Exploring New Mexico's Largest Abandoned Mine- The Cavern to Hades and Unexpected Finds! Part 4
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Uncovering a huge underground cave? Exploring abandoned mines? Exploring an abandoned bunker? This abandoned underground exploration is all the same in this video!
Today's abandoned mine exploring video is part 4 of possibly the LARGEST accessible abandoned mine in New Mexico! I've conducted many abandoned mine exploration trips across the desert southwest, but in terms of size, this is the largest I have experienced to date. In many areas, the underground scenery resembles a massive cave system. This is truly one of the most interesting abandoned places near me that I have explored!
In part 4, we begin our underground hiking adventure revisiting the experimental bunkers, then head towards the northern cavernous open spaces left behind from mining operations. Valuable minerals were extracted over a span of more than 80 years, so tens of thousands of tons of material were removed from the interior of the mountain! We encounter another vintage ore car, exceptional mineral specimens, explosives, and underground chambers that could possibly host a concert!
History of this mine is rather colorful. It started in the early 1900s as an underground lead, zinc, and silver mine. In its later days, it became a test site for experimenting with underground munitions storage and the effects of explosives detonating in that setting. It is part of a massive and elaborate network of an underground ore zone that spans for several miles under the mountain.
This mine is so massive, we have made several trips to it, and still are discovering new areas! This video is the fourth of many documenting this astonishing man-made cavern with sights resembling scenes from cave exploring videos!
Joining us on this adventure are @AbandonedMines11, @ExtremeFieldTripEntertainment and@ZiaMountainAdventures. Together, we take our underground abandoned mine exploring experiences to another level. We have hiked several miles underground, documenting this historic place, each one of us with a different perspective. I hope you enjoy our videos, and I encourage you to check out and subscribe to @AbandonedMines11 , @OnTheNextEpisode and @ZiaMountainAdventures channels as well!
This abandoned mine exploring video is shot and presented in 4K and HDR. I recommend for your viewing experience to watch this video with a TV, monitor, or mobile device with a 4K/HDR compatible display. It really does make a difference!
WARNING: Abandoned Underground's videos are intended for entertainment purposes. No intention of training, education or desire to duplicate actions performed in these videos are suggested, implied, or inferred. Performing actions that expose one to risk without proper training, education, or experience are inherently dangerous and should not be done.
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Really all you can say is WOW,,,,because it is wow...really enjoyed.
Thank you very much! I really enjoyed putting this one together!
Awesome man, even I was like wow and I've been there. LOL!
LOL! Thank you! I really appreciate it! If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't know about this area!
Wow
It is an amazing place!
That was a nice close-up of those two sticks of dynamite you found. Very cool that you zoomed in and were able to ascertain the date. Those looked like two classic sticks of dynamite that were still in pretty good condition and not all corroded. Good job capturing a lot of the details such as the colorful veins of ore, the minerals that fluoresced, and the views looking down into some of those ore passes. Pointing out the lack of insects or rodents is also interesting. Todd had commented on that in his own video. It is strange why there seems to be no living things in that mine. Maybe there is some kind of residue remaining from all the explosive testing that was done in those bunkers that we can’t detect but insects and small animals can which drives them away.
Hey thanks, Frank! That mine was quite the experience, wasn't it? We barely saw a small percentage of this mine. There are many more things to see in there. I would imagine you are right about the explosives testing and the lack of wildlife in there, but who knows? Maybe it's just too deep within the mountain. Those colorful veins were exceptional! Thank you for being a part of this!
It was definitely dynamite that you found. I've shot yellow-wrapped dynamite like that in Missouri, the stuff was old and starting to sweat. Come to think of it, the vast majority of shots I've fired were primed with dynamite, if not entirely loaded with it. Different manufacturers use different colors of wrapping; Orica's product looks very close to the red Acme dynamite from Loony Tunes. I don't particularly care for the stuff but we've got a steady supply that will be used until exhausted. After that, I'd like to migrate over to cartridge-type emulsion explosive as it will offer advantages in stability, cost, and most importantly, not giving me a damn powder headache!
It's been an experience finding different types and colors of discarded explosives. It's amazing how you know by sight the different kinds! What is a powder headache?
Gonna have to visit this place myself since I'm in NM 😂now your making me want to check it out like Indiana Jones style.
LOL! There are lots of places in NM to go Indiana Jonesing if you look hard enough!
It looks like from 1620 to 1627 there is a bug flying to the right.
Could you imagine that if it collapses the hole it will make on the surface will be astronomical. Be safe my friends.
I really can't imagine (or want to, lol)! These huge underground chambers are so far within the mountain, it may just cause some minor subsidence on the slope, but who knows? I hope that never happens so that others may explore this place in the future. Thank you for the comment!