause it is there. We have more vids on the way so stay tuned and thanks for the great comment. JS

Jeff you are one crazy sob! love your videos keep up the great work!

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Smokey and we will. JS

you give me the will to keep going

I just found your channel last night and subscribed. I've always wanted to buy property out west and work on my own tunnel. Such a cool channel.

@Askjeffwilliams

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the Sub Duke ...thanks

Your crazy! Love your videos

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. JS

amazing

best channel out there

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gabriel

Nicely.

you have some real good video and I learn a lot now go and find that big pay streak GL

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and we will. JS

@sierrabravo7368

7 жыл бұрын

yay i like you and cody

I miss Slim.

The true American dream!! Stay happy work hard and Have Fun! So cmon, lets go!!!

Awesome

Your always interesting and always a good laff, thank you for your time , even tho I hunt for placer and or flower gold here in Oregon, I still am learning after five years but you have helped me find even more thanks again! Maybe you can do some more on the South Fork? I'm on the N. Umpqua not far from where the S. Umpqua collide, but the shiney is on the South. The shiney on the N. is too far up in the Mts. In the high Cascades. Any thoughts on that?

great rhyme bro!!

Oh that's cool I see you always wearing it must be pretty strong haha well I am gonna go in your site their and fix up to help you out ⛏⛏

Jeff, WOW!! you do it all.. FYI if you ever need any help with one of theses jobs, I work for knowledge.. you put out so much info. I want to pick your brain all day.. thanks again for all your hard work!! Tatterr

@Askjeffwilliams

4 жыл бұрын

pretty much ....... will keep that in mind ...you betcha

Yeeehaaaww nice and safe bit o carpentry their very good demo well done

I like your videos a lot

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. JS

I like that you have good cameras

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. JS

Thanks for your answers Jeff !!!, your videos are always comical and very informative and I wish I was able to support you but I have a low income social security disability , I would love to help you but I am seven foot tall that's why I ask about your drift hight , I would have to crawl around on my hands and knees !!!, I love Nevada and gold hunting I hope some day to be able to spend some time with you just to gleen some knowledge from you maybe next year !!!, Sincerly big Del , 😎👋👋

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

no worries my friend ....just keep on a watching and commenting . Maybe one day we will see you here in the High Desert. JS

Milwaukee hydraulic drive impact gun for driving screws. you will never look back. well worth the 250

Thanks again

@Askjeffwilliams

Жыл бұрын

you betcha

Nice video. Thank you Jeff.. Will you be also doing some video how to timber a small mine shaft?

@Askjeffwilliams

6 жыл бұрын

its on the way.

Fanfreakingtastic!

I cant find the link to be a patron. I have learned a lot from watching you and in the process of claiming my first mine here in AZ.

Lookin' like a work of art Jeff... Yea ha! Were is the gold?

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and believe it or not we are on top of the clay layer that holds the Gold so I guess you could say we are standing on it. We will go back and extract the clay and take it to the surface to dry. After it drys....then we crush it and run it through a Gold cube. JS

dude iv learned so much from you, slim, and cody(s lab)

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

really happy to hear that , Cody is a really good teacher. JS

Have you ever used any type of air system to drive back fill in around the timbering? Even though it would be far finer grit and possibly prone to sifting it would fit really tightly into a lot of fine cracks and fill it a lot more tightly.

Thank you Jeff. We had to stop the drift, after a month tunneling the landowner saw how much we were getting and wanted 80% instead of the original 40% so I collapsed it in...

@jeffreyallen3796

7 жыл бұрын

+@ffec+ yep he's old so. it can wait

@edmundkudzayi7571

7 жыл бұрын

Always happen like that. You have an agreement and some gets greedy.

Hi Jeff great video. Have you ever seen peg and notch technique used to accomplish the sections?

@Askjeffwilliams

5 жыл бұрын

yep and square sets too.

It would make a awesome rustic foyer for a house

This was a very interesting video. I noticed that the overhead boards are running in the direction of the mine (forward and back). Instead of doing that, what if you had the overhead boards going from left to right? Would that configuration be more stable?

Such great lumber you're using , furniture grade ,clear stuff ! Looks to be pine ..is it locally acquired ? Anyway , gold mining looks to be great fun from figuring out your workings (timbering) to the tantalizing process of findin' the shiney...very entertaining and educational ..thanks...

Somehow I felt the wood will rot as moisture may enter the tunnel. Thus I prefer rebar and concrete to combat possible moisture. Also noticed you are trying to gasp for more air, perhaps put a fan to the deep end and blow outside may ease air flow.

Cool vid! You're starting to get jump-cut happy tho :-P

I want that clay you keep diggin up. Looks like good pottery clay.

@MrErikm

7 жыл бұрын

another crossover....maybe....

@sierrabravo7368

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah clay is a good resource with actual $$$ value

Love your videos! I noticed that you are using phillips screws. Star drive screw heads drive easier and require less arm force. That'll give you more strength for digging the shiny. LOL

This is interesting and something people should learn in case you wanted to make a tunnel to get out of your house in case of home invasion of zombies.

Hey Jeff Williams you got some cool videos. I really like the video where you're playing the guitar so awesome.. I was asking have you ever found dinosaur fossils by accident will prospecting..?

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike, like hearing that and we have more on the way . We just might make some more of those in the future if you like. no we haven't but we have heard of it in Berlin, Nevada . The prospectors found the vertebrae of the Ichthyosaurand used them for bowls and dishes. Now it is a State Park. JS

Nails man

One more thing I like funny videos.............perfect

Me and my 6 year old son love watching you n slim. my son wants to hunt gold in nevada now lol we live in the Uk. Please could you give us a shout out on your next vid? My sons name is Harvey & mines Lee Matthews. I know it would really make his day. Thanks for the fun and informational entertaining videos Jeff Williams. So come on lets go!

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

always love to hear that and we will see what we can do. JS

@JESTAz

7 жыл бұрын

+Ask Jeff Williams thank you for getting back to us! :)

Looks like a lot of gold in that timber.lol

@anthonyharris9039

7 жыл бұрын

That's why you cut your own if you have the option

@garywheeler7039

5 жыл бұрын

Probably some old miners stole lumber from older unused mines and shacks.

@garywheeler7039

5 жыл бұрын

There's a vid out there about a gypsum mine in Riverside county i think that has or had civil defense cannisters from 1964 for water, waste disposal, food.

@74KU

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking the same thing, why mind gold when you can fleece it off the miner in the hardware store :P That is easily 1/2 ounce worth in timber where I am.. guessing that is about 1- 1.3 ton of material so you would need 2 ounce to the ton mine just to break even on sets XD

That mine is looking good, plenty wood. How's the gold like in that mine, are there big gold nuggets? Jeff when you dig really deep you will need fresh air to breathe. I have heard stories of miners getting sick with black lungs infection working in underground mines. I only watch your videos and am anxious to see some gold, I can just imagine how you guys feel finding gold. slim is working the cameras really good underground.

Good

I just want to comment on you! The very 1st video of yours that I watched, I thought to myself, what the hell, this guy is weird as hell. Although, something made me watch another and another and another. Now, I've subscribed, and I check constantly for your new videos. I think your personality is hilariously funny, and I love the fact that you genuinely seem to want to help and teach others the best ways to find gold. I've always been intrigued by prospecting for gold, which is what brought me across your videos. I am amazed at your knowledge in the field of Geology, if you're not a geologist, you should be. I think Auto Mechanic by trade?!? Anyway, I always try to learn as much as I can from KZread tutorials, and your videos are excellent at that. Being from South Western PA, there's not a whole lot of gold prospecting to be had. Need to take a trip out west... Maybe some advice on where to go! Awesome videos Jeff. You know what I'm gonna say right, So C'mon, Lets Go!!!

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike and we get that story a lot, we really appreciate the comments and we are very glad that you like our vids enough to watch and Sub. To answer your question...yes I have a degree in Geology from the Mackay School of mines or...Earth sciences as it is now known.....If you ever make it out this way then look us up and we will try to make a trip for ya ..so until next time ..this is whoooooo .......thats right from where ....thats right . Take Care my friend. JS

These are the productions that made you famous .

Good job Jeff on the video question I'm curious how far are you going to make the draft. I like to see on a video of that how take material out of the mine and process it and get the gold out of it .

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and not sure how far it will go ...that all depends on if the Gold keeps going. We are making a vid on that process so stay tuned. JS

I have a question that amounts to a concern, and that is... If I take a deck screw and put it half way in a board or a vice, I can shear it off with a simple whack with a hammer. If I do that with a decent nail, it simply bends. Pacific Rim nails have been known to shear though. Does it matter if the screws have little to no strength in shear? I am asking for my own project, not a a troll or anything like that. I don't understand underground movement enough to know the effects are or are not. Thanks for the awesome videos. I now constantly check daily to see if you a new one out. lol Love them all.

Hey Jeff wouldn't it be a good idea to paint your sets when you get them in to protect the from moister?

Do you think water will seep in if there is a lot of rain on the surface. For porous rock like limestone?

New sub here Great videos !! WELL CMON LETS GO , this is what got me interested xD since I'm new what state ya in?

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Sub......AZ and Nev.

exactly how do you backfill it? are you shoving handfuls of dirt up onto the boards? or you just keep poking the tunnel roof til it collapses and backfills for you?

Jeff when did they first realize or put "train" tracks in mines as a transport system?

Maybe one day when youre done mining all that gold from that driftmine we can install a rolercoaster ride through the driftmine :D eyy Slim?

SHOULD LEAVE GAPS IN BETWEEN THE LAGGING BOARDS TO ALLOW FOR SWELLING GROUND. THANKS FOR THE INFO. IT'D BE FUN TO DO A VIDEO USING ROUND TIMBER!

could you tell me if you know about panning gold or dredging on Washington beaches

Thank you iam on it don't be a slim let's Go

Can this be used to support bigger tunnels

hello jeff, ill be in kingman az on the aug 4 for 2weeks and im just getting into gold prospecting my grandpa(old time miner) has shown me alot but still learning more expecially from you thank you. is there any tips for were i should go? i dont have much gear pans and a 60s model garrett ground hog and still trying to find people to go with. i would like to go on one of you group adventures one time. love your show i watch it all day!!! found my first peice of gould in east fork thank you!!! chris

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris....thanks for the comments and yes there is Gold there. when you go there get a hold of the Gold Lady. She will point you in the right direction.Here is a link to here site. thegoldladystore.com/

I think would be pretty cool if Jeff and Cody would get together on a mining project it would be a pretty sweet video

@Askjeffwilliams

7 жыл бұрын

well...we put in the word to him so you never know huh. JS