Look What I Came Across Exploring a Desert Trail I Have Never Been on Before

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Desert Trails

Desert Trails

Жыл бұрын

While exploring a desert trail I have never traveled on, I came across this abandoned mine that was begging me to explore it.
Join me as we explore together for the first time this abandoned mine.

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@roguecheddar
@roguecheddar Жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, I felt a sense of relief when I finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
@MrSniT
@MrSniT Жыл бұрын
I was kind of wondering what it would be like to see that opening suddenly close as you approached it. That's nightmare material.
@7hilladelphia
@7hilladelphia Жыл бұрын
Me too 🎉🎉🎉🎉
@janeck.8695
@janeck.8695 Жыл бұрын
Me too! I had this spooky thought of getting lost in there and not finding my way out.
@harrysmith524
@harrysmith524 Жыл бұрын
You would never get me in that hole I got spooked just seeing you doing it.
@coptertim
@coptertim Жыл бұрын
I love the desert. People think it's dead but it's full of life. I was exploring a similar mine in the western Mojave, about 200 feet in when an earthquake rolled through. We were out in about 8 seconds....
@paulrauscher6695
@paulrauscher6695 Жыл бұрын
What's the point
@spidersinspace1099
@spidersinspace1099 Жыл бұрын
@@paulrauscher6695 I’m guessing you’ve never experienced an earthquake.
@DougPoulton
@DougPoulton Жыл бұрын
If you had night vision and could camp out in the desert overnight and see the activity of the predators moving around out there you would never camp out again in a tent. That ended tent camping for me. Now I only go out in a vehicle large enough to sleep in.
@PatrickCrossfire.
@PatrickCrossfire. Жыл бұрын
Me too. The desert is my favorite. And I lived in nearly every type of enviroment.
@myfavoritemartian1
@myfavoritemartian1 Жыл бұрын
That was to be a main haulage adit. It was driven in across the grain of the rock and crosses several veins, but none were worth developing. The material in the waste rock pile was 90% country rock of no importance. Only where it crossed a vein was of interest. But after they crossed the area where there was an outcrop on top and found nothing, they gave up. (old miner) This is the most common mining result. edit: that stuff on your fingers is clay.
@ahhdamm11
@ahhdamm11 Жыл бұрын
How long do you think it took to dig an exploration hole like that?
@myfavoritemartian1
@myfavoritemartian1 Жыл бұрын
@@ahhdamm11 About 8' of shaft per day in that type of rocks. They would drill in afternoon, blast at dusk. Then the dust is settled in the morning to pick big rocks first then scoop up muck. Then drill again the next afternoon, on and on.
@markeverson5849
@markeverson5849 Жыл бұрын
I can see you're very knowledgeable about mining cool but what kind of material were they seeking or mineral?
@myfavoritemartian1
@myfavoritemartian1 Жыл бұрын
@@markeverson5849 There is no indication I could see. But with the surface being gravel looking and the fractured rock(Hydrothermal activity), I would be looking for gold. US Mining registrations could tell you.
@rudyrissone4298
@rudyrissone4298 Жыл бұрын
I found some old diggings like that by Virgina city NV. . There was a washed out road with Deep washes. And in one I found bunch gold dust.
@stubromac2711
@stubromac2711 Жыл бұрын
There’s just no way I would ever go alone into some mine…😬
@kateapple1
@kateapple1 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s stupid. I could care less about “history” who cares that it’s from way back lol. It’s just dirt and rocks 😂
@spidersinspace1099
@spidersinspace1099 Жыл бұрын
I’d be afraid of finding a rotting body being mualed by a mountain lion.
@kitkakitteh
@kitkakitteh Жыл бұрын
Mountain lions LOVE abandoned mines and caves.
@vodatube2591
@vodatube2591 Жыл бұрын
What a dull video… Nothing to see here…
@bluflaam777
@bluflaam777 Жыл бұрын
@@vodatube2591 What a dull comment... Nothing to read here...
@johnprentice1527
@johnprentice1527 Жыл бұрын
I've explored about a dozen caves with research colleagues, but never a mine. They were always exciting to explore but I was always a bit relieved to walk/climb out of them. I don't think I would walk into an abandon mine without a companion. I felt total relief for our Desert Trails when I saw the light coming from the entrance. Whew!
@oldhardrock2542
@oldhardrock2542 Жыл бұрын
Whoever drove it were good miners. No overbreak, straight as an arrow in the early feet, consistent arch.
@bigrich7026
@bigrich7026 Жыл бұрын
I explored lots of mines in Arizona. When I started getting into bigger ones I worried about quality of air and didn't have money for the right gear so I stopped going into the big ones. Lots of fun! Some shafts are still accessible to accidentally fall or drive into where I explored..Be safe!
@DougPoulton
@DougPoulton Жыл бұрын
The San Tan Mountains in Queen Creek, AZ were great for exploring mines back in the 1980's. Now the entire area has been closed down as a park and it's all blocked off to off road vehicles. But even back in the 80's several of the mines had big steel doors all welded closed with signs saying "Danger Poison Gas". There was a lot of low grade turquoise laying around on the ground and the tunnels that were open were full of bats. We always fired a 45 round in the entrance and about a million bats would fly out. After seeing that poison gas warning we never fired into a tunnel again.
@Javelina_Poppers
@Javelina_Poppers Жыл бұрын
A tunnel of broken dreams.
@sandymckee6958
@sandymckee6958 Жыл бұрын
That was amazing!!! You are braver then I could ever be, going in all the way to end. I think I would have gotten maybe 15 ft in and freaked as I ran back to exit. Lol
@kathleenvaughan3709
@kathleenvaughan3709 Жыл бұрын
First viewer. Thank you for sharing this. I’m having a panic/excitement attack watching it. I love exploring.
@iichthus5760
@iichthus5760 Жыл бұрын
A fair amount of silver ore in thinner veins. As a miner, I can’t stress enough how incredibly dangerous that is. Please don’t do that again.
@cavolante
@cavolante Жыл бұрын
No way would I have stepped into that tunnel 😮 my heart was pounding just watching the video.
@nevadadesertrat267
@nevadadesertrat267 Жыл бұрын
LOL the idiot posted the video so he clearly got lucky and made it out alive. But he is a fool
@felixrodriguez7423
@felixrodriguez7423 Жыл бұрын
It's quite stupid to go in there. Bad air can easily overcome you.
@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14
@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14 Жыл бұрын
That slick "mud" you encountered is most likely bentonite clay. It is so greasy that it was used to lube wagon wheels as long as it was kept wet. If you find some that's dry, put a fair amount into a container and add a LOT of water. A few hours later, it will have absorbed the water and swelled to an astonishing size. That's why it hasn't caved in, as soft as it is. If it ever dries out it will though.
@ExploringCabinsandMines
@ExploringCabinsandMines Жыл бұрын
The guy is a miner he knows already.
@jimbob465
@jimbob465 Жыл бұрын
​@@ExploringCabinsandMines I'm not a miner and I found it interesting
@ExploringCabinsandMines
@ExploringCabinsandMines Жыл бұрын
@@jimbob465 👍🏻
@glevideo
@glevideo Жыл бұрын
I can't help but remember the experience of Aaron Ralston who had no one with him and didn't let anyone know where he was going. He got his hand pinned by a rolling boulder down inside Blue John Canyon and was stuck there for several days. No one knew where to start looking for him. He only got out by cutting his hand off at the wrist and was able to wonder out and find other people for help. I sure hope you'll explore with another person staying out of harms way. Hopefully someone knows in what area you are exploring and your expected time of return. Other than that - it was an interesting tour.
@sirenscalllntothedeep6306
@sirenscalllntothedeep6306 Жыл бұрын
I couldn't help note:. Not a single support in the entire Mine. Vanes of clay running through out. Surprised 🙀 no cave ins. Probably wouldn't take much. Don't touch anything.
@ExploringCabinsandMines
@ExploringCabinsandMines Жыл бұрын
moron alert , that mine has probably survived HUNDREDS if not a thousand earthquakes but it's going to collapse when he simply walks in ? is that logic or wet your pant fear speaking ? one guy gets his hand pinned therefore it could happen to anyone? LMFAO are you serious???
@johnjerman3421
@johnjerman3421 Жыл бұрын
actually he cut off more than just his hand it was all the way up to his forearm
@ExploringCabinsandMines
@ExploringCabinsandMines Жыл бұрын
@@johnjerman3421 And how often does that happen?? NEVER
@amyhort8359
@amyhort8359 Жыл бұрын
Wow! That was amazing!! Thank You for sharing.
@speedspeed121
@speedspeed121 Жыл бұрын
The deeper you got, the creepier I felt
@markomaticd4106
@markomaticd4106 Жыл бұрын
Very neat to see. I don't think I would have gone in for fear of animals or possibly gas. Especially being by yourself. Hope you let someone know where you were heading at least. Stay safe, thanks for the video.
@jkitto2008
@jkitto2008 Жыл бұрын
Never go, underground alone, rule number one in mining
@jamesrobinson8247
@jamesrobinson8247 Жыл бұрын
@@jkitto2008 that’s for sure. I appreciate the video footage but not at the risk of that guys life. You never know what’s in that tunnel.
@smokenjoe4022
@smokenjoe4022 Жыл бұрын
You took the words right out of my mouth! You should never do this alone!!
@rickyhurtt5568
@rickyhurtt5568 Жыл бұрын
I'd think there's a good chance it wasn't his first time going in this mine and there's no guarantor he was alone. There can always be somebody else there but then again what do I know
@lorenzoparedes2306
@lorenzoparedes2306 Жыл бұрын
My first thought is the consideration of the thousands of hours of hard, super hard labor that it took to excavate the tunnel. No one would do that without expecting a high value payoff. After that, the testing of one's bravado. At what point do I still feel confident that it's safe to continue on? Obviously, the longer you go on, the greater the potential for risk. If there are no dangerous animals dwelling there, and if there are no toxic gases present, there is always the possibility of inhaling dangerous molds that could invade the moist, warm interstitial cavities in your lungs and given time, do you in, little by little, months, or years after that exploration.
@mudman619
@mudman619 Жыл бұрын
kept waiting for a pair of red eyes to be reflected in the darkness ahead, lol . . .
@robertdriscoll711
@robertdriscoll711 Жыл бұрын
Spent a few years in desert locations while in ARMY..............the Mojave is truly an incredible place!
@chickensrcool67
@chickensrcool67 Жыл бұрын
As always you knock it out of the park! Thanks for the hard work.
@007JHS
@007JHS Жыл бұрын
Very neat work by those who dug it.
@denverbowen4430
@denverbowen4430 Жыл бұрын
What an adventure!!!!
@mysky6312
@mysky6312 Жыл бұрын
I was literally shaking watching you go in . No no nope no thank you 🤣
@RAMelloh-ij5sl
@RAMelloh-ij5sl Жыл бұрын
Small scale mining is fascinating, especially the level of industry focused by a few human beings. The miners at this site didn't leave much kit behind. It was a clean getaway.
@tomhenry897
@tomhenry897 Жыл бұрын
It was all valuable Miners took it to the next mine Then scrapers The desert got the rest
@sandysue202
@sandysue202 Жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness! My claustrophobia would have kept me to within 5 feet of that mine entrance. Going along with you, I kept saying, "No...no...no!" Thank you for letting me see what was in there, but I did expect Gollum to pop out at any second!! You are way braver than I ever was, even in my youth! Good video!!
@robertdouglas8895
@robertdouglas8895 Жыл бұрын
I expected to see a Bud Light can which will soon be an archaeological artifact.
@aldo5428
@aldo5428 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, you’re an archaeological artifact…
@dalegray934
@dalegray934 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the video. I've recorded about 1500 historic mines mostly in Montana, Idaho and Nevada, but those days are over. Listen to "My favorite Martian", he has it right. BTW, the giant pile extending out in front of the adit portal is not tailings, the proper term is waste rock. Tailings are what come out of mills or placers. Just a small detail.
@craigharding475
@craigharding475 Жыл бұрын
Tailings also come out of well-digs.
@notwrkn2mch
@notwrkn2mch Жыл бұрын
@@craigharding475 Out here in Arizona where i live tailings/talings are what come out of a drywasher
@craigharding475
@craigharding475 Жыл бұрын
@@notwrkn2mchThanks, Joe. I had to look-up dry washer--pretty interesting.
@finnberglander7816
@finnberglander7816 Жыл бұрын
I explore mines all over western Montana too. Great stuff out around Butte and Dillon!
@OG-Everthing
@OG-Everthing Жыл бұрын
you are my hero bro ... i would never go inside by myself
@TroutWest
@TroutWest Жыл бұрын
So many great spots like this out there... shocked more people don't go out and look around for this type of stuff
@danosmixedgrill6067
@danosmixedgrill6067 Жыл бұрын
Hi, A nice find. That clay vien is called fluken pronounced "flooken" as in book or cook. Its a crossvien composed of clay. Its notoriously dangerous for sudden caveins, though this one is way too small. The bad ones Ive seen were 2-3 feet wide +. As far as I know its caused by a fault where 2 rock faces move & rub against each other over time thus grinding to clay. The flat exposed faces of the rock is usually very smooth & shiny. I love your videos. Cheers Daniel.
@carolinemcgreal2382
@carolinemcgreal2382 Жыл бұрын
Interesting, but why is the clay a different color to the surrounding rock if it's come from the same rock just ground down ?
@dennisvestby4432
@dennisvestby4432 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting❤
@markfergerson2145
@markfergerson2145 Жыл бұрын
Too small? Several patches of gravel on the floor, including where he stopped to handle a pebble, looked like ceiling falls to me.
@markfergerson2145
@markfergerson2145 Жыл бұрын
@@carolinemcgreal2382 Clay can wash into fractures in rock over time. Give it enough time and it will solidify into sedimentary rock.
@danosmixedgrill6067
@danosmixedgrill6067 Жыл бұрын
@@carolinemcgreal2382 Exellent question, I dont know, but every example Ive ever seen was white or grey regardless of the surrounding rock color.
@desert-walker
@desert-walker Жыл бұрын
Wow, that’s a long tunnel. I’ve come across a lot of exploratory mines here in Tucson mostly limestone it appears some copper, but nothing like this pretty cool😊🌵😎
@prieten49
@prieten49 Жыл бұрын
Cool mine. Thanks for taking us along!
@gwiyomikim5988
@gwiyomikim5988 Жыл бұрын
8:21 First time visitor to your channel so seeing “the light at the end of the tunnel” was really awesome. Cool video 👍🏼
@joevarga5982
@joevarga5982 Жыл бұрын
That was the light at the BEGINNING of the tunnel.
@valazuniga
@valazuniga Жыл бұрын
​@Joe Varga Thanks for explaining that. I didn't understand or see where he turned around and arrived back at the beginning. Also, do you know what type of mineral they were trying to find in this mine?
@joevarga5982
@joevarga5982 Жыл бұрын
@@valazuniga 6:06 He says "That's it" and shows the end of the tunnel. I don't know what they were mining.
@mikethemaniacal
@mikethemaniacal Жыл бұрын
This gives off the vibes of an ancestral tomb in Morrowind.
@jagitmax
@jagitmax Жыл бұрын
I think you should give a call to a friend before you make entrance into a mine like that and at least give them your approx location and time , just in case the worst happens.
@ExploringCabinsandMines
@ExploringCabinsandMines Жыл бұрын
In your vast experience what happens in mines ? LMFAO
@meh11235
@meh11235 Жыл бұрын
So many caves, mines and old tunnels across the old world
@haljohnson6947
@haljohnson6947 Жыл бұрын
'be safe' just walked 300 feet into a dead air mine by self
@wonderboy3513
@wonderboy3513 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love watching your videos, I really like the desert, the feel of it, and all of the exploratory vibes I get. I’ve always wanted to do these types of things and would love to accompany you on one! Lol Keep up the great work and I’ll keep enjoying you’re professionally put together pieces. That cave was a little creepy, I’m surprised you went in that far all alone:)
@markcantemail8018
@markcantemail8018 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the Video , its nice to see that You are doing so well .
@lancepeterson5408
@lancepeterson5408 Жыл бұрын
You crazy going in there that deep.
@briansharp4388
@briansharp4388 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, you want to avoid old mines, in some places what you Think is an old mine, or hole in the ground may in fact be an active claim, and in the middle of nowhere you may attract lead.
@Acein3055
@Acein3055 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the walk thru.
@monroetruss4737
@monroetruss4737 Жыл бұрын
Counting your steps that would make the length of the cave 600 ft or more. Takes a little moxy to charge straight ahead.
@gordbaker896
@gordbaker896 Жыл бұрын
Nice trip. Hope you had extra Flashlight but not likely.
@Lee-xn8by
@Lee-xn8by Жыл бұрын
We all need to start sharing videos of how boring the desert is, the last thing we need is more people out there. 🙂
@noonzeeb
@noonzeeb Жыл бұрын
I just came back from a jeep trip there ( early march )we parked for the night on the tailings and two of us slept in the mine instead of our tents because the wind was fierce and cold. I wear glasses and had to take them off near the end of the adit because of fogging ,very warm place to sleep. Thanks for the video
@freedom4830
@freedom4830 Жыл бұрын
What’s this trail called?
@noonzeeb
@noonzeeb Жыл бұрын
I don't know the name of the road but it's just off the chloride cliff's road on the Nevada side
@WilliamCasey-ro5vz
@WilliamCasey-ro5vz Жыл бұрын
WHAT THE FRACK WERE THEY MINING FOR ?
@dalecflowers
@dalecflowers Жыл бұрын
Fascinating video.
@kitkakitteh
@kitkakitteh Жыл бұрын
Most people think they only need worry about the ceiling coming down: the worst thing is the floor giving way due to disintegrated shoring of lower levels. Be safe people.
@robertmartin837
@robertmartin837 Жыл бұрын
WOw you found a mine in the desert, one of thousands, I'm gonna subscribe to your channel
@shaynejenkins446
@shaynejenkins446 Жыл бұрын
I'm thinking you just broke a bunch of survival rules exploring that day. Unless you told someone you were going into an abandoned mine by yourself your taking a risk with your life.
@prospexican
@prospexican Жыл бұрын
wowww, THAT thing goes very deep. seems to be like you walk w not fear at all
@sc2824
@sc2824 Жыл бұрын
It's an exploration drift a couple hundred feet long, but it looks barren of any pay grade. Just another unsuccessful gamble, probably took a month or two, quit and moved on elsewhere, I imagine. I've got a friend who's now mucking out an old drift originally planned to intersect successful workings above it in Pinos Altos, NM. They abandoned the effort about a hundred years ago due to an economic depression. My pal hopes to intersect ore extensions from up above. One man job,: uncovered adit entrance, cleaned drift, built new timbered portal, fabricated beautiful steel door, shored up bad ground inside, laid old salvaged track, built a new steel tilt ore car, and spent a lotta time dealing with the BLM. Why all this work for a 70 year-old man? "Always wanted to do what the old timers did", he says. He'll begin extending the drift and/or working a couple cross-faults pretty soon.
@kozzackkelt
@kozzackkelt Жыл бұрын
good luck to him ! I hope he hits "payrock!"
@Jeepboy
@Jeepboy Жыл бұрын
That looks like jeepers paradise!!
@gwaithwyr
@gwaithwyr Жыл бұрын
This guy is a bolder man than I am.
@bradleyjanes2949
@bradleyjanes2949 Жыл бұрын
Nice video thanks
@jerryhorn5866
@jerryhorn5866 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your video. I"m not much of a cave or mine explorer, but you made it look fun. Thanks!
@jenniferbruns2432
@jenniferbruns2432 Жыл бұрын
Super cool!
@ray77j
@ray77j Жыл бұрын
Cool little tunnel.
@heroknaderi
@heroknaderi Жыл бұрын
Wow that was amazing find i enjoyed it. i guess it used to me a mine at some point.
@kurtkaster1403
@kurtkaster1403 Жыл бұрын
6:18 Imagine turning around to go back out and it's another dead end right in front of you.
@cledberry8962
@cledberry8962 Жыл бұрын
What a cool mine. Very safe. Puts me in mind of a mine we'd explore up on scratch gravel hills in Montana back in the early 80's. Fun times.
@______IV
@______IV Жыл бұрын
That slippery "clay" reminds me of the consistently and feel of wet borax in Death Valley.
@captaincoyote1792
@captaincoyote1792 Жыл бұрын
Was I the only one saying “turn around right the EFF now, buddy!”? As a kid in New Mexico, late 1960s, we used to explore the old mines around Orogrande. We came out of there with loads of gorgeous turquoise and iron pyrite.
@alfonsomunoz4424
@alfonsomunoz4424 Жыл бұрын
I remember in the 90s a kid fell down a shaft at Orogrande. It was covered with chain link but not secured.
@captaincoyote1792
@captaincoyote1792 Жыл бұрын
@@alfonsomunoz4424 Damn, Alfonso, that’s terrible! I remember that my dad, me, his co-workers, their sons….we all spent a day “rockhounding”, then camping in the Gila Wilderness…..how simple those days seemed to be. I hope that boy was saved!
@alfonsomunoz4424
@alfonsomunoz4424 Жыл бұрын
@@captaincoyote1792 no he died. Tragic. Those Orogrande mines are fraught with hazards. BTW, I absolutely love spending time in the Gila Wilderness, last went about a year and a half ago, to the Catwalk.
@captaincoyote1792
@captaincoyote1792 Жыл бұрын
@@alfonsomunoz4424 I agree, Brother…I fully agree. I loved living in and going to college in New Mexico, both my daughters there now (one in Cruces one in Carlsbad). And the Gila…how magical is that area? Stay strong, stay well, be safe!
@Seavoyager45
@Seavoyager45 Жыл бұрын
Just one more foot of rock to blast out and I'm sure they would have hit the Motherlode!!!!
@ronaldstarkey4336
@ronaldstarkey4336 Жыл бұрын
Never hit the mother load... lol unless she hits you first... lol
@dorothylewis1207
@dorothylewis1207 Жыл бұрын
I worry about Rattlesnakes wondering around in those places. Yikes! LOL.
@tallguy0887
@tallguy0887 Жыл бұрын
Death comes for us all. Go out there and get some life before then.
@dalegray934
@dalegray934 Жыл бұрын
I recorded old mines for 32 years all over the west. Never saw one rattlesnake. I have seen some rattlers while doing field survey, but never at mines. Don't know why -- maybe because I deliberately tromp my feet and they are long gone before I arrive. Falling and ticks were my main concern during that work.
@ronaldstarkey4336
@ronaldstarkey4336 Жыл бұрын
@@dalegray934 ticks suck... lol
@ronaldstarkey4336
@ronaldstarkey4336 Жыл бұрын
Avoid falling... lol
@rockjockchick
@rockjockchick Жыл бұрын
@@ronaldstarkey4336 and possible deadly if you catch lyme disease.
@drewolm
@drewolm 10 ай бұрын
Pretty cool people haven’t trashed that mine shaft.
@idahewett1432
@idahewett1432 Жыл бұрын
I would be scared to death to go out into the desert by myself like that. You’ve got all those scorpions and rattlesnakes and no thank you.
@randallbarton7975
@randallbarton7975 Жыл бұрын
That was a pretty cool video. Kinda like being there...
@sambarberfilms8641
@sambarberfilms8641 Жыл бұрын
That was fun
@benth162
@benth162 Жыл бұрын
Before even starting the video I see a pile of mine tailings. Yep it was, but what is strange, who would have dug a tunnel almost or more than a hundred yards into that mountain when the earth had no discernible type of rock that would actually hold Gold.
@rosewhite---
@rosewhite--- Жыл бұрын
there may have been small outcrops of quartz visible when the prospector first walked up the hills. Read my comment at top.
@benth162
@benth162 Жыл бұрын
@@rosewhite--- Sorry I can't find your other comment, as it is not at the top and with 463 comments I"m not going to look all the names to see what this site put your comment.
@rosewhite---
@rosewhite--- Жыл бұрын
@@benth162 This is what is at the top: 'what these old mines prove is that at the start of The Flood 4,370 years ago GOD shook Earth to allow the internal superhot water to escape out. The shaking thorougly shattered the rock and as the water surged out it preipitated out the basic elements that were dissolved in it. That is why gold is found in solid veins of quartz which obviosuly must have been liquid when it was deposited in the rocks!
@kwaichang368
@kwaichang368 Жыл бұрын
Nice hike! Was almost expecting a shaft to drop out at the back.
@davidlundy5007
@davidlundy5007 Жыл бұрын
I was waiting for something with long fangs to jump out at you
@johnfetzer9637
@johnfetzer9637 Жыл бұрын
nice mine !!!
@archstanton_live
@archstanton_live Жыл бұрын
The veins of "mud" or "powder" are fault gouge. The wet ones have tapped into some water and are in the process of mineralization. Many veins are ancient faults (or cracks) that have mineralized over hundreds of millennia. Faults are cracks where the 2 sides have moved and ground against each other forming the fine gouge.
@rosewhite---
@rosewhite--- Жыл бұрын
nonsense. there has been no hundreds of millennia only 6.
@archstanton_live
@archstanton_live Жыл бұрын
@@rosewhite--- LOL
@rosewhite---
@rosewhite--- Жыл бұрын
@@archstanton_live it's above the level of your intelligence? keep watching your Planet of Apes documentaries! LOL
@casedoumasr656
@casedoumasr656 Жыл бұрын
I do believe the location to this mine is 100 miles North then 25.5 miles west now you have the starting point good luck ⛏️🏆🇺🇸🤔
@rexrobo2512
@rexrobo2512 Жыл бұрын
This is the first time I've watched a video from this channel so aside from the channel's name I didn't really know what the channel was about before watching. After about 30 seconds of him being in the cave I was expecting this video to be a shock video. You know where you get so enthralled in watching the video and then without warning...BOOM!! a monster pops out forcing you to change your pants. I'm glad it wasn't! It was an interesting video thank you!
@davidobrien9362
@davidobrien9362 Жыл бұрын
Bloody hell,I couldn't do that,not knowing what's down there..wolves,bats,rats,aahh..was that hand dug ?,any machinery? looks dug by hand,the height,width,amazing.
@hidingfromu5293
@hidingfromu5293 Жыл бұрын
I was counting your steps. Lost count about a 100 going out but your pace was definitely faster going out than in.
@SonyaLongacre-ch7md
@SonyaLongacre-ch7md Жыл бұрын
I love caves and I love your videos
@thepawanderer
@thepawanderer Жыл бұрын
that would be really cool to explore
@johnpeter4184
@johnpeter4184 Жыл бұрын
It got spooky in there. I got the heeby jeebies .. 😉 Ricola for the throat works for me.
@PatrickCrossfire.
@PatrickCrossfire. Жыл бұрын
Nice truck man!!😊
@mattwedelich347
@mattwedelich347 Жыл бұрын
Cool video😎
@larrysorenson4789
@larrysorenson4789 Жыл бұрын
Well, I do hope they got something after the HUGE effort to dig this mine. I wish he had counted his steps.
@azdbuk
@azdbuk Жыл бұрын
In the 80s before the gazillion new developments in AZ there were many mine shafts and vent holes southside of South Mtn. in Phx. Some were flat ground level vertical access holes deep deep deep and uncovered. We were riding motorcycles zoomed right past one, easily would have fit a mini bike and a kid straight down. We stopped and dropped a rock to see how deep it was, insanely deep. Now they are covered, but in the 70s and 80s, they were a hazard, some fun, but some deadly.
@kimmathis694
@kimmathis694 Жыл бұрын
It seemed like it took you a lot less time coming out than going in lol!
@sarmadaqrawi8064
@sarmadaqrawi8064 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Who dug this and why? Cave ins are a problem? That clay between the rocks , only has to be 1/4” , with the right place and the right contour. Cave in.
@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation
@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation Жыл бұрын
Underground mines can present a radiation hazard to miners. Without proper air ventilation, radon can collect in the mineshafts, where it is inhaled by miners. The operators of uranium mines must take special precautions to protect miners, such as pumping radon gas out of the mine and replacing it with fresh air. I would worry, often a cavalier attitude about what you can't see is the thing that gets you. The Pacific Coast Borax Company was the last ones to work this particular site and 11 men lost their lives in only 7 months. The absence of bats and mice should have been a warning as you ventured in. Ever hear the expression curiosity killed the cat, you my friend are the cat.
@therealkrystalvintage
@therealkrystalvintage Жыл бұрын
oh sweetie thankyou for sharing no apologies necessary for me here .. much to see huh!!
@sandramcdaniel2
@sandramcdaniel2 Жыл бұрын
Light at the end of the tunnel. Whew.
@davidalanjonesridge9874
@davidalanjonesridge9874 Жыл бұрын
Unless he had done some reconnaissance he was "lucky" to discover the end of the thing. Concerning Caving - also known as spelunking in the United States and Canada he violated a cardinal rule. He should have tied some twine or a rope at the beginning so as not to get lost.
@sk84life80
@sk84life80 Жыл бұрын
@6:16 at the back of the tunnel, it appears as if a rock is there front and center. It seems "placed" and I am curious as to what(if anything) was/is behind it....
@DangolWhopper
@DangolWhopper Жыл бұрын
Walking down a strange, abaonded mine shaft unannounced and unprepared seems like a 'begging for a long, painful death' situation.
@Coolhansolo
@Coolhansolo Жыл бұрын
It's more dangerous driving on a highway. We explore them all the time in Colorado.
@DangolWhopper
@DangolWhopper Жыл бұрын
@@Coolhansolo There are few common activities more dangerous than driving a car on a public road. One of the differences is that most people have to drive to make a living. Dude walked down a mine shaft out of curiosity. It makes for good video but it's foolish!
@Coolhansolo
@Coolhansolo Жыл бұрын
@negativespace000 In Colorado I've been 1,500 feet back in mines and it was a tour but no problem. Another time over 1,000 feet back. Been in lots of them and I'm not dead. You go back and roll out. It's not like you go back and chill for the day. They are safer than you think it's solid rock. Drugs are more dangerous than driving. If your scared that's because you live in the East. It's flat and safe there. We live in the west and can do cool shit the east people can't do so they cry.
@ronaldstarkey4336
@ronaldstarkey4336 Жыл бұрын
@@DangolWhopper don't forget sex with a stranger... lol
@MalachiWhite-tw7hl
@MalachiWhite-tw7hl Жыл бұрын
​@@Coolhansolo Perhaps, but it's the "long, painful death" part that worries me . . .
@jimnivens9214
@jimnivens9214 Жыл бұрын
Desert rat chasing gold nice video
@patmancrowley8509
@patmancrowley8509 Жыл бұрын
FLY-OVER COUNTRY! I've flown over these areas many times and have seen the roads out in the middle of no where and wondered what it would be like to sojourn through the area.
@jaymehatfield9540
@jaymehatfield9540 Жыл бұрын
Great walk with you! Love being subscribed. I bet water is not far away...
@JimNichols
@JimNichols Жыл бұрын
Thems some mighty big gopher holes you found there mister... :)
@RemoteTrooper
@RemoteTrooper Жыл бұрын
Finally getting the views your content deserves 👏
@PatrickCrossfire.
@PatrickCrossfire. Жыл бұрын
Nice video bro. Keep it up!
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@gibbogle9486 Жыл бұрын
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