Exploring Colorado Gold Mines

Exploring Colorado Gold Mines In this video I explore some very old Colorado gold mines. The area in which these mines reside is one of the most significant locations in Colorado in terms of gold deposits, having helped spur the gold rush of 1859. Within two months of the first reports of gold discovered here,…

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Patsy's Mine and The Reason It Closed

Patsy's Mine and The Reason It Closed Patsy’s Mine was a mine beloved by the community of Farmington, Utah and Davis county. Despite the efforts from Farmington city and its residents, the mine was closed Nov. 10, 2020 because of the potential for danger for the mine. Click this link to read more about the…

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Uranium mine near Grants, New Mexico

Uranium mine near Grants, New Mexico This short video depicts uranium mine dumps in Poison Canyon, near the intersection of Hwy. 605 and Co. Rd. 23, NW of Grants, New Mexico, and shows examples of the radioactive minerals and their effect on a gamma-sensitive scintillation detector. Most of the radioactive rock here is Jurassic Todilto…

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F 3537 Aircraft at Mines Field Los Angeles

F 3537 Aircraft at Mines Field Los Angeles Film on loan from the Bowlus Family From the archives of the San Diego Air and Space Museum http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/research/ Please do not use for commercial purposes without permission.

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What is Iron Ore & Where to Find – 2/12

What is Iron Ore & Where to Find – 2/12 At the previous Iron Ore seminar at SGX in Oct 2018, it was discussed that global steel demand growth was expected to be 4.2% in 2019 while Chinese steel mills run at more than 85% capacity. How will this translate to iron ore demand? Which…

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Top 3 Lost Treasures!

Top 3 Lost Treasures! These are the top 3 lost treasures in Utah. Utah has a vast history of gold mining in the old west. There are many lost mines and lost treasures throughout Utah. These stories include a Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch heist, a lost treasure in the White Cliffs, and an…

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1600's Spanish Outlaw Pedro Nevarez lost treasure cave in New Mexico

1600's Spanish Outlaw Pedro Nevarez lost treasure cave in New Mexico Outlaw Pedro Nevarez operated in the mid 1600’s in the Rio Grande River valley when the Spanish were still setting up missions along the Rio Grande River. His gang robbed many pack trains supplying these missions and churches with gold relics. He operated in…

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