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- We go back into an abandoned undisclosed abandoned mine near Ainsworth BC and discover valuable ore that the miners left behind. We then get an old timer to share what he knows about it!
Happy Dad is the winner who guessed I didn't release last weeks show until I was able to recover the Ore Bucket at 10:10 for the museum!
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Happy Dad is the winner who guessed I didn't release last weeks show until I was able to recover the Ore Bucket at 10:10 for the museum!
Cobgrats happy dad. I didnt have a clue why.
Who needs a gym just be a miner
Frank, what's up brother, great work,great videos, I'd like to hear your creepy mine stories?
Do y'all have a plan in case things turn really bad for either getting out or getting help in? Tell me there's somebody top side.
You people curse too much!
Dam good show. I didn’t even know I wanted to go in mines till these videos. Luckily for my safety I’m lazy.
I have the exact problem and solution. Now where did i put that blunt i just rolled
@@vihreelinja4743 puff puff pass!
@@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88 choo choo Thomas pass that on
Every single rock was removed by somebody way tougher than I will ever be.
Indeed!
Sharen is one brave lady! I'd have nightmares if I went into mines like this one. Couple of times in the past I literally couldn't watch!
Man, he does go into some sketchy places, but if you want to be made seriously uncomfortable, check out some of TVR's videos. That guy goes into some places that no amount of money would make me go to.
This stuff blows my mind, never in a million years would I believe such a structure could be hidden down what looks like a natural cave in the middle of nowhere. Balls of steel.
Nice recovery of that ore bucket, should last another 100 years now.👍
Yeah I hear other explorers say someone should never remove artifacts from the mines, Its disrespectful and stealing. I say really old historical items should be removed for display in a museum because more and more mines are being sealed forever every single day. leaving this important history behind never to be seen again. I'm glad they were able to save that cool bucket.
One brave man, one cute lady, and a whole lot of BEAUTIFUL ore!
ur kinda cute urself
Cool artifacts the deeper you went. Those barrels were nice, that ore bucket even better. On to another mine, cool, happy journeys.
"It's sparkling like a bastard!" wow, dad great word usage lol
Thanks again for another excellent Educational Exploration video Frank & Sharon! By the way, Sharons Pictures just keep getting better! Keep up the amazing work! The energy of you two never ceases to amaze me :oO
When you showed the entrance way to that mine in that one spot, I thought to myself.."A little bit collapsed,..but not bad at all"..is something ONLY Frank would say! Lol! And yes,.."Sharon the Brave" Indeed!. I started getting claustrophobic just looking at that entrance! But thanks to your Courage and camera - work, we get to see into that Unique Underground world too. What an amazing array of colors that mine holds! And so eerie looking at the 45 degree slant of the ceiling and walls as you walk along the tunnels! It never ceases to amaze me just how brave and fearless those miners had to have been, to actually work in there all day long! How ingenius they had to have been too, to actually construct & build the adits and stopes, and the entire railways & carts, and bracing, and electrical, and venting and exhaust systems throughout!...almost unbelieveable really. But I guess the driving impetus and labour was all for the cash that put food on ones table back then,..as it does today too. Mother nature has really put together an amazing miracuous array of gemstones and rocks and minerals, which are cooked in her molten laboratory in the centre of our spinning planet!
You both have such admirable passion in your hobby too! It makes sense that you guys seem to get along with just about everybody that you meet! & I think it's because they can immediately see the genuine & earnest enthusiasm that your aura's shine forth. Thank you for being so selfless in sharing these "Beautiful Momentos of History". These videos will still teaching be helping to teach our younger generations long after you and I are gone! Please stay Safe my Friends! I will always be looking forward to joining you guys on your next adventure! May you both have Many Many More! Peace! :o)
Thank you for your generous comments. We think we are fortunate to be able to do what we enjoy and share it with others.
Every time you cut to talk in your museum there’s an ord keeping you company Frank, your definitely being protected Frank
Sharon sounds so sweet and kind, great mine!!!
Tom is hard core. Dudes carrying around a 10lb 1000 lumen 10w LED flashlight. I have one just like it from Canadian Tire. It will run 12 hours non stop on normal mode.
As always nice pics Sharon,great job Frank,enjoy watching you two!
Glad you enjoyed it
Iam so glade your able to get some of the artifacts that you guys come across, especially the bigger ones. That stuff needs to be preserved so that future generations can enjoy as well. Great find, keep up the excellent work. I would love to be able to see your museum someday 👍⚒💎🧨⛏
Hello from Bishop CA USA
We would love to have you come!
@@exploringabandonedmines where is your museum and what is itcu couldn't believe they left ??? Thanks
@@markfuller9886 5615 Kenmore Road, Grand forks BC CANADA VOH 1H4
Catching up on your videos us that highlight of my morning!! Thanks for the content Frank
Enjoy!
Once again thanks for taking us deep into the earth. And allowing us to see old technology. Sharon's a great woman amazed she hates rats but is happy going down iffy mines. Interesting that no mineral survey marks seem most have those markings but not this one .
Hi Frank, a shaft bucket is called a kibble, or it is here in Cornwall, UK, and a lot of your early miners were Cornish
Walk-in with the tin man again. Awesome as always Frank!
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful colors. Neat silver vein. Thanks Tom, Frank, and Sharon.
Our pleasure!
Good video, thanks again Frank & Sharron...!
Our pleasure!
That mine is filled with sulfides, galena, pyrite and lead. There must have been so much high to medium grade ore in there back in the day. I live in an area that has a lot of granite rock mountains with intrusions of quartz, galena and basalt filled with quartz phenocrysts. Lots and lots of fine metals, gems, and high grade ores to be had in lodes. Lots of mountains called "ruby hill" for a reason. Visible faults everywhere permeated with geothermal vents and mineralization between the hanging wall and footwall. All easily traceable back through the placer deposits in the foothills and valleys if you know what you're looking for. That said, most of the mines were up and abandoned in about July of 1914 and then again in September of 1939 when two pretty important wars happened because the Germans couldn't take a spanking. I'd imagine that's what happened in this mine as well when able bodied men were needed for one thing or another on the front or in the factories and why so much was left behind.
The Galena is a mixture of Lead Silver and Zinc. You have to have some pretty rich ground to make any money mining it.
I had to watch the video again your significant other Sharon has got the sweetest voice I'd ever heard.
Like a bird!
Another great clip
Congratulations Happy Dad
I’m selling a patented gold mine up in Pershing county 100 miles east of Reno NV. Would love for you to do a video on it! Nobody has been in it since Barrick Gold Corp when they did a study on it 10 years ago.
If it is a large or interesting mine we would be interested. It will be next fall at least before the border opens up again.
@@exploringabandonedmines I can send you the info on the mine. Do you have an email? There were about 40 miners that lived on the land and it had a 15 stamp mill. Nevada is open so anytime but it is pretty cold right now.
@@Aprilsquest1979 Do you have assays? I'd be interested in checking it out, we will be heading to NV to our other mines soon.
Frank knows exactly what to say to get Sharon... "oooh got some big rat nests in here... But I think I scared them away!" LOL
“Sparkling like a bastard”
Yeah I’m using that, thanks Tom.
its funny I see your comment here
@@DeathValleyLumberCompany lol jake is that you?
Funny, my father-in-law was a coal miner and I think his favourite word was "bastard". He used it plenty of times and it had many different meanings for our children and grand children!
@@bbybby91 that's me 🤠
Well that was some entrance, glad you made it safely down. So much loose rock everywhere, it does look cool but not stable. Although you can't remove the buckets, cart or the barrel you've documented them really well, especially Sharon's awesome photographs. Nice of Tom to check out the mine with you, he had some interesting stories to tell. Love the photos from the mill too, hope you are able to get back there. Thank you Frank and Sharon. Take care and be safe. ❤️ 👍❤️ 👍
Thanks Barbara, we had a lot of fun there. Glad you like Sharon's pictures!
You see all the ore left behind and wonder why they quit mining it or why someone else isn't mining it today but in the States so many new regulations have increased the cost of mining that ore would have to be incredibly rich for it to pay a profit. The regulations assure the fact that in one hundred years no one will be exploring a mine worked in 2021 since no evidence of mining will exist. It will all be reclaimed and covered up. Thankfully, there are people who record the mining operations from the previous 100 years. Thanks.
Back then there were smelters everywhere a Mom and Pop operation could take the ore to. There are none today.
If they were opened up and running demented Biden would have them closed down in the U.S.
The cost of mining goes to the taxpayers when the business leaves, the water coming out of the mine is full of heavy metals and toxins. The US screws the citizens with the bill for remediation while the mine owner skips town.
Hi Frank & Sharon, that was tight getting in that first one and big kudos to Sharon for going past the rats nest. I'm glad I didn't see any spiders in this one lol, that barrel/bucket was so cool looking but as you said as soon as they hit the oxygen rich outside then that's pretty much the end of them. Thank you for sharing, much love to you both. xx 🙏💖
Thanks so much
Love how you edited in comments with the video of the mine. And Sharon you are one brave woman!
That the beam at 9:20 or so "cracked" when it collapsed is a good sign. Means the wood's not rotted all the way through on one that's in contact with the ribs/floor/rubble.
Always great. Thank you.
Thank you too!
That's cool, you gave that ore to a museum! Wow, you're awesome 👍. Adventurous too. Never a dull moment with you. Missed a few episodes but I'll catch up 😉. Great video guys
Hi, Frank and Sharon, Thanks for another fantastic explore. That ore bucket will looks so-o-o good in your museum. I sure got a kick out of Sharon as she was climbing down that make-shift "Yukon" ladder, I was hearing a lot of unspoken "What have I gotten myself into?"s as she was climbing down. God Bless and stay safe and keep those fantastic videos coming.
"And we're not gonna touch it..."
...Touches it...
Nice mine! Dry and solid!
I am from Smithers but moved to NB. Wish I could have done some exploring myself. Maybe I'll go back one day.
Interesting video! Keep up the great work!
Well, top 10 at least... Love that Ore bucket!
Grew up in Victorville Ca (Mojave Desert) and would adventure into mines at Calico and other nearby areas as a teenager; now I live vicariously via your travels. Enjoy your channel very much!
Very cool!
Cheers from Maine 🌲❄️🏞️ thanks for the videos! Stay safe 💚
Thanks, you too!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Hello Frank hello Sharon
Good to see you back together
This mine you both were in looks very scary and when you had Done this exploring in a live stream i wonder if you both ever get out of there.
Sometimes the back looks very very dangerous
But the mine was amazing
Thanks for sharing this with your audience.
Take care of you both have a good Weekend and all the best wishes
Your Frank Galetzka
U r one brave man
I find it fascinating how frank is able to fit his gigantic balls into some of these mine portals. Love this channel!
Very nice explore loved watching it.
Glad to hear that
I like that everything found goes into a museum. 👍
love that ore bucket looks like an old one
Another great video
Thank's for sharing your adventures, very educational.
Our pleasure!
Love these vidios more than I could Express. Very cool old ladder. Was nice to see with the dowels in the wholes mayb that other piece with holes was for the other side of the ladder so it might have looked more like a traditional lader once ..thanx for the vidio and you sir besides my dad are my hero. One of the last real men with common scence tuffnes and ingenuity..if I was half the men you and dad are I'd be a happy guy🤠👍👍
RIGHT ON! please keep saving things :) I know at least someday if i ever want to see this stuff I have places to go to see it, touch it maybe... i never will be able to touch it in the ground...
Love those still pictures. Shows some awesome detail and textures.
Glad you like them!
I LOVE her voice.
You should let HER handle narration!
She is too shy.
I used to know where there was a ore bucket like the one you rescued at a mine in N. Idaho.
There is a treatment to preserve water soaked wood. Exploring Alabama did a cool restoration of a civil war rifle he found in a river. It was interesting to watch.
Soak it in propylene glycol.
Edited. I originally said ethylene. Wrong stuff.
Propylene glycol is safe. Look on your ice cream container.
@@Bushguyrocks isn't that poisonous!
@@nbeckm9649
Sorry, propylene glycol. Non-poisonous. It is even used in food.
Thanks for catching that!
@@Bushguyrocks You should edit that just in case some crazy way someone might actually get their hands on a container labeled ethylene glycol and get some life altering problems! (The reason I mentioned it is because I think that is the stuff that caused a certain type of blood cancer or something in a Man I knew who worked for a big corporation! It was a miserable way to die! The cancers it caused drained his life away over the course of about 6 years! (If it is the same stuff I was thinking of!)E.G.
@@nbeckm9649
Done. Thanks for the heads up.
You Guys Rock! Great ending 👍😎🍻
Two brave souls. B safe ...
This is so cool seeing all this stuff from my home town
Amazing video! I feel like I'm watching a movie it's great
Liked thanks
Glad to hear that!
Nice, great mine, like your narration there also
Thank you kindly!
I really enjoy learning about new ore. Didnt know there were so many different types. Just knew of the traditional silver coal and gold. Now I've been subscribed to your channel little over a year and the things I've learned so far has astonished me. Thanks for taking the time to teach us all about mining and the exploration.
Glad you enjoyed!
Thanks Frank and Sharon, interesting area and interesting mines. I've visited the area and also have read a few articles about it's history. The number of towns that were bustling with activity in the late 1800's and early 1900's will surprise many of your followers. The Sandon museum is a must see for any mining and history buff travelling through the area.
We will be there next week
Thanks Frank nice video
You are very welcome
Thank you
Great episode!
Do you think the men that dug these mines ever wondered if people would be exploring them a hundred years later?
Excellent video!! Thx!
They probably expected them to be caved in by now.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Michigan
Nice pictures Sharron
Thank you kindly
What a awesome video Frank thanks for Sharon 😉
Very welcome
This stuff always reminds me of caving and pot holine trips I used to do many years ago in Yorkshire
Awesome stuff guy's thanks for sharing 😊greetings from SAMOA.
Our pleasure!
Great Video Frank Sharon and Tom. The second place you went down was so tight it remind me when i was mining low vine in a coal mine.
Very interesting!
great work man
Thanks for the visit
Great episode, looking forward to next weeks show, keep up the good work ;)
Thanks! You too!
I want to go crystal mining with Tom! Awesome mine video thanks for bringing us along 👷🏻⛏💎👲🏻
Can't believe you found that small entrance again. If I recall correctly it was in thick bush all grown in. Did you exit the main haul level where it's wet?
No we didn't want to get our feet wet!
Love your tripe into the mines
Great vlog.. not sure u believe that spirits attach themselves to items but yes they do. 1:23 yr right side nice orb coming down, wow. Yes I've been intrigued cause I live with them and the other side is very real.
Always though it would be fun to have a chance to explore a mine or cave, but since watching your videos I have discovered that I best do my exploration vicariously through you. Dark and wet is not a problem but I discovered that while I never had issues with enclosed places, I would have a great deal of issue going through a very tight spot even if it opened up as I realized would be afraid the whole time I was in there that when we got back I would not fit back out and I would probbaly work myself into the first panic attack of my life :) even knowing it was a mine with other exits! So I will sit here and simply enjoy watching you do the hard part!
You actually, using some of the things they do at archelogy sites when things have been in damp caves for eons, is make sure you seal up something like that barrel in plastic so the atmosphere in the sealed plastics is the same as what it was in sito in the mine. Of course once you remove it you have to relocate it to a place that has the temp and humidity etc that it had where it was located, why you often see so many things in class cases in museums as they are being regulated to remain as they were found, or are vacuum sealed, and will not deteriorate any faster then they were. In other cases, such as rusting objects some do seal them in acrylic coverings so that nothing can deteriorate them further at all.
Metal seems to do fine when it comes out of a mine but wood if it is wet does not want to be dried out.
Cool Mine!
"Sharon the Brave" & Frank, fearless Knave.
That was a great exploration. The second mine with the clay containing silver might pay a bit better today with the way that silver is running - $25.02 low on today's spot market. Maybe a mom and pop operation could do ok. Thanks for the tour and video !!
i worked underground coal for peabody in southern il for 8 years ...them scabby ass walls reminds of our returns way back in the old works
Lots of interesting deposits in there. Cool stuff 👍🍻
Yes indeed!
Frank the first mine you were in I'd say was pretty old. In the 1840s the first railroads had simply strap iron nailed to logs and ties before true rail was manufactured. The adit I also noticed was smaller because men of the time were also smaller and using more primitive tools like that hand punch. The ore cart I couldn't see if it was riveted or not do you remember ??. The ore bucket was another dead give way. Mines with rail when clean eough to see you will find casted manufacturer dates on the side of the rail.
Michigan's Copper Country in the North west Upper Peninsula the mines are like BC mines wet or very damp with most levels flooded. Lots of deep snow off Lake Supieor and rain keeps water flowing so wood artifacts don't stand a chance. I also have a nice collection of smaller miners artifacts as well large native copper. Chunks up to 20lb and silver nuggets. Starting in the mid 1800s my family history goes back four generations of hard rock miners. Another was captain on a great lakes iron ore ship. Anyhow what do you know about the mines history. Take care Frank
Interesting. I will have to check for casting numbers on rail.
The ladders with the branches through them reminded me of the first time I went to my grandpas claim. All he had so far was about a 20 foot deep shaft going down. And a "chicken ladder" to get down in it and back out. It was just a pine tree trunk with some foot holds chopped in it with an axe. He went down and set some dynamite. When he lit the fuse my instinct was to "run" and take cover. But my grandpa wasn't behind me because the chicken ladder twisted and he fell back down in the shaft. I ran back over and held the ladder so he could get out of there. About 15 seconds after the dynamite blew a pine cone fell out of a tree and hit him in the wrist. Scared the heck out of him thinking it was a rock that had blown up into the air and cam back down.
I have great memories of playing with dynamite years back also!
Interesting video
Sharon is badass. She is the only female mine explorer on any of the channels I follow. Canadian women rock.
I know...I love her to pieces!
Who would have thought, that a guy and a gal wandering around a decrepit hole in the ground would be so interesting! I would have had to take that pick away from the other fella, just watching him go at it was giving me the sweats!!
Amazing interesting video 📹 av said it before your the man Frank keep them coming and stay safe friend from Scotland
Thanks, you too!
Going down looks hard enough, without having to climb out!great ladder ideas, thanks
No problem 👍
Concentrate to the left of him it is a orb if I ever did see one if you slow it down you can see it manifest into two different shapes pretty cool
Always good videos brother, I hope you're doing well Frank.
Thanks, you too!
Great video, cool mine loved that bucket and old ladder, Sharon is braver than me that for sure
Thanks 👍
SAVE IT!
Looks like a wolf face on the handle end of the ore cart......lol scary.....20:00
its soo funny, some parts of the video you see little bits of beard at the top of the screen when frank is using the chest gopro
I need to buy a hat, so Frank can buy some oil! Great video as always, you guys rock!
Besides using Google Earth to look at your current adventure, I found that often if you search the mine name you’ll come up with a “Minfile. Searching that will give you some interesting details of that mining venture including tonnage of minerals extracted.
Minefile is a great source of information on mines in Canada.
Its funny, you had to bring Sharon, to show the boys how it's done !
Good video Frank it's 3:15 a.m. here I can't sleep and I saw you just put a video on you need to get some rest buddy