Help Solve The Mystery Of The Metal Cups Mine

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@Justin_Ebright 7 күн бұрын

They're leach tubs. I'm not positive what they were after, but the process is the same for most metals. They are stackable, so one 50 gallon drum could hold 6-7 at a time. " Usually, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid and oxalic acid can be used to warm and remove iron in kaolin. However, the sulfuric acid heating leaching iron removal method will lead to the destruction of the kaolinite lattice, which is difficult to maintain the crystal shape and physical properties of the kaolinite." After, they would have been heated to burn off the acid and bring the metals out of the material once the lattice is changed.

@interstellarsurfer 7 күн бұрын

Bingo. They're man-handleable tubs for loading crushed ore into a leach tank.

@peoplez129 7 күн бұрын

My guess is they weren't so much after getting materials out of it, but more so using it to test different areas of the mine to see if there was stuff present that would be worth going after.

@oculusangelicus8978 12 күн бұрын

Okay, you're gonna love this Gly! I did some deep diving into Kaolinite and what I found is almost precisely what you think it was! Kaolinite is a soft very light material with some very common impurities, but the largest portion of Kaolinite is Aluminum! So, While I couldn't find any info on these containers, this is my theory, that supports almost precisely what you thought it would be. These containers were packed full of Kaolinite and ether subjected to heat to cause the Aluminum to come out as metal or they were chemically treated, and I think it was Chemically treated, because you would have been able to stack these containers if they were chemically treated to leech the Aluminum out of the Kaolinite, and once that is done, the mineral would be altered so that it would not resemble the Kaolinite that is in the ground. But I'm not certain it was a chemical process, it could very well have been through heat, but it would have been difficult to run a blast furnace out there in the sticks, plus, there is no indication of a chimney for a furnace at all at the job site so I lean towards Chemical leeching and once the process was done, the containers could have been damaged by the chemical process so they dropped them in a Dump area. But I think this operation was more of an experimental thing than anything else, because the mining into the ground through adits was not very extensive and then the bulldozing up above probably yielded a lot of Kaolinite as well so, I think that this was a kind of trial run for a way to pull Aluminum out of a mineral known to have its primary makeup out of Aluminum. Ultimately, I think the process proved far too expensive for what it was yielding or there was some other aspect of it that in some way made this kind of process uneconomical or profitable. We have to remember that during the second world war Aluminum was a highly strategic resource so it would have been very important to the war effort to be mining it out of the minerals it was found in. So, I think that this mine site was perhaps at the end of or just after WW2 ended and the government was looking to restock its aluminum reserves, and a good thing too, because the Korea war happened not too long after WW2.

@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces 12 күн бұрын

“Gly”: That definitely sounds very plausible! If that’s true this would be the very first aluminum mine I’ve ever documented.

@interstellarsurfer 7 күн бұрын

Aluminum isn't produced that way. You're not going to run 1000 trials to find out aluminum isn't produced that way. Well, maybe _you_ would. 🤷‍♂️

@rawbsworld6604 7 күн бұрын

Geesh 🤦‍♂️ just go with till you find the the absolute truth what mineral was being harvested at this site 😂 ✌️

@user-pf6sn8rd2l 3 күн бұрын

With all those crushed, unused containers, it looks like the government was involved: order more than you need and destroy what you don't use, to keep anyone else from being able to use them!

@scottprather5645 22 сағат бұрын

Pretty dumb theory.... aluminum is produced through electrolysis

@pamlabarr7043 7 күн бұрын

Always a pleasure hanging with you two❤

@nicolasconnell6172 7 күн бұрын

Bud I've been watching your vids for a long time. I love how your channel has grown. I'll gladly sit back in awe and see where you 2 will take us next. Safe travels and many more adventures!!!!!

@edwardaustin740 7 күн бұрын

I expect nothing less but Gly Coolness/Awesomeness ( and beautiful Lauraness). You always deliver the best videos for me to devour. Thanks Gly and Laura. ✌️

@MidlandAngel2 7 күн бұрын

Another great explore, Stay safe as always. Love to you both xx

@mystic1160 7 күн бұрын

shes a keeper

@patriotir 7 күн бұрын

🤔

@zwtral 7 күн бұрын

@00:12 I can't believe I never noticed the snake running into the mine! How amazing! Gotta be on a string lol

@zantar2482 3 күн бұрын

I had cgpt analyze that. This is what it said "The objects in the image are likely remnants of cyanide leaching tanks or cyanide canisters, used historically in the mining process to extract gold and silver from ore. The cylindrical shapes with holes and the remnants of white residue inside suggest they were used for this purpose. Cyanide leaching was a common technique, especially in the early 20th century, and these canisters or tanks were often left behind at abandoned mining sites."

@dyannejohnson6184 7 күн бұрын

What a unique wall feature in the first mine…thank you

@bufordblevinssr9574 7 күн бұрын

Thats a bunch of number one scrap, left behind lol

@seanpeterson2296 7 күн бұрын

Those metal circles were lids to giant salt shakers.

@GLF-Video 7 күн бұрын

Caustic leaching of kaolinite to extract the aluminum fraction as aluminum hydroxide is plausible. The economics of scale were so much different back then. But with absolute certainty they were not making aluminum metal. Aluminum oxide is very stable; much more stable than iron oxide. Aluminum metal has been produced by the Hall-Heroult process since the early 1900s. This operation was probably a means of recovering alumina from kaolinite. Probably from WWII-era when there was a high demand for aluminum. Is the mineral bauxite in that area? Bauxite and laterite are the common sources of aluminum-bearing ore.

@user-pf6sn8rd2l 3 күн бұрын

Gly, I've been impressed by your extensive knowledge of geology. But no one knows everything, and it requires wisdom to know when you need to ask questions. Your honesty is what makes this channel refreshingly different. That's what keeps us coming back. Thanks for keeping it real; and for trying to keep Laura safe!

@Paddy_Roche 7 күн бұрын

Well that turned out to be a fascinating little episode with lots of questions to answer. There were so many things I've never seen before in this episode. Thank you both very much, in a funny kind of way that is one of my favourites.

@shawnzalewski1917 7 күн бұрын

Short but awesome mine explore. We got to see a lot in 23 minutes. Can’t wait for part 2 of last Saturday’s mine!!

@mikewinings4120 13 күн бұрын

I think you're probably right on with The Crucible idea and the holes may have been for injecting hot air would be about my best guess

@mikewinings4120 13 күн бұрын

Or maybe perhaps some kind of bone Ash cupel,surely the biggest thingys I've ever seen

@adamhunt5433 5 күн бұрын

The giants that they had working in the mine just left the tops off of their salt and pepper shakers. 😂

@earlshaner4441 7 күн бұрын

This is called adventure and safety first

@mikeashely8198 6 күн бұрын

My guest , the stepping those small drums with the five holes in them could be diacious earth

@Geoduck-dj5sl 6 күн бұрын

This is the first time I have seen your show. I like it. Cool discoveries.

@johnbrownlee7623 7 күн бұрын

Gly, is that how the Chinese ship BBQ pits, back in the day?....The scenery is just breathtaking.......Thanks................JB.

@debrasonger8346 7 күн бұрын

Thank you very much May the LORD bless you both.

@loucatozzi7656 7 күн бұрын

Mine exploring is like eating at an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet. You can be exhausted and filthy and heading back home and see another adit and just have to check it out. As John Pinette would say "I'm stuffed...I couldn't eat another bite...oh, look, they brought out more egg rolls!"

@justinmoreland3570 7 күн бұрын

Very interesting mine adits and definitely the game operation! Also very interesting were the 5 hole steel bowls ,? 🤔 I would say a crucible of some kind . Just definitely weird ! Be safe see you Saturday!

@JDJ1898JADE 7 күн бұрын

Thanks for the Wednesday explore. The mines were interesting and the mysteries too.

@nevadaminer5977 6 күн бұрын

Looks like milled ore was places in those tubs and leached. If water was scarce, that method would be good for preserving a scarce resource. Just my guess.

@richardwarnock2789 7 күн бұрын

Maybe Roaster for Sulfied's to get the gold Ore!

@preppingforprophecy7680 6 күн бұрын

I would suspect that the two mines pre-existed the surface mining that occurred in the 40s and 50s... That's my best guess

@debrakish9659 7 күн бұрын

The graveyard of metal cans sure was interesting, but I'm wondering how crumbly that first explore was especially with that giant piece that was separating from the wall at ground level. My curiosity would have been for you to lay your hand on it and see if it would crumble right away or if you'd have to exert some pressure on it to pull it down. I know you wouldn't actually do that, but Gly, what would have happened if you had? Just curious.

@user-if6mk4rh1j 7 күн бұрын

Gly I used to think you were crazy but now I know you are 😂

@nickmad887 7 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@johnizitchiforalongtime 7 күн бұрын

New Name for this Site, Mystery Mountain Mine. Be baffled and amazed!

@BubuH-cq6km 7 күн бұрын

🤣 😂 are you getting hungry Gly? never heard a packrat called "Plum & Juicy" now a chicken is another story 🤣 😂

@jamesloghry8083 7 күн бұрын

Kaolinite. Open pit mines in long valley @ the volcano pyro flow.

@garyhuffman133 7 күн бұрын

Refractory cement in those and they seem to be forges. Could be flux for processs.

@tylerdade6157 7 күн бұрын

What happened to Mr. M? Also love the videos hope one day you will come explore mines with me in idaho

@waynekoepke8128 7 күн бұрын

ask Jeff Williams on the metal cups

@waynekoepke8128 7 күн бұрын

or frank

@1tothoo1 4 сағат бұрын

Sterno Bunsen Burner heaters to dry the mine out

@NewNormac 7 күн бұрын

Do you think they might be smelting Capells ?

@kathylammers8360 13 күн бұрын

Ok--2 questions: what was the solid white stuff on the walls of the last adit you were in and what were they looking for--gold? Glad you are still having a good time with all this exploration. Never seen you so busy and happy, Gly. Glad to see it. What a difference you make, Laura! Another qustion. With all these really remote areas do you camp out or have a long slog back to your camper?

@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces 12 күн бұрын

“Gly”: Millions of years ago Nevada had many volcanoes and geothermal hot springs which condensed colloidal gold into whitish looking deposits of porphyry rock and Kaolinite. Research “the geology of Goldfield Nevada” for a more detailed explanation. Yes, Laura is lots of fun and it’s even more fun exploring with someone who loves abandoned mines as much as I do. If the mines we’re documenting are less than 100 miles out then we will return to my RV that same day. After a long hard day of exploring it’s always good to get out of your dirty clothes and take a shower, especially after documenting a really dusty mine filled with mice, bat and pack rat droppings.

@LeTrashPanda 12 күн бұрын

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces"After a long hard day of exploring......" you rascal 😂😂😉

@rawbsworld6604 7 күн бұрын

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces sounds like you asked Jeff for that answer 😝 ✌️🤙

@1966jcar 6 күн бұрын

smelting funnles

@craigmarshall420 6 күн бұрын

Many uses from ceramics to a cure for diarrhoea.

@allenthibault9523 7 күн бұрын

Hey you two , seems to me... stormy. These people were winning aluminium.?😝 do I get something?✌❤ 🤗🤗

@nickpratt9167 7 күн бұрын

Fire pots

@ericprater4017 7 күн бұрын

When they crushed them with the bulldozer, was that how they got the minerals out of them?

@stevestormssr5492 7 күн бұрын

That was my first thought when you said the material was light. However, wouldn't that make them heavy? I assume they were leaching the lead and maybe mercury out of the ore!

@vadusnisky 7 күн бұрын

I'm wondering if they are the remains of carbide lamps,or more apropriately carbide candles

@jimmanney4948 2 күн бұрын

They were using the pipe in the mine to collect whatever that white stuff is and washing something out of it. Draining through the 5 holes in the bottom

@BGRANT777X 7 күн бұрын

I don't fly drones so I really don't know but can you fly them inside a mine? I always thought it would be a good way to scout but I don't know how stable they are since I normally see they in the sky where a little turbulence isn't as much trouble.

@ifixphns 12 күн бұрын

I am still trying to figure out what those "cups" are for, I noticed that in that second pile that got dozed, the majority are empty while the pile closer to the mill had whatever that crusty material was in them (after watching your ENTIRE video, you saw that too lol). Looking at lots of pictures of forges and crucibles and can find none with components that match.

@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces 12 күн бұрын

“Gly”: It is a mystery. Each one had fire clay in them and it was shaped towards the center hole. It does appear the fire clay was emptied out into a pile at the second site.

@johncos1068 7 күн бұрын

Nuclear waste.

@mystic1160 7 күн бұрын

belt drive thing

@g-dcomplex1609 2 күн бұрын

Kaolin is the predominant ingredient in porcelain products, like sinks, toilet bowls and tanks, mass produced flower pots, china/dinner ware and high tension power switchgear insulators, regards

@robertlyman9789 7 күн бұрын

Could you not scale those walls?

@rawbsworld6604 7 күн бұрын

😵‍💫 let the secret slip eh , was that an inside joke or razz? Laura stayed to explore cuz your nest has shiny? 😂

@jimmanney4948 2 күн бұрын

Im sure those contaminants were just dumped in the ground

@tinadelwiche416 7 күн бұрын

Kaylanite is like a plaster Paris like mineral 😊. That packrat looked at Gly and said big and juicy too😂. What a great team effort again. Laura your a true natural. Ty both for another interesting miner s history lesson 😊

@flam8882 3 күн бұрын

You could take all the cans and spell out a word to be seen from above😂

@user-vs5ry3si2v 7 күн бұрын

Sorry to say this Gly because I’m older than you but I have no butt either 😅

@tunafish3216 7 күн бұрын

You didn’t show any dynamite .

@wildwestexplorations8097 7 күн бұрын

You guys are going to probably laugh at me but if these I mines are close to were the military trained in the forty’s those very well could be inert tank mines the middle hole was the compression switch for ignition don’t know but I’ve seen these in other videos and that’s what they said they were

@danielfmyers 7 күн бұрын

Guess it’s inappropriate to do the “what’s in Gly’s shorts” with Laura co-hosting 🤷🏼‍♂️

@UncleBildo 7 күн бұрын

"Creepy".... heh heh heh NOT the terminology I'd use for that section, then again, I am given to prolific use of profanity. That's some FUBAR rock stability. No clue WTF the metal gizmos are. Reading comments ahead of me, I see a strong potential or two.

@PPGtrikepilot 7 күн бұрын

Such a shame that those miners were allowed to litter the countryside like that they should have been made to clean their crap up, not a care given to the animals that could be injured by their it’s someone else’s problem.🤬🤦‍♂️

@bubbaredneck75 7 күн бұрын

truly surprised on the no footprints going in. commonsense is dwindling and people do dumb stuff. things like this should b left to the pros like you and then if their curious just watch yer vids instead of going into harms way.

@stephenmiller5023 7 күн бұрын

Gly , you go up steps WAAAAY better than our current President…..😏. I say “ Run for office”. Or at least maybe Train the one we got now ….😜😂🤣. Anyway all sarcasm aside , thanks as always You Two . 😎👍

@stephenmiller5023 7 күн бұрын

On another note , maybe those metal “ Tubs with holes “ were tossed around like “ Whistling Frisbee’s “ by the miners in their off duty hours ….😏. Most were tough as nails kinda guys …. You never know .😜😆

@jamesloghry8083 7 күн бұрын

Lab experiment gonr wrong. Sassy squatch scared hell out the miners