REOPENED Lost Mine - 200+ Year Old Mine FOUND ~ First eyes to see after 200 years

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9 ай бұрын

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Join us in this exhilarating adventure as we delve deep into UK's forgotten mines with our lead explorer, Ioan. Experience the thrill of discovery as we unearth genuine gems, stunning underground landscapes, and remarkable historical artifacts that illuminate our rich mining heritage. [#UKLostMines #MineExploration]
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@LostMines 9 ай бұрын

Thanks everyone for your kind comments and a big hello to our new subscribers. Please check out our other videos on the channel, loads of interesting mines to see and don’t forget to subscribe to be sure not to miss out on our next adventure.

@QIKUGAMES-QIKU 9 ай бұрын

Subbed.. take a Black uv light down and watch what happens when you shine it on certain quartz.. you should be in a nightclub suddenly 😮😅❤

@sirpoppz 9 ай бұрын

That's a no shyt!

@werzengeturix 6 ай бұрын

This was an old gold mine

@Beardedexpat7614 26 күн бұрын

Superb. Glad to have discovered this channel. 😊

@Praise___YaH 22 күн бұрын

Here is The Savior HalleluYAH (Hallel u YaH) translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins YaH was Crucified on an Almond TREE Ancient Semitic of Moshe (Moses) Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.” Isaiah 43:11 “I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me.” Isaiah 45:5 “I am YaH, and there is none else.”

@YorkshiremanInDorset 9 ай бұрын

P.S. The oval with a line through it is a Celtic numbering system which equals 10

@Jomitheelf 4 ай бұрын

Or a peanut. But you’re probably right.

@Marcus28 Ай бұрын

Where im from a oval with a line is called ”kirkkovene” or a womans privates

@silasakron4692 9 ай бұрын

Digging portals open is no joke.The markings and shirt print were amazing - I find such "small" things just as compelling. Wonderful work, as always.

@JR-kk6ce 3 ай бұрын

A million thanks to the landowner for making this extraordinary glimpse into the past possible.👍

@reginaldforthright805 19 күн бұрын

He probably wants to open up a haunted cave attraction down there.

@TonyM1961 9 ай бұрын

You don't need to lose weight, you should have opened up the hole larger to allow egress as a safety measure. Squeezing through that small a hole is borrowing trouble that you don't want. I'm not saying a huge gaping wound, but at least one you can readily get in and out of as needed

@mryle545 9 ай бұрын

I agree😂

@onceANexile 9 ай бұрын

Ditto

@redskyz483 9 ай бұрын

Done for dramatic effect

@CENSOREDFORSPEAKINGTRUTHS4380 9 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@hondaxl250k0 9 ай бұрын

Anything you can’t get a stretcher through is life endangering in the fact they may not be able to get you out. Adventure on and understand the risk.

@YorkshiremanInDorset 9 ай бұрын

Great work, in my day (before I got too old, fat, and arthritic) I used to love tunnelling through collapses, digging shafts, and opening levels, especially ones that were only vaguely mentioned in records. I’ve found left in situ a load of tools, sharpening stones, ore carts, etc including straw fuses, tallow candles, boots, carbide tins, and even a full bottle of ginger ale. More success to your researches and excavations in the future, and keep up doing the excellent videos 👍🏼❤️

@robertmaitland09 9 ай бұрын

Wow, a place that's been in stasis for 200 years, amazing. Excellent work.

@nicholaslacerte8761 9 ай бұрын

It says L B1. For level basement 1. Tallies are kept to keep track of how much material came out the mine or thru that hallway.

@Frakka475 9 ай бұрын

That looks like the water level has been very high very recently!!! Lovely engravings, they really bring out a sense of connection to the miners themselves! I always find it so sad that while we have records of mine outputs and yearly yields so little can be found about the people working the mines themselves! All those lost stories!! So sad!

@garypollentine194 9 ай бұрын

The wood u found was a blast bung they drilled hole put the powered in then hit a wood bung in to get a better blast the tally marks are the number of runs the letters are each miners first letter of name for diff runs they took turns

@mikaelabowen5781 22 күн бұрын

This is absolutely fascinating! How amazing to be the first person in a place that hasn't seen a human being since before the Victorian era. To find that fabric imprint was very special. Thank you for filming this and for your very knowledgeable commentary, too.

@cruising1792 9 ай бұрын

Great to see you back! It always amazes me just how much sheer back breaking work must have gone into these earlier mines. The coffin levels especially are very enigmatic. Stay safe all!

@RobbieBobbie98 9 ай бұрын

The tallies are boxed in sections with the initials of the miners of each box. They were paid by the load they carried out and someone was keeping track

@spirit1259 9 ай бұрын

I am thinking the cloth mark on the wall is hessian bag shoved into any holes surrounding wooden barrier door to assist in air flow, which had to be modified with every new breakthrough to new workings, the circle and line, is a survey starter point, or if they are with tally marks, they could be when the shift has ended, or the finish of a development cross drive." An old workings miner 🤠🙏"

@Reziac 5 ай бұрын

If you hold your light so it shines _across_ the engravings rather than _at_ them, that should throw them into relief and make them a lot more visible. Also, consider bringing paper and charcoal and making rubbings. Funny thing, earlier today I was just wondering if anyone had gone into pre-1800 mines, and here you are.

@krockpotbroccoli65 9 ай бұрын

That's one hell of a time capsule. I wonder if the property owner would let you get a small excavator up there to open up the addit so maybe you or someone else could start mucking out the collapsed areas. I'm sure there's a lot of history down there waiting to be discovered.

@etltreasure 9 ай бұрын

Awesome mine! I do a lot of metal detecting and have to try to decipher tough to read objects a lot. We have a lot of luck shining a light from the side parallel to the surface and can pull words off of tough objects. Keep up the good work!

@outdoorloser4340 9 ай бұрын

Nice exploratory drift. Imagine doing that with a candle and a pickaxe.

@008Birdman 9 ай бұрын

I was excited to see you gents today. I’ve missed the explores. Great find!

@BottleBri 9 ай бұрын

Amazing to see the flannel mark in the wall where a miner leant against it. And it reminds you how hard the graft must have been down there. Incredibly hard work. 👍

@LostMines 9 ай бұрын

Yes it was!

@JohnDoesItAll 8 ай бұрын

What's the time stamp

@michael.bremer 7 ай бұрын

I'm watching your channel for the first time - and I was fascinated from start to finish. Thank you also for the great and stimulating comments, the authentic use of the camera and for the informative facts. It is so important to know what came before us and what lies beneath the surface we live on today! Keep up your great exploration work, sirs! Greetings from Germany ☺⚒

@Cueman222 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant! Love seeing the mine that has been sealed up for a couple of centuries.

@haraldclark6206 9 ай бұрын

Excellent work, great to see a new Lost Mine!

@TheCutter123 7 ай бұрын

it would be interesting for you to demonstrate a light source similar to what the miners might have had to show how much better your light is in comparison - cant imagine they had great light!

@kolavalentina 8 ай бұрын

Just discovered your awesome videos! In my late teens (1970s!) I used to visit the spoil heaps of the old Welsh Lead/Zinc/Copper Mines from Rhandirmwyn Lead Mine in the South up to the Dylife Copper Mines in the North! Found some wonderful specimens of Galena, Copper Pyrites, Zine Blende & Quartz Crystals revealed by cracking rocks with my Geological Hammer! I often travel to Wales but sad to see so many mines from my childhood now buried under commercial forests! Thanks so much for sharing your amazing underground discoveries & reopening & exploring so many of these old Welsh Mines!

@jameshobson6774 7 ай бұрын

That shirt print is simply extraordinary, very well done on spotting that. Sends shivers down the spine thinking of the person that left that, a haunting echo from the past. Love your work, but also somewhat envious 😅 as I am a member of Shropshire Caving and Mining Club. Much respect!

@alexiswilson939 9 ай бұрын

You sir, have earned my like! Excellent find! Thank you to the land owner for allowing this as well! Really enjoyed the video 😃

@alexiswilson939 9 ай бұрын

Edit, some of the engravings look like zeros crossed out. Not sure what that means edit again, zero or o with a cross through it usually means zero, it was a way to distinguish zero fro an O. apparently that was commonly used around that time where I'm from. I wonder if it's the same for you.

@jlt131 Ай бұрын

@@alexiswilson939 it's still used today in hand drawn notes for land surveying! but another commenter also said it used to mean 10 for the celts.

@alexiswilson939 Ай бұрын

@jlt131 interesting, as long as peaks everyone's curiosity I'm happy lol 😊

@alexiswilson939 Ай бұрын

Education is key! Keep learning! 😀

@stephanieburgess882 9 ай бұрын

What a fantastic find! I sat on the edge of my seat watching this!

@f.k.burnham8491 9 ай бұрын

Great video. I did notice that as you changed the angle of the light some of the markings became more readable. You might like to consider taking photos of the markings with the light source at different angles to the markings. I could almost make out more writing as you moved the light about. It seemed to me the lower the angle of the lighting, the more I could almost make out. The shadows did help seeing the markings.

@adamalmond9118 9 ай бұрын

The best way to discover what has been written and drawn is to do a rubbing. Piece of paper and a pencil. It would be amazing to record and preserve the tallies too. The impression of the shirt is incredible.

@robaldridge6505 2 ай бұрын

the impression of CLOTH in the wall says volumes about the wall and why pencil rubbings would NOT work...

@jlt131 Ай бұрын

@@robaldridge6505 not necessarily. it may have been wet mud when the miner was there, and almost as hard as rock now. pencil rubbings don't use much force, even a hardened clay would still take a rubbing.

@mikewinings4120 9 ай бұрын

Here in the u.s,anything that old would have been dug by the spanish(rather Indian slave labor).love the historic explore you three!

@AbuPaul 9 ай бұрын

Gratitude and support from California! I love your work!

@charmainemcdonald9679 9 ай бұрын

Great to see you row exploring again

@BottleBri 9 ай бұрын

Great little explore here guys! Well done!👍🇬🇧

@jaws2858 9 ай бұрын

That was exciting! Thanks!

@miltonbiletski278 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning.thank you for sharing

@tallat8888 9 ай бұрын

Outstanding find , some amazing mines you are getting into.

@freddylebanon 7 ай бұрын

Sounds amazing through headphones..great footage

@lov3alongmusic 6 ай бұрын

The more info and history you give, the better these become!

@derekp2674 9 ай бұрын

Really fascinating, thanks Ioan and Al.

@LostMines 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@dafdavies14 9 ай бұрын

Amazing guys well done

@lindaisenegger163 8 ай бұрын

Another truly fascinating, underground exploration from Dr J. and Al.......

@gheffz 9 ай бұрын

Wow!!! Great video... great explore! I wonder if the reason they stopped around 1698 was because of the collapse at the end and it was abandoned? It will be very interesting what you can find decoded of those engravings... look forward to your post analysis follow-up. Much appreciated... I am exhausted just watching you climb and weave through that old old mine, fantastic.

@jamico7 7 ай бұрын

What a fantastic find,brilliant

@tfred6403 9 ай бұрын

Circles - ovals: probably used to summarize the tally markings. Tally marks sometimes come in sets of five. So the 0 would represent one set while the zero - oval with a line is 2 sets or 10. Writing 10 and 10 is confusing but 2 ovals with a line is easier to recognize.

@Corialtavi 9 ай бұрын

Good idea, I was thinking along the lines that maybe someone working the marks may not have been British as in some parts of Europe they draw a square with each side equalling one until the box is complete. I saw a KZfaq video on the subject once.

@philipmurphy2 9 ай бұрын

Well done lads on the Lost Mine.

@mirandahotspring4019 6 ай бұрын

Fascinating. Well done.

@twin40dave 9 ай бұрын

Great find well done 👏

@OpieDogie 3 ай бұрын

I used to be a miner. I can tell you that when you see those half holes there, somebody knew what they were doing because that is nearly impossible in ground that bad.

@doomsayer9195 9 ай бұрын

well done really enjoy these ...

@WideOpenThrottleGarage 9 ай бұрын

Great finds 👏 😮

@ChillBill1 5 ай бұрын

Incredible video as usual!

@TheGiggleMasterP 9 ай бұрын

You know what I like about these videos? The fact that it's on KZfaq means there wasn't a cave-in!

@markshietze4783 5 ай бұрын

😮 awesome ! What a treasure ! ❤😊

@Mick_English 8 ай бұрын

Unbelievably brave. Amazing 💯👍🏻

@CaveRescueMedic 5 ай бұрын

Nice work guys. I’m from North Wales. Would love to join you for a trip some time!

@ToddEWalnuts 6 ай бұрын

14:18 image looks to be the Rolling Stones “tongue” logo, which would make perfect sense since the Stones have been around for about 200 years now 😃

@ttxela 9 ай бұрын

What a cracking find 👍

@emmaearnshaw3282 9 ай бұрын

Awesome! very exciting to watch. 12:30 Would those tallies indicate how much further the mine goes past the collapse? Do you ever dig through collapses?

@larryschenk696 3 ай бұрын

Wow, amazing.

@chuckbishop9630 7 ай бұрын

Fun! Finding abandoned mines in the W. USA was a big piece of my job for six years.

@CentralMusicNation. 9 ай бұрын

What a fantastic historical old mine that you explored where no explorer has been for years and years , those tally marks were amazing to see

@pa5287 9 ай бұрын

Really cool to watch this

@benjaminsmith-haddon7316 9 ай бұрын

Lost Mines is returned! The trio are back! 😀👍

@LostMines 9 ай бұрын

Oh yeah!

@ColinHarperSummerson 9 ай бұрын

Mind blowing ❤🙏

@lolcatz88 9 ай бұрын

I swear watching you squeeze through that hole gave me anxiety! Fascinating mine though! Good work!

@davegillman6296 Ай бұрын

Great work very interesting

@qldabandonedmines 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant episode lads! Amazing bit of history you have presented. How did you pinpoint the adit? Was it the drainage or historical mapping?

@cruising1792 9 ай бұрын

Love the shoulder print from the jacket!

@paulcooper2897 9 ай бұрын

Incredible! Might be worth going back with some soft brushes and cleaning the area of the load counts to see if any engravings can be made more legible. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

@MineExplorerUK 9 ай бұрын

excellent find guys. i love finding old writing in mines, especially dates. shame no dates in this one but maybe the way the lettering was written will give an indication of the time period :)

@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340 Ай бұрын

enjoyed the video

@MrYabbie 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting!

@lillforsdrone Ай бұрын

Wow! Soo cool!

@01karmacop Ай бұрын

Amazing

@thewhiteroom23 9 ай бұрын

Excellent work. Sunday nights are back to normal again! Not a clue about the ovals unless they were counting how many eggs they needed for breakfast 😅

@rehenhawksmusic 9 ай бұрын

amazing content thanks for sharing !!

@LostMines 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@cryptowhale4886 8 ай бұрын

Be great to see if you could find the old mine at Chaw Gully on Dartmoor, it was supposedly originally a roman mine and has loads of myths to it. love the videos keep exploring

@logankrust4850 Ай бұрын

Rly cool

@misterp158 9 ай бұрын

Very Nice, Glad you guys are back, I was starting to worry about you. Thanks for sharing.

@amornatdavies4950 Ай бұрын

You so Amazing ❤

@dondavis5633 Ай бұрын

I come from a long line of Davises, mainly from England, and mainly miners, so it was a fun coincidence that you'd find that "W Davis" note on the wall. Although I know the odds are against it, it's still fun to consider as an idea. Thanks for a terrific video!

@2010dame 8 ай бұрын

Subbed. Lovin the content it's amazing

@un-limited7009 9 ай бұрын

Thanks

@yoman1607 Ай бұрын

What a safe pastime you have... Subbed!

@connormatthews522 Ай бұрын

This is fascinating, seeing that old high water level is intimidating haha

@allanvincent4450 9 ай бұрын

in computing : the symbol used to differentiate letter O from zero with the line.. no use for the explanation of the symbols. Well done, fascinating! i doubt if i could even get in a walk in mine. Brilliant. Thank you.

@Alphaskeptic 9 ай бұрын

First time viewer, amazing stuff! Would be interesting to hear how the miners had dug it, ventilation, lighting, time spent, number of men, discovery and assessment, contemporary knowledge of the trade, etc.

@tadcastertory1087 9 ай бұрын

Wow, that's an old one. Well done lads.

@LostMines 9 ай бұрын

Indeed it is!

@ScotlandsGold 9 ай бұрын

Very exciting 🍻

@SmolAdventure 8 ай бұрын

So so cool! I'm to nervous join in mines and stuff but so awesome to see.

@brianstelter7067 7 ай бұрын

True explorers.🙂

@steven.h0629 9 ай бұрын

❤W. Davis would be proud 👍😎✊

@someguydino6770 9 ай бұрын

the jumpsuit fully conceals this man's enormous nads

@wackbatt4746 9 ай бұрын

great explore

@LostMines 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@SlumberBear2k 8 ай бұрын

its amazing how many things like that remain hidden and we don't even know.

@TomFlach 7 ай бұрын

I don't know what's going on the with the KZfaq algorithm lately but I'm glad it's 'lead' me here! I enjoy spelunking but this is a whole 'nother level. Subbed and looking forward to checking more of your content