I Mined Zinc To Understand The Lost History of Cerro Gordo
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Published 2024-07-28
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In this video, we dive deep into the Zinc Era of Cerro Gordo. A period of time that doesn't get near the attention as the silver era, but was longer, and in many ways more productive.
I head down to the 700 level of the Union Mine to retrieve some smithsonite, refine the smithsonite all the way down to zinc, and use the zinc for it's most common uses. Along the way, we learn a lot more about the history of this famous mining town.
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All Comments (21)
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Brent, your passion, committment, literal blood, sweat & tears, allows us all to feel how special Cerro Gordo is!!!!
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Another use: Zinc blocks are bolted to the underwater side of ship hulls to prevent corrosion. Battleship New Jersey has hundreds of them from their recent drydocking period. They changed from zinc to aluminum ones because the ship is moored in fresh water in Camden NJ.
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You know it's a good day when Brent post a new video.
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Fun Fact: My Mom was a welder in the shipyards during WW2! She welded Galvanized steel below the decks of large warships! At the end of the day they handed out quarts of milk for the welders to drink to neutralize the effects of the zinc in the galvanized smoke! Later when I was a welder we would grind off the galvanization off the area to be welded before welding anything galvanized! then we would spray-paint the weld with galvanized paint!
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It’s great that you’re showing people where things come from and that mining and modern conveniences are so intertwined.
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Sunday evening with no kids, an ice cold beer and a new video from Brent... Sunday night made!!
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No offense, But I honestly didn’t think I would be such a fan of the channel. Also due to massive claustrophobia issues. But the history, revival, and seeing you mine and process your ore has been super super fascinating. Thanks man and God bless!!
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If the zinc lotion doesn't keep you from getting sunburned, at least you won't rust!
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Zinc very important oil additive for classic cars ! Can’t wait to stay in the hotel!! Thanks for your endeavor to preserve and promote Cerró history !!
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Smithsonite, a zinc carbonate mineral, was named after James Smithson (1754-1829), an English chemist and mineralogist who first identified it in 1802. Smithson was also the founder of the Smithsonian Institution (Wikipedia).
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Just what I needed on my Sunday afternoon!
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wow That was so much info about zinc. Between that and how they extracted silver- I am amazed. Thanks for the deep dive into these products. Never to old to learn something.
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BRENT, you look like a mad scientist in this video! 😂👍
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Brent, I really enjoy watching the English bloke you introduced to us, the one renovating the old castle in Texas. 👍
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We use zinc oxide in the pottery business in our glazes. Thanks for all the videos over the years. Love the adventure!
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Brent, I've been watching since the beginning of your channel. I know how hard it was when you first started YT. The confidence and joy you now have is so inspiring! I'm so glad you have kept going - despite setbacks like the fire and the road washing out multiple times. Now you have marathons and bar-b-ques, a book and silver coins. And Joy. Bravo.
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Love the passion you put into these videos. Well done from Leicester - England.
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Thank you!! I was so excited seeing you would be posting today.
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Getting ready for work on a Monday morning, enjoying some of Brent’s great content 🎉🎉
