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[@exploringabandonedmines]

The Silver Cup mine is at approximately 2000 metres elevation at the north end of Silver Cup Ridge. The host tenure, is one of a cluster of crown-granted claims that straddle a sharp ridge between Silver Cup Creek, which flows to the north into Lardeau Creek and Triune Creek, which flows to the northeast into the south branch of Lardeau Creek. The mine is at the head of the Silver Cup drainage and was served by a road and tramway down that creek to service point at Five-Mile east of Ferguson. The Silver Cup (L.768) tenure is bounded by the Gold Bug Fraction (L.3053) to the southwest and the Sunshine (L.1564) claim to the northwest. It is also bounded by the Silver Cup Fraction (L.2622) on the northeast and the Free Coinage (L.1588) on the southeast. The Free Coinage [082KNW109], Triune [082KNW026], Yuill [082KNW120] and Towser [082KNW028] occurrences are extensions of the Silver Cup mineral system to the southeast and northwest. The Silver Cup orebodies were discovered around 1890 and they were mined almost continuously between 1895 and 1921. Thereafter, it operated intermittently in the 1930s and produced from its dumps into the 1980s. In total, the mine shipped 21,117 tonnes containing 45,278 grams of silver, 173,147 grams of gold, 485 kilograms of copper, 2,713,010 kilograms of lead and 213,197 kilograms of zinc. The Silver Cup claim was originally owned by Messrs. Farrell and Dunn, and the neighbouring Sunshine claim was held by the Fraser River and Cariboo Gold Fields Company Limited. In 1895, they were combined under single management and since then, they have been worked as a single property. There was considerable development in the late 1890s when high-grade ore was sent by tramline to Five-Mile on Lardeau Creek for shipment. In 1902, a small stamp mill was built at Five-Mile and Ferguson Mines Limited made an unsuccessful attempt to process low-grade ore from the Silver Cup and nearby Nettie L. [082KNW100] mines. The Silver Cup mine closed in 1913. At that time, there were approximately 3650 metres of drift and crosscut on four adit levels, and eight internal levels, connected by shafts, raises and stopes. The No. 7 adit level was the main haulage way. It also linked the Sunshine and Silver Cup structures, was connected by a raise with the No. 4 level, and contained an internal shaft to the bottom, No. 12, level. In 1937, a small flotation mill was erected at the Silver Cup campsite, on the Towser claim, and it processed ore from the dumps that year and again in 1941. In 1952, Yellowknife Bear Mines Limited had an option on the property and Granby Mining, Smelting and Power Company conducted some underground exploration and development work. The latter, dewatered the internal shaft between the No. 7 and No. 10 levels and diamond drilled ten holes to test areas below the No. 7 level. The bottom two levels were left flooded. Although some mineralization was found, the results were disappointing and Granby stopped the programme in 1953. Over the next few years, the mine passed through several different hands. In 1969, Silver Dawn Mines Limited acquired the property, sampled the upper adits and dumps and shipped a small sample. Since then, there has been little additional work (EMPR PF: MacKenzie Report for Mohawk Oil Co. Limited, 1972). The property was owned by True Blue Explorations Limited in 1972 and by C.T. Exploranda Limited in 1976. C.T. Exploranda also acquired the neighbouring Yuill [082KNW120] and Towser [082KNW028] properties to the north and it focused most of its attention on these adjacent properties. However, it also investigated what remained of the Silver Cup dumps. In 1980, it drove a drift from the Yuill adit southwest towards the main Silver Cup structure and drifted along it to the southeast. The Trout Lake area is underlain by a thick succession of sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Badshot Formation and Lardeau Group near the northern end of the Kootenay arc, an arcuate, north to northwest trending belt of Paleozoic and Mesozoic strata that is now classified as a distinct, pericratonic, terrane. The arc rocks are bordered by Precambrian quartzite in the east and they young to the west, where they are bounded by Jurassic-age intrusive complexes. They were deformed during the Antler orogeny in Devonian-Mississippian time and were refolded and faulted during the Columbian orogeny, in the Middle Jurassic. A large panel, the "Selkirk allochthon", was later offset to the northeast by dip-slip motion along the Columbia River Fault. The Badshot Formation is composed of a thick Cambrian limestone that is a distinctive marker horizon in the Trout Lake area. It is underlain by Hamill Group quartzite and it is overlain by a younger assemblage of limestone, calcareous, graphitic and siliceous argillite and siltstone, sandstone, quartzite and conglomerate, and also mafic volcanic flows, tuffs and breccias, all of which belong to the Lardeau Group. The rocks are isoclinally folded and intensely deformed, but only weakly metamorphosed. They occur as intercalated beds of marble, quartzite and grey, green and black phyllite and schist. Fyles and Eastwood (EMPR BULL 45) subdivided the group into six formations (Index, Triune, Ajax, Sharon Creek, Jowett and Broadview) of which the lowermost (Index) and uppermost (Broadview) are the most widespread. The Triune (siliceous argillite), Ajax (quartzite) and Sharon Creek (siliceous argillite) are restricted to the Trout Lake area. The Jowett is a mafic volcanic unit. There are four principal veins on the Silver Cup property. They are known as the Main (Silver Cup) Lead, Blind Lead, Cross Lead and (near the entrance of the No. 7 adit) the Sunshine vein. The Main lead vein strikes at 145 degrees and dips steeply to the east. It consists of quartz with crushed silicified slate, pyrite, galena and graphite, and has sharp walls. The Blind lead vein is southwest of the Main lead and in its footwall. It is similar in composition and has the same orientation in the upper levels of the mine; however, it swings to a strike of 165 degrees below the No. 7 level. The walls of the vein are less well defined and the vein does not extend to surface. There are numerous sparsely mineralized stringers of quartz occupying fractures between the two zones and ore shoots commonly occur where minor cross-fractures intersect major veins. This is particularly evident in the footwall of the Blind vein and the hangingwall of the Main vein. The Cross Lead vein is similar in composition to the other two; however, it is less well defined. It strikes north and dips steeply to the east. The Sunshine workings are approximately 400 metres to the northwest of the main Silver Cup workings. The Sunshine vein also strikes north; however it has a shallow, 30 degree, dip to the east. Approximately 95 percent of the ore produced at the Silver Cup mine came from the Main lead shoot, which is a well-defined lens with a maximum length of 100 metres, width of 61 metres and down dip extent of in excess of 365 metres. The lens strikes at 145 degrees, dips at 66 degrees to the northeast and pitches at 86 degrees to the northwest. It is in altered slates and shales of the Triune Formation and it both conforms to, and (locally) cuts, bedding at small angles. The shales overlie Index Formation phyllites in the core of a double anticline (two separated by a compressed syncline) that strikes at approximately 135 degrees and plunges to the northwest. The structural geology of the area was studied by Trettin, in 1957 (EMPR PF: H. P. Trettin; Silver Cup Mine, Regional Frame-work and Structural Ore Control; M.Sc. Thesis, University of British Columbia; 1957). He notes that the Main and Sunshine leads are on the southwest limb of the southwest anticline and he considers that the exceptional size and depth extent of the main zone is a result of dilation caused by a combination of a drag folding and development of a compressional bulge in a mechanically brittle rock. The three other veins on the property were less well located structurally, and show less dilation. The schists and phyllites have been affected by lower-greenschist facies metamorphism and by widespread hydrothermal alteration. They were intensely carbonatized (Ca, Mg, Fe) and then silicified with the development of chromium mica (mariposite). The green and black phyllites of the Index Formation are more susceptible to alteration than the more siliceous Triune Formation strata. The Main and Blind veins are composed of wall rock fragments, locally vuggy quartz, lesser carbonate and small amounts of sulphide. They are mineralized with pyrite, which carries sub-microscopic gold, galena and sphalerite. They also contain small blebs of chalcopyrite, argentiferous tetrahedrite, minor pyrargyrite, freibergite and arsenopyrite. Ore shoots within the two veins generally vary from a few centimetres to 1.5 or 3.0 metres in width. The Sunshine vein is similar to the those found in the Silver Cup mine. It is at the contact between Triune Formation grey to black siliceous phyllite and Index Formation green phyllite, 365 metres northwest of the Silver Cup zone. Both units are mineralized. In the green phyllite of the Index Formation, subeconomic mineralization occurs in small fissures and faults that commonly strike to the northeast and dip to the southeast. In the more massive Triune Formation rocks, mineralization occurs in lenses between bulging planes of schistosity, which strikes to the northwest and dip to the northeast. The Sunshine stopes are short (3.0-7.6 metres long) and narrow (1.8 metres wide) but, like those on the Silver Cup vein, relatively long in a downdip direction (61 metres). Several small drag folds indicate relative movement of Triune Formation rocks to the northwest and one drag fold suggests upward movement of the hangingwall. The Sunshine X zone is northwest of the Sunshine lead. It strikes in a northeast direction and dips south

[@williamsburgkavanagh1710]

thats quite a mouthful sir

[@leejamestheliar2085]

Jeeze Frank, now I will have to go get some beer and hunker down to figure this all out! Whatareyoudointome?

[@philwellsify]

Love how comfortable you are getting with the camera! Especially when you show the beer and chuckle. Keep up the great work Frank! There's a reason you won the documentary!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It is like everything else the more you do it the better you get at it!

[@Lookinglost]

I nearly spit out my own beer when you looked up the ladders and said "nope ain't had that much beer" you are awesome man. Stay safe and keep up the good work.

[@leejamestheliar2085]

Another beer, another mine. Thanks Frank. Happy adventures to ya.

[@BestBuddies.]

haha I love it you are drinkin beer while filming and I am drinkin beer while watching best show ever!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

We should get a sponsorship from a brewing company!

[@BestBuddies.]

Exploring Abandoned Mines now you are TALKIN lol

[@Seat1AJoe]

The journeys you take us on are fantastic Frank!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks I am glad you enjoy them!

[@cliffandrews]

Hey Frank that new flashlight you were using made your video a lot better. I hope you keep using it. Very cool mine !

[@johnizitchiforalongtime]

You sure have guts, the places you get yourself into.

[@timcantrell9673]

Beer drinking and night time hiking, gotta love it.

[@DaleDuffy]

Man oh man, MASSIVE mine, excellent video (as always), thanks again, Frank...!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Very welcome

[@barbararobinson7980]

Thank you for taking us on another excellent exploring adventure Frank. Your perseverance even with cold wet feet is quite something. The new light helps when viewing up into those high spaces, we could see a platform or something way up. Glad you didn’t risk any of those ladders. Another bat monitor fixed, awesome. Take care, be safe. Cheers!

[@sheep1ewe]

It's insane how well preserved all that wonderful stuff are after so long time in such a damp environment. Thank You wery much for sharing those amazing pictures!

[@roncooper8666]

Frank, I just typed "Wild Man" in a Google search and your name and photograph were the first things that popped up. I love watching your insane mine explorations from the comfort of my easy chair. Thanks for taking me on another adventure! You might be crazy but you rock hard, my broster! Rock on!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It didn't come up when I tried!

[@roncooper8666]

You must be using a different browser? lol

[@thorble]

Really Great video! We worked at the Silver Cup back in the early 80's. I ventured into a few tunnels and even helped the tough middle aged Welsh miner from Silverton up one of those raises with the ladders. He was tough beyond compare! I was always on equipment building roads and stuff outside. A slide came down one morning and ripped the back wall out of the Dry building where the miners changed. A very challenging environment.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Lots of snow there in the winter.

[@pidgeiam4979]

Thanks for letting us tag along Frank! Enjoyed it very much so. -Pidge

[@AngelofHate94]

Love waking up to a new video from Frank

[@dbostic96]

Happy to sit at home and explore with you Frank.

[@ardeneques]

Cool mine and the bat work is awesome!

[@robgandy4550]

Of course, then I read your summary; (Sigh), And I was one of the owners at the sunshine property. Cheers!

[@trulyinfamous]

Dude's got a beard strong enough to keep anyone alive against the odds. Maybe it's why none of the mines have killed him.

[@benwinter2420]

Like Samsons hair

[@5T3LTH]

I love your videos brother. You are the coolest guy on youtube!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

The mines are a great story........it is easy to be cool if you have a great story and love telling it!

[@manicmechanic448]

I wish the mine here in East Tennessee were still open. They've all been sealed off. We still got caves thought.

[@robgandy4550]

There are 18 levels I know of for the silver cup. It goes right to the top of the mountain. It provided silver, lead, zinc, copper, and a bit of gold. Its the same ore body that the trinity tied into. And yes, Trout lake is beautiful. Actually, the whole Kootenays are beautiful. Thanks Frank, but FGS, be safe. Cheers!

[@ozzyoswald2590]

That light seems to light up your video well👍. I would continue to use it,

[@tommygun6028]

Great video 😎👍

[@eeezee7000]

Id like to take a moment to thank you, @EAM, for sharing all these amazing adventures with us.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I didn't get that send me an email [e-mail]

[@michelleblanc9930]

Again as awesome as ever Frank. Love you videos.

[@edd6113]

Thanks for getting wet for all of us. I bet you're washing machine loves all that orange mud! Interesting about the bat monitors. Keep up the good work!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks Eddie........actually I have a great front loader and it washes up no problem.

[@daveshrum1749]

Love your vids. Stay safe.

[@aprilgoetz9590]

Neat mine. Be safe Frank, some of us want you back home 💖

[@Meekerextreme]

You the love child of Frank?

[@aprilgoetz9590]

Meeker Extreme something like that 😘

[@robertclarkguitar]

You guys are the best I've ever seen. Most have no experience. The fact that you guys seem to truly know the operations of the old mining techniques etc is impressive. Great show. On a major binge now. Lmao. Peace my friends. Let me know if you ever hit the GA area. I'll join you😀

[@rdamp2374]

HI FrankGreat video again of the old mine.If you do not have o2 tester you can use a lighter.Can wait for more videos.Stay safe.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You will have only a week to wait!

[@SmallMartingale]

Man Frank, this was really an awesome video! It looked great too! Whatever new light you said you are using definitely makes a difference. Watching it on the tv with the lights off makes for a such a cool experience. Great explanation on the bat monitors too.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes if the camera does not have enough light it slows down the frame rate to compensate making the pictures grainy and blurry especially when panning.

[@oxskirra]

Pretty cool area this trout lake area is. Thanks for the adventure frank. Be safe brother

[@RetroGamerVX]

You should come to the UK, I'll show you around our mines, they are vast, over 200 miles of tunnels in one mine, 7 mines joined together. Will hopefully be filming in one in 2 days time :o)

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No need to travel half way around the world to explore mines there are thousands in my back yard!

[@moabwheeling]

Another great video , thank you for sharing your adventures with us Frank. Take care my friend . Cant wait for your next video . Be safe sir .

[@williamsburgkavanagh1710]

as your walking up into the area the country is so amazing as always a treat de especial...i always thought bats were blind shows how much i know. thanks fer taking yer time to show us a good time sir.

[@peninsulahomerenovations9680]

Cool looking rocks in that mine.

[@gimiesome]

Thanks for sharing your adventure Frank.

[@yellowboy1866]

Oh wow I didnt know you won the competition. Well done. You have some good supporters.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes I am lucky to have so many awesome supporters!

[@speedshift5792]

Another great vid bro you Sr are a brave man stay safe.thumbs up

[@BIGBADWOOD]

Always 5 star videos ... Thanks and stay safe !

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You always say that! Thanks for your support it makes a big difference!

[@BIGBADWOOD]

Exploring Abandoned Mines Yep I enjoy your videos so much and I still miss Max !

[@gonephishing]

As entertaining and interesting as ever! Cheers from Southern Ontario, keep yer stick on the ice bud.

[@theduke6221]

Love your videos man! Just subscribed a couple weeks ago and I have been hooked an can’t stop watching. I live in northern Arizona an there is mines all over . Going out in the razor An finding old mines is one of my favorite things to do . I have learned some good stuff watching you . Nice work. Thanks

[@thecritic3710]

another good vid! cheers friend!

[@jburritt426]

Thanks I just love these videos. Be careful my friend. I wish more folks could go in with you.

[@jshood3353]

Second that!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It can be difficult taking people with you. First I don't want anyone to get hurt. Second if they don't have similar skills to what I have then they hold me back and I can't go where I want to go.

[@jimjenkins673]

Want to know what’s in the box at 7:15. Cool mine Frank. Thanks for your wet feet. It looks like the shaft went up at the end of the first short shaft you explored to the left at 8:15 but you turned around. Maybe it was just on camera it looked that way but there were two ladders leaning against the wall as well. Passed by another Ladder at 10:36 without looking up. Wishing you weren’t so steady with the camera I guess.

[@resinartistry73]

Those ladders look like a dangerous game of "Snakes and Ladders" haha

[@gingerbread6614]

Very good, as all of them are. Thank you

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thank you they have improved a lot over time and I am happy with the progress but there is always room for improvement!

[@leehilton9932]

That was really strange that there were zero ore shoots in that place. Wonder if there's an adit up top so they didn't have to drop the ore down, or there's just stopes and they let the ore just fall and mucked it up from there. Very interesting mine non the less. Another great video man, and as always be safe out there.

[@WacKEDmaN]

another awesome vid..thanks Frank...that mine looks way too easy to get lost in...

[@alandwells]

I don't understand how but the beer has made you more sensible. I'm glad your safe but sorry you didn't try any of the ladders. Go back with someone else and some gear and get up there! Strange that almost the whole mine was on the same level, seems to suggest that they didn't find much other than a horizontal section of pay.

[@oldschoolmoto]

walk back to camp must have been a pain with wet boots i always try to bring some lightweight hip waders they are almost as important as air monitor thumbs up

[@cobrasvt347]

Ya know ya had a good day when ya have to dump your boots before the hike home. 🙃

[@MarkRose1337]

The sample bags are all beyond the collapse, right? I bet the drilling for the samples started making that loose, so they got the heck out and put up the danger sign. At a later point the back collapsed.

[@farvisions3871]

Good job!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeffd6540]

Like it...

[@RailPreserver2K]

At 19:33 the mud is almost the same color as what was underwater at anyox

[@kamandalu]

impressive mine in a as usual in your area,magnificent nature ,nice vieuws! So can't you tell to one of your friends who visit some mines with you before,that you will going to explore a mine Frank? Be safe so that i can enjoy more vids in the future from out of my lazy sofa in Belgium! ;) greetings and have a nice weekend!Danny

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No I am always looking for new mines I have never seen.

[@kamandalu]

i supose in your area BC you have still a lot of mines to explore,always a new adventure!ones i will visit your area of BC also and explore(i had never te chance)some mines,but then i will need your assistance haha

[@cobrasvt347]

Sure is big track !

[@MrJtappin]

Seems likely that there is another mine around given the relative age of all the artefacts. The old cart on the road doesn't seem consistent with the others.

[@RailPreserver2K]

Havw you ever tried to find an air gauge for one of those tanks to see of there was still compressed air inside them

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I doubt in the air compressor in my shop doesn't even hold air overnight!

[@RailPreserver2K]

@@exploringabandonedmines lol

[@cogchildofgod9647]

I was wondering, I would suppose that water has heavy metal contamination? If so rubber boots would b important. I had a friend that cleaned up heavy metal contamination at factory sites. He was contaminated with mercury. Wasn't good at all.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

While they do use chemicals in the concentration process they don't use and in the mines. Acid leeching is a natural part of minerals mostly pyrites decaying when exposed to air.

[@XedaMarquee]

Have you thought about coming to Montana and exploring? I would definitely go exploring if I had a pro with me

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Too much snow there in the winter and there are lots of mines around here to explore in the summer.

[@Bobbycat115]

Hay Extra Old stock nice that is my brand of beer . Frank do you ever look at any mines near Hope BC?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No I have not explored mines in that area.

[@diggindiggenit6540]

Fun City

[@wapiti7899]

Hi Frank from the lower 48 and once again another Great Video thank you. Hey I was wondering do you have your videos on DVD ?? just curious Be safe...

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No not presently but there are some big changes coming that are coming that will turn everything on its head. I can't give any details but exploring abandoned mines is the next big thing in entertainment and the public is going to see a lot more of it in the near future.

[@vburke1]

We need a new scale, ladders per beer. :)

[@308bushmaster]

I use my right Hand to. Lol

[@quivalla]

Frank, you rock. You still got any shirts left?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

www.bonfire.com/franks-campaign-66/ order from the link anytime. I also have some large black ones at home for sale.

[@jasonwcoleman250]

Right on buddy! Love the new intro..... Missin "sometimes max" though. Yer a fella I'd love to buy a beer and shoot the poop with. Keep on keepin on.

[@Lalunabreeze]

Big mine.

[@fogdelm]

Man... that is in the middle of nowhere... could you post the GPS cords for these videos.. I like to look on google maps to see the surrounding areas.. :)

[@darreldavis6145]

That's not the Silver cup adit , it's the. Tower adit not the Silver cup ,the cup adit is near the top of mountain , Also all crown grants are non active according to B C government ,all ground at Silver cup is owned by Darrel Davis , Davis mining Corp for past 15 years ,I worked in the tower adit laying track in 1974 for Taban development

[@daveffs1935]

The start sounds like game of thrones or something, was expecting to see you riding a dire wolf down the path

[@dbostic96]

Is that a false floor way up there at 25:18 ?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

More like a working platform.

[@exploringmorecolorado6223]

Im sure your feet felt great after that hike out!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It was nice to put them up!

[@donvickers8507]

I toke a wrong turn a endewd up on this logging road glad i had gas and a 4x4 i stopped and look over the side it had to be 300ft down not the road to drive off

[@KPearce57]

And now I'm lost in Miller's Cave....

[@franklaroche2281]

How did your court case turn out, did you win.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes I beat 3 charges in 3 years!

[@kevinbrennan2004]

Beer and old mines?

[@paulmccarthy6971]

Yo frank , have u ever got lost in a mine and how long did it take to find your way out?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No longer than half an hour

[@tomgately9275]

So? when you are out doing other things, When the camera is off, Do you find yourself still talking to your self??

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No never.

[@jshood3353]

Exploring Abandoned Mines Don't believe it you crazy old man! :)

[@aprilgoetz9590]

Exploring Abandoned Mines hah you do so

[@evanscreekbrahman7511]

I guess that must have been the ghost of Max we heard growling in last weeks video ;>

[@aaronkeeth651]

don't you just love how the ground turns to absolute shit when you are in and around the ore body

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It does but they usually do a great job cleaning it up!

[@poorkitnerd2631]

Bring extra socks man

[@jamesbutler1862]

I never got that shirt I ordered from you

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You didn't order it from me you ordered it from Bonfire the company that makes and distributes the shirts. Chances are there was an issue with the address. Contact them. If you can't get it resolved let me know and I will help you [e-mail]

[@Live.Vibe.Lasers]

Heya Frank. I know you're "not a geologist" but maybe see if there are some intro classes available at the local community college. Or find a geologist friend? Or pick up some books? I know..time & money..but it would be invaluable to know what these old mines have to offer. Just an idea. You are our "eyes on (in) the ground".

[@Live.Vibe.Lasers]

cool..that info in the pinned post had a lot of geology info. thanks!

[@terracethornhill]

Interesting mine, but the video gave me a mild case of motion sickness. That doesn't generally happen on your vids, not sure what's different about this one. Maybe a bit more camera movement due to beer?

[@SuperMika70]

😎

[@darreldavis6145]

old mines are not safe that's why there's warnings in them, unless anyone without saftey gear and rescue gear and people who know how to use them .they should never ever go under ground ,The remaining crown grants have no merit I own lots of old crown grants and know this clearly

[@jeffreyallen3796]

They need Angry Arnold to come shoot wolves like back in the day. Saw a photo of him and a flatbed Chevy stacked with wolves.

[@Live.Vibe.Lasers]

can you explain "Angry Arnold" please? A quick google search revealed nothing relevant. Sounds interesting. Thanks!

[@jeffreyallen3796]

@@Live.Vibe.Lasers He is a man that hunted wolves and deer and Grizzly bears on the way back to the lower 48. I worked for him harvesting Almonds. He threw my new knife in the river because it was made in China. He is a Bad Ass and his wife an Angel from Australia. I wish I had the photo of him and the wolves.

[@comesect]

I need to learn how to enjoy drinking 12 beers without smoking 12 cigarettes ya know...atleast I roll me own.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Slow and steady........moderation is the key!

[@Bystander333]

Hey Frank, when you say "If something went wrong I've got nobody to tell where I'm going anyway", there's about 23,000 people here who would disagree with you! Just put it on Twitter or something and tell us when you'll next post. We care!.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

There is no cell service in most of the places I go and I have no idea where I am going until I get there. I do have a sat emergency device so I can call 911..........but it doesn't work underground. By the time they get to you it would probably be too late. I don't know why so many of you worry about me.......we all have to go sometime. It might as well be doing something you love!

[@haroldvonhelms8304]

close the roads and protect the wolves, and finish of the caribou nobody to shoot the wolves,

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Actually they caught the last two caribou and relocated them to a pen somewhere.

[@SnerkleBurger]

Friendly reminder, bud -- get yourself another oxygen monitor. I worry about you going into mines without one.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I have one.......just left it in my other coat that day.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I have one......it was in my other jacket that day. I need to be better organized.

[@nickelmickel4170]

I hate seeing geologists paint in historic mines.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Well to be fair it is a part of the history also.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

However it is part of the history in the mine.

[@nickelmickel4170]

@@exploringabandonedmines true.i mean more so as in you are not the first in for a long time.when you see no paint it gives it more of an abandoned look and the possibility of all kinds of untouched artefacts that can be found or seen. Knowing people have been in during recent times gives the impression alot has been pilfered or removed. Sounds odd but I hope you understand the point I was trying to make, Still interesting either way.👍

[@benwinter2420]

Geologists/rock lickers . . be nice to them & don.t piss on drill core samples

[@robertclarkguitar]

Huuuuuuuge fucking balls.

[@ashamedofcanadiansastoundi2962]

Forgive me for being the only critique here...but actually...The older the timber growth..the more "sound" the timber. A common complaint in the building community is how poor quality the lumber is these days from second and third growth pecker poles. Giant, 1000 year old trees preserved at the bottom of lakes and coastal regions are highly sought after, fetching huge dollars from international buyers. Otherwise...great video.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Well actually the slower the tree grows the better. But with mine timbers the species is the most important consideration. Larch, Tamarack or Cedar is extremely resistant to decay.

[@ashamedofcanadiansastoundi2962]

Exploring Abandoned Mines Correct. Right on. When are we gonna go rescue some more deteriorating artifacts? lol

[@eileenhall2528]

frank. stop the drinking in the mines, very stupid thing to do

[@Familyofdoglife]

Don't listen to her Frank there's nothing better than liquid courage especially when it's critical to make smart a decision. Lol

[@Bushguyrocks]

@@Familyofdoglife Drinking while exploring old mines is half the fun.