I have an interest in geology but never studied it at a high level so love watching your videos with explanations. Yup, the booze, we find booze at the back of complex mines from modern explorers, you wonder how they haven't killed themselves. what you call gobbing, in England, we call deads, often find tools behind them as when miners left the mine, often they didn't know if they would be back in days or months so would hide their tools back there.
UK Abandoned Mine Explores “Gly”: That makes allot of sense because in the larger mines it would be allot easier to hide your tools up in a drift than it would be to haul it all back out of the mine. I’m glad your enjoying the show! Thanks!
@@jodylangton9309 Don't think I'm going to be able to get over there in the forseeable future, but I could show the wonders over here, just get ready for water, water and more water lol
@@UKAbandonedMineExplores I watch your videos and so wish I could join you on some of those adventures. It's really cool to see all the old mines dotted around our little island. I was interested in mines before discovering your FB group but now I'm hooked!
@@jodylangton9309 Oops, replied with the wrong account initially lol. So glad you enjoy, it's nice to get feedback on the channel and videos. If you enjoyed the one with the ladder, the one before this one, we will be re-visiting that ladder in the next one, and after that, the mine we explore is one of the craziest and roughest seen yet! :) Yes, shame you couldn't visit, I love showing people around :o)
It would be cool if he could go back with the claim owners on those 2 active mines and recorded a walkthrough on their operation especially focusing on the geology and method of mining.
Love of old buildings is mostly why I love this type of video's. But I did do some exploring when I was in the explore scouts as a kid just glad you take us along so cool watching
As always, very informative, great video work, narration and editing. I always know exactly where I am when taken into a mine with you. Keep up the great work, your channels is the best out there...!
Really enjoyed your first live feed Gly and Mr M! a well done! Love you and Mr M’s mine mechanics and geology as most of us do. Keep up the excellence!
Man them miners must of had fun with all them whiskey bottles. Some much ore left in that 1st mine. Great explore, thanks for taking us along once again. C ya next time and Happy Trails.
And... I especially love the fact that you take time to explain how the mines worked and the machinery.. Even if it's in pieces. Makes me really understand the workings and appreciate it more. Thank you for taking the time to do that.
Howdy Gly , nice find with those mines , - - @ 22:16 - that pocket of Sulfide crystals ; note the Rat poop , even the rats have been doing some mining in there . lol . - - @ 35:25 - suggestion , carry a 4" x 6" mirror with you , for looking down Shafts or into long, deep Adits , Sunlight is far brighter than any flashlight . < Doc > .
I'd say that's pretty rich ore judging by the puny pillars they left, 'bout the smallest I've ever seen for the size span they're supporting. they were willing to up the risk a fair amount rather than leave any
At 35:43 when you are looking up from peeking into that shaft. Almost straight ahead was a stove pipe looking thing a short distance away. What is that ?
That's was an awesome video!! OMG, those mines were really cool. The first was so interesting, to say the least. Dangerous looking, however. Stay safe!!
I have seen dry washers with a blower attached to blow dirt away as the gold fell out into a sluice below a rocker, yes it had to have blown flour gold everywhere but they were pretty good with fines if set up right
Building an have adit. Thought would hit the adit not the stoped area. How bout a thumb nail of those stolles. This is going to be fun. They were drinking but good. Here we go, wow this is getting good. They took a lot of stuff out of there. The first site was a knock out, loved it. Site 2, Sliding down that stuff, i'd hurt myself. Blue glass, from old bottles or is it natural? An active open pit mine, fantastic, this just got better!
Man just the entrance to that first shaft looked sketchy , so cool though !! I really enjoy your vids and taking the time to point out all the geology , I'm slowly learning some stuff lol
Colin Leiby “Gly”: TH-cam has a 18 month probation period before there algorithm really starts promoting your channel. All the other mine exploring channels had to go through the same thing. I just need to be patient and keep producing good content.
Love to watching youre video , I just noticed in youre intro video. There is. Snake in the bush right hand side In front of the rubber duckie ,you walk past snake gose into the mine after you haha. Not shur if u put that in there or maybe just cool nature moment captured buy chance. Any ,keep me coming!
Hi im late.. Dif you see at that "Building stucture" the metal shiel hangfrom the top movong from 30:15 to 30:54..wa there wind or was that a got that was upset that he show the ore and aying that he would cpme back o he woul be a miner again ??
That is some really good-looking ore in those pillars. It's no wonder they stoped out such huge areas. Seems like there's a lot of ore remaining, though. I wonder why they stopped mining? Economics, maybe? Price of silver went down? Is it possible they had a crusher of some sort, maybe even a couple of jaw crushers, mounted on the slab in that old building? If they were using a shaker table, the material that fed it must have been pretty small. Also, a shaker table would require water. Did you see a well? One other thing. That purple glass was all made before 1913. That was when they stopped using manganese in glass.
Chris Ackerley “Gly”: No, I never found a well. My best guess is they were hauling the ore off someplace else to be processed. I’m almost certain that shaker table was from some more recent prospecting operations. Yes! This mine still has lots of good ore in it. That section of the mine with all the whiskey bottles would be a great place to dig for gold along that back wall.
That whiskey mine looks like three finger Joe is in there playing a game of miner Jenga. With the mass of rock above, I can't even imagine the amount of potential pressure on that wood. If it was my mine, I'd be back filling some of the open areas before I dug any more out.
In the tin shack that had lots of bags of ore samples, there was a modern and fairly new green plastic trash can with wheels, the exact same one I have for our household trash. Was someone recently mining there and hauling ore samples in the trash can? Not very sturdy to move rocks. Curious that you didn’t mention it’s presence.
Good stuff. I went searching for the Stonehouse bourbon, the only thing I found was a newspaper ad from 1976 (fifth of bottled in bond only $4.37) nothing else except stonewood whisky (german, and certainly not bourbon) comes up at the usual whisky and bourbon reference sites, really highlights how well things are preserved out in the desert. Also makes me wonder who marketed it, or which of the big names bought it out and when. Funny how the non-mining things sometimes catch your attention.
alex b. “Gly”: It’s interesting because all the little things you find in a mine are clues that tell a story about the place. If you know what to look for these time capsules are really fun to explore.
I watched quite of few of your episodes 'Gly' and this is the first time I've seen the message "Why are you looking at my trunk" on the underside of 'ole Bob. Having old people eyesight is a real disadvantage at times 😂
“Gly”: Thank you! Long ago I would take samples from tailings piles but I never really found enough that would justify recreational mining. One would have to process the entire tailings pile with cyanide to really do a good job at extracting any gold that was missed from gravity separation.
Lol love the jet fly bys. So i found a stone. A dark smoky grey and black with a crack filled with quartz and a gold rim around the quartz. Id rather ask u what i got then google. Lol cant wait for more mines u find and ever thought of going out of state ??
“Gly”: Sounds like you have a quartz stringer vein surrounded by metamorphic rock. I would suggest looking at it under a microscope or a lupe magnifier to see if it’s gold or pyrite. Remember, gold is dull yellow and pyrite is shiny and crystalline. I’ve been bouncing back and forth from Arizona and Nevada. These two states have enough mines to keep me busy for a very long time.
Cool i work for a company that grades and blast so i get to see all kinds of stuff from different parts of middle tn. And ty for the geology lesson. i need to learn more about what i see at work any way lol
Roger Adam “Gly”: I will be meeting up with Frank here real soon. I’ve got an extremely large list of mines for him that are both rope work technical or extremely difficult locations like vertical shafts without man ways. Between his channel and mine we both have some really great locations we’ll be exploring this winter.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Dude Frank is gonna flip on some of the woodworking. To be honest that's what I love just seeing beautiful well preserved woodworking. Great work cheers!!!
As a native northern nevadan who holds an MSHA card I hate that you hide the locations because I love looking through old mines. But I understand why you have to do it. Would love to explore some with you next time your in northern nevada.
Nice vid. Looks like Old Bob was out playing in 'dry lake' with his HUD and got "locked on". Bob be careful youl get a stinger in your tail pipe playin with them Top Guns. Ha Ha. Location: Jets practicing war and open pit gave it away, some where with in 100 miles of area51. Ha Ha
@17:57 am no teetotaler but one of my rules is the foot does not go on the ladder down to my mine unless sober...2ooooo dangerous.Underground has its dangers and I see no point in adding 2 them :)Though I do know of people that will lower the tools on the hoist and a few boxes of cans along with that :)
Would that blower next to the shaker table been used to blow finer materiel (dust, smaller particles) off the table leaving the heavier particles and gold grains/dust? Might have been a way to help lower the cost of milling if the miller charged by the pound/ton.
Wow, holy jumping up and down Martha, That's amazing. With the sulphides there and the black staining, and I possibly right that there is still silver in that stoped out area? I noticed the Andesite and Limonite as well. Next to the pillar there is some copper staining. I'd love to pick up a couple of the pieces for specimens just to satisfy my curiosity. What type of lighting are you using to bring out the yellow tint? That's one thirsty miner and he loved Bourbon.
Loyal Kuhn “Gly”: I know huh?! Isn’t it crazy how much great looking ore is still in this mine? This mine had it all! Gold, Silver and even copper in some of those bands. There is so much in there that could still be mined especially around that area with all the whiskey bottles. And who drinks that much whiskey when mining?? I’d be surprised if he could even swing his pickaxe. Lol. I use a technique with my lighting that’s kind of a secret. None of the other mine explorers are using it and that’s why the colors pop and are not washed out. It’s a trick I learned from my sister who used to do cinematography. Someday I’ll reveal my secrets but right now it’s kind of proprietary.
Have you ever found a claim that looked like it was promising for additional mining and was possible to obtain the mining rights? How long is a claim in effect if the property is not being mined?
Of all the mines that I've watched with you I have never seen an old or car in the mine or even around the mine why is that do they take them with them or what do they do with them
“Gly”: The US is a really difficult place to find artifacts in mines because most everything has been taken. These days the only way to find interesting artifacts in abandoned mines it to crawl, climb ladders or rope into area’s most people don’t go into. The issue with that is your exposing yourself to much more dangerous areas in the mine.
Its amazing to see what they were mining, but it looks so much like stuff that is still in a lot of the mines you go to. Does it look different on camera? or is it something you have to learn from experience to tell apart? Just wondering...
“Gly”: Well, since gold and silver is pretty much found in the same types of hydrothermal structures the rocks will appear very much the same no matter the mine I’m in unless they were mining for something else. Porphyry gold deposits in igneous rock will have an entirely different appearance as compared to hydrothermal structures that I usually find.
“Gly”: Well, blue glass bottles were very popular in the early 19th century especially medicine bottles. They were made using cobalt oxide or copper oxide giving them that rich blue color. Darker bottles like blue or dark brown don’t stand up well when exposed to harsh sunlight for year after year. That’s why it’s next to impossible to find such a bottle laying in the desert that’s unbroken.
8 bottles of bourbon,, sounds like they are from my nape of the woods here in Idaho. they must have only had a short time there,, anything over a week, would have needed a full case. As for how can anybody mine with that much whiskey in them? sorry to answer a question with a question, but How can anybody mine without that much whiskey. My personal preference for finding the best color in rocks is good ole Ezera Brooks, as its one of the few good Scuds that still uses a cork in the bottle. that is important when it comes to gold mining.
Have yyou been to Delamar, NV ? South of Caliente and about 10 miles off the main road. Used to be lots of shafts and some footings of buildings. My mother and father lived there in the 30's. Cemetery at the bottom of the hill.
Who is to say that it was the minors that brought in all that liquor crown royal used the same label and same shape bottle for a long time so there's no telling how old a crown royal bottle would be if you found one in the mine.
Haha omg how am I JUST now seeing the butt-scratching in the intro?! 😂 (I must have turned away or sneezed or something every other time I got to that particular moment.) Edit; it makes me excessively nervous watching you go inside some of these precarious holes without a buddy.
stager33 “Gly”: No, this location is much further west. I hope to explore the Delamar Dry Lake area one of these summers and that entire area east of the Nellis border.
"Gly": It all depends on its diameter and how well its wedged in with shims. Two guys and a drill could be positioned on one board that spanned across two stulls.
“Gly”: When exposed to air many rocks will grow crystals over time and allot of those crystals can be red, yellow, orange or purplish in color. This is especially true in extrusive igneous rocks.
I thought we were gonna see a dead body this time after all those booze bottles..🥃☠ Glad you made it back from the raid in time for this weeks video, those jets were on your tail tho, loved the intro! You need another shout out from a larger channel now that you have so much content and some awesome locations under your belt. You do a nice job with with it all. Thx for sharing, be well.
Vince Imp “Gly”: Exploring abandoned mines is always allot more fun when you have fighter jets flying overhead and dropping ordnance off in the distance. Yeah, this 18 month TH-cam probation period kind of sucks but after that I should see an increase in subscribers. All the other mine channels had to go through it. Now, it’s my turn.
Do you think that the booze was a last day in the mine celebration or have there been 49's who actually drink on the job. Do any fans of Gly's channel think that asteroids will get mined this century in low earth orbit because i know there is a lot of money to be made from them, please let me know i really do want to see what people thing about the future of mining.💯👍
2:38 sorry but you went into a long convoluted explanation of a piece of equipment that would require a steady supply of water with not a drop to be found there and yet the squire cage fan caught your attention but you were dumfounded why it was there and promptly dismissed it as be integral to the machine. So, too bad you didn't lift up that flat piece that was hinged. Also, to give you a chance to raise your awareness, are you able to give an alternate explanation as to what that machine was used for and how it was designed to function. Hint, its got something to do with a squirrel in a cage driven by a motor.
“Gly”: Dumbfounded? That’s kind of a stretch don’t you think? Sometimes I challenge my viewers to come up with there interpretation of the things I find. If you want me to document my videos like a textbook I can do so but It wouldn’t be as much fun. Thanks for watching.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces I put myself in your shoes and ended up going no, no, no! Also, lift it up, lift it up, the part that's hinged, for crying out loud, lift it up, flip it over. And on a different wavelength, I am a 67 year old Aspie as in Asperger's Syndrome and I absolutely LOVE learning and explaining things to individuals so they are no longer ignorant about something. It is meant as good clean fun. The odd time someone kicks me in the ass because of their iron grip on what they perceive as being correct, that's when I leave because of their close mindedness appears to be unshakeable. Life goes on!
lothar schiese “Gly”: Ok, I’ll tell ya what. Sounds like you and I are intellectuals so let’s do this. When I made this video roughly year ago I was experimenting with how my audience would react and interact with my videos. Long since then I learned many things about my audience and have long since critique my format and filming style. I ask that you please take a look at some of my newer videos such as episode 52 for example and tell me what you think. If you think I still need room for improvement by all means explain how and please offer me constructive advice. Thank you.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces I am systematically going through ALL your videos and am enjoying what you present on the exact same level as I did with Frank's channels. That's 2 TH-cam channels that beats the pants off of everyone else, no if, ands or buts about it! You, just as Frank did are polishing your presentations, learning to use this and that, am thrilled with your respect for safety as it is the prime directive. Please take to heart what I wrote up about the elimination diet some while back, there is more to it that I can present to you. It has to do with your Personal bacterial flora, I have to do some searching to find it. Up until 2 months ago, I was homeless living in my shit van, after the shithouse I was renting collapsed last August, and have some unwanted medical problems now, like swollen feet & calves, etc.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Nah! Just poking a hole in your pronunciation and gives others a chance to understand the word usage. Eh! Listen to how you say the word, you put an r into it. Frank had a similar experience with serpentinite. He was saying it as Sir-pentinite and Sur-pentinite There were a few of us here that had some fun with him related to the Knights of the Roundtable, I started with the question who's Sir Pentinite as I couldn't find it via Google. He kept telling everyone it was deposited in an ocean until I clued him into it being an Ultramafic rock that comes up from deep in the earth, with lots of olivine in it making it an interesting looking rock. In his area, it tends to be an OLD rock and subsequent intrusives have cooked it, metamorphosed it, so it has a slippery feel of talc and is extremely unstable in the mines in his area.
One of the main reasons this channel is my favorite, is because of your interest and focus on the geology. I watched the mine segment twice
8:21 I love how every mine is so unique, never gets boring
Vegas Cycling Freak
“Gly”: There like snowflakes... no two are exactly the same.
I have an interest in geology but never studied it at a high level so love watching your videos with explanations. Yup, the booze, we find booze at the back of complex mines from modern explorers, you wonder how they haven't killed themselves. what you call gobbing, in England, we call deads, often find tools behind them as when miners left the mine, often they didn't know if they would be back in days or months so would hide their tools back there.
UK Abandoned Mine Explores
“Gly”: That makes allot of sense because in the larger mines it would be allot easier to hide your tools up in a drift than it would be to haul it all back out of the mine. I’m glad your enjoying the show! Thanks!
UK and USA mine exploring collaboration 🤔🤔 I love both of your channels and think a colab (in both countries) would be amazing
@@jodylangton9309 Don't think I'm going to be able to get over there in the forseeable future, but I could show the wonders over here, just get ready for water, water and more water lol
@@UKAbandonedMineExplores I watch your videos and so wish I could join you on some of those adventures. It's really cool to see all the old mines dotted around our little island. I was interested in mines before discovering your FB group but now I'm hooked!
@@jodylangton9309 Oops, replied with the wrong account initially lol. So glad you enjoy, it's nice to get feedback on the channel and videos. If you enjoyed the one with the ladder, the one before this one, we will be re-visiting that ladder in the next one, and after that, the mine we explore is one of the craziest and roughest seen yet! :) Yes, shame you couldn't visit, I love showing people around :o)
Wow that last mine was huge , neat to see it all open and exposed !!
It would be cool if he could go back with the claim owners on those 2 active mines and recorded a walkthrough on their operation especially focusing on the geology and method of mining.
Love of old buildings is mostly why I love this type of video's. But I did do some exploring when I was in the explore scouts as a kid just glad you take us along so cool watching
As always, very informative, great video work, narration and editing. I always know exactly where I am when taken into a mine with you. Keep up the great work, your channels is the best out there...!
neseng
“Gly”: Thank you!
Really enjoyed your first live feed Gly and Mr M! a well done! Love you and Mr M’s mine mechanics and geology as most of us do. Keep up the excellence!
This is my favorite episode. Loved all the geology in this mine.
Man them miners must of had fun with all them whiskey bottles. Some much ore left in that 1st mine. Great explore, thanks for taking us along once again. C ya next time and Happy Trails.
Kim Kuerbis
“Gly”: Thanks Kim! I know! I just can’t believe what I’m finding in these mines! The miners most certainly didn’t get is all.
the Hi Ho cracker box is over 20 years old. Hi Ho was discontinued shortly after Sunshine was purchased and merged with Keebler in 1996.
You’re the best. You explain things so well.
Spot on episode.
Great video love all the history in the area. That was a lot of work back in the day.
the table is a dry blower shaker. The squirrel cage would have blown air up to remove the loose dirt, so they did not have to use water.
Hahaha... I love Bob and all your videos! So glad I found your channel!
Evilla Dollyz
“Gly”: Thanks!
And... I especially love the fact that you take time to explain how the mines worked and the machinery.. Even if it's in pieces. Makes me really understand the workings and appreciate it more. Thank you for taking the time to do that.
I love watching the jets from fallon goofe around south of battle mountain. Good video sir.
That opening piece looks just like the 'dry lake' I used to roam around on in Cochise Az!
Trying to catch all your old mines. I enjoy your videos. I could never do that. God Bless you.
Howdy Gly , nice find with those mines , - - @ 22:16 - that pocket of Sulfide crystals ; note the Rat poop , even the rats have been doing some mining in there . lol . - - @ 35:25 - suggestion , carry a 4" x 6" mirror with you , for looking down Shafts or into long, deep Adits , Sunlight is far brighter than any flashlight . < Doc > .
001DesertRat
“Gly”: Hi Doc! Yeah! This mine still had allot of goodies in it. The place was hollowed out like Swiss cheese.
Pretty cool to see a stope area right at the portal. These guys must have hit it big right off the bat!
“Gly”: Yes, The values must’ve been pretty good right there at the surface.
What a unique entrance to that first mine!
Colin Leiby
“Gly”: Yeah, this mines layout was in reverse with the stopes being near the exit. I’ve never explored one quite like this before.
I'd say that's pretty rich ore judging by the puny pillars they left, 'bout the smallest I've ever seen for the size span they're supporting. they were willing to up the risk a fair amount rather than leave any
At 35:43 when you are looking up from peeking into that shaft. Almost straight ahead was a stove pipe looking thing a short distance away. What is that ?
That's was an awesome video!! OMG, those mines were really cool. The first was so interesting, to say the least. Dangerous looking, however. Stay safe!!
11:30 the sound of freedom
I have seen dry washers with a blower attached to blow dirt away as the gold fell out into a sluice below a rocker, yes it had to have blown flour gold everywhere but they were pretty good with fines if set up right
Excellent video, thanks again Gly....!
Building an have adit. Thought would hit the adit not the stoped area. How bout a thumb nail of those stolles. This is going to be fun. They were drinking but good. Here we go, wow this is getting good. They took a lot of stuff out of there. The first site was a knock out, loved it. Site 2, Sliding down that stuff, i'd hurt myself. Blue glass, from old bottles or is it natural? An active open pit mine, fantastic, this just got better!
Man just the entrance to that first shaft looked sketchy , so cool though !! I really enjoy your vids and taking the time to point out all the geology , I'm slowly learning some stuff lol
Whiskey mine was really interesting. Thanks again for this. Really like how they held up the mountain roof. Haha That's a lot of mountain to hold up.
"Gly": They could have used empty whisky bottles to hold up the back of that mine. You should have seen the pile I found off camera. Lol
Dont know why your not at 5k yet but I'll be here watching all your videos till then happy hunting!
Colin Leiby
“Gly”: TH-cam has a 18 month probation period before there algorithm really starts promoting your channel. All the other mine exploring channels had to go through the same thing. I just need to be patient and keep producing good content.
Open pit mine was interesting. Your videos are appreciated 👍
Excellent Puma
“Gly”: Thanks!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces you bet!
Love to watching youre video , I just noticed in youre intro video. There is. Snake in the bush right hand side In front of the rubber duckie ,you walk past snake gose into the mine after you haha. Not shur if u put that in there or maybe just cool nature moment captured buy chance. Any ,keep me coming!
When you were walking up to the shed I’m thinking petty coat junction cool stuff as always be safe
Hi im late..
Dif you see at that "Building stucture" the metal shiel hangfrom the top movong from 30:15 to 30:54..wa there wind or was that a got that was upset that he show the ore and aying that he would cpme back o he woul be a miner again ??
That is some really good-looking ore in those pillars. It's no wonder they stoped out such huge areas. Seems like there's a lot of ore remaining, though. I wonder why they stopped mining? Economics, maybe? Price of silver went down? Is it possible they had a crusher of some sort, maybe even a couple of jaw crushers, mounted on the slab in that old building? If they were using a shaker table, the material that fed it must have been pretty small. Also, a shaker table would require water. Did you see a well? One other thing. That purple glass was all made before 1913. That was when they stopped using manganese in glass.
Chris Ackerley
“Gly”: No, I never found a well. My best guess is they were hauling the ore off someplace else to be processed. I’m almost certain that shaker table was from some more recent prospecting operations. Yes! This mine still has lots of good ore in it. That section of the mine with all the whiskey bottles would be a great place to dig for gold along that back wall.
Awesome video again thank you so much
That whiskey mine looks like three finger Joe is in there playing a game of miner Jenga. With the mass of rock above, I can't even imagine the amount of potential pressure on that wood. If it was my mine, I'd be back filling some of the open areas before I dug any more out.
Another great explore!
In the tin shack that had lots of bags of ore samples, there was a modern and fairly new green plastic trash can with wheels, the exact same one I have for our household trash. Was someone recently mining there and hauling ore samples in the trash can? Not very sturdy to move rocks. Curious that you didn’t mention it’s presence.
Good stuff.
I went searching for the Stonehouse bourbon, the only thing I found was a newspaper ad from 1976 (fifth of bottled in bond only $4.37) nothing else except stonewood whisky (german, and certainly not bourbon) comes up at the usual whisky and bourbon reference sites, really highlights how well things are preserved out in the desert. Also makes me wonder who marketed it, or which of the big names bought it out and when. Funny how the non-mining things sometimes catch your attention.
alex b.
“Gly”: It’s interesting because all the little things you find in a mine are clues that tell a story about the place. If you know what to look for these time capsules are really fun to explore.
Well done video, as usual 👍
*stay safe out there*
Another good one gly loving it still from Aus 😁🤓🐿
Ian Mackenzie
“Gly”: Thank you!
I watched quite of few of your episodes 'Gly' and this is the first time I've seen the message "Why are you looking at my trunk" on the underside of 'ole Bob. Having old people eyesight is a real disadvantage at times 😂
“Gly”: That sticker is rubbed off now but I sure gave people a few laughs when I’d take Old Bob in for oil changes.
Love your hard work and the fact you check all the places out that many wouldn't. Are you ever tempted to dig threw the tailings yourself?
“Gly”: Thank you! Long ago I would take samples from tailings piles but I never really found enough that would justify recreational mining. One would have to process the entire tailings pile with cyanide to really do a good job at extracting any gold that was missed from gravity separation.
Lol love the jet fly bys. So i found a stone. A dark smoky grey and black with a crack filled with quartz and a gold rim around the quartz. Id rather ask u what i got then google. Lol cant wait for more mines u find and ever thought of going out of state ??
“Gly”: Sounds like you have a quartz stringer vein surrounded by metamorphic rock. I would suggest looking at it under a microscope or a lupe magnifier to see if it’s gold or pyrite. Remember, gold is dull yellow and pyrite is shiny and crystalline. I’ve been bouncing back and forth from Arizona and Nevada. These two states have enough mines to keep me busy for a very long time.
Cool i work for a company that grades and blast so i get to see all kinds of stuff from different parts of middle tn. And ty for the geology lesson. i need to learn more about what i see at work any way lol
Cly you're the best she'll rocks literally
it's a dry table, the squirle cage goes with it, that's why the frame is so deep it was curtained off and pressurized air blew up thru it
"Gly": Yes, you are right! I found out later that's exactly what it was.
Hey whatever you don't explore just save it for frank. I'd like you and Frank too explore a few together that would be awesome.👍😁
Roger Adam
“Gly”: I will be meeting up with Frank here real soon. I’ve got an extremely large list of mines for him that are both rope work technical or extremely difficult locations like vertical shafts without man ways. Between his channel and mine we both have some really great locations we’ll be exploring this winter.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Dude Frank is gonna flip on some of the woodworking. To be honest that's what I love just seeing beautiful well preserved woodworking. Great work cheers!!!
As a native northern nevadan who holds an MSHA card I hate that you hide the locations because I love looking through old mines. But I understand why you have to do it. Would love to explore some with you next time your in northern nevada.
“Gly”: Lots of mines up there!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces well next time your in the area I would love to go exploring some nice ones.
Nice vid. Looks like Old Bob was out playing in 'dry lake' with his HUD and got "locked on". Bob be careful youl get a stinger in your tail pipe playin with them Top Guns. Ha Ha. Location: Jets practicing war and open pit gave it away, some where with in 100 miles of area51. Ha Ha
When clearing out the stopes, did they drill and blast to remove the ore? Common sense tells me the did but since I’m not a miner I don’t know.
@17:57 am no teetotaler but one of my rules is the foot does not go on the ladder down to my mine unless sober...2ooooo dangerous.Underground has its dangers and I see no point in adding 2 them :)Though I do know of people that will lower the tools on the hoist and a few boxes of cans along with that :)
Sil Marillian
“Gly”: I agree! I like my whiskey too but being buzzed in a mine is just an accident waiting to happen.
16:00 those stoped out area's are scary as hell
“Gly”: Yes, documenting stopes is very dangerous.
Would that blower next to the shaker table been used to blow finer materiel (dust, smaller particles) off the table leaving the heavier particles and gold grains/dust? Might have been a way to help lower the cost of milling if the miller charged by the pound/ton.
“Gly”: Yes, I learned later that was a blower for a dry washer.
Wow, holy jumping up and down Martha, That's amazing. With the sulphides there and the black staining, and I possibly right that there is still silver in that stoped out area? I noticed the Andesite and Limonite as well. Next to the pillar there is some copper staining. I'd love to pick up a couple of the pieces for specimens just to satisfy my curiosity. What type of lighting are you using to bring out the yellow tint? That's one thirsty miner and he loved Bourbon.
Loyal Kuhn
“Gly”: I know huh?! Isn’t it crazy how much great looking ore is still in this mine? This mine had it all! Gold, Silver and even copper in some of those bands. There is so much in there that could still be mined especially around that area with all the whiskey bottles. And who drinks that much whiskey when mining?? I’d be surprised if he could even swing his pickaxe. Lol. I use a technique with my lighting that’s kind of a secret. None of the other mine explorers are using it and that’s why the colors pop and are not washed out. It’s a trick I learned from my sister who used to do cinematography. Someday I’ll reveal my secrets but right now it’s kind of proprietary.
I bet that close mine was beautiful lol
“Gly”: Yeah! I’ll bet there was some nice quartz in there.
The fan was probably part of a dry washer That shaker table.
“Gly”: That’s correct. I learned later that the fan was for a dry washer setup.
19:30 the boards on the false floor were burnt :-0
can you just walk up into one of those abandoned mines and just mine it again or would you need to buy it
Have you ever found a claim that looked like it was promising for additional mining and was possible to obtain the mining rights? How long is a claim in effect if the property is not being mined?
“Gly”: Yes, I’ve found many that still have valuable ore in them. A claim is good for one year before renewing.
Of all the mines that I've watched with you I have never seen an old or car in the mine or even around the mine why is that do they take them with them or what do they do with them
“Gly”: The US is a really difficult place to find artifacts in mines because most everything has been taken. These days the only way to find interesting artifacts in abandoned mines it to crawl, climb ladders or rope into area’s most people don’t go into. The issue with that is your exposing yourself to much more dangerous areas in the mine.
How did the ties burn? Vandals?
Its amazing to see what they were mining, but it looks so much like stuff that is still in a lot of the mines you go to. Does it look different on camera? or is it something you have to learn from experience to tell apart? Just wondering...
“Gly”: Well, since gold and silver is pretty much found in the same types of hydrothermal structures the rocks will appear very much the same no matter the mine I’m in unless they were mining for something else. Porphyry gold deposits in igneous rock will have an entirely different appearance as compared to hydrothermal structures that I usually find.
You have quite the broadcasters voice. Have you ever done that type of work?
"Gly": No, but I did work in the entertainment industry for 20+ years.
Total "voice over" voice
Gly, where does the blue glass come from? Is this significant? Sandy
“Gly”: Well, blue glass bottles were very popular in the early 19th century especially medicine bottles. They were made using cobalt oxide or copper oxide giving them that rich blue color. Darker bottles like blue or dark brown don’t stand up well when exposed to harsh sunlight for year after year. That’s why it’s next to impossible to find such a bottle laying in the desert that’s unbroken.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Thanks Gly, that is very interesting! Sandy
8 bottles of bourbon,, sounds like they are from my nape of the woods here in Idaho. they must have only had a short time there,, anything over a week, would have needed a full case.
As for how can anybody mine with that much whiskey in them? sorry to answer a question with a question, but How can anybody mine without that much whiskey. My personal preference for finding the best color in rocks is good ole Ezera Brooks, as its one of the few good Scuds that still uses a cork in the bottle. that is important when it comes to gold mining.
For abandoned mines you would think there wold be more shovels and I have yet to see a pick ax other than yours.
At that point it's not a matter of alcohol in the bloodstream it how much blood is in the alcoholstream!
Whats the best video editor in your opinion?
Have yyou been to Delamar, NV ? South of Caliente and about 10 miles off the main road. Used to be lots of shafts and some footings of buildings. My mother and father lived there in the 30's. Cemetery at the bottom of the hill.
“Gly”: Not yet. That is an area of Nevada I will be in next year 2021 and I’m really looking forward to it. There’s allot of mines in that area!
Climbs hundreds of feet of old ladders. Scared of few feet of false floor. ;P
nice
Who is to say that it was the minors that brought in all that liquor crown royal used the same label and same shape bottle for a long time so there's no telling how old a crown royal bottle would be if you found one in the mine.
Haha omg how am I JUST now seeing the butt-scratching in the intro?! 😂
(I must have turned away or sneezed or something every other time I got to that particular moment.)
Edit; it makes me excessively nervous watching you go inside some of these precarious holes without a buddy.
Delamar dry lake ?
stager33
“Gly”: No, this location is much further west. I hope to explore the Delamar Dry Lake area one of these summers and that entire area east of the Nellis border.
How strong is a stull, actually?
"Gly": It all depends on its diameter and how well its wedged in with shims. Two guys and a drill could be positioned on one board that spanned across two stulls.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces So, they don't support the stope walls...
Old timer miner were only about 5 ft tall because all the stoping (bad pun) they did. In all actuality they were about 6 ft tall.. 😁
All of that yellow stuff that I see during your mind exploration what is all of that yellow stuff that I'm seeing
“Gly”: When exposed to air many rocks will grow crystals over time and allot of those crystals can be red, yellow, orange or purplish in color. This is especially true in extrusive igneous rocks.
Siit me down to the ground I've shrunk with age
I thought we were gonna see a dead body this time after all those booze bottles..🥃☠ Glad you made it back from the raid in time for this weeks video, those jets were on your tail tho, loved the intro! You need another shout out from a larger channel now that you have so much content and some awesome locations under your belt. You do a nice job with with it all. Thx for sharing, be well.
Vince Imp
“Gly”: Exploring abandoned mines is always allot more fun when you have fighter jets flying overhead and dropping ordnance off in the distance. Yeah, this 18 month TH-cam probation period kind of sucks but after that I should see an increase in subscribers. All the other mine channels had to go through it. Now, it’s my turn.
brent got silver ore processed into a ring 150 lbs +ecen learing to assay some himself
my kinda mine
Do you think that the booze was a last day in the mine celebration or have there been 49's who actually drink on the job. Do any fans of Gly's channel think that asteroids will get mined this century in low earth orbit because i know there is a lot of money to be made from them, please let me know i really do want to see what people thing about the future of mining.💯👍
2:38 sorry but you went into a long convoluted explanation of a piece of equipment that would require a steady supply of water with not a drop to be found there and yet the squire cage fan caught your attention but you were dumfounded why it was there and promptly dismissed it as be integral to the machine. So, too bad you didn't lift up that flat piece that was hinged. Also, to give you a chance to raise your awareness, are you able to give an alternate explanation as to what that machine was used for and how it was designed to function. Hint, its got something to do with a squirrel in a cage driven by a motor.
Why am I seeing this again?
“Gly”: Dumbfounded? That’s kind of a stretch don’t you think? Sometimes I challenge my viewers to come up with there interpretation of the things I find. If you want me to document my videos like a textbook I can do so but It wouldn’t be as much fun. Thanks for watching.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces I put myself in your shoes and ended up going no, no, no! Also, lift it up, lift it up, the part that's hinged, for crying out loud, lift it up, flip it over. And on a different wavelength, I am a 67 year old Aspie as in Asperger's Syndrome and I absolutely LOVE learning and explaining things to individuals so they are no longer ignorant about something. It is meant as good clean fun. The odd time someone kicks me in the ass because of their iron grip on what they perceive as being correct, that's when I leave because of their close mindedness appears to be unshakeable. Life goes on!
lothar schiese
“Gly”: Ok, I’ll tell ya what. Sounds like you and I are intellectuals so let’s do this. When I made this video roughly year ago I was experimenting with how my audience would react and interact with my videos. Long since then I learned many things about my audience and have long since critique my format and filming style. I ask that you please take a look at some of my newer videos such as episode 52 for example and tell me what you think. If you think I still need room for improvement by all means explain how and please offer me constructive advice. Thank you.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces I am systematically going through ALL your videos and am enjoying what you present on the exact same level as I did with Frank's channels. That's 2 TH-cam channels that beats the pants off of everyone else, no if, ands or buts about it! You, just as Frank did are polishing your presentations, learning to use this and that, am thrilled with your respect for safety as it is the prime directive. Please take to heart what I wrote up about the elimination diet some while back, there is more to it that I can present to you. It has to do with your Personal bacterial flora, I have to do some searching to find it. Up until 2 months ago, I was homeless living in my shit van, after the shithouse I was renting collapsed last August, and have some unwanted medical problems now, like swollen feet & calves, etc.
Please explain just whaT grizzly is. Thanks.
What is goblin
you might find those rattlers shaking their tails around those pack rats and then we might see you shaking your tail out of the adit.
What you wish for might catch up you
Perhaps there's gold.......
In dem dare assey bags?
“Gly”: Oh, I’m sure there’s a little.
Better get addit lol
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I keep hearing andersite, andersite, pray tell what that is?
“Gly”: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andesite
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Nah! Just poking a hole in your pronunciation and gives others a chance to understand the word usage. Eh! Listen to how you say the word, you put an r into it. Frank had a similar experience with serpentinite. He was saying it as Sir-pentinite and Sur-pentinite There were a few of us here that had some fun with him related to the Knights of the Roundtable, I started with the question who's Sir Pentinite as I couldn't find it via Google. He kept telling everyone it was deposited in an ocean until I clued him into it being an Ultramafic rock that comes up from deep in the earth, with lots of olivine in it making it an interesting looking rock. In his area, it tends to be an OLD rock and subsequent intrusives have cooked it, metamorphosed it, so it has a slippery feel of talc and is extremely unstable in the mines in his area.
Did you know there are rare meteorites that have large well formed Olivine crystals, some being gem quality. www.etsy.com/ca/market/olivine_meteorite
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So fucking gorgeous