Blog Entries tagged 'Mining'

Van Sized Rock

i.am.bionik@gmail.com — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Today we inched out a rock / boulder the size of a mini van. Estimated at around 5-6 tons, the rock was mostly 'dead' and contained only a small amount of crystal. We broke it down and moved it out of the way so we can get at the rock the will produce crystals.

30 feet due Southwest Day 2

i.am.bionik@gmail.com — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Steve picked out a new spot for us to rip and tear into the ledge and contains single water clear crystals and clusters. We started caping early in the morning chiseling out a 1" tall by 6" wide by 6" deep hole in the rock close to the floor. Once the cape was in place, anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour later the hole would be adequate enough for a piece of steel to be inserted. Once the steel was in place we could form a steel wedge that would eventually break [...]

Mining at Ace of Diamonds Mine Day 1

i.am.bionik@gmail.com — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Day One Ace

Working the mine, one can only dig by nonmechanical means. That means no cobra drill or anything like neumatic tools (oh how we long for any kind of advantage against the hard dolomite stone). I learned some basic mining terminology, such as to cape or chiseling out a 4"-6" hole in the rock. At the Ace I am working along side miner 'steve' learning how to deal with the dolomite stone the old fashioned way. By making large rocks into sm [...]

Getting Back to the Ace of Diamonds Mine

i.am.bionik@gmail.com — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

After two days spent hammering away at the Ace of Diamonds Mine in Middleville, NY my muscles were sore and in need of rest. Fortunately, I had planned a small get away to see Extrawelt play live in Montreal, Quebec for the weekend. Now fully rested I am ready for a week of sledge hammering at the Ace starting Tuesday May 6th 2009.

I am looking forward to lifting more of the 'ledge' in search of single water clear crystals.