GOLD RUSH BEGINS TONIGHT

[AzViper]

The new season of Gold Rush begins tonight. Tony Beets buys an old bucket dredge and is to restore it and put it into action.

 

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[russau]

Would'nt their "claim" be Grand Fathered IF it was a valid mining claim.

 

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[Goldwasher]

one spot is a long permitted gravel plant. Private land it is zoned mixed use. If someone is cooking bacon in Fairplay...

Todd can smell it because they are so close to town.

and because he is a type of Bacon Shark and can smell it for like four miles.

 

[Honest Samuel]

Be happy that Todd is not your boss.

 

[rockbar]

While in the neighborhood, I made a trip this past Summer to Fairplay just to see the Gold Rush mining activity. I parked in their driveway entrance and walked out into the field directly across the river from their activities. With a pair of binoculars, I watched two of the wash plants being run full steam. As a small-scale miner, it was a thrill to watch! There was a sign on the gate entrance that had an Arizona mining company's information, which I thought was curious. I don't remember the company details.
Yes, it was also noisy! So, I guess I can see both sides on this debate. I sure as heck wouldn't want that sort of noise disturbing my peace.
I drove further up to Alma and saw another couple big commercial placer mines working, so Gold Rush isn't the only miners working in this area. The Alma mine is right in Alma. There is another placer mine running right next door.
The reality is that Colorado in general is no longer mining-friendly and I believe out-siders get a special heaping of scrutiny.
Leadville and Ouray seem to be exceptions where mining is still thought of as legitimate and vital.
I don't think Todd Hoffman is particularly useful as a miner or even as a mine manager and unfortunately, he may be giving other placer miners a bad reputation.
Love him or hate him, Todd Hoffman is right when he says.... what guy wouldn't want to be doing what he does?
I'll continue to watch the show. Tony Beets and his dredges are fascinating to me.

 

[Gold Maven]

Toad has got 3 plants running now, right?
When they cleaned up, why was there only 2 gold counts?
I liked Hunter's idea of not running the overburden......Really? who would have guessed?

 

[arizau]

Toad has got 3 plants running now, right?
When they cleaned up, why was there only 2 gold counts?
I liked Hunter's idea of not running the overburden......Really? who would have guessed?

If I remember correctly from last year.....Two of the plants are set up side by side but one has a larger throughput capacity than the other. To save material handling they are fed by a single grizzly/conveyor system but the feed is split at the end to feed them both. Short answer....Paydirt is from the same source/cut. The other plant gets it's feed from a cut at a different location.

 

[winners58]

This is the one I want to see, with Dustin Hurt diving at the bottom of that waterfall.
https://www.facebook.com/goldbloodeddoc

 

[russau]

Yep that's gonna be intense! I hope they dont't put to much drama into it!

 

[Assembler]

This is the one I want to see, with Dustin Hurt diving at the bottom of that waterfall.
https://www.facebook.com/goldbloodeddoc

Thanks for the link Winners58. Sound interesting with out all the drama.

 

[mytimetoshine]

when is this gonna be aired?

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[Honest Samuel]

Who cares?

 

[Honest Samuel]

The show is on Fridays, 9:00 PM, EST.

 

[placertogo]

Waiting to see somebody put Parker in his place...

 

[Honest Samuel]

He is lucky that his camp did not burn down. He was a fool for sticking around.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

I am not a firefighter but they cut 30 foot wide cuts to stop the fire, if you look at their mining site it is hundreds of yards wide. You can put your equipment and trailers 200-300 yards from where the fire would be then they only have to fight embers.
Last I heard fire doesn't burn dirt

 

[Jason in Enid]

A 30 foot fire break is useless when the trees are 50 - 100 feet tall.

 

[Au dave]

I am not a firefighter but they cut 30 foot wide cuts to stop the fire, if you look at their mining site it is hundreds of yards wide. You can put your equipment and trailers 200-300 yards from where the fire would be then they only have to fight embers.
Last I heard fire doesn't burn dirt

sorry Ben .. but .. I'm an Aussie firefighter and I have seen dirt burn.

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[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Hey Mate,
I hadn't also considered how much oil and grease etc that is probably on that ground. I was a cop and just kept people off the firefighters backs.

 

[Jason in Enid]

sorry Ben .. but .. I'm an Aussie firefighter and I have seen dirt burn.

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Yeah but everything in australia tries to kill you, apparently even the dirt! Lol

 

[Au dave]

Yeah but everything in australia tries to kill you, apparently even the dirt! Lol

yeah ... after a bushfire had gone thru we were blacking out and whilst walking to the next smolderer there was puffs of flame coming up in the raised dust.

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