Why would anyone watch traditional TV with stuff like this out there? As someone who grew up watching and loving TLC, Discovery, History, back when they were educational, this feels like a beacon of hope in a sea of garbage on TV, I'm glad to see that people are carrying on the tradition of informative, educational, and exciting content!
Exactly! Channels like this one, and a few machining and restoration channels are why i don't even have cable anymore. TV just isn't worth the price of admission now.
I stopped mining in 1985. All the uranium mines around the country shut down at the time because the price dropped down too low to mine. This is a huge mine your in, it looks a lot like the drifts we would drive during the day. We used laser's to shoot a straight drift, they would run for several thousand feet at a time and as smooth as a highway to tram fast on. We use the latest rubber-tired equipment. It was fun! Those big open intersections were usually loading stations to load the mine trucks. That's definitely a fun mine to explore.
@@jackglossop4859 Drill steel is a long steel shaft, usually 4,6,& 8 feet long. The diameter would very depending on the application.Tapered on the end so you can pound the drill bit on and it will stay on. The bit has carbide inserts on the end so it will last for a while. We would purchase our from a company but I would make big ones on the leathe for water wells etc. and we would weld hard tips onto the ends so they would last. Carbide tip bits were expensive so you wanted to make them last.
I for one, am extremely grateful for you allowing us to go with you into these long forgotten places. I find your films very educational and informative. You take the well managed risks, so we don't have to. David in East Lincolnshire, near Boston U.K.
Funny, I mentioned History channel in my comment too, I miss the glory days, honestly, a HUGE amount of my knowledge comes from 90s era History, TLC, Discovery, etc.
29:19 - my guess is that room is tall enough for scooptrams (underground front end loaders) to load up the haulers with ore for transport out of the mine. The mine is new enough to be built with modern underground mining equipment in mind.
These videos are so cool my dad used to work in a uranium mine and told me all about them since i was a kid. he worked in grants NM through the 70's so i would have looked a lot like the one in this video. i appreciate you pushing out this content and doing these things safely so others don't do it recklessly.
It's such a peculiar feeling watching you explore a mine from 1985,and considering the items found to be artifacts. I'm like... 1985 was just yesterday. Man, I feel old all of a sudden. LOL
We had mother nature open a mine that was missing for 150 years here recently, a huge true grew it's roots through the drift arching and collapsed it. Lol, managed to read the graffiti!
Probably one of the neatest explores we've seen so far on your channel. We love that you explain the mine history, and geology within it. Ever thought of teaching? Really neat to see everything left behind. That yellow ventilation pipe that Mr. M picked up at 25:07 looked brand new. Great explore, Were looking forward to next week!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Excellent video quality too. Thanks again for taking everyone along on your adventures! Is Delamar Nevada on your list to explore? We explored the outside and it does look like you can still get in some of the entrances. Be careful though BLM blew up the top half of the mine so I'm betting a lot of material came down through the different levels!
The Cystic Fibrosis Life “Gly”: Yes, the Delamar area is on my list. I’m working the state in a clockwise fashion so it may be a few summers before I get to that area.
I worked for Hecla Mining company in 1972 -1979 in Casa Grande, Az. We drove big haulage drifts like this and used ST-8 Wagner to muck out. Great video thanks for bringing back some old memories.
Love the Intro. What an entrance to get into, looks dangerous. 1985, was an industrial workings, captain obvious, top of the line. Massive drifts. That was amazing, can't wait the see the next episode, being in the stopes. Thanks Gly.
This was a cool find. I'm glad nature provided a way to get in! I found a mine last year that was almost completely covered up, but luckily I found it before it was too late! I haven't posted the video yet, but it wouldn't surprise me if, before too long, it was completely covered up and lost to us. Thanks for documenting this treasure! Be safe, and carry on.
Was waiting for you to find the then new released Van Halen 1984 LP someone left down there. Then I re-read the title at the end! Love your videos. The microphone set up results are terrific.
Fascinating stuff in this mine! As always, you’ve done a fantastic job on the video. The “barking spider” made me laugh! Thank you for another gem and can’t wait till Part 2!
What a cool mine! It was more interesting than I thought it would be and had a lot of cool stuff left behind in it. Can't wait to explore it even more next week. Thanks, Gly and stay safe.
Gly.... you always do a great job on your videos. PLEASE keep them coming as some of us are locked up... ooops I mean locked down and can't get out like we'd hope to and your videos are keeping us sane. As always, stay safe my friend!
I am terrified of the dark and abandoned places, but your videos make me feel safe! I believe I wouldn't be as scared in the mines if I was with you! :D
Hello Gly. I'm a recent subscriber. Since I'm retired, I went back and watched each and every one of your videos beginning with episode #1. All I can say is, you are an amazing guy, especially being such a recent cancer survivor. When I was a young boy, my dad was an avid amateur prospector. My brother and I used to tag along with him. Your videos bring back a lot of fond memories. Keep up the excellent work and stay safe.
“Gly”: Thank you very much! I’m happy you’ve watched from the beginning because you’ve seen the evolvement of both the channel and my health. I’m doing so much better now than where I was one year ago.
another fantastic tour!!! Your knowledge of the geology and the artifacts is wonderful. I am learning information that never gave much attention to until I started watching your channel. Appreciate all your doing with the documentation. Now to wait for part 2............
At my local mine in California, Empire Mine, we have inside of the small museum a display of all the tunnels branching off the head frame down into the earth. On that display we have a speaker playing a recording of a man who speaks and tells the history of the mine and where each tunnel is located. You sound just like the recording during the beginning and it gives me goosebumps.
I haven't ever been able to watch videos up to 20 minutes long but your videos are so interesting and you explain things so we'll that it's easy to watch.
The modern lead mine I work at is 30 feet wide through most all the drifts with some as high as 150 feet to the back. Thanks so much for your adventures in these old mines. So many cringe moments with the loose hanging around..
You found a great mine. Thanks for putting in all the "re-con" to make these interesting abandoned mine videos. I noticed, as you walked further along, that your voice sounded like it was coming from a large hollow. Some big rooms! Randy gave us some informative botoney info. in your last video. Hope you include more of that again when the opportunity arises. You seem to know enough about both though; geology & desert "greens". You sure develop an interesting "explore". Thank you for all the effort & time you must put in. And thanks to one of your subscribers, Desert Rat. He is a great "go to" guy for lots of mining info. Thanks "001".
Nice one Gly, the geology in there is farking impressive. Glad you had some guides with you so we could see how big that ballroom was. Thanks for the top notch explore. Have a blessed week and see next time.
Great job on this episode. Your editing skills are growing and content is excellent. Keep on keepin on! Be safe as always gents. PS, invest in Randy a hardhat
Wow! That's one huge mine with a boatload of mineralization. Nothing like old dynamite to provide an unexpected thrill. Looking forward to more episodes. Thanks Gly and crew!
At this point at midnight in Central Time Zone....watching Gly.....mi......a.....mia..........(Me watching)(shouting) dammit Gly "MIAMI!!!!" But seriously, you are awesome. You are doing this world a fantastic service by showing us these mines. Week after week. I just sent a "coppersmith" I know to check out "our" channel. I am sure he will thoroughly enjoy your exploration. From the Midwest, and beyond, Thank You!
The shear size of this mine is just incredible. Either it is big, or Mr M. Is a little guy. How did they haul out the ore or country rock. Free range electric dozer? I don't see the sign of rails anywhere. And in that magnitude of cubic feet that is a bunch of rock!
“Gly”: Thanks! The Scooptrams / Muckers they used in this mine where rubber wheeled and most likely diesel powered. With adequate ventilation like this mine had I’m pretty sure diesel powered equipment would have been used. People that thumbs down without explaining why they didn’t like the video are ignored. RUclips should change that feature in my opinion.
Pete , actually that's a small mine . American Borate's Billie Mine in Death Valley, California has Drifts larger than those , plus we had over 12 MILES of Drifts . Depths to 1280 ft. (bottom of the Shaft) , Main Haulage was at the 1120 Level , with Secondary at the 760 Level . < Doc , Miner for over 50 years > .
Wow that mine is huge. Never seen rooms so big. What’s really cool is nobody’s been down there since the mine closed. I guess Galena is associated with silver? I think I’d be like Randy and get all hung up on the geology and what not. Well gosh guys that was awesome! Can’t wait till next week. I love how you bring out place’s the average human being would never venture into too. Ok Gly and friends, stay safe, be well, and God bless. You da man!
Those pegs in the fuse magazine are a tool for measuring out fuse for the round to be fired. They're spaced to give a fixed length when the fuse is wrapped around two, three, four, etc. Allowed for fast and accurate lengths to be prepared.
Not quite. They're actually used to separate different delays. A #1 cap will have a very fast (short) delay while a #15 cap will have a very slow (long) delay. Different delays are used to sequence shots for optimal fragmentation. The gold mine I work at has a very similar cap magazine down to the wood paneling, except ours is a bit bigger and obviously stocked with caps. We also use nonel; I bet these guys used electric dets back in the 80s.
They won in 82 against the Bengals, in 85 against the Dolphins, in 89 against the Bengals again, in 90 against the Broncos and their last Super Bowl win was in 95 against the Chargers and they haven't done sh*t since. They came close last year but "no cigar"
Nice tour threw that mine lots of room to move down there to its nice and wide hope to see more adits to in there so take my friend and stay safe c u next week....
Absolutely amazing mine that vent tube was massive mr.m is like a kid in a candy store there’s gotta be more massive air tanks etc in there can’t wait on part 2 great stuff guys as always be safe
I don't blame mr. M for acting like that in there cause I'd been doing a what I call it a happy dance around there cause of the coolness of it all being the exact same way the miners actually leaft behind and no one else had ever messed with it again too just watching it you could almost feel them still in there and a working today have a great day now out there gly
21:20 those pegs are for pre cut (AKA pre timed) fuse wire. remember, for optimal blasting, you time everything out, so they could just grab and go and not have to worry about getting it wrong, because the guy who cut it just spent the day in there and cut a ton of each. way easier and safer to do batches like that, and it makes the math easy because saying "grab a #2 four #6, and eight #10's" and know that joe schmo won't mess it up. consistency is key and even if he grabs #5 instead of #6, they will be the same length. the reason for so much variation is that you can do some neat tricks with "shaping" the blast by timing out your shots. so the same pattern of holes can actually be used differently
It's hard to believe, after all the work that went into digging out those tunnels, shafts and other access holes and all the money in equipment needed to keep a mine such as this going; it's hard to comprehend them just LEAVING it all to rust and decay away!
“Gly”: I agree. They sealed it up hoping silver prices would climb back up and they never did. Silver prices need to be greater than $50 an ounce for small and medium mines like this to be profitable.
1984 I was in AIT in the Army, stationed at Redstone Arsenal in Alambama for training before I went on to Nurnberg Germany. Oh and the music.. how I loved it.
Man, I'm so happy that I came across your channel several months back. The closest thing to the old Gold Fever shows with Tom Massie... used to have to set a recording on the Outdoor Channel to watch years back but now I have your channel.. Thank you for the exploration, editing & knowledge that you put out... Sincerely, a guy that loves the rich mining history of the west but unfortunately I'm stuck in Louisiana...
Oh my darling, oh my darling Oh my darling, Clementine You were lost and gone forever Dreadful sorrow, Clementine In a cavern, in a canyon Excavating for a mine Dwelt a miner forty-niner And his daughter, Clementine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush#Forty-niners "By the beginning of 1849, word of the Gold Rush had spread around the world, and an overwhelming number of gold-seekers and merchants began to arrive from virtually every continent. The largest group of forty-niners in 1849 were Americans, arriving by the tens of thousands overland across the continent and along various sailing routes[39] (the name "forty-niner" was derived from the year 1849). "
Ah finally! Is that song about the Clementine Mine? Btw does anyone know where that old mine is today? What kind of shape is it in? (Btw don't explore old mines in AZ, super dangerous. Loads of rattlesnakes and scorpions!!)
@@PabloDiablo682 Thats something a middle school teacher taught me and it always stuck. She used to say "the winners of the gold rush weren't the men in the mine, but the suits who supplied them"
Hello Gly, that mine was awesome and more extensive than I thought it would be, I wonder why they just down tools and finished for that day and never went back, money or an accident maybe ??. There decision allowed us to see all of the various tools and accessories that are used in a mine that were left behind. It could be they ran out of money or something happened to the owner that the mine had to be put in cold storage. Thank you so much Guy's for taking us along and showing us what was left there, much love. xx💖
Sue , everything that you saw in the Mine are considered ''disposable consumables'' by the Mining Company , as it would cost more in Wages to remove the infrastructure than the value of said equipment , (plus the Company would have Storage costs until it's either sold or reused elsewhere) . < Doc , Miner for over 50 years > .
Nice drone footage of the area. Access to the mine looked difficult with all the piles of rock and the ventilation pipe. Lots of interesting stuff left in the mine, no wonder Mr M couldn't contain his enthusiasm. It really gave us a feel for the size of the place with Mr M in the shot. Thank you Gly, Mr M, and Randy for sharing the explore. Take care and stay safe. 👍❤️
31:08 Ha! Oh yes. Barking spiders. Reminds me of Frank (aka Exploring Abandoned Mines) describing ore rich in sulfides and other stinky, sulfurous compounds as he rips ass in a mine. Good times!
After seeing so many I guess historic mines, it's really cool to see the advances in mining in the 80s, that pipe for instance I guess it was for water they used I guess hydraulic drills, but all that pipe is Victqulic pipe, you cut it to size, then on each end you use a special machine for it that rolls a groove right close to the end and an O ring goes in the groove, then the fitting is in two halves, and is bolted around the pipe.
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Why would anyone watch traditional TV with stuff like this out there? As someone who grew up watching and loving TLC, Discovery, History, back when they were educational, this feels like a beacon of hope in a sea of garbage on TV, I'm glad to see that people are carrying on the tradition of informative, educational, and exciting content!
“Gly”: Thank you very much!
Exactly this! And get to support actual people doing real things not a bunch of ingrates in a conference room.
That is all I am watching when I do watch. Some news...not much. Can't trust #FakeNews! But this is great stuff! Learning never ends! :)
Exactly! Channels like this one, and a few machining and restoration channels are why i don't even have cable anymore. TV just isn't worth the price of admission now.
Boy, I'll second that. I unplugged my TV 2 to 3 years ago and haven't had it on since. This is the type of entertainment that I watch.
I stopped mining in 1985. All the uranium mines around the country shut down at the time because the price dropped down too low to mine. This is a huge mine your in, it looks a lot like the drifts we would drive during the day. We used laser's to shoot a straight drift, they would run for several thousand feet at a time and as smooth as a highway to tram fast on. We use the latest rubber-tired equipment. It was fun!
Those big open intersections were usually loading stations to load the mine trucks. That's definitely a fun mine to explore.
Thanks for the insite ! 👍🏻
@@JR-jv4nx insite?
Hi Kenny can you explain to me what drill steel is? Did you make your own drill bits down there?
@@jackglossop4859 Drill steel is a long steel shaft, usually 4,6,& 8 feet long. The diameter would very depending on the application.Tapered on the end so you can pound the drill bit on and it will stay on. The bit has carbide inserts on the end so it will last for a while. We would purchase our from a company but I would make big ones on the leathe for water wells etc. and we would weld hard tips onto the ends so they would last. Carbide tip bits were expensive so you wanted to make them last.
@@windetrails Thanks mate! Is that so you can drill a long way into rock to place explosive?
I for one, am extremely grateful for you allowing us to go with you into these long forgotten places. I find your films very educational and informative. You take the well managed risks, so we don't have to.
David in East Lincolnshire, near Boston U.K.
Every time i watch these videos it reminds me of the history channel on how the editing is done Great work Gly keep safe keep it up
Funny, I mentioned History channel in my comment too, I miss the glory days, honestly, a HUGE amount of my knowledge comes from 90s era History, TLC, Discovery, etc.
*I was born on Feb. 22 1985. I would love to have that calendar* That just amazed me when I saw it
I was a Rodeo Queen in 85!!
@Weenie Hut Jr's indeed I am
Nice, 3rd
@@dannybell926 Are you still amazed now?
@@lucasbevilacqua7333 lol... still wishing I could get it somehow
29:19 - my guess is that room is tall enough for scooptrams (underground front end loaders) to load up the haulers with ore for transport out of the mine.
The mine is new enough to be built with modern underground mining equipment in mind.
These videos are so cool my dad used to work in a uranium mine and told me all about them since i was a kid. he worked in grants NM through the 70's so i would have looked a lot like the one in this video. i appreciate you pushing out this content and doing these things safely so others don't do it recklessly.
It's such a peculiar feeling watching you explore a mine from 1985,and considering the items found to be artifacts. I'm like... 1985 was just yesterday. Man, I feel old all of a sudden. LOL
Easily one of the best channels I’ve stumbled upon in a wicked long time. Can’t get enough!
We had mother nature open a mine that was missing for 150 years here recently, a huge true grew it's roots through the drift arching and collapsed it. Lol, managed to read the graffiti!
Probably one of the neatest explores we've seen so far on your channel. We love that you explain the mine history, and geology within it. Ever thought of teaching? Really neat to see everything left behind. That yellow ventilation pipe that Mr. M picked up at 25:07 looked brand new. Great explore, Were looking forward to next week!
“Gly”: Thanks! No, I’ve never thought of being a teacher. I’m retired and doing this right now is way to much fun.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Excellent video quality too. Thanks again for taking everyone along on your adventures! Is Delamar Nevada on your list to explore? We explored the outside and it does look like you can still get in some of the entrances. Be careful though BLM blew up the top half of the mine so I'm betting a lot of material came down through the different levels!
The Cystic Fibrosis Life
“Gly”: Yes, the Delamar area is on my list. I’m working the state in a clockwise fashion so it may be a few summers before I get to that area.
I worked for Hecla Mining company in 1972 -1979 in Casa Grande, Az. We drove big haulage drifts like this and used ST-8 Wagner to muck out. Great video thanks for bringing back some old memories.
A very cool find. Glad that you where the first to find and explore this mine.
Love the Intro. What an entrance to get into, looks dangerous. 1985, was an industrial workings, captain obvious, top of the line. Massive drifts. That was amazing, can't wait the see the next episode, being in the stopes. Thanks Gly.
hey guys thanks for all the good videos of the mines keep up the good work and stay safe
When you said 1984 van haven, it made me think of Van Halen and the album they put out named 1984. What a very cool mine.
This content is so refreshing. Feels like this is what is missing all around the world right now. Just peacefull all around
This was a cool find. I'm glad nature provided a way to get in! I found a mine last year that was almost completely covered up, but luckily I found it before it was too late! I haven't posted the video yet, but it wouldn't surprise me if, before too long, it was completely covered up and lost to us. Thanks for documenting this treasure! Be safe, and carry on.
Was waiting for you to find the then new released Van Halen 1984 LP someone left down there. Then I re-read the title at the end!
Love your videos. The microphone set up results are terrific.
Fascinating stuff in this mine! As always, you’ve done a fantastic job on the video. The “barking spider” made me laugh! Thank you for another gem and can’t wait till Part 2!
What a cool mine! It was more interesting than I thought it would be and had a lot of cool stuff left behind in it. Can't wait to explore it even more next week. Thanks, Gly and stay safe.
Gly.... you always do a great job on your videos. PLEASE keep them coming as some of us are locked up... ooops I mean locked down and can't get out like we'd hope to and your videos are keeping us sane. As always, stay safe my friend!
I am terrified of the dark and abandoned places, but your videos make me feel safe! I believe I wouldn't be as scared in the mines if I was with you! :D
dude this intro got me HYPED to see you go into that mine.. excited to see the video now!
Hello Gly. I'm a recent subscriber. Since I'm retired, I went back and watched each and every one of your videos beginning with episode #1. All I can say is, you are an amazing guy, especially being such a recent cancer survivor. When I was a young boy, my dad was an avid amateur prospector. My brother and I used to tag along with him. Your videos bring back a lot of fond memories. Keep up the excellent work and stay safe.
“Gly”: Thank you very much! I’m happy you’ve watched from the beginning because you’ve seen the evolvement of both the channel and my health. I’m doing so much better now than where I was one year ago.
Could you put a piece in one of your videos about the research process? I'm interested to know how you find out all about these mines. 😁
another fantastic tour!!! Your knowledge of the geology and the artifacts is wonderful. I am learning information that never gave much attention to until I started watching your channel. Appreciate all your doing with the documentation. Now to wait for part 2............
Your channel is my new binge watch for the next while.
Love the personality of Mr M. ive found vertical shafts, with wooden ladders in nightingale,NV
At my local mine in California, Empire Mine, we have inside of the small museum a display of all the tunnels branching off the head frame down into the earth. On that display we have a speaker playing a recording of a man who speaks and tells the history of the mine and where each tunnel is located. You sound just like the recording during the beginning and it gives me goosebumps.
Wow, this mine is awesome and holds much promise. I’m anxious to see the continuation next week!
wow, it's crazy the perspective of size without a person is impossible to obtain in these mines
Just found your channel. You are awesome! Very informative and you have a great speaking voice!
Me and the wife really appreciate the looks at the geology can hardly wait till part 2 thanks Gly
Feb '85 was two months before I was born. WHAT A FIND! Congrats, Gly!
The production quality, narration and indeed mines are absolutely out of this world. Really great job - this should be on Netflix! Subscribed!
“Gly”: Thanks! And welcome aboard!
Nice biggin lots artifacts Thank's Gly and your helpers too!!, lookin forward to next part!!!; )
I haven't ever been able to watch videos up to 20 minutes long but your videos are so interesting and you explain things so we'll that it's easy to watch.
Thanks guys , another great video looking forward to part two, sharing on my FB for friends to watch
Van Haven, lol might find Dave Lee Roth down there
OU812
Panamaaaaaaaa...
Haha first thing I thought of😁✌🏼👍🏼
Yeah... my first reading of the title was Van Halen Mine....
I guess he might as well...mine
Mining with the devilllllll
My guy with the bike helmet! Loved the vid. Keep it up!
Gly, you hit the "Mother Lode"!! Can't wait for part 2 & more parts????
Just got back home, been a few weeks, wore your shirts everywhere.
I actually missed hearing your voice.
The modern lead mine I work at is 30 feet wide through most all the drifts with some as high as 150 feet to the back. Thanks so much for your adventures in these old mines. So many cringe moments with the loose hanging around..
Doe Run?
@@Porty1119 yes sir
@@nathangibson3264 Sweet! I went to school in Rolla a few years ago and spent a lot of time around Viburnum and Bunker.
Nice having people in the shots, really gives perspective! Great video, thanks for bringing these to us.
hello from Canada ! great video thanks again for the great content to watch while i enjoy dinner at home .
“Gly”: Thank you! I’m really happy your enjoying the channel.
You have my gratitude for filming these amazing mines!
You have the most interesting videos ,we are all going along with you as if we were there.great video
You guys are great. Thank you for showing us around. Thank you
Totally next level working and workings! Keep it up. :)
You found a great mine. Thanks for putting in all the "re-con" to make these interesting abandoned mine videos. I noticed, as you walked further along, that your voice sounded like it was coming from a large hollow. Some big rooms! Randy gave us some informative botoney info. in your last video. Hope you include more of that again when the opportunity arises. You seem to know enough about both though; geology & desert "greens". You sure develop an interesting "explore". Thank you for all the effort & time you must put in. And thanks to one of your subscribers, Desert Rat. He is a great "go to" guy for lots of mining info. Thanks "001".
Very interesting! Can't wait for the next level - be safe!
Nice one Gly, the geology in there is farking impressive. Glad you had some guides with you so we could see how big that ballroom was. Thanks for the top notch explore. Have a blessed week and see next time.
33:37 - That 5 gallon bucket looks like it's a 1 gallon paint pale with the size of the mine being so big. Incredible!
Great job on this episode. Your editing skills are growing and content is excellent. Keep on keepin on!
Be safe as always gents.
PS, invest in Randy a hardhat
Wow! That's one huge mine with a boatload of mineralization. Nothing like old dynamite to provide an unexpected thrill. Looking forward to more episodes. Thanks Gly and crew!
At this point at midnight in Central Time Zone....watching Gly.....mi......a.....mia..........(Me watching)(shouting) dammit Gly "MIAMI!!!!"
But seriously, you are awesome. You are doing this world a fantastic service by showing us these mines. Week after week.
I just sent a "coppersmith" I know to check out "our" channel. I am sure he will thoroughly enjoy your exploration.
From the Midwest, and beyond, Thank You!
The shear size of this mine is just incredible. Either it is big, or Mr M. Is a little guy.
How did they haul out the ore or country rock. Free range electric dozer? I don't see the sign of rails anywhere. And in that magnitude of cubic feet that is a bunch of rock!
And who thumbs down these videos? Show yourselves! You need a good butt whoopin'!
“Gly”: Thanks! The Scooptrams / Muckers they used in this mine where rubber wheeled and most likely diesel powered. With adequate ventilation like this mine had I’m pretty sure diesel powered equipment would have been used. People that thumbs down without explaining why they didn’t like the video are ignored. RUclips should change that feature in my opinion.
Even though only 35 years old still a cool mine! Great video 👍👍
Awesome find Gly , so much to see . I am keen to see next weeks adventure in this HUGE mine .
Pete Australia 👍
Pete , actually that's a small mine . American Borate's Billie Mine in Death Valley, California has Drifts larger than those , plus we had over 12 MILES of Drifts . Depths to 1280 ft. (bottom of the Shaft) , Main Haulage was at the 1120 Level , with Secondary at the 760 Level . < Doc , Miner for over 50 years > .
Wow that mine is huge. Never seen rooms so big. What’s really cool is nobody’s been down there since the mine closed. I guess Galena is associated with silver? I think I’d be like Randy and get all hung up on the geology and what not. Well gosh guys that was awesome! Can’t wait till next week. I love how you bring out place’s the average human being would never venture into too. Ok Gly and friends, stay safe, be well, and God bless. You da man!
“Gly”: Thanks O T! Yes, Silver is associated with Galena.
Wow did I ever love this one. Good ole Mother Nature opening it up again . Your the best explorer yet. Loveya
Really cool exploration Gly. Creep up the good channel and be safe. Keep being safe.
Great Video. 1/2 hour vent. and steel pipes, drills, some ladders. You can do this crab at any junkyard!
Those pegs in the fuse magazine are a tool for measuring out fuse for the round to be fired. They're spaced to give a fixed length when the fuse is wrapped around two, three, four, etc. Allowed for fast and accurate lengths to be prepared.
Not quite. They're actually used to separate different delays. A #1 cap will have a very fast (short) delay while a #15 cap will have a very slow (long) delay. Different delays are used to sequence shots for optimal fragmentation. The gold mine I work at has a very similar cap magazine down to the wood paneling, except ours is a bit bigger and obviously stocked with caps. We also use nonel; I bet these guys used electric dets back in the 80s.
WOW, you are really brave and maybe a touch crazy!! LOL Thanks for this "tour" to places from my nightmares! hahaha It is SO interesting!!!
Good explore, very informative and enlightening! Looking forward to Part 2.
49ers 38-16 over Miami in 1985
Fitting that a miner would like the 49er's.
Super Bowl XIX, January 20, 1985
They won in 82 against the Bengals, in 85 against the Dolphins, in 89 against the Bengals again, in 90 against the Broncos and their last Super Bowl win was in 95 against the Chargers and they haven't done sh*t since. They came close last year but "no cigar"
@@PabloDiablo682 It was the 84 season, ending in 85
I remember that Super Bowl it got -21 degrees Fahrenheit in East Tennessee.
Loved watching this video 👍
And MR. M is 82 years old!! WOW IMPRESSIVE!!
I've just discovered your channel, wow. Thank you for taking us with you, lol.👍
Nice tour threw that mine lots of room to move down there to its nice and wide hope to see more adits to in there so take my friend and stay safe c u next week....
Absolutely amazing mine that vent tube was massive mr.m is like a kid in a candy store there’s gotta be more massive air tanks etc in there can’t wait on part 2 great stuff guys as always be safe
I don't blame mr. M for acting like that in there cause I'd been doing a what I call it a happy dance around there cause of the coolness of it all being the exact same way the miners actually leaft behind and no one else had ever messed with it again too just watching it you could almost feel them still in there and a working today have a great day now out there gly
21:20 those pegs are for pre cut (AKA pre timed) fuse wire. remember, for optimal blasting, you time everything out, so they could just grab and go and not have to worry about getting it wrong, because the guy who cut it just spent the day in there and cut a ton of each. way easier and safer to do batches like that, and it makes the math easy because saying "grab a #2 four #6, and eight #10's" and know that joe schmo won't mess it up. consistency is key and even if he grabs #5 instead of #6, they will be the same length. the reason for so much variation is that you can do some neat tricks with "shaping" the blast by timing out your shots. so the same pattern of holes can actually be used differently
“Gly”: Thanks for the great comment!
I haaaate numbered caps. I prefer the easy dets. Just hook em and go.
Edge of my seat entertainment, fantastic! Thanks.
Fascinating and interesting, good commentary. The knowledge of geology in the commentary make's all the difference. Many thanks from Wales.
“Gly”: Thank you!
It's hard to believe, after all the work that went into digging out those tunnels, shafts and other access holes and all the money in equipment needed to keep a mine such as this going; it's hard to comprehend them just LEAVING it all to rust and decay away!
“Gly”: I agree. They sealed it up hoping silver prices would climb back up and they never did. Silver prices need to be greater than $50 an ounce for small and medium mines like this to be profitable.
1984 I was in AIT in the Army, stationed at Redstone Arsenal in Alambama for training before I went on to Nurnberg Germany. Oh and the music.. how I loved it.
Cool video :-) , can't wait to see the rest of the mine .
wow this is the best mine yet you have explored can't wait to see the next episode
Thanks for the great video
Thanks for the trip
Your channel is fascinating dude. Found you yesterday and have spent hrs watching your content. Stay safe brother.
“Gly”: Thank you!
Man, I'm so happy that I came across your channel several months back. The closest thing to the old Gold Fever shows with Tom Massie... used to have to set a recording on the Outdoor Channel to watch years back but now I have your channel.. Thank you for the exploration, editing & knowledge that you put out... Sincerely, a guy that loves the rich mining history of the west but unfortunately I'm stuck in Louisiana...
“Gly”: Thanks Warren! I watched the Tom Massie shows myself back in the 90’s.
Fantastic....Keep it up
Oh my darling, oh my darling
Oh my darling, Clementine
You were lost and gone forever
Dreadful sorrow, Clementine
In a cavern, in a canyon
Excavating for a mine
Dwelt a miner forty-niner
And his daughter, Clementine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush#Forty-niners
"By the beginning of 1849, word of the Gold Rush had spread around the world, and an overwhelming number of gold-seekers and merchants began to arrive from virtually every continent. The largest group of forty-niners in 1849 were Americans, arriving by the tens of thousands overland across the continent and along various sailing routes[39] (the name "forty-niner" was derived from the year 1849). "
@@PabloDiablo682 HBO,'s Deadwood was my favorite show.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ah finally! Is that song about the Clementine Mine? Btw does anyone know where that old mine is today? What kind of shape is it in? (Btw don't explore old mines in AZ, super dangerous. Loads of rattlesnakes and scorpions!!)
@@PabloDiablo682 Thats something a middle school teacher taught me and it always stuck. She used to say "the winners of the gold rush weren't the men in the mine, but the suits who supplied them"
"I didn't know that's how you spelled it" haha. Thsse guys are awesome.
Hello Gly, that mine was awesome and more extensive than I thought it would be, I wonder why they just down tools and finished for that day and never went back, money or an accident maybe ??. There decision allowed us to see all of the various tools and accessories that are used in a mine that were left behind. It could be they ran out of money or something happened to the owner that the mine had to be put in cold storage. Thank you so much Guy's for taking us along and showing us what was left there, much love. xx💖
Sue , everything that you saw in the Mine are considered ''disposable consumables'' by the Mining Company , as it would cost more in Wages to remove the infrastructure than the value of said equipment , (plus the Company would have Storage costs until it's either sold or reused elsewhere) . < Doc , Miner for over 50 years > .
“Gly”: Hi Sue! The price of silver dropped dramatically in 1985 and I’m pretty sure that was the reason behind this mines closure.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Thanks as always Gly, I knew you would have an idea as to why it closed. x
I read the title as Van Halen Mine hahaha, I guess there's a lot of...rock n roll down there
That intro though! haha so epic
Nice drone footage of the area. Access to the mine looked difficult with all the piles of rock and the ventilation pipe. Lots of interesting stuff left in the mine, no wonder Mr M couldn't contain his enthusiasm. It really gave us a feel for the size of the place with Mr M in the shot. Thank you Gly, Mr M, and Randy for sharing the explore. Take care and stay safe. 👍❤️
That tank is a good sign. Love a good modern mine, not sure why there's just something about them.
I pray for you guys every time.
Great mine. Thank you gly mr m and randy.
31:08 Ha! Oh yes. Barking spiders. Reminds me of Frank (aka Exploring Abandoned Mines) describing ore rich in sulfides and other stinky, sulfurous compounds as he rips ass in a mine. Good times!
This mine is huge! Cannot wait to see more...Thanks.
Thank you Gly, have a great week!👍
Love the videos the history story's it's entertaining and informative 👍
Woww...nice video shere bro🤘
After seeing so many I guess historic mines, it's really cool to see the advances in mining in the 80s, that pipe for instance I guess it was for water they used I guess hydraulic drills, but all that pipe is Victqulic pipe, you cut it to size, then on each end you use a special machine for it that rolls a groove right close to the end and an O ring goes in the groove, then the fitting is in two halves, and is bolted around the pipe.
As always,a great video! Thank you!