Cerro Gordo Silver Mine Tour & Update!

Join Brent Underwood from @GhostTownLiving and Jason from MBMM as they team up for an exciting underground mine exploration of the historic Cerro Gordo Silver Mine in California! In this video, the duo ventures deep into the old silver workings, discusses the mining geology that made this place so famous, and gives an update on the restoration and development of the legendary Cerro Gordo Ghost Town.

🔦 Underground Adventure:
Take a walk back in time as Brent and Jason head deep into Cerro Gordo's tunnels. They examine the old mining infrastructure, share stories from the mine’s silver boom days, and uncover new minerals and fascinating geology along the way.

🪙 Making Silver Coins:
Watch as they take silver and turn it into handmade coins, a tribute to the mine’s historic past and valuable silver ore.

🧪 Geology & Minerals:
Jason breaks down the mineralogy of Cerro Gordo, sharing insights into the ore formations, silver-bearing minerals, and some surprising new finds discovered during exploration.

🏚️ Cerro Gordo Town Update:
Brent gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the latest updates and renovations happening in town, from rebuilt structures to upcoming projects and future goals for Cerro Gordo as a living piece of history.

Whether you’re a fan of mining history, geology, silver refining, or just love good underground adventures, this video has something for everyone.

🎥 Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe for more adventures with Brent, Jason, and the story of Cerro Gordo!

📍 Interested in supporting Cerro Gordo? Check out Brent’s channel at Ghost Town Living for more updates.

Keywords: Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo silver mine, underground mine exploration, Ghost Town Living, silver coins, silver refining, Cerro Gordo ghost town, historic mines, silver mining, California mining history, geology of Cerro Gordo, mine tours, old mines, mining adventures, Brent Underwood, MBMM

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[morapaddan]

The collaboration we didnt know we needed, but we all really love!

Following both of you. And I'm soo happy to be here with you on the journey!

[ccheezclinton]

Best marketing yet fir Cerro Gordo Tourism, well done Mountain Men.

[Steelythestacker]

A Saturday afternoon treat! Love it when you two colab and precious metals are involved. It's always a great video.

[realDarKarma]

A superior colab. The hardest workin' men in show biz. ...Shiny~!

[cawalkabout]

When these two get together, you can bet your bottom dollar it's gunna be a good

[BonkyTrollDoll]

I'm sitting here in my chair waving my hand in front of my face, fighting the urge to cough!🤣
Man, talk about a visceral viewing experience!

[larrywinemiller]

You guys keep me feeling young, you, Brent and people like Harry, Dan Hurd, Jeff Williams, and many others keep people like me alive, Thanks so much.

[kahnfu-zhin]

When you see those newspapers on the ground like that, it basically indicates that rockhounds were down there gathering specimens, probably of the same azurite that you guys grabbed. They just knew to bring newspaper to protect the crystals during transport.😊

[forrealforreal]

I 'dig' the way you guys are sticking together throughout your ventures, very cool watching each learn from the other and both learn from trial and error. The work is intense however it seems both your passions have you winning that fight. Good luck to you both, keep it honest and stay safe.

I've been watching both for a very long time, I just don't comment much.

[jamesweichinger]

It’s nice to see you two together again

[paulanderson]

Love the DREAM 😊, I have watched many of your adventures in the diggin's... Maybe some day I will visit, your kinda close to home...
Look out MB. Likes blowing up the face...
E😊njoy!

[WgglePuppy]

Cheers for that, time flew by. Also not sure if intended, but no mid roll ads is fantastic. Sat there with my dinner, put it on was able to enjoy it without some jarring loud Ai trying to sell me junk every 10 min. Makes such a difference, and people are more inclined to use the content as a sleep aid.

Lookong forward to seeing the result of the crush! Have a good one!

[etarheel]

I swear this is always the best college I’ve attended! I learn so much both from the videos and the comments! Thank you so much! Rest in peace Bugs ❤

[catondawall]

That was the best visual of finding a vain of whatever and chasing it very cool Jason a miner thou art.Your knowledge and mining passion is appreciated. I love that you and Brent have hooked up, you are such a good friend to Brent. Thanks and God Bless.

[jaratt]

Azurite cut and polished is beautiful too. That place where you looked over the berm to the ore chute at 43:00 looked like there was a big shiny pile of galena there just like what's in Cerro Gordo that you typically pull out. The really flaky stuff looks like what happens when lava hits water and it builds those layers like that. Man that was nuts, in that long section of tunnel you could see drill holes where they would blast and then 18 inches later they'd blast again, you could see them while you were walking every 18-24 inches for a while there.
The thing about making coins was they were a certain thickness and diameter to hit the weight because back in the day the value of the coin was literally how much the value of the silver or gold use to make it was. (in ancient Rome they actually used lead for coins) Annealing the silver would've made it softer and easier to punch out.
That's about a $2.69 coin.

[dwightvoeks]

Jason really exposed the dangers associated with mining. Falling rock, falling hammers, inhaling gobs of mineral dust. Man if I was Brent I would be sampling and assaying all over the place. It seems only the richest and most accessible ore was taken. I would identify the minerals and grades of metals associated so I can locate any rich spots the miners left. I suppose that's what you are doing for him but this is what I would focus on for 5 days a week. Build tables and whatnot on the weekend. What a place to own and explore.

I was screaming when you work hardened that silver then tried stamping it without annealing it and can you please clean your working surfaces? My OCD is going nuts. 😂

[OGRocker]

Thanks for the tour/tag along, Jason. I'll have to watch Brent's next.... 👊⛏⚒⛏

[Trybalone]

I'd pay money just to hear the knowledge Jason has.

[debskidz]

Very interesting to see the changes in the mine as you change direction. Gloves are a definite PPE. You two are amazing. Poor rabbit, gave a whole new meaning to heading down the rabbit hole.

[smokeyandspikeproductions]

42:38, the rusty dark brownish red banded vein structure to the right of the two wood support beams. The redder the better, looks very appealing!