Opening an Abandoned Mine Part II: Exploring the Inside
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- On this episode, we give you a look down inside the abandoned Ishkooda 13 mine after we finished opening it back up. When the mine was in operation, it extended down into the valley 2.5 miles (4 km) Every 50-100 feet, you would have a work header that would branch off to the left and right, this is where they would extract the ore, and load it into the skip cars on the main haulage way. There is so much to this mine to cover, that it will take many videos to show you all, but what you see in this video is some of the original 1870s work headers, along with the main haulage way, which to me is so beautiful. I want to say thank you all for the support and to the new followers we have. We hope you really enjoy this, and feel free to take a look at some of our other mining videos. If you enjoy this, leave us a thumbs up and consider subscribing.
#undergroundbirmingham #travel #abandoned
link to part 1
th-cam.com/video/XawJER3in2s/w-d-xo.html
Seen it
If you could squeeze in saying "you guys" more into each video.....
Hey you guys,
Look at this guys,
You will never guess blah blah blah guys.
That shxt is played out and you sound like a Muppet saying it.
Be original, you may get farther in life!
Is that a face carved into the pillar. Also grow up souls aren't a thing! 21:10 Looks like a native American!
Being an underground coal miner myself now, it amazes me how far mining technology has come in some areas yet in others we still use the exact same methods that they used over 100 years ago still today. Absolutely huge amount of respect for the old time miners from those days, hope everyone has a very safe and warm and blessed Christmas holiday this year. Stay safe everyone!!!
The amount of rock these old timers removed was insane. And in the most brutal conditions with little to no protective equipment
you aren't kidding. hard work
They would have had explosives (normally charges) to help them get through but they still had yo put the stuff in the carts so I agree,
Bet those dudes were buff as hell from all that labor...thats just amazing to see the results of that work even years later
We know nothing of hard work and suffering these days
The guys that worked this particular mine were very meticulous men and really took pride in the tunnels they were cutting..... It really shows. So spectacular ! Thanks for documenting your adventure and taking us along !
thank you again for following along. they did a great job for it to still be standing after 150 years
Hey dont you belong in Pa.?
I like the longer videos. Especially when it comes to history. I’d say between 35-60mins. Just going off other channels I watch on mines. Seems the 35-60 mins is about right to cover things in the video.
I appreciate the info
And consistent walk through, not so cut up that i can't tell where we are.
I totally agree. I like to watch the videos at night before bed and 30 to 60 minutes is great.
@@jamescdolan thanks bud, got a 40 min video coming your way this weekend.
Half an hour is a good length for a video! Thank you! Just subbed because, gotta love the underground! 😊 From Oklahoma! 😎💙👍
I think the 25-30 minute videos are the way to go. As long as you can fill the time. You’re very knowledgeable and it comes through. Nicely done.
thank you mark, i get tongue tied a bit especially when i get excited lol
Make them as long as u want, you're doing the exploring for us!
..For us folk who Can't get to explore old mines.. I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your presentation here. Nice slow shots, lots of ambient mine noises but also I liked your thoughtful commentary. So for these reasons.. I HIT the SUBSCRIBE button. CLANG !
thank you so much for the kind words, I am glad you enjoyed it :)
I did the same, for the same reasons 😊 ❤️from🇨🇦
Your filming was really not bad at all. Thank you for the great entertainment.
thank you, it's just hard to film inside these, and being a perfectionist i get a little critical of the way it turns out from time to time. i appreciate the encouragement
All the lives over all the years...unsettling how insignificant and temporary we are, yet we do soooo much damage... Im subscribed...
so true
Damaging rocks underground😂😂😂😂😂
I love longer videos. I watch channels like Abandoned and Forgotten places and Exploring Abandoned Mines all the time and love the longer episodes. I like your channel because your close to where I am in Georgia and I want more stuff from this neck of the woods. Keep up the good work!
thank you so much david, i have a few out in your state i'll get to soon
I just saw the opening of the mine in Facebook, it was a tease of a video so I had to look up the video. Now obviously I am watching this video. So awesome. Thanks for sharing. The length is good. I get bored with videos much longer, but on the other side sometimes 10-30 minutes is not enough. Thanks again for sharing this awesome adventure!
thanks for following along. yea i get mad at my wife when she teases too, so i understand lol
Doing the same here from Facebook
I like the longer videos. Up to 45 minutes is okay with me. This video was awesome. I’m from the States and some of the terminology is different but this untouched mine is a gem.
That’s a very nice mine. It’s nice being able to have supplies to build such a nice mine. In the American southwest the mines are so far from civilization and the terrain was hard to travel so the mines were very very basic. The mine you have in the video is amazing to be honest. For how old it is I haven’t seen one so extravagant.
Be careful in iron ore mines, over time as iron rusts it remove oxygen from the air so beware of low oxygen areas. Great video! makes me sad I'm not down a mine at the moment.
Not worst than coal..love em all!!!
@@577buttfan 👍👍 🖤 ⛏️ 🤙
you got. we use a couple of spotters to keep an eye on the air. glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for giving it a view
@@UndergroundBirmingham What's a spotter?
@@JoBianco someone who looks around to make sure there is no danger.
As a former miner in a german coal mine, I find these videos very interesting. Please continue, gladly 30min. or more. Glück-Auf (luck-up*), as we say here.
*) According to oral tradition, these two words are supposed to express the wish that the miner, after the shift from the darkness of the shaft, should happily rise again to the daylight. Another interpretation interprets the greeting as follows: “Luck! ... I wish you luck, the passage opens up for you!" (to find coal, silver or other minerals)
much respect for the job you used to do, i know from exploring all these that it is some very hard work. hope all is well on your end of the world
This is absolutely AMAZING!!! It's opening a time capsule into a different time period. The old mine car was still in great condition. Hope you can take it out of there some day and have it on display. It's always interesting and entertaining to see the mines and tools of that time period. Hope to see much more of this mine in future videos 😃
For someone that is still new at it you have done a absolute superb job.
thank you so much dane, that means a great deal to me. trying to film inside a mine is much harder than most could think
This is awesome. Love to see a historical time capsule. Life sure was hard for men back then. Thank you for filming this ... I prefer extra long videos when it comes to stuff like this.
so glad you enjoyed it, thank you for the feedback on time length
Me too
This is the second of your videos that I`ve watched. I like the longer videos because we can see more of what you experience.This mine is very interesting and I enjoy seeing it, but there is NO WAY I would ever go in one of these so your videos let me see something that I would never see on my own. Thanks for sharing this with us. Jeff McCain
thanks for the comment jeff, this video could have easily gone 8 hours so it's hard to get an idea of what people want to see. film all at once or do 30 min and break it up in more videos.
This is by far one of the most well preserved mine I’ve seen
i agree, a lot still left to uncover in this one
Hi! Arizona here...we call it "gobbing" too. When you are in a mine like this, longer videos are so....nice! But short ones when appropriate are OK also.
really cool, do you explore them or are you a miner? if you do explore them, send me your channel, would love to subscribe. hope you enjoyed this one
I found these details about the mine on Mindat "A closed iron mine, the locality is located in Red Mountain Park, on land previously owned by U. S. Steel. It was the site of the Wenonah and Ishkooda ore mines. Those mines were active for 108 years, the last closing in 1971. An estimated 305 million tons of iron ore were pulled out of the ground at the mines".
thanks Modajogagonan
Is there any drawings (maps): would love to see them
that's correct, a lot of reasons on why the finally closed them all, it ranges from miners continuing to strike, geologic faults that became to expensive (the reason we were successful here is we had coal, iron and limestone all within 10 miles of each other. the ore was poor quality but having all those minerals close by it made it cheap to transport, so what we lacked in quality we could make up for in quantity.) it eventually became cheaper to import iron from south america and it was a higher quality
@@blackietotheend the mine repository in PA is where we get ours from
@@UndergroundBirmingham amazing videos to watch , here in Ireland 🇮🇪, I don’t know of any mines close to where I live, but it’s one thing I am gonna find out, thanks for the feedback
Cool mine, it's in pretty good shape. You may want to think about getting yourself a helmet for these underground explores....just looking at those hanging slabs 😆
i have a helmet, but looking at those slabs, do you think a helmet would save me? lol i use it on mines where i have to belly crawl so i don't hit my head. those slabs, i am not sure being in a car would save you if they fell
You need to make all your videos this long! Love your videos man! I feel cheated when it's only like 5 mins long WE WANT MORE!
lol thank you for the feedback. i am still learning but trying to make them longer :)
I absolutely love watching what you all do I was watching on Facebook and decided to see if you were on TH-cam and sure enough you are. For a disabled guy watching you guys do what you do I love it and I wish I could do what you guys are doing. Keep up the good work guys
Excellent video. Just please watch out for the black damp. Stay safe and keep up the great work
thank you for the advice, we keep an eye out, but you never know, one trip in could be your last. glad to have you following along
We have iron mines up above my home that date back to the late 1700s. The newer tunneled mines were open up until the early 1970s. Some young people went in one night without enough lights and some got lost. End of open mines, though the tunnels are there.
that is pretty much why they started to seal all of the in the 1970s. people getting lost and killed. 1700s is just crazy old. that would have been cool to see
Awesome video , thanks for the memories ! You can hear your anxiety and excitement level as your nearing the 20 minute mark ! Cool love those HUGE pillars ! LOVE the sound of rocks that your walking on sound like crispy glass ! Watch out for those small pillars ( rib looks like been coming loose ) 👍
thank you for the comment, yea there were sections in the ribs and roof on the original working from the 1870s that look ready to go at any moment
Hahaha Woooooo!! Need Frank and Sharon over at Exploring Abandoned Mines TH-cam Channel in there, what a find!
Agreed
Yes get a hold of Frank
10 to 15 minutes is good and quick to watch. Also the odd longer video is okay. Cool content
Watched the opening on fb and had no choice but to find part 2 lol. Awesome videos man
haha we appreciate the support. hopefully you liked this one too
Congratulations from Germany on your activities!
Great videos “Opening an Abandoned Mine Part I and II” !!!
To research our mining history (we do this semi-officially), I and my team occasionally open closed mines (and sometimes also bunkers from the Second World War), but in Germany it is a very rocky road until all permits are available. Last June we opened one of the former largest German manganese ore mines, closed in 1971, with approx. 25 km gallery length - and everything in your video looks so familiar to me: excavators, hydraulic chisels, cutting discs for the opening and the hauling galleries, extraction chambers, roof bolts etc...
Well, it was worth it, we found 4 narrow-gauge mine locomotives, numerous wagons, we climbed to higher levels in a weather shaft, but we also had some problems: carbon dioxide gas up to 4000 ppm!
I would be interested to know how you got the permit to open the mine, because I cannot imagine that you could do it illegally with so much heavy equipment.
Didn't you have to close the portal again ???
And as professional as you were at the opening - I was amazed at how you move underground: without a mining helmet, in shorts, without shin guards, without safety equipment! Do you have at least a gas detector with you?
But I don't want to criticize: great work and a very good documentation !!! We could really use a guy like you on our team!
Let me give you a German miner's greeting "Glück Auf!" to you and your team.
Bernhard
Just saw your comment. We had a few hoops to jump through, but it wasn't too bad. We had the blessing of the former company that operated the mine (US Steel) they were okay with it, the current property owner signed off on it, the mineral rights owner had no problems as long as we didn't mine, and MSHA our mine and safety administration was okay as long as we put bat bars to keep people out.
This is the 4th one we've been able to open as well.
Checked your channel ... no videos. Did you not film anything???
Great video! I like historical videos like yours to be longer. 15min at a minimum but I'm happy with 30 or 40 min on a good fact filled video. I'll watch them regardless of the length.
thanks for the feedback bud, there was one i was working on early and it was like 3 hours lol i was like nobody will watch this for 3 hours lol
I just found your videos! I watched the short one and then the longer one. Both are great!! But for those of us who want more info and adventure, the longer ones are perfect! I’ve always wanted to go into a mine and explore, but due to health issues, I can’t. So, Thanks for sharing!
You should have a lot more views from the people who like mine exploration. I usually watch the Nevada mine explorers like Abandoned and Forgotten Places.
thank you jim. it's all how youtube promotes it to peoples suggested videos. honestly a million subscribers would be great, but i'd still do it if i had 0
Awesome video. Awesome mine. Very interesting. Thank you for bringing this to us. I like the length of your video.
thank you for the positive feedback, glad you enjoyed it. it is such a cool mine to see
Love mine exploration 30-40min videos are easy to watch 😉 stay safe be lucky
you are spot on with the be lucky. a dice roll each time, glad you understand that
When it comes to exploring underground in a mine 25 minute videos are perfect. It's all about the viewer exploring vicariously.
It is still beyond me how well preserved the mine shaft is with all it*s contents like back in the day.
agreed, still a lot to explore in this one, there's no telling what's hiding in there
I wonder how is it that the people in the mine could get oxygen and especially if they would dynamite inside.
Hey mate 🙋🏻♂️. We are here to watch what you do don’t change that, do mix of lengths or appropriate to site etc. doin get job don’t stress an get out and enjoy it while ya can. 👌✌️
thank you for the feedback, great advice. glad to have you following along.
I like long form mine exploration videos. Keep it up.
thank you for the feedback, hope you are enjoying the new content
Amazing work mate! Gday from Australia. Great bit of uncovering history you have shared with us. Thank you
Thanks so much, just saw your name and had to subscribe back
I'm from QLD. Just subscribed and will check out where you have been.
Yes thanks for the video I’m from Tasmania
I like the longer videos it's nice to watch videos being made where I live
glad you enjoy them, be sure to check out mr tropics 64 he has some great videos as well
Your mine video's are amazing, make em long 👍😊
thank you so much for the kind words :) it is really hard to film inside from being as dark as it is to trying to walk and film on uneven ground
You did a good job filming and narrating. Also you have balls of steel! Stay safe!
That’s fascinating. I grew up in Hoover (mid-60s to 90’s) and was aware of the steel industry but have never seen anything about the mines.
with the green movement, they don't really teach much on this history of mining. the city was built from the underground up, so we are tyring to share that history with all. glad you enjoyed the video
Yes I love this. Please. More long videos.
thank you bay bay, i have been throwing up some longer ones. sorry for the late reply, it's hard getting to all the comments across the social media platforms
15 to 20 min videos is the sweet spot
5 or 10 is too short for TH-cam. It's good to have different times. As long as the video keeps moving then make it as long as it needs. Really liked the video. Filming is hard but the light was brilliant and you held the camera stead with slow pans which I perfect. Everydays a school day.
you have a point there. like you said ever day is a school day. thank you for the feedback
I can’t get over that mining cart and those wheels! 😍
and they still turned lol
Interesting 💕👵
🥹 🥺 That is one of the most ominous looking mines yet! It bears repeating that my heart and respect goes out to miners and their loved ones. 💙❤️
Really appreciate the walk around, its great to see the old workings, do stay sharp down there you are right for sure, you get complacent and it goes bad fast. I'd hope its less dangerous down there on your own, I can only imagine it when its hectic with the noise and the dust in the air and people and stuff whizzing past you. Can see why all the miners smoked, it was the least of their concerns. Great vid, 25 mins is good, its a nice time to get a feel for stuff but not to long incase you are running around doing work. My best.
thank you for the comment. you are so right, if you watched the new video, i got complacent and over confident and things took a bad turn
@@UndergroundBirmingham ergh i will have a watch, im just glad you got out, i would treat any mine like a loaded gun, it would be worth spending money on dropping glow sticks behind you that way even if they go out you can work with the empty shells to trace them back to the exit, sometimes a scare is a good thing though specially when it turns out well, it keeps you on your toes in the future. a cheap lesson is always a great lesson there. its to easy with time to be lulled in to a sense of security its same with a loaded rifle, but never forget :-) harder than it sounds :-p
20 to 30 minutes is a great length for watching you explore a mine.
2.5 miles is a long ways ... how far can you get now before you hit the water table?
I was down about 1,500 feet and didn't hit it yet. my guess, 3/4 to a mile down, so that give a lot of headers for potential tools and equipment to be hiding in
After over an hour of exploring the abandoned mine alone you stop, tired for a rest. 'Quiet in here isn't it? ' you hear whispered from just right behind you...
*craps pants* lol
I enjoy the longer videos- gives you time to flesh out the story of the mine. keep an eye out for artifacts on the ground!
thanks jean. :)
New subscriber here...the lengthy videos on all explorations you do is what it's about!
glad to have you along mike. thank you for the feedback
I really like old abandoned explores. This is amazing! 🥰👍
Hey great job. Your doing good on the videos. I like the longer vedios, even in parts. But do the hole mine if you can. I live south of b'ham if you ever need someone to go with you, I would go. Anyway great job.
doing it in parts would be a good idea. sometimes we are in them for 8 hours and can't see every part of it
Hey, this is a most excellent video and opportunity for you. I for one can't believe you got past the powers that be and managed to go that deep even though they hired you to open it. That is usually verboten.
they didn't even hire us to open it, we used our own funds, they just allowed it, which was cool enough for us. we had a couple of the companies donate time and materials, so get got it done under 5 grand. we have opened 4 mines in all, so i guess after you do one, they just say yes a little easier each time. glad you enjoyed the video
Hey its amazing to see an 1880s mine. It's best you make long video of it. It's good to work with a team than alone and keep abundant supplies. Don't know what you will find inside. Kinda spooky.
you are right about that. i do work with a team, but they were unable to come on this journey. they knew my location and eta coming out, so if i didn't call them at that time, they would have been coming to look for me. glad you thought the history of it was amazing
@@UndergroundBirmingham cool bro... keep safe.
I just found your channel. And I'd watch as long as you want to explain. I love your videos thank you
Wow big mine,great stuff 😎
25-50 ft tall in sections. glad you enjoyed it :)
I hope you were able to take that minecart out of there because that would be a great piece to have
I'd take vacation time to join in on these explorations
there's nothing like the underground, i'd take a vacation in one lol
Interessant, keep it up
thank you melvin
Very impressiv a different Art of mining it is like coalmining .
Tank you for your Video and i hope you wear a helmet when you are Down there.
Take care and Glück Auf as the miners say in germany
Yours Frank
thank so much frank, hope things are great on your end of the world
@@UndergroundBirmingham not so good in Germany .
The Goverment is Corona Crazy and the like to install the NWO
Great video. Thanks for not rushing.
Love the history and the longer videos
thank you glen, i get tongue tied a lot, so i will always try and put some history in the description just in case
Great video mate. I’m here after watching Ghost Town Living! Keep it up. Btw, 30 mins for these videos is great. I’m hooked on mine exploration haha 😂
thank you toby, glad you enjoyed it. i am going to have to check out ghost town living, sounds right up my alley
@@UndergroundBirmingham no worries at all… and hope you get a chance to check it out. Lots of great explores
Speaking of spirits, look at the face in the rock at 21:10! Spooky, seen plenty in WV…
Looking to see if anyone spotted that. Spooky!
Yeah I just seen that before I read your comment 😱
One just off center at 20:00 , looks kinda like an old penny. Another very large one at 21:10
Yeah I saw that too. Looked Egyptian almost lol
that's scary, you gotta do a video or something telling us of the ones you have seen. would love to see/ hear about it
nice, I hope for part 3
it's big enough to do 50 parts lol
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Y'alls 🙌 ❤️ 🙏
Super Cool I Subscribed I like stories like all that you mentioned about abandoned properties
Excellent presentation ! Thanks
Awesome explore. Keep up the great adventures. Longer videos pls.
Thank you for the feedback, I’m still learning and want to make it enjoyable for you all
I also watch Ghost Town Living channel and that Union Mine is a cool and super deep and a still working mine elevator
im going to have to check that out, sounds really cool
First time enjoyed relaxing
glad you like it rick, thanks for giving it a view
YOU ARE NUTS BRO!!! Ain't no kinda money gonna get me in there.
Thanks, as always I really enjoy the history!!
I hope you enjoy it
Hey great stuff dude! Very interesting to see mine that have no been touched for years and littered by previous explorers. 100% if you set up a few lights and recorded that water sound for an hour+, looking down the tunnel (or on a more interesting view), I would play that and go to sleep! I go to sleep to rivers, thunder and rain, lakes and lawn mowers on loop. Could make a relaxing channel and use interesting content like this to get some really high view counts. love the work mate, keep it up! Cant wait to see where you go from here!
my kids use nature sounds to go to sleep too, i never thought of that lol. it is peaceful hearing it. glad you enjoy the content :)
excellent job
thank you buddy. glad you liked it
Longer videos sre good, history about the location. I'm a huge fan of Ghost town Living.
thank you, i am going to check out ghost town living, everyone has been telling me about it
Wooden barrels originally had nails or track spikes in them. Steam is not used underground high pressure steam is too dangerous. The lines were for compressed air. It is unusual to see so much steel underground in old mines. I would guess that the mine was last worked 50 years ago.
opened in 1873 closed in the 1950s
I as well like the longer videos, I also how you take the time show the mines, slowly scanning what you see, a lot of times the person recording scans from side to side to fast, making it hard to follow, keep up the good work, very informative
Great place to have a Bugout shelter and storage in an emergency. If it's your prop.
it's not my property, but we do have a friend that has a mine on his property and he has done just that
I have recently just started watching your videos and this one right from you guys opening it up to you exploring it is so freakin kool that I hope you keep going back and exploring more and more. I really like it when you find something because I get like a kid in a candy store lol
Your depth of field while poking that wooden beam was amazing 👀
haha glad you thought so.
Since on the outside it has from 1873, when it was first made, you can see what they use to use, inside the mine shaft, what is incredible is how all the wood inside has withstood, time, you can still see, some of the original items, inside the mine shaft, with the weather, among other things,.
it is incredible. and to see them placing the timbers and knowing all the trees that have grown above ground since then are second growth trees because they cut all the ones at that time to use in the mines and railroads
Have you ever heard of the accident and honorable order of E. Clampus Vitus. They were the miner's gentleman's organization. I enjoy your shows I go by Roamer and I'm with E.C.V. Tuleburge chapter#69. Out of Stockton California. I was watching Gly's latest video when I hit play next video . It was you opening up a mine.
i haven't heard of that before, but i am about to look into it. i hope you enjoy the content, glad to have you along
Good job with the video 📹
thank you ronnie
I lived in Germany in the early 70's..we used to make torches and explore WWII bunkers...I remember they were full of papers and junk, We never removed anything but I sure wish we had video cameras back then...and the craziest part was we were only in 4th and 5th grade..If our parents knew what we were up to they would have had a Heart attack...Only time we got in trouble was when we accidentally set a Barn on fire outside of a bunker....I've always explored mines and caves every since.
15 to 20 minute videos is a good amount 30 minutes tops. but really like looking inside these old mines. There are alot of abandoned mines in my area as well. My dad mined underground for 25 years. He helped mine Spar and coal.
He always warmed me of mining and low oxygen and gases in mines and even caves. I hope you have a oxygen sensor with you at all times!!
Imagine having something like this on your property. Would be kind of
Cool to see a super rich guy clean one of these out, make it safe. And make like a little bunker out ofem or something.
a friend of ours actually has one on his property, he made a portion of it into a wine cellar
@@UndergroundBirmingham super cool
Wow. Subscribed.
thank you, hope you enjoy the new stuff as well :)
Great video! I would have liked to have been there. Greetings from Bavaria
thank you so much for the kind words sascha :)
just come across your channel this is really cool i wish there was mines like this in the uk to explore
maybe one day i can come to the uk and explore some with you. there are some beautiful ones ive seen in videos there
my great grandfather worked in one of the mines in Birmingham.
do you know which one? we may have some video on it
@@UndergroundBirmingham My grandmother said he worked in the Lewisburg mine, Gargus mine, and ACIPCO mine. She still has his mining helmet. also some of my great uncles mining equipment is in the mining museum in Dora Al.