@@Miner49er1 I agree! From what I’ve seen on the different channels and experienced myself, the mine usually needs to be pretty remote for items like the sheave wheels from hoists or the bull wheel from a tramway to still remain. That would be an item to be removed for the next mine, probably not too far off. Or in someone’s front yard.
I think you nailed it. That was the old head frame which was replaced by the current welded steel head frame. It's missing the entire top structure with the wheel that the cable would have gone over to go down into the mine
The pulley you refer to on a head frame is called a Sheeve Wheel and it is normally located at the top of the frame, as the ore carts came up the track they would latch into a set of rails that would cause the ore cart to swing up and over the ore bin, I think looking at that frame something is missing, I think what you say is the ore bin isn't, its a capture chute for any material falling off the sides of the ore carts, I think above this there would have been a steel chute that would capture the ore being tipped and allow it to slide into a wait truck or other form of capture device below the head frame. The platform at the top is where the Sheeve Wheel would have been, I even think I can see half a bearing case still attached to the frame, the platform was there to access the wheel so the bearings could be greased.
The timbers at the end look like shaft timber sets, they are usually connected together with steel rods between each square set. They were probably taken out and replaced because they look rotten.
Interesting. I'm not sure what was mined in this area, though I know gold was a common deposit. I wonder what a couple of pans of the floor would yield.
That mine has all the signs of being worked around 1979 when gold prices were quite high. The plastic switch boxes and that plastic case on the ground inside the building
@@NWUEmines Interesting! Thanks for sharing. Most of these places I'm ignorant of the details, as I just go where I see waste rock, so thanks again for the information!
The platform way up there was for servicing big pulley wheel the cable ran through. I think it was called a "sheave wheel".
That makes senes. Too bad the pulley is missing.
@@Miner49er1 I agree! From what I’ve seen on the different channels and experienced myself, the mine usually needs to be pretty remote for items like the sheave wheels from hoists or the bull wheel from a tramway to still remain. That would be an item to be removed for the next mine, probably not too far off. Or in someone’s front yard.
I think you nailed it. That was the old head frame which was replaced by the current welded steel head frame. It's missing the entire top structure with the wheel that the cable would have gone over to go down into the mine
I wondered. It looked incomplete. Too bad, that wheel would have been cool to see too.
Yes I found that 4 out of five are usually gone
The pulley you refer to on a head frame is called a Sheeve Wheel and it is normally located at the top of the frame, as the ore carts came up the track they would latch into a set of rails that would cause the ore cart to swing up and over the ore bin, I think looking at that frame something is missing, I think what you say is the ore bin isn't, its a capture chute for any material falling off the sides of the ore carts, I think above this there would have been a steel chute that would capture the ore being tipped and allow it to slide into a wait truck or other form of capture device below the head frame. The platform at the top is where the Sheeve Wheel would have been, I even think I can see half a bearing case still attached to the frame, the platform was there to access the wheel so the bearings could be greased.
Awesome knowledge drop, thank you!
haha I heard the happy panting dog in the intro and thought a steam train was going by!
🤣🤣🤣 Yeah, that's Bear!
The timbers at the end look like shaft timber sets, they are usually connected together with steel rods between each square set. They were probably taken out and replaced because they look rotten.
That makes sense, they did look worse for wear.
Nick, Good explore. Some interesting finds. Thanks for taking us along.
I appreciate your efforts. 👍
Thanks Rob! This was a fun find, I appreciate you steering me out here!
Hello 49ers Well Nick nice winch found out out in the middle of no where or close nice tag along ⛏️🤔
Yes it was very cool. Thanks for joining us!
I can't imagine how hot there is 96° in black and close to the ground I thought I had it bad anyways thanks for another great video
Thanks! Yes, hot summer, but we do what we must!
If this was a gold mine, the equipment you found in the tin shack was probably the Gold Room where the gold was sluiced.
Interesting. I'm not sure what was mined in this area, though I know gold was a common deposit. I wonder what a couple of pans of the floor would yield.
Ha first post, struck gold.
Nice!
That mine has all the signs of being worked around 1979 when gold prices were quite high. The plastic switch boxes and that plastic case on the ground inside the building
@@NWUEmines Interesting! Thanks for sharing. Most of these places I'm ignorant of the details, as I just go where I see waste rock, so thanks again for the information!
@Miner49er1 that's a really neat find !
The bicycle chain/ sprocket addition to the winch would bout have to be a load counter of some kind.
Yeah, it looked like it was attached to a slide indicator. It looks to be hand forged too.
@@hrbailey379xhd Agreed. There was a lot about that whole setup that suggested homemade.