World's greatest treasure: crystals and gemstones | FULL DOCUMENTARY
Despite being relatively unknown to the general public, gemstones like heliodor, spinel, purple jade, and paraiba tourmaline have stirred emotions ever since humans first laid eyes on them.
What is their origin?
What route have they taken before they are shown in glass cases at jewelers?
Who are the gem hunters who find them, by the way?
This movie takes us inside the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, the largest trade show and exhibition for precious stones in the world, to uncover the truth behind these riddles.
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The Burning Man They DON'T Want YOU To See! (RARE FOOTAGE)
Burning Man is an annual festival held in the Black Rock Desert on the barren playa in Nevada, claiming to be the world's largest Leave No Trace event. For one week, 80,000 people gather to camp out and create an experimental city known as Black Rock City. Today, we travel to the location of Burning Man 2019 to conduct an investigation into what they leave behind. What we found was SHOCKING...
In this documentary, we cover the aftermath of the Burning Man festival: from around the area of Reno, Nevada to the environment around the Black Rock Desert, this is the impact of 80,000 people camping at Burning Man in the Nevada desert.
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The mining legacy goes back to the early 1800's leaving us with more than 500,000 abandoned mine openings nationwide. These old mines and water-filled pits and quarries pose a multitude of hazards. The Bureau of Land Management-Utah, Utah Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program and Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program have cooperatively produced this video as an educational tool to show the dangers associated with abandoned mines.
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Part 2: Exploring the Sierra Nevada Foothills
Part 2: Gold mining in the Sierra Foothills becomes big business as large industrial enterprises take over prospecting for gold: Hard rock mining and the very destructive hydraultic mining changes the landscape of the Sierra Nevada Foothills. The veins of gold run out, but the toxic aftermath creates a serious health hazard well into the 21st century. To view other videos on the history of the Sierra Nevada Foothills and the American River Basin, please see my website. Using the Google search engine, enter:
The Opals of Australia documentary of Patrick Voillot
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Shakespeare described the opal as the Queen of Gems.
This gemstone is fascinating. It contains all the colors of the rainbow within it, and since ancient times, it conveyed happiness to all those who wore it.
Since the end of the nineteenth century, new opal deposits were discovered in Australia. The beauty and quantity of the stones coming out Australia disrupted commerce for all other gems. Unscrupulous dealers used the success of fictional novels to inflate its worth, and have ultimately bestowed a curse on this magnificent stone… the trickery has worked to bring bad luck to the opal, and the price is collapsing.
This film transports you into this country-continent, and makes you participate in the discovery and history of these exceptional gems. The local Aboriginal term kupa-piti means white man’s hole, where the town of Coober Pedy is now built. This is a fascinating place, resembling a termitary, where actual mounds of white opals can be found. Men dig tirelessly throughout the region in search of the gem. They use dynamite and bulldozers to reach the veins but the means to locate them is very subjective, some use radiesthesie or the historic experience of others.
This part of Australia, was once covered by a sea, and has withdrawn today, leaving significant fossil-rich sediments. During its formation, the opal was deposited into the skeletons of prehistoric animals. A fully aquatic dinosaur opal was found in the south. You will understand through animation how this formed a natural curiosity. You will also go to the West to discover the black opals in Lightning Ridge.
The Opal is an extremely fragile hydrated mineral. Only the most highly trained experts know how to carve it.
The Jewelers of Dior used the black opals of Lightning Ridge, the rarest, to achieve one of the creations of Victoire de Castellane.
The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush was a very significant event in the history of the United States. In this video learn how it started and the impact it had on a young nation.
The History of Las Vegas Documentary
We’ll begin by learning about the #paiute #nativeamerican tribe and their time in the #lasvegas region. Then, we’ll find out how Senator William A. Clark put #vegas on the map by building a railroad station in town. We’ll get to know a man named JT McWilliams, and how he had hoped his Ragtown would bring him riches. Electricity became available when the nearby #hooverdam was completed, and it would make Las Vegas one of the brightest cities on Earth. Hotels would spring up on #fremontstreet and #theStrip, and we’ll learn about the #historical resorts that had an impact on the city. We’ll cover some of the Vegas visionaries like Steve Wynn and #howardhughes and discover how they impacted the #sincity with their ideas. Finally, we’ll learn about how Las Vegas has become a thrill #attraction destination, and how #sports teams are now calling Las Vegas home.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:30 - Natives and Mormon Missionaries
4:45 - William Clark, Ragtown, & Boulder Dam
15:00 - First Resorts, Fremont St., & Neon
24:19 - 1940's Vegas: The Flamingo
29:58 - 1950's: Sands & Tropicana
34:37 - Caesars Palace & Howard Hughes
39:51 - Corporations & The Mirage
43:10 - New York New York & Bellagio
45:38 - Vegas Monorail & Wynn Resort
48:05 - Attractions & Vegas Sports
52:53 - Outro
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More Than A View - Grand Canyon In Depth Episode 01
Grand Canyon In Depth is a new video series that explores the natural and human history of Grand Canyon National Park.
In Episode 01,More Than A View, Park Ranger Stephanie Sutton invites us to go beyond the rim and explore all that Grand Canyon National Park has to offer; diverse life zones, landforms, and a rich cultural history.
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Produced by the National Park Service in association with Bristlecone Media and Grand Canyon Association, the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park.
Why the Appalachian Mountains Are Deceptively Dangerous
What makes the Appalachian Mountains so dangerous- and what makes them so special.
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Finally Finding SELDOM SEEN SLIM | Reaching the End of the Rainbow | Ballarat, CA
The journey to seek out Seldom Seen Slim concludes in Ballarat, California. Here we find the final resting place of Slim and examine where he spent his remaining years. Our whole journey from old mining ghost towns through Death Valley led here.
Seldom Seen Slim, born Charles Ferge, was a prospector known throughout the American Southwest. Often seen as the original desert rat, Slim moved from mining town to mining town across Nevada and California. He felt at home in the desert landscapes and enjoyed the quiet and solitude that it offered.
This simple man who felt at peace with enough meager belongings to get by in his prospecting activity ended up in Ballarat later in life and became somewhat of a local celebrity. Despite the name Seldom Seen, Slim was said to be quite welcoming of company and enjoyed sharing information and history about the area.
Slim's lifestyle and carefree attitude made him a bit of an archetype of the prospector of the Old West. His likeness is seen throughout the region as an older man with a mule.
VIDEO FILMED: 11/11/2021
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⚪ Remnants of the TONOPAH & GOLDFIELD RAILROAD, Goldfield Cemetery & More! | Seeking Seldom Seen Slim -
⚪ The Birth & Death of the Mining Town of RHYOLITE, NEVADA | Seeking Seldom Seen Slim -
⚪ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK and the Complicated Journey of Crossing It | Seeking Seldom Seen Slim -
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00:00 The Roots of Ballarat, California
03:02 Slim's Life in Ballarat
04:12 What Remains of Ballarat Today
09:11 Slim's Latter Years
11:26 The Final Resting Place of Seldom Seen Slim
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Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! We are Glenn and Amy and invite you to join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American West. We tour both natural and man-made attractions.
Our base of operations is in the Phoenix, AZ area. We do a lot of hiking and day trips as well as campground reviews and hope that we will be a great resource if you are planning a trip to the American West. We also hope to delight you with our exciting adventures!
La Rinconada, Peru... the worlds highest village.
One of the must see' places for me was the town of La Riconada in Peru. At 16, 700', it has a reputation as a rough gold mining town and definitely not part of the tourist trail. I had to go see for myself. Even though it has some major environmental problems, I found the people extremely friendly, hospital and hear warming. I loved the place!!!
A World Without Water (Global Environmental Documentary)| TRACKS
This film investigates the future of the world's water, and paints a disturbing picture of a world running out of the most basic of life's essentials.
8-year-old Vanessa and her parents have to walk almost a mile down the cliffs of El Alto in Bolivia to collect water from an unreliable well every day. Yet, they live just a few hundred metres from their city's main water treatment plant and can see millions of gallons just beyond the barbed wire fence. They are victims of waters increasing commodification.
The struggle for this precious resource and the battle for its ownership is explored through compelling stories of families living in Bolivia, Detroit, Dar Es Salaam and Rajestan. As the background to these stories we explore the conflicts over the future of water and see how even those living in the relatively water-rich UK hold the survival of the planet in our hands.
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Andalusia's Geological Heritage
Land of contrasts: from glacier valleys and tropical mediterranea cost to deserts and volcanos. Hundreds of millions of years of history.
2012 MINExpo International
Once every four years, the mining industry comes together for MINExpo. The 2012 MINExpo International was held September 24-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
ALONE in the World’s DARKEST place (Black Rock Desert)
I ventured out solo to one of the darkest places on Planet Earth, Massacre Rim in the Black Rock Desert of Northern Nevada. It's one of just 17 dark sky sanctuaries in the world, with the potential of seeing the Milky Way in all its glory. But it wasn't without its mishaps and adventures getting there. This is the story.
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Discovering Hidden Gems in the MOJAVE DESERT | Desert Dreaming - A Road Trip Adventure
We're setting off deep into the Mojave Desert to see what we can find - Joshua trees, old mines, incredible bridges, scenic landscapes, and more. Join us on our behind-the-scenes road trip as we venture into Nevada and California.
Starting off in a forest of Joshua trees, we take in the landscape filled with hundreds if not thousands of these amazing trees. But soon it is time to set off for our lodging for our 3-day stay - the Sands Motel in Boulder City, Nevada. This charming mid-century motel gets a thumb of approval from us amidst a lot of historic old motels and restaurants.
The next morning we set off for our first destination but not before fueling up with coffee and taking a short stop at the Mike O'Callaghan and Pat Tillman Bridge which overlooks the Colorado River and the Hoover Dam spanning across the Arizona-Nevada state line.
With our first destination wrapped up and filmed, we set off and shortly discover so interesting mine shafts in the side of the mountainous landscape. A short exploration tells us that we need to research more about this old mine and maybe come back.
Guided by the advice of a kind gentleman we then head for a scenic recreation area next to the Colorado River where the water runs deep blue and green and the Earth rises in craggy peaks. NOT to be missed.
A rainstorm leads us to our accommodations where we rest for the remainder of our Mojave trip.
VIDEO FILMED: 05/18/2023
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00:00 Joshua Tree Forest
04:23 Driving to Boulder City
08:44 The Sands Motel
11:36 Historic Boulder City at Night
15:03 Mike O'Callaghan & Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
24:42 Mystery Mines
30:39 The Majestic Colorado River
35:23 A Surprise Rainstorm
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1983 Death Valley - Ash Meadows Environment
1983 details about pupfish, burros, big horn sheep, water, borax rows, boom town mining, and atomic bomb testing. Edited from The Making Of A Continent, Part 2.
MMSteelClub 777 Series: Mining & Precious Metals Ep 2 (Dec 17, 2020)
7 premium speakers, spoke for 7 minutes about the latest news in the Mining & Precious Metals industry.
During this virtual event, experts presented a 7-day market review on the challenges and opportunities faced by the industry.
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California Uncovered A Deep Dive 2023
California is a diverse and vibrant state located on the west coast of the United States. Renowned for its stunning natural landscapes, including beautiful beaches, towering redwood forests, and the iconic Sierra Nevada Mountains, California offers a wide range of geographical wonders. It boasts a rich cultural tapestry, influenced by its history of Native American heritage, Spanish colonization, and the Gold Rush era. Home to major cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, California is a global hub for entertainment, technology, and innovation. Its varied climate allows for a multitude of outdoor activities, from surfing along the Pacific Coast to skiing in the mountains. With its diverse population, progressive attitudes, and thriving industries, California embodies a unique blend of natural beauty, cultural richness, and modern dynamism.