Long overdue explore into a lower Noonday Mine level.

In this video, Pat and I go down the main shaft to one of the lower levers that’s usually off-limits and which hasn’t been visited by a whole lot of folks before I got here.
Disclaimer: this is not an entry into an abandoned mine nor is it a trespass. I own this mine as a patented property.

[@jamesriggsdds2337]

That skeleton is a deer! Didn’t expect deer out there! Kind of surprised. My first vote was for a chupacabra! 👍🤪👌😁

[@skyepilotte11]

Nice tour Ross.
Thx

[@M.Martin-t8f]

A fiber optic scope would be a good investment to check behind piles of rocks.Bore scope,Endoscope.

[@gregerisman211]

I bet Newton hasn’t been in the Noonday!

[@pismorichy]

Ross , I believe that skeleton is non other than the now extinct Jackalope.

[@robertkoehne1795]

THANKS, this brings back memories of searching the mines around GOODSPRINGS NV in the mid 70s. I can smell it. Ross you just made an HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY.

[@jimrobertson7080]

So. Much appreciated. WOW YIKES N WOW...

[@rhondaz356]

WOW, never a dull minute. You both act like you're walking in the park! You're brave folks, and you know what you are doing. I am looking forward to Part 2, Ross. We know you got out.🤠🎊

[@DeborahFlorian-gy6lw]

Rhonda, that is such a good point! They are so nonchalant. I would be sweating bullets and probably fall to my demise! 😮😮😮

[@rhondaz356]

@@DeborahFlorian-gy6lw EXACTLY, I *know you just described me, Deborah. That is true. They definitely are so nonchalant, and casual.
Have a lovely day.🙂🤗

[@DeborahFlorian-gy6lw]

You have a lovely day as well!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@rhondaz356]

@@DeborahFlorian-gy6lw 🏡😳😃💛

[@davidclark6264]

Blacktail Jackrabbit

[@gkeyman565]

great video/trip down into the dark ...
have a great day, be safe,

[@DeborahFlorian-gy6lw]

Cool explore. Always enjoy your rambles down into the mines. Maybe that hapless creature was a small coyote? I imagine it's their territory. 😎😎😎

[@vincentdiaz71]

You have lots of guts.

[@tecopamines]

I live here. I gotta know what’s down there.

[@dieterkoch6563]

Thanks again for showing us what a brutal tough life that was and then you died!

[@davidhudson5452]

Nice look

[@timseidel584]

Exploration mode, looks great. Nice vid. I’ll soon be there to help move muck to expedite your tours.

[@richellen6855]

There's Gobs of History down there! It could be your slogan. Of course, I want credit if it takes off.

[@MISCIFMAKER]

Nice , should be a good season . Stay safe.

[@StephenEsler-xe3op]

That looks like a kangaroo skeleton to me now I know where she tried to hide the body too creepy

[@seanyancy1809]

Sign the waivers.

[@stevesyverson8625]

Nothing like having wonderful mines in the backyard. Increíble!

[@tecopamines]

Actually under my backyard. 😎 and the Columbia mine is my basement.

[@kokosnood]

I think it is a Jackrabbit. :)

[@joesmith1922]

Miners cat?

[@awesomearizona-dino]

Thanks Ross

[@wdjones4735]

Thanks for sharing your adventure! Be safe🙂👍🏻

[@tecopamines]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Tom-cy5em]

Good explore thanks for taking us along looking forward to part 2, added a like and FB share too cheers.

[@tecopamines]

Much appreciated! Thank you.

[@barrymccockiner6641]

How often do these mines collapse?

[@hestheMaster]

Great tour with more mysteries yet to discover. Thanks Ross.

[@tecopamines]

Glad you enjoyed it. More to come!

[@davidcoyote8921]

👍🐾

[@garyhuffman133]

I wonder if you could find maps of the mines and surface structures.

[@tecopamines]

I’ve seen some. They’re available.

[@FrankRuzicka-l5z]

Any idea how many miners worked these mines at any given time? 12/16 hour days?

[@tecopamines]

No real idea as to either, and obviously both changed over time as demand for the metal rose and fell. I know that during World War I, they were full production. When the war ended went idle for an almost a year due to a decrease in demand.

[@FrankRuzicka-l5z]

@@tecopamines thank you

[@drueatcer]

I want to go down that backwards ladder and see what’s down there.

[@tecopamines]

We all do.

[@henrytowne7463]

I think the "george" pipe is galvanized not corrugated.... what is "three apples"?

[@tecopamines]

Old kid joke. Smurfs were “three apples high”. Smurfs were little. Pat is … well I don’t want to get kicked so I’ll stop.

[@henrytowne7463]

@@tecopamines Gotit! Pat is not part of the "Blue Man Group" either..... Thanks for the explanation....

[@BrianandAor]

Wow 😊 great vlog thank you for sharing.

[@tecopamines]

I’m glad you like it. Please like and subscribe.

[@LongdistanceRider22]

Mountain lion ?

[@dannynewsom6759]

Have you taken a metal detector in the mines?

[@tecopamines]

Nope. Too much scrap metal everywhere

[@randygyulay5114]

Too bad you can't fly a drone down the unexplored shafts as a safety check.

[@tecopamines]

They don’t work well there.

[@randygyulay5114]

@@tecopamines I'm pretty sure they work off cell towers and the cell signal down in a mine sucks.

[@casedoumasr656]

Hello Ross this is a Great Explorer into the un known part of the mine how lucky we are that you took us along ⛏️ P.S. I diid see the expore of this mine with Tom and Julie from abandoned mine exploring ⛏️thank you looking forward to part 2

[@tecopamines]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@xfirehurican]

Please *answer/respond* to your dedicated viewers.

[@tecopamines]

I usually do. Which ones?

[@xfirehurican]

​@tecopamines Well, anything with a question mark at the end of the sentence. Hundreds, thousands(?) of your fans will never be able to visit Tecopa Mines. Their interests and *your answers to* will generate more positive clicks. I'm the guy who donated the HF radio. 😊😊😊

[@tecopamines]

I do try to answer as many as I can.

[@drkskyes]

@@tecopamines And you do a good job doing it!

[@rcspud4648]

Is it too dusty to fly a drone through some of the areas?

[@tecopamines]

Too constricted.

[@stangdriver66]

Very interesting visit Ross and waiting for Part two ! I think the skeleton is some kind of a bunny.

[@tecopamines]

We think so too.