What are some or all of the reasons for mapping or surveying the Goodyear Gold Mine?
Like the videos and thanks for posting. Thank you.
There's a slew of reasons for it, but I'll start with what Kyle had shot as far as video for us.
Originally all I knew is that we had two forks, one crosscut with possibly more, a lot of drifts and stopes, the adit dipped on the Right Fork, some timbering, and a pretty good sized stope at the end.
What do we need to know then?
Are there multiple crosscuts because if there are a lot of them there may be a lot of ore removed.
Do the forks cross under each other or are they joined at a terminus with a crosscut? If they cross over/under what is the diameter of the crown pillar? Does the timbering support the crown pillar or is it not related? If there is a terminal crosscut, can we use the shape of the mine to form a flow pattern for ventilation?
How much ore/gangue has been removed? With basic length we can tell how extensive the workings. How much air ducting will we need? Rail? Electrical lines? Air lines?
Is there evidence of core drilling? If so, where? Are those drill holes on a pattern or seemingly random?
For each drift, is there still ore visible or stoped out? How many feet? How big are the stopes? Is there backfill (we knew there was some) that may need to be removed for safety?
what directions do the forks and drifts go? How far can we extend those before running off the boundary of our claims? Is there any danger of running off the boundary?
Does either fork have a danger of opening up to the surface due to topography?
What's the general slope of the forks, drifts, or crosscuts? How much of a pain in the bass is it going to be to move ore in cars in the mine?
How many areas are sloughing? Are they related? Do the geology changes seem to be correlated to it? How many areas off the roof have caved?
How large is the working face?
Where are the timbers if they're not related to the crosscuts or forks crossing under each other? What condition is it in?
Does each fork follow the same vein or is it a series of workings not related? If one dips, is it chasing multiple levels of veins or following a dip?
Is there any airflow? If so, where's the source? Which fork? Which Drift?
If the mine makes water, where's it start/stop and is there any flooded winzes or stopes?
That's a good starter for what I was looking for.
