This guy has fossilized diamond gold coated balls to be going down there on his own. Give him a thumbs up.
@zacchambers24184 жыл бұрын
Just want to express thanks for clarifying the definitions of the words you use for the newbies. I've been here for a bit, but it's certainly nice to have a refresher every once in a while
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Zac! I sometimes feel like a broken record saying, "A stope is the void that remains after miners extract a body of ore", but, as you mentioned, there are people tuning in for the first time.
@olderbutyoung79594 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 Yes, me, and i appreciate the explanation, thanks.
@chicosajovic76804 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 I love the lengthy descriptions of everything you are looking at. Def my favorite mine explorer!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I appreciate it!
@HIGHPLAINSDRIFTER014 жыл бұрын
This is an awesome video! Being that I am a miner myself(I work in an open pit copper mine in south AZ) it's always cool to see the videos you post. Can't wait for more! Keep em coming!!! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks, man! Always nice to hear from a professional in the field who can correct and clarify some information I present in some of my videos. Thanks for checking in!
@WeSRT43 жыл бұрын
Imagine watching The Descent and then exploring something like this by yourself!
@thunderheads41033 жыл бұрын
Well, if you saw the Ghost Voice Video in the Waldeck Mine and Thru Nite Tc14, you would know that Mr Explorer would say about the descent "wow, must be another explorer or something. I saw some tracks that looked pretty fresh but we should probably head out because we've reached about as far as I can go. It's getting kinda hard to stand up, I think there might be bad air so I'm just gonna go" lol Keeps his cool
@crazymotherofcats33613 жыл бұрын
🔫🔫 Why would you put that thought in my head
@rogerdavis96073 жыл бұрын
Ive watched the decent then gone into a cave . Talk about creepy.
@bryceanderson48642 жыл бұрын
The Decent was pretty good, but The Amazing was better, imo.
@_gorillazfreakinc._22 жыл бұрын
Not recommended. It's similar to exploring a cave. If you go in yourself, espeically unprepared and uneducated of the dangers you could face, you're doomed.
@nodescriptionavailable3842 Жыл бұрын
I'd need a backpack full of flashlights, chargers, batteries and flashlights to feel safe in a flat, stable, mine. These mines are nightmares to me, LOVE this channel, so amazing, THANKS for showing us your adventures, great videography, I think that's a word lol
@AbandonedMines11 Жыл бұрын
You basically describe my backpack in your comment. LOL Thanks for supporting my channel! I appreciate it. Always nice to hear when a viewer is enjoying my videos and getting something out of them.
@mikebode37404 жыл бұрын
Btw, I just realized, a miner had to have been the inventor of 'Chutes and ladders' board game 😀
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I think you might be right, Mike!
@nordicvision18934 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this material!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for spending some time here. I appreciate it!
@blurboards14 жыл бұрын
Gly and Frank from Canada encountered a live Miners Cat in a mine they were exploring, very fascinating how they have taken refuge in mines.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I remember one of the guys from Mojave Underground posting on a forum years ago that they encountered a ring-tailed cat really deep in a mine. I want to say it was something like 600 feet underground or something like that.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Andre the Giant Has a posse Really? I did not know that!
@spage9854 жыл бұрын
It's what those cats do is crawl around in rocks hunting rodents and birds. Used to encounter them rockclimbing AZ. Eyes glow yellow at night.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the additional ring-tailed cat information!
@foxythunder4814 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy to think someone who was there in ‘60 probably isn’t even alive anymore. It really has been a long time since anyone was in there.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I did not see any other modern graffiti inside the mine with a date after 1960, so those explorers may very well have been the last ones in there. Probably not, though. At any rate, it’s quite obvious that the mine doesn’t get a lot of foot traffic to begin with. Thank you for your comment!
@AverageFrenchPerson3 жыл бұрын
They probably are still alive. My grandpa was born 1946 and hes still alive.
@RegalCobra0973 жыл бұрын
@@AverageFrenchPerson I can top that. My grandpa was born in 1938 and he is still around.
@AbandonedMines113 жыл бұрын
My dad was born in 1933 and he is still around!
@ceciluy44783 жыл бұрын
OHHHH
@masteroftime614 жыл бұрын
Its always interesting to see these old mines. Hope you stay safe out there and thanks for the amazing content.
@RichieWellock4 жыл бұрын
Nobody Has Explored This Abandoned Mine in a Long Time.... sounds perfect for you, great vid
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Richie!
@ronniecardy4 жыл бұрын
Say one thing about this mine. Sure must have had a lot of workers digging way it looks shafts going all over in there . Glad your still doing these old mines Thanks Frank for all the time it takes to editing and putting it on here 👍
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment, Ronnie! I don’t know how many men worked in this mine back in the day but I don’t think it would be that many - maybe four or five at the most? Not really sure, though. Good hearing from you again! Thanks for your support!
@worldfilmclips14 жыл бұрын
So very true what you said about that dangerous 'Void' on the 'backs' in that stope at the 2min 40sec mark. I've seen many over the years. Air-leg Miners/Miners use long 'pinch bars' which are crowbar tips fitted to the end of very long light hollow steel bars to 'scale-down' those loose voids and or rocks, commonly after blasting… The trouble is that the Miner does not know the state of the 'ground'/'backs' - if it is fractured above the void that can't be seen! A Air-leg Miner I know of was scaling-down after blasting and got crushed by tons of Basalt rocks. The 'ground'/'backs' was fractured above where he was standing, well back from the void/loose rocks that he was 'scaling-down'. When the void was scaled/dropped, it unlocked the jigsaw puzzle so to speak, of fractured rocks above in the area and it all fell. So even when standing back from a dangerous spot on the 'backs', the whole area above you could be just as bad or worse!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you sharing this extra bit of information. I kind of figured they would have had some kind of tool to stick in those voids to pull down those ceiling layers that didn’t seem to be hanging on by much.
@pete23474 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thanks for sharing your adventure in this impressive old mine!
@0Wayland4 жыл бұрын
You just have to admire the level of workmanship from that time. The place seems really tidy.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
It did seem rather clean compared to other abandoned mines that I’ve been in, didn’t it? I don’t know - there was something special about this particular abandoned mine that I just can’t quite put my finger on. It’s a special place. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!
@johnbrownlee76233 жыл бұрын
Great job on the Video, thanks for bringing us along...........Most excellent, sir...................JB..................
@sxextc3 жыл бұрын
Does this guy's voice seen subtlely calming to anyone else? Maybe he reminds me of my uncle when he and I would explore abandoned mines when I was very young (5-12 yrs.old). Now at 40, I'm living in Golden, CO. and continuing my abandoned adventures again 28 yrs later, I'm loving it I
@AbandonedMines113 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment! Glad to hear you've gotten back into exploring abandoned mines. I know Colorado has a lot of them. You're in good territory!
@aeaugh91713 жыл бұрын
I've done some mine exploring in the past and oh boy, watching this is fulfilling a huge fantasy I have always had. Good video!
@stanleystrycharz25724 жыл бұрын
Great video of a really well preserved old mine. Thanks for all the great footage. Stay safe and keep bringing excellent mine videos to us!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment, Stanley! More videos coming soon!
@stabbincabbincowbboy37704 жыл бұрын
Lots of Shafts n Ladders For Sure... Mine Company Must Have Also Been I’m The Ladder Business.. Those Droppings Look Like it Was From a Chupacabra..Awsum 👍🏻🤠🇺🇸
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks, man! I appreciate you stopping by!
@dangryder60504 жыл бұрын
You go on cool adventures! Thank you for taking us along for the ride.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Laura! Glad to have you following along. I appreciate your support.
@alman544 жыл бұрын
He climbed down and up all those ladders, lit only by flashlights, inside a mine shaft. He must be in incredible shape. All that exertion would about kill me, that and the catastrophic feeling of being inside a dark mine shaft.
@paulpence88954 жыл бұрын
Thats some old old workings,,, awesome explore, thanks for sharing!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Hey, Paul! Thanks for leaving a comment! Glad you enjoyed the video.
@timetogodoug4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Frank, looks like there might be quite a bit more to explore. Have a great rest of your day!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I'll have more footage from this mine coming soon! Thanks, Doug!
@hyperflexharrington54 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! Such an incredible find. Thanks for all your exploring for all of us vicariously observing.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Part 3 will be coming out soon. Lot more to see here.
@murielvaillancourt38554 жыл бұрын
You are very courageous to go under like that. I love to watch some of your old videos from time to time. Always interesting. I learn a lot from you. 💖
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! The older videos are interesting. If you go back far enough, they are terrible. Bad camera, low resolution, terrible filming skills. I've improved over time, I think. Like a good red wine. LOL
@davefinney23493 жыл бұрын
I could watch these all day
@PianoScoreVids4 жыл бұрын
Really exciting video! Very extensive mine indeed
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment! I appreciate your support. Glad you are enjoying my videos.
@markcantemail80184 жыл бұрын
Thank you , please stay healthy Frank .
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Hi, Mark! Good hearing from you again! Thanks for your comment.
@Rambogner4 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad the quiet spell is well and truly behind us!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
It's been a slow summer. With all the social distancing going on, why not head out to the desert to some abandoned mines? Can't get anymore socially distanced than that, right? Thanks, David, for watching and commenting!
@dompdomp64504 жыл бұрын
Thanks for exploring again! We love the videos. And the milage on your car!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it! Thanks for letting me know that you enjoy my videos. I do appreciate your support and interest. More videos coming soon!
@bobbymiller14144 жыл бұрын
Very impressive to see I mine back in the 1890s takes me back in time wow good job
@katherinekinnaird44084 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for videoing.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, Katherine, for watching and commenting!
@danngmail4 жыл бұрын
Amazing tour entering by veins of The earth , and it’s so crazy stuff still intact after years , scare been alone for those tunnels, thanks for the vid !! My respect sir !!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your support, Dann!
@eliterry37854 жыл бұрын
Satisfying video. At first I kinda wished you’d have spun that wheel for some reason. When you didn’t, I began to appreciate the fact you passed it by leaving it as you found it. Every time you looked down a ladder I found myself thinking “well he ain’t going down......” and then you went. Bravo! Full of feck you are mate!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
You bring up a good point. Usually I don’t bother handling the artifacts if they are something large like that. It’s best just to leave them alone, I guess. And who can pass by a relatively safe-looking ladder system and not go down it? I know I can’t! LOL
@bernardgonzales41954 жыл бұрын
Very nice find Frank, thank you for taking us there with you.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome, Bernard! Thank you for following along and supporting my channel. Much appreciated on this end!
@twinturbohenry4 жыл бұрын
awesome tour!!!!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know. I hope to take you on another tour of new areas inside this particular abandoned mine soon. Stay tuned!
@thepatriot80814 жыл бұрын
Way Kool 😎!!! Thank you !!!!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting, Tony!
@dicktannenbaum27074 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for your return to the upper levels, keep up the awesome work!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Part 3 is coming soon! Thanks for your continued support here.
@ChurchOfTheHolyMho4 жыл бұрын
This episode didn't disappoint! Excellent!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I’m glad to hear that! Thank you for the feedback. And thanks for taking the time to comment as well.
@quattro54134 жыл бұрын
being a gem miner has to be the most rewarding job. finding a red ruby or something must feel so good.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I'd settle for a gold nugget!
@nebraskanassassin60584 жыл бұрын
Woohoo 🙌 I finally made it home to watch. Thank you 😊 my friend
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jordan, for taking the time to watch and to write a comment. Glad you made it home in time to catch the video! Thanks so much for your support
@mikebode37404 жыл бұрын
The retaining walls are always mind blowing. The woodworking everywhere is just as amazing.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
What I find amazing about the retaining walls is that they are on a pretty decent angle. All of those rocks behind the wall are constantly pushing down on the wall, so I'm surprised the walls haven't given way and collapsed. Thanks for your comments, Mike!
@mikebode37404 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 Thank YOU for taking me places I am unable to go. I live in Hutchinson, KS... Home of the Carey salt mines... Too big to be entertaining but that's the way the rock crumbles 😀
@TheSilmarillian2 жыл бұрын
Again thanks for let me join you on this explore this explore and yep more workings than claimed
@AbandonedMines112 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for letting me know.
@rdo12314 жыл бұрын
This was an incredible mine. Many workings. Very intricate. Very exciting!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for letting me know! Part 3 will be coming soon.
Frank wish you had robot RC Truck hooked to a gopro and sent it down that shaft see whats there. Get yourself a fishing pole so in case you cant bring the rc back. Quiet interesting maybe it leads to another mine. God bless great content.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment! A lot of people have suggested using an RC car or something like that or even a drone to explore less accessible areas of a mine. I would just be afraid of something that high-tech and that expensive getting damaged or becoming totally broken while navigating some of those tight spaces.
@claudia89004 жыл бұрын
Super love and appreciate the videos you post and the adventures and finds you often come across! I live in a city state so there's not really any caves we can explore in but its really nice to see how mines all look and learn some of the terms that come with it :) Thank you for doing what you do and great video once again!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Hi, Claudia! Thank you for your comment. I appreciate the feedback. Glad you are vicariously enjoying exploring underground by watching my videos. I love hearing that!
@kiprice83274 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@johnofypres4 жыл бұрын
Excellent as always and far braver than me. I worked in a South African Gold mine many years ago , hated it with a passion and was always glad to finish a shift alive.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy hearing from miners or retired miners like yourself. Do the mines here in the United States look the same as the ones in South Africa? I suppose they do. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!
@gainsey954 жыл бұрын
definitely a surprising interesting mine thanks for the content frank stay safe
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for commenting.
@desertrat83224 жыл бұрын
Awesome video , thanks Frank
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Great! Sounds like you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@rolfsinkgraven4 жыл бұрын
That was impressive climbing and it is a very interesting mine, thnx for another nice episode.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for tuning in, Rolf! There’ll be a Part 3 and probably a Part 4 coming very soon.
@therealfauxstradamus11354 жыл бұрын
One of the best channels on this platform. Hope you're staying healthy and happy, brotha. Thanks for the entertainment.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate hearing from viewers like you who are really happy and satisfied with my KZfaq channel. Thanks for all of your support and interest in my videos. I really do appreciate it. More videos coming soon!
@christophernegus4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another awesome adventure stay safe
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
You got it, Chris! Thank you for stopping by and commenting!
@kylevernon75294 жыл бұрын
I imagine that with the ability today to extract even the tiniest amount of metal from material passed over by earlier efforts that almost all of these metal mines have potential ore in them. The Shafter mine (on standby, not abandoned) here in Texas explored by drilling test cores out from previously abandoned tunnels and found several million more ounces of silver bearing ore nearby.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I know of an abandoned gold mine in Nevada that we explored years ago. It had an inclined shaft that went down five or six levels. Mine hadn’t been operated since probably the 1950s. Anyway, a modern mining company went in there and did some surveying with some new, high-tech equipment and discovered some kind of magnetic anomaly a few hundred yatds southwest of the inclined shaft or something like that. Bottom line is that the magnetic anomaly showed that there was more ore left in there. I believe that old, abandoned mine will be turned into an open-put mine to extract the ore that the old-time miners were unable to detect or had no idea was even there in the first place.
@derWhiteRaven3 жыл бұрын
old mines fascinate the heck out of me and i dont know why, but i love this channel!
@AbandonedMines113 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Ezekiel, for your comment! I’m glad you are enjoying the videos on my channel. Yes, there definitely is something fascinating about old, abandoned mines and going underground into them. I’ll have more videos of abandoned mines coming very soon.
@stevetabor44474 жыл бұрын
Well I’m late rrrrrrr absolutely impressive mine wasn’t expecting that the wall of gobbing was really cool awesome job frank when gly was exploring a mine he got a miners cat on film really cool looking this was definitely a mine that kept on giving love it as always thanks frank an be safe 👍👍👍
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Steve! I’ll have to find that footage that Gly shot of a ringtail cat. Would be interesting to see.
@dwdelve4 жыл бұрын
Part two, that was fun
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for letting me know. Thank you, too, for leaving a comment!
@Paulman504 жыл бұрын
Very interesting read in the comments and answers on this channel. Thanks for the tour.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Yes, sometimes the comments can shed extra information about what was in the video if more knowledgeable explorers and miners chime in with their thoughts and comments.
@realbudgiesmugglertwohatsb26114 жыл бұрын
After more analysis l thought it was safe to go down ...love it ...
@MPGunther14 жыл бұрын
Very Impressive mine, definitely got the Grand Tour
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks, man! More on this one coming soon.
@urbexplorationz31434 жыл бұрын
Very nice explore ! Would love to explore this mine too :) Keep exploring and stay safe!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and commenting! I like the name of your KZfaq channel. The phrase “Lost Places” is very intriguing. I’m going to have to drop in and see what you’ve been up to!
@michaelkrutz57374 жыл бұрын
Wow.. that was a lot of ladders. The massive amount of gobbing is awesome and means they dug a lot of ore. The grooves from the cable in that wood beam at the bend in the shaft really give an insight to the cable system. Maybe that wheel was on a cart that burros pulled, who knows what kind of carts they used that long ago, probably wooden. Ring Tailed cats are pretty cool, I had to trap and relocate a couple that were peeing on a copper roof I did on top of a mountain. It was turning the roof green and the customer wanted it to naturally turn that color. Thank you for showing me the lower levels and the video is outstanding!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks again, Michael! i liked your story about the ringtail cat urinating on a copper roof that you installed! Thanks for sharing that anecdote. Made me chuckle. Always appreciate your thoughtful comments. And, of course, thank you for taking the time to watch the video in the first place. Part 3 will be coming soon!
@Trapper50cal3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it's hard to discern whether you're looking up or looking down when filming the ladders
@astralvirgin094 жыл бұрын
Hey Frank, how's things? Another fun explore, thank you and as usual I look forward to the next one! Take care and as always stay safe out there!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
How are things with you? Things are going OK with me. Still getting out to an abandoned mine every once in a long while. Glad to hear from you again! Thank you once again for all of your support here.
@zeberdee19724 жыл бұрын
Cool video as always .
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Hey, Nathan! Thanks for letting me know! Glad you enjoyed it.
@rodgerdavis39323 жыл бұрын
The miner's dug all of this out.. Tuff men,built differently..
@AbandonedMines113 жыл бұрын
Definitely built differently, in a lot of aspects. But they didn't live as long as we do now, though. These old-time miners worked in extremely dangerous and unsafe conditions that wouldn't be tolerated today. Different times. Would be cool, though, to time-travel back to the 1880s when this mine was being worked and hang out for a couple days.
@wesleymadsen43574 жыл бұрын
This has been a great mine to explore
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Wesley! I’ll have more footage from this one coming soon. Probably a Part 3 as well as a Part 4.
@DildoFactory4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video sir frank! ... those stairs were kept in condition despite the years, I imagine it is due to the absence of humidity. His memory is incredible to remember the way back, it felt good to see the light at the end of the tunnel hahaha
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
You’re right about the humidity, Danny - It really does preserve the wood in these mines. Basically no moisture whatsoever. Thanks for your comment and feedback!
@middaytea35164 жыл бұрын
Wow. I'm speechless. Thank you for this very informative video.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment! I’ll be posting Part 3 to this video series sometime very soon! Stay tuned!
@middaytea35164 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 I'm looking forward for the part 3. Good luck out there and stay safe exploring.
@kalyanm4 Жыл бұрын
These abandoned mines look like hell on earth
@TomandJulieMineExploring4 жыл бұрын
Excellent job on the solo explore, Frank. We might have to go back with you and find the hidden treasure. You know I like to dig.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
You and Julie will like this one! Thanks for taking the time to watch the video, you guys.
@TomandJulieMineExploring4 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 You are welcome, sir.
@ruthfield40834 жыл бұрын
hi from australia, just love your channel, taking me to places i would love to go to but far to scared, your channel and knowledge is amazing, thanks for great videos
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Hey, Ruth! Nice to have a fan down under! Thanks for checking in and letting me know you are enjoying my videos. I appreciate that. Thank you for your support.
@VegasCyclingFreak4 жыл бұрын
2:29 Actually they’d call that the hanging wall and the part that would be below that is the foot wall. The ore is often found between the two.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information! I was not aware of that.
@Alilretard14 жыл бұрын
*Great video. Good to see you back underground.*
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Good to see you back on here watching and commenting! I think your first name was Jeff, right? Anyway, good to hear from you again. Thanks for all of your support over the years!
@Alilretard14 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 Hey now Frank you are cross-contaminating my on line personas. But yes you are right. I am the guy who likes to remind you that I've been watching since you made videos where you didn't talk. Much prefer the new ones where you talk. ;~)
@TheDisabledGamersChannel4 жыл бұрын
I love these multiple part videos.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback! Sometimes there is just so much footage or the mine is so extensive that it all can’t fit in one video. That’s the case here. Glad you enjoy the multi-part videos! I think many other viewers do, too. Thanks for stopping by and checking out this latest installment. Part 3 will be coming soon!
@TheDisabledGamersChannel4 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 Part 3, Hell yes !
@sidewaysaction99834 жыл бұрын
You never disappoint sir.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for dropping in! I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and comment.
@adamwright16194 жыл бұрын
Miners kept Ring Tailed Cats around to help keep the Vermin in check. Great video!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I never thought of that! Having a ring tailed cat around certainly would keep the rodent population under control.
@SueGirling684 жыл бұрын
Hi Frank, the thing you thought could be an Arastra, I don't think it was because it didn't seem man enough to cope with that as it's job. I am really worried for you at the moment as there are a lot of earthquakes going off up and down the San Andrea's Fault and in SoCal and Nevada, please stay safe my friend. With the ring tailed cat it's commonly called or known as a "Miner's Cat". Wow that bend in the incline shaft is bizarre, the only way it could work is if a man was there to help the skip turn onto it's final straight, what idiot thought though that it would be a good idea lol. What a crazy but very cool mine, thanks Frank for taking us along. xx💖
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Hey, Sue! There certainly has been a lot of seismic activity in California lately. These old mines sure are getting vibrations sent through them. Jeremy and I saw a ring-tailed cat once but it was outside a cabin at the Minnietta Mine in the Panamint Mountains. I have never seen one down inside a mine. When Jeremy, Tony, and I were exploring the Nikolaus Eureka Mine six years ago, Tony caught what sounded distinctly like a cat's meow in his footage when we were 300 feet underground. None of us heard the meow at the time, though. Tony only heard it when he was playing back his footage at home on his computer. He attributed it to something inside his camera making that noise -- perhaps a gear or ball-bearing turning or something like that. However, it did sound like a meow. Do ring-tail cats meow like an ordinary house cat would? If so, there might've been one way down there in the Nikolaus Eureka Mine.
@SueGirling684 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 Apparently they don't miaow but make clicks and barks, here is some great info along with a cute pic - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring-tailed_cat
@AT-ki8jz4 жыл бұрын
Frank this mine is one of your best uploads... I feel like you could do a whole season on this mine! How deep do you think this thing is? And it looks so extensive for such a short operation in terms of years - I wonder why they stopped.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
That area that I looked down into near the end where the ladder disappeared under rubble seemed to go back quite a ways. Also, when I made it down to the third level by climbing down those two ladders, I did not look to see how far the tunnel went to the left. I only went to the right. The upper tunnel is also somewhat extensive.
@nikolasslead65823 жыл бұрын
It's nice to have the different terms and structures explained, since me (and probably other people, idk) don't know much about mines.
@AbandonedMines113 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback, Nikolas! Yes, I try to explain and define certain terms. Sometimes I feel it gets a bit repetitive in each video, but I realize some viewers are tuning in for the first time and haven't heard the explanations before.
@petemoss86254 жыл бұрын
that gobbed wall, superb video, this is a history lesson kids
@redlindholm84514 жыл бұрын
I hope that you went and explored that lower area of the incline shaft that you found. I would be interested to see what is down there behind all the trash deposited there. Great video!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I’ll have a Part 3 and probably a Part 4 coming out in the series at a later date that will hopefully be showing that area. Thanks, James, for watching and commenting!
@frankgaletzka84774 жыл бұрын
What a amazing mine All that timbering and hoitst were in great condotion because this mine is very dry The groves in the timber at the bend were from the cabels that scratches there i think Very good Video Yours Frank
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
The reason I didn’t mention out loud that the cable might’ve caused those grooves in the bend is because I was thinking that the cable would’ve been suspended from the ceiling in the shaft. Just proves how little I know about these abandoned mines even after all these years! LOL
@frankgaletzka84774 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 suspend from the celling wont work When the have fixed a Big Role vertikal at the timber that had worked well
@colieworldwithdon74393 жыл бұрын
11:08 "here's the bend to the left" hahaha so does mine!
@AbandonedMines113 жыл бұрын
You're a rarity! LOL
@N4GW3 жыл бұрын
excellent exploration
@AbandonedMines113 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mike, for taking the time to watch and comment. Hope you enjoyed the entire three-part series on this abandoned mine. It was a fascinating abandoned mine!
@N4GW3 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 yes, I watched all three parts and thought it was great
@nickrossol98014 жыл бұрын
These mines are like time capsules back to the daily work places of miners back in the day!
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
That’s a great assessment, Nick! They definitely are time capsules. I like that! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts!
@nickrossol98014 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 You're welcome thanks for sharing these awesome videos!!
@canbunyan4 жыл бұрын
I'm hooked
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting, William! Glad to have you along for the ride. Thanks for your support!
@jefffleming81034 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love watching you climb up and down these mines it's incredible you have somebody waiting for you and have you ever gotten lost
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Hey, Jeff! No, I’ve never gotten lost while exploring an abandoned mine. I realize the editing of the video makes the mine layout seem rather complicated but it really isn’t. There is usually only one way in and one way out. The branching tunnels usually lead to dead ends. This mine in particular had a grid layout with the two parallel inclined shafts being perpendicularly bisected by the four horizontal levels. Really can’t get lost in something like that. And it’s nice knowing that there’s more than one way out in this mine in case a part of it would collapse.
@jefffleming81034 жыл бұрын
You really are amazing keep up the good work I love watching you
@olderbutyoung79594 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine being in such a confined space working long shifts in that atmosphere. Must have payed well at the time.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Actually, I don't think miners made a lot of money. The owner of the mine made all the money. But you're right -- it definitely was some dangerous, confined workspaces. Thanks for your comment!
@darylcheshire16184 жыл бұрын
Many mines had a high death toll, something accepted in those days
@chumperest4 жыл бұрын
If I were a betting man I'd bet that wooden sheave was used as a haulage cable redirect to connect to a mule... maybe. Great content good sir! Spent time working underground in a zinc mine and that "bell wire"you saw is also called a knocker line at some mines. Our signal for cage to collar (surface) was 3-1-2-1 which vary by mine site. I'd also bet that gobbing was multi purpose as in back support and air control perhaps. Dry in the lower levels also didn't see any water. Elevation I guess played a part I'm sure. Keep it up but stay safe! Glad you're aware of the dangerous gases that could be present
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Someone else has suggested that wooden wheel might’ve been used with the burros inside the mine. I don’t know. But I think you guys are onto something. I always enjoy when you miners and former miners chime in with your thoughts and comments on things I show in my videos. Often I don’t get things right or don’t really know what I’m talking about, so it’s nice when you can interject your opinions and things like that. I really appreciate it, and I know the other viewers do, too! In a couple of the abandoned mines that I’ve been in, I’ve actually found the bell signal charts at the top of the shaft and things like that. I think I’ve only seen two of those over the last 12 years or so. They are kind of rare. I forgot to mention in my narration that those walls of gobbing are also used for support of the ceiling. Thanks for pointing that fact out about them being used as support. It’s all very fascinating stuff underground, and that’s why a lot of us who do this as a hobby really enjoy it. With modern mining technology, some of the stuff you see in my videos just isn’t done anymore. It’s becoming a lost art form. I’m talking about things like the wooden ore chutes, the timbering, and things like that. Thanks for your support - I really appreciate it!
@chumperest4 жыл бұрын
Great content again! Nicely done. Knowledge is more useful when shared. The vernacular does vary from site to site at working mines, however its mostly universal at the core. The way I was taught was pretend you're looking down the throat of the whale that swallowed Jonah ( ° ). Sounds silly but the rib is the wall of a drift and the ceiling is the back. Made sense to me when I was a newbie but as it turns out that same language is used at other sites. Ingress and egress are terms used at some mines as well.
@AbandonedMaine4 жыл бұрын
Looks like a positively exhausting climb back up.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
It wasn’t too bad, Drew. The video makes it look a lot longer and steeper than it actually was.
@clarkkent78213 жыл бұрын
I am so glad that you explained what parts of the mind are I watched the other videos of minors and they don't explain nothing so how you supposed to know this good job
@frizzmuffin74494 жыл бұрын
Very impressive
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed this video! Thank you for commenting.
@barryclarke30104 жыл бұрын
Nice to see some Victorian workings Frank ,little in the way of collapsing, the older the mine the less damage from contract drivers using very high explosives ,very good explore.
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
I never thought about that aspect of the old-time dynamite being less destructive than the more modern versions. I suppose that would have something to do with how clean this mine was.
@barryclarke30104 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 yes Frank exactly, eg a black powder level would break the rock in the for breast and not shatter the rock in the immediate area,,always check the size of the drill holes, and the different diameters of dynamite in different time periods,I know that's a little beyond exploring but you will get a feel for this. Contractors were paid by the foot, they just blasted there way through,1870s we saw the first contract level drivers in the UK, they were not classed as miners they were developers getting the miners to the viens,
@dancjr24 жыл бұрын
Excellent video as always!!! This mine was definitely extensive, I hope you get a chance to explore the lowest level and the upper levels, definitely interesting. The gobbing you filmed that made up one tunnel wall, did that extend between two levels? Excellent exploration Franks, genuine thanks for sharing, stay safe/
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Yes, the gobbing wall that you saw on the second level was in between the second and third level. When I got down to the third level after climbing down those two ladders, I showed the retaining wall on the right hand side. All of that gobbing was sandwiched behind that up to where it formed that wall on the second level in the stope.
@barbsnyder35793 жыл бұрын
Really interesting! I'm surprised you went alone.😊🇺🇸
@AbandonedMines113 жыл бұрын
When you've done enough of these mines, Barb, they really aren't that scary. I've been in much worse mines than this one. This one was actually kind of nice due to the lack of modern trash and graffiti. Felt like no none had been in it in quite some time. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!
@PirateAdmiral-bx6sx4 жыл бұрын
Your Videos Really Do Inspire me To add New Things to My Mineshaft in Minecraft World
@AbandonedMines114 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I’ve never played Minecraft but I’ve heard good things about it.
@vikitawindarwati42373 жыл бұрын
watching all these cave exploring and the 'stuck in the cave' tragedy, desensitize me to the point that I want to try exploring myself LOL