First Bucket! Hard Rock Gold Mining Episode 10
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 Published On Sep 3, 2022

We got off easy from the flood. I'd like to do some road repair with a skid-steer, but the road is passable. After discovering that the batteries we'd charged up for the genset were no good - no amperage, probably the result of a bad cell - we elected to salvage the night by essentially completing haul road rehab and pulling the first bucket out of the 130 level muckbay.

A chip sample taken from the face of the 130 North drift ran unexpectedly well - 0.1 oz/t gold and several ounces silver. We'd like to shoot it and sample in all directions, as the drift has only just broken into the vein. The face is mostly drilled out; we need to drill the lifters and rib holes, plus wash out a misfire (how fun!). Cleaning out the 130 muckbay will speed up cycling the face and get everything running a bit smoother. The Young Buggy needs a new set of front tires; after that we'll haul it up to the mine and really start moving some tonnage.

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