Was It Enough? Our First Year Mining In Remote Alaska

Video Description

All the work we put into mining this summer comes down to this. We take you from our decision to mine in December of 2024 to our final sale of gold in December of 2025. Along the way you will witness the challenges we faced in our first year of mining in remote Alaska. You are probably wondering what gold mining cost us and how much gold we actually found for the season. In this video we answer those questions and many more. Come along for the adventure! 00:00 Intro 01:10 The Decision: Going Full-Time Gold Mining 02:27 Preparing the Remote Trail & Hauling Equipment 06:21 Moving the Excavator 15 Miles In 13:20 Assembling the Wash Plant (Trommel) 16:26 First Dig: Hitting Bedrock & Finding Fine Gold 25:09 First Clean-up: How Much Gold Did We Get? 28:51 Trip 2: Equipment Breakdowns & Nailing a Nugget 37:25 Trip 2 Gold Total: Are We on Track? 44:48 The Creek Rises: Fighting High Water & Muck 01:03:09 Mission Complete: Finishing the New Access Road 01:11:41 Trip 4: New Ground, Gearbox Failure & a 2.85oz Cleanup 01:27:09 The Final Run: Battling Snow, Frost & Finding the Biggest Nugget 01:43:40 Was It Enough? Final Season Gold Total & Costs