@@jumpingjimmy1072 Thank you Jimmy. The underground workings here are most definately dangerous. The barometric pressure on the mountain can shift the atmosphere quickly underground, so we won't ever know if we surveyed the underground workings or a good day or it's worst day. We hit lower pockets of 02 but didn't film all of that as the 02 alarm was constantly arming making shooting video impossible. We made the educated guess it was bacteria in the three flooded winzes that was consuming the 02 and thus dropping oxygen content. I think we dipped to 16° that day in three areas of the main adit. We know where the top shaft is, I think it's Clarke's diggings. We will get back there one day but I'm taking an extended break from exploration until Jan 2026 as I have a mountain of home projects starting soon I want to put some energy and time into, as well as some family holidays. We will be in touch when we head back up my friend! Ebenezer. QAM.

@@paulpeople9178 Thanks for the kind words Paul! Good luck on your own quest for local history and exploration! Stay safe and have fun Ebenezer. QAM.

Thank bud. It was one of the highlights of our year for sure. Kinda wish we punched that gap though. It's a full day of driving to get all the way back up there. Eb. QAM.

@@qldabandonedmines Yeah it looked like it was either some stope backfill that caved in or there was shaft going to the surface at that spot. The rock itself looked solid. I fully understand the desire to push through there, but it's not always worth killing yourself trying to explore every part of a mine. I've convinced myself it is many times tho lmao

This mountain became a complete obsession of mine. There still is the biggest series of tunnels inside this mountain nobody has seen for decades. I was desperate to get inside them and document it. In the end, the mountain always beats us as the grade and jungle is unrelenting. The research comes with the hobby. We have done entire day-long hikes that have led to collapsed tunnels or bulldozed workings. You never know if you don't go. Eb.QAM.

@@goldcoasttime ML,s are being snapped up all over QLD lately due to the gold surge. If you want to start Hardrock, you will need a good 10 or 15 mill of capital for the mining leases and EPMs. We don't have any experience in mining at all, only the history and experience researching them and tracking them down to explore them. Eb. QAM

@@buckchancey You & H were burning around Nepal on mopeds from memory. We also strategized this specific time window so the mission could not be railroaded (N.K Decline 😂)

@@qldabandonedmines it was a Royal Enfield Himalayan, asshole. Looks like you guys had to go through some hardcore terrain. Fine work as always ✊

@@buckchancey hahaha. Cheers mate. This was the mountain that claimed our Inreach. Ended up being an expensive weekend away. The 12 hour drive home in the Jimny in the rain was straight-up death too. Good times!

There are heaps of them around. My neighbour dragged one out of the bush and has it in his paddock

@@Kevin-mw9yl Thanks Kevin! This certainly is a special site! It would be one of the top 5 site surveys and video shoots we have even done in our years of exploration. Thankyou for tuning in. One of the main reasons we do this is so these sites are digitally preserved & presented on KZfaq forever. Kind Regards. Eb. QAM

@@Mark_The_Magnificent Thanks mark. It was a wild ride! There are copper carbonates striking through the creek, so the miners in the 1880s would have found that and started going for the copper in the mountain to join back up to that lode. The amount of bullocks or horses needed to get the steam equipment up here completely blows our minds.

@@gordonoldfield403 That's why we do what we do though mate. Documenting and sharing for you guys! Thanks for tuning in mate. Eb.

@@Dwendele absolutely mate. We would need to hire a Chinook to get any of it back out. That jungle is tough! Eb.

Thank you OG. Sam and I have since had a few late night chats about if we should have punched that gap at that huge collapse. We spoke to someone once we got home that crawled through there in the 1990s, but didn't investigate what was in there. Another trip may be on the cards but as you watch this I'm taking some time away from exploring. I have so many family and home projects going on that exploring will be taking a bit of a back seat. It does not mean you won't see us though!!! We have insane episodes scheduled until September 2025 edited and ready to rock.. We have been busy! Hope you're well bro. Eb. QAM.

@@rodneymiddleton1044 thanks mate. I actually barely slept as the night was scary. It rained all night and I kept hearing things move. I was only in my hammock whilst Sam was in his "Bellair" rooftop tent and intimately completely safe. I felt like croc bait! Eb.

@@detecting_Nathanael I did miss a great opportunity for a great pun..I was wearing crocs whilst trying to avoid detection from crocs. Missed opportunity 😂

@@qldabandonedmines I'll send you a funny pic I've got about crocs.

You should have it now. Instagram.

It was tough. The trek back off the mountain claimed our $500 Garmin Inreach too. The lantana was so bad there was no light to see what we were doing. My sat phone was carabinered onto my backpack and the mountain claimed it! Expensive trip! 😂😂😂😂 Eb. QAM.

@qldabandonedmines how do you go with ticks? Jump Jacks really get me everytime lol. Thanks for your vids

@@mooloolahmark9807 this one had crocs, scary water dragons, spiders and LOTS of leeches. Luckily no ticks on this hike. I did get 4 massive ticks on my back this winter hiking around the old coal mines near our house at Burgowan. That was a miserable day! Eb. QAM.

@@StephanieElizabethMann Hi Stephanie. We have not researched much of the Victorian Gold Triangle, but I think I read a few articles stating what you referenced above as a big issue in Ballarat. Monster eluvial and alluvial deposits and then comparatively, very low grade underground gold won from the quartz reefs. There was not much gold in these reefs (in this video) at all, infact the main source has either weathered away or is yet to be discovered. Even the gold from the creeks very close to these old adits were extremely rich and that's who made all the money. Hardrock mines that were first on the field (following alluvial) we have found a LOT of them to be named "perseverance" We initially thought that was odd, but now we know the first Hardrock miners "persevered" longer than the alluvial miners, thus they named their mine "The Perseverance" In all likelihood these miners started blasting one solitary working once everyone had left that field and moved onto other locations. I think we have found about a dozen "Perseverance" mines in Australia now. The ones we have found are alnost always the oldest adits in the field. Thanks for tuning in to our adventures. We have a VERY special episode airing tomorrow morning you should try to watch. It's pretty epic we think! Eb. QAM.

@@qldabandonedmines I'm usually up about 4am so I'll watch for it.

@@StephanieElizabethMann sweet! See you then! Ebenezer. QAM.

That's amazing Wayne and thanks for your comment. This project was always intended to be a 6 part series, not 3. The next 3 episodes were slated to be about a gold field just NW of Shamrock, but other projects got in the way and we never got around to requesting land access for the field survey and filming. We will complete this series one day, and when we do, I'd love to get in touch with you mate. Thankyou for tuning in. Ebenezer. QAM.

On having a second look at the list of names, my Great Grandfather (on my mother's side), a son of George and Catherine, married a member of the Denzler family. Another family that lived at Mt. Shamrock (but not on this list) were the Campbell family. Another son of George and Catherine married a member of this family, as well.

@@waynehandley7905 thank you, Wayne! Amazing info. I'm trying to get hold of the Campbell family to shoot a series on Allenstown. There were always planned to be three more parts of this series and that was intended to be Paradise)Allenstown. I think I have a contact at The Biggenden Historical Society to resume this big project from 2021. Kindest Regards. Ebenezer.

@@ridingwitha6vbloke878 Hey bud. What's a Blitz? Are those Brians big trucks he has out front?

@@qldabandonedmineshi mate At 23:23 there is 2 trucks in the back ground next to you. They are ww2 Australian army blitz trucks from ww2.

@@35andsolid Thank you my friend! Eb. QAM

@@HebrewHammerArmsCo Thankyou & thanks for tuning in mate. We have a LOT of mad content coming every 2 weeks until Xmas day. Eb. QAM.

Thank you Nick. This was a mad mission completed with minimal sleep! 18 hours of driving across 4 days to get it done. Hope you are well my friend. PS. QAM is still patiently standing by for your next upload 😀

@@yarney100 Thanks mate. Buck Chancey watched me literally swim through that mine a while back. It got extremely deep. I couldn't even touch the bottom. I then washed off in the creek and I smelt so bad I was gagging. That flooded lower mine has a monster winze in the bottom of it somewhere too. Good times! Eb. QAM

@@yarney100 Also bud, thankyou for not naming the actual spot. QAM appreciates you. Eb.

Hell yes Nathaniel. Mission progress is currently in the planning stages. Thank you for tuning in and supporting our missions on Australian Mining history. Ebenezer. QAM

@@qldabandonedmines I also spoke to my mate and he's very keen too. Looking forward to it.

Thanks mate! The drone shots of our river camp was "Neil Young, Learning To Fly" and the cliff drone shots had "Connie Converse, Two Tall Mountains" as the soundtrack. Connie was an artist that only recorded just one set in her Kitchen then she went missing, never to be seen again. A radio station found that tape decades later I believe and aired it to great reviews. Thanks for tuning in mate Eb. QAM

Yeah, it's surprising how many spots like this are hidden away. Back when I first visited here (around 20 years ago), the plant still had two floors almost intact.

No worries bud and wishing you both well!

Hope you are both doing ok OG. Sending you good vibes from Australia ♥️ Eb.

@@spookychicken Thankyou Spooky! EB. QAM

@@OGRocker1 hopefully it's at a better time for you guys over in the USA mate! This episode is pretty cool. Some beautiful scenery and some very old copper mines. This mine was a big producer until the early 1900s. I think in 1907 the mine manager sadly died in a river flood incident below the lower main adits. The mine never really recovered after that sad day. When we shot the drone footage we could see copper mineralisation up the entire cliff face. It's like the entire mountain is part cooper! It's cool footage and I hope you enjoy it. Eb.

@@curiousandcuriouser108 not us my friend but that sounds like a sweet chanel! I'd love a link to their page if you have one! Ebenezer. Queensland Abandoned Mines.

It's urbex indigo. Very informative about bygone times and architecture. Sometimes even family history.

@@curiousandcuriouser108 nice. I've subbed. Thanks for that mate. Sounds very cool. Eb. QAM

@@Stoneyminis 😂😂😂😂 a rare historical find!

@@35andsolid thanks for the kind words bud & thankyou for watching. Ebenezer. QAM

You were rescued, not cofounded.

We will always be Queensland Abandoned Mines as that's our base of operations, but our quest has become quite National/Global. A LOT of Queensland stuff is current back under active lease again due to the spike in commodities making them no go zones for us.

This is a North hemisphere episode.

You thinking of American Rambo with Silverstone, the Australian Rambo was Mel Gibson filmed in Mexico 🇲🇽

@@ifv2089 Mel Gibson stars in a Rambo movie??

Don't think Buck cares, but his poor wife puts up with a lot of crap & so does mine. Both our wives are incredibly tolerant women.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions

Cheers spooky 🍻

@@MrJesserobinson Thank you buddy. Please keep checking in with us through to Xmas, we have some great stuff we are editing right now. Eb. QAM. Thank you for tuning in.

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Thanks mate!

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