Cheers guys, always a trip I fancied doing but never got round to. Thanks for taking me round! (All be it "virtually") Great footage and the modern LED lighting looks unbelievable to this old git! Looking forward to part 2.
@@MrShotlighter I’m happy to hear you get to see it finally, albeit virtually as you say. The torch technology nowadays is fantastic, much better than a candle in your cap like they would have had back in the day!
Good work fellas, it's always nice to see 'a bit of de ole blue' azur rock again. It's also nice to see a lot of decent, stout and well configured 'Y' hangs about the place....... it wasn't always thus. Bluewater 2 kernmantle rope always was like trying to run rusted steel rope through the descender. Looking forward to part 2. Kind regards.
@@Falconsfall6996 Absolutely couldnt agree more! We pack spare batteries and a spare torch each, just to be on the safe side! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, stay tuned for more ⛏️
Would be nice to have a description of the rocks and minerals by a geologist! The greens are likely malachite, white = calcite or quartz but I'm not sure what the blue mineral is. Cobalt is blue or pink depending on its hydration.
Greens and blues are mostly malachite, azurite, and crysocholla, there is bits of pink Erythrite in the lower levels, that'll be in the next video. I may be corrected but the black staining is from manganese. There's also lots and lots of chalcopyrite. In the depths of deep level there are beautiful gypsum crystals. White it mostly quartz, although there are small pockets of calcite and cave pearls
New Stemples have been added in the open stope we cross @6:57, these were installed by a local mine explorers, it is known as the MAGS catwalk, which is an acronym made using the first letter of each of those explorers first names ⛏
Great video guys thanks for sharing this brings back happy memories
@@keithrimmer3 Thanks Keith, glad you enjoyed the video! Part 2 coming soon ⛏️
I enjoyed watching this.
@@colindickinson153 Thanks very much Colin, Part 2 will be coming in the next few days! ⛏️
Cheers guys, always a trip I fancied doing but never got round to. Thanks for taking me round! (All be it "virtually")
Great footage and the modern LED lighting looks unbelievable to this old git!
Looking forward to part 2.
@@MrShotlighter I’m happy to hear you get to see it finally, albeit virtually as you say.
The torch technology nowadays is fantastic, much better than a candle in your cap like they would have had back in the day!
@@furnessmineexploring Its even infinitely better than an Oldham caplamp!
Good work fellas, it's always nice to see 'a bit of de ole blue' azur rock again. It's also nice to see a lot of decent, stout and well configured 'Y' hangs about the place....... it wasn't always thus.
Bluewater 2 kernmantle rope always was like trying to run rusted steel rope through the descender.
Looking forward to part 2.
Kind regards.
Plenty of rigging around in! Still an extremely sketchy place to be though! Glad you enjoyed, episode 2 will probably be up in a week or so ⛏️
You wouldn’t want your head torches to not work down there 😂, scary stuff not for me but like watching your vids well done 👍 and safe exploring
@@Falconsfall6996 Absolutely couldnt agree more! We pack spare batteries and a spare torch each, just to be on the safe side! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, stay tuned for more ⛏️
@ glad to hear you have spares! 😅, yes look forward to following your journey
I`ve seen them wind up usb chargers. I would take one of them just in case.
Would be nice to have a description of the rocks and minerals by a geologist!
The greens are likely malachite, white = calcite or quartz but I'm not sure what the blue mineral is. Cobalt is blue or pink depending on its hydration.
Thanks for your comment and for watching 👍 I will see what i can do regarding getting some information on the minerals for you!
Greens and blues are mostly malachite, azurite, and crysocholla, there is bits of pink Erythrite in the lower levels, that'll be in the next video. I may be corrected but the black staining is from manganese. There's also lots and lots of chalcopyrite. In the depths of deep level there are beautiful gypsum crystals. White it mostly quartz, although there are small pockets of calcite and cave pearls
@@FurnessIronMan Thanks!
have new stemples been added as well as rigging...... or were you bouncing around on old mens bones..
New Stemples have been added in the open stope we cross @6:57, these were installed by a local mine explorers, it is known as the MAGS catwalk, which is an acronym made using the first letter of each of those explorers first names ⛏