Great Mine At The Top Of A Desert Mountain
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2022
- I don’t know why abandoned mines always must be on the tops of mountains and require a strenuous hike to reach, but that consistently seems to be the case. When it’s a great mine like this one though, I don’t mind all that much. Of course, any of the suffering involved in adventuring and exploring beats being stuck in a miserable, futile existence.
This particular abandoned mine was discovered in the late 1800s, but was not developed until the early 1900s. I have seen conflicting reports on whether the primary mineral mined here was lead or silver. Suffice it to say, there was an abundance of galena! Interestingly - at least to me - is that much of the host rock for that galena is limestone in this mine.
I didn’t see any sign of a bunkhouse on top of the mountain and so, presumably, the miners made their daily commute in a tram bucket. That would’ve been a hell of a way to commute to work up in the mountains… While we were stopped for lunch a bighorn sheep made his appearance next to the first tram tower that I pointed out on the video. I tried to capture a video of him, but it was too far away to turn out. Anyway, the point is that the mountains are serious enough to be home to bighorn sheep. So, those mountains are no joke.
Speaking of trams… In case you missed it because the wind was muffling the audio, I initially mistook the hoist house for a tram station since it was located so far away from the shaft. I have never seen a hoist located that far from a mine shaft and so it threw me off.
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Growing up in California’s “Gold Rush Country” made it easy to take all of the history around us for granted. However, abandoned mine sites have a lot working against them - nature, vandals, scrappers and various government agencies… The old prospectors and miners that used to roam our lonely mountains and toil away deep underground are disappearing quickly as well.
These losses finally caught our attention and we felt compelled to make an effort to document as many of the ghost towns and abandoned mines that we could before that colorful niche of our history is gone forever.
I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!
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Those dials on that ore chute were amazing! Never seen anything like that, ever. 👍👍👍
Yes, we were really impressed by that as well and also have never seen anything else like that before...
Machinists use dials like that on certain workholding mechanisms, so you can set up an angled cut, rotate until the dial hits a stopper pin, reset the stopper pin, make your cut, rotate again. Its great for keeping track of two floating point figures while your reference moves around. The man running that station was a machinist or a math geek, and i have seen that technique before.
What a great mine to explore! Thank you for taking us with you Justin!
This is the best mine that you have taken us to thanks so much
Wow, this explore started out slow, then boom all kinds of cool things to see. nice video.
Some of the best explores seem to go that way...
Wow! Not much for artifacts inside, bot a LOT of workings, and incredible structures outside!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Love a good mountain mine video to get us through hump day!
In modern times COOP was a trade name for Farmland Industries since merged with Land O Lakes. They produced food products and owned Kansas oil wells and refineries and marketed oil, gas, batteries etc. I worked in their test labs in KC for 3.5 years. They had full engine test facilities.
Thank you for the additional details and background information.
The boggle your mind mine....WOW!! Incredible workings and remaining artifacts. The amount of labor to set up the infrastructure is crazy when you think about it, never mind carving out the mountain.
It was an extremely ambitious exploration and video production too! 👍👍
Thank you. Yes, this was an impressive mine!
After I watch these amazing sites on your channel, I always end up thinking about how the hell these old-timers built these amazing mines.
it gives me goosebumps every time
Love and respect from India
Well that was a very interesting big mine wow a lot too see aswel loved this long explore Justin.
aaaah ...now you are in our backyard ....we know that mine and the owner well .... be careful out there ..... he can get a little upset sometimes.
How cranky is he? Is he grumpier than Slim?
@@russellsmith3825 only when he hasn't had his morning coffee
So, I've heard... It's a popular one on the exploring circuit (for understandable reasons).
@@Askjeffwilliams so is it proper manners to leave some sort of peace offering, like Jameson's?
What a great mine to explore! Thank you for taking us with you Mustin👏!
12:55 WOW! Double tracked mine! Amazing.
Neat mine. That had a lot of great features and a few bygone relics. Definitely looks like it doesn't get explored a lot. No spray paint tags or ribbons from surveyors either. Definitely a good solid looking mine that should be around a long time if the BLM doesn't close it up.
Thanks Justin and friends. Stay safe and all the best to you and yours.
Was this mine dug by the slaves or something? What would BLM have to do with the prices of eggs in china?
@@Korey47Hello, BLM as in "Bureau of Land Management" division of the U.S. Department Of The Interior who in part are responsible for closing, remediating and/or limiting access to abandoned mines.
It's always awesome watching a video, and recognizing parts of the explore... ...and then watching you continue and show sections that I've not seen before. What a fantastic mine - and great watching it with your documentary style on it.
Great explore as always. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, that was a fabulous video. Thanks for sharing Justin. Stay safe guys.
I look forward to your videos so much! Thanks for taking us along. Your videos are the best!👌
Thank you very much.
That was a very sweet mine, both inside and out. I envy you guys that can see this stuff in person. Thanks for bringing it to those of us that can't get out to places like this...
Damn dude that might be the best mine I've seen. I was geeking on that headframe too! Modern homes aren't built as well as that mine in the remote mountains. Thanks for a great video!
Just think of it,this whole mine started out as just a rock face of a rock formation,blows your mind the work that went in to these mines,love your videos thank you.
I would have loved to see some of those old mines in action, really amazing. Thanks for sharing guys.
That was great explore. Thanks to you all. ;^)
Thanks for another amazing mine exploration!
Well Justin you have really spoiled us this time, definitely worth the watching keep up the good work as always!!! 🤠👍
I'm so disappointed that we didn't see that note for the skip guys. That's pretty funny. Great find! This is still one of our absolute favorite mines.
Yes, it was a good one. The underground workings combined with the setting would make it one of my favorites as well... Definitely a popular one on the exploring circuit though and so I was surprised by even the few artifacts that were left (such as the note for the skip guys).
@@TVRExploring What is your number 1 favourite Mine?
Another excellent mine exploration video.
Look forward to the next one.
What a amazing mine cool video nice and long thanks for sharing 👍 🇬🇧
" Such a Clean Mine " . Too bad the tram is not working . They could truck in some muck and mire for you ? Thank you for climbing up there for us . Neat Place .
Awesome explore loved watching it. Thank you
That was fascinating. So much cool stuff. I always expect more candle burns on those ore chutes. Thanks for the ride along.
Lol! I remember those Dolly Madison Cherry Pie's with Charlie Brown on the label, like the one you guys found in the mine. They date from the early to mid 1970's, if anyone is interested. It definitely brings back memories of that time period. Thanks for sharing, as always! Keep up the explorations and find more cool, old stuff!
Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
Those old timers sure knew how to do things. I can’t even figure out they could dig shafts to different levels
Thanks for filming it
That was a fricken cool mine 4 sure
That indeed was a very nice mine; thanks Justin. I hope all is going well with you and your family and I'm glad this Covid crap is almost over with.
That hunk of iron that said champion I think was a drill press
Thank you.
The Charlie Brown cherry pie dates back to the 1970 era...
You beat me to it. Around 1973-1975
Dolly Madison apple pies
Thank you for dating those.
That was another amazing site. I would imagine all of your team slept well that night. I was stunned by the amount of material that was moved out of that mine, and then when we saw the outside, the waste rock piles made it even clearer. I don't think I have ever seen a Union carbide Can that well preserved. It was really something. Alot of men worked their tails off up there, I wonder where their camp was. These journeys you take us on raise more questions than answers sometimes...but I am hooked for sure. Thank you, Justin. Perhaps one day this winter we can make that cup of coffee happen...
Ha, yes, that one was a good workout... Indeed, I hope that we can make that coffee happen. I should be back in the U.S. by December.
This is one of the most impressive explores I've seen from you. There's still good looking material left in there and my God just think how much they took out. Must have been really rich
Awesome explore, thanks for the trip
Very impressive locale, workings and explore . Well done Justin and company .
they call that the "Stope a Dope". Lol Funny miners. Thanks for ALL you Do!
Thank you Brother these are fun.
Really interesting. Thank you.
I was thinking that at least some of the workings were from the 1970's because of the cardboard dynamite boxes. I think that is about the time they transitioned from wood boxes which are plentiful in the mine. It is possible this mine was shut down in 1942 and reworked later? The Champion Blower and Forge relic is likely the remains of a drill press, commonly referred to as a camel back drill press. They were extremely common in early machine shops and were flat belt driven.
The wrapper at the 1:17 mark is from the 1970s. It can't be any older than the late 1960s because the company didn't use Charlie Brown on any its products until then.
Nice filming guys !!
Freaking amazing,Thankyou for this!
Whoa! What a mine! Mind boggling.
Wow this one is a good one!
Thanks Justin good video Cheers Guys ✌👍
I missed your videos! Wasn't seeing any notifications. Hope all is well keep trucking!
Man, that was a cool mine. Thanks
10:47 - 10:48 below square cardboard maybe a stick of dynamite? And 10:52 - 10:57 looks like old battery cells perhaps for a lantern? To the left of the Hercules box there are still some cells sitting inside a rusted out container. Great Explore!
Hi Justin WOW ! This is one big mine. I just wonder if the wood in your mine will look like that shout in 100 years. That's a really neet counter. I like the writing on the bears body, Cool find. That piller was interesting, I could spend a day just going through the oar ben and equipment that was leftover. Thanks again for a great video.
These miners were genius builders amazing❤
A well ran mining operation, looked neat to explore.
When I saw an hour long video, I thought “wow! This is going to be great” and I wasn’t disappointed. Thanks for sharing this amazing adventure. When looking at all these stopes I’m left wondering just how the heck they attacked this stuff. They must have worked from the bottom up for the gravity assist in most cases. However, the exit of the mine isn’t always below the inner workings, hence the elaborate main shaft and skip car system. I really wish I had a time machine so I could see this place in action. You can tell this was a serious undertaking in its heyday.
Wow! This is a really fascinating mine, particularly the layout of the surface structures! I can see why they had to put the hoist in such an odd place. The way the mine is situated on the cliff, there is simply no place else to put it. I never cease to be amazed at the ingenuity and determination of those old-school miners.
They were indeed a very tough and resourceful bunch!
That's Cool That You Got All That DONE 👍👍👍👍👍
if there was no upc bar code on the back side of the fruit pie wrapper it would have been pre 1975
Awesome stuff
Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota
This is a great explore,easy to get lost.Thanks Justin,enjoyable mine this one.
The waste rock pile outside the portal was huge. I remember you pointing out some gobbing but no close up. Did you explore that area? It’s an amazing explore, so much to see. Thank you!
The machine at 59:00 appears to be the engine for driving the hoist winch, looks like an old ‘hit and miss’ type engine. The machine at 59:20 is an air compressor, probably drove off the same engine.
Great mine, great video.
Good call. That’s definitely the engine.
I'm glad I did not work there. Based on the tunneling which I know they blasted out of solid rock, they did a lot of hard work in those days. I'm glad we have heavy machinery. Thanks for the tour. I'm glad we still have some mining history sites out in the wilds.
This explore was really worth the trip up the mountain! What a nice mine! The location of the winch, engine and air compressor? Was different to say the least. Very, very nice! Thanks Justin and Crew!
Yes, it was. "Different" is a good way to put it!
Cool mine. Love that ore car counter!
That was pretty amazing, huh?
Awesome video
A great explore 👍👍
As a kid, driving up around Scottys Castle in the summer with my grandparents, I vividly remember staring out the back window at these black dots that littered the ridges and cliffs and always wondered what these caves held inside.
Deposits like gold are found at the top of mountains because they are stratified by weight when the earth was molten. Lead, gold, uranium being the heaviest sink to the bottom. The earth solidifies then continental drift create wrinkles in the surface we call mountains. The stratified layers push upwards above the plains. Eons of weathering expose the ore and typically carry it down stream with water which is what people pan for. They follow the stream uphill to the mother lode.
Nice logic.😃
have you guys ever found a gold occurrence inside of any of the mines youve explored? i just think that would be the coolest thing ever. thanks for another great and very interesting video!
Great video a lot to explore in that mine. Looks like the mine raiders have not been there yet.
That champion forge and blower part was cool. I have an old flat belt drill press made by them that is still used. The amount of work the old timers had to do just to make the job easier is impressive
Great explore hello from Australia
Wow this one was a big mine! Love it! And here is an interesting thing but the RPM motor oil can at 22:22 is exactly like one i found at a 1942 crash site of a B-18 bomber last year. So i can date that to at least the early 1940s for you.
Nice one!
I learned a trick for driving big nails usually without splitting the wood. Not sure about rail spikes but it may work on them. Turn the nail point up and blunt the tip really good with the hammer. Then drive it. Maybe your spikes are too sharp.
Wow great mine. I wonder how long you worked there before you knew your way around. Wow.
You can see on the skip cart where it hit the rails sticking out and flipped it
Dolly Madison individual fruit pies featured Peanuts characters on their wrappers from the 1970s to the early 1980s. Each flavor had a different character on the wrapper.
Charlie Brown -- cherry and banana cream
Linus van Pelt -- apple
Lucy van Pelt -- lemon
Schroeder -- berry
Sally Brown -- coconut cream
Frieda -- chocolate
Peppermint Patty -- strawberry and peach
Marcie -- Boysenberry
The outside is as awesome or more so than the inside!
The cherry pie was of 70s vintage
Thank you.
FYI silver is often associated with and in the Galena
And is refined as a by-product of the lead mining.
The silver market collapsed before 1920 so my guess would be this mine suffered the same fate as most of the rest by 1920. Charlie Brown didn't come out until 1950 so the wrappers were probably other mine explores or surveyors. If the mine had been originally silver but changed to lead, the mine would probably have closed right after WWII, which would have prevented the steel salvaging seen during the war on earlier mines, which had closed before or right at the beginning of the war. If that's the case that puts it closing 80 or so years ago which seems consistent with some of the artifacts you saw. One great clue is the cardboard dynamite boxes which might put you in the correct time frame. I also noticed modern nails which dates some workings later.
Assuming there's no collapse, what might the presence or absence of tracks mean for a mine? If tracks are present then is it likely the mine was shutdown due to WW2 and therefore still have value? Perhaps it's equally like the mine was played out and it wasn't cost effective to pull up the track/these weren't recovered as part of the war effort? Maybe track presence/absence isn't a good indicator of anything in particular?
Hi Justin, one amazing looking mine so far but at 10:52 what were those cannisters for to the left of the I assume dynamite box ????
Wow, I've never seen anything like those dials either to tally the loads, that's a very cool, neat find. That was one fantastic mine, not
the normal type where they are very clear cut of drift, winze, drift, this one was way more interesting to look at and I imagine fascinating
to actually clamber around. The ore bin and combined headframe showed some great craftsmanship in it's construction, very impressive
looking too. A brilliant tour and as always you were a great tour guide, how on earth do you manage to narrate for that long lol, amazing.
I haven't seen anything from Graham in a while, is he okay ???. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤
Thank you. Yes, this was a good one - both for the setting and the extensive workings underground... Also, like you said, there were cool little features like the dials that made it special. Haha, I can assure you that sometimes narrating and filming for that long gets very old.
Yes, Graham is doing well. He started a new job recently and hasn't had as much time off. We're plotting out a couple of trips in the coming months though...
@@TVRExploring Good to hear Graham is okay, it will be nice to see him back in the saddle so to speak. xx
I can't afford to be a patron yet but adding the mundane would be cool.
How do you keep from getting lost in big, multi layer mines like this? I would be so turned around after a couple hours and a few level changes that someone like you would find my body a few years later. 🤪
It's a little easier when you're there in person. There's a logic to the layout.
Awespme video!, amazing history... you guys got bigger "Cohone's" than me going into the places you do....LOL
I've watched all of your videos. . . no ghosts, no cryptids, no swinging chains. . . the only timer was that noise in Russia. . . makes you wonder about all those cave "discoveries."
Thank you. Yes, I don't like all of that fake nonsense with the ghosts and such... And, to be clear, I don't think that scream I heard underground in Kyrgyzstan was something supernatural. It was just that I had no idea what caused it.
Hello Justin
Thank you for this great Video.
I call this mine the stope mine .
So much work and i wonder how they get all the Equipment up in the mountains.
Do you have any Information about the mine .
I hope the looters and Vandales dont find them .
Take care stay safe
Yours Frank Galetzka
When u go through these shafts do u ever carry wond to see if there is gold on ground
Do you ever provide names? Not the locations or coordinate but just the name. I love exploring mines and have traveled a lot of Nevada but you have some really cool mines I would love to look into.
We’ve missed you for two weeks Justin, but perhaps more urgent things came up that need your attention now! I am concerned for you and your family members you spoke about a few months back. I am praying for safety, peace, rest, healing, etc. for you and your family. Get back to us when it works for you. I am a loyal viewer and will wait for your return to your channel and always will be my friend!
Thank you very much for your concern and kind support. No bad news on my end... I have been exceptionally busy for the past two weeks, but with good things! However, I carved out some time this evening and just finished editing and uploading a video, which I'll publish a little later this morning (Thursday).
How long would it take to dig a mine like that?
I bet they LEFT a lot of good stuff in there, looking at how soft, mottled and textured the edges of those stopes are.
Admittedly, they may have considered it too poor to justify digging and just stopped at that point, but NOW those minerals could be worth well more than break-even and fully justify reopening the mine.
Found this on Printerest.....
(1970s Dolly Madison Pie - Cherry - Charlie Brown....)
Old timers would use gobbing to hide their tools when they would leave, learned that from BC Jeff
well preserved? a missed opportunity as structures started to crumble 👀 indeed a very photogenic mine