EXPLORING abandoned tracks of a Cornish Mine

Join us as we walked through this mine located in Cornwall where old mine workings meet some new mine workings. on the way we discover some interesting finds, this mine was worked between the early 1800s to the late 1900s has yet more workings to be seen, one to head back to.

[@bikechainmic]

This is the dodgy area through the infamous Mt Wellington fault, and looks much more messy than when I was last in there 2 years ago

[@cornishxplora]

@@bikechainmic it’s moving all the time and has been recent rock fall prior to this.
👍🏼

[@timwright8785]

Find these videos so interesting and very addictive to watch amazing how they used to tunnel through the rock

[@gunterwolfgangweighold1457]

Danke fur das Hochladen sehr intresant

[@InTheEyesOfSmiler]

Your right there used to be a metal plate on top If that shaft no more than two bolts some years back. Great little mine not far from me. Ground is a little dodgy. Great video

[@cornishxplora]

Thanks mate. Need to go back and explore abit more at some point

[@InTheEyesOfSmiler]

Would love to tag along this is round the corner from me, and a great little mine.

[@captaincornishadventures]

That track looked cool

[@abandonedandlost]

so cool

[@cornishxplora]

Means a lot 😁 thank you

[@kernow..exp.]

Yeah that are launders mate those internal waterways

[@cornishxplora]

I wasn’t sure but made sense that i would be a way of carrying water out of the mine before the use of pumping to surface.

[@kernow..exp.]

Fantastic video mate and yes I know where that is but don't worry I won't say

[@HighWealder]

And a roller-coaster

[@burger101ful]

That was like a wounded pig 😂great video!

[@cornishxplora]

😂 haha. Cheers mate

[@kernow..exp.]

I see your mates got a gas detector I've got the exact same one mate

[@cornishxplora]

Decent gas detector as well. 2 year life so good investment

[@helmetmcbarin]

Theres really still abandoned mines open like this? I thought they were all sealed off

[@cornishxplora]

100s of them

[@bikechainmic]

Too expensive and technically difficult to seal off, plus you dont want to trap large pockets of radon gas

[@Roy-gi5ul]

Some dodgy timbering in that stope! I know you know what you're doing but take care!

[@cornishxplora]

Thank you, alot of time and care is taken for sure. Never cut any corners. One at a time.

[@StvMo1]

Copper mine ?

[@cornishxplora]

Yes copper mainly

[@philippedefontenoy6876]

Ça l'air propre et sec . . . .

[@karlsumner5594]

How do you retrace your route?

[@cornishxplora]

Go out the way we went in. Just remember your turns. Some go to a dead end. Some times you might feel a small air flow.
Most of the time it’s just remembering the way you went.

[@Roy-gi5ul]

@@cornishxplorawith MY memory I'd be stuffed!

[@bikechainmic]

@@Roy-gi5ul You really cant get lost in that mine...then theres always the keep left technique !