Ore Cars, Skip Car, Column Drill & More After Deep Descent Into Mine ⛏️
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- Getting to this abandoned mine was no easy feat, but, finding all the mining equipment underground was worth it. This five level mine has several pieces of large equipment left in it making for an interesting underground explore. While exploring the main level we find a winze shaft, complete with skip rails and sketchy ladders, that we rope down to access the different levels. On the different levels we find various pieces of equipment like ore cars, skip car, water and air tanks, dynamite boxes, cans and hand tools.
This lead/silver mine operated from 1910 into the 1950's during which time over 36,000 tons of ore were mined.
We hope you enjoy the video!
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Thanks to Ken at Mine Adventures channel for suggesting we visit this mine.
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Thanks for the heads up Tom. This mine is such a gem. So glad you got to see it.
@@mineadventures7938 It is a good one. Thanks for suggesting it!
Wanted to wish you guys a safe and happy Thanksgiving
@@gunny8978 Thanks, Gunny! Happy Thanksgiving to you as well
I think some of the folks don’t understand how a stope works and why they are needed! Really enjoying your channel! I also am a big fan of Gly’s channel. I worked near Silverton CO in the Sunnyside mine back in 1980.
and the end, Tom drives the slanted road and Julie films and walks down, awesome mine , thank you for the video
Haha, we both would have rather walked than bang around in the Jeep. Glad that you liked the mine. Thanks for the comment, Bill!
Thank you Tom and Julie nice mine so much to see.
You're welcome, Wendell. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting!
Look at that crispy Desert sunshine!🎸🎸
Crispy for sure. Thanks for watching, Cheyenne!
Chutes and ladders, miners were kids at heart
Thanks for the comment, Joseph! 👍
Well, that skip car was the icing on the cake! Certainly don't see those every day. Lots of cool trash, I mean artifacts. I guess miners weren't known for their housekeeping! 😁
Haha, I guess they were a little messy. That skip car is really nice to see. Thanks for the comment, Lesley!
It's so refreshing to see someone using safety equipment in a mine. A big 👍
Thanks for the nice comment, Devin!👍👍😁
20# rail. The rail height and width of the base are the important measurements. The skip was nice. Have a great Thanksgiving.
Thanks for your input on the rail. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, David!
*Innit?*
Tom-to-English translation: "Isn't it?" 🙂
I'm just teasing, of course - in my neck of the woods, *everything* is slang and compressed phrases
and such *I reckon* . 🙂
Mercy, what a mine! Tom must have been borderline delirious, what with all those ladders!
Always love it when a mine has lots of artifacts like this one, so thanks *Ken* !
See y'all on the next one,
- Ed on the Ridge
I know my speech is getting very lazy. I'm just about talked out after making all these videos. There are innit, gonna and many more that I shouldn't say. Oh I enjoyed the ladders all right. Lots of good artifacts both large and small here. Glad that you enjoyed it Mr. MOPAR! Thanks for acknowledging Ken.
Tom I could just hear those ladders calling out to you"climb us Tom" LOL. Lots artifacts on the lower levels. Thanks Julie for leading the way again. Thanks folks for the great explore. Jake🖤🖤🖤
Thanks for the nice comment, Jake. Those ladders were calling me all right Lol. Julie is our fearless leader.
You guys broke the always go right rule good job
Haha, I guess some rules are made to be broken. Thanks (I think), Mike.
Wow great video!! The motherload of artifacts! Nice work!!
Thanks for watching and commenting, Erik!
@@TomandJulieMineExploring I sometimes enjoy your videos with a glass of Cabernet. I hope that's ok!! I have really grown to look forward to your videos. They've become my own little escape.
@@erikja1 Sounds like a nice time with the Cabernet and video.
Yes l enjoyed your video. 4 or 5 inches of snow has fallen. It’s winter now, makes hard walking. A million thanks for keeping me entertained. From. St. Paul Minnesota.
Glad that the video kept you entertained for a few minutes in snowy St. Paul. I spent 54 years in MN. Thanks for commenting and stay warm, John!
@@TomandJulieMineExploring nice of you to respond, will be alright. Thanks
@@johndemeen5575 I know you will survive. I made it through 54 Minnesota winters. A few in St. Paul when I lived on St. Clair Ave. near Lexington.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring New urban housing, grocery stores lots of coffee places. Tons of traffic, otherwise much the same. Really enjoy the change of seasons. Watched a big flock of swans land on Como Lake yesterday. That was nice. Thanks. St. Paul.
Excellent I liked everything you showed lots of equipment down there even had ice machine oil they had their own darn ice machine for their drinks just being stupid great explore
you guys
Glad that you liked it, Robert. Lots of cool equipment as you said. Thanks for watching!
Hello Tom Hello Julie
This mine is a bit crazy.
They mined in every Direktion and i dont see a Plan behind it .
Very dangerous i think.
What did they mined there and it looks like someone did some repairs on the ladder and it looks like some one is using this skip not long ago.
Okay in the Last 5 or 10 years.
Thank you for the Video and for the risk you take to bring the Video to us.
By the way it looks a bit wirh your Jeep we cant go there but we csn drive along 😉😉😉.
I drive alot off road but that stuff is heavy duty
Take care Best wishes
Yours Frank Galetzka
Hello Frank, this was a lead/silver mine which is common for this area. 36,000 tons of ore were removed through the 1950's. I think the miner's followed the ore veins in all directions making odd shaped workings. This was a tough, rocky road and a little hard on the Jeep. Thanks for the comment, we appreciate it!
Tom NO don’t lock Julie in the mine! 😳 you had me going there for a minute 😏
Haha, now you know I wouldn't do that to her. Well, maybe for just a minute. Thanks for the comment, Daniel!
Enjoyed the episode, loved all the artifacts pretty neat, looking forward to your next episode ❤️
Thanks, Rick. See ya next time!
Hi Tom & Julie, the Standard tin reads "Standard Penn motor oil 100% Pennsylvania", there were some cool finds this week, it does seem as though most of the bigger mines had tins of grapefruit or peaches so at least the miners tried to eat healthy. Thank you for sharing, much love to you both. xx ❤
Thanks for reading the tin. We almost always see fruit cans in the mines. The miners must have craved that sweet juicy fruit. Thanks for the comment, Sue. Hope you four are all well! ❤️😻
@@TomandJulieMineExploring we are all doing okay, thank you, how are you both doing ?? Yes it must have been a sweet tooth that got them wanting the fruit plus if they are in fruit juice then you get a free drink too. xx💞
@@SueGirling68 We are both doing well, thanks for asking. The ferals are still here and help us get our cat "fix". I think you're correct about the fruit.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring I'm glad you can at least get to see some kitty's, I'm sure it will help even if it's only a little bit. xx 💞
For some reason am not getting notifications from your channel? 3:12 Air Tank, you can tell because of the pressure blow off cap that you see up top , water tanks do not have that feature. A word of advice to any Mine Explorers, use caution when picking up TNT wrappers, not because of it going boom but the Nitroglycerin in the paper can seep into your skin and give you a gnarly powder headache. 11:03 4X = 80% Nitroglycerin - we call these Rock Sticks and they are used in extremely hard rock only. 13:24 yep swivel plat, hard to believe that the truck (wheels) just up and sprouted wings and flew off, I had a Stamp Mill do that, gal darn High Grades anyway! 14:11 Jack Leg is the proper term. Canned goods were a Miners RED BULL.17:02 Sadly in the artifacts market the wheels are often worth more then the whole thing plus other miners often just high grade (steal) the trucks. Fun Explore and so much worth commenting I 'd better stop before this comment is deemed a book.
Thanks for your input. I heard a story about an empty wood dynamite box exploding and killing a person because of being contaminated with Nitroglycerin when the person threw one on the ground.
I don’t know why you're not getting notifications. I hear that from our subscribers occasionally. Probably some bug in the computers. I'm surprised that the whole thing (TH-cam) works at all. We appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
another fun explore you two ....them big tanks are air accumulators for the drills not for water .... love seeing that little skip car .....you can see they were running a skip bucket down the first shaft as we have a funnel chute like theirs in our mine.... was surprised to see that cable cut in the skip track ...they usually use rollers on the ribs for that .....keep'em coming and be safe out there.
Thanks for your input, Jeff. Isn't that a great skip car? I was surprised to see that cable cut, too. Worst case scenario is that it could fray the cable causing it to fail and drop the full bucket back down the shaft. Appreciate the comment!
@@TomandJulieMineExploring you betcha
Good morning TH-cam mine explorers!! 🙌
Good morning, Daniel. Thanks for commenting!
❤. Great video.
Thanks, Jeff!
Ya got to start noticing the little things that worked for them at their time! 5:56, notice what is holding up the working platform above, the left side was cut to shape and the right side, they pounded the snot out of 5 wedges.
Thanks for your input, Lothar. 👍
That was, indeed, a "wild" mine. Thanks for sharing.
It's a wild thing. Thanks for commenting, Pethoviejo!
Thanks Tom & Julie. There was a lot to see in this mine! Have a Awesome weekend! Regards From Ody Slim
Thanks for watching, Ody. Have a great weekend!
Nice amount of artifacts and somewhat intact ore cars.
The ore car wheels always seem to disappear. I think they get repurposed by the miners at times and other times get ripped off. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for taking us along. Another great one!
You're welcome and thanks for commenting, Paul!
lots of cool stuff in there thanks tom and julie
There sure is. Thanks for watching and commenting, Jerry!
I bet your tires loved that road..
My tires are just about toast. Yesterday we did a mountain road that climbed almost 5000 feet in seven miles that made this road look smooth. Thanks for watching, Graham!
Thank y'all for taking me on this trip, I feel like I was right there with y'all. I like the way you explain things as you go along. Nice skip car and ore cart. Until next week take care and God bless.
You're welcome, Jimmy, thanks for coming along. That skip car is beautiful. Thanks for the comment and blessing. Hope you ate doing well!🙏
Dang good mine explore with skip car and ore carts and all the working. Tom and Julie thank you for sharing your adventures with us. Stay safe!
You're welcome, Don. Glad that you liked it and thanks for the comment!
That was super fun. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome, Richard. Thanks for watching!
Fantastic mine!! It really surprises me that they reported only 36k tons ore mined. With how extensive this mine is and how many large, open stopes I would've expected to see several hundreds of tons at least. I wonder if the 36k refers to the amount of finished, smelted product? Thanks for getting a few tight shots in on the mineral veins - that's what I really get excited about.
Glad that you enjoyed it. This was a fun one for us, too. Maybe the 36,000 tons is wrong? I usually get that type of information from Mindat, Western Mining History or The Diggings. You're welcome for the mineral shots. I usually try to include the vein if it's a good one. Thank you for the comment!👍😁
Very very cool mine Tom and Julie. Lots of artifacts. I find the old carts interesting.
Yes, lots of cool items in this one. Glad that you liked it, David!
Enjoyed it immensely!👍👍
Glad that you enjoyed it, Mark!
At 10:19, the Chevron can is no older than WWII. The winged V in the label is a patriotic "V for Victory". The symbol lasted until the mid-1950's or so. My father worked for Chevron starting in 1950. Richfield ice machine oil was (and is) used in a specific type of industrial refrigeration compressor, and can be used as a general lubricant. Perhaps the can was repurposed for mine work.
Thanks for all the great information, Mr. Blake. I was wondering about the ice machine oil. That's a new one on me. Hope you and your little buddy Frank are both doing well!
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Ice machine oil was new to me too. Frank disappeared during a heavy rain storm about 10 days ago and never returned. But Calico has now been coming by off & on. She has resumed her very wary nature.
@@janblake9468 Sorry to hear that Frank disappeared. I wonder what happened to him.
Good mine to explore, great to hear Julie she's game, that mineral looked interesting, looking forward to seeing the next one stay safe
Glad that you enjoyed it, Paul. Thanks for the comment!
I have a real hard time imagining how things must of been with the lighting options the Miners at the time had when compared to our BRIGHT LED lighting options. Coming from poorly lighted mines into the sunlight must have been hard on the eyes... especially if you had been underground for a long time. YIKES!!!
I agree that the powerful LED lights with rechargeable batteries are so much nicer than what the miners used. Candles were used in the older mines then carbide/acetylene later on. Both are dangerous because of an open flame and certainly not as bright as the modern LED's. I'm sure many mine fires were started by these lights. Thanks for commenting, Hersh!
Well done. Interesting from start to finish.
Glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting!
That was a fun mine. Thanks for sharing. Have a great Holiday Season.
Glad that you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting. Happy Holidays to you, too!
Ring that Bell Julie!! Well that's some twisted ladders. And some beautiful colors and I finally got to see it skip car cool. They sure left a lot of stuff down there. It really is like a time capsule down there very cool. Do you think they dug out that huge room all by hand and explosives? Or is there a chance that's a natural cavern? I remember those chocolate babies crazy.
Hey, Eddie. Glad that you got to see a skip car. Those big caverns are called stopes, which is the void left behind when the ore is removed. They would have been drilled and blasted using dynamite, then cleared out using different pieces of machinery. I've never had a chocolate baby.
I saw Ed's email saying you're having a jam session.
Thanks for the comment!
I don't know what he's talking about a jam session?
@@eddie9903 LOL you're supposed to be the star.🎸⭐️🤩
it's a wonder that the mountain is still standing with the amount of material taken out of it. Great video guys.
I always am amazed at that, too. It seems like a few pieces of lumber are holding up the mountain. Thanks for the comment, Terrance!
so much stuff in this one, awesome artifacts! love the old cars way down in there... looks like it was somewhat modern, i see the 59 mark... with the home made looking car and nice ladders/ interesting people worked like that even more recently... awesome exploration as usual, thanks for taking us with you
Hey Thorn, this one did have a good amount of artifacts in it. It's hard to tell on these mines when they have been worked. Some have been worked many time in different etas by different people. Thanks for the comment and hope all is well with you two!
Nice mine, not as trashed and graffitied as many are anymore. That Skip on the rails was neat. Too bad the wheels were missing from the ore cars. Thanks for takings us along.
I think that many times the wheels were taken and reused at other mines. They do get stolen by people, too. Thanks for the comment, Kris!
One Beautiful Explore! Lots of artifacts for sure! Huge stope! For me the Crown Jewell was the skip car. Just beautiful! As always, thanks for bringing us along Tom and Julie!
That is a nice skip and good to see it all there. Glad that you enjoyed the explore, William. Thanks for the comment!
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Of all the videos I have watched pertaining to mines a skip car is seldom seen. The few I have seen were in a pile of junk and in poor condition. This skip was well built of steel and left intact on the track ready for the next load with cable attached! That's a first for me! Wow!
That was a whole lot of Exploring and you two did great !!!; )
It's a good size mine all right. Thanks for the comment, Richard!
I just can't imagine carving out those big stopes so deep underground - amazing hauling all of that material out with those small skip cars (that skip car was a nice find!) Thanks Tom and Julie.
That would be a lot of work one skip at a time. Thanks for the comment , BT!
This is one of the most amazing mines I have seen but more than anything, the skip car on the tracks still intact was just awesome, thanks for being there
It is a pretty good mine for artifacts. We love that skip car, too. Thanks for the comment!
Hello Tom and hello Julie, Thank you both for sharing all that amazing videos with us .I hope you always will be save and stay healthy because i know what you are doing is very dangerous. I never could do that hehehe because i dont have the guts . So take care and come home save after every adventures you do for us.
Hello Michael, we will try to stay safe so we can bring you on more adventures. Thanks for the comment!
Another interesting video, Thanks
Glad that you liked it, Brian. Thanks for commenting!
Another awesome mine. You guys always find fascinating mines. I don’t think I have ever seen a better, more complete skip car. Thanks for taking us along.
That skip car really is a beauty. Glad that you enjoyed it, Ed!
Wow! That was rather amazing! Some great artifacts and colors and places to explore.
Thank you J&T!
Awesome video!
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You're welcome, George. Thanks for the awesome comment!👍👍👊😄
This was so loaded with artifacts I watched it twice! Thanks Julie and Tom!
That's great. Extra views are a good thing. Thanks for watching twice and commenting!
Thank you Tom and Julie. What a great explore. Nice skip car lots of nice artifacts. Nice to see it all still there. Do you think the miners rode them up out at the end of there shift. Lol. Hope you have a happy thanksgiving. Stay safe really enjoy your adventurers. 🍺🍺🍺⛏️⛏️🍻🍻🍻🦃
You're welcome, David. I wouldn't be surprised if they did ride the skip up and down the shaft. I would. Glad that you liked the explore and artifacts. Happy Thanksgiving to you! 🍺🍺🍻🦃🍗
Tom & Julie,
Another excellent mine explore. This mine had a little of everything. Great camera work and documentation.
You covered all aspects well.
Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Enjoyed this one.
Rob
This was a fun one to see. Glad that you enjoyed it, too. Thanks for the nice comment, Rob!
Very nice!!! Love that skip car...and glad you used the ropes also!! Thanks so much for sharing...I love the adventures that you take us all on!!
Thanks, Trudy. That is a nice skip. Appreciate the comment!
Thanks Tom & Julie for this mine explore; I really appreciate your mining knowledge as you add the commentary while videoing. Question: At the end of the video, as you are driving down the road, there are some sort of plants(?) growing on the ridge to the right and then in the open space below. They seem to be sort of evenly spaced--not random. What are they or what is it?
Thanks for all of your efforts; it is really enjoyable for me to tag along from here in Salem, Oregon!
You're welcome, Gregory. The plants at the end are Joshua Trees, and also a variety of yucca, mixed together.
Glad that you enjoyed the video from Salem. Thanks for commenting!
Another "Good Times" Explore! Q? -what air pressure do you run -do drive offroad especially when its real rocky? jus wondering...jd
I usually run about 20-22# when off pavement.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Thanks....
One of the better mines for sure. Thanks for taking us along
You're welcome, Bruce. Thanks for watching!
What awesome artifacts! And Julie's fantastic smile warm's hearts and minds as we start the day!
I think you made Julie blush a little bit. Thanks for the comment!
Good morning from bc Canada, lots of stuff in this mine.
Good morning. Yes, there are some great pieces here. Thanks for the comment, Graydon!
Hello!😁👍✌
Hello.👍👌
Thank's Tom and Julie for another great adventure, glad you guys are using a lifeline on them old ladders, Take care out there see you next time
You're welcome, Keith. You never know about these old ladders especially the first time you climb them. Thanks for commenting!
23:03 if that can was full, she would need 2 hands to lift it off the ground, heavy oil in more ways than one, very thick and sticky!
All the cans were empty. Occasionally we see partially fully cans of oil or antifreeze. Thanks for commenting!
Lots and lots of stuff. Fun explore. Thank you, T&J! 😊
You're welcome, Ralph. Thanks for the comment!
Wow what a great mine exploring adventure! It’s nice when you find a mine full of equipment that even though the ore cars have had their manufacturing plates removed by seekers , left these intact and doesn’t look like any graffiti damage. How many levels did this mine have? Great video as always! Thanks again and more safe adventures!
This one is still in pretty good shape. I hope it stays that way. I think it's four or five levels depending on if there is an upper stope level. Thanks for commenting Ron!
Another great mine explore! The road getting up there was very rough. Thanks for showing us some of the things that are left underground. Amazing finds and explore. How long were you in that mine? Take care looking forward to your next one as usual.
Yes, the road is rough. The floods that hit the area washed out the road leaving the bigger boulders behind. We were probably in the mine for three to four hours. Thanks for the comment, Duane, see you next Friday!
Thanks again for sharing!
You're welcome and thanks for commenting!
Thanks for another fun adventure, always look forward to seeing a vid from you guys :-)
You're welcome, William. Thanks for the comment!
It looks as though they left for the weekend and never came back, there is so much trash in this one. Thanks for the view and conversation.
Lots of stuff in this one for sure. Thanks for commenting, Mick!
Another great explore! Those massive stopes are amazing. It makes me wonder what keeps the mountain from caving in?
You and me both wonder what keeps the mountain up. Glad that you enjoyed the explore and thanks for commenting, Roger!
That was actually a very cool mine. Mire light in those stopes would have been cool. Plus you didn't mention the split barrel. But awesome video. Really enjoy watching your videos. Stay safe.
Hi Harry. This is definitely a cool mine, as you said. Lighting inside of a mine is always difficult and ever changing. Too much light, and you get wash outs, and you lose that spooky factor. Too little, and it's just plain annoying. It has been a while since we were here, so I don't recall the barrel. We're glad that you enjoy our videos, and thanks for commenting! 👍😁
Watching you driving away I wonder how you don't get lots of punctures?
Be intersting to see some filming of you traveling to the sites.
What do you carry in your back packs?
You wouldn't believe what I put that Jeep through. The tires are shredded. We carry all kinds of things in our packs. Food, water, extra clothing, camera and climbing gear, lights, first aid, gas monitors, gloves, knee pads, maps, knife, gun, sometimes rope, GPS and other stuff like that.
Nice finds! Thanks for taking us along 🙂
You're welcome, Chris. Thanks for watching!
I always am astounded by the amount of matrial wood, pipe, hose, tools *** that were all brought in by hand.
Yes, that is amazing. The amount of wood alone in these dry mines where the wood is well preserved is worth a fortune. Thanks for commenting, Roger!👍😁
The history of time, fantastic.
That's definitely one of the aspects we enjoy about mine exploring. So much history right in front of you. Thanks for commenting, John!👍👍
This is one of your better mine explorations. keep up the good work
Glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!👌
Let’s gooo
Haha, let's go!
Hello Julie and Tom. Pretty extensive mine. Seeing that skip car in place is sure cool and rare to see. Plus those ore carts too. This mine hasn't been cleaned out by all the explorers so must be kind of hard to get too. Very nice video.
Hello Stephen. It's somewhat difficult to get to so that's part of why there are still artifacts here. I like that skip, too. Thanks for the comment!
Just found y'all's channel this past week and really enjoy it a great deal!
it is so freaking awesome that a couple goes out together to do things like this! Hell - I couldn't get a woman to tell me what time it was but Tom managed to snag Julie? :D
Seriously. Thanks for posting these videos - it encourages other couples to go out and DO THINGS TOGETHER.
:)
Thanks for the nice comment, Dwayne! We spend a lot of time together besides the adventuring. You have a lot of videos to catch up on if you'd like. On our playlist tab there is a 'favorite mines' playlist that might interest you. 👍👍
The oil can was STANDARD PENN motor oil. Probably 1930’s era
Thanks for your input, Professor!
Thanks for this video. I enjoyed it. Either because all the cool stuff you found or the main ladder with all the levels and drifts that were there, the immense stope and all the wood work too.
A lot of work for those guys back then in 59. Very cool mineralization too. That caught my eye. I could actually see the twinkling sparkle and richness of it all. No outside views which was curious?
You're welcome, Alan. Glad that you liked the explore. I showed some if the road in. There wasn't much on the outside of this one. Thanks for commenting!👍😊
Man I cant believe you dont have more subs ! You guys got more balls than I do I set my fat ass on just one of those steps be a one way drop down to the bottom . Very well done
Thanks for the chuckle. Those old ladders might surprise you how strong they are. Still, I hear what you're saying. We appreciate the comment!👍😁
Happy Thanksgiving Tom and Julie! 🦃 Thanks for all the great content you put out for all of us.
Thanks for thinking of us, Chyanne and Adam. Hope all is well with you two!
From your measurements, I would say the rail was 20 lb ARA-B or 2030 section. They sure took a lot of material out of that mine. Neat skip car.
Thanks for your input on the rail. Yes, really nice skip car. Thanks for the comment, Roy!👌👍
RICHFIELD OIL would be pre ATLANTIC RICHFIELD which would be pre ARCO
Thanks ,Professor!
Quick question are u guys allowed to take anything u find in the mine’s u explored? Im Just curious
No, we are not allowed to take anything.
Another Brilliant mine explore. Are the mines you visit freely available to explore by anyone? Or do you need a special permit or permission?? Are especially dangerous mines forever closed to explorers? What precautions do you both take before entering a mine as far as making someone aware of your whereabouts etc. sorry for all the questions 😅
Most of the mines we explore are on government owned land. Either the BLM or Forest Service control these lands and the mines that are on them. So, they are open to visit by anyone. There are some other factors involved like limited road access or gating of the portals.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring thanks for the reply !
@@korbendallas71 you're welcome. Where are you located? Just curious.
We generally try to let someone know where we are and when we will be returning. If not, we leave some of our items outside the portal, like trekking poles and hats to indicate we are inside the mine.
You should take some of that ore and pan it out!!!
That's not really our thing. I have done some mining and know how much work it is and the equipment necessary to make anything of it. Thanks for the comment,Scott!👍😊
I love all your video cm
Hi Charles. Thanks for the nice comment!👍😊
standard blend
Thanks, Mike!
rail is early 25 lb per foot
Thanks for that, Bill!
Another great video, what rope bags were you using.
Thanks, Jim! The rope bag is not a name brand just a cheap one. Everything we take in a mine gets trashed so why trash an expensive bag.
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@@TomandJulieMineExploring Perfect! A cheap bag to destroy in mines or when trying to get to the mines on ATVs.
When you see a lot of mines in the UK they are full of water,do you get many in the dryer areas in the US. In the early days of mining in North America would there be many Cornish miners.
Hi Karl, where we like to go mine exploring most of the mines are dry. There are many more places in the US that have much wetter mines.
I believe there was a large number of Cornish miners in the early days and were known as being good miners.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Tom, Julie, thanks for the reply that made my day. Guy's don't qoute me on this,but i believe the Cornish miners were working in Roman tin mines that are still in use to this very day.
Ha ha. Barney’s El Capitan is still in existence! Good ol’ Hawthorne Nevada.
Oh yeah, good ol' Hawthorne. What a place. Thanks for commenting!👌
What is that blue rock I see on the roof and sides?
Usually, blue colored minerals are related to copper. Chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, malachite, and azurite are a few examples. They are fun to see. Thanks for watching, William!👍👍
At 13:14 you say " The Wheels are gone of course" .. Is that common or why is that common ? do trekkers take the wheels or something ?
It is common for the wheels on mine cars to be missing. I think there are a few reasons. I'm sure that many times they are removed and sold or used for an ore car in someone's yard that they found somewhere without wheels. I would like to think hat at least some were reused by the miners at another location. If the hoist was damaged or removed you wouldn't be able to remove the whole car, but, you would be able to carry out the wheels. Thanks for commenting, Steve!👍
You have to keep in mind the guys that worked down there were at least half billy goat. As long as there was support one way or another, they'd make it work for them.
More like 3/4 billy goat. The old timers were tough. Thanks for commenting, Andy!👍
A Hires root beer can. Some miner has great taste. Hire was the Best root beer. Wish I could find it.😦
I guess that I didn't realize that Hires was not around anymore. It was good stuff. Thanks for commenting!
Standard blend motor oil can.
Thanks for the comment!