He was up early on May, 19, and after a couple of hours had found a vein of the precious material, stopped for a lunch break, and then resumed his digging.
He was up early on May, 19, leaving the hotel at 5:30 am. Around 9:00 am he had found a vein of the precious material, around 11:00 am he stopped for a lunch break, he soon resumed his digging.