Hi, congratulations indeed for your very interesting channel that I've just found. I'm an engineer and was a pyrite mine maintenance manager for several years and also from a miners family so I really appreciate your videos. Thanks for your work!
@@M0KZA I did not delete anything that you posted. I also checked to see if one of TH-cam's filters somehow intercepted something that you posted and there was nothing there either. So, I'm not sure what to tell you...
Oh man this was a great vid! Wow! I am really enjoying your work, you have a good voice and camera work is doesn’t make me “seasick “! Not to mention the locations.. excellent!! But watching this vid I figured out what you need! You have so much great information and your finger pointed in a general direction doesn’t do it justice! You need a post production tellistrator like John Madden uses during football games! Just stop on a still shot and do a quick drawing to illustrate what you are trying to convey! Thank you so much and I hope you keep making these vids because I am going to run out of ones to watch! Great job man!
Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos... I love getting comments like this. Yes, I know what you mean about being made "seasick" by videos where the camera is swinging around all over the place. Sometimes it is unavoidable, but I hate it and I try very hard to avoid it. Haha, that's funny that you mentioned using the "tellistrator" in a video because I have been pondering something like that myself over the past couple of days. I've got a video coming up where I HAVE to do something like that otherwise it will make no sense at all... I'm impatient though, so it'll probably end up being a pen and paper! Oh, and since you've liked the locations, I'll be posting one in the next week or two that you'll love. It's the most exotic one yet...
This is amazing and I loved it. I went to your page and have found some videos I hadn't seen. They are fantastic and thank you for sharing all with us. Stay safe.
Oh wow this is a spectacular video/location. I find it pretty amazing how In Some of those ruins the bricks have all eroded away and left only the mortar, I’ve never seen anything quite like that anywhere else. Interesting study in negative space heh. Super cool. I wonder if any of those old aqueducts were Roman.... They did have famously durable concrete after all...
Man, that would have been something to see with those steam locomotives chugging around all over the place... I would love to have seen this one in action too.
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it... Yes, I thought the storks were pretty cool too. Those nests are all over the place in Portugal at this time of year - essentially any high place such as smokestacks or telephone poles.
Thank you. I was thinking when I was here, especially with the heavy involvement of Cornish miners at this site, that a lot of this would look real familiar to you.
Some of the structures looks very familiar, the Cornish miners went all over the world so I am not surprised really, interesting to see the different places they went!
Yes, they certainly did get around the world. They had a very significant presence in the underground mines in the part of California I am from as well.
it looks very similar to the old copper mines at Cobar in Western New South Wales. When my dad lived out there most of the mine and smelter were pretty much as they had been left but the government has since "tidied them up' for the benefit of tourists. The climate is super dry so the wooden poppet head for one of the mines is still standing. Cobar gets it's name from the place in Saudi Arabia, Kopar , and probably because the landscape is similar :-) . The portugese mine had been open cut since 1866 and goes down over 1200 feet. Thats a big hole! That waters no good though thanks to the sulphur and copper content.
Out to the west of Cobar is a place called Nymagee .I often drovev through it but one day i decided to stop and look around. theres a pub,as you would expect in any old Australian village and there was a general store. It was if the place stopped in 1950. Around the town were plenty of old things such as horse driven windlass, the police station which was two story brick building, probably the only such structure for 400 miles. When i knew the place there was a few old cars, i mean really old laying about,such as a 1917 Dodge . The town was copper mining town until the mine closed in 1917 .The population of 2200 (including a lot of Chinese miners ) left and it remained that way up until 2014 when a company moved in and is reworking the mine as an underground set up. A lot of that means the place has been cleaned up and all of the old relics removed. www.aureliametals.com/hera-nymagee/nymagee-copper-deposit.aspx Through out this region there are a lot of old mines,Most are on a huge copper/gold deposit running from Cobar for several hundred miles . mcc.bonzle.com/c/mb?a=rm&x=146%2E8212&y=%2D32%2E4627&w=40000&h=40000&i=554&j=554&k=146%2E8212&l=%2D32%2E4627&q=0&r=0&mid=0&pp=289796&z=7A7113A342D43780E60B32831B44A239
Ha, it's a little outside of our normal area (about 10,000 miles) where we go exploring, but, yes, I thought it was cool too - especially the remains of the Roman mines. I'm glad you liked it.
Wow that site would have been amazing to see in action. The incline of the rail coming out of the shaft was intense. I wonder if they were winching them up? You wonder how they dealt with the water in the old times. Great site thanks for sharing with us.
I would love to have seen this operation in full swing... I read that they used donkeys and horses initially to haul the material out of the shaft, but then switched to locomotives when it became possible. The other shaft with the big headframe used a hoist. Yes, I wondered about the water as well and didn't see anything that explained how they dealt with the abundance of water.
Wow what an operation. I would hate to have been in the shaft when a steam loco was in there. I say that because I assume the cars were pushed up the steep ramp. That is very steep for any rail engine. What ever the case they must have had limited loads.
Yes, I would love to have seen this one when it was really going... I'm not sure how they brought the loads out of there. Some of the equipment was so degraded that it was hard to tell how things worked.
One of the locomotives built on site can be found here: www.mindat.org/photo-464052.html And here: visitmertola.pt/en/item/mina-de-s-domingos-the-mining-route/#
Hack even I carry around a little spare flashlight just for those rare occasions that you actually need them. I am rather Floored that Justin didn't have one at all!!! 🤠👍
Cool video, Justin! Pretty interesting to see abandoned mines in foreign countries. Impressive headframe! I bet that entire mine is flooded. You said you saw water down there. Cool seeing that 2000-year-old portal. It's a shame that none of those Roman tunnels went in very far. That was a cool ore bin. Huge! Those arched brick portals looked interesting. Too bad there was no access. That plaque above the one arch was interesting. Looked like that particular tunnel went in a ways. A really cool site overall. Loved it!
Yes, it was interesting for me as well as my experience is almost exclusively with American mines. Apparently, some of the Roman tunnels went back for respectable lengths, but were destroyed when the modern pit was expanded. What we saw are some of the remnants... The mine was situated in something of a natural depression and given the amount of water in the pit, I expect the whole thing is indeed flooded.
Huge industrial complex by any age's standard, complete w/millennia of archeological/geological/architectural significance, awa it's own ecosystem reclaiming what it can; yet it seems the locals have a 'been there/done that' indifference to it all; except, of course, for the lone jogger. I guess they've the everyday tasks of living to attend to, & as it's been there since way before even the town's elders were born, it's mostly youth & really wayward tourists seeking out old corners to explore anew amidst the ruins. Being neither young or old, nor local, I find it fascinating.
Yes, I found it fascinating as well and I'm glad I'm not the only one. The locals seemed completely indifferent to the site, but, as you mentioned, it's easy to become indifferent to something when it has always been there and life presents pressing concerns.
It must've been central to the local economy in it's time, it still dominates today's landscape. Too extensive to raze, too expensive to renovate/re-purpose. Guess the population just navigates around it. Don't know how helpful it is to the community as a tourist attraction, but as an armchair explorer, I'm glad it's still around!
Oh, yes, it was very central to the whole region. There is a railroad tied into it, a port, etc. It may not be that helpful in a tangible way, but it is important to know our heritage and it plays a significant role in that.
That could well be what was present at this mine also... The São Domingos Mine and the equipment that is present at the mine is so big that I don't recognize some of it since I am used to seeing everything on a smaller scale.
Hi, congratulations indeed for your very interesting channel that I've just found. I'm an engineer and was a pyrite mine maintenance manager for several years and also from a miners family so I really appreciate your videos. Thanks for your work!
Thank you. Any additional information is most welcome.
@@M0KZA I did not delete anything that you posted. I also checked to see if one of TH-cam's filters somehow intercepted something that you posted and there was nothing there either. So, I'm not sure what to tell you...
Oh man this was a great vid! Wow! I am really enjoying your work, you have a good voice and camera work is doesn’t make me “seasick “! Not to mention the locations.. excellent!!
But watching this vid I figured out what you need! You have so much great information and your finger pointed in a general direction doesn’t do it justice! You need a post production tellistrator like John Madden uses during football games! Just stop on a still shot and do a quick drawing to illustrate what you are trying to convey!
Thank you so much and I hope you keep making these vids because I am going to run out of ones to watch! Great job man!
Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos... I love getting comments like this. Yes, I know what you mean about being made "seasick" by videos where the camera is swinging around all over the place. Sometimes it is unavoidable, but I hate it and I try very hard to avoid it. Haha, that's funny that you mentioned using the "tellistrator" in a video because I have been pondering something like that myself over the past couple of days. I've got a video coming up where I HAVE to do something like that otherwise it will make no sense at all... I'm impatient though, so it'll probably end up being a pen and paper! Oh, and since you've liked the locations, I'll be posting one in the next week or two that you'll love. It's the most exotic one yet...
This is amazing and I loved it. I went to your page and have found some videos I hadn't seen. They are fantastic and thank you for sharing all with us. Stay safe.
Thank you very much!
Oh wow this is a spectacular video/location. I find it pretty amazing how In Some of those ruins the bricks have all eroded away and left only the mortar, I’ve never seen anything quite like that anywhere else. Interesting study in negative space heh. Super cool. I wonder if any of those old aqueducts were Roman.... They did have famously durable concrete after all...
This operation was huge!! Wow! I would have loved to see it in action with all the locomotives! 🚂 So very cool!
Man, that would have been something to see with those steam locomotives chugging around all over the place... I would love to have seen this one in action too.
www.memoriadigital.minadesdomingos.com/thumbnails.php?album=13
what an amazing site, and the storks were pretty cool, too
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it... Yes, I thought the storks were pretty cool too. Those nests are all over the place in Portugal at this time of year - essentially any high place such as smokestacks or telephone poles.
What a great site! Thanks for showing us around, very good!
Thank you. I was thinking when I was here, especially with the heavy involvement of Cornish miners at this site, that a lot of this would look real familiar to you.
Some of the structures looks very familiar, the Cornish miners went all over the world so I am not surprised really, interesting to see the different places they went!
Yes, they certainly did get around the world. They had a very significant presence in the underground mines in the part of California I am from as well.
Great video, we are going to Portugal in 2 weeks time and I'll be taking my pan to visit a few rivers around Gois. Thanks for sharing
Thank you! We really enjoyed Portugal and so I hope you have a similarly positive experience... And find some color in your pan too!
Thanks for the great video.
Thank you!
Water to flotation tanks. (or settling ponds). Good vid as always. Cheers, and be safe. Watch for headache rocks, and hidden drop-offs.
Ah, good point about the settling ponds/flotation tanks. With the size of this operation, they would have needed a lot of water. Thank you.
it looks very similar to the old copper mines at Cobar in Western New South Wales. When my dad lived out there most of the mine and smelter were pretty much as they had been left but the government has since "tidied them up' for the benefit of tourists. The climate is super dry so the wooden poppet head for one of the mines is still standing. Cobar gets it's name from the place in Saudi Arabia, Kopar , and probably because the landscape is similar :-) . The portugese mine had been open cut since 1866 and goes down over 1200 feet. Thats a big hole! That waters no good though thanks to the sulphur and copper content.
Interesting history on Cobar/Kopar... Thanks for sharing that. Yes, the pit here was enormous, but it wouldn't be a good place to go swimming.
Out to the west of Cobar is a place called Nymagee .I often drovev through it but one day i decided to stop and look around. theres a pub,as you would expect in any old Australian village and there was a general store. It was if the place stopped in 1950. Around the town were plenty of old things such as horse driven windlass, the police station which was two story brick building, probably the only such structure for 400 miles. When i knew the place there was a few old cars, i mean really old laying about,such as a 1917 Dodge . The town was copper mining town until the mine closed in 1917 .The population of 2200 (including a lot of Chinese miners ) left and it remained that way up until 2014 when a company moved in and is reworking the mine as an underground set up. A lot of that means the place has been cleaned up and all of the old relics removed. www.aureliametals.com/hera-nymagee/nymagee-copper-deposit.aspx Through out this region there are a lot of old mines,Most are on a huge copper/gold deposit running from Cobar for several hundred miles . mcc.bonzle.com/c/mb?a=rm&x=146%2E8212&y=%2D32%2E4627&w=40000&h=40000&i=554&j=554&k=146%2E8212&l=%2D32%2E4627&q=0&r=0&mid=0&pp=289796&z=7A7113A342D43780E60B32831B44A239
Great stuff my man...dont get why 'only' 7k subs?
This is a cool location man 👍🏼
Ha, it's a little outside of our normal area (about 10,000 miles) where we go exploring, but, yes, I thought it was cool too - especially the remains of the Roman mines. I'm glad you liked it.
Wow that site would have been amazing to see in action. The incline of the rail coming out of the shaft was intense. I wonder if they were winching them up? You wonder how they dealt with the water in the old times. Great site thanks for sharing with us.
I would love to have seen this operation in full swing... I read that they used donkeys and horses initially to haul the material out of the shaft, but then switched to locomotives when it became possible. The other shaft with the big headframe used a hoist. Yes, I wondered about the water as well and didn't see anything that explained how they dealt with the abundance of water.
Amazing, all that rough mortared field stone.
Yes, there was an incredible amount of that stone around. Thank you for watching/commenting.
Wow what an operation. I would hate to have been in the shaft when a steam loco was in there. I say that because I assume the cars were pushed up the steep ramp. That is very steep for any rail engine. What ever the case they must have had limited loads.
Yes, I would love to have seen this one when it was really going... I'm not sure how they brought the loads out of there. Some of the equipment was so degraded that it was hard to tell how things worked.
One of the locomotives built on site can be found here: www.mindat.org/photo-464052.html
And here: visitmertola.pt/en/item/mina-de-s-domingos-the-mining-route/#
Very interesting! Thank you for sharing those...
Excellent!
Darn! I can't believe you didn't bring a flashlight!
Hack even I carry around a little spare flashlight just for those rare occasions that you actually need them. I am rather Floored that Justin didn't have one at all!!! 🤠👍
Cool video, Justin! Pretty interesting to see abandoned mines in foreign countries. Impressive headframe! I bet that entire mine is flooded. You said you saw water down there. Cool seeing that 2000-year-old portal. It's a shame that none of those Roman tunnels went in very far. That was a cool ore bin. Huge! Those arched brick portals looked interesting. Too bad there was no access. That plaque above the one arch was interesting. Looked like that particular tunnel went in a ways. A really cool site overall. Loved it!
Yes, it was interesting for me as well as my experience is almost exclusively with American mines. Apparently, some of the Roman tunnels went back for respectable lengths, but were destroyed when the modern pit was expanded. What we saw are some of the remnants... The mine was situated in something of a natural depression and given the amount of water in the pit, I expect the whole thing is indeed flooded.
Uranium probably
You speculator! Just kidding loved the video very interesting, I think you speculated right!
cool to see the ancient Romans workings
Yes, I'm sorry we couldn't have explored more of the Roman workings, but it was cool to be able to see them at all.
Huge industrial complex by any age's standard, complete w/millennia of archeological/geological/architectural significance, awa it's own ecosystem reclaiming what it can; yet it seems the locals have a 'been there/done that' indifference to it all; except, of course, for the lone jogger. I guess they've the everyday tasks of living to attend to, & as it's been there since way before even the town's elders were born, it's mostly youth & really wayward tourists seeking out old corners to explore anew amidst the ruins. Being neither young or old, nor local, I find it fascinating.
Yes, I found it fascinating as well and I'm glad I'm not the only one. The locals seemed completely indifferent to the site, but, as you mentioned, it's easy to become indifferent to something when it has always been there and life presents pressing concerns.
It must've been central to the local economy in it's time, it still dominates today's landscape. Too extensive to raze, too expensive to renovate/re-purpose. Guess the population just navigates around it. Don't know how helpful it is to the community as a tourist attraction, but as an armchair explorer, I'm glad it's still around!
Oh, yes, it was very central to the whole region. There is a railroad tied into it, a port, etc. It may not be that helpful in a tangible way, but it is important to know our heritage and it plays a significant role in that.
In some old mine sites in new zealand they have big square open concrete settling ponds where i think they use cyanide to leech out the gold.
That could well be what was present at this mine also... The São Domingos Mine and the equipment that is present at the mine is so big that I don't recognize some of it since I am used to seeing everything on a smaller scale.
Coooooool
Yes, this was a fun one!
Another amazing video. Thumbs up 89. Please explain the 2 thumbs down, unless you can do it better. Thank you TVR.
Haha, thank you!
Exported for Eu years ago
Metal detector time
Ha, I think you'd be busy there for a long time with a metal detector!