Haha, yeah, that double loop is a layout we have never seen before! I'd love to know the reasoning behind it. Usually, I don't have trouble staying oriented inside of a mine, but this one really turned us around... Thanks for watching and commenting.
Cool mine that one! Looks like a Cornish mine for sure, low narrow tunnels that I know too well. Nice to see some equipment left behind to look at, that winze looked far too inviting to just bung a rope down! :) Great video! Shame Frank has stopped exploring, is Paul still up for trips with you and Chuck?
Haha, yeah, I thought you might feel at home in those cramped, narrow tunnels. Yes, I believe Paul is still keen on going on trips, but the only problem is that he is way out of the way (about a drive of eight hours from where Chuck and I are based). We still would like to swing down and pick him up for an adventure when we can though...
Thank you, Fausto. No, I haven't brought a metal detector. My brother is really into metal detecting and is hoping to come visit some nearby ghost towns soon with his metal detector, but I don't know enough about metal detecting yet to be able to find anything interesting. Ha, plus I am already hauling around gear that weighs too much for exploring the abandoned mines! Thanks for watching.
There are, apparently, 'dwarf castles' ( ANCIENT rock dwellings/shelters) dug out in the same incomprehensibly miniature fashion in various parts of the world. I just learned this myself, over on you tube newearth channel. Great video btw which I missed til now. Anyway, Thank you for your dangerous but exciting missions -from UK.
ok the first time someone bumped their head it was amusing the 2nd , 3rd & 4th time it started getting funny by the end of the explore I was lmao :):):) Strange mine given the low height, irregular width and the way it seemed to snake around going nowhere. all that for one open stope. I'm more inclined to believe it may have been dug by the munchkins following the yellow brick road
He didn't entirely close the door on going out still from time to time. So, hopefully, this isn't the very last mining video with Frank in it (I had no idea of the significance when I was filming it).
Great video as always.. So at the risk of being a total thickie I have to ask the question What is the difference between a mine with no ore shoots and one with ..obviously this mine didn't have any but did have a labyrinth of loads of small tunnels all over the place..does this mean they were truly following a ore vein and no need to go up ..or is it just a different kind of mining ..as in do different ores and minerals require different methods ..sorry for being uneducated
Brothers of the mine rejoice! Swing, swing, swing with me. Raise your pick and raise your voice! Sing, sing, sing with me. Down and down into the deep, who knows what we'll find beneath? Diamonds, rubies, gold and more! Hidden in the mountain store!
If you go to the right every time you come to a fork in a labyrinth (like a complex underground mine), you can't get lost. Keep going right and if you get confused, turn around and go to the left at every fork on the way out. It will take you right back to where you started.
Haha, yeah, it is annoying... I didn't realize how much the camera would pick that up. Don't worry, I haven't done that since noticing it when I was editing the video.
Even the coolies must have been short then because I would estimate that most sections of that mine were around four feet (or less) high... I didn't see any sign of tracks at this mine. So, that's another point in favor of coolies (or dwarfs) lugging ore and waste rock out by wheelbarrow or buckets.
Yes, unfortunately, I could find almost nothing at all on the history of this mine in order to be able to confirm that other than the fact that silver was mined here and that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in 1937.
Still-pressurized tanks, interesting! People have gotten taller over the years, a combination of better nutrition, better healthcare and maybe even people's preferences in reproductive partners! At least, I think tallness has been an upward trend, not actually sure!
I have read many statistics about people getting taller and so I believe that you are correct for all of the reasons you outlined above... That said, some sections of this abandoned mine were no more than four feet high and so even for someone much shorter than us, that must have been uncomfortable. I'm 5'10 and so someone that really is tall would be absolutely miserable in those adits!
Love the channel guys. Been watching Frank's for about a year before I discovered yours. Great content! Keep it up guys!
Thank you very much. I'm glad you're enjoying this channel as well.
Fascinating vlog. Thanks for exploring and sharing.
Neat. Keep em coming. Stay safe, but not TOO safe.
Well said...
Always a great explore with you, I've listened on action to others, really don't care fore the hyper review
Holy shit, that's quite a maze. Thanks for taking us along fellas. take care
Haha, yeah, that double loop is a layout we have never seen before! I'd love to know the reasoning behind it. Usually, I don't have trouble staying oriented inside of a mine, but this one really turned us around... Thanks for watching and commenting.
Cool mine that one! Looks like a Cornish mine for sure, low narrow tunnels that I know too well. Nice to see some equipment left behind to look at, that winze looked far too inviting to just bung a rope down! :) Great video! Shame Frank has stopped exploring, is Paul still up for trips with you and Chuck?
Haha, yeah, I thought you might feel at home in those cramped, narrow tunnels. Yes, I believe Paul is still keen on going on trips, but the only problem is that he is way out of the way (about a drive of eight hours from where Chuck and I are based). We still would like to swing down and pick him up for an adventure when we can though...
At 12:41, are the rocks and piece of wood on the floor purposefully shaped into an arrow, do you think?
Never noticed that before... Yes, I'm sure that's what that was.
Great video Friend, have you ever tried to bring metal detecting to one of those mines? Greetings from Italy.
Fausto.
Thank you, Fausto. No, I haven't brought a metal detector. My brother is really into metal detecting and is hoping to come visit some nearby ghost towns soon with his metal detector, but I don't know enough about metal detecting yet to be able to find anything interesting. Ha, plus I am already hauling around gear that weighs too much for exploring the abandoned mines! Thanks for watching.
They sometimes had very short miners like the Welsh or Cornish.
There are, apparently, 'dwarf castles' ( ANCIENT rock dwellings/shelters) dug out in the same incomprehensibly miniature fashion in various parts of the world. I just learned this myself, over on you tube newearth channel. Great video btw which I missed til now. Anyway, Thank you for your dangerous but exciting missions -from UK.
I was just watching your Eldorado mine video, which is now paused. Keep up the VERY well narrated videos.
Thank you. I'll keep them coming as long as I can.
Big rats = Big snakes. Stay safe
ok the first time someone bumped their head it was amusing the 2nd , 3rd & 4th time it started getting funny by the end of the explore I was lmao :):):) Strange mine given the low height, irregular width and the way it seemed to snake around going nowhere. all that for one open stope. I'm more inclined to believe it may have been dug by the munchkins following the yellow brick road
This was a very strange mine! I'm inclined to agree with your Munchkins theory.
nice explore guys. Be safe
Thank you.
Did Frank come out of retirement already?
I'm afraid Frank is still retired. This was filmed prior to his retirement.
Come back, Frank... We miss you!
He didn't entirely close the door on going out still from time to time. So, hopefully, this isn't the very last mining video with Frank in it (I had no idea of the significance when I was filming it).
Thank you
This was a fun mine to explore. And it was a long time ago!
Great video as always.. So at the risk of being a total thickie I have to ask the question
What is the difference between a mine with no ore shoots and one with ..obviously this mine didn't have any but did have a labyrinth of loads of small tunnels all over the place..does this mean they were truly following a ore vein and no need to go up ..or is it just a different kind of mining ..as in do different ores and minerals require different methods ..sorry for being uneducated
Ever hear of Hanta virus?
Ha, yeah, there is a lengthy discussion on that exact topic lower down in the comments section of this video...
The miners were either drunk or very inexperienced. 😳
Miners and alcohol frequently go together!
Brothers of the mine rejoice! Swing, swing, swing with me. Raise your pick and raise your voice! Sing, sing, sing with me. Down and down into the deep, who knows what we'll find beneath? Diamonds, rubies, gold and more! Hidden in the mountain store!
The mine was worked by a guy named "Shorty" and his partner Little Dave.
I know some short italian miners
Could you please explain "right hand rules". Thanks.
If you go to the right every time you come to a fork in a labyrinth (like a complex underground mine), you can't get lost. Keep going right and if you get confused, turn around and go to the left at every fork on the way out. It will take you right back to where you started.
Please don't ever chew gum while filming. It is very annoying. Keep the cool videos coming. Thx!
Haha, yeah, it is annoying... I didn't realize how much the camera would pick that up. Don't worry, I haven't done that since noticing it when I was editing the video.
Dwarf's? probably Coolies.. Aka Chinese Miners...
Even the coolies must have been short then because I would estimate that most sections of that mine were around four feet (or less) high... I didn't see any sign of tracks at this mine. So, that's another point in favor of coolies (or dwarfs) lugging ore and waste rock out by wheelbarrow or buckets.
The neatly stacked gobbing is another clue.. Coolies were meretricious in stacking waste rock..
TVR Exploring One holding the abacus keeping meticulous track of each once of ore.
LOL, the abacus scene would have been great!
Yes, unfortunately, I could find almost nothing at all on the history of this mine in order to be able to confirm that other than the fact that silver was mined here and that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in 1937.
That was a shit load of rat shit at the end.
McBride, that was very well put. There was indeed a shitload of rat shit at the end and it was kind of shitty to be walking through all of that shit.
TVR Exploring Shit job, but somebody's gotta do that shit!
LOL, ok, we've got to stop this shit. Someone could possibly be left with the (obviously mistaken) impression that we're immature.
Still-pressurized tanks, interesting! People have gotten taller over the years, a combination of better nutrition, better healthcare and maybe even people's preferences in reproductive partners! At least, I think tallness has been an upward trend, not actually sure!
I have read many statistics about people getting taller and so I believe that you are correct for all of the reasons you outlined above... That said, some sections of this abandoned mine were no more than four feet high and so even for someone much shorter than us, that must have been uncomfortable. I'm 5'10 and so someone that really is tall would be absolutely miserable in those adits!