Comments by "David Himmelsbach" (@davidhimmelsbach557) on "Parker Goes ALL OUT On $15 Million New Dominion Creek Claim | Gold Rush" video.

  1. This dynamic is always true. Parker, Tony have to remove overburden for weeks on end -- this gets EXPENSIVE. Only then, they can begin to sluice, sluice, sluice, sluice -- right up until the ice comes. What a thrill, every year.
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  2. Parker, like most, is still using the wrong equipment. He's stuck on excavators and Volvo haul trucks. The optimal overburden gambit is K-Tec or its peers. These 'pans' allow a single operator to lift and strip overburden -- exactly of the type shown in the video clip -- without any second man running an excavator. The SPEED of these 'pans' allows for magic. Unlike a 657 Cat scraper, they have pretty low ground pressure and much higher speeds -- especially when hauling the spoil from A to B. Tony is using twin K-Tec pans to lay down tailings so as to firm up his roads around his diggings. Parker & Tony have tailings coming out of their ears, every season. Tailings can be picked up by K-Tec pans without a second operator -- or with -- you choose. You only need to turn back and use Volvo excavators after the small stuff is ripped off -- and the Big Cobble pulls into view. All placer miners end up spending most of their $$$$ on getting the overburden out of the way -- same as coal miners. In contrast, sluicing is idiot simple -- not withstanding the dramas crafted by the GR producers every season. ( Stuff like never having spares for anything. ) [ No spare tires? You're joking. No spare generators? You're joking. No spare pumps? You're joking. ] [ No radio-controlled Emergency stops at the gen-set/ pumps/ wash plant ? You're joking. ] [ You're not running two-crews in the Summer season? You're joking. ] (The drivers can't stay on the road? You're joking. ) ( The fuel tank ran dry? You're joking. ) [ You have no air strip nearby/ on site? You're joking. ] ( You have no bank credit of any kind? You're joking. ) [ You can't figure out how to de-water your mine? You're joking. ] All of the above are as common as sky in Alaska/Yukon Territory.
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