Tom & Julie thank you for returning comment to my comment. It took three weeks and it was worth waiting for. Thank you for your kind words and consideration. You know, as a veteran miner, we always encouraged visitors to take as much gold as they wanted to pan or shovel into. Out of respect, please take a hand specimen whenever one presets itself. The old timer is smiling and he is still giving. Yes, Barb and I made history on Davis Creek. And we gave it all away to good entities to do good things. God Speed!
You're welcome. It took me three weeks to reply because your comment got held for some reason. I will take a sample of the next vein I see in your honor. 💰💰Talk to you next time!👌😊
Hi Tom and Julie! We love your show. Did you know that the first gold discovery ( one of them) in California was years before Sutters Mill. George Blount discovered gold and silver veins on Catalina Island and there is over 12 miles of underground diggings. General Sherman shut down this activity as many of these miners were Confederate Sympathizers.
That's very interesting. I did not know that about Catalina. Thanks so much for the information. We made a video of the Trans Catalina Trail the way it was many years ago. I believe there have been many changes to the route and other things now. We're happy that you are enjoying our videos. We have quite a lot of mine exploring videos. If you click on our playlist tab and find 'our favorite mines' playlist you will find some good explores. Here is a link to our Catalina video ruclips.net/video/1JIzf1mTuA4/видео.htmlsi=yLWuif8iNE33PQq6
Thank you, Tom and Julie. Glad to see you made it back from your vacation. I just received your video from eight days ago. What an interesting mine. Awesome minerals. 🥂🍹🍺🍺⛏️⛏️🍻🍻👍
Hi Sarah. You're correct that our videos have gotten a little shorter over the years. I personally enjoy the somewhat longer ones than this one. We pretty much let the mine dictate the length. This was a short hike and a fairly small mine. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😊
Hi Tim. Yes, I always wear a helmet in a mine. You do have to be careful because you don't have quite the clearance that you are used to being that the helmet makes you an inch taller. You can really jam your neck if you're not careful. Thanks for commenting!👍😎
Wow! The mineralization in this mine is spectacular! Makes me wonder if it may be worth something today. Thanks Tom and Julie for another wonderful explore!
Hi William. I guess I wouldn't be surprised if there was some value left in the minerals here. You would have to be good at recovering fine gold or silver to get anything worthwhile. Thanks for watching and commenting!👌😁
Another awesome adventure with Tom and Julie! Had a fun time with you two and loved the colors. Thanks for taking us along as always a great adventure. Look forward to your next one! Did this mine surprise you in any way? Just curious...🤠🤠🎈🎈🏆🏆
Hi Duane. Glad that you had fun with this one. This mine did surprise us as it was a much more colorful and interesting mineral vein than we were expecting. It was also a little bigger than we thought it would be. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
Hi Ronnie. Thanks for the nice comment. We've been doing this for about nine years now, so we have a good handle on things. Still, you have to be careful. Glad that you enjoyed the video and thanks for the blessing!👌😊
That is no doubt true. Modern rechargeable LED lights are so much better and more functional than the old smoky carbide lamps. I have actually used a carbide headlamp for work in the 70s. They are okay but not like the new stuff. Thanks for commenting, David!👍😎
Hey you blokes, good to see you back on home turf, so there are not many artifacts left in the mines now, I guess people just keep on souveniring ay !!, still an interesting mine and thanks for the visit, take and stay safe Cheers
Hi Brian and Mary. This mine was not terribly big and very easy to get to, so if there ever were any artifacts left behind they've been made off. with. The minerals are still fun to see. Thanks for the comment! Cheers!👍😎
Thanks Tom and Julie! Not the biggest mine you've explored, but the mineralization was huge! It makes you wonder, if thats what they left behind, what did they take out? Guess only they'll know. But it would be fun to sample and try to find out. As always a fantastic journey into our history. Thanks so much for capturing it for everyone. Happy travels guys!
You're welcome, and thanks for the nice comment!. It does make you wonder what was taken. It sure is fun to see what is still there. I'm guessing that there was a fairly rich pay streak there. We'll never know for sure.👌😁
Hello Tom and Julie ,Glad to see you're out and about again. That is some beautiful hydrothermal replacement mineralization, you don't see that very often. It's usually all mined out, that's where the heaviest mineral location is The red can be full of microscopic gold. I know we mind a large pit of that exact same material on drum mountain years ago. I'm sure by now you have noticed that every mine of this nature has a hanging wall and that is the fault zone, usually that's where you get the hydrothermal fluid transfer it's an amazing process and tells you just how deep into the Earth the fault lines go. Okay thank you for another great video Hope to see you again soon.
Hi Bob. Yes, I always find it interesting the way hot mineral laden water can push up through a fault and leave behind the deposits. There is a large strip mine very close to this drift, so maybe the same fine gold is being recovered there. Thanks for the comment!👍😎
Good morning you two, as I saw all the colors go by the lens I was imagining the upheaval of the earth to put it there, you two spark my imagination and interest in what lies below. Stay safe and thank you for the tour.
Correct. The mineral laden hot water pushed up through deep cracks in the Earth and left behind the beautiful mineral veins and hopefully some gold, as well. It's an amazing process. Thanks for watching, Mick!👍😎
glad to see you guys made it back safely .....another fun explore and keep us posted on the next one ..... and as always we smashed that like button real hard.
That's a possibility. It's hard to tell in some of these little mines if there is a drift level down below or not. Many times, you will rappel down and find that they just followed a mineral band down 50 or 75 feet and that's it. I can't tell you how many times I've done that. Thanks for commenting. P.S. I like your avatar photo. That's such a fun ladder system in that mine.😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring That mine is one of my favorites for sure! And I feel you on that, been a few times we’ve tried really hard to get somewhere and it was the end of the line! The need to complete sometimes is over whelming
Hi Max. It was really fun seeing the red and other colors of minerals here. I bet if we put a helmet on you and a flashlight in your hand, you would wander a few feet inside this one. You might become a mine explorer. 🔦
That was a really cool mine. Very different from the others that i have watched y'all traverse. I live in NM and we have our share of mines. I always wanted to go in one but my physical abilities prevents that so thank you for taking me and everyone else along.
Hi Phillip. Yes, this is a different looking mine than many of the ones we see. We're glad that you are able to see these mines through our videos. Comments like yours really make our day. Thank you!👍😊
Good to see you folks out and about again, *J & T!* The striations in the rock layers are indeed curious - that gray strand actually reminds me of cured JB Weld. 🙂 Hope all is well with you folks and we'll see you next time, - Ed on the Ridge
Hi Tom and Julie this was an interesting little explore The heat was most likely coming up from the deep mineral vein with lots of oxidized iron staining and not much quartz or crystallised minerals interesting non the less Keep safe out there see you on the next one guys
Hi Keith. I believe that is correct that the heat was coming from a geothermal source related to the fault. We see that occasionally, where all at once you come to a real warm and humid area in the mine. There's always something interesting to see in these old mines. Thanks for the comment!👌😎
Hi Ralph. Julie always has it in her pack but generally forgets to pull it out. It is magnetic and has fallen off a few times, so maybe that why she doesn't use it more. I'm busy with the camera stuff. If I remember correctly, that was your suggestion. Thanks for the comment!👍🌡
Hi Ralph. Julie always has it in her pack but generally forgets to pull it out. It is magnetic and has fallen off a few times, so maybe that why she doesn't use it more. I'm busy with the camera stuff. If I remember correctly, that was your suggestion. Thanks for the comment!👍🌡
An incredible mineralized mine. Glad there weren't any ribbons. That first right was beautiful and had me thinking of my years working around granite tile, slabs and countertops. Some other spots I imagined the slate tiles from back in the day. It seems like the lack of dust ruining the colors must be a gift of time and no other mining after early 1900s? Loved this adventure, thanks!
Hi Rick. Very cool minerals in this one. I bet some of the granite you worked with came from St. Cloud. I've watched them cut huge blocks in the quarries there. There was a little more moisture in this one, keeping the dust down. Some mines are so dusty that you can't even see the vein. Thanks for commenting!👌😁
Thank you, Tom & Julie, lots of color in that mine. They must have been following a quarts vane, leaving all those red ones behind, interesting. Safe travels, and watch the head clearance.lol
Beautiful colors in the minerals. Love the way you can see the apparent flow, different patterns,etc. Not sure what the correct terminology is. Thanks for taking us along. Take care of each other and stay safe.
Another great little mine, not much in the way of artifacts but interesting. It was odd that it looked so try yet everything was rusting away. Y'all take care and stay safe and bless you both.
Yes, there are not many artifacts in this one. It was not a big operation, and it's easy to get to, so anything that was there has been taken. There was a fair bit of heat and humidity in this one, causing the rust. Thanks for the comment and blessing, Jimmy!👍😁
Hey Tom & Julie @1:08 looks like an industrial lampshade thingy, it’s in nice condition. The mineral sure does look like a-lot of iron oxides which gold is known to be trapped in. I’d take some samples and crush it up & pan it out to see how much gold is in it. Thanks for the adventures 👍🏻
Hi Clayton. I think you're correct about that light fixture or shade. There probably is some fine gold still here. I don't have the equipment to mill and process that kind of ore. You're welcome, and thank you for watching!👌😎
Hello Tom Hello Julie A need mine with great colours. The minerals looks like a pot of colour and you put some other Colours in and stire it . While you stire it it froze and thats it . Very amazing. I wish you both a good week and all the best Yours Frank Galetzka
Hello Frank. That's a good description of the way these minerals look. They are very fun to see. Thanks for watching, and we hope you have a good week!👍😁
The night was .... Moist. 😂 What are those minerals? Anyone know? Thanks for risking your lives for our televisual enjoyment once again! Keep on truckin. All the best
Haha. Hi, John. I know some people get a little put off by the word moist. I guess it's good for cakes and less so for armpits and other body parts. I don't know what the minerals are, but they sure are fun to see. This general area is mostly gold country, although most of the gold mines here have a different look than this one. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😁
Hahaha ja the minute you said moist I immediately thought wow. My wife would hate that word.. well conditioned.. you guys take care. Have you ever found any gold specimens on your excapades? We would love to see them if you have. Cheers from South Africa
Hi Tom & Julie, the colours were superb, I especially loved that baby blue kind of colour. I'm guessing where the cans were was the diner lol. I hope you are both well, sending lots of love n hugs. xx 🤗💞
Hi Sue. Yes, this is another nice-looking mineral vein. I suspect that you're correct about thecdiner. Lol Thanks for the nice comment. All is well here, and we hope the same is true for you!👍😊❤️
@@TomandJulieMineExploring That's awesome to hear, we are all doing good, thank you. I wanted to send you both a little something for Christmas (Dec 25) but I'm out of idea's, do you guys need anything ??. xx
That could be. I'm guessing there was at least a skip track/ladder at one time. When you see that the wood shaft lining has fallen away, the whole thing is usually plugged. Thanks for your input!👌😎
Very interesting material in that mine. The light color of most of the mine reminded me of a talc mine, but looked way more stable. I have to wonder with all the red mineral if mercury might have been one of the main minerals being mined. I'm also guessing that was a very hydro thermal area and alot of pocket of crystals could be found buried there. Thanks for another great explore.
Yes, the minerals here are very interesting. I'm not sure if the red is cinnabar, though. Definitely a lot of hydrothermal activity in this one. Thanks for the comment, Puttesla!👍😎
Hi Peter. I believe you're talking about the old west style town near Joshua Tree. This mine is in the old mining town in Nevads north of Beatty. There is not much left in this Pioneertown where several thousand people once lived during its heyday. Thanks for the comment!👍😎
I don't recall that mountainside looking like there had been any major work done on it. Also, that dark colored "desert varnish" takes a long time to form, so I think that's a natural formation. Thanks for commenting. It's good to hear from you!👍😁
At 11:41, those are my favorite can spouts too. Never saw them until I began mine exploring decades ago. Container manufacturing history. At 14:42, looks like a sardine can. Pioneertown is mentioned in your title but you don't show any of it. We visited Pioneertown in the 1950's when it was only a western movie set. Somewhere I have a photo of young me looking through the town's jail bars. And that is where I was much later inducted into the E Clampus Vitus.
I just love those can spouts, and I'm not really sure why. This is in Pioneertown, Nevada, a historic mining area near Beatty. There is not much left here where several thousand people once lived. You're probably talking about the Pioneertown near Joshua Tree. That's a fun place. Thanks for the comment. It's good to hear from you!👍😁
It looks like most the gravel they got out of this was taking away. It is a lot bigger than I thought it would be. It appears something in the red areas is what they were looking for.
Hi Brian. That could be correct that much of what was taken was good ore and not much waste. We've seen good-sized mines that have had no waste rock outside of them. The ore was so rich that everything taken from the mine was hauled off for processing. I believe that the red is some kind of replacement deposit. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
Hi Al. Normally, we would be starting the work for next year right now. However, this year, we are spending the winter in Mexico and taking some time away from the mines. After eight years of hiking around the desert, we were ready for something different. We still have several videos from last season to share. Thanks for the question!👍😁
Wow! Good for you! You guys certainly deserve a break from your hobby of hiking hours and hours of rough terrain along with getting into and out of what are many times some extremely sketchy/dangerous mines. The wear and tear and both of you certainly adds up. Thanks for what you do. Have a great Thanksgiving hopefully eating some GREAT Mexican cuisine..
@alprince4290 You're correct, Al. The mines are starting to get harder for me, not so much Julie, to explore without getting dinged up. Last winter, I was out of commission for a total of six weeks from various mine related injuries. We have a nice Thanksgiving meal planned with some American friends down here. Thanks for the nice comment, we certainly appreciate it!👌😊
I love watching you two. It brings back so many memories and thoughts. There was always someone in our group that didn't want to be last in the line for a fear of the unknown in that endless darkness behind them Sometimes even I had that feeling that something was behind us. Did it take long for you or Julie to get used to or have you ever gotten used to that feeling?
Hi Bill. We are very happy that we can help bring back memories for you. That is one of our favorite comments that we get. It's true what you say about being last in the line. First in line is almost the same thing. You don't know what might be around the next corner. While you get more comfortable with those feelings as you spend more hours underground, you are still on heightened alert. You have to be ready for whatever might come next. Thanks for the excellent question!👌😁
Nice to see you two still at it. Lots of nice quartz mineral in there. Do you know what type of gas the cans held? Gasoline, Naptha, Diesel? That fallen rock gave me concern, glad to see you on the surface again. Lovely country that desert. Take Care !
Hi Craig. Lots of interesting minerals in this on all right. The only fuel cans like the one in this video that we have seen that still had labels on them were for kerosene. Pearl was one of the brands that I can remember. Groundfall, or rock that has sloughed off and fallen on the floor, is always a concern when in the old mines. Gravity never ceases and occasionally wins the battle. Thanks for the comment, we appreciate it. I'll have to get over to your channel to see what kinds of "situations" you've been getting yourself into. 👍😁
We do. Most of the mines we see don't have minerals that fluoresce. The colorful gold, silver, copper, and lead veins like this one generally don't fluoresce. Here are links to a couple of videos with crystals that do fluoresce. Thanks for the comment! ruclips.net/video/4Juhec_dbYU/видео.html ruclips.net/video/lsy7WxIwa5w/видео.html
#Tom when you came off an said you like the leads on the cans. I said it looks like a vent an a spot. I thought you he isn't going to say, Niple an spot. Lol. It didn't look like a safe mine.
I think it's from geothermal activity. There are spots that still have a lot of heat close to the mine drift. Similar to a hot spring. Thanks for watching, Bruce!👌😊
That could be. Most of the mines in this area are gold mines, although the minerals here are different looking than most of the others in this area. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
Hi Mark. We really don't for a couple of reasons. First many times we are in national like Death Valley, Mojave Preserve, Joshua Tree where rou are not legally allowed to remove anything. When we are not in a national park, if you want to remove anything, you need to research the mine you want to visit to make sure there is not an active mineral claim on it. On top of that, we travel in a motorhome all winter that already gets low fuel mileage, and hauling a lot of extra weight just doesn't work. Thanks for the comment!👍⛏️
Hi Robert. We do use a UV light to flouresce mineral veins. You're correct, it is amazing. Thanks for the comment. Here is a link to a cool flouresceing silver chloride vein. ruclips.net/video/lsy7WxIwa5w/видео.html
All those colors in the walls looked like a marbled flank steak. I think those old timers were following the mineral streak along that smooth-faced hanging wall, which is the face of a fault. Doesn't appear that they had too much luck judging by the size of the tailings pile.
Hey, Rock Gremlin. This was an interesting mine for us to see. It was a lot different mineral wise than what we're used to seeing. Seeing g all the different minerals is one thing that is so fun about mine exploring. It can sometimes be hard to judge a mine by the size of its dump. Did you know that some sizable mines in Johannesburg, California, had no waste rock? The ore was so rich that everything that was taken out of the mine was hauled off to be processed. Thanks for the comment!👍
@@TomandJulieMineExploring You're whetting my appetite for the video of the Johannesburg, California mine you posted 4 months ago -- it's next in my queue!
Hey Tom and Julie it's gunny I had to do a new phone It kinda sorta came a part it was just terrible I'm telling you now 🤣I wanted to let you guys know I have had pure he'll trying to go into my email, so in the mean time I got a new email , be safe take care HAPPY THANKSGIVING YOU GUYS GUNNY OR GARY WHICHEVER COMES 😎
The camera is real deceiving when it comes to size and scale. When Julie stopped and it looked like back fill where you sad it suddenly got hot the opening looked real small like you'd have to crawl over it. But when you were going over it and she said you were going first I was amazed at how much larger the opening really was. I am going to have to pay attention for your next video, I swear I didn't see a notification for this video.
The reason it looks like that is because that's groundfall. A good amount of material has fallen off the back of the drift. When you see it from a distance, it can look like the drift is blocked when, in reality, the void that was left by the groundfall leaves plenty of room to get over the pile on the floor. I don't know why that happens about the notifications. I've heard the same story from many others. Thanks for finding the video, Stephen. New video will be out this coming Friday the 25th.👍😁
TOM AND JERRY THIS MINE REMINDS ME YEARS AGO SOME WIRES ABOUT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND I THINK SALT LAKE THERE WAS A REAL STOP TO A TOWN WHERE THEY MIND PIGMENTS FOR MAKING PAINT 🎨 THIS MINE KIND OF REMINDS ME OF THAT SO I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD SEPARATE THE DIFFERENT COLOR'S DAVID ADAM GRENIS MAPLETON AVENUE BOULDER COLORADO USA
Hi Chris. Yes, we do wordy about bad air in the mines. In the dry mines we are usually in, it is somewhat rare to see. We do carry air monitoring equipment to check for H2s, CO, flammable gasses, and low oxygen. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
Say Tom and Jerry don't you guys you always go to the right I thought it was kind of a one of your rules at least almost all the videos I've seen it seems like you always go to the right which is a good plan specially with multiple openings
Hi Mike. Yes, that is a good plan and generally standard operating procedure for us. In a smaller mine, it's usually not as important as it would be in a large multi-level mine with miles of drifts. Still, it's a good practice. Thanks for the comment!👍😊
TOM AND JERRY YOU NEED TO GET CERTIFIED GEOLOGIST JEFF WILLIAMS AND RUclipsR TO LOOK AT THIS MINE OR AT LEAST YOUR VIDEO CUZ THIS IS A VERY COLORFUL MINE DAVID ADAM GRENIS MAPLETON AVENUE BOULDER COLORADO
your videos are great. there is a mine near the cement plant south of. Lucerne ca. of highway 18. i think the location is 34.341036, -116.831615. it is a shaft. it use to have a latter in it.
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Julie's great .. like a scout...she knows her stuff!
Hi Carol. Yes, she does know her stuff. She's an excellent mine explorer! Thanks for the nice comment!👍😊
Tom & Julie thank you for returning comment to my comment. It took three weeks and it was worth waiting for. Thank you for your kind words and consideration. You know, as a veteran miner, we always encouraged visitors to take as much gold as they wanted to pan or shovel into. Out of respect, please take a hand specimen whenever one presets itself. The old timer is smiling and he is still giving. Yes, Barb and I made history on Davis Creek. And we gave it all away to good entities to do good things. God Speed!
You're welcome. It took me three weeks to reply because your comment got held for some reason. I will take a sample of the next vein I see in your honor. 💰💰Talk to you next time!👌😊
Hi Tom and Julie! We love your show. Did you know that the first gold discovery ( one of them) in California was years before Sutters Mill. George Blount discovered gold and silver veins on Catalina Island and there is over 12 miles of underground diggings. General Sherman shut down this activity as many of these miners were Confederate Sympathizers.
That's very interesting. I did not know that about Catalina. Thanks so much for the information. We made a video of the Trans Catalina Trail the way it was many years ago. I believe there have been many changes to the route and other things now. We're happy that you are enjoying our videos. We have quite a lot of mine exploring videos. If you click on our playlist tab and find 'our favorite mines' playlist you will find some good explores.
Here is a link to our Catalina video
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Thank you, Tom and Julie. Glad to see you made it back from your vacation. I just received your video from eight days ago. What an interesting mine. Awesome minerals. 🥂🍹🍺🍺⛏️⛏️🍻🍻👍
You're welcome, David. Thank you for watching and for the beers. I'm getting a pretty good buzz on all those beers. Lol👍👍🍺🍺🍻
@@TomandJulieMineExploring I wish I could buy you real ones in person one day. 👍⛏️
wheres the longer brilliant videos you used to do
love them all but the longer ones were awesome
thank you
Hi Sarah. You're correct that our videos have gotten a little shorter over the years. I personally enjoy the somewhat longer ones than this one. We pretty much let the mine dictate the length. This was a short hike and a fairly small mine. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😊
GOOD MORNING, Tom and Julie, another Day exploring , is a great day, with you two. 👍
Glad you.had a helmet on sir you was being abusive to your head you.kept hitting your head
Good morning, Lloyd. Glad that you enjoyed the explore!👍😁
Hi Tim. Yes, I always wear a helmet in a mine. You do have to be careful because you don't have quite the clearance that you are used to being that the helmet makes you an inch taller. You can really jam your neck if you're not careful. Thanks for commenting!👍😎
Wow! The mineralization in this mine is spectacular! Makes me wonder if it may be worth something today. Thanks Tom and Julie for another wonderful explore!
Hi William. I guess I wouldn't be surprised if there was some value left in the minerals here. You would have to be good at recovering fine gold or silver to get anything worthwhile. Thanks for watching and commenting!👌😁
Another awesome adventure with Tom and Julie! Had a fun time with you two and loved the colors. Thanks for taking us along as always a great adventure. Look forward to your next one!
Did this mine surprise you in any way? Just curious...🤠🤠🎈🎈🏆🏆
Hi Duane. Glad that you had fun with this one. This mine did surprise us as it was a much more colorful and interesting mineral vein than we were expecting. It was also a little bigger than we thought it would be. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
GOOD TIMES" EPIC LITTLE MINE! Cheers" from Idaho! jd
Thanks for the comment, JD. Hope all is well in Idaho!👍😁
i think your both quite BRAVE AS HELL going into the mines = great show and Blessings with thanks Tom and Julie !
Hi Ronnie. Thanks for the nice comment. We've been doing this for about nine years now, so we have a good handle on things. Still, you have to be careful. Glad that you enjoyed the video and thanks for the blessing!👌😊
Hey guy's it was fun watching going thru the mine , ya'll be safe n ill catch up next time
Hi Gunny. Thanks for taking the tour with us. We appreciate the comment, and we'll see ya next time.👍😁
Interesting line of dark rock left uphill to the left of the portal. Cool minerals inside too👍👍
Hi Mark. We got another comment like yours about the dark rocks outside. The inside minerals are fun to see. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
With all those colors, it looks like someone was practicing painting sunrises and sunsets! Totally gorgeous!
Yes, it's nature's artwork. It's very fun to see these mineral veins. Thanks for watching and commenting, Lesley!👌😁
Another great explore and very much appreciated that you are so kind to take me along!
Hi Bill. Thanks for taking the tour with us. We appreciate you!👌😎
And just think, you guys have the perfect lighting to appreciate the rich mineralization's. I am sure the original miners never had lighting as good!
That is no doubt true. Modern rechargeable LED lights are so much better and more functional than the old smoky carbide lamps. I have actually used a carbide headlamp for work in the 70s. They are okay but not like the new stuff. Thanks for commenting, David!👍😎
Guess what, ha I own 3 of those old Carbide lamps! 2 cracked and one worked...at least 20 years ago...ha@@TomandJulieMineExploring
That was cool 😎 thanks.
You're welcome, Wendell. Glad that you liked it!👍😎
You're welcome, Wendell. Glad that you liked it!👍😎
another great find from the best mine explorers Tom and Julie
Haha, thanks, Jerry. We appreciate you watching and commenting!👌😊
Another great explore. Thank you for taking us along!
You're welcome, Chuck. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
An interesting place to find Julie
Haha, I originally found Julie at Taco Bell in Minneapolis. Thanks for watching, Eric!👌😆
I enjoyed seeing your next exploration! Greetings from Germany!
Thanks for watching and commenting from Germany. Glad that you enjoyed it!👌😎
Hey you blokes, good to see you back on home turf, so there are not many artifacts left in the mines now, I guess people just keep on souveniring ay !!, still an interesting mine and thanks for the visit, take and stay safe Cheers
Hi Brian and Mary. This mine was not terribly big and very easy to get to, so if there ever were any artifacts left behind they've been made off. with. The minerals are still fun to see. Thanks for the comment! Cheers!👍😎
You two are my favorite mine explorers. Always glad to see your videos. Boy there was some wow mineralization in that mine.
Hi Bob. Thanks for the kind words. Yes, the mineralization here is great. That's really what mining is all about. The minerals and metals. 👌😁
Thank you both, another great adventure !!! Take care of each other 😊
Hi Linda. You're welcome. We're glad that you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!👍😊
Pioneertown. 👍Just below and East of PS, I am.
Hi Alan. This is in Nevada not to be confused with Pioneertown near Joshua Tree. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
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Thanks again, enjoyed as always.
You're welcome, William. Glad that you enjoyed it!👌😁
👍 great explore! 🚢🇬🇧🚂⛏
Thank you. Cheers!👍😁
Thanks Tom and Julie! Not the biggest mine you've explored, but the mineralization was huge! It makes you wonder, if thats what they left behind, what did they take out? Guess only they'll know. But it would be fun to sample and try to find out. As always a fantastic journey into our history. Thanks so much for capturing it for everyone. Happy travels guys!
You're welcome, and thanks for the nice comment!. It does make you wonder what was taken. It sure is fun to see what is still there. I'm guessing that there was a fairly rich pay streak there. We'll never know for sure.👌😁
@TomandJulieMineExploring not unless the "red tag" guys start publishing what they find lol.
Haha, those mine assessors and surveyors are hard to get away from.
Great job you guys. The still photos at the beginning, showing mineralization, looked like the surface of Jupiter.👍
Hi Mark. I guess I haven't seen what Jupiter looks like. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
Hello Tom and Julie
,Glad to see you're out and about again. That is some beautiful hydrothermal replacement mineralization, you don't see that very often. It's usually all mined out, that's where the heaviest mineral location is The red can be full of microscopic gold. I know we mind a large pit of that exact same material on drum mountain years ago. I'm sure by now you have noticed that every mine of this nature has a hanging wall and that is the fault zone, usually that's where you get the hydrothermal fluid transfer it's an amazing process and tells you just how deep into the Earth the fault lines go. Okay thank you for another great video Hope to see you again soon.
Hi Bob. Yes, I always find it interesting the way hot mineral laden water can push up through a fault and leave behind the deposits. There is a large strip mine very close to this drift, so maybe the same fine gold is being recovered there. Thanks for the comment!👍😎
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Good morning you two, as I saw all the colors go by the lens I was imagining the upheaval of the earth to put it there, you two spark my imagination and interest in what lies below. Stay safe and thank you for the tour.
Correct. The mineral laden hot water pushed up through deep cracks in the Earth and left behind the beautiful mineral veins and hopefully some gold, as well. It's an amazing process. Thanks for watching, Mick!👍😎
Thanks Guys for another great explore! What a handsome little mine.
It was a fun one. Glad that you enjoyed it, Roger. Thanks for watching!👍😎
glad to see you guys made it back safely .....another fun explore and keep us posted on the next one ..... and as always we smashed that like button real hard.
Thanks, Jeff. We're still in Mexico. This one is from a few months back. Take it easy on that like button. I don't want to have to keep repairing it.😆
thanks for taking us along on this great explore!
You're welcome and thank you for the comment!👍😎
Thank you for the beautiful explore of an awesome mine. Be safe.
You're welcome. Glad that you liked the explore. It's a beautiful mineral vein here. Thanks for commenting!👌😎
Thanks for sharing 👍
You're welcome, Dave. Thanks for commenting!👍😎
thanks for sharing👍👍
You're welcome, Chuck. Thanks for watching!👍😎
Gotta rappel that shaft sometime!
That's a possibility. It's hard to tell in some of these little mines if there is a drift level down below or not. Many times, you will rappel down and find that they just followed a mineral band down 50 or 75 feet and that's it. I can't tell you how many times I've done that. Thanks for commenting.
P.S. I like your avatar photo. That's such a fun ladder system in that mine.😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring That mine is one of my favorites for sure! And I feel you on that, been a few times we’ve tried really hard to get somewhere and it was the end of the line! The need to complete sometimes is over whelming
Very colorful rock in that one... The sign would have kept me out... But then I would have stayed out without the sign... 🤓
Hi Max. It was really fun seeing the red and other colors of minerals here. I bet if we put a helmet on you and a flashlight in your hand, you would wander a few feet inside this one. You might become a mine explorer. 🔦
No, I think I will that that for the two of you... LOL
That was a really cool mine. Very different from the others that i have watched y'all traverse. I live in NM and we have our share of mines. I always wanted to go in one but my physical abilities prevents that so thank you for taking me and everyone else along.
Hi Phillip. Yes, this is a different looking mine than many of the ones we see. We're glad that you are able to see these mines through our videos. Comments like yours really make our day. Thank you!👍😊
I hope the "Dynamic Duo" find a HUGE Vein of Gold
Haha, I hope so too, Paul. Huge! Thanks for the comment!👍😁
Thank you Tom and Juli
You're welcome, Jim. Thanks for watching!👌😁
GOOD MORNING!
Good morning, Dave TG!👌😁
Great to see you 2 still exploring for us. Thanks!!!
Hi Phil. You're welcome and thanks for the nice comment!👌😎
Looked like a hydrothermal deposit. Hot waters. Pretty cool deposit.
Yes, it does. That's generally the type of mineral deposits that we see. Very cool to see for sure. Thanks for watching, Richard!👌😎
thank-you for the interesting video.
You're welcome, Tony. Thanks for watching!👍😁
Good to see you folks out and about again, *J & T!*
The striations in the rock layers are indeed curious - that gray strand actually reminds me of cured JB Weld. 🙂
Hope all is well with you folks and we'll see you next time,
- Ed on the Ridge
Hi Ed. This is a beautiful mineral vein and very fun to see. All is well with us. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😁
Hi Tom and Julie this was an interesting little explore The heat was most likely coming up from the deep mineral vein with lots of oxidized iron staining and not much quartz or crystallised minerals interesting non the less Keep safe out there see you on the next one guys
Hi Keith. I believe that is correct that the heat was coming from a geothermal source related to the fault. We see that occasionally, where all at once you come to a real warm and humid area in the mine. There's always something interesting to see in these old mines. Thanks for the comment!👌😎
Very interesting as usual stay safe...
Thank you, we will try to be safe. Glad that you enjoyed the video!👌😁
I guess you gave up on carrying the temperature thingy. Good video. Thanks, T&J!
Hi Ralph. Julie always has it in her pack but generally forgets to pull it out. It is magnetic and has fallen off a few times, so maybe that why she doesn't use it more. I'm busy with the camera stuff. If I remember correctly, that was your suggestion. Thanks for the comment!👍🌡
Hi Ralph. Julie always has it in her pack but generally forgets to pull it out. It is magnetic and has fallen off a few times, so maybe that why she doesn't use it more. I'm busy with the camera stuff. If I remember correctly, that was your suggestion. Thanks for the comment!👍🌡
An incredible mineralized mine. Glad there weren't any ribbons.
That first right was beautiful and had me thinking of my years working around granite tile, slabs and countertops. Some other spots I imagined the slate tiles from back in the day.
It seems like the lack of dust ruining the colors must be a gift of time and no other mining after early 1900s?
Loved this adventure, thanks!
Hi Rick. Very cool minerals in this one. I bet some of the granite you worked with came from St. Cloud. I've watched them cut huge blocks in the quarries there. There was a little more moisture in this one, keeping the dust down. Some mines are so dusty that you can't even see the vein. Thanks for commenting!👌😁
I would love to visit this mine and discover what minerals were present! 🤔🤠
It's there waiting for you, Daniel. Pioneertown, Nevada. Thanks for commenting!👌😁
Thank you, Tom & Julie, lots of color in that mine. They must have been following a quarts vane, leaving all those red ones behind, interesting. Safe travels, and watch the head clearance.lol
You're welcome, Jimmi. Thanks for watching. I'll try to keep from banging my head. Lol👍😁
Beautiful colors in the minerals. Love the way you can see the apparent flow, different patterns,etc. Not sure what the correct terminology is. Thanks for taking us along. Take care of each other and stay safe.
Hi Ed. Glad that you enjoyed the mineral veins here. The patterns are really something to see. Thanks for watching and commenting, we appreciate it!👌😁
Another great little mine, not much in the way of artifacts but interesting. It was odd that it looked so try yet everything was rusting away. Y'all take care and stay safe and bless you both.
Yes, there are not many artifacts in this one. It was not a big operation, and it's easy to get to, so anything that was there has been taken. There was a fair bit of heat and humidity in this one, causing the rust. Thanks for the comment and blessing, Jimmy!👍😁
Hey Tom & Julie @1:08 looks like an industrial lampshade thingy, it’s in nice condition. The mineral sure does look like a-lot of iron oxides which gold is known to be trapped in. I’d take some samples and crush it up & pan it out to see how much gold is in it. Thanks for the adventures 👍🏻
Hi Clayton. I think you're correct about that light fixture or shade. There probably is some fine gold still here. I don't have the equipment to mill and process that kind of ore. You're welcome, and thank you for watching!👌😎
Another great adventure, makes me wish I was still out there exploring. Going along with you is a really good substitute, thanks for sharing.
Glad that you enjoyed coming with on this adventure. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😁
Hello Tom Hello Julie
A need mine with great colours.
The minerals looks like a pot of colour and you put some other Colours in and stire it .
While you stire it it froze and thats it .
Very amazing.
I wish you both a good week and all the best
Yours Frank Galetzka
Hello Frank. That's a good description of the way these minerals look. They are very fun to see. Thanks for watching, and we hope you have a good week!👍😁
The night was .... Moist. 😂
What are those minerals? Anyone know? Thanks for risking your lives for our televisual enjoyment once again! Keep on truckin. All the best
Haha. Hi, John. I know some people get a little put off by the word moist. I guess it's good for cakes and less so for armpits and other body parts. I don't know what the minerals are, but they sure are fun to see. This general area is mostly gold country, although most of the gold mines here have a different look than this one. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😁
Hahaha ja the minute you said moist I immediately thought wow. My wife would hate that word.. well conditioned.. you guys take care. Have you ever found any gold specimens on your excapades? We would love to see them if you have. Cheers from South Africa
The lode mines we explore generallt have very fine gold in them. The ore needs to be milled and further processed to get anything from it.
5x5 Datil NM USA ,ROCK ON
Hi Michael in Datil!👍👍
So cool. Thanks for sharing!
You bet, thanks for commenting, Matt! 👌😎
Hi Tom & Julie, the colours were superb, I especially loved that baby blue kind of colour. I'm guessing where the cans were was the diner lol.
I hope you are both well, sending lots of love n hugs. xx 🤗💞
Hi Sue. Yes, this is another nice-looking mineral vein. I suspect that you're correct about thecdiner. Lol Thanks for the nice comment. All is well here, and we hope the same is true for you!👍😊❤️
@@TomandJulieMineExploring That's awesome to hear, we are all doing good, thank you. I wanted to send you both a little something for Christmas (Dec 25) but I'm out of idea's, do you guys need anything ??. xx
Tom, at 08:18 you can see a ladder at the bottom of that pit, it's sort of standing upright.
That could be. I'm guessing there was at least a skip track/ladder at one time. When you see that the wood shaft lining has fallen away, the whole thing is usually plugged. Thanks for your input!👌😎
Very interesting material in that mine. The light color of most of the mine reminded me of a talc mine, but looked way more stable. I have to wonder with all the red mineral if mercury might have been one of the main minerals being mined. I'm also guessing that was a very hydro thermal area and alot of pocket of crystals could be found buried there. Thanks for another great explore.
Yes, the minerals here are very interesting. I'm not sure if the red is cinnabar, though. Definitely a lot of hydrothermal activity in this one. Thanks for the comment, Puttesla!👍😎
Did you go to Pappy and Harriet's when you were in Pioneertown? Did you know that Paul McCartney played there a few years ago?
Hi Peter. I believe you're talking about the old west style town near Joshua Tree. This mine is in the old mining town in Nevads north of Beatty. There is not much left in this Pioneertown where several thousand people once lived during its heyday. Thanks for the comment!👍😎
0:45 The most interesting thing to me on this one is that band of dark rock in the upper left corner. Is that like a natural formation?
I don't recall that mountainside looking like there had been any major work done on it. Also, that dark colored "desert varnish" takes a long time to form, so I think that's a natural formation. Thanks for commenting. It's good to hear from you!👍😁
Yes…damp over moist 😎
Haha, moist upsets some people. Thanks, Robert!😁
At 11:41, those are my favorite can spouts too. Never saw them until I began mine exploring decades ago. Container manufacturing history. At 14:42, looks like a sardine can. Pioneertown is mentioned in your title but you don't show any of it. We visited Pioneertown in the 1950's when it was only a western movie set. Somewhere I have a photo of young me looking through the town's jail bars. And that is where I was much later inducted into the E Clampus Vitus.
I just love those can spouts, and I'm not really sure why. This is in Pioneertown, Nevada, a historic mining area near Beatty. There is not much left here where several thousand people once lived.
You're probably talking about the Pioneertown near Joshua Tree. That's a fun place. Thanks for the comment. It's good to hear from you!👍😁
Oh, I didn't know there was another Pioneertown.@@TomandJulieMineExploring
That's what the locals call it anyway. Maybe it's officially Pioneer?
It looks like most the gravel they got out of this was taking away. It is a lot bigger than I thought it would be. It appears something in the red areas is what they were looking for.
Hi Brian. That could be correct that much of what was taken was good ore and not much waste. We've seen good-sized mines that have had no waste rock outside of them. The ore was so rich that everything taken from the mine was hauled off for processing. I believe that the red is some kind of replacement deposit. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
I was curious when you guys start filming your shows for next year
Thanks
Al
Hi Al. Normally, we would be starting the work for next year right now. However, this year, we are spending the winter in Mexico and taking some time away from the mines. After eight years of hiking around the desert, we were ready for something different. We still have several videos from last season to share. Thanks for the question!👍😁
Wow! Good for you! You guys certainly deserve a break from your hobby of hiking hours and hours of rough terrain along with getting into and out of what are many times some extremely sketchy/dangerous mines. The wear and tear and both of you certainly adds up.
Thanks for what you do.
Have a great Thanksgiving hopefully eating some GREAT Mexican cuisine..
@alprince4290 You're correct, Al. The mines are starting to get harder for me, not so much Julie, to explore without getting dinged up. Last winter, I was out of commission for a total of six weeks from various mine related injuries.
We have a nice Thanksgiving meal planned with some American friends down here.
Thanks for the nice comment, we certainly appreciate it!👌😊
I love watching you two. It brings back so many memories and thoughts. There was always someone in our group that didn't want to be last in the line for a fear of the unknown in that endless darkness behind them Sometimes even I had that feeling that something was behind us. Did it take long for you or Julie to get used to or have you ever gotten used to that feeling?
Hi Bill. We are very happy that we can help bring back memories for you. That is one of our favorite comments that we get.
It's true what you say about being last in the line. First in line is almost the same thing. You don't know what might be around the next corner. While you get more comfortable with those feelings as you spend more hours underground, you are still on heightened alert. You have to be ready for whatever might come next. Thanks for the excellent question!👌😁
Nice to see you two still at it. Lots of nice quartz mineral in there. Do you know what type of gas the cans held? Gasoline, Naptha, Diesel? That fallen rock gave me concern, glad to see you on the surface again. Lovely country that desert. Take Care !
Hi Craig. Lots of interesting minerals in this on all right. The only fuel cans like the one in this video that we have seen that still had labels on them were for kerosene. Pearl was one of the brands that I can remember. Groundfall, or rock that has sloughed off and fallen on the floor, is always a concern when in the old mines. Gravity never ceases and occasionally wins the battle. Thanks for the comment, we appreciate it. I'll have to get over to your channel to see what kinds of "situations" you've been getting yourself into. 👍😁
Kerosene for lamps, I guess. Or maybe a slow turning diesel engine? You guys are looking good out there. @@TomandJulieMineExploring
Thank you. Yes, for lamps, I would guess. Once in a great while we will see an old lantern carcass in the mines.
It's amazing to find old artifacts in those places, often untouched for decades. Lots of fun!@@TomandJulieMineExploring
you guys should blacklight some of these mines, both SW and LW
We do. Most of the mines we see don't have minerals that fluoresce. The colorful gold, silver, copper, and lead veins like this one generally don't fluoresce.
Here are links to a couple of videos with crystals that do fluoresce. Thanks for the comment!
ruclips.net/video/4Juhec_dbYU/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/lsy7WxIwa5w/видео.html
#Tom when you came off an said you like the leads on the cans. I said it looks like a vent an a spot. I thought you he isn't going to say, Niple an spot. Lol. It didn't look like a safe mine.
Haha, no I wasn't going to say that. I do like those cans with the spout. Thanks for the comment, Judge!👍😁
Cool mine. Any idea why the one area got so warm?
I think it's from geothermal activity. There are spots that still have a lot of heat close to the mine drift. Similar to a hot spring. Thanks for watching, Bruce!👌😊
Hi Guys It looks like Nickle Ore to me.
That could be. Most of the mines in this area are gold mines, although the minerals here are different looking than most of the others in this area. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
Do you ever bring rock samples home?
Hi Mark. We really don't for a couple of reasons. First many times we are in national like Death Valley, Mojave Preserve, Joshua Tree where rou are not legally allowed to remove anything. When we are not in a national park, if you want to remove anything, you need to research the mine you want to visit to make sure there is not an active mineral claim on it. On top of that, we travel in a motorhome all winter that already gets low fuel mileage, and hauling a lot of extra weight just doesn't work. Thanks for the comment!👍⛏️
You guys need a black light when inside those mines turn your lights off and turn the black light on it's aaaammmaaazzziiinnnggggggg🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hi Robert. We do use a UV light to flouresce mineral veins. You're correct, it is amazing. Thanks for the comment. Here is a link to a cool flouresceing silver chloride vein.
ruclips.net/video/lsy7WxIwa5w/видео.html
All those colors in the walls looked like a marbled flank steak.
I think those old timers were following the mineral streak along that smooth-faced hanging wall, which is the face of a fault. Doesn't appear that they had too much luck judging by the size of the tailings pile.
Hey, Rock Gremlin.
This was an interesting mine for us to see. It was a lot different mineral wise than what we're used to seeing. Seeing g all the different minerals is one thing that is so fun about mine exploring. It can sometimes be hard to judge a mine by the size of its dump. Did you know that some sizable mines in Johannesburg, California, had no waste rock? The ore was so rich that everything that was taken out of the mine was hauled off to be processed.
Thanks for the comment!👍
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You're whetting my appetite for the video of the Johannesburg, California mine you posted 4 months ago -- it's next in my queue!
@TheRockgremlin That's a tough area for mine exploring. There are a lot of vertical shafts and private property.
Hey Tom and Julie it's gunny I had to do a new phone It kinda sorta came a part it was just terrible I'm telling you now 🤣I wanted to let you guys know I have had pure he'll trying to go into my email, so in the mean time I got a new email , be safe take care HAPPY THANKSGIVING YOU GUYS GUNNY OR GARY WHICHEVER COMES 😎
Sorry to hear you had phone problems, Gary. Hope you're all straightened out now. Happy Thanksgiving to you!👍😁
The camera is real deceiving when it comes to size and scale. When Julie stopped and it looked like back fill where you sad it suddenly got hot the opening looked real small like you'd have to crawl over it. But when you were going over it and she said you were going first I was amazed at how much larger the opening really was. I am going to have to pay attention for your next video, I swear I didn't see a notification for this video.
The reason it looks like that is because that's groundfall. A good amount of material has fallen off the back of the drift. When you see it from a distance, it can look like the drift is blocked when, in reality, the void that was left by the groundfall leaves plenty of room to get over the pile on the floor. I don't know why that happens about the notifications. I've heard the same story from many others. Thanks for finding the video, Stephen. New video will be out this coming Friday the 25th.👍😁
TOM AND JERRY THIS MINE REMINDS ME YEARS AGO SOME WIRES ABOUT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND I THINK SALT LAKE THERE WAS A REAL STOP TO A TOWN WHERE THEY MIND PIGMENTS FOR MAKING PAINT 🎨 THIS MINE KIND OF REMINDS ME OF THAT SO I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD SEPARATE THE DIFFERENT COLOR'S
DAVID ADAM GRENIS MAPLETON AVENUE BOULDER COLORADO USA
Thanks, David!😎
Are u ever worried about poison gas H2S ?? Or anything else ?? Thanks
Hi Chris. Yes, we do wordy about bad air in the mines. In the dry mines we are usually in, it is somewhat rare to see. We do carry air monitoring equipment to check for H2s, CO, flammable gasses, and low oxygen. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
Say Tom and Jerry don't you guys you always go to the right I thought it was kind of a one of your rules at least almost all the videos I've seen it seems like you always go to the right which is a good plan specially with multiple openings
Hi Mike. Yes, that is a good plan and generally standard operating procedure for us. In a smaller mine, it's usually not as important as it would be in a large multi-level mine with miles of drifts. Still, it's a good practice. Thanks for the comment!👍😊
TOM AND JERRY YOU NEED TO GET CERTIFIED GEOLOGIST JEFF WILLIAMS AND RUclipsR TO LOOK AT THIS MINE OR AT LEAST YOUR VIDEO CUZ THIS IS A VERY COLORFUL MINE
DAVID ADAM GRENIS MAPLETON AVENUE BOULDER COLORADO
Good idea. Thanks, David!👍👍
your videos are great. there is a mine near the cement plant south of. Lucerne ca. of highway 18. i think the location is 34.341036, -116.831615. it is a shaft. it use to have a latter in it.
Hi Steven. Thanks for watching and for the mine information. We appreciate it!👍😎