Just got done watching #147 with your son Kane. You have to be so proud of him. As you said him following in your foot steps. That he is so awesome to watch both of you going in the mines together.
Another great explore Frank. I like how you telegraph where you're going to next. Whenever you say That stope is a little too difficult to get up to, that's usually where you go next
Kane is getting a lot more confiddent. Like father like son. Mind you 'Lucky Jim' is one hell of a mine to explore. Hopefully we'll see you and one or two other experts revisiting the place with a few ropes and get to see a lot more of it. Thanks for another great video Frank and Kane.
Frank I wanted to thank you for the best TH-cam videos ever. Your's are the only wholesome videos to watch here. You do not need others to validate your ego and just put out pure warmth. THANKS.
To bad I didn't watch ur videos when u were in AZ. I would have made a point to meet u. Would have offered u a room or even a spot to park it camper while here. We r selling soon but might be here one more winter. If u plan on doing AZ again hit me up. I would be happy to do what I can to help u show us all more of the underground. Would love for u to find the kincade cave in the grand canyon. If it exists you would be the man to explore it. If anyone could find it my money is on you. Your eye has to be trained well to spot caves and mines. Thanks again for taking us all with.
Oh the drone footage was spectacular with all those snowy peaks set against the forest. Thank you for the story of why the mine is called the Lucky Jim, yep he was lucky in deed - of course it was only fair that they paid out. I bet that water was a shock to the system for Kane, but he didn’t complain one bit. Nice dynamite box, another cool find. The green was quite vivid, not seen that shade before in any of the mines. Phew I was so glad you didn’t go across that steep side; I mean it was near on vertical. Well spotted on the tobacco box Kane. There’s plenty of cool stuff to see in that mine. Well thank you for another brilliant video. Stay safe 👍 ❤️
This is a good one, always love the lucky jim vids. Good on you for keeping the flame alive in your boy Frank, keep him safe and stay that way yourself. Till next time buddy.
Hey Frank , another awesome video my friend. I'm recovering from knee surgery and I thought what a better way to recover by watching your video . As always , thank you for sharing your adventures . I really enjoy them. Until next time , take care my friend.
Obviously, I'm not Frank, but I was born near Wheeling in a little town called Moundsville, & discovered a few good YT pgs worth sticking w/whilst recovering from knee surgery myself. Starting another round of physical therapy later this month. Here's to a full & speedy recovery, & many more abandoned mine explores. Take care & stay strong!
@@TheSWolfe Thank you and you take care also. I haven't started physical therapy yet as I still have a knee full of stitches. I agree on Frank's video's , best way to recover is watching his awesome video's. Take care and get well soon.
@@moabwheeling Ouch! I feel ya. I didn't stick w/my therapy/exercises 1st goround -'twas painful, difficult & I was impatient. Long story short, my wiseass thought it could bypass the slow & steady, leaving me weak & ripe 4 reinjury; hence, this 2nd round. You'll get there, but it does take time. 'Til then, kick back & dig those mines!
Well that video ended 2 hours early lol i could watch you 2 guys all day. Hope you return to the Lucky Jim it looks massive in there. Great job as usual Frank.
I mucked a rich longhole stope about a 1-1/2 years ago that was so rich that every handful of muck ( we are required to sample every bucket of ore ) using a camera-remote 2.5 yard scooptram. That was the richest stope that I ever mucked in 43 years of mining, the muck was yellow everywhere! We mucked this stope out in less than 5 days, 2 shifts mucking. It's rare to see, but rich deposits do exist, this was at the Hoyle Pond mine in Timmins ON.
Hi Frank & Kane, what were those pretty green parts ?? Malachite maybe ?? or Fluorite ?? they were very pretty anyhow. You always make me nervous when you go out to the end of the rails on a false floor, I'm shouting "Frank nooooo get back on the solid part" lol. Another awesome explore of a mine, thank you for sharing. xx
I got so sad after a few days of not seeing any updates from this channel and it made me so sad and then I seen this and I screamed YESSSSS thank you for the entertainment guys!!!
Hi frank hope you’re well I’m a relatively new subscriber I’m glad I found your TH-cam channel as this kind of thing I find very interesting but I haven’t the bottle to do it myself also I really love the way you take the time to read the comments and reply to them I have a lot of respect for youTubers that do that there’s a lot that don’t bother so keep up the fantastic content all the best Phil
Good call Frank 13:37 You must have heard me yelling "Don't do it Frank" haha what can I say, I get into your vids as if I'm there with ya vicariously.
Loved it as always loved the dynamite boxes they really seemed in excellent condition. Lead mines always seem bigger then others? Wit lead mining are they chasing veins like gold or with lead there looking for certain rock geological formations that holds lead. Hard rock mines look safer more solid then gold mines cheers many regards from Ireland 👍🇮🇪☘
@@exploringabandonedminesis it veins there chasing or just deposits of certain rock that holds minerals there hunting. I ask the rooms they got ore wit big pillars do be massive in lead mines. Everything seems bigger? Even tracks for ore cars always seem bigger more ore to process. 👍🇮🇪☘
Pretty freakin awesome! The Lucky Jim is a little treacherous with those false floors caved in. I would not enjoy being in there without a light. Kane is catching on pretty darn well! His balls are getting much bigger in a very short time! Lol
Great explore guys, dont how you stand that water temperature must be very cold, did some skinny dipping in a place in switzerland but almost had a heart attack it was \bloody cold lol
It's true that most lode mining today is the processing of invisible gold contained in the rock but there are the instances where gold has occured in a lode mine that actually looks like gold. In November, 1914, in the Cresson Mine in the Cripple Creek Mining District in Colorado, a vug was encountered that was 14 ft. wide, 23 ft. long, and 36 ft. high that was totally covered in wire and flake gold that produced 60,000 ounces of nearly pure gold that was scraped off the walls and ceiling. The owner of the mine had a bank vault door installed to try to stop high grading (except by mine executives who showed up with breifcases who just wanted a look, wink wink). Now the only large scale mine operating in the district is the Cripple Creek and Victor open pit mine that is recovering one gram of invisible gold per ton of material processed and they still make a profit. Unfortunately, the open pit mine has destroyed a great deal of the old mine structures, head frames and buildings. Most of those mines didn't have adits and the only entry was by verticle shaft so we never could explore any of them but we miss the above ground history that's gone. It's one of the reasons I enjoy your videos so much, you get a chance to explore while they still exist.
The worst thing that could happen to you guys is run out of battery very deep in a mine and if that happens, 😵. That’s why you should bring lots of batteries.
The last hard rock 'gold' mine that I worked at, the Hoyle Pond mine in Timmins ON has lots of vg in the faces and in long hole stopes, this mine and their Red Lake mines are their 'money makers' because of the rich grades of ore....so don't tell me that hard rock mines don't have visible gold.
Where are the bears, rattlesnakes and creepy alien creatures? Maybe on the next video. You should have a mole as a mascot and take him along your tunnel explorations
Frank, this the same mine that had all the old equipment at the base of the mine? Any chance of going back to the Rock Candy Mine? That place was littered with some nice Fluorite. The Rogerely in the U.K. has some nice U.V. Reactivate Fluorite. Silicates in general are my favorite among the mineral groups. Beryl, Tourmaline, Adamite anything that’s quartz related. Kane takes well to the surroundings. Hopefully he learned a good bit about rigging figure 8’s ascenders/descenders, static line vs none. Pitons and cams are not really safe for mines IMO or needed unless for a possible undercut. Nonetheless I really enjoy the editing and footage. You ought too have Petzel as a sponsor. You need too come to South Eastern side of the Sierra Mtn range and North West Nevada. Everything is dry and hook up with Frank #2. Cheers Ben
I don't think Frank#2 even owns a rope! No there is no equipment at the bottom of the mine. I don't think I will be back at Rock Candy the guy that owns it is a real jerk.........mind you I did beat him it court last time!
i remember watching old western films with my dad with John Wayne in etc & they'd be finding huge chunks of gold while panning in the rivers. did that really happen? or is all gold just in tiny particles?
Comical seeing your son go through the mine bump clunk fuck lol how many times did he hit his head lol im from wales. Look up Bigpit south wales mine iv been down there lots of times its free to go down thumbs up
@@exploringabandonedmines lol Ok The freezing of the jewels & the shrinkage of the ram rod!!!!!!! rofl I'd take an extra pair of socks for junk insulation. lol
Have you ever thought or felt like you have fucked up big time? Like a legit "You Dumb Ass" moment?? I love the Vids,there's 0 way you would catch me there in the Mines.I was a Firefighter for 7 years and I promise you is rather fight a House fire than be in them Mines.My hats off to ya,if I was closer I'd burn 1 with ya n drink a Beer....I bet you have some hellaciois Stories,thanks for the vid.
All the time just yesterday I got my beard caught in my acender.........I was really screwed hanging by my beard no way to go up or down all alone in a mine!
@@exploringabandonedmines I kinda wish I had slept in, I was out in the williwacks freezing my ass off on a very cold and long Motorcycle ride ;> Getting too old for this shit.
I live through you ,because I could never go down in the earth like you do. Be safe and blessed!
Just got done watching #147 with your son Kane. You have to be so proud of him. As you said him following in your foot steps. That he is so awesome to watch both of you going in the mines together.
Another great explore Frank. I like how you telegraph where you're going to next. Whenever you say That stope is a little too difficult to get up to, that's usually where you go next
Very true!
Kane is getting a lot more confiddent. Like father like son. Mind you 'Lucky Jim' is one hell of a mine to explore. Hopefully we'll see you and one or two other experts revisiting the place with a few ropes and get to see a lot more of it. Thanks for another great video Frank and Kane.
Massive, and dangerous, great video Frank...!
They sure are having fun together.
Frank love your videos and narration so much. My wife and daughter are Canadian and they love you too.
Frank I wanted to thank you for the best TH-cam videos ever. Your's are the only wholesome videos to watch here. You do not need others to validate your ego and just put out pure warmth. THANKS.
Wow, what a fun mine. Something different at every turn. Loved this mine. But yikes that was one big a hole. Thanks Frank, your the best✅
Thanks Sarah you are awesome too!
It’s amazing to me how people even found, well, anything under the ground. Let alone go dig it out. Some of these mines are so intricate
Deposits often start at the surface and they chase them underground.
Frank, your vids are really great! You make it look too easy to get in all these mines.Keep up the good work and stay safe!!!
To bad I didn't watch ur videos when u were in AZ. I would have made a point to meet u. Would have offered u a room or even a spot to park it camper while here. We r selling soon but might be here one more winter. If u plan on doing AZ again hit me up. I would be happy to do what I can to help u show us all more of the underground. Would love for u to find the kincade cave in the grand canyon. If it exists you would be the man to explore it. If anyone could find it my money is on you. Your eye has to be trained well to spot caves and mines. Thanks again for taking us all with.
Great Job … Thanks Frank :)
Oh the drone footage was spectacular with all those snowy peaks set against the forest. Thank you for the story of why the mine is called the Lucky Jim, yep he was lucky in deed - of course it was only fair that they paid out. I bet that water was a shock to the system for Kane, but he didn’t complain one bit. Nice dynamite box, another cool find. The green was quite vivid, not seen that shade before in any of the mines. Phew I was so glad you didn’t go across that steep side; I mean it was near on vertical. Well spotted on the tobacco box Kane. There’s plenty of cool stuff to see in that mine. Well thank you for another brilliant video. Stay safe 👍 ❤️
Thanks Barb.........we should pay you to do the description on our videos!
So many amazing things to see while you are showing us around. Thanks for sharing the mine with us. Take care and be safe.
Watching here in Kentucky and like always another great video
I'm another Kentuckian from the small town of London. Greetings
Louisa here
At 16.57 looks like a man sitting in the rock .very good explore video .Cjd wash state 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
This is a good one, always love the lucky jim vids. Good on you for keeping the flame alive in your boy Frank, keep him safe and stay that way yourself. Till next time buddy.
Hi Frank Amazeballs mine! Love you're work and vlogs Australia
Hey Frank , another awesome video my friend. I'm recovering from knee surgery and I thought what a better way to recover by watching your video . As always , thank you for sharing your adventures . I really enjoy them. Until next time , take care my friend.
Obviously, I'm not Frank, but I was born near Wheeling in a little town called Moundsville, & discovered a few good YT pgs worth sticking w/whilst recovering from knee surgery myself. Starting another round of physical therapy later this month. Here's to a full & speedy recovery, & many more abandoned mine explores. Take care & stay strong!
@@TheSWolfe Thank you and you take care also. I haven't started physical therapy yet as I still have a knee full of stitches. I agree on Frank's video's , best way to recover is watching his awesome video's. Take care and get well soon.
@@moabwheeling Ouch! I feel ya. I didn't stick w/my therapy/exercises 1st goround -'twas painful, difficult & I was impatient. Long story short, my wiseass thought it could bypass the slow & steady, leaving me weak & ripe 4 reinjury; hence, this 2nd round. You'll get there, but it does take time. 'Til then, kick back & dig those mines!
Well that video ended 2 hours early lol i could watch you 2 guys all day. Hope you return to the Lucky Jim it looks massive in there. Great job as usual Frank.
Very big mine,allot holes in,thanks guys
I still haven't seen it all .........I will be back!
Thanks for the journey!
Fascinating! All of your videos = Fascinating!
Glad to see Kane gaining confidence. Y'all make a great team.
Very interestig, A Finnish adventure wakes up.
Awesome explore so interesting thank you 😊
Excellent as usual. Great job.
I mucked a rich longhole stope about a 1-1/2 years ago that was so rich that every handful of muck ( we are required to sample every bucket of ore ) using a camera-remote 2.5 yard scooptram. That was the richest stope that I ever mucked in 43 years of mining, the muck was yellow everywhere! We mucked this stope out in less than 5 days, 2 shifts mucking. It's rare to see, but rich deposits do exist, this was at the Hoyle Pond mine in Timmins ON.
Hello Kane and Frank, enjoyed watching your video.
Weer geweldig Frank Thanks
You guys are the best keep it up
!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks GUYS !!!!!!!!
Hi Frank & Kane, what were those pretty green parts ?? Malachite maybe ?? or Fluorite ?? they were very pretty anyhow. You always make me nervous when you go out to the end of the rails on a false floor, I'm shouting "Frank nooooo get back on the solid part" lol. Another awesome explore of a mine, thank you for sharing. xx
Videos just keep getting better and better
I got so sad after a few days of not seeing any updates from this channel and it made me so sad and then I seen this and I screamed YESSSSS thank you for the entertainment guys!!!
If you subscribe and hit the bell it sends you a notification, normally Thursday at 6 am
That is a cool mine, wish we had them.
I always liked your music at the start.
Been watching a while. Like the videos very much. They have really improved over time !!
Thankyou Frank
Kane and Frank another good Job! Kane good job editing.
Hi frank hope you’re well I’m a relatively new subscriber I’m glad I found your TH-cam channel as this kind of thing I find very interesting but I haven’t the bottle to do it myself also I really love the way you take the time to read the comments and reply to them I have a lot of respect for youTubers that do that there’s a lot that don’t bother so keep up the fantastic content all the best Phil
I learn a lot from my fans, I also enjoy sharing what I know with them.
GREAT VIDEO!!! Cold and wet is for your beer🍺 ...not your balls 😁. Rock on!
Man its so nice to see you finally getting the subs you deserve great vid frank like always thumbs up
Should bring a couple rolls of carpenter string with you so you can navigate back in the stopes
21:24 "Just stand on the rails. We'll probably be alright." Translation: It's sorta safe. Maybe. Actually, I don't really know. Let's find out.
Good call Frank 13:37 You must have heard me yelling "Don't do it Frank" haha what can I say, I get into your vids as if I'm there with ya vicariously.
That's my favorite part of his show. I feel like I'm with him.
4:19 And that's why you wear a helmet. Life. Saved.
great video frank
HI Frank and Kane.Great video stay safe.When are you going to the bat mine again.For a good back up light check out Northern light mining head lamps.
I don't know........been there many times nothing new to see at Phoenix!
thumbs up fellas
Loved it as always loved the dynamite boxes they really seemed in excellent condition. Lead mines always seem bigger then others? Wit lead mining are they chasing veins like gold or with lead there looking for certain rock geological formations that holds lead. Hard rock mines look safer more solid then gold mines cheers many regards from Ireland 👍🇮🇪☘
Lead would be more associated with Silver........of course there is a little Gold everywhere but not much!
@@exploringabandonedminesis it veins there chasing or just deposits of certain rock that holds minerals there hunting. I ask the rooms they got ore wit big pillars do be massive in lead mines. Everything seems bigger? Even tracks for ore cars always seem bigger more ore to process. 👍🇮🇪☘
Pretty freakin awesome! The Lucky Jim is a little treacherous with those false floors caved in. I would not enjoy being in there without a light.
Kane is catching on pretty darn well! His balls are getting much bigger in a very short time! Lol
Can you please tell me roughly how many mines are abandoned in B. C. ??? I never realized the mines were getting lead. Keep on mine exploring.
1883 is what the government claims
Great explore guys, dont how you stand that water temperature must be very cold, did some skinny dipping in a place in switzerland but almost had a heart attack it was \bloody cold lol
So what was the green stuff?
great vid. the thing I feared most was total light failure 1000 feet down not coming out
I'm assuming you guys found your way out.. else you couldn't have posted this video :>
Please show the minerals you find in detail 😀
Honestly the thing I would be scared the most of and looking around to much would be a big ass grizzly and it's cubs!..
I never seen one in my life. Lots of Black Bears.
It's true that most lode mining today is the processing of invisible gold contained in the rock but there are the instances where gold has occured in a lode mine that actually looks like gold. In November, 1914, in the Cresson Mine in the Cripple Creek Mining District in Colorado, a vug was encountered that was 14 ft. wide, 23 ft. long, and 36 ft. high that was totally covered in wire and flake gold that produced 60,000 ounces of nearly pure gold that was scraped off the walls and ceiling. The owner of the mine had a bank vault door installed to try to stop high grading (except by mine executives who showed up with breifcases who just wanted a look, wink wink).
Now the only large scale mine operating in the district is the Cripple Creek and Victor open pit mine that is recovering one gram of invisible gold per ton of material processed and they still make a profit. Unfortunately, the open pit mine has destroyed a great deal of the old mine structures, head frames and buildings. Most of those mines didn't have adits and the only entry was by verticle shaft so we never could explore any of them but we miss the above ground history that's gone. It's one of the reasons I enjoy your videos so much, you get a chance to explore while they still exist.
Just as i get to work...
If yer balls are wet, yer in too deep! Words to live by! Thanks for another great video guys!
Not what she said
Which 360 camera are you using?
Insta 360
23:15: "You're ass'll take a hell of a beatin' a lot better than your face". LOL 🤣
The worst thing that could happen to you guys is run out of battery very deep in a mine and if that happens, 😵. That’s why you should bring lots of batteries.
Those mines look like a movie scene
Do you have any idea how many miles of tunnels are in that mine?
No but if you google lucky jim minfile you should get a lot of info.
@@exploringabandonedmines ... Thanks Frank, keep it up, we love your vids!
frank, just how many forcite cases do you have in your collection at this time?
A lot but......I am getting fussy I only take the ones where you can read the year on now!
What was that green? Lead or?? The motion in the video looks much better thank you.
Copper
The last hard rock 'gold' mine that I worked at, the Hoyle Pond mine in Timmins ON has lots of vg in the faces and in long hole stopes, this mine and their Red Lake mines are their 'money makers' because of the rich grades of ore....so don't tell me that hard rock mines don't have visible gold.
Time to brew some joe then stream to the big screen. :)
"if ya balls are wet, youre in too deep"..such a good metaphor for life!
Thanks Guys..cool vid yet again!
Where are the bears, rattlesnakes and creepy alien creatures? Maybe on the next video. You should have a mole as a mascot and take him along your tunnel explorations
What do you suppose that green mineral you came across was?
Copper oxide
4:10 you have your commentary over the clip. Love yah brother
25:41 THIS is an actual shot of the re-occurring nightmare I get from watching these vids!
Keep back......its a false floor!
Frank, this the same mine that had all the old equipment at the base of the mine? Any chance of going back to the Rock Candy Mine? That place was littered with some nice Fluorite. The Rogerely in the U.K. has some nice U.V. Reactivate Fluorite. Silicates in general are my favorite among the mineral groups. Beryl, Tourmaline, Adamite anything that’s quartz related. Kane takes well to the surroundings. Hopefully he learned a good bit about rigging figure 8’s ascenders/descenders, static line vs none. Pitons and cams are not really safe for mines IMO or needed unless for a possible undercut. Nonetheless I really enjoy the editing and footage. You ought too have Petzel as a sponsor. You need too come to South Eastern side of the Sierra Mtn range and North West Nevada. Everything is dry and hook up with Frank #2. Cheers
Ben
I don't think Frank#2 even owns a rope! No there is no equipment at the bottom of the mine.
I don't think I will be back at Rock Candy the guy that owns it is a real jerk.........mind you I did beat him it court last time!
i remember watching old western films with my dad with John Wayne in etc & they'd be finding huge chunks of gold while panning in the rivers. did that really happen? or is all gold just in tiny particles?
It could happen in a creek but all the easy gold is gone now!
Frank...you should get some ice spikes for your boots before you break your neck!
Think you should carry a can of spray paint flourasant type to mark that you went that way
Wouldn't that ruin the mine?maybe drop something to mark the splits
What I'd do to be able to go on an explore with Frank
👍👍🇨🇦
Ya, some nice false floors waiting there to get the unwary :) Nice to see you teaching him how to respect artifacts :o)
Extreme Abandoned Mines
the glowing deposits could be uranium
Kinda lost!?😳👀 Yikes! That's the first time I've heard you say that!
Comical seeing your son go through the mine bump clunk fuck lol how many times did he hit his head lol im from wales. Look up Bigpit south wales mine iv been down there lots of times its free to go down thumbs up
“If your balls are wet you’re in too deep” Frank - April 2019
You need to bring an ultraviolet light and see if anything glows.
Note to self: If you go mine exploring with Frank, wear hip waders.
Audio is a bit funky but amazing video.
Wow. Looks like you’ve got to make another trip sir, plenty left I think in there to see. Kid needs some better footwear I’m thinking.
Hi Frank still trying to catching up on videos lol
👋👀😎👍👍. So. Umm 😐 when are you going back? 🍻
So many mines..........so little time!
Hmmmm……......Dampness in the joints or dampness in the junk. Which is worse???????
Not the dampness.........it's the cold water!
@@exploringabandonedmines lol Ok The freezing of the jewels & the shrinkage of the ram rod!!!!!!! rofl I'd take an extra pair of socks for junk insulation. lol
what was that green stuff on the rock
Not sure probably calcite with some silver in it.
I want to take a handful of mushrooms and explore a mine
ok, i'm sure you guys are skilled, but it looks dangerous to me. thanks for the video
Have you ever thought or felt like you have fucked up big time? Like a legit "You Dumb Ass" moment?? I love the Vids,there's 0 way you would catch me there in the Mines.I was a Firefighter for 7 years and I promise you is rather fight a House fire than be in them Mines.My hats off to ya,if I was closer I'd burn 1 with ya n drink a Beer....I bet you have some hellaciois Stories,thanks for the vid.
All the time just yesterday I got my beard caught in my acender.........I was really screwed hanging by my beard no way to go up or down all alone in a mine!
Would you just LOOK at all the Riff Raff in these comments below!!! :-)
Did you sleep in today!
@@exploringabandonedmines I kinda wish I had slept in, I was out in the williwacks freezing my ass off on a very cold and long Motorcycle ride ;> Getting too old for this shit.