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- More excitement in the Abandoned Yankee Boy Mine! Joined by a team of volunteers, we reach the collapse 400 feet in with our ore car. Then we start removing the material blocking the main haul level to discover what lies beyond. What will we find?
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Loved this - be safe!
I first saw you on Jeff Williams utube show. U r awesome. Patrick webb.
Thanks!
You bet!
thank you to all yur helpers . thank you for helping . in the yankee boy mine ....
Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
Your earning every foot that as u go in further. Best of luck as u go further!
Thank you 🙌
This was some of the best content so far Love you guys
Nice Frank the mine is coming right along !
Looks like you have found a good woman there, Frank. These days that's rarer than a gold mine and worth more also. Treasure her like palladium. Good luck with the mine and try to be safe.
Absolutely
the joys of mucking ......ahhhh yes. Can't wait to see that shaft muck free. Be careful in there , and watch them slabs....
It has been fun so far!
💭
I enjoyed that.
Unbelievable how much material is coming out of that shaft! This is an amazing series can't wait to see what's past all of this debris
Right there with you.
SUPER 😎😎!! Sharon IS the wild cart Woman!!!! ...and Frank is always wild...LOL!!! 😎😎👍👍Rock On!
So exciting!!! Can't wait till the next video!!! Stay safe!!
More to come!
Great job nice work.
Thank you!
Love your Intros. When i seen the title, I thought you had another hug collapse, but it was before you put up the museum. That sure is some exercise.
Another great video you too.!!!. Be safe!!!!
Very interesting Frank, awesome to see you and Sharon having fun and getting some work done too
Yes we are
Dreams coming true. Just hope those Bears don't come in there, that would be bad. Stay packing. Frank, Sharron and yr crew, thanks for entertaining US. 🤘💙
I hope so too
I know this a month ago know, but that material coming down is ABSOLUTELY perfect for backfill/trails - roads! With the water draining at the dump point, it's almost a perfect mix of wet with the material-makes it pack excellent. Plus really is a double bonus on the labor/return ratio, as all materials being purposed to immediate improvement. Truly hope nothing more serious wrong up that shaft though, it does seem to be a lot of lumber coming out of the muck. Look forward to the progress beyond that shaft!
Good luck, Cheers to all.
The only bad thing is that we find some nails in the muck, hard on tires!
This video shows the real daily work of the old timers. Very interesting this week
Minus the explosives, as this is already rubble.
I guessed 133! Prolly should get a lottery ticket..
Sharon is a machine! And now she runs a machine! And then she runs with a full ore cart! Sharon is MVP!
I wish I had her energy!! I could get my house redone then!!!
Oh my, great seeing a live collapse happening right before my eyes. All that timber blocking that shaft reminded me of a constipated mine getting ready to drop its load, lol. Nice watching you guys slowly awakening this mine. Thanks for the fantastic updates.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very interesting , but challenging probably is the more correct term ! Looks great tho , can't wait to see what will reveal itself next ! 😎☠️💥
We shall see
Awesome video your 2 of a kind love seeing how a mine works you two are amazing bringing this story to life all your hard work again thank you both stay safe
Glad you enjoyed it
Love the way you work together
Love what you are doing my friends. And your growing experience shows in your content. Stay safe my friends
Muck sheets are great Frank. Gosh I wish I was back in there to help out!
Much appreciated
Back in the dang Hosp. Kidneys failing again
Just great work you are doing to get the mine open; I get to sit at home and cheer you on! Best of luck as you make more progress!! Thanks for sharing!!
Ftank, I had over 700 loads out the door from where they blew up the main intersection. What we were digging out was fock and dirt from three levels above us. The ground collapsed next to tunnel no.3 above us and opened up a shaft that went down to where we were gigging. We then had to shore up the upper end of that shaft to keep the rocks from raining on us.
Sounds like quite the challenge!
Good evening from Southeast South Dakota
Love it
Thank you Frank, I really enjoyed this video. Real mining... I had no idea how you would build an ore shoot but now I have an idea of what the old miners had to face every day :-)
We are learning a lot as we go.
@@exploringabandonedmines I'm thinking a lot of miners worked that way and the ones that learned quickly stayed alive to mine another day.
you are awesome ,
Wow! This is so brilliant and interesting - you guys are awesome. It was great to hear the count of loads - that was a heck of a number - well done. I love the filming of you 2 hauling the carts out of there, and the old style count with the dots was so cool. Well done to the volunteers too, great that they were able to help you out. The bear looked so cute!! What a show, look forward to the next update on the Yankee Boy. Thank you Frank & Sharon ❤️❤️❤️❤️ be safe 👷🏻♂️⛏👷🏻♀️⛏
I have never been in a true mine like this, but this video is super cool. I just wish some day that I could visit an old abandoned mine, but take people with me that knows what they are doing and that way we can all stay safe. Great video.....looking forward to the next one! :)
This one would be a great one to visit!
Goos Stuff, thanks again for sharing
This was a really great video Frank and Sharon! You guys have done a lot of work and it’s been great watching the progress.
Thanks so much
This is fascinating, a lot of work but this is how it was done and it's great to see it documented. Good work!! At 17:40 I think we see the real reason they put in a 2 - 3 % slope to the adit. Sure it helps with drainage but saves a lot of backache too.
Yes you wouldn't want to push loaded cars up the hill!
Thank you Frank and Sharon. Your videos are an absolute pleasure to watch. Always stoked when i get a notification you have released a new video.
Our pleasure!
Good workout for sure.
Frank, we spiraled through that bad area when we got it to quit raining rock, We got a huge pile of used road grader blades from the county and drove then in the roof then used a hydralic ram to push up and put pressure on the blades then shored under the blades.
Hi folks ☺️ Hi Frank Hi Sharon and the happy helpers , wow how exciting to see you all working 💪 hard to get the great museum project up and running realy enjoyed watching 👀 it's great 👍 will keep watching Thanks 😊
This is so exciting to watch. Better than any TV Channel. You folks are amazing. What a project. Your hard work will surely pay off. Take care please.
We will!
Great video. Like Jeff says, it’s not work, it’s exercise.
Great video really exciting. I can't wait to see the other side of the collapse
You and me both!
Thank you, just waiting for the big dynamite blast coming!!!
Putting in the effort guys and girls ,mines beginning to take shape , looking forward to seeing past the collapse
Wild stuff guys. Lots of fun happening 👍
I have been busy lately (well not as busy as you guys), and I have had to give up a lot of my You Tube time. Have stopped watching most of my subscriptions. But not your channel! Always enjoy watching what you and Sharon are up to, and the work you are doing on your own mine is very interesting. Keep up the good work!
Good work !!
Thanks a lot!
Nothing but hard work! That aside, it looks like a bit of fun as well! Just as long as no one gets hurt. Press on!
love yall from the philippines.nice job sharon . frank yur mine is looking great .we all love the ore shute. pretty cool . thumbs up yall ..
Really great progress! I bet there is twice as much still in there! Can you reuse some of that wood? Give Boo a hug from me!!!
The wood is waterlogged. Maybe we could make some benches for artifacts in the mine.
Every week, I see Sharon being more and more that brains of the operation.
Ha!
Make sure you take good care of those Volunteers.
Well, when the debris starts sliding that freely, I would tend to think you either hit a pocket or you are clearing the shaft. You definitely have a full cart load with that really large rock. I'd love to be there !!!! Hugs and Prayers for all of you !!!
Awesome content Frank and Sharon. 🤟. Thank you so much. Great way to send my Friday evening..
Glad you enjoyed it
Great progress Frank, Sharon and volunteers!! Always an adventure and very enjoyable TH-cam videos from you guys. PLEASE be safe!!
Thank you! Will do!
I was mesmerized! Super fascinating! Thanks, Frank & Sharon!!
Glad you enjoyed it
You are the man good damn work
What a wonderful job you have done. Yankee Boy.is really coming along.That last place you are working on is so scary. Please be careful. Sharon you are such a hard worker. Keeping up with Frank. Stay safe my friends.
Impressive work! Many thanks to the crewmen that gave a hand.
Absolutely loving this new adventure. Its got me wishing I wasn't thousands of miles away as I would love to help with your new venture. Please keep these cracking episodes coming wishing you both good health from England
Yeah good going it’s cool to actually see you pair working and making some headway. Lucky 🍀 you get a bit of help from your volunteers and of course your great partner Sharon.
PRETTY DAMM COOL !!!! ❤️
Tie a length to the full ore cart attach that timber to it and give the cart a good shove. That way you can be down the track a ways. Should rip out that stuck timber maybe. Lol
I’m rough as guts but !!!!
Cool riff by the ADDITS
Wish I was a richer man Frank? I would fly over and help out . Angels are good on the shovel even though sometimes they are in disguise lol
Thanks 👍
Hello Frank Hello Sharon
You all do a great work
Thank you for the update .
I hope to join you for help
But in this times it is not so easy to get to Canada from Germany
But i belive that it will be possibel
Until we meet stay save and take care
Greetings from Germany
Yours Frank Galetzka
I understand
That's awesome. It's always a blessing to have extra help. That's scary but you also want to see the other side. Wow you guys all got far into the mine. Nice weather. 🙏☀️🌻
Awesome video! Y'all be safe!
We will!
Fantastic work guys, I bet it's an amazing feeling clearing out all that material knowing there's more to explore further along!! Looking forward to seeing more
Wow that black bear is beautiful…. A bit close though! 🫣
The suspense is killing me. I can't wait to see what's past the collapse. Awesome job on everything, guys!
It's getting real interesting can't wait to see how many more ore carts you
fill up 😀 Looking forward to your next episode 😀
Nice timbering in there. Cart rolling smooth, taking a bite outta that collapse… damn good video. Be kind sad when there’s no more hard work and mysteries to undig.
There never seems to be an end to hard work if you look!
Most of it’s probably mental 😂 ! life is like mine exploration Frank !
Awesome video guys and the showing the work that goes into this 👍
Looks like your having a blast with the ore cart and running out loads
Yes we are
you'll be needing your trammer in there next Frank & Sharon! keep up the good work and I'll see you both in next weeks episode 👍
Gravity be your friend! :)
Always!
Great video Frank and Sharon, thanks for updating us on the Yankee Boy!
Our pleasure!
You guys are doing great! Nice work...
I was Just ready for sleep , 2 am local time . Now a got some extra time, thanks
Lots of suspense in this episode! Great stuff.
That was cool
Great episode Frank, very interesting to see the muck sheet being used and the amount of carts you’ve filled is amazing, looking forward to seeing more 👍
Thanks for watching
Man, I cant get over the amount of material coming out of that collapse. You're going to have yourself your very own tailings pile by the time you're done!
Waste rock not tailings!
That cart rolls really nice. I always thought of them being stiff and hard to move even on flat ground.
It does! It is a newer one with roller bearings.
Good stuff, the mine is coming along nicely.
Jeff Williams says....who needs to go to a gym when you own a Gold mine.😁.
Always keen for more.
Pete Australia 🇦🇺
im so excited to see the next one !
I really enjoyed the video!
You guys are awesome and so are you sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was an awesome video. You and sharon have put some much time into this mine. This should be featured with the museum when some asked what dis it sound like when they were mining. Please be safe as you can be😅
Really interesting to watch how it would have been back in the day. Viewer suggestion: keep the rats alive and healthily for that authentic mine experience.
They will have to outsmart us!
Thanks for the update on the Yankee Boy Mine. I can't help but wonder if there is any gold ore in all of the debris you have removed. Nice work!
A little I bet.
Definitely need to visit the museum when it’s open, the first mine I went in was right outside grand forks as well
Hello frank and sharon
You all are kickin Ass!! So are ya thinking you're mucking out a shaft or an Ore shoot? Is it all country rock or Ore material? Can't wait till ya break on through!!🤙🤞
An or pass, but it might also have a manway.
Looks like the adze is a good pelican for Frank! Bloody hard work mucking! Good luck with it crew. Brings back memories of 50 years ago.
👣👣
Sketchy factor 10... Nice job gang. I enjoy these videos.
That’s a little sketchy, I’m brave but you are fearless
Amazing that you had this mine absolutely love the progress even getting done considering it's just been you your wife and I think a random few people so far now having some volunteers in there definitely make some headway cannot wait to see what's beyond the collapse. The anticipation is killing me lol congratulations on the mind and all the work so far thank you for all her work you put in the videos for us it is much much greatly appreciated thank you.
Seems quite beneficial to have a slight downhill slope outward on the tracks.
The old timers were pretty smart!
You have to drive drift at least +1/2% grade . If you don't, the face will always be under water and your drift will eventually flood . That is why you drill the far right lifter (bottom hole) at a negative grade which makes a ditch that will drain water to the entrance or shaft . It doesn't hurt the trip out with a train of loaded cars is downhill .
Enjoyed this one. I like them all but this one was interesting thanks guys!
Glad to hear it!
Your a miner a mucker and one hack of a good man Frank. Lol my husband is a '60s child . He said you have that way about you that people just don't have anymore. Just all around good people. The mind is looking so awesome. We definitely want to come and visit you guys when Trudeau isn't so crazy about keeping his Canadians safe. Lol. My old man doesn't like Trudeau much at all. Lol stay safe. God bless 🙏
We don't like him all that much either!