Now this is REAL mining!!!

mike(swWash)

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There's just something mesmerizing about watching the ground turn liquid on those long blasts :thumbsup:

Cool video Bubba :occasion14:
 

63bkpkr

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IF "They" have their way, this is what will happen to gold bearing regions all across the country that used to be known as The United States of America. First the greenies, then the wolf packs then an illicit government and Bingo the timing will be right. IMHO.........63bkpkr
 

Goldwasher

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Little bit of Nevada....lil bit of Canada.....and a lot of dust...beautiful and fun
 

nh.nugget

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That looks like some Saturday afternoon fun! :headbang:
 

goldenIrishman

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While I got to make a LOT of things "Go BOOM" in the Army, I never got to play with THAT much boom boom!
 

TAKODA

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That's a little more complex than my home mix and 3 unit X 4 cue 12 channel nichrome ematch and fuse type doings . ;D
 

NeoTokyo

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Loved it, thanks for sharing. :)
 

bill_wabo

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Wow, got hypnotized, you're right it's really cool to see rocks "going liquid". Very nice video thanks for sharing. Where can I buy a kit?
 

arizau

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Having worked at an open pit copper mine for over 30 years I was privileged to see a few shots similar to those shown. Very impressive in person. Each blast loosened enough ore or waste to keep a fleet of 150+ Ton payload haul trucks busy 24/7 for at least 3 days and usually for a week just for that muck pile. While that and other ore/waste areas were being mucked, other areas of the pit were drilled and powdered in preparation for the next shot/s (multiple shots/week) to keep up the 24/7/365 regime. It was neat to see all of the facilities built (crushers, overland conveyors, mill, etc.) and the mine developed from initial stripping of desert foothill ranch land to a pit of over 1,500 deep and about a mile in diameter before I retired.
 

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Jason in Enid

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Yep, that was a fun watch! Even more amazing is that all that was probably from fertilizer and diesel.
 

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