Abandoned Mines are Dangerous!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มี.ค. 2009
- The New Mexico Abandoned Mine Land Program developed this video to educate the public of the dangers of abandoned mines. There are numerous abandoned mines throughout the western U.S. and many are an accident waiting to happen. If you find an abandoned mine, stay away and keep yourself safe.
For a full length DVD of this video, contact the New Mexico Abandoned Mine Land Program at (505) 476-3400.
For more information go to www.emnrd.state.nm.us/MMD/AML/....
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Those animations were beyond epic.
The only good thing about this video is that it explains what the different parts of an abandoned mine are called.
Hahaha i was hoping i’d find you in amongst these comments Frank.
And here you are with an awesome response which i agree entirely with. 👌🏼
Sup frank
I am waiting for someone to find a way into the New Almaden mercury mines in California. Fantastic history
Active mines were dangerous enough, I know, my dad was killed in one. Stay out of abandoned mines, they're not worth the risk, they're just holes in the ground.
@@donadams8345 Actually, they are worse than just holes in the ground, and can have many traps and pitfalls you don't see until it is too late.
They sure killed the shit outta that poor cgi dude
Gooseworks Labs 😂😂😂😂😂 they sure did
RIP Peter the unprepared miner.
This is funny I read this before I watched the video and I thought you meant that they really put the guy to work to make a bunch of nice animations but then now after watching the video I realize you mean they literally kill that dude that was in the CGI LOL.
Me a CGI dude!? I,ll pass, thanks.😄
@@euchrewacko Same lol
5:29 "I know I shouldn't, but ... just ... gotta ... POKE!!"
Accurate as hell.
I just find it funny watching a video telling people not to go into old mines, and then all the recomendations to the right are people exploring old mines!
True, however most of those people understand the risks, bring multiple light sources, hard hats and rope with them, along with telling people where they're going and/or going in with a buddy.
Most of this video is aimed at the amateur explorer or curious kid who wanders into a mine with nothing but a $2 flashlight and a t-shirt.
Unless you know what you're doing, it's best to steer clear of abandoned mines and instead visit the ones that have been made safe and opened for tours, there are a few of them around.
Oh the irony
Its like the old abandoned opal mines of Coober Pedy in South Australia. The outback of the town is riddled with shafts where one can walk along, fall down a hole and never be seen or heard from again.
I'd love to go there.
Can YT please add a double like button? The dynamite scene deserves it. Nothing like earning a Darwin Award in chemistry.
This is incredible! I've been hoping to stumble on a video with terminology in it and here we are! Thanks!
Active mines are dangerous too.
Krankie V well no durr
While it is true there are some risks to exploring abandoned mines there are also awesome rewards! The same is true about almost any outdoor activity. While it is good that you people are pointing out some of the risks it is sad to see governments destroy history in the name of safety!
Exploring Abandoned Mines In BC it is a shame they are covering it all up
Government and coverup Two words that go very well together.
there has to be a line drawn, working underground for a living gives you an insane amount of respect for what can happen. without basic understanding of how to read the rock, the integrity and manner in placement of stulls and why releasing settled amounts of water by climbing over a collapse can be a big problem often unforseen. air tester is a must for any body going into a mine.
@@aaronkeeth651 there are so many things people don't understand about going underground that needs explained to them but there isn't enuff space here to tell them. And a high percentage wouldn't believe you anyway.
I've got underground experience, my father and grandfather were killed in the hole.
Besides the top caving in on you the ribs (side walls) will slab off dropping huge chunks of stone from the side.
Your mention of a device to measure oxygen content is an excellent point. There's something underground called blackdamp. Its a pocket that doesn't have enuff oxygen in it and the lower you go the less air there is. So you pass out and die.
I worked in a room and pillar mine, that's when you make entries and cross cuts and leave blocks of coal for support. These when you turn a 90 (a cross cut) there's an open space about a 36 ft square (not 36 sq ft, i mean an open area 36ft from corner to coener) I've seen these fall in one large pile of rock, 200-300 ton of stone come down in 1 or 2 seconds. Instant death. I've seen rocks as big as cars fall not 10ft from me.
Also no one ever mentions methane. Its the same stuff that comes out of your stove or furnace at home. The gas company puts an additive into your house gas so you can smell a leak. Underground it's and odorless tasteless gas that's highly explosive.
Your best bet is to stay completely away from an abandoned mine unless you have someone with common sense and experience to guide you.
@@danielstewart7163 I are a miner too, out californy way. dark holes don't scare me. we are lucky out here the mines are non-gassy, but dead air is always an issue especially if you are forcing air in
lov the choppy animation. gives me the giggles each time. though a great video
Thanks for the definitions of mining terminology. Excellent work.
Very informative video!
a pyramid light show in the beginning of your video makes you really creditable
The animations are epic
Extremely good video.
That has really whet my appetite! Time to get exploring :))
i saw this video at the New Mexico state fair! :)
i live in new mexico
This video is right-on for mine exploring safety and mine feature education. People reserve the right to make their own decisions according to their best judgment.
"Embraced, not erased!"
well... that was some useful information ... Thank You!!!
Well this is more like a mine safety demonstration by dummies for dummies... Might as well make a check list. Bring extra flashlight and batteries✓ watch where you're walkin'✓ bring water✓ bring rope✓ bring hooks✓ bring buddy✓ tell someone where you're goin'✓ wear hard hat✓ don't throw no rocks down on buddy below✓ don't throw no rocks up✓ wear boots✓ don't mess with old dynamite✓don't set off no dynamite✓ don't walk of ledges✓ don't stand by opening✓ don't jump down holes✓ bring first aid kit✓ don't drink mine water✓ don't go in mine during earthquake✓ don't saw down beams✓
And lastly don't be in the mine during the .01 % of the time it does decide to collapse. ✓check✓
Congratulations for finishing mine safety video! Now go ignore them keep out signs...safely!
PS, notice the video forgets to tell you about the possibility of running out of good air supply or poison gasses. Bring air monitor✓ bring respirator✓ maybe even one of them special birds✓
CenturyOakWindStar yeah fck yeah bro i really like them birds aye. Cheers for the tits👍🏻
Right, educating people on precautions will be far more effective in limiting incidents. Also less destructive to personal liberty and preservation of history. Not to mention cheaper in general, for governments, since they could put up a "Danger: Enter at own risk. Not responsible for accidental injury or death." and be done with it.
This was a good demonstration that IDIOTS show stay out of abandoned mines. Like leaning over a open shaft with no restraint. Walking around looking at the ceiling, etc. The same kind of people who walk out in front of a train.
I have little concern for idiots.
Very interesting and great to hear the Cornish terminology.
Good educational video.
Very interesting. I have found old mines in NM.
well done you just taught people how to prepare for going in to a abandoned mine. thank you NETs your a great help xD
some really good stuff here
by this logic, we should close all streets. what is someone was looking at their phone and walked in to a street? totally the streets fault.
Ladies and gentleman. I give you dumb shit number 3
r2Kd0ugernaut
Shut up you worthless fuck.
videoclipits seriously it took you a whole year to reply so lamely!
Still sounds like walking around the streets of a major city is more dangerous.
You have a higher chance of getting hit by a car walking down the side of the road then getting hurt in a old mine. You have a higher chance of falling down stars then the getting hurt in a mine. Life is short you never now when its your time to go so go enjoy life and explore.
+duane bushcrafting: Yeah. Stairs can be deadly, too. But people who do extreme sports study these sports with qualified teachers, plan, & have good equipment. Cavers won't mess with old mines. They say a mine will turn on you even if you never make a mistake.
Verner Hornung Most of the caves were i live have been closed off cause experienced cavers keep getting killed in them.
But when I fall down the stairs at home the top of my house doesn't cave in behind me and fill in with toxic gas leaving me stranded 100s miles from anyone that can help me.
William Lesco i usually give me willy a couple quick shakes rather than flicks before i actually stand up straight after i’ve sat down to pee
Great film. but instead of just blasting everything shut they ought to take a few of the larger, better contructed mines and render them safe for exploration by tourists, which is what they did with Ruggles Mine in New Hampshire, it preserves history and gives the curious a safe outlet.
im a experienced explorer from washington and now live in Albuquerque nm does anyone know where there are mines or caves around here
Archeologists and biologists love to close mines so they can put up bat gates. Animals are much more important to them than humans. The educational info here is useful. It is true that young people, usually boys, try going into old mines without understanding what they are getting into. I've seen groups of kids touring through a mine, with 2 flashlights for 6 kids. No sturdy shoes, only flip flops or cheap tennis shoes. It's true that there are real dangers in old mines, but with maturity, knowledge and experience underground mineral collecting can be reasonably safe. Unfortunately, newspapers love to sensationalize events when someone is hurt associated with a mine. Usually it's the person, or their parents' fault. Doesn't mean that all mines need to be filled.
What are those boards called at the adit and why are they there
The copper queen mine in Bisbee AZ is open and tours you get to go 1500 feet in to the mine the tour is operated by Phelps Dodge retired employees. I heard they might close the tour because of radon gas was detected in other non tour parts of the mine. The owner Freeport doesn't want to spend the money to seal that part off from the tour part.
I love the cheesy computer graphics--epecially where the dude touches the dynamite-lol Decent video--actually good to understand all the basic elements of a mine and terminology--
rly digging the ambient music (the spongebob-like slide guitars). under what genre can i find such music?
@Mechknight73 Finally... a sensible statement. Someone hs the good sense to see the bigger picture and actually consider consequence.
The animated man alone is terrifying. They should just say he haunts mines, and that'd keep a good bit of people out.
Did I miss it, did they say anything about air quality?
There is a mine on the property I am getting. I believe it was small. It was likely mined back in the 1930s to 1950s. I have heard of the rich ore in nearby mines.
I plan on inspecting the entrance thoroughly before setting one step into it. I would also be inquiring about it from the previous owners of the property. It is on 10 acres with our house. I have learned a quite a bit from this video. The crescent copper mine up the valley is safe for at least the first 20 feet. When I plan on entering, I will do so with other people outside the mine, with a sturdy hardhat, a light with fresh batteries, checking in front of me on the ground and ceiling.
Oooooh you're a hero!
@petermines I haven't worked in the mining industry, but have worked on the periphery of the mining industry; industries that service mining, such as hotshot freight. It amazes me to this day how some idiots are allowed to work on a mine, and got there because they had a friend who works there. One open cut iron ore mine I know of has what's left of a Toyota Landcruiser after a CAT 793 stepped on it parked outside the main office. The banner in front reminds you to be safety conscious lol
Mine exploration is still relatively safe if you are careful. Driving thru L.A. is more dangerous than most mines. Been doin it since I was 18 and still lovin it 34 years later. Enjoy.
While all of this video is true, they didn’t tell you anything about how rock falls are the least of your worries inside of these mines. Toxic gasses, mold and oxygen deprivation are your biggest worries. More often then not, once you realize you’re suffering from these issues it’s already too late.
Younve now completely scared me :( I've always wanted to go in a mine not anymore
they should install bells they can ring tied to a line hanging at the bottom of the shafts..just incase
Wow those death animationsa
@ozzirt Well put sir!!!
you dont necessarily need to go into em to be dangerous lol just look at Pictou county NS, years ago these kids were playing baseball at this diamond (strangely enough it was the site of the old diamond coal mine) and this kid fell through third base via a sinkhole, a year later the houses in the area started sinking in. and last year a whole chunk of the main drag through Stellarton and a road around an apartment complex disappeared into a sink hole where the old Albion mines were. scary thing about the one on the main strip was it was about 15 feet away from a highway overpass.
funniest part was the town of stellarton brought in a mining engineer to examine it and come up with a solution, yup spend all that money on flying an engineer in just to tell them "fill the sinkhole in with dirt and concrete
+moogmanXanders they should fill the mine shafts under there with foam cement.
we do it here for unused drains
+Ridl37 lol
LIKE MY DAD USE TO TELL US AS KIDS NEVER GO INTO ANY MINDS THEY WILL KILL YOU WITH GASES OR THEY COULD CAVE IN ON A PERSON, GREAT ADVICE THAT I ALWAYS TOOK.....
As with most environments on this good ol' Earth, there will be inherent dangers i.e. motorcycling, flying, surfing, mining. As we have seen from the competent mine explorers of TH-cam, generally if you know what you are doing and you are equipped to do so, you can explore seemingly the most hazardous mines there are with little danger of injury or death. But be warned the element of bad luck is your constant companion, the odds are good nothing bad will occur. The government agencies that concern themselves with the safety of it's citizens are obligated to put out this info as a general warning to safeguard the people. My advise to those that are curious, but ill equipped STAY OUT AND STAY ALIVE.
My kin hold mining rights in Bingham, New Mexico... out by White Sands.... We are no longer actively mining. Do you have any information about the mine? I just would like to have a little bit of history!?!? Thank you!!
I liked the animation.
Yes, my helmet has a bunch of scrapes and dings on it. Mostly from low mines. Guess im a bit taller than the old miners a hunnert yeers ago!
I am surprised Frank from "Exploring Abandoned Mines" is still alive. He's got himself into situations that somehow never made it onto his videos. Hmm.
Even operating mines are dangerous, I know as I lost several friends my my underground mining 43 year career in the mines of Timmins ON Canada.
Bad Luck Brian goes to New Mexico
Do they have any mines that have been preserved so that people can actually go to see what these old mines were like?
Yes actually. At the museum I work at, in my hometown, the Orphan Girl mine is open to the 65' level for touring, and the 100' level for staff. The remaining 2900 feet are filled with acidic water.
nice, well except for the acidic water part lol
Luckily, they do. =) Just don't go into abandoned mines.
STAY OUT AND STAY ALIVE
There were some old abandoned Fluorspar mines on my grandpa's old ranch. Sinkholes actually dotted the landscape of his property because of it. I got thrown from a scooter once and landed not 5 feet away from one of those dang sink holes thank god i didn't fall down it no telling how many hundreds of feet i could have fallen if I fell in there.
contrary to these safety videos, the USGS authorizes the ability to enter these mines as explorers, but you have to have the right mindset, the right equipment, the right training, and you never go alone (often times you also need permission from the current claim owner, if one exists). Even then, you do so at your own peril. I wouldn't go in a mine without someone who knows the dangers well. There are at least two youtubers who acknowledge all the dangers and take necessary precautions to bring us great footage, Exploring Abandoned Mines (this person explores, documents, and even brings back artifacts from abandoned mines in British Columbia), and Exploring Abandoned Mines and Unusual Places (This person explores and documents abandoned mines around the United States.) If you want to explore abandoned mines, best do that from the safety of your computer screen as you leave it to these two professionals who risk their lives for such great footage.
Nobody tells rock climbers to stay away from cliffs, I'd feel vastly safer in a mine than hundreds of feet up a cliff.
We hiked a mine near Pinehurst ID back in the mid 90's that went into an open stope that was so colossal, it made you wonder what was holding the mountain up... endless bat shit on the ground... You could see several adjacent shafts that were full of boulders from collapses... and as I started to size things up, the huge mounds of rock I saw around were from the ceiling of the stope... that is when it was time to go...
I'm originally from that area and many of my family members were miners. When the mines were booming in the Kellogg area several miners on average died every year in the mines, my dad was one of those. The active mines were dangerous enough. An unmaintained, inactive mine is a death trap. There is really no history in a hole in the ground, the history is above ground and about the people who mined.
Its pretty stupid to compare rarely visited mines to crowded interstates.
I'm sure they made this video for a reason, abandoned mines exist all over blm land and state land. They can be considered a hazardous mine to the unexperienced.. but even the experience needs to think of it as a hazard some mines get abandoned due to poisonous gases being released, some gases are heavier than oxygen..
Right.
There’s dangers, but the number of people actually hurt/ killed in abandoned mines is extremely low. Nevada hasn’t had one in the last 7 years. The government money and panic over it is way out of proportion with reality. The vast majority of the fatalities they cite actually died of drowning in quarry pits and strip mines. Very rarely in underground mines.
Cartoon mine explorers aren't very bright, are they? Hey sure took a beating in this video, and yet he lives! o.O
Idk about that, didn't see him again after he blew himself the fck up
True. As was venturing west out of the original 13 east coast colonies. .
In the start, Why would you flip over and jump down the shaft
That’s why I don’t want to get trapped from the abandoned mines.
Something in the DNA of a human being just draws them to the underground unknown, like a moth to a flame.
These mines weren't safe when new! Modern miners carry air quality warning devices with them.
Or bring crank style lamps/lights
I just about shit myself when the dynamite blew up.....and I KNEW it was going to as well!! :-)
This looks so dramatized...
Makes me think they don't want ppl exploring these mines and finding something they don't want us to find.
Well if you tamper with Nitroglycerin then you won't have to worry about a dead flashlight.
After seeing this video...I'm goin mine exploring. I'm in.
All this terminology shows me what I want to go look for lol.
this guy are trying to keep people away from mines because they know there is !!!!GOLD!!! there
Sickening crunch. Lol
@3:07 How did the cameraman get the shot looking up the open stope? Hmmmmm I guess he went down into the danger zone!
Young people, like many in these comments, think they can live forever...so they dart out into traffic, cross train trestles, and explore abandoned mines.
It’s amazing how many live to be 30.
Jesse Ventura starts narrating at 1:38.
The falling into the mine animation looks like a g mod video
edit- both of them
Who honestly thinks anyone would promote going into an abandoned mine?
Due to the American Legal System, if anyone promoted going into an abandoned mine and someone got killed or hurt, the person who promoted going into an abandoned mine would be sued.
They may not have directly told someone to, but they promoted the idea.
I'd love to explore one some day. :)
@beestube76 "enforce", typo dude. Point well taken though
My dog fell down a mineshaft. That’s why I’m here. I’m told it’s nearly 100ft deep. I’m gonna miss that cat.
Rest in Piss
Ok
These areas are historic in most instances should be protected but fencing them off is the owners responsibility ..
This video is a excellent presentation into the Dangerous of entering old mines.Most people with common sense will know not to enter a old mine, however it wont stop stupid people.
BOOOM GO'S THE DYNAMITE
Meh. If you know what you're doing, bring proper PPE, and exercise common sense, these mines are not nearly as dangerous as they're made out to be. In general, only people without knowledge of mine safety and operations manage to get themselves into real trouble.
Quit bat-gating shit (most of those measures are easily bypassed anyways) and post contact information for the current claim owner if applicable.
I found the music behind the voices to be very distracting, particularly when he's explaining the different parts of a mine.
We cant let these people close off the mines. They are historical land marks. Like yeah do something with the vertical surface shafts but leave the portal based mines along. Let people enter at their own risk.
now i am so going in a mine looking for some coal,gold and diamonds.
HAHAHA. Touching the dynomite. XD
Any creepers in their???
Good joke xD
Stay out and stay alive
I am playing MInecraft while this plays in the background XD
@augdog1230 The rescuers knew what they were getting into when they signed up on the rescue squad. I'll go spelunking if I want to. Keep your advise to yourself.
@Mechknight73 Agree 100%. There are some rediculous comments below. One of the greatest risks is oxygen deficiency. Nobody wants to see anyone hurt so the best solution is keep out. I'm a mining engineer working on abandoned mines program and I know all too well the dangers. Common sense is simply not enough in old mines. Good sense says stay out and stay alive.
The prime directive is self perservation but this may only trip in with fear when somone is actually trapped or injured. Too late.
Stay in your house stay alive.
Please, do stay out of mines and away from shafts. It is true in this video about a curious person wondering into mines, they use string, spray paint arrows and stack rocks, because they scared and not familiar with mines. and yes they walk right off into shafts and die, case in point, happened in Barstow some 15 years ago, 1 week apart, one man died, the other no longer can walk, same mine shaft one week apart.
As to the dynamite, i seen plenty, never heard of anyone getting killed because they touched it.
Exploring mines is fun and yes, dangerous, leave the exploring to us crazies, we are prepared, have the experience. We do risk losing our lives doing this, but so does driving on the freeway at 90 miles an hour.
I did like his comment about the rock at 10 feet, the reason i only wear a bump cap, anything more than ten feet, even a good helmet isnt going to help. So watch for lose rocks going down.
I understand what you're trying to say... But even still, that's just like saying that the only thing that we should be cautious on is a highway. We still need to be warned of the dangers of other things as well. Granted, the title of this video is as subtle as a sledgehammer, but still, the video in a whole is just a warning basically.
Unfortunately, the Gubament is probably right in this case. People in our Nanny State are not used to thinking critically about potentially dangerous situations. I can easily picture a 20-something male doing all the things depicted, including picking up dynamite with pretty crystals all over it.