Gold rush on Discovery

Posted on March 11, 2011 by moregold1

I have watched all of the Gold Rush episodes.  I thought it was all great TV!  The camera team seems to get all of the problems on film.  Mining even with the best of equipment has it’s share of breakdowns and problems.  The editors seem to like the problems more than the mining, but watching an excavator cycle a thousand times is pretty boring.  It is mind numbing to set in the excavator for those thousands of cycles too.  I guess I almost look forward to a breakdown just for a break in the monotony when I am mining.   It made it a little more interesting for me because I knew Jack and Todd from before.

I plan on visiting them this summer, where ever they decide to mine.  If they come to Dawson I will help them with contacts, resources and advise, if they ask.  Perhaps if they decide to buy or lease my son’s and my claims, I may be on the show again.  I like Jack and Todd, they are much smarter than cameras and editing allow.  I was able to spend a bit of time with them in Dawson and I enjoyed them as friends.  I had known them for quite a while, but had not spent much time with them.  If you make a list of people you can spend an hour with….that is a fairly long list.  People you can spend a whole day with is a much shorter list.  A week…?

I had a great time on the trip to Dawson this February.  The Raw TV crew are really great guys too!  They are very dedicated to their craft.  They did not cut any corners or complain about the long hours in the extreme cold.

 

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About moregold1

I have been involved with mining and related industries, since about 1982. My father liked prospecting, so my brothers and I went on a number of prospecting adventures, when we were young. I first visited Alaska in 1982, then mined there in 1983. I have been involved in different ways with mining in Oregon, California, Nevada, Guyana South America, and of course The Yukon Territory.
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6 Responses to Gold rush on Discovery

  1. Barbara's avatar Barbara says:
    March 13, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    Hello Steve!
    I was wondering…wht is the story about the LARGE gold nugget Toad and Jack were drooling over?
    I think I have seen it somewhere else before…

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    • moregold1's avatar moregold1 says:
      March 14, 2011 at 9:17 am

      Did you misspell Todd on purpose? Yes that is an awesome nugget..it came from one of the local mines…not mine…darn it! I mined with a Barbara years ago. I wish her well!

      Thanks
      Steve

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  2. Barbara's avatar Barbara says:
    May 16, 2011 at 8:26 am

    Steve! Could you please tell me where that large nugget came from? I KNOW I have seen it before. Not knowing is killing me! Help!
    BTW, I am not the Barbara you mined with…

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    • Steve's avatar Steve says:
      May 19, 2011 at 9:32 am

      I can’t remember. It does sound like life or death to know! I am heading north soon, I will try to find out for you.

      Steve

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      • moregold1's avatar moregold1 says:
        August 16, 2011 at 8:58 am

        Hi Barbara,
        I was in Whitehorse yesterday. I went and visited the nugget that we showed on the Gold Rush show last winter. It is at Murdoch’s Gem Shop. I spoke with Troy Ford the manager. He gave me the wieght and sales price. 356.83 grams at twice spot was $39,847CDN.

        I took a picture of the nugget and placard of where it was found. I will post the picture soon.

        Steve

  3. Barbara's avatar Barbara says:
    August 17, 2011 at 3:50 am

    I knew that I’d seen the nugget before! It was at Murdoch’s last year when I bought some earrings!
    If you see Toad and the boys up in Dawson, tell ’em Barb says hi, and sorry I couldn’t be on their show. Maybe next year!

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