I love how you make it so easy for me to follow the path you take in your vids. I can almost map this mine based on your footage. Thanks for the great content once again.
Whew! ...rotten quartz always increases the “pucker factor” especially when the portal timbering was as ugly as this this one was. I’ve explored hundreds of mines but some of your videos give me high blood pressure. Where’s my pills?? Lol. Stay safe and keep using good judgement sir....I want to keep watching your videos for years to come.
Yes, this certainly wasn't the most solid mine we've explored, to be sure... I'm sure you've seen some good stuff if you've visited hundreds of mines! Thanks for the comment. We'll keep the videos coming as long as we can.
TVR Exploring I have! Back in the 80’s and early 90’s long before the BLM and Forest Service (A.K.A. The Tree Police) started installing bat bars and foaming up portals I couldn’t get enough of this hobby. The kinds of mines in western Wyoming were very similar to what Frank is exploring up there in Canada. Many of them were full of artifacts and in pristine condition without any spray paint and modern garbage. I took a break from this hobby back in 2004 when the rib of a mine I was exploring sluffed in up against my legs. It wasn’t enough material to get trapped but if I told you I didn’t shit myself I’d be lying. Lol. Enjoy your hobby! ....I certainly did. Take care...be safe...and keep up the good work!
Terrific mineralization and lots of quartz as well. Oxidation with iron staining and the fault was really well defined in this video. Excellent job !!!
Believe you hit another homerun with this one! Everytime I watch one of these I wish that I could go into a place like that but I know without a doubt that I just can't do it, so I'll keep watching you do it for me ! 😆 Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
Haha, yeah, save yourself the mud, the cuts and bruises, the mosquitoes, the poison oak, the disappointments, etc. It's much easier to just watch us suffer through it.
That was a beautifully built bridge going to nowhere in particular. Someone went to a lot of trouble to create that work of art. That whole mine tells a tale of thousands of man-hours of labour searching for a, probably, unrealised dream.
I just subbed your channel after finding it a couple of days ago. Awesome videos and I have been enjoying every one. I used to live in a Mullan Idaho and we or I had a blast exploring some of the abandoned mines around there. I have a map of the 700 and 850 levels of the old Morning Star mine that I went to several times. The last time I was there the portals had both been sealed. There's one that I will have to have my son help me find but we used to camp out up there.
I have to take breaks watching this. I can't believe there were men that could dig all this out with hand tools and explosives. Then you going down that ladder...oh goodness.
That may not necessarily be a grave, here in Texas it is rather common to take an old broken-down bed frame and use it to mark out a flower bed, just a little bit of Southern humor.
@@priscillaross-fox9407 When you're daily life is spent in hard labor in near darkness under the Earth the sight of beauty and some humor going on into and returning from that other realm just might be what a person needs to keep a hold of his sanity and maybe even his soul. Don't underestimate the therapeutic power of tending to a small plot of sun loving flowers, reminding a miner that his labors are just a means to an end for himself and his family.
I'm glad you change the names of the mines from the actual, preventing Forrest service tampering. the first section of the that adit was a catastrophic failure of the back,resulting in the collapse. I saw no indication of mining above the sets
Yes, these sites have enough working against them already without the help of the Forest Service "tampering" with them as well... That was some sketchy ground around the portal where those timbers were. It reminded me a bit of that section where all of that material had sloughed off in your mine (the adit where the ore cart is rumored to be in the level below).
@@aaronkeeth651 omg man I'm sorry! If I don't have you on my contacts on my phone I don't answer. Can you text me? That way I know it's you and will promptly answer or return your call with due vigilance!!
I Like how you guys determine just how much risk your willing to take. It might make a novice think twice when they see something you already said was too scratchy to attempt,👍 great videos!
Man that winze/bridge was sketchy but cool at the same time! Glad you didn’t cross it though. I also really loved the portal of the second adit, that’s some solid rock! Great stuff as always!
I haven't seen many wooden bridges like that in mines... So, yeah, I thought that was pretty cool too. I loved that second portal. I can speak more affectionately about it now that I went in and it didn't fail on me.
This is the first video of yours I have ever watched. And I must say: GREAT solid camera work. It would be so easy to get a shakey, jerky video out of this that would give me motion sickness- but not in your case. You keep the camera level at all times, all your pans and movements are nice and smooth.... Awesome job on the camera. And as long as I'm here posting I also have to say thanks for going into these mines and exploring them for us so that we don't have to. Mines are inherently dangerous places, and we appreciate the risk you're taking so that we can see these places documented without having to take that risk on ourselves. Thank you!
Why aren't you taking a metal detector with you. Miners often lost the paystreek when it disappears for a little bit. Also with their smash and grab methods they could have dropped some valuable materials as they moved the ore out. Ya never know
We had a house in the U.P. of Michigan aka: "Copper Country". You would not believe the beautiful pieces of 'waste rock' that was under the concrete floor of what had been our garage up north! Not as pricey as gold for sure but the point is there was obviously lost material in many mines.
To be fair probably because most minerals wont even show up on a metal detector because they are not magnetic. Plus dense rock like that in a mine cant be penetrated as deep with magnetic waves as dirt or sand can.
Cool mine as always, the camper,fan, pvc pipe....late 60s early 70s id guess. The lower adit was realy old though, definitely been worked multiple times.
I was surprised to see your comment on another mine video. I didn't realize you watched other mine videos. I was hoping you'd tell them about the difference between tailings and waste rock piles, but you probably didn't want to say anything negative about their mining terminology. Comparing the other mine videos, there's no comparison, you're still by far the best.
I think it was a grave. When you went into the first mine and I saw the cave-ins I felt that some one died in or around the mine and I had a bad feeling. Not surprised you found a grave.
I don’t know anything about mining or exploring, but have you considered some brightly colored numbered markers you could drop down the vertical shafts from the surface to see where / if they connect to the main tunnel ? Just a thought.
You should not be on that ladder without climbing gear you're crazy 😝 stay safe man * Got me to subscribe, best commentary and most ballsy mine explorer Ive seen yet!
Happy New Year to you Justin, Mr McBride and the Dog. It would interesting to find out who is buried there. I don't blame you for not walking across the bridge, there must have been a lot of rough stuff taken out. thanks for the video. Stay safe as always.
False floors and the rotten bridge! man, I had my throat in my mouth! so glad you did' t risk crossing over it! That did look like a grave at the end. Why do they stop mining these mines if there is still quartz inside? is it because they collapse and become dangerous? another great video, thank you for sharing it is always enjoyable to watch!
Recently found you videos and been loving them. But I was wondering do you only explore the mines you find or do you get to take some minerals with you when your there. I know some areas may be to dangerous to work but some near the surface of some of the mines you have visited might be fun to do a little mining yourself. And if you do any mining anywhere I think those would be great video's to see. Keep exploring with the buddy system and always stay safe.
Yes, there is a lot of stuff in this area that is not on mindat... Italy is COLD right now. It has the reputation of this warm, Mediterranean climate, but the winters can be rough. Still, I've linked up with my Italian mine exploring buddy and we're going out on a promising trip on the 31st of this month.
Look above the board from 10:02 to 10:05 a creature ( It's a Zeta )ducks from your light capturing it. It shows intelligence in the way it decides to hide. To the left of this dark area at the same time frame 10:02 to 10:05 is a ( Zeta's ) face in plane view. Then another peeks up underneath him. Next, to the right of the board is a Zeta just peeking from above the ground. They live in underground base's and tunnels, obviously this mine has access.
Also I agree with some other comments and say that's not a grave it looks the perfect size for growing a few plants. I would think vegetables. things like green beans would do good on the ends. A Hearty dinner at a great fire pit would be a great way to end a long day of mining.
My guess is it is a grave. I've done a lot of exploring in the Utah west desert. At many of the abandoned grave sites/family cemeteries, it was common practice for them to use stones to outline the burial plot perimeter. With all that fractured rock, it's also easy to imagine how a miner might have perished. One thing is certain; that place has a bigger story to tell.
I'm inclined to agree, especially with the way the quartz was placed so carefully and the size so uniform. Also, noticed how the pieces of quartz were pure white... There are probably a few lives lost to that mine over the years. The workings range from very old to relatively modern day, lots of gold came out of that mine. I imagine the waste rock from the older workings are worth a small fortune.
Nah, that's not negative. That's a question most anyone would wonder about... The answer though depends on if I have any tools or I'm doing that by hand and, most importantly, if the material will keep caving down from the top as I try to dig out. Assuming that I at least have gloves or a piece of rail to dig with and that the top doesn't keep caving in as I dig out, I would expect that a few hours of digging would be enough for me to work my way out. I'd be pretty motivated.
When you see quarts you should check it out.i have seen gold so fine it is hard to see and some only seen when you wet the rock.true that fine gold is harder to recover but if its through out the rock it's worth going after.miners often left side pockets of flower gold in quarts to follow the main vain
Nice videos. 1 concern. Could you please pop a disclaimer at the beginning of your videos about the dangers of mine shafts. They post stay out and stay alive on these shut down mines for a reason. It's nothing against your videos, but coming from someone who worked at underground mines and had a cave in happen no more than 100 yards from where I should have been working. There's already enough fatalities that happen in current functioning mines. Plus in my time in nevada I cannot begin to tell you how many people fell victim to doing exactly what you are doing. And working 2 years in the geology department at one of the more dangerous mines I got to see plenty of what looked like solid rock crumble under your fingers. All in all I love your videos. Will continue to watch. Just please make a quick disclaimer. It could save someone's life.
You are absolutely right. Because knowledge is not only powerful but incredibly dangerous in the correct hands. But I do thank you for your concerns. The public has now been notified and as such my notoriety status has grown ever more due to your diligence. I thank you
Is there any information on the history of the operation of the mine area. In the beginning it seemed like we were looking way back into history, but then... There were lots of “modern” looking things, spray paint markings, pvc pipe, electric fan, etc. it seems this mine has been relatively recently worked?
Remote mines and placer deposits often closed once the value no longer became profitable to travel the long journey packing the ore out by mule. But now that can change as long as one keeps it as a placer mine. Basically what they did not pack out will probably be worth it now.
Very cool mine! I'm so envious that you are able to make so much time to hunt and explore these mines - if ever you are in or near Colorado and looking for company please let me know.
"What more could you ask for?" Well... "Roll for saving." -DM "What?" "You have met a cruel fate, you have stepped on a 1D4 die and fell into a LEGO pit." -DM "Now that's just..wrong. That's all levels of wrong."
What a great mine, looked amazing exploring down there, so much quartz! When I see that black timber I thought to myself, avoid that, its pure rot, glad you didn't do it, seen the black wood before down mines, it has to be avoided. That metal ladder looked like it was made from welded rebar? Didn't look too secure at the top either. Nice to see the elite team back exploring again :)
Yes, this one ended up being more interesting than we expected... I have learned to automatically equate black timbers with rot now and haven't seen any exceptions yet. It's amazing how long they last in a dry environment, but throw in some moisture and they disintegrate amazingly quickly. Yes, that ladder was welded rebar. And, no, it wasn't secure at the top or anywhere else either! Always good when we can get the team together for an explore...
That bridge is certainly "special"...I wouldn't have crossed it either. I found something similar across a stope/winze in the upper adits of the Mistletoe Mine in New Mexico.
cool mine. You may got me on this one possibly around slate. Mucking the mines out every week good job I know it's a lot of work. I don't think I've seen a happier dog he wants to go with you guys a little bit more There are a you mine that can be explored in the winter time in that wonderful Paradise you're welcome to stay at my house Are pretty cool gold mines
Another goodie-goodie! Luv the rough-hewn miner's throne. Stone bordered plot could be a flower bed, then again, it could be an old-timer's forever bed - not sure if any of 'em were of the petunia-planting persuasion, tho. Either way, they've got themselves sturdy head & foot-rails. U do takes some chances, but obv value existence enuff to turn back when need be.
Thank you. Yes, I hadn't thought about the flower bed at the time, but that is definitely a possibility. If they weren't into planting petunias, I suppose they could have also planted some vegetables there. Hmmm. There wasn't a fence around the spot though and I would think that the deer would almost immediately eat any flowers or veggies sprouting up. I don't know...
I tend to lean toward the grave explanation, but can't know for sure, so...Veggie garden = more sensible than flowers, tho I'd think stunted under such thick forest canopy. Low lite + hungry woodland creatures make for difficult gardening. @@TVRExploring
So a quick question for ya. Is there anyway you could get a chunk of the rail that wood with a strip of metal on it for me. I work at custom cabinet shop and we have a customer that is doin a restaurant with old stuff, the theme is 1802 time period. The metal strip would be perfect for the edge of the tables. If not its all good. A blacksmith is making some now but the customer wasn't happy with the first one. Said it looked too uniform
Somehow I missed this video when it was first posted. This is a confusing mine. I wonder why they mined out the floor and then built a bridge to cross the opening they dug out. Very interesting . I would love to see if this mine has a potential for a modern mining operation.
Do you ever take a metal detector to try find gold that the old miners could not find as they not have the same tools as today so must mist a lot. or have you ever found gold?
What a great site,still in a repairable state the mining camp.i think this is the first mining video I have seen with a potential gravesite. Thanks for taking us along.
As an ohio native I've always been curious about the history of mining here. I'd love to dig up some of the history on yellow springs. Not sure they did whole lot of mining there but its got some kind of ruins I've wondered what they're from. But there is an area I know that has some abandoned mines is southeast Ohio. They're all over the place on old maps but I've never been able to find any. Maybe you'd have some luck. I'd start near moonville.
Propped up in the stope? It looks to be a scaling bar. We use those to take down loose, though they've been replaced with excavators with rotary drum cutters in large enough mines.
@@Porty1119 scaling bar "legally "should be 10 ft long aluminum with a inserted steel " sheep's foot" at the tip. this is important for "sounding " rock
I'm not used to seeing you in a mine without the floor covered with water.....! Great video as always! Do you ever wonder how much ore is still left in some of the mines you've explored? Have you ever found any gold or silver nuggets or flakes? I think your possible grave is probably a "flower bed." I've seen people make them before, using an old head board and foot board from a bed and then putting a flower "bed" between them.
Thank you. Haha, yes, every once in a while nature throws me a bone and I get a dry mine... Oh, yes, some of the mines we have explored are still absolutely loaded with gold. We have never found any nuggets, but we do see flakes of gold sometimes in the placer mines. A flower bed seems logical, but for the fact that it was located so far away from the buildings, which I thought was odd.
Very nice video. It does look like people have been mining out of those mines fairly recently as of last 20 years. Judging by the tennis shoes in the wooden box outside of the cabin and some of the material in the workshop. Also the pickup camper attached to the cabin is cool too. To bad you didn’t look inside of the camper. I really dig the gravesite, just wondering who it is and when that individual passed. Thanks for sharing
Yeah, it's an old mine, but it has obviously been worked many times (including within the past five or ten years). I looked inside the camper and it was entirely occupied by a bed with blankets on top.
Ohh No He Starts over the Bridge O Death , ha ha . "What is your Quest " What is your Favorite color ? " Thank you for the video . Holy Stopes Batman ! The Bear is another Mine explorer Channel ? Rabbit and Squirrel you tube ? Very interesting mine !
great mine, looks at some point water has come into it, but its long gone now. that miners cabin is worth restoring, with the campfire and awesome chairs, people who visit the mine, can use the cabin over night if they wish too. does McBride have a yt channel?
thanks for not going across the bridge. had it been me, (younger of course), I would have tied a rope to myself, and something solid so if it let go I would just swing down a short way.
Thanks, Brooke. There is a lot of stuff in that area! Saw your email, but I just got back from Alaska where I didn't have internet service for a while and so I'm way behind on emails... Thanks for sending that. I'm working on getting caught up.
I wonder if there's still claims on those mines and if not, can you claim one and try to make a profit of what ore remains? I have no experience with mines. The only ones you find here in Belgium are landmines from WWI and WWII...
Heaps cool. You guys are brave to go in the mine. Be safe. Thanks. I'd love to know more about the place. I was hoping you would of went in the house/shed.
What did they mine by all this Quarz Thanks for the experience it would be very exciting to watch you Some of the formations looks famila to me but Quarz i dont know
No, I haven't been mine exploring down in that part of Nevada yet. My impression is that most of the sites down there are gated due to the proximity to a large population center.
The foot and head bed frame is circadian 1920's in my estimate. Deal with antiques so I have a niche for dating items. I would say it's a grave as well.
TVR Exploring No real story about the bed frame but I have seen this type burial site(s) in West Texas, CO, and NM. Often times it was explained to me being in such remote areas the is little no tome stone material or tools to make a stone so they use the bed frames to mark the graves. This would last longer than a wood plank and sometimes they use some sort of fence like chicken wire to wrap around the site.
@@cnapier67 Looking at the uniformity, size and colour of quartz they lined around the site makes me conclude it is indeed a grave. Lots of attention to detail can be seen there, even close to 100 years later...
The Buca della Vena Mine was the craziest (in a good way) and best mine I have ever explored... The Calhoun Mine and the Ijen Sulfur Mine also come to mind near the top of the list. The Ruby Mine was pretty crazy too. For crazy bad, the Bottle Flat Mine and the Evans Mine are the first ones that occur to me. I've got a couple of really crazy mines that I still need to post too.
Haha, that produces a game of semantics for miners. If one is standing at the bottom looking up, it would be called a raise. If one is standing at the top looking down, it would be called a winze. I'm afraid it isn't possible to tell if they created a raise or a winze, but given that the workings below seem older, I suspect they may have chased the quartz up (creating a raise). I called it a winze because I was standing on top looking down. Gets confusing, doesn't it?
I love how you make it so easy for me to follow the path you take in your vids. I can almost map this mine based on your footage. Thanks for the great content once again.
Thanks for the video...Great job.....JB............
Whew! ...rotten quartz always increases the “pucker factor” especially when the portal timbering was as ugly as this this one was. I’ve explored hundreds of mines but some of your videos give me high blood pressure. Where’s my pills?? Lol. Stay safe and keep using good judgement sir....I want to keep watching your videos for years to come.
Yes, this certainly wasn't the most solid mine we've explored, to be sure... I'm sure you've seen some good stuff if you've visited hundreds of mines! Thanks for the comment. We'll keep the videos coming as long as we can.
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I have! Back in the 80’s and early 90’s long before the BLM and Forest Service (A.K.A. The Tree Police) started installing bat bars and foaming up portals I couldn’t get enough of this hobby. The kinds of mines in western Wyoming were very similar to what Frank is exploring up there in Canada. Many of them were full of artifacts and in pristine condition without any spray paint and modern garbage. I took a break from this hobby back in 2004 when the rib of a mine I was exploring sluffed in up against my legs. It wasn’t enough material to get trapped but if I told you I didn’t shit myself I’d be lying. Lol. Enjoy your hobby! ....I certainly did. Take care...be safe...and keep up the good work!
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@@ragevirus1971, that’s a crazy story. I haven’t seen that episode on your channel. Did you film it?
I'm not sure how long I've been subbed but the algorithm is blessing me w/a bunch of 5+ yr old videos popping up as suggestions.
Oh, cool! There are some gems from back then...
Your vlogs are our weekly favorite. Keep up the good work. You are also a great teacher and we dig the way you educate and explain things.
Thank you very much for the awesome comment and the encouragement... It is great to get feedback like that.
Terrific mineralization and lots of quartz as well. Oxidation with iron staining and the fault was really well defined in this video. Excellent job !!!
Yes, this was an interesting site...
Believe you hit another homerun with this one!
Everytime I watch one of these I wish that I could go into a place like that but I know without a doubt that I just can't do it, so I'll keep watching you do it for me ! 😆
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
Haha, yeah, save yourself the mud, the cuts and bruises, the mosquitoes, the poison oak, the disappointments, etc. It's much easier to just watch us suffer through it.
Justin, dude, you have some balls of steel!! You really push the limits of safety to document these mines! Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much.
That was a beautifully built bridge going to nowhere in particular. Someone went to a lot of trouble to create that work of art. That whole mine tells a tale of thousands of man-hours of labour searching for a, probably, unrealised dream.
I just subbed your channel after finding it a couple of days ago. Awesome videos and I have been enjoying every one. I used to live in a Mullan Idaho and we or I had a blast exploring some of the abandoned mines around there. I have a map of the 700 and 850 levels of the old Morning Star mine that I went to several times. The last time I was there the portals had both been sealed. There's one that I will have to have my son help me find but we used to camp out up there.
Thanks for subscribing. Yes, I know you have some great sites in Idaho... I'm sorry that the historical mines in your area are being destroyed too.
I have to take breaks watching this. I can't believe there were men that could dig all this out with hand tools and explosives. Then you going down that ladder...oh goodness.
That may not necessarily be a grave, here in Texas it is rather common to take an old broken-down bed frame and use it to mark out a flower bed, just a little bit of Southern humor.
Ah, I didn't think about that possibility... Too bad we can't see it on Google Earth to see if flowers are growing there in the spring.
Not with them 50-60-year-old trees growing around it. Looks like a grave to me.
@@hardergamer Trees do not make a grave, trees can exist for centuries before someone decides to plants flowers in amongst them.
Why would anyone put a flower bed in that area?
@@priscillaross-fox9407 When you're daily life is spent in hard labor in near darkness under the Earth the sight of beauty and some humor going on into and returning from that other realm just might be what a person needs to keep a hold of his sanity and maybe even his soul.
Don't underestimate the therapeutic power of tending to a small plot of sun loving flowers, reminding a miner that his labors are just a means to an end for himself and his family.
Hmm, looks like the Jarl Balgruuf was wrong. There's no bandit chief in there.
dustin heflin Balgruuf, oh Balgruuf. Why don’t you bring that fine pu$$y over here.
Been catching up on your videos lately. I always learn something new in each video you post! Thank you!
I'm glad you change the names of the mines from the actual, preventing Forrest service tampering. the first section of the that adit was a catastrophic failure of the back,resulting in the collapse. I saw no indication of mining above the sets
Yes, these sites have enough working against them already without the help of the Forest Service "tampering" with them as well... That was some sketchy ground around the portal where those timbers were. It reminded me a bit of that section where all of that material had sloughed off in your mine (the adit where the ore cart is rumored to be in the level below).
The only knowledge you have about mines is from playing Minecraft... period.
😂Ha!!!
@@ADITADDICTS i call you and you never answer or call back
@@aaronkeeth651 omg man I'm sorry! If I don't have you on my contacts on my phone I don't answer. Can you text me? That way I know it's you and will promptly answer or return your call with due vigilance!!
@@ADITADDICTS if you had messenger!
it's reassuring to see you're not exploring alone... for safety
Awesome love how interesting your videos are thank you for sharing 😊✌🏻❤️
I Like how you guys determine just how much risk your willing to take. It might make a novice think twice when they see something you already said was too scratchy to attempt,👍 great videos!
Man that winze/bridge was sketchy but cool at the same time! Glad you didn’t cross it though. I also really loved the portal of the second adit, that’s some solid rock! Great stuff as always!
I haven't seen many wooden bridges like that in mines... So, yeah, I thought that was pretty cool too. I loved that second portal. I can speak more affectionately about it now that I went in and it didn't fail on me.
@@TVRExploring That mine has MASSIVE high grade ... is it still abandoned
As far as I know...
The music from my girlfriend not me
So I can post it on to her
This was a amazing mine along with being pretty risky thsnks for going thru it to bring us the video as always stay safe
Yes, I thought this was an interesting one. Not the most solid mine, but interesting...
This is the first video of yours I have ever watched. And I must say: GREAT solid camera work. It would be so easy to get a shakey, jerky video out of this that would give me motion sickness- but not in your case. You keep the camera level at all times, all your pans and movements are nice and smooth.... Awesome job on the camera. And as long as I'm here posting I also have to say thanks for going into these mines and exploring them for us so that we don't have to. Mines are inherently dangerous places, and we appreciate the risk you're taking so that we can see these places documented without having to take that risk on ourselves. Thank you!
Thank you very much.
Why aren't you taking a metal detector with you. Miners often lost the paystreek when it disappears for a little bit. Also with their smash and grab methods they could have dropped some valuable materials as they moved the ore out. Ya never know
We had a house in the U.P. of Michigan aka: "Copper Country".
You would not believe the beautiful pieces of 'waste rock' that was under the concrete floor of what had been our garage up north!
Not as pricey as gold for sure but the point is there was obviously lost material in many mines.
To be fair probably because most minerals wont even show up on a metal detector because they are not magnetic. Plus dense rock like that in a mine cant be penetrated as deep with magnetic waves as dirt or sand can.
@@JonLasaga a metal detector detects all metal ,ferrous and nonferrous
Ah i must have a shitty metal detector then lol @@charleebunch6637
Wouldn't it be very awkward and dangerous to climb around in a mine dragging a metal detector after you?
Cool mine as always, the camper,fan, pvc pipe....late 60s early 70s id guess. The lower adit was realy old though, definitely been worked multiple times.
Thank you. Yes, I think you're right...
I was surprised to see your comment on another mine video. I didn't realize you watched other mine videos. I was hoping you'd tell them about the difference between tailings and waste rock piles, but you probably didn't want to say anything negative about their mining terminology. Comparing the other mine videos, there's no comparison, you're still by far the best.
Hay what was that thing in the far back of the mine a 10:02-10:07 it looks weird and it moved out of the light .
I'm not sure...
I saw that too...could that have been a Rake?!?
Surprise its just a rock. The angle of the flashlight changed enough to obscure the rock in a shadow. No boogie men this time. Watch in slow mo
I think it was a grave. When you went into the first mine and I saw the cave-ins I felt that some one died in or around the mine and I had a bad feeling. Not surprised you found a grave.
You're insane dude...
Evidence of collapse and uneasiness.
Stay safe brother.
Great video 👍🏼❤️ty Amazing how all that stuff was hauled up there. Very cool. Grave, cool. Someone wanted to be buried in a place they loved.
Seems like a laser rangefinder could be useful in those mines.
I don’t know anything about mining or exploring, but have you considered some brightly colored numbered markers you could drop down the vertical shafts from the surface to see where / if they connect to the main tunnel ? Just a thought.
Yes, some people do that. One can almost always determine if/where they connect though simply by seeing both sites...
Really enjoy your videos. Great job!
Thank you. This was a fun one...
At 3:53 looks like a rotting stick of dynamite you stepped over ?
Thank you for trying so hard to show us everything. The most important is you being careful.
Thank you. Like I said before, you covered some great mines...
You should not be on that ladder without climbing gear you're crazy 😝 stay safe man
* Got me to subscribe, best commentary and most ballsy mine explorer Ive seen yet!
Happy New Year to you Justin, Mr McBride and the Dog. It would interesting to find out who is buried there. I don't blame you for not walking across the bridge, there must have been a lot of rough stuff taken out. thanks for the video. Stay safe as always.
Mr Nibbles says happy new year to you as well!
False floors and the rotten bridge! man, I had my throat in my mouth! so glad you did' t risk crossing over it! That did look like a grave at the end. Why do they stop mining these mines if there is still quartz inside? is it because they collapse and become dangerous? another great video, thank you for sharing it is always enjoyable to watch!
Quartz is an indicator for gold, but doesn't always contain gold. And, of course, there could be an entirely different reason this was abandoned...
Recently found you videos and been loving them. But I was wondering do you only explore the mines you find or do you get to take some minerals with you when your there. I know some areas may be to dangerous to work but some near the surface of some of the mines you have visited might be fun to do a little mining yourself. And if you do any mining anywhere I think those would be great video's to see. Keep exploring with the buddy system and always stay safe.
Thank you. No, we just do the exploring and documenting... I don't know enough about modern mining to do it successfully.
Did you try the coordinates for that area on mindat?
Ty for this....how's Italy?
Yes, there is a lot of stuff in this area that is not on mindat... Italy is COLD right now. It has the reputation of this warm, Mediterranean climate, but the winters can be rough. Still, I've linked up with my Italian mine exploring buddy and we're going out on a promising trip on the 31st of this month.
And in the 20s when they were digging gold was $35 a oz.
Is that dynamite at 3:53? It looks like it at least.
Amazing that a site like that is still intact, especially in Northern California.
Person man
Awesome video as always
Look above the board from 10:02 to 10:05 a creature ( It's a Zeta )ducks from your light capturing it. It shows intelligence in the way it decides to hide. To the left of this dark area at the same time frame 10:02 to 10:05 is a ( Zeta's ) face in plane view. Then another peeks up underneath him. Next, to the right of the board is a Zeta just peeking from above the ground. They live in underground base's and tunnels, obviously this mine has access.
Also I agree with some other comments and say that's not a grave it looks the perfect size for growing a few plants. I would think vegetables. things like green beans would do good on the ends. A Hearty dinner at a great fire pit would be a great way to end a long day of mining.
Another Cool mine with lots of quartz
My guess is it is a grave. I've done a lot of exploring in the Utah west desert. At many of the abandoned grave sites/family cemeteries, it was common practice for them to use stones to outline the burial plot perimeter. With all that fractured rock, it's also easy to imagine how a miner might have perished. One thing is certain; that place has a bigger story to tell.
I'm inclined to agree, especially with the way the quartz was placed so carefully and the size so uniform. Also, noticed how the pieces of quartz were pure white...
There are probably a few lives lost to that mine over the years. The workings range from very old to relatively modern day, lots of gold came out of that mine. I imagine the waste rock from the older workings are worth a small fortune.
Not to be negative, but how long would it take to dig you out if it caved at that worst spot?? (just curious)
Nah, that's not negative. That's a question most anyone would wonder about... The answer though depends on if I have any tools or I'm doing that by hand and, most importantly, if the material will keep caving down from the top as I try to dig out. Assuming that I at least have gloves or a piece of rail to dig with and that the top doesn't keep caving in as I dig out, I would expect that a few hours of digging would be enough for me to work my way out. I'd be pretty motivated.
When you see quarts you should check it out.i have seen gold so fine it is hard to see and some only seen when you wet the rock.true that fine gold is harder to recover but if its through out the rock it's worth going after.miners often left side pockets of flower gold in quarts to follow the main vain
Nice videos.
1 concern.
Could you please pop a disclaimer at the beginning of your videos about the dangers of mine shafts.
They post stay out and stay alive on these shut down mines for a reason.
It's nothing against your videos, but coming from someone who worked at underground mines and had a cave in happen no more than 100 yards from where I should have been working.
There's already enough fatalities that happen in current functioning mines. Plus in my time in nevada I cannot begin to tell you how many people fell victim to doing exactly what you are doing. And working 2 years in the geology department at one of the more dangerous mines I got to see plenty of what looked like solid rock crumble under your fingers.
All in all I love your videos. Will continue to watch. Just please make a quick disclaimer. It could save someone's life.
You are absolutely right. Because knowledge is not only powerful but incredibly dangerous in the correct hands.
But I do thank you for your concerns. The public has now been notified and as such my notoriety status has grown ever more due to your diligence.
I thank you
Is there any information on the history of the operation of the mine area. In the beginning it seemed like we were looking way back into history, but then... There were lots of “modern” looking things, spray paint markings, pvc pipe, electric fan, etc. it seems this mine has been relatively recently worked?
It's an old mine, but has had sporadic work done over the years. That's the case with many mines. So, you see a mix of new and old.
Remote mines and placer deposits often closed once the value no longer became profitable to travel the long journey packing the ore out by mule.
But now that can change as long as one keeps it as a placer mine.
Basically what they did not pack out will probably be worth it now.
Great video! Thank you.
Very cool mine! I'm so envious that you are able to make so much time to hunt and explore these mines - if ever you are in or near Colorado and looking for company please let me know.
Thank you. We'll do that!
This mine gave me the creeps! All that quartz along with what appeared to be an unstable mine! Then the grave. EEEEKKKKSSSS! Good Job!
Definitely not the most solid mine we've been in, to be sure...
Anybody els notice something at 10:00-10:06 into video? Looks like something ducks out of sight
Joshua Weickum idk man, i slowed it down/zoomed in. Idk what it is but something was there.
omg theres totally a demon down there
Yes there is something there. Grey face and hair.
Yes what was that..a miner ghost. Creepy.
Balrog
"What more could you ask for?"
Well...
"Roll for saving." -DM
"What?"
"You have met a cruel fate, you have stepped on a 1D4 die and fell into a LEGO pit." -DM
"Now that's just..wrong. That's all levels of wrong."
Let me go over my thac0 sheet real quick.
Hand me the fiend folio also if you don't mind.
3:04 at the top right of the wall, was that a spider or some sort of anchor bolt of something?
I can't tell...
@@TVRExploring you run into spiders often?
Sometimes they hang out around the portals, but not too often... My exploring buddy hates spiders.
What a great mine, looked amazing exploring down there, so much quartz! When I see that black timber I thought to myself, avoid that, its pure rot, glad you didn't do it, seen the black wood before down mines, it has to be avoided. That metal ladder looked like it was made from welded rebar? Didn't look too secure at the top either. Nice to see the elite team back exploring again :)
Yes, this one ended up being more interesting than we expected... I have learned to automatically equate black timbers with rot now and haven't seen any exceptions yet. It's amazing how long they last in a dry environment, but throw in some moisture and they disintegrate amazingly quickly. Yes, that ladder was welded rebar. And, no, it wasn't secure at the top or anywhere else either! Always good when we can get the team together for an explore...
That bridge is certainly "special"...I wouldn't have crossed it either. I found something similar across a stope/winze in the upper adits of the Mistletoe Mine in New Mexico.
Yeah, you've got to love what moisture will do to wood. I'm 100% certain that would have collapsed if I had tried to cross it.
Did you kiss it?
cool mine.
You may got me on this one possibly around slate.
Mucking the mines out every week good job I know it's a lot of work.
I don't think I've seen a happier dog he wants to go with you guys a little bit more
There are a you mine that can be explored in the winter time in that wonderful Paradise you're welcome to stay at my house
Are pretty cool gold mines
Another goodie-goodie! Luv the rough-hewn miner's throne. Stone bordered plot could be a flower bed, then again, it could be an old-timer's forever bed - not sure if any of 'em were of the petunia-planting persuasion, tho. Either way, they've got themselves sturdy head & foot-rails. U do takes some chances, but obv value existence enuff to turn back when need be.
Thank you. Yes, I hadn't thought about the flower bed at the time, but that is definitely a possibility. If they weren't into planting petunias, I suppose they could have also planted some vegetables there. Hmmm. There wasn't a fence around the spot though and I would think that the deer would almost immediately eat any flowers or veggies sprouting up. I don't know...
I tend to lean toward the grave explanation, but can't know for sure, so...Veggie garden = more sensible than flowers, tho I'd think stunted under such thick forest canopy. Low lite + hungry woodland creatures make for difficult gardening. @@TVRExploring
So a quick question for ya. Is there anyway you could get a chunk of the rail that wood with a strip of metal on it for me. I work at custom cabinet shop and we have a customer that is doin a restaurant with old stuff, the theme is 1802 time period. The metal strip would be perfect for the edge of the tables. If not its all good. A blacksmith is making some now but the customer wasn't happy with the first one. Said it looked too uniform
It's going to be a while before I'm back in the U.S. again...
@@TVRExploring oh ok cool. Well be safe out there man. Love your videos too.
Somehow I missed this video when it was first posted. This is a confusing mine. I wonder why they mined out the floor and then built a bridge to cross the opening they dug out. Very interesting . I would love to see if this mine has a potential for a modern mining operation.
Do you ever take a metal detector to try find gold that the old miners could not find as they not have the same tools as today so must mist a lot.
or have you ever found gold?
We're just there for the history, not to look for gold... However, we do see gold sometimes in the underground placer mines.
What a great site,still in a repairable state the mining camp.i think this is the first mining video I have seen with a potential gravesite.
Thanks for taking us along.
Thank you for coming along. Yes, I thought this was a pretty interesting operation (especially with little details like the grave).
Very good. Thank you again
As an ohio native I've always been curious about the history of mining here. I'd love to dig up some of the history on yellow springs. Not sure they did whole lot of mining there but its got some kind of ruins I've wondered what they're from. But there is an area I know that has some abandoned mines is southeast Ohio. They're all over the place on old maps but I've never been able to find any. Maybe you'd have some luck. I'd start near moonville.
Some highly fractured unstable looking rock in this one. Must have been a bit of a test of nerves working in there.
Yeah, maybe, but I'm beginning to think this guy has no nerves ! 😊
I was about to say...this was definitely a sketchy mine to be in it seems.
Yes, this wasn't the most solid mine we've been in, to be sure...
What is that piece of equipment at 10:35 (very visible at 10:50)?
By the way, that was a wise decision to not cross the bridge!
Propped up in the stope? It looks to be a scaling bar. We use those to take down loose, though they've been replaced with excavators with rotary drum cutters in large enough mines.
@@Porty1119 Oh, thank you so much! I'm having such a great time learning about mines. I had no idea how fascinating they were.
@@AGDinCA it's a "set up" bar used for drilling stopes/raises
@@Porty1119 scaling bar "legally "should be 10 ft long aluminum with a inserted steel " sheep's foot" at the tip. this is important for "sounding " rock
The stove was from the Kalamazoo Stove Company, Kalamazoo, MI.
I'm not used to seeing you in a mine without the floor covered with water.....! Great video as always! Do you ever wonder how much ore is still left in some of the mines you've explored? Have you ever found any gold or silver nuggets or flakes? I think your possible grave is probably a "flower bed." I've seen people make them before, using an old head board and foot board from a bed and then putting a flower "bed" between them.
Thank you. Haha, yes, every once in a while nature throws me a bone and I get a dry mine... Oh, yes, some of the mines we have explored are still absolutely loaded with gold. We have never found any nuggets, but we do see flakes of gold sometimes in the placer mines. A flower bed seems logical, but for the fact that it was located so far away from the buildings, which I thought was odd.
Very nice video. It does look like people have been mining out of those mines fairly recently as of last 20 years. Judging by the tennis shoes in the wooden box outside of the cabin and some of the material in the workshop. Also the pickup camper attached to the cabin is cool too. To bad you didn’t look inside of the camper. I really dig the gravesite, just wondering who it is and when that individual passed. Thanks for sharing
Thank you! You guys are the best!
Yeah, it's an old mine, but it has obviously been worked many times (including within the past five or ten years). I looked inside the camper and it was entirely occupied by a bed with blankets on top.
That first adit was a pretty dangerous place! I can't believe you went down that ladder... Great footage everywhere though, thanks!
Thank you. Yes, this wasn't the most solid mine we've been in...
Beautiful old mine loved your vid should have done some prospecting 🙂
Ohh No He Starts over the Bridge O Death , ha ha . "What is your Quest " What is your Favorite color ? " Thank you for the video . Holy Stopes Batman ! The Bear is another Mine explorer Channel ? Rabbit and Squirrel you tube ? Very interesting mine !
Yes, I thought this was a real interesting one too... I guess the bear did also.
great mine, looks at some point water has come into it, but its long gone now. that miners cabin is worth restoring, with the campfire and awesome chairs, people who visit the mine, can use the cabin over night if they wish too. does McBride have a yt channel?
Yes, this was an interesting one... Mr. McBride does indeed have a RUclips channel. It is called "Adit Addicts."
thanks for not going across the bridge. had it been me, (younger of course), I would have tied a rope to myself, and something solid so if it let go I would just swing down a short way.
That's the thing, there are often very few places to anchor a rope to in these old mines...
Another awesome find. I'd love to go camp at this place and just explore the area!
Thanks, Brooke. There is a lot of stuff in that area! Saw your email, but I just got back from Alaska where I didn't have internet service for a while and so I'm way behind on emails... Thanks for sending that. I'm working on getting caught up.
@@TVRExploring ooo Alaska! That sounds wonderful, welcome back!
Thanks, Brooke! Yes, Alaska is awesome.
Could you tell us where this mine is located?
I wonder if there's still claims on those mines and if not, can you claim one and try to make a profit of what ore remains? I have no experience with mines. The only ones you find here in Belgium are landmines from WWI and WWII...
you can find old mine data from the BLM. they handle mining claims.
Heaps cool.
You guys are brave to go in the mine. Be safe. Thanks.
I'd love to know more about the place. I was hoping you would of went in the house/shed.
It looks like an active mining claim.
What did they mine by all this Quarz
Thanks for the experience it would be very exciting to watch you
Some of the formations looks famila to me but Quarz i dont know
Gold forms with quartz
@@constable117 thanks for the reply
@@frankgaletzka8477 yeah sorry i noticed you commented later lol
Where is this gold mine located i would like to explore it once
I built that wooden chair in my past life. Regards Ody
Ody Slim person man
Do you ever go to the sheep range mountain in Las Vegas??
No, I haven't been mine exploring down in that part of Nevada yet. My impression is that most of the sites down there are gated due to the proximity to a large population center.
What camera and lights do you use.
You get some great shots for the light.
Just subed...........love your work..keep it up!!
Thank you very much.
The foot and head bed frame is circadian 1920's in my estimate. Deal with antiques so I have a niche for dating items. I would say it's a grave as well.
Thanks. I'd love to know the story behind it...
TVR Exploring No real story about the bed frame but I have seen this type burial site(s) in West Texas, CO, and NM. Often times it was explained to me being in such remote areas the is little no tome stone material or tools to make a stone so they use the bed frames to mark the graves. This would last longer than a wood plank and sometimes they use some sort of fence like chicken wire to wrap around the site.
@@cnapier67 Looking at the uniformity, size and colour of quartz they lined around the site makes me conclude it is indeed a grave. Lots of attention to detail can be seen there, even close to 100 years later...
what's the modern black pipe going every where?
It's an old mine, but it has obviously been worked again in the past five to ten years. The hoses are used to move air and water for drilling.
that grave looks a bit like a garden bed to me, the ends for trellising beans on.... fresh greens when ye up in the hills mining would be a god send
That's an excellent point. It wasn't far from a water source either... Thanks for weighing in with that.
Hanging off that ladder to get that shot with at least 75 foot drop below you is pretty sketchy. That was a cool camera angle. Thanks for the vids.
Thank you. I've got to make sure you guys get your money's worth...
5:44 Love the bridge!
Yes, I thought that was really cool as well. Not to cross though!
@@TVRExploring Yeah... if it were me I probably wouldn't have ventured very far into that mine, like everything looked pretty sketchy in there
Ha, it wasn't the most solid mine I've been in, to be sure...
At 9:50 that's when those glowsticks from the dollar store would come in handy, just throw one down and Try to find it later
the grave looked more like a "flower bed" someone being decorative around a grave perhaps
Thanks for another great video.
garden or flower bed iron used as trellis for plants
what's the craziest mine you've ever exporled?
The Buca della Vena Mine was the craziest (in a good way) and best mine I have ever explored... The Calhoun Mine and the Ijen Sulfur Mine also come to mind near the top of the list. The Ruby Mine was pretty crazy too. For crazy bad, the Bottle Flat Mine and the Evans Mine are the first ones that occur to me. I've got a couple of really crazy mines that I still need to post too.
w00t looking forward for those vids :P @@TVRExploring
@@TVRExploring The ljen mine is what first comes to mind when thinking of what you have posted.
@@TVRExploring The ljen mine is what first comes to mind when thinking of what you have posted.
TVR Exploring calhoun is freakin awesome.
Is the quartz the bluish or brown rust coloured rock?
Quartz is white, although sometimes it is slightly stained by iron (producing a rust color on the edges).
@@TVRExploring thank you. I'm going to check Tyndrum in Scitland in July just for education reasons.
Did the miners worked their way up, to create these winzes, or went down in the ground?
Haha, that produces a game of semantics for miners. If one is standing at the bottom looking up, it would be called a raise. If one is standing at the top looking down, it would be called a winze. I'm afraid it isn't possible to tell if they created a raise or a winze, but given that the workings below seem older, I suspect they may have chased the quartz up (creating a raise). I called it a winze because I was standing on top looking down. Gets confusing, doesn't it?