“Gly”: Hey guys! We’re taking this channel to the next level so that I can take you to places never before seen on camera. To do this we need equipment and your help! Please consider donating a few $$ to the tip jar, purchasing some cool merchandise or taking home a cool rock specimen from the show! Links are in the description area below and all monies go 100% to the channel. Thanks for your support, you guys are awesome!
Pavel Manzhetov it’s a damn shame knob heads have to try breaking everything or taking everything they find. Oh hey theirs a wall there let’s spray paint!! Fuckin childish stupid behaviour.
And I can't quite remember the manufacturer at the moment, but I have run that 4 cylinder diesel in the next size up. And I bet that one would be easy to get running again! Beautiful old engine.
@Pavel Manzhetov I don't think I ever got around to uploading it, but I did a startup video on the one I ran. Was that one air start or did you bar it over to start it?
Preserved and not stripped, a rare find. Most mining sites are stripped to the wood and you are left with imagination of what was there. This video is the best I have seen and I don't blame your excitement! I love Arizona!!
Awesome exploration , wonderful and beautiful views , you guys are a great team and work really well together , Am so looking forward to your further adventures . Thank you . x
I am in northern Nevada. This is an incredible explore. I look for ghost towns but I wish I were experienced enough and younger, so I could explore the mines. I really enjoyed this. Thank you.
That was awesome getting to see all the equipment and the old engines ,I can visualize everything spinning around with a bunch of big flappy belts everywhere, This place is enormous ...!!
You and Frank make a great team. Fun to watch and listen to, and always learning something from you two's adventures Keep up the awsome collaborations with Frank
I would just have to try and start up that old engine and ball mill. The mill isn't filled with ball bearing though, it's filled with Cannon balls. The big old diesel engine would probably start right up with a bit of fuel from your truck. The diesel engine is a 6 cyl 160 hp Atlas Imperial Marine engine Circa 1929. Would be great to see you go back there and try to start it. Another truly great explore.👍
Thank you Gly, your videos are awesome! You and Frank make a good team and I love going along with you two! Keep exploring and I'll keep watching, your adventures are epic!! Stay safe out there!!
Great channel. I really appreciate the time you take explaining the different mining terms and things you are seeing. Awesome sense of humor. My new number one channel. Keep up the great work
Gly , @ 11:58 - the equipment alongside the Ball Mill appears to be a site fabricated Gravity Separator . The pulverized Ore , water , and Sand Slimes would come out of the Ball Mill @ 11:01 and be piped to the screen column in the lower end of the Gravity Separator . The gears at the upper end would rotate the eccentric cam @ 11:53 thereby jigging the angle-iron bars back & forth separating the heavier Gold & Silver from the Sand Slimes . The lighter Sand Slimes and water would travel up and out of the Separator and be piped out of the building to a De-Watering Tank ( the water would be reused in the operation , and the Slimes would be shoveled out as waste . ) . The concentrated Gold & Silver would be siphoned off and go for further processing ( separation and concentration ) . The separated and concentrated Gold & Silver would then be shipped to a Smelter for the smelting into the pure metals . -- < Doc > .
“Gly”: Hey Doc! I just knew you would have the answer. Like a nugget trap it’s acting as the primary catch for most of the heavies before either being sent across shaker tables or to the leaching tanks and floatation cells. I suppose it also acts as a de-water unit as most certainly the water was being recycled at this site. Can you believe how pristine this site was? Wow, just wow!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces -- Gly , the Separator is acting as a shaker table but instead of the entire table shaking , only the angle-iron bars are shaking . From your aerial photos I saw no indication of Leaching Tanks , and that long ''V'' Tank could have been used as a type of flotation separation ( no agitators on top , so compressed air would have been needed for the agitation ) . -- < Doc > .
Hey guys, that's a great old mill in amazing shape. The common shaft configuration is a work of art. The belts were flat and long enough that they could be given a half twist between sheaves. It's one of the first among few industrial applications of mobius strips.This meant that the entire surface of the belt would wear vs say a V belt that has an inside and outside. The ball mill's a little gem in amazing condition. Given it's length and diameter, It would have been good for grinding about 6 to 8 tons per hour limiting the mill to 150-200 tons per day. depending on what size they were grinding the ore down to and how hard it was to grind. The equipment off to the left isn't a gravity separator. It's what's called a "rake classifier". It operates in closed circuit with the ball mill and is essentially a complicated screen. The material exiting the ball mill was fed to the tub/tank at the base of the inclined rakes which, with their motion, drew the material up the slope against a flow of inlet water from the top. Only the coarse material made it to the top of the incline where, to be re-ground, it was fed back into the mouth of the ball mill on the opposite side of where the fresh ore was fed in. Another (still used) variation of the same idea are the sand screws that you see operating in gravel pit. Most modern mineral processing plants use cyclones now because of much lower space requirements and maintenance costs. The front end of every hard rock mill is ALL about attrition and finding that ideal grind size where the bulk of the economic minerals are freed from the shite minerals (gangue). All while keeping in mind that the finer you grind the more energy/cost per ton of ore it takes. The reason they really liked to build mills on hillsides is that the fine material would proceed under gravity rather than being pumped down to the next floor where the separation equipment would have been. Any pump that you could get rid of in a mill circuit was a good thing. Judging from what the ore looked like, there was probably froth flotation involved for the sulfides as well as most likely gravity separators like shaker tables for any free milling gold. I'm 56 and have been involved in mining literally all of my life. Most of it in Frank's stomping ground in BC. 'Personally think he's bat-shit crazy for the places he crawls into given the condition of the timbering and stability of the ground, but one of the things that I really appreciate about you guys is that It seems to be only about taking a look and saying "Goddamn!! That's freaking cool!!" 'Cause yeah, it really is some truly cool shit right there...
It's moot, damnit not mute “Gly”: Thanks for the great comment! I really appreciate your input and it helps teach mining methods to those that are interested. As much as I’ve been around old mines I’m still learning new things about old mining practices and I find it fascinating. Thank you!
11:03 is proof that Los Angeles hasnt always been a miserable pit of vile repugnance, stupidity, abuse and waste. At one time it was a great city that produced worthwhile and useful things.
I haven't seen a line shaft setup like that in more than 50 years. When I was a kid there was a planing mill in town that used a line shaft and belts to power everything. A couple of us used to show up there at noon on Saturday, when they shut down the equipment for the weekend, and we'd crawl in and under all the machinery to pull out the wood chips. We'd get paid (a little) and get to take as many bags of wood chips home as we needed for animal bedding. How many places today would let a couple of 10-year-olds crawl under the planers and jointers in a shop! Good times and it brings back good memories! Another benefit of your videos; it opens the gate to memory lane.
When you got to the top of the hill with Frank driving and said "I'll be right back", I'm guessing you were changing your shorts 😉 -- with any activity, just add Frank if you want to make it into an adventure.
“Gly”: Thanks! Yes, I do have that TV / Movie voice. If Pixar or Discovery ever contacts me I might have a new job. Lol! No, just kidding. I’m retired and loving it. 👍
Gly this was the coolest ever video. WOW HOW COOL! I used to go in old mines in California and find things like this. I thought they were all gone. You found histories gold right here in these buildings. I salute you for showing this place to us. I could smell the old wood and grease. Yep you found a perfect place. I love it.
Recently found your channel. Like you, I have explored many mining areas over the years, it also initiated my love for offroading with my Jeep. I wish I would have documented my adventures like you have. The history of mining is in my heart. Keep up the awesome documentation of your adventures sir.
Thanks for sharing your adventures guys. Those mining cabins were in great shape. Toughest catus saves the day.. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the mine.
I'll tell you what, I've seen all of Frank's crazy antics, and I've seen all the sketchy situations he and you now have been through, and nothing, absolutely nothing made me more nervous than that ride up that old trail to the top from the mill. That was more sketchy than anything I've seen inside. 🤣🤣🤣 Those ladders you two climbed were also about as sketchy as I have ever seen you on. It didn't help matters that Frank was going up like a bulldog, sending every rock in that shaft raining down on you! Gly "Do your best not to knock things down on me" as Frank makes sure every rock is cleared from the shaft! Couldn't hear a word Frank was saying from the sound of the rock slide coming down. Lol Awesome site on that other side! That mill is one of the coolest sites I've seen in quite a while. This whole explore has been amazing Gly. Pretty hard to top this place. I'm looking forward to even more of it. Awesome job as always Otto.
“Gly”: Oh yes, Frank has a way of bringing “dramatic effect” into the videos. Lol! This location was just “over the top” cool in every way and you’ll be seeing more of this site in the future. Your right, it’s going to be very hard to top this place.
Love that remark Gly "whaaay off in the distance" from where you exited out from your ladder climb. Bet you two were surprised at how much mine you had covered starting with last wk's video. Just tying onto that dead cactus must have been challenging. How many cuts and scratches did Frank get? All those scenes of the cactus brush slapping the sides of the side/side......any and all scrub brush in AZ have thorns. That must have hurt! Great ending to your "explore" episode......coming from a 90 degree ladder climb, the rugged climb back over to the camp site, and then the hairy cart drive with Frank, the serene narrative and background music for the drone shot gave us all a lapse to "come down". Great video!!
Well Frank was raining rocks on your parade! That's one hell of a long ladder! A bit sketchy in spots too. Hell I'd be wheezing going up that shaft! Incredible drone footage there, it really helps us understand the layout of the place. I wonder what that transmission on the workbench came out of. I kinda looked like the T90 that's in my '47 Willys Jeep. That ball mill and all that machinery was amazing! It looked like it could be up and running again with a bit of work. Well maybe more than a bit. It looks like someone cut that gate to pieces! Frank's at the wheel get ready to bail out and tuck and roll, Gly! LOL! Looking forward to you going back and digging deeper.
wow 'I'm in my mid 60's and in Arizona I've only seen two mines that complete and I was 15 years old and my father was a lineman engineer installing all the high tension lines that crisscross Arizona. Many a complete Ghost town back in those days as well.
That buggy ride made my butt twitch more than some of the dodgy mine tunnels. Great vids guys, i really enjoy them, well made, well filmed, i like the voice over and the chatting as you go around. All very interesting.
That was a serious climb up those ladders, and one handed too, anyone would be knackered after that. Awesome place to have exited the mine. It was incredible to see the machinery that remained in those buildings. Finally after all the cactus needling suffered, one finally proved useful. Gly you seemed very relieved to get out of that vehicle alive!! The driver sure was crazy. Thank you for sharing your adventures. Take care and be safe. 👍👍🍺🍺
“Gly”: I’ve seen more people hurt on them damn things over the years than I can count. To be quite honest I feel more comfortable in a collapsing mine! Lol. Yes, those ladders were a climb. Who needs a gym membership when you’ve got ladders and Frank to chase after.
Wow a great episode, I loved that old ball mill there, there was a ball from inside it on the shelf they look like little canon balls. What a great mill though it had a pretty decent amount of machinery in there too, it makes you wonder how on earth they managed to get it all to that point as those cogs and engines definitely wouldn't fit on a mule lol. Frank is a speed demon with that side by side, not even mountains will stop him in it lol. Thank you for another awesome explore and thank you for taking us along too. xx
“Gly”: This episode is going to be hard for me to top. Rarely do you ever find such a place that’s in that good of condition. Thanks Sue, I’m really happy you enjoyed this episode and there’s more fun ones to come. Stay tuned!
Makes me wonder why the miners stopped mining, since there is plenty of available good-looking ore. Was it the price of silver taking a dive, an injured miner, or processing costs too high? Great video and a great location. Can't wait for episode #2.
“Gly”: I discovered in my research that as they got deeper in the mountain the gold and silver values got less and less. I’m sure there’s still gold and silver there but the original miners got the best part of the ore structure out of the mountain.
Hi Gly - Really like the old processing buildings. You rarely see places like that which have not been vandalised and robbed. For me the more technical details the better of both the geology and mining techniques. I would have like a close up of all the motors in the processing plant so I could see the details and the manufacturers. Keep up the good work.!!
Bob, is that drone Franks?....Sure like drone videos....Get to see so much more...Would have like too see more about the cabins..At first they looked like someone is living in them..Or are they empty?....Bob, And Frank thank you for a most interesting Tour....Maybe someday you might go back and do more filming on the buildings.......Thanks Guys................JB.............
“Gly”: Yes, back then I was taking footage from Franks drone. Your right, cabins and old structures are interesting but over all my viewers much prefer me documenting the interiors of mines.
“Gly”: Hey guys! We’re taking this channel to the next level so that I can take you to places never before seen on camera. To do this we need equipment and your help! Please consider donating a few $$ to the tip jar, purchasing some cool merchandise or taking home a cool rock specimen from the show! Links are in the description area below and all monies go 100% to the channel. Thanks for your support, you guys are awesome!
dont ever change the intro music.
It is so nice to see the equipment they used and it has not been vandalized.
Pavel Manzhetov it’s a damn shame knob heads have to try breaking everything or taking everything they find. Oh hey theirs a wall there let’s spray paint!! Fuckin childish stupid behaviour.
You guys are getting better and better - great drone shots, music and voiceover. Thanks!
What an incredibly intact mill! Seeing the old line shaft setup was beautiful ... a few belts and that place could be running again.
Might want a bit of grease too.
They put a lot of effort into that setup. I agree... I bet those engines could run again
And I can't quite remember the manufacturer at the moment, but I have run that 4 cylinder diesel in the next size up.
And I bet that one would be easy to get running again! Beautiful old engine.
@Pavel Manzhetov if I may ask, how long ago was that?
@Pavel Manzhetov I don't think I ever got around to uploading it, but I did a startup video on the one I ran.
Was that one air start or did you bar it over to start it?
Preserved and not stripped, a rare find. Most mining sites are stripped to the wood and you are left with imagination of what was there. This video is the best I have seen and I don't blame your excitement! I love Arizona!!
What a beautiful location. Your work on these videos are greatly appreciated
“Gly”: Thank you!
Hi guys.
I really like the smal history voiceover bits.
It gives another dimension than "just" a hole in the ground.
“Gly”: It takes longer to edit those segments but I’m going to try and do more of that going into 2020. Thanks!
Very cool finds. Love the old mill. Don't get to see many in that good of shape.
Amazing to see all that old machinery still intact. Thanks for the tour guys!
Thanks for the for the quality of the videos you put here on TH-cam
“Gly”: Thank you!
Fantastic - Thanks Frank and Gly - Stay Safe, God Bless - Your Travels - Thank You for ALL You Do !!!
Awesome exploration , wonderful and beautiful views , you guys are a great team and work really well together , Am so looking forward to your further adventures . Thank you . x
what a weird feeling that would be, walking through a toolshop and ball mill and in such a clean state like it was abandoned last month
“Gly”: I’ve never seen anything like it. It was like stepping back in time.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces and all that silver ore vein still waitin to be worked, hammer drill time lol
It looks like they just left yesterday. That mill is amazing.
I just can't believe that engine shop hadn't been vandalized or looted. Even those beautiful gauges on the engine are in place! Incredible!
I am in northern Nevada. This is an incredible explore. I look for ghost towns but I wish I were experienced enough and younger, so I could explore the mines. I really enjoyed this. Thank you.
“Gly”: Thank you so much!
That was awesome getting to see all the equipment and the old engines ,I can visualize everything spinning around with a bunch of big flappy belts everywhere, This place is enormous ...!!
You and Frank make a great team. Fun to watch and listen to, and always learning something from you two's adventures
Keep up the awsome collaborations with Frank
Love seeing the old machinery still in place, great to see no one has stuffed around with it. I thought Frank was a a crazy guy, fun guy to be around.
“Gly”: He is allot of fun to work with. It’s just not going to be the same when he goes back to Canada.
Frank likes it when you follow. Gives him a soft place to land
I would just have to try and start up that old engine and ball mill. The mill isn't filled with ball bearing though, it's filled with Cannon balls. The big old diesel engine would probably start right up with a bit of fuel from your truck. The diesel engine is a 6 cyl 160 hp Atlas Imperial Marine engine Circa 1929. Would be great to see you go back there and try to start it. Another truly great explore.👍
That mill is absolutely amazing, wouldn't take much to have that operating again.
Hey I’m 65 this year Frank is not old ! LOL!while you’re huffing and puffing! Love your adventures!
I must say this was a fun one!
“Gly”: I’m still working off my extra fluff due to a recent health issue but I’m getting better and better each day. 👍
Good Job Guys. This was quite a feat ! Sandy
Thank you Gly, your videos are awesome! You and Frank make a good team and I love going along with you two! Keep exploring and I'll keep watching, your adventures are epic!! Stay safe out there!!
Looks like that gate at the haulage adit was removed with some serious effort 👍⚒
Dental Floss Mine??? hahaha
Absolutely pristine antique mill. Should be a protected site!
Amazing places you guys take us along. Thanks
I am fully hooked to your channel from the time i came acoss it ,great stuff !! :)
“Gly”: Thank you!
Your Welcome!! :)
Excellent video, Gly-Frank...!
Great channel. I really appreciate the time you take explaining the different mining terms and things you are seeing. Awesome sense of humor. My new number one channel. Keep up the great work
Gly , @ 11:58 - the equipment alongside the Ball Mill appears to be a site fabricated Gravity Separator . The pulverized Ore , water , and Sand Slimes would come out of the Ball Mill @ 11:01 and be piped to the screen column in the lower end of the Gravity Separator . The gears at the upper end would rotate the eccentric cam @ 11:53 thereby jigging the angle-iron bars back & forth separating the heavier Gold & Silver from the Sand Slimes . The lighter Sand Slimes and water would travel up and out of the Separator and be piped out of the building to a De-Watering Tank ( the water would be reused in the operation , and the Slimes would be shoveled out as waste . ) . The concentrated Gold & Silver would be siphoned off and go for further processing ( separation and concentration ) . The separated and concentrated Gold & Silver would then be shipped to a Smelter for the smelting into the pure metals . -- < Doc > .
“Gly”: Hey Doc! I just knew you would have the answer. Like a nugget trap it’s acting as the primary catch for most of the heavies before either being sent across shaker tables or to the leaching tanks and floatation cells. I suppose it also acts as a de-water unit as most certainly the water was being recycled at this site. Can you believe how pristine this site was? Wow, just wow!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces -- Gly , the Separator is acting as a shaker table but instead of the entire table shaking , only the angle-iron bars are shaking . From your aerial photos I saw no indication of Leaching Tanks , and that long ''V'' Tank could have been used as a type of flotation separation ( no agitators on top , so compressed air would have been needed for the agitation ) . -- < Doc > .
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“Gly”: I was thinking the same thing Doc. That V shaped tank was probably being used for exactly as you described.
Hey guys, that's a great old mill in amazing shape. The common shaft configuration is a work of art. The belts were flat and long enough that they could be given a half twist between sheaves. It's one of the first among few industrial applications of mobius strips.This meant that the entire surface of the belt would wear vs say a V belt that has an inside and outside.
The ball mill's a little gem in amazing condition. Given it's length and diameter, It would have been good for grinding about 6 to 8 tons per hour limiting the mill to 150-200 tons per day. depending on what size they were grinding the ore down to and how hard it was to grind.
The equipment off to the left isn't a gravity separator. It's what's called a "rake classifier". It operates in closed circuit with the ball mill and is essentially a complicated screen. The material exiting the ball mill was fed to the tub/tank at the base of the inclined rakes which, with their motion, drew the material up the slope against a flow of inlet water from the top. Only the coarse material made it to the top of the incline where, to be re-ground, it was fed back into the mouth of the ball mill on the opposite side of where the fresh ore was fed in.
Another (still used) variation of the same idea are the sand screws that you see operating in gravel pit. Most modern mineral processing plants use cyclones now because of much lower space requirements and maintenance costs.
The front end of every hard rock mill is ALL about attrition and finding that ideal grind size where the bulk of the economic minerals are freed from the shite minerals (gangue). All while keeping in mind that the finer you grind the more energy/cost per ton of ore it takes.
The reason they really liked to build mills on hillsides is that the fine material would proceed under gravity rather than being pumped down to the next floor where the separation equipment would have been. Any pump that you could get rid of in a mill circuit was a good thing. Judging from what the ore looked like, there was probably froth flotation involved for the sulfides as well as most likely gravity separators like shaker tables for any free milling gold.
I'm 56 and have been involved in mining literally all of my life. Most of it in Frank's stomping ground in BC. 'Personally think he's bat-shit crazy for the places he crawls into given the condition of the timbering and stability of the ground, but one of the things that I really appreciate about you guys is that It seems to be only about taking a look and saying "Goddamn!! That's freaking cool!!"
'Cause yeah, it really is some truly cool shit right there...
It's moot, damnit not mute
“Gly”: Thanks for the great comment! I really appreciate your input and it helps teach mining methods to those that are interested. As much as I’ve been around old mines I’m still learning new things about old mining practices and I find it fascinating. Thank you!
Thanks for the great lighting so we can see and explaining things with not a lot drama... COOL!!!
Fascinating explore. I particularly appreciated that you took the time to explain what the machines did. Thankyou.
love the old mill! nice find! :)
Awesome video, by far one of the best so far.
“Gly”: Thank you!
You guys are awesome. Thanks again!
That is awesome! What a find.
11:03 is proof that Los Angeles hasnt always been a miserable pit of vile repugnance, stupidity, abuse and waste. At one time it was a great city that produced worthwhile and useful things.
What an incredible adventure! Great find guys. And thanks heaps for sharing your discovery with us. 😎🥃⛏️
I haven't seen a line shaft setup like that in more than 50 years. When I was a kid there was a planing mill in town that used a line shaft and belts to power everything. A couple of us used to show up there at noon on Saturday, when they shut down the equipment for the weekend, and we'd crawl in and under all the machinery to pull out the wood chips. We'd get paid (a little) and get to take as many bags of wood chips home as we needed for animal bedding. How many places today would let a couple of 10-year-olds crawl under the planers and jointers in a shop! Good times and it brings back good memories! Another benefit of your videos; it opens the gate to memory lane.
“Gly”: This location was museum grade and it’s very rare to find a place this nice. I’m happy I was able to document it.
When you got to the top of the hill with Frank driving and said "I'll be right back", I'm guessing you were changing your shorts 😉 -- with any activity, just add Frank if you want to make it into an adventure.
yes this was super cool. thanks for the adventures. look like you have fun together
“Gly”: We do. We have just as much fun teasing each other as we do working together.
Wow absolutely love the tool shop area almost like visiting a museum great place thanks for sharing as always be safe
!!!!!!!!!! THANK U man !!!!!!!!!!!
Great video BTW. Also Gly you have a gift for narration.
“Gly”: Thanks! Yes, I do have that TV / Movie voice. If Pixar or Discovery ever contacts me I might have a new job. Lol! No, just kidding. I’m retired and loving it. 👍
I find myself hooked on your content. And I’m saying this before the start of yet another. Thank you for sharing your endeavors.
You guy are ACE, KEEP safe CHAPS from over The pond
Gly this was the coolest ever video. WOW HOW COOL! I used to go in old mines in California and find things like this. I thought they were all gone. You found histories gold right here in these buildings. I salute you for showing this place to us. I could smell the old wood and grease. Yep you found a perfect place. I love it.
Pretty cool area. Thanks for sharing.
Great area. Lots of stuff. Thank you.
SUPER 😎! Want more!! When are you going to visit Frank?
“Gly”: Maybe the summer of 2021. It really all depend on how the channel grows between now and then.
I think it would be neat and Would love to see that mill working!
Recently found your channel. Like you, I have explored many mining areas over the years, it also initiated my love for offroading with my Jeep. I wish I would have documented my adventures like you have. The history of mining is in my heart. Keep up the awesome documentation of your adventures sir.
“Gly”: Thank you, welcome aboard the channel and I’m really happy you’re enjoying the show!
wow what a cool place keep the excellent content coming
You guys are totally amazing
At 16:18 it looks like Frank about died walking on that false floor. Glad you guys stayed safe keep bringing the awesome content.
Love your adventures with frank!! Beautiful location. Nice video, great shooting!
“Gly”: Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your adventures guys. Those mining cabins were in great shape. Toughest catus saves the day.. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the mine.
I'll tell you what, I've seen all of Frank's crazy antics, and I've seen all the sketchy situations he and you now have been through, and nothing, absolutely nothing made me more nervous than that ride up that old trail to the top from the mill. That was more sketchy than anything I've seen inside. 🤣🤣🤣 Those ladders you two climbed were also about as sketchy as I have ever seen you on. It didn't help matters that Frank was going up like a bulldog, sending every rock in that shaft raining down on you! Gly "Do your best not to knock things down on me" as Frank makes sure every rock is cleared from the shaft! Couldn't hear a word Frank was saying from the sound of the rock slide coming down. Lol Awesome site on that other side! That mill is one of the coolest sites I've seen in quite a while. This whole explore has been amazing Gly. Pretty hard to top this place. I'm looking forward to even more of it. Awesome job as always Otto.
“Gly”: Oh yes, Frank has a way of bringing “dramatic effect” into the videos. Lol! This location was just “over the top” cool in every way and you’ll be seeing more of this site in the future. Your right, it’s going to be very hard to top this place.
Great explore and a very interesting mine kamp.
Wish you would go back to this mine. Would love to see more of this mine.
It’s gotta be fun exploring with Frank, I could never climb around in these mines , really enjoy your adventures in these mines
Definitely another favorite. Wish I seen the first.
You guys are funny. Thank God your lwats safe.
What a fantastic part of the country, enjoy your video's by the way, thanks for sharing. Dave, from Australia.
Love that remark Gly "whaaay off in the distance" from where you exited out from your ladder climb. Bet you two were surprised at how much mine you had covered starting with last wk's video. Just tying onto that dead cactus must have been challenging. How many cuts and scratches did Frank get? All those scenes of the cactus brush slapping the sides of the side/side......any and all scrub brush in AZ have thorns. That must have hurt! Great ending to your "explore" episode......coming from a 90 degree ladder climb, the rugged climb back over to the camp site, and then the hairy cart drive with Frank, the serene narrative and background music for the drone shot gave us all a lapse to "come down". Great video!!
What a cool find it's like all you have to do is turn it on. Cool site gly
Great job guys. This is a very nice mine. Thank you 🥴
intact mill is wildd
This was an amazing site!
There's so much stoping going on in those mines it's hard to believe they still exist!
Totally enjoyed that. Mill site was amazingly preserved too. You and Frank are doing a great job on these videos and keep up the good work in 2020!
“Gly”: Thank you!
Well Frank was raining rocks on your parade! That's one hell of a long ladder! A bit sketchy in spots too. Hell I'd be wheezing going up that shaft! Incredible drone footage there, it really helps us understand the layout of the place.
I wonder what that transmission on the workbench came out of. I kinda looked like the T90 that's in my '47 Willys Jeep. That ball mill and all that machinery was amazing! It looked like it could be up and running again with a bit of work. Well maybe more than a bit. It looks like someone cut that gate to pieces!
Frank's at the wheel get ready to bail out and tuck and roll, Gly! LOL!
Looking forward to you going back and digging deeper.
This is the most complete mine equipment mill I've seen yet on this channel. Very good video! Interesting that they had a diesel engine.
Thankyou
Beautiful
Another great video. You guys don't disappoint!
Great vid stay safe :)
Another cool mine! Loving the collab work!
Reversed ladders makes climbing them more convenient at least you hear the nails come out Thank's fellas!!!; )
reversed ladders have a duel function they double as rails for the tool skip
This video was like a five-course gourmet meal with dessert! (Or is it desert?😆) Many thanks to you and Frank!❤️❤️👍👍
“Gly”: Thanks Fred! Yep, this one is going to be hard to top.
wow 'I'm in my mid 60's and in Arizona I've only seen two mines that complete and I was 15 years old and my father was a lineman engineer installing all the high tension lines that crisscross Arizona. Many a complete Ghost town back in those days as well.
That buggy ride made my butt twitch more than some of the dodgy mine tunnels. Great vids guys, i really enjoy them, well made, well filmed, i like the voice over and the chatting as you go around. All very interesting.
Thanks for taking me on another crazy adventure! Even tho I don't care for beer, I need one with a burger too :)
Love this video and have subscribed, looking forward to seeing more.
“Gly”: Thank you! And welcome aboard the channel!
That was a serious climb up those ladders, and one handed too, anyone would be knackered after that. Awesome place to have exited the mine. It was incredible to see the machinery that remained in those buildings. Finally after all the cactus needling suffered, one finally proved useful. Gly you seemed very relieved to get out of that vehicle alive!! The driver sure was crazy.
Thank you for sharing your adventures. Take care and be safe. 👍👍🍺🍺
“Gly”: I’ve seen more people hurt on them damn things over the years than I can count. To be quite honest I feel more comfortable in a collapsing mine! Lol. Yes, those ladders were a climb. Who needs a gym membership when you’ve got ladders and Frank to chase after.
That Equipment was Amazing . I wondered when we got to see what you were filming when Frank was Burroughing . Lol
Cool exploring mate all the best seth 🇬🇧🤘
Love it guys great fun explore 😎👍🖤
Wow a great episode, I loved that old ball mill there, there was a ball from inside it on the shelf they look like little canon balls. What a great mill though it had a pretty decent amount of machinery in there too, it makes you wonder how on earth they managed to get it all to that point as those cogs and engines definitely wouldn't fit on a mule lol. Frank is a speed demon with that side by side, not even mountains will stop him in it lol. Thank you for another awesome explore and thank you for taking us along too. xx
“Gly”: This episode is going to be hard for me to top. Rarely do you ever find such a place that’s in that good of condition. Thanks Sue, I’m really happy you enjoyed this episode and there’s more fun ones to come. Stay tuned!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Cool, see you in the next one 😉x
like the dual team vids...but im ready for your to get back to solo vids...like the geo info......
“Gly”: I understand. I’ll be doing allot of that this summer in Nevada and pointing out more geology.
Keep up that good content boys
I hope that Frank took that old cot to his museum!
“Gly”: No, he left the cot but took the ball mill. ;) Lol
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Hahahahahaha !!
That wind noise sounded like an earthquake with the building squeaking!
Nice! Good times!
Makes me wonder why the miners stopped mining, since there is plenty of available good-looking ore. Was it the price of silver taking a dive, an injured miner, or processing costs too high? Great video and a great location. Can't wait for episode #2.
“Gly”: I discovered in my research that as they got deeper in the mountain the gold and silver values got less and less. I’m sure there’s still gold and silver there but the original miners got the best part of the ore structure out of the mountain.
Hi Gly - Really like the old processing buildings. You rarely see places like that which have not been vandalised and robbed. For me the more technical details the better of both the geology and mining techniques. I would have like a close up of all the motors in the processing plant so I could see the details and the manufacturers. Keep up the good work.!!
It looks like the miners just left a few hours ago....
Bob, is that drone Franks?....Sure like drone videos....Get to see so much more...Would have like too see more about the cabins..At first they looked like someone is living in them..Or are they empty?....Bob, And Frank thank you for a most interesting Tour....Maybe someday you might go back and do more filming on the buildings.......Thanks Guys................JB.............
“Gly”: Yes, back then I was taking footage from Franks drone. Your right, cabins and old structures are interesting but over all my viewers much prefer me documenting the interiors of mines.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Maybe someday you can go back.....Thanks..............
😂😂😂 hey Frank i don't think this is a trail? Frank: It is today!
“Gly”: Hahaha!