This is so cool, I explored that area awhile ago and Never thought of shining a black light on that entire area, Thanks for sharing that. My grandfather Jess Abernathy is the one who found this mineral and we was referred to it as abernathyite. He found it while working in the uranium mines in at temple mountain. He was an operator there. There is an article about him in one of the time life magazine too. He passed away when my dad was young and my dad has passed too so I love finding more info about things like this.
15 years Fracking in the oilfield for Halliburton and 22 years construction Framing houses. if you google up Abernathyite you will find that it was found in the Temple Mountains by my Grandfather Jess Abernathy
Geologist to chime in about the rock. If it's what I think it is, it's the Monitor Butte member (a relatively thin, bleached-light colored sandstone layer) of the Chinle Formation (you were close on the name, its usually pronounced chin-lee or chin-lay depending on who you talk to). So another interesting thing about uranium deposits found in the US Southwest/colorado plateau, is that the deposits are generally regarded as "Roll-Front" deposits, so the uranium was carried in fluids of a certain oxidation state (so like a 'front' of oxidation rolled through the rocks), which flowed through possibly more permeable layers some time in the geologic past. As the uranium-bearing fluid flowed through the rock, it encountered different oxidation conditions which caused the uranium to precipitate out of the solution. Another interesting tidbit is that often high grade ore is encountered within fossil wood or bones, as they probably served as nucleation points. The fluid which flowed through these rocks is also thought to have caused the 'bleaching' of these rocks, the removal of hematite pigment which is pervasive and quite characteristic of formations like the Chinle. Whenever I encounter eocene or older rocks in the SW and find wood or bone fossils, I often wish I had a geiger counter with me to see if they are uranium mineralized. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
It makes sense since how else would these uranium compounds end up with petrified wood and other fossils. Something must have caused the uranium compound to dissolve, whatever the original compound was, it comes to a new location and it crystalizes. Sort of how CO2 enriched water is acidic and dissolves CaCO3 by converting it to Ca(HCO3)2, and at a different location, it converts back to CaCO3 and releases CO2 into the air.
the roll-fronts deposits are common in the Salt-Wash Member of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic). The host rock here is the Moss Back (?) member of the Chinle Formation. (Triassic). IIRC the Moss is the basal member of the Chinle and lies a top the Moenkopi. One of the dullest jobs I ever had was sitting rigs while they drilled through the Wingate Sandstone. Insanely homogeneous sand. Drilled fast though. Usually.
@@bryancherry9253 awesome, thanks for the clarifications! Yeah, ive taught field camps in NM and CO where the Morrison is exposed in multiple field areas, bearing fossils in the salt wash and brushy basin mbrs. Usually see the upper chinle in or near the field mapping areas. Always forget to bring a counter with me to check. The roll fronts in the NM-rio grande area even extend to the eocene pre rift sed units, though U enrichment is generally low and uneconomical that far East. My gf did her MS in Moab looking at clay alteration in units, including the Wingate, but I never got to go to the field with her so I hope to check it out on a fun trip in the future. Most of what she had was probably roll front, but seemingly only Cu-Mn-Fe minerals present.
This video should have 1000x more views. The drone air images, the night pictures, the effort you've put to produce this is nothing short of a natgeo documentary. The picture at 11:39 then? Breathtaking! Congrats
you are probably the only youtuber I know that takes a practical interest in radioactive things. Thank you so much! I kinda just binged like 80% of your videos lol
Dang it, Drew… you owe me a full days worth of work at my job. I stumbled across your videos and was dumbfounded by the incredible documentary like quality of them- …and then ended up binge watching a dozen or so, and got very little work done today! >_< Keep up the amazing work!
Hey Drew, I would strongly encourage you to recognize the risk you are taking wandering around these sites. Beware that any dust you inhale could be a strong alpha emitter and could be stuck in your lungs for a long time. You might also be tracking alpha emitting dust all over your truck and through your daily life. Operating mines track this very carefully and any object taken on site is carefully screened before it leaves site. At these historic sights you have no idea what you're exposing yourself too. It's not worth lung cancer 10 years down the road. I say this a former nuclear energy worker.
@@MET90LX It is dangerous indeed but not too much i think. Some types of radioactive materials stay in the body and are deposited in organs. While other types are eliminated from the body in urine. So it is important which radioactive materials you are exposed and their volume as well, those mines are inactive for decades so i really doubt there could be much materials on surface. Unless you start digging around it should be safe..
@stockstreamtwitch I appreciate that two random strangers are telling someone with first hand experience and education in the subject that they're wrong
I miss that area of Utah. It's so beautiful. I lived there for about 18 years. That was back in the 1980's and 1990's. I used to take my kids to adventure around these areas. Thank you for the drone shots and the other things you showed. Oh, you should know that that steel structure is called a head frame. It would have hauled ore out from inside the mine usually. But in this case, it was used to core the underlying strata.
You got my sub after I watched the Trinity test site video. Love this kind of content, I could sit back and watch it for hours. Mine exploration, adventuring, metal detecting and everything in between, love this kind of stuff. Thanks for the great videos and all the great intelligent content!
So glad I found your channel. As an SF author, this stuff is pure gold. It doesn't hurt that your presentation is more like what you find in a channel with 100k+ subscribers. I'll spread the word, hopefully we'll get you a silver plaque.
We camped near Temple mountain a few times in the '80s and '90s. Back then the tunnels were wide open. I walked a short distance into one of them one day. I was amazed at how wide and tall the opening was way inside there.
Great drone footage and videography in general. The montage of camera angles capturing your hike up to the mine entrance was quite professional. Keep up the great work! All success to you in 2023 and beyond.
Drew thank you for the video my wife and I are always looking for new places to explore . Looking forward to some of your other videos. thanks to all the others that contributed with great comments.
This was an awesome video, I had to watch since you mentioned it in other videos. I liked the night video and photography. This is very educational. I miss hiking Utah.
Temple Mountain is one of my favorite places to explore. That whole area could be made a national park…but hopefully it never becomes one. Way more freedoms without it being one.
Thank you for sharing this. My Grandfather mined Uranium for the government in Nevada in the 1950s. I can imagine that where he mined looked very similar to where you were. Very cool!
My old neighbor (now dead) was retired geologist. He mentioned he worked for the government back in the 1940s. They would fly him around AZ, NV, UT in a small plane looking for uranium. He said it was pretty easy to spot if you knew where to look. He looked for round yellow spots on the ground that were usually good deposits.
At 11.40 With the black light looking in at the mine system is such a great image. I have a small piece of Autunite, it looks like book pages and it glows green like this, Pretty safe kept in a clear display case in a cabinet, any dust from this mineral breathed in would be bad. The landscape is a real badlands spooky area, it looks so old and weathered.
Careful driving around on those trails out there or you'll be a TH-cam cross-over video with my other favorite Southwest US TH-cam channel, Matts OffRoad Recovery ;) The mine you poked the blacklight in and took a picture of was absolutely amazing. What I wouldn't give to see that with my own eyes - stunning!
I'm guessing that was shortwave UV with that awesome photo inside the adit of the mine? What wavelength would be best for that? Im guessing something in the 365nm range? That photograph was INSANE. Super cool.
On a rare occasion with the company I work with, we’ve had to do ground samples of mines like this all over Utah. It’s some of the weirdest experiences, it feels Barron driving the dump truck up those dirt roads all day, helping hand shovel dirt. And maybe occasionally taking souvenirs from abandoned vehicles if you don’t get caught
I can't believe this guy isn't more popular. I just might have to drive up there some day to add to my rock and mineral collection. the hottest rock I've found in Arizona so far 500-600 counts per minute. I still don't know exactly what it is. it's either samarskite or columbite- tantalite. in a road cut pegmatite.
Awesome video ! We camp there every so often. Never thought about bringing a black light. Beautiful pictures. Back 30 years ago me and my sons used to go in some mines near Mercur. Brought out some very nice stalactites !
In 1952 I was six years old and in the summer would camp with my dad and my mom's cousin at several horizontal shaft mines and one vehicle shaft..they held the claim to the Rio Algum min 5:12 e site near Moab...my dad gave his share away in 1972..the rest is history...biggest strike on the Western slope..17 years 24/7 and mill for entire Western slope of the Rockies was built there...250 people lost their jobs when it was abandoned..while still producing ore...that's my story and I'm sticking to it. LOL
I drove through the length of Temple Mountain Road in 2002. I was trying to get to Goblin Valley and missed the turn. I looked on the map with my brother (much further along) and saw that "Temple Mountain Road" connected- perfect shortcut. That "shortcut" turned into one of the most exhilarating drives I've ever been on. We were in a tiny Honda Insight (2001 model) with almost no supplies. When we were about half way through, we realized that we were kind of screwed if something happened. It was summer and over 100*. The whole ride was extremely tense, but the wildlife and views we experienced was insane... a herd of elk ran beside my car, we saw rams, coyotes... just incredible. So much life in the desert. We drove past Euler mine, but didn't investigate. My brother and I got some insanely beautiful pictures. We did make it to Goblin Valley, but it was a miracle that we didn't get lost, it's a maze back there. Very dumb decision for a couple 20-somethings, but that place left such an impression on me. I definitely want to go back better prepared.
@@RadioactiveDrew I completely agree. Of all the places I've been (almost every US state and Canadian Provence), this is the one place I would like to visit again the most. Anyway, fantastic channel, I'm catching up on your videos now :).
Wow! What an awesome video, Drew 😊 The visuals, the music and your narration. Loved it. I've found that after a hard day at work I'm watching your videos to chill to. This is my fave so far. Brilliant 👍
The States has some stunning scenery.. yet all I get see in the popular media and tourist ads here in te UK is for tourist traps like Las Vagas and Disney. Thanks for this glimpse of the real USA.
I came here after seeing the Trinity test site video. This one was pretty awesome too, loving the amazing landscape. Subbed! Best wishes from England. ☢️☢️
Thanks for saying that Mark. I've been making video for the last 16 years but all of those have been timelapse and drone based pieces. I wish I would have been building my audience here on YT instead of on Vimeo. Either way I enjoy making content and visiting the places I film. I'm sure I'll post some of my timelapse pieces here when I have some time. But for now I have a lot of radiation related footage to get through. Thanks for watching the video.
I agree, I just subscribed, and will share.. First thing about seeing your videos. Is that I have been looking for a practical way to check for and measure radiation. Like the device you use -Thermo RadEye E-20, but it is sooo expensive.. Had been looking at the Ecotest Terra-P +, but again expensive. It also seems these devices are only available from other countries..? I just do not have any reference to make any decisions, so your videos and practical information really helps.. Thanks..
I was in Goblin Valley a couple of times recently. I also visited that site at 15:16 with the steel hoist tower. While out there I met the authors of a couple of neat off road reference books ; Ed and Janice Helmick "San Rafael Swell Off Road" and "Discover Nine Mile Canyon".
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Woow! Amazing video like always! Part from 11:30 to 12:30 is outstanding! 😳 I just imagine what the scene wuld be like if a drone could film canyon at the night in green glow spots. 😁
I've been wanting to hit Goblin Valley every time I head out to Temple Mtn. I'm going to try and make it happen this year as there are some other locations I want to film around Temple Mtn.
You did a great job making this high quality videos also great music selections, this channel should deserves more subs and views. Once again keep on your great work, Drew😀
I did some work on radiation detection using commercial camera sensors and you can see an example of it in the night shot when you had the ISO cranked up. A few pixels light up white for just one frame when they're hit by radiation -- for example at 7:50 there's one on your nose just as you're saying "really cool". Just discovered your channel a few days ago and love your videos! Keep it up!
I think the noise you were seeing was more from the high iso from the camera and not from the radiation near by. I've had my cameras in higher fields of radiation without seeing any noise like what you're seeing. But if you do put the cameras in a high enough field or have a strong enough source close to the sensor you can start to see noise coming in.
Stunning UV shot underground I never seen that before! 🤩 I’ve got this video suggestion after watch abandoned mine video for a while but your video content was soo stunning! The drone footage too, everything, defenetely recommend your channel!
Always wanted to go out west and explore, my best friend from England was planning to come over here and we would go out west together. He died in a car wreck on christmas day last year, I'm still planning to go out west one day...one year.....
Really cool video! I love exploring southern Utah and cant wait to get back. My only experience with a uranium mine was on a hike near Moab to see Morning Glory Natural Bridge. There was a small uranium mine along the trail.
That core sample was the biggest ive ever seen there normally 2" that was more like 3ft across, looking into the stope was amazing it just kept going down, with a decent mask you would be OK in there ,thank you
Yeah, these are the biggest I have ever seen. Pretty cool cross-section of the rock. Going into these mines makes me a little nervous. Some of the ones that aren't bricked up have a super weird smell. Kind of smells like some type of fuel that was left in the mine. Of course sealing up so many of the mines has made this problem even worse because the air can't circulate in there.
I prospected with my dad in the 50's near Basin Wyoming I was 8 10 years old. I think his partners found the Meriam mine in the Pryor mountains just north of Cowley Wyoming
that music ^^' I started the video and went downstairs to prepare dinner. I couldn't hear the commentary, so i thought i misclicked and started a stray puppy rescue video from the Dodo :p The night shots, and the ore fluorescence, just gorgeous. bit scary on the counter though, that rose has thorns :)
I work in a uranium mine in south Australia using a different way then a conventional mine, we use a leaching process wish you could come out and document how we do it, it is a mind blowing way from drilling to sucking to refining it and packing it.
@@RadioactiveDrew the company i work for is called heathgate resources we are the sister company of general atomics which i believe is pretty big over in the US.
Besides the video itself being great! Oh just being out there pretty much alone without crowds of people and the sounds of Urban noise. Definitely envious!!
This is so cool, I explored that area awhile ago and Never thought of shining a black light on that entire area, Thanks for sharing that. My grandfather Jess Abernathy is the one who found this mineral and we was referred to it as abernathyite. He found it while working in the uranium mines in at temple mountain. He was an operator there. There is an article about him in one of the time life magazine too. He passed away when my dad was young and my dad has passed too so I love finding more info about things like this.
That's cool. Nature is an interesting laboratory that forms various chemicals.
Thank you for sharing your story!
Very neat. Gotta wonder if the radiation had a part in his passing away?
Out of curiosity: What are you doing with your life Senor Abernatty ?
15 years Fracking in the oilfield for Halliburton and 22 years construction Framing houses. if you google up Abernathyite you will find that it was found in the Temple Mountains by my Grandfather Jess Abernathy
Geologist to chime in about the rock. If it's what I think it is, it's the Monitor Butte member (a relatively thin, bleached-light colored sandstone layer) of the Chinle Formation (you were close on the name, its usually pronounced chin-lee or chin-lay depending on who you talk to). So another interesting thing about uranium deposits found in the US Southwest/colorado plateau, is that the deposits are generally regarded as "Roll-Front" deposits, so the uranium was carried in fluids of a certain oxidation state (so like a 'front' of oxidation rolled through the rocks), which flowed through possibly more permeable layers some time in the geologic past. As the uranium-bearing fluid flowed through the rock, it encountered different oxidation conditions which caused the uranium to precipitate out of the solution. Another interesting tidbit is that often high grade ore is encountered within fossil wood or bones, as they probably served as nucleation points. The fluid which flowed through these rocks is also thought to have caused the 'bleaching' of these rocks, the removal of hematite pigment which is pervasive and quite characteristic of formations like the Chinle. Whenever I encounter eocene or older rocks in the SW and find wood or bone fossils, I often wish I had a geiger counter with me to see if they are uranium mineralized.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
It makes sense since how else would these uranium compounds end up with petrified wood and other fossils.
Something must have caused the uranium compound to dissolve, whatever the original compound was, it comes to a new location and it crystalizes.
Sort of how CO2 enriched water is acidic and dissolves CaCO3 by converting it to Ca(HCO3)2, and at a different location, it converts back to CaCO3 and releases CO2 into the air.
the roll-fronts deposits are common in the Salt-Wash Member of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic). The host rock here is the Moss Back (?) member of the Chinle Formation. (Triassic). IIRC the Moss is the basal member of the Chinle and lies a top the Moenkopi. One of the dullest jobs I ever had was sitting rigs while they drilled through the Wingate Sandstone. Insanely homogeneous sand. Drilled fast though. Usually.
@@bryancherry9253 awesome, thanks for the clarifications! Yeah, ive taught field camps in NM and CO where the Morrison is exposed in multiple field areas, bearing fossils in the salt wash and brushy basin mbrs. Usually see the upper chinle in or near the field mapping areas. Always forget to bring a counter with me to check. The roll fronts in the NM-rio grande area even extend to the eocene pre rift sed units, though U enrichment is generally low and uneconomical that far East.
My gf did her MS in Moab looking at clay alteration in units, including the Wingate, but I never got to go to the field with her so I hope to check it out on a fun trip in the future. Most of what she had was probably roll front, but seemingly only Cu-Mn-Fe minerals present.
I have increased my knowledge of geology.
The military use dirt from Adack Alaska base for training & golf course Port Hueneme CA. Decontamination clorox high strength & water.
That picture inside that mine with the stuff glowing green was nothing short of spectacular!
Thanks...Temple Mtn has some magical scenes.
This video should have 1000x more views. The drone air images, the night pictures, the effort you've put to produce this is nothing short of a natgeo documentary. The picture at 11:39 then? Breathtaking!
Congrats
Thanks.
Lady gaga has over 2 billion views
This explains why ww3 is coming soon .
Enjoy my friend.
Agreed love this type of content
you are probably the only youtuber I know that takes a practical interest in radioactive things. Thank you so much! I kinda just binged like 80% of your videos lol
Check out bionerd
...and Kyle Hill I believe??
th-cam.com/video/-k3NJXGSIIA/w-d-xo.html
His series, "Half Life Histories" is really good!
Dang it, Drew… you owe me a full days worth of work at my job.
I stumbled across your videos and was dumbfounded by the incredible documentary like quality of them-
…and then ended up binge watching a dozen or so, and got very little work done today! >_<
Keep up the amazing work!
That’s a pretty good compliment…thanks.
Hey Drew, I would strongly encourage you to recognize the risk you are taking wandering around these sites. Beware that any dust you inhale could be a strong alpha emitter and could be stuck in your lungs for a long time. You might also be tracking alpha emitting dust all over your truck and through your daily life. Operating mines track this very carefully and any object taken on site is carefully screened before it leaves site. At these historic sights you have no idea what you're exposing yourself too. It's not worth lung cancer 10 years down the road. I say this a former nuclear energy worker.
I wanted to ask. How dangerous is this?
@@MET90LX It is dangerous indeed but not too much i think. Some types of radioactive materials stay in the body and are deposited in organs. While other types are eliminated from the body in urine. So it is important which radioactive materials you are exposed and their volume as well, those mines are inactive for decades so i really doubt there could be much materials on surface. Unless you start digging around it should be safe..
@@MET90LXit’s not as dangerous as some people seem to think.
@stockstreamtwitch I appreciate that two random strangers are telling someone with first hand experience and education in the subject that they're wrong
@iandoyle3695T The Internet. Everyone's an expert and humility is a thing of the past. Yours truly, a radiotherapist from UK.
I miss that area of Utah. It's so beautiful. I lived there for about 18 years. That was back in the 1980's and 1990's. I used to take my kids to adventure around these areas. Thank you for the drone shots and the other things you showed.
Oh, you should know that that steel structure is called a head frame. It would have hauled ore out from inside the mine usually. But in this case, it was used to core the underlying strata.
You got my sub after I watched the Trinity test site video. Love this kind of content, I could sit back and watch it for hours. Mine exploration, adventuring, metal detecting and everything in between, love this kind of stuff. Thanks for the great videos and all the great intelligent content!
No problem, glad you are enjoying it.
So glad I found your channel. As an SF author, this stuff is pure gold. It doesn't hurt that your presentation is more like what you find in a channel with 100k+ subscribers. I'll spread the word, hopefully we'll get you a silver plaque.
Glad I jumped on here at 13k. When you’re at 13m, I’ll be able to say “I knew him back when…” amazing work dude. Thank you.
Thank you Mr drew, I love rocks from south of England 😊
We camped near Temple mountain a few times in the '80s and '90s. Back then the tunnels were wide open. I walked a short distance into one of them one day. I was amazed at how wide and tall the opening was way inside there.
Great drone footage and videography in general. The montage of camera angles capturing your hike up to the mine entrance was quite professional. Keep up the great work! All success to you in 2023 and beyond.
Thanks.
Utah is so frigging beautiful. It’s truly a jewel .
The shot capturing uranium glowing under UV is stunning.
Thanks, it was a shot I had been wanting to get for a long time after finding this location.
Before you switched on the black light the rock wall had a black tinge. Is that the high grade ore you were mentioning?
Great video, very informative. I was amazed too with the rock formation at 12:02 as the large rock on the top seems to ignore gravity!
Your cinematography and editing is first class ! 👏❤️
Thanks.
Drew thank you for the video my wife and I are always looking for new places to explore . Looking forward to some of your other videos. thanks to all the others that contributed with great comments.
Absolutely stunning man…this place, earth, is so beautiful. I find myself at a loss for words. Ty for putting this together 🙏🏻
No problem...glad you enjoyed it.
Oh man... That's absolutely amazing video. I enjoyed every second of it. Thanks for this work!
Thanks for the kind words.
This was an awesome video, I had to watch since you mentioned it in other videos. I liked the night video and photography. This is very educational. I miss hiking Utah.
Temple Mountain is one of my favorite places to explore. That whole area could be made a national park…but hopefully it never becomes one. Way more freedoms without it being one.
Thank you for sharing this. My Grandfather mined Uranium for the government in Nevada in the 1950s. I can imagine that where he mined looked very similar to where you were. Very cool!
The poetry of opening part is the best I ever saw here
One of the coolest things I’ve ever watched thank you sir
It’s a very cool place to explore. I keep going back because I keep finding more.
Amazing video what song you used I really enjoyed it.
I would like to know the name of the song as well
My old neighbor (now dead) was retired geologist. He mentioned he worked for the government back in the 1940s. They would fly him around AZ, NV, UT in a small plane looking for uranium. He said it was pretty easy to spot if you knew where to look. He looked for round yellow spots on the ground that were usually good deposits.
That's how ore deposits are found in the game Space Engineers. Guess that's why they implemented that, from actual science.
The people doing rim flying looking for uranium deposits used a scintillator to detect the increase in gamma radiation.
This is great! Honestly I couldn’t go looking around those mines at night, I’d spook myself and bee-line right for the truck!
It does get a bit spooky sometimes out there at night by yourself. Having a good light helps a lot…at least for me.
At 11.40 With the black light looking in at the mine system is such a great image. I have a small piece of Autunite, it looks like book pages and it glows green like this, Pretty safe kept in a clear display case in a cabinet, any dust from this mineral breathed in would be bad. The landscape is a real badlands spooky area, it looks so old and weathered.
Great video. Beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching and letting me know you liked it.
Wow drew my friend everything is glowing at night....thanks and another Great uranium mine video...
Great content, great aerial shots. Thanks for bringing a Geiger counter 👍
No problem. Glad you liked it.
Careful driving around on those trails out there or you'll be a TH-cam cross-over video with my other favorite Southwest US TH-cam channel, Matts OffRoad Recovery ;) The mine you poked the blacklight in and took a picture of was absolutely amazing. What I wouldn't give to see that with my own eyes - stunning!
It’s one of the magical places out there that’s for sure. I love watching Matt’s Off-road Recovery.
Trail Mater is a Moab based YT channel for recoveries.
@@RadioactiveDrew thought you were gonna say a Mr.Ballen video haha
Very cool photography! Imagine what the uranium rush must have been like in the 40s and 50s....
This area must have been crazy back then. From old photos it seems like there was a small townsite.
I'm guessing that was shortwave UV with that awesome photo inside the adit of the mine? What wavelength would be best for that? Im guessing something in the 365nm range? That photograph was INSANE. Super cool.
Wow, that still from inside the mine all glowing up was pretty!
Thanks. I use it as my wallpaper on my phone.
On a rare occasion with the company I work with, we’ve had to do ground samples of mines like this all over Utah. It’s some of the weirdest experiences, it feels Barron driving the dump truck up those dirt roads all day, helping hand shovel dirt. And maybe occasionally taking souvenirs from abandoned vehicles if you don’t get caught
Certainly an underrated channel
So cool, well done. I hope they are showing this in schools.
That would be cool.
I have the Uranium Fever song stuck in my head from this 😂
I can't believe this guy isn't more popular. I just might have to drive up there some day to add to my rock and mineral collection. the hottest rock I've found in Arizona so far 500-600 counts per minute. I still don't know exactly what it is. it's either samarskite or columbite- tantalite. in a road cut pegmatite.
Awesome! Love seeing others that appreciate the beauty of the desert. Also love the history.
Yeah this area has some good history and the rock formation are beautiful.
Awesome video ! We camp there every so often. Never thought about bringing a black light. Beautiful pictures. Back 30 years ago me and my sons used to go in some mines near Mercur. Brought out some very nice stalactites !
Dude! I wanna say thanks, that taught me things I can't believe I didn't know. YOU ROCK!
I really enjoyed this video. The musical choice was excellent.
Thanks. Choosing music for these videos is about a quarter of the process.
In 1952 I was six years old and in the summer would camp with my dad and my mom's cousin at several horizontal shaft mines and one vehicle shaft..they held the claim to the Rio Algum min 5:12 e site near Moab...my dad gave his share away in 1972..the rest is history...biggest strike on the Western slope..17 years 24/7 and mill for entire Western slope of the Rockies was built there...250 people lost their jobs when it was abandoned..while still producing ore...that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
LOL
Radioactive Drew, now that is a Great Name.
San Rafael Swell. Beautiful.
One of my favorite areas to explore.
I drove through the length of Temple Mountain Road in 2002. I was trying to get to Goblin Valley and missed the turn. I looked on the map with my brother (much further along) and saw that "Temple Mountain Road" connected- perfect shortcut. That "shortcut" turned into one of the most exhilarating drives I've ever been on. We were in a tiny Honda Insight (2001 model) with almost no supplies. When we were about half way through, we realized that we were kind of screwed if something happened. It was summer and over 100*.
The whole ride was extremely tense, but the wildlife and views we experienced was insane... a herd of elk ran beside my car, we saw rams, coyotes... just incredible. So much life in the desert. We drove past Euler mine, but didn't investigate. My brother and I got some insanely beautiful pictures. We did make it to Goblin Valley, but it was a miracle that we didn't get lost, it's a maze back there. Very dumb decision for a couple 20-somethings, but that place left such an impression on me. I definitely want to go back better prepared.
Temple Mountain is one of my favorite places to explore. It’s kind of amazing that it isn’t a national park.
@@RadioactiveDrew I completely agree. Of all the places I've been (almost every US state and Canadian Provence), this is the one place I would like to visit again the most. Anyway, fantastic channel, I'm catching up on your videos now :).
There is so much to see there. I’ve been coming to the Temple Mtn / San Rafael Swell for the last 5 years and it always an adventure.
Love the Minecraftesque music it’s so peaceful
Beautiful as always
Thanks. Its a beautiful place.
Hello Drew! New friendly from CO. Here. Digging your content. Really liked this video. Good lord those cores were frigging huge! Amazing
Those cores are the biggest I’ve ever seen. I’m sure they were more for sinking a shaft down or for air flow.
I don't know how this channel doesn't have a million plus subs
The channel gets a little bigger everyday. Would be pretty cool to get to one million subs.
Love the night camera
Wow! What an awesome video, Drew 😊
The visuals, the music and your narration. Loved it.
I've found that after a hard day at work I'm watching your videos to chill to. This is my fave so far. Brilliant 👍
The States has some stunning scenery.. yet all I get see in the popular media and tourist ads here in te UK is for tourist traps like Las Vagas and Disney. Thanks for this glimpse of the real USA.
Thanks for your sharing
I came here after seeing the Trinity test site video. This one was pretty awesome too, loving the amazing landscape. Subbed!
Best wishes from England. ☢️☢️
That long exposure shot is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
No problem. I like how that shot turned out as well.
What a fantastic video, you have taught me a lot about antonite. I have your image of the antonite cave as my desktop wallpaper now :)
It is a nice picture.
Epic journey. Excellent cinematography
This is very cool. If you keep up this quality of video, you'll get a lot more subscribers soon!
Thanks for saying that Mark. I've been making video for the last 16 years but all of those have been timelapse and drone based pieces. I wish I would have been building my audience here on YT instead of on Vimeo. Either way I enjoy making content and visiting the places I film. I'm sure I'll post some of my timelapse pieces here when I have some time. But for now I have a lot of radiation related footage to get through. Thanks for watching the video.
I agree, I just subscribed, and will share.. First thing about seeing your videos. Is that I have been looking for a practical way to check for and measure radiation. Like the device you use -Thermo RadEye E-20, but it is sooo expensive.. Had been looking at the Ecotest Terra-P +, but again expensive. It also seems these devices are only available from other countries..? I just do not have any reference to make any decisions, so your videos and practical information really helps.. Thanks..
oh wow, cool video! I am pretty sure I just say raditation spots on the camera at 10:12
Looks like a great place to explore. There are amazing places in our country that people just don't know about. Thanks
I totally agree. Lots of things people miss.
Great video chief. I explored a couple of the mines in buckhorn wash before they shut down. I’m going to check out more of the swell come spring
Yeah...plenty to explore around there.
I was in Goblin Valley a couple of times recently. I also visited that site at 15:16 with the steel hoist tower. While out there I met the authors of a couple of neat off road reference books ; Ed and Janice Helmick "San Rafael Swell Off Road" and "Discover Nine Mile Canyon".
Woow! Amazing video like always! Part from 11:30 to 12:30 is outstanding! 😳
I just imagine what the scene wuld be like if a drone could film canyon at the night in green glow spots. 😁
That would be cool. Would take an extremely powerful UV light.
Perhaps just a handful of LEDs with battery packs and controler.
Truly awesome. Thanks for the views. A peek in to others life and interests
It’s the Chinle formation laid down 207 and 225 million years ago in what is now modern day Costa Rica, it’s all over the Colorado plateau.
great scenery and cool video!
Its a very beautiful area.
You make cool videos, Drew. Thank you.
Glad you enjoy them.
Hey man I really enjoy your videos thank you from Massachusetts
Glad you enjoy them...I hope to make my way out to Massachusetts one day.
Wow..that is amazing.
This was one of my favorite camping grounds. I've got some ore from there right next to me. Goblin valley is a trip by moonlight too.
I've been wanting to hit Goblin Valley every time I head out to Temple Mtn. I'm going to try and make it happen this year as there are some other locations I want to film around Temple Mtn.
I’ve certainly learned from your videos Drew. Thank you! Your drone shots are also enjoyable.
that video is way cool. the terrain is as well. i would like to go there.
Its one of my favorite places to visit.
You did a great job making this high quality videos also great music selections, this channel should deserves more subs and views. Once again keep on your great work, Drew😀
Thanks. I’ll keep making videos and hopefully more people will find them interesting.
Well done on the great video and keep up the good work!
Thanks. I always try and make the next one better than the last.
This was an amazing documentary!
Thanks. I might do a more in depth video in the future. Its a very cool place to visit and one of my favorite.
Very excellent VDO
Night movement so excellent 👍
Thanks.
I did some work on radiation detection using commercial camera sensors and you can see an example of it in the night shot when you had the ISO cranked up. A few pixels light up white for just one frame when they're hit by radiation -- for example at 7:50 there's one on your nose just as you're saying "really cool".
Just discovered your channel a few days ago and love your videos! Keep it up!
I think the noise you were seeing was more from the high iso from the camera and not from the radiation near by. I've had my cameras in higher fields of radiation without seeing any noise like what you're seeing. But if you do put the cameras in a high enough field or have a strong enough source close to the sensor you can start to see noise coming in.
Very nice drone work.
Thanks. The Air 2S makes it pretty easy.
Stunning UV shot underground I never seen that before! 🤩 I’ve got this video suggestion after watch abandoned mine video for a while but your video content was soo stunning! The drone footage too, everything, defenetely recommend your channel!
Thanks. Glad you are liking the videos.
I agree,the drone footage kicks ass!
Dude if this video doesn't deserve a "like" idk what does...cool stuff, thanks for showing us around.
No problem. Glad you enjoyed it.
Always wanted to go out west and explore, my best friend from England was planning to come over here and we would go out west together. He died in a car wreck on christmas day last year, I'm still planning to go out west one day...one year.....
Sorry to hear about your friend. I always encourage people to head out to Utah. Its a magical place.
Really cool video! I love exploring southern Utah and cant wait to get back. My only experience with a uranium mine was on a hike near Moab to see Morning Glory Natural Bridge. There was a small uranium mine along the trail.
There are loads of uranium mines in that area.
What a beautiful area. We have a number of mines up here in NE Washington that has abundant Autunite. It sure is pretty.
That core sample was the biggest ive ever seen there normally 2" that was more like 3ft across, looking into the stope was amazing it just kept going down, with a decent mask you would be OK in there ,thank you
Yeah, these are the biggest I have ever seen. Pretty cool cross-section of the rock. Going into these mines makes me a little nervous. Some of the ones that aren't bricked up have a super weird smell. Kind of smells like some type of fuel that was left in the mine. Of course sealing up so many of the mines has made this problem even worse because the air can't circulate in there.
Awesome job on the camera work and editing! Looks like a cool area!
Thanks man. I'm trying to put some more production into these videos when I can.
Amazing scenery! Very well made video
I prospected with my dad in the 50's near Basin Wyoming I was 8 10 years old. I think his partners found the Meriam mine in the Pryor mountains just north of Cowley Wyoming
I want to check out those mines in the summer.
Bedrock Colorado is one of my favorite places to go exploring old mining history, Cool Video 👍
Beautifully shot video
Thanks…it’s a beautiful area.
Your from work is spectacular
Thanks.
You have good energy thanks for sharing 👍👍
What a place!
It an amazing place to camp and explore.
Wow. Your opening drone video is stunning!
Thanks.
that music ^^' I started the video and went downstairs to prepare dinner. I couldn't hear the commentary, so i thought i misclicked and started a stray puppy rescue video from the Dodo :p
The night shots, and the ore fluorescence, just gorgeous. bit scary on the counter though, that rose has thorns :)
Hello from Australia we mine uranium as yellow cake some of the purest in the world
I've heard you have some great deposits there.
@@RadioactiveDrew Yep mainly up north very large deposits indeed thanks 4 the reply stay safe opal miner here
Thank you for the video, I went to Goblin Valley State Park about 2 years ago and didn't have any idea about this mines!!! Really cool!
I work in a uranium mine in south Australia using a different way then a conventional mine, we use a leaching process wish you could come out and document how we do it, it is a mind blowing way from drilling to sucking to refining it and packing it.
There are areas in Arizona that do the same thing. Still I would like to make it out to Australia one of these days.
@@RadioactiveDrew the company i work for is called heathgate resources we are the sister company of general atomics which i believe is pretty big over in the US.
I live in Wyoming--the largest American uranium producer at the moment. It's all "in situ leaching" here at the moment.
Besides the video itself being great! Oh just being out there pretty much alone without crowds of people and the sounds of Urban noise. Definitely envious!!
That definitely adds to the beauty of this area.