He really is. We learned a lot from his visit.

@VonHanzee

7 ай бұрын

I bet, he comes off like a good teacher would. Easy to understand and no bs.

@semoneg2826

6 ай бұрын

You yourself seems very knowledge...thanks for the videos...I learn a lot❤

I love what they are doing, mineing , induction furnace, the equipment, the whole thing. Wheres the money pit

Best job in the whole where ever

Charles Butler used to have his own literature on prospecting for silver deposits with a Geiger Counter. He mentioned that the majority of silver deposits radiate from unstable element associations. He also explained how oil deposits can be found the same way.

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

Interesting. That's why prospecting is so magnetic. There is so much to learn!

Awesome gentlemen! Good stuff in the makings for you guys.

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Garrett 😊. We'll find out soon if we can raise investor interest with our new technical report (NI 43-101) and 3D model.

Harry was spot on with the wild geologist bit. Very good video looking forward to seeing more.

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

Brodrick, that was so much fun to film. We both tried so hard not to laugh.

Howdy Y'all Nice to see Ya back at your mine. Thanks to the magic of video's, Jason sure gets around, just watched a video from him in Cerro Gordo w/ Brent and Dan, ... lol. I enjoy all the collab's, cool to see Y'all working together lmao, "Geologist in the wild"

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

We were trying so hard not to laugh while filming. That idea 💡 hit us that morning. We found the perfect opportunity to sneak up on the wild geos 😆.

@OGRocker1

7 ай бұрын

@@mineoperator 😅😂🤣😅🥰

Your Geo pal seems like a cool dude. Good vid guys

cool stuff thank you

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Bob!

So cool

Harry having an "Attenborough" attack. 🧐

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

😆 good thing the wild geologist don't bite.

Very cool thank you😊

Outside of rock oxzides, gride polish sanding then take a shot see how reading differs

Those x ray guns are so expensive even used.

I appreciate the work you are doing. The tools are wonderful to see. The map is vital. My mind gets greedy and wants airborne LIDAR overlayed, for resources, yes, but It informs your safety on the surface. It helps expedite navigation and avoid hazards. Extravagant.

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

I like that idea! Possibly something we can incorporate next time.

Dayum, red suspenders dude is hot AF. He gets a pass on "latvium". Because the book you are looking at is old, it differentiates between pitchblende and uraninite, but pitchblende is a deprecated term now and it's all referred to as uraninite, whether the habit is prismatic or botryoidal. It's possible your highly fluorescent material is autunite, but I think it's probably more likely something like a kind of zippeite. I would like to buy some if you are selling it somewhere. Incidentally, the presence of rare earth elements in many other minerals will also make them fluoresce various colors, and these are also desirable among collectors.

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for that intel! We're learning as we go on this complex project and hiring professionals to help. Even the geos in the 60s and 70s had a hard time agreeing what minerals they were. This is according to the technical reports they wrote. We'll have our Etsy site up soon and will be able to finally sell these radioactive ☢️ samples.

I enjoyed your video, new subscriber.

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for subscribing and commenting! We're happy to hear you're enjoying our content. Thanks for the shout-out.

He guys it is best to do uranium prospecting at night with a large blacklight. It makes the process so much easier and faster to identify the best spots with the largest distribution of ore bodies.

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

We agree! The first time we prospected at night, we realized that we were missing out big time. This technique can be used for Scheelite as well. Probably many other other minerals too. Fluorite would show up well.

Chad i must comment you have a great voice ..i could listen to you speak all day ..voice is very soothing❤ Awesome video..looking forward to more

@mineoperator

6 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! I really enjoy reading aloud. It has crossed my mine to read for audio books. I appreciate that.

@semoneg2826

6 ай бұрын

@mineoperator you would succeed doing audio books...I sincerely say this all the way from the Caribbean...☺️

The view is totally beautiful. I'm from northern Western vermont usa. Lol i put usa after vermont because Everytime i tell someone where I'm from i tell them Vermont they say where is yhat lmao. But it flabbergast me the lack of trees in thise areas.

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

😆, I understand. Ya, the California desert is void of trees. It definitely has its own beauty, but isn't for everybody.

How are you guys doing? I am a new subscriber to your channel. My uncle Sparrow up in Red Mountain CA. told me about your channel. 😃👍🏼

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

Hi Dwayne! I got to meet your uncle today and Casper! It was a privilege to meet them. We were in the area picking up a backhoe. A friend gave me his number. I called and he invited us over. What a day!

Lots of shots and do an average of percent of elements . I used for over thirty years, and even chop saw dust had value on market.

Some times a mirror finish does not give a good reading, a little ruff helps

Right outside Vegas is a uranium mine but I'm too scared to even go near it. Is it safe to be exposed to the radiation the rock gives off. I know the dust is a killer. I was just wondering how safe it is to be around?

@John-ir2zf

7 ай бұрын

Beibg near the rocks is not a big concern, but yes avoid the dust as much as possible. Most all of that radiation is alpha particles and your clothes and skin stop all of those. Since our skin is naturally shed, any cells that get hit and damaged will shed off in a day or two. The issue with the dust is that our lungs don't shed the potentially damaged cells, and the particles of dust keep emitting alpha particles so it can damage more and more cells, that don't ever shed off. Very little of the radiation from native, unconcentrated ore are beta particles that can damage internal tissue from the outside. Once the ore is concentrated of course, the beta emissions get more and more intense as the radioactive element percentage goes up.

@shineyrocks390

7 ай бұрын

@@John-ir2zf thanks John for breaking that down in English for me. I do appreciate it.

@John-ir2zf

7 ай бұрын

@shineyrocks390 You're welcome. I'm glad I could help.

@semoneg2826

6 ай бұрын

Who knows you might just get super powers and become the green Goblin or green lantern😊😊

Was that XRF a rental? It looks newer than in your last video? Just curious you gents planning on separating all these rare earths or perhaps sending them elsewhere to be processed?and crikey that was a blowout seeing those geologist,🤣

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

Geil, I'm so glad you enjoyed that. We were trying so hard not to laugh while filming. We rented the Vanta from Olympus (Evident Scientific) to compare the new technology to the older Delta model we have. We can't afford the $38k price tag, so renting it was the best option. Tamarack is in the middle of writing an updated technical report (NI 43-101) and creating a 3D model of the geologic structures. We're hoping to raise interest with an exploration company to drill this property and confirm the 40,000,000 lbs of u308 at 0.20%! I'm not entirely sure if we'll get the option agreement we're hoping for.

@geilkindmachen820

7 ай бұрын

@@mineoperator I’m going to wish you success, considering what Biden just did to the uranium production in Arizona, you just may be able to get somewhere with this. The neodymium actually is exciting to me. Uranium has a low price. I hope Ron is feeling better I heard he’s been a little under the weather and thank you for answering comments, that I believe is very considerate and appreciated.

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

I'll let Ron know. We try our best to reply to comments, even if they are delayed a few days. I just got sick, and that has derailed me a bit. I'm noticing a lot of comments coming in, which is exciting to see.

@Ohtaror

7 ай бұрын

Hi @@mineoperator, when dealing with NI43-101 and people 'in the business' be super careful with your wording regarding resource statements. You speak about *confirming* 40M lbs which implies you've got some data to back that up already (which you don't, hence your need for a proper 3D model). Better be safe than sorry and call it "resource potential" or "historic estimate". Ever since bre-X wording matters...

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

We actually have a historical resource estimate from two geologist from 1968 in the form of a technical report after a drilling program. I'm not making anything up. I appreciate your comment. The goal here is to confirm that historical resource estimate with confirmation drilling.

Q: In the mine when you XRF'd the surface of the rock, why not skip XRFing the surface and go straight to drill samples if the drill samples are more accurate? How deep do you have to drill before you pass through the oxide layers to get a clean drill sample on average?

@bencarlyle2155

7 ай бұрын

Somebody's never hired a drill rig before! Lol (Former driller)

@carroll-w7wxv

7 ай бұрын

@@bencarlyle2155 You would be correct, I have not. Please enlighten me if you don't mind.

@bencarlyle2155

7 ай бұрын

@@carroll-w7wxv it's wicked expensive

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

Some of the prospect pits that the geologist in the past drilled and blasted are nearly 10-15 feet deep. They wanted to reach deep enough without having to drill to reach samples that haven't leached out. What I'm gathering thus far is the autunite is the oxide version of uraninite, but I could be wrong. Dale and Ryan theorize that either the water table, if there is one, or a fault, maybe controlling the uraninite and autunite deposition. We're trying to raise funds, $1mm-$3mm, for a future drilling campaign to find out what's going on at depth. Using the xrf on the surface is helpful as it sheds some light on the minerals we have. Drilling small samples helps pulverize and mix the sample which is more useful. Using the xrf helps us to carefully choose where to drill small holes. Tamarack Geo will help us where to point the big drills.

@carroll-w7wxv

7 ай бұрын

@@mineoperator That is very interesting! Thank you for explaining. I hope you get the funding you need. Maybe Jason will have enough gold in his mine to help you out LOL.

Neodymium? Know how to process it if interested? Uranuite florescences?

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

We don't know how to process Neodymium. Not yet. Apparently, autunite fluorescences.

How do you know you are not getting readings from the dirt you have the bag laying on?

@HarryMO81

7 ай бұрын

A plastic bags can alter light element readings, but not so much the heavy readings like the elements we are targeting. The sample is thick enough for a cubic centimeter that the ground under the bag won't be scanned and effect the reading.

Hey guys, have you considered the idea of charging some kind of fee for evaluating samples that fans send you? For folks who can't afford one of those xrf machines might really appreciate something like that and you could use the fees to pay for it.

@mineoperator

4 ай бұрын

@scottwolf1238 yes we have. Not too common but we do.

Hi what XRF method was used for the tests?

@mineoperator

3 ай бұрын

Geochemical for all rocks and drill chips/dust

@aperoks

3 ай бұрын

@@mineoperator thanks!

You need a lot more stuff in your backseat. Lol😅

So if you stay in there very long do you glow in the dark lol.

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

😆 ☢️

@semoneg2826

6 ай бұрын

Yes like super hero GREEN lantern....

😂😂

@mineoperator

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! We did too 😆.