Hi Tom & Julie I really enjoy ur video's an I was wondering if I could get too some of these mines in a two wheel drive truck with high ground clearance? I know I can't go every where you all go but that's OK thank you for your video's!!! Rob .S from Redding calif

@@robselig5984 Hi Rob. Yes, many of the mines we visit can be accessed with a 2WD vehicle. The particular one in this video is a hike in only. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks and glad that you like Julie's smile. She's a cutie! ❤️👍

She is a really good mine explorer and companion. Thanks for the nice comment, Bob!👌

I try to not add very much to the natural sounds that we hear. Being a musician I will occasionally add a small amount of music to a slideshow. Glad that you enjoyed the scenery! 👌👌

You can make gold out of lead and at least a couple other things that I've seen you do, I bet you could coax a little gold out of a nice talc rock. That squeak was starting to freak me out as I though a mouse was in my pack. Miners really liked their fruit judging from all the cans we see. Margaritas? I'm in! Thanks for the comment, Jeff!

@@TomandJulieMineExploring you betcha

It is a big mine and yes these talc mines can be very dusty. I don't imagine working in a talc mine did a lot for ones health. Thanks for the comment, Walt!👍👍

That's almost the exact comment you left on our last video, Eugene, after which I presented evidence of talc mines that are anything but boring. Of course you never replied to my comment. Many of the talc mines in Death Valley were worked up into the middle 1970's. Almost all types of mines contain dust that is hazardous to one's health when breathed in. When hard rock is drilled and blasted, which is just about all mines that we see, it creates fine dust particles that often contain silica, especially gold mines with quartz veins. Breathing in that dust can cause silicosis, which is very similar to asbestosis.Mine exploring is a dangerous hobby, but can also be exciting, which is why people enjoy doing it. Here is a link to another talc mine that we very much enjoyed seeing. I would appreciate your thoughts on this. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aJtilM1_tLfXiGw.html

Hello Frank. You are correct this is more stable than most talc mines. Glad that you liked the desert scenery. That's funny about the caravan ans oasis.😄 Thank you for watching and commenting, and we hope you have a great weekend, too! 👌👍

We always joke with each other about our brains drying out after we've been in the desert for too long. It can do strange things to your mind. Thanks for the comment, John!

@@TomandJulieMineExploring well I say it can and just do me a favor and don't get out in it for very long and you are always more than welcome

No, we're not and we're on the road again now for another season of exploring. Thanks for watching, Jerry! 👍👍

Haha, okay. We'll have to get you out to be the director on one of these videos. It really was hard to tell how big it is until you see the shot of Julie from a distance. The stope went up another 50 feet above where I was when I took that shot. Thanks for commenting, Richard! 😄

@@TomandJulieMineExploring YW

Hi David, I hadn't seen that brand of clamps before. Those stopes are huge and it was hard to show the scale of them before I climbed up and looked back down at Julie. The stopes went at least another 50 feet higher up than where I was. I don't have any idea how much asbestos is in that talc. I'm sure it's not good for you to breath. Thanks for the comment!👌👌

Hi Tom. Thanks for the like and share. We appreciate you!👍👍

This is bigger than most of the older talc mines we've been in. We're off the road for today. Tomorrow we'll be out in the boonies ready to find more mines. Thanks for the comment, Gunny! 👍👍

Your welcome sir, its been ruff as hell after having my wreck and I dam sure don't recommend it to anyone on having a head on collision with an oilfield truck I went to flying class that evening needless to say I didn't graduate 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 oh dam it hurts when I laugh 😅 have a great weekend

I'm interested to see the road conditions, too. We will be in Nevada for a while before we get to DV in late October. We'll let it cool off a little. Thanks, Dave!

Glad that you enjoyed it, Mine Junkie. Thanks for commenting! 👍

It really is. Some of the timbering in these dry desert mines looks like it was just put in last week. Thanks for the comment. Eric! 👍👌

Glad that you liked it, George! 👊👍👍

You're welcome, Jeff, thanks for commenting! 👌👍

Those dunes are fun to play in, but can wear you out in a hurry. Glad that you enjoyed the explore,!👍👍

You've got that right, Mick. This is one big hole in the ground. Thanks for watching and hope all is well!👍👍

@@TomandJulieMineExploring We are doin' great, projects abound, why does cleaning up a mess take longer than making it!

@@pmae9010 Good question, glad that you are staying busy.

They didn't want any part of that red rock. Glad that you enjoyed it, Daniel. Thanks for the comment! 👍👍

You're welcome and thanks for commenting, Kathy! The miners were a tough and resourceful breed of human. They accomplished the unthinkable!

It is a lot of mine. Thanks for the comment, Pethoviejo!👍👍

Hi Jimmy. Hope you're doing okay. Yes, it's a big working and I'm sure you're correct about it being very dusty when it was operating. The sand dunes are a riot. Thanks for the comment and blessing! We are keep you in our prayers. 🙏👌

That talc can be a bit slippery otherwise it wasn't too bad. Thanks for the comment, Duane!👍

Yes, you can see this from a long way off with binoculars. This mine seemed pretty stable for talc. Walking on the dunes is fun, but wears you down quickly as I'm sure you know. Thanks for the comment. Thorn!👍👍

Yes, this one is spacious to say the least. It is cool to see everything on a 45° angle. If you say that was a Scottish accent that's good enough for me. Thanks for the nice comment, Mark! 👍👍

Hi Dianna, glad that you found the video interesting. It was bone dry in there the day we visited. When talc gets wet it makes a very sticky mud. Thanks for the comment!👍👍

Glad that you found it interesting, David. Here are links to a couple more that we like. Thanks for commenting!👍 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n9OJfZqhr53HkYk.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aJtilM1_tLfXiGw.html

Julie got to the end of the mine and I thought I was still talking to her and when I looked her way she was gone. I'm guessing it was profitable judging from the size of that beast. Glad that you had fun following along, Ed! 😄👍

It's definitely a challenge going up that loose sand. The trekking poles help a lot. Thanks for watching and commenting, Roger! 👍👍

Thanks for the nice comment, Miles. Glad that you enjoyed it! 👍👍

Hi Eddie, Julie is pretty funny when she wants to be. The end of this one was funny. Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate you. 👍👍

I really enjoy exploring the talc mines. They usually have great timbering and fun layouts. I don't know about them closing because of asbestos. I know talc can contain asbestos, but, almost all mines have some danger with breathing in the dust in them. Gold mines usually have silica dust which can cause silicosis. Lead mines have lead dust etc. etc. Here is a link to a fun talc mine to explore, much more exciting and fun than watching grass grow. 😀 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNuFirSgmrDHlXk.html Thanks for the comment, Eugene!

Interesting, I've never heard of them before. Thanks for your input, Ed!

It is a big one all right. It's hard to show the scale of it in the video. Thanks for watching, Ed!👌👍

Yes, it does tell you that large machinery was used. I believe they used LHD (load, haul, dump) rubber tired vehicles to do the hauling. Glad that you enjoyed the adventure and hope you have a great weekend, too! 👌👍

The dunes are fun to play in. This particular talc mine is the drive in style. They used LHD machines I would guess. We've been all around this area over the years. Thanks, Lynn and Matt!👍😁

Thanks for the nice comment, Rick. We have some of the best subscribers and you're one of them!

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Your very welcome, your episodes are the Best 👌 Also I tell my friends and family to check out your channel and to subscribe, I tell them that they will love it 😊

She's naturally kind of the quiet type so it is nice when she talks a bit. She has a very pleasant voice. Thanks for commenting!👌👍

With a little technology the bolts can be removed and replaced without doing any damaged. I have never damaged any closures. You can also enter it from the top of the open stopes above, but it's slightly dangerous. Thanks for the comment, Hiker Dan! 👍👍

Thank you, Joseph!👍👍

I'm sure we had a cup of sand in each shoe so about 4 cups. It is a big hole that's for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting, Stephen! 😄👍

Thank you very much, Tuah! 👍👌

It is a bit of a hike if you go by the rules of not driving off road. It is still bat gated. This is a more modern mine that I'm sure used the LHD (load, haul, dump) type machines. Thanks for the comment, Ken!👍👌

@@TomandJulieMineExploring , LOL, the reason i didnt go in, LOL. dang bat cages. Kenny got in, and he took a look around.

Hi Ron, yes many talc mines had track for the ore cars. This one was a little more modern and used rubber tired LHD vehicles so no track. There was one bat that we didn't see until later when I was editing the video. Talc mines can be fun to explore if you don't breath too much dust. We haven't been to the borax mines near Calico. Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍👌

You think that's what that lid is from? I haven't heard of that brand before. Thanks for your input, Professor!

Tom and Julie, Duck Duck Go search. Then select images.

Thanks for coming along for the tour, Robert. We appreciate the comment too! 👌

The lumber in the dry desert mines is nuts. You would definitely need a gold mine to buy it at today's prices. Thanks for your input! 👌👍

Hi Sue, we are doing pretty good. It's our first trip without Pickles in forever. We're both glad she is buried at home and not someplace on the road though. That was a ton of load counts and no organization to them it seemed. I don't know what that rubber piece was for. Being out in those dunes is really fun and very disorienting since everything looks the same. Julie can be pretty funny when she wants to be. Thanks for the nice comment, Sue. Hope all is well for the four of you! 😻❤️👌

@@TomandJulieMineExploring We are doing okay, thanks and I am so glad the weather has finally started to cool down here. I think you are both funny and such a lovely couple. Stay safe guys, much love. xx🥰 🌺 ❤

​@Sue Girling Hi Sue, Julie and I hope you are all doing okay. We haven't heard from you lately.❤️

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Hi Tom and Julie, I am not yet strong enough to type too much so this next bit explains where I have been. Hi, sorry I haven't been very well, I was taken to hospital via ambulance a couple of weeks ago with Cholangitis and I had to stay in for a week while they ran tests, apparently I had an infection that hit my kidneys pretty hard. My kidneys were at 12% capacity when I went in but they are starting to recover, I had blood tests last week which put them at 50% but it will take a while to be more or less normal but I cannot have any or very low Potassium content in each meal. I will be back but for now I am taking a break. Thank you so much for caring, much love to you both. xxx ❤

@Sue Girling Thanks for the update. We hope you continue to recover. We'll be pulling for you. We figured something was not right since we hadn't heard from you. 🙏❤️❤️😊

Glad that you enjoyed it, Bob. Thanks for watching and commenting! 👌👍

Good eye, Neseng. I was waiting for someone to spot that bat. I didn't see it until later when I was editing. Apparently neither one of us was looking in that direction when it flew off. Thanks for the comment!👍👍

There were sawmills in different parts of California that rose right along with the need for mine timbering. There is a lot of information on them that is interesting. Thanks, Larry!👍

This mine is quite stable for a talc mine. I would guess it was worked from the late 40's to the early 70's. That's just a guess. Thanks for the comment, William! 👌👍

Yes it is a big mine. I don't know of any plans about it. Thanks for watching from Germany, W. Husker! 👍👌

Thanks for your concern for our safety, Allan. Talc is probably not the safest thing to be around. I don't think limited exposure will do a lot of harm, at least I hope not. I'm sure if you worked in a talc mine everyday for a long time, or used a talc powder for a long time, you could be asking for trouble. Glad that you liked the video and thanks for commenting!👍👍

Where are you located? Thanks for the comment, Carl! 👍👍

I have seen cable saws in a granite quarry cutting large blocks. I'm pretty sure this was a drill and blast operation and the cables were for slushers that scraped the loose rocks down to the haulage. I could be wrong though and they cut have been cutting cables. Thanks for your input, David! 👍

It was very blocky all right. It must fracture along natural faults lines to be that square. Thanks for the comment, Lesley!👌👍

While that would be a good reason for a lapse there has not been a lapse. We've put out one or two videos per week for a long time. The dunes have been there for quite a long time. Thanks for watching! 👍👍

I must not have been paying as close attention as I thought.😁

I thought for a second there a mouse was hitching a ride, but it was a pack strap swinging and for some reason squeaking. I guess I could have made up a better story about a huge rat that was in my pack eating my snacks. Lol. Thanks for the comment, Jeff! 😄👌

I must have been seeing mirage ladders. Maybe we were in the desert too long. The talc is in solid rock form which is very dense and heavy. It is used to make all kinds of things from paint to body powder. This one was not really very dusty. Thanks for watching and commenting, Case! 👍👍

I believe this operation used rubber tired LHD vehicles on the lower haulage and cable operated slushers up in the stopes to move ore into the cuts to drop down to the haulage. There was a lot of chewed up slusher cable in this one. In any case there was a lot of material moved in this mine. Thanks for the comment, Rick! 👍

It is in the park and I'm guessing it was worked more recently than the 40's probably into the 70's. There were several talc mines in the area that were worked in that period. The video link in the description is a good example. Thanks for the comment. Eric! 👌👍

So far not a problem, Roger. 😏

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Rub it in junior. Nice.

All good questions, Denise. We travel in an RV for eight months of the year and generally stay for a month or two at different RV parks in areas that are near known mining areas. We have been doing this for several years so we do know of a lot of mines that we have previously researched or been to. We also have several contacts with whom we share information about mines, both general areas, and specific individual mines. We research mines using digital topographic maps like Caltopo.com, for instance. Google Earth can also be helpful. We also drive through mining areas and look for obvious features, like waste rock piles, that can be seen from a long distance. Are you looking for mines in a specific area? Thanks for the queations!

Well I'm sure we had enough sand to fill at least a couple hour glasses. Mine exploring always makes us thirsty, especially this one. Thanks for the comment ,Richard!👍👍

Good question. I have no idea but judging g from the number of talc mines it must have been profitable enough to keep the mines operating. Thanks for the comment, Michael!👍

That would very quickly make you a criminal with federal laws being broken. Mines on federal property are protected by the Antiquities Act of 1906. This particular mine is also in a national park where the removal of anything is prohibited. I know you're just kidding and trolling for a response, so there you go.

Yes, unintentionally.