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End of the year tour of our mining museum with operating machines that shows how mining is done! Exhibits come from hundreds of abandoned historic mines that we have explored and documented.
We've explored hundreds of abandoned mines in Canada the United States and Mexico, going places nobody else would dare to go! A New video is produced every Friday, check us out here:
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We do this for two main reasons:
1) Documenting the mines for future generations.
2) Collecting artifacts for our museum.
Mines are being filled in, demolished, and/or collapsing at an alarming rate, so it is crucial to document them and save these artifacts while it is still possible.
Check out our operating mining museum, We have thousands of artifacts recovered from abandoned mines. We also have many operating mining machines!
This is all about mining and mining exploration. Join us for our weekly adventures as we go deep underground into historic abandoned hard rock Gold, Silver and Copper mines. We relive the Prospecting, Gold Rush days, going back in history with every expedition. Visiting abandoned and forgotten places, climbing down mine shafts into dangerous mines, finding treasures, seeing antique heavy equipment such as ore carts, crushers, milling machines, ball mills, explosives and other mining equipment.
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Come visit our Exploring Abandoned Mines Museum in Grand Forks, B.C. Canada.The museum is open to the public, free of charge, donations gratefully accepted. We have a huge assortment of mining artifacts accumulated from abandoned mines, donations, and other collections. We also have operating mining equipment on display.
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[@Askjeffwilliams]

what the Heck is Slim doing there ...tell to get back to our Drift mine so we can get back to mining .....Really cool Museum ... you did a great job restoring all of the equipment ...our hat's off to ya .... love them 12 b muckers...... be cool when you get the Gravity tram finished .... wish more would take the time to preserve all the old equipment

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Ha Ha well you lost em now I lured him away with a comfy chair. He said all the hard work in your mine was too hard on his joints!

[@naui_diver9290]

You must have worked your ass off getting all that equipment out of the mines...

[@upnorthoutdoors1229]

We need souls like you to keep the past alive! Are pioneers efforts and sacrifices allow use the life we live .Be proud of are heritage if we forget we are lost going forward. Hats off to you Frank!

[@raylowery9466]

watched this twice and all i can say is, '''''WOW''''''..........thank you for what you are doing to preserve our mining history...................

[@weekendrailroader]

Very cool to see historic industrial artifacts properly preserved; restored, indoors, and operational in a hands-on setting. We had a museum like this near us, and it was a hit with young and old alike. Be sure to take the extra time and create an organization or trust to run the museum and care for the artifacts for generations after we are all gone. Too many private museums/collections get broken up and sold off once the owner passes on. I hope to make it up to see the museum someday Frank. Keep up the good work. :)

[@Meekerextreme]

I'm glad you rescue items and that is how I see it. As you say otherwise they will either stay underground and in time be buried or someone else will just go in and take them anyways.

[@edchester1773]

Sharon's a keeper.........................I've had mine for 52 years....................couldn't do without her..............................

[@necromancytools]

Thank you for saving the history of mining before everything is sealed or locked away to never be seen again. 👍👍😎

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dougmckenzie680]

Bless you Frank for all the effort ,labor of love I would say, and for saving all that mining equipment from being buried for ever. You are a history hero in my book !

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thank you kindly

[@martinfey578]

Great update on the museum, reflects the hard work you 2 are putting in there. The interesting thing I always think about when you see these old mines is just how life shortening they were to the miners through dust/noise/vibration causing ailments and of course with any hard labour activity just plain old accidents. Happy and Healthy 2021 to all.

[@MrTurnbuckle1]

Thank you from Ontario... many moons ago I joined GPAA (Buzzard) and travelled to Georgia quite a bit , placer gold panning but hardrock not so much. Was never a histury buff until that time ..CONSOLDATED MINES was my first tour.... Between you , Gly and jeff , I am a lot more educated ... hope to make it out to your museum

[@barbararobinson7980]

Oh wow Frank the museum looks great, and well done Sharon in organising the sections it's so good. Excellent step by step education in mining and so interesting because you were able to show us the ore, tools and machinery. Love that you will be restoring/ rebuilding a gravity tram, a fantastic addition to your superb museum. Nice Job on the cleaning-up and sympathetic restorations. Top photographs Sharon - Appreciate that you share them. ❤️ Happy New Year! Looking forward to lots of new Frank and Sharon mining adventures. Take care and be safe. 👍🤩❤️❤️❤️

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks Barb hope you have a happy New Year!

[@flotownstick2992]

Thank you for the detailed tour and your hard work to preserve history. Happy New Year!

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Frank & Sharon, I remember when you first started your museum, it really is such a cool thing that you are doing by collecting and restoring all of the old mining equipment and accessories. It's one thing to read about or see pictures/video's of how mining was done back in the day, but it's quite another thing to actually see in person and have demonstrated for you all of the equipment that was once in use within the mines. Thank you both so much, because without you and others like you that have abandoned mining channels on youtube, people would only have a vague idea of what actually happened back in the day with how miners found and extracted ore. I wish you both a very happy and safe new year, much love. xx 🙏🤘🤗💖

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks Sue you have been a huge supporter for many years. We have both learned a lot!

[@SueGirling68]

@@exploringabandonedmines 🙏💖

[@ednyuli4623]

Awesome videos frank!

[@keithcookman2918]

Love your Descriptions Frank. Super photos and great job Sharon keeping Frank safe👍 HNY from Ireland.

[@KERNOW08]

That’s a great collection! Good that preserving these artefacts for future generations, otherwise they will be lost as you rightly say.

[@hillsidehillside3095]

!!!!!!!!!! GREAT to see, some one restoring this for people to learn how it worked !!! THANK YOU !!! Happy New Year !!!!!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Same to you!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I want to visit this museum so badly.

[@DeepPastry]

Nice to see the museum expanding nicely.

[@happy_dad4211]

Awesome job. Thank you so much for saving the history of a nation building industry.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Our pleasure!

[@danielbarrows7144]

Frank on the rock drills reminds me of the scene from crocodile Dundee the " this is a knife ". You call that a drill? Now this is what you call a drill! ⚒👷🏻 great way to start the new year, with a little mining knowledge from Frank!

[@charlescikanovich7016]

Hhhhhguile D

[@rolfsinkgraven]

You have a fantastic museum, it is very important that those things are preserved, well done for a great job Frank.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thank you kindly

[@grootkaroo9721]

Thanks for saving historical stuff , great to watch

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@alibabafurball]

Thank you for the tour. Takes a lot to get that stuff out of a mine, it is heavy. The effort is greatly appreciated even if i only see a video. Frank you are golden, get out of the copper concentrator... all that will be left is a couple barking spiders.

[@fortunatusnine2012]

Thanks for the tour . Rough life back then .

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes it was

[@iksexplorationsfollower2588]

Man, this is fantastic, great museum, good to keep history alive.I'm involved in a steam and tractor museum, I have an classic Allis Chalmers tractor down here in Australia. Thank you. Oh and happy and safe new year to you both.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Very cool!

[@lrosengreen]

that mucker is a beast! thanks for sharing the museum collection!

[@kevinmccubbin2385]

Thanks for the tour Frank - the museum is looking great!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@totalrepawns]

doing a great job Frank the museum looks great !

[@rdamp2374]

Thank You for inviting us in to your museum. All the artifacts you have need to be catalog and number so when you turn it over to be historic museum. What do you think about the coal mines in Canada being open again.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I have no problem with coal mining.

[@neimac1]

I love that you are preserving the history. I always found mining interesting but the history of it is what I really like.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Me too!

[@nickelmickel4170]

I love it.👍 I found out recently two of my ancestors were mine blacksmith's in the early 1800s and a few more that were miners and even a couple of mine owners,they migrated from UK to Canada, America,Australia to mine in the 1850s.

[@SmallMartingale]

Special guest appearance by Slim!!! 💀 Hahaha that's awesome. Museum is looking amazing guys, years of hard work paying off big time. What a great collection

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks so much!!

[@PBRJOHN684]

Your museum has come along way Frank hats off to you and Sharon for doing a dam good presentation. Keep up the good work and Stay Safe.

[@twinvideoproduction9662]

Happy new year Frank and Sharon. Enjoyed the tour of your museum. Loved your dedication to preserve and restore many valuable pieces from the old days mining. Your enthusiasm for exploration is astonishing. Glückauf.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@kasnitch]

thanks for the tour and update Frank and Sharon . your 12B is missing the operator stand Frank . she looks nekked without it . those things take a lot of skill to operate smoothly and safely .

[@thomashumphries3519]

Last time i seen musuem it was nothing like it is now! It is so interesting and eye catching..nice job frank and sharon!

[@BubbaD423]

Just getting to watch the museum tour. Awesome job on getting your museum together. Its bigger and better than I thought!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alwynlinde9574]

Good to see all these things saved so all in the future can see,,Good job Frank

[@drubber007]

Thanks Frank for taking the time to show us all these wonderful pieces of history that you have saved. Keep up the great work and happy new year to you & Sharon!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Very welcome

[@SlimPickins_07]

I specialize in industrial air compressors and Sullivan is one of the oldest. They are Sullivan-Paletek still to this day. Quincy and a few others were huge brands back in the day too, but most, if not all of them are now owned by overseas companies.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Ingersol Rand was popular back then too.

[@remmiemax3624]

Great way to end the year! Hope you had a Great Holiday! Can't wait for more!!! 🥂

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Happy holidays!

[@volktales7005]

Pretty sweet setup you have there. Lots more cool stuff since the last time too. Those muckers look nasty to operate! Glad to see you have restored these items to operational condition. Keep up the good work in the new year!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You bet

[@robertmartin4821]

Thanks Frank & Sharon, you are doing a great job collecting and displaying old tools and equipment. Wishing you both very good luck in your travels and collecting in 2021!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks, you too!

Awesome museum. Thanks.

[@johnterry8890]

Happy New Year from TX Frank and Sharon! Y’all are amazing. The museum and your knowledge has come a very long way compared to your first videos. Well done building this place and your knowledge base! It’s great you will create a foundation. May 2021 be your best year ever! Take care and stay safe brother.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks so much

[@rickdale4921]

Loved this episode, very informative and interesting, and I see you also had a fantastic camera operator, great job Sharon :) looking forward to your next episode!!!! Thank you both :)

[@exploringabandonedmines]

She listened very well to her instructor!

[@heithdotysadventures7824]

Very nice to see a update on the place .thank you and happy new years Frankland Sharon

[@tomkirk6942]

Very cool stuff Frank! Cheers to you and Sharon.

[@stevesidden9584]

Frank I hand it to you that was very interesting to see your Museum and I can't wait to see more of it and explain more stuff that's going on you need to have an episode each week explaining and showing demonstrations of the usage of it your rock collection thst Sharonl has done excellent stay safe and may God bless you both👍

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Sharon!

[@gingerbread6614]

Great museum. Thank you for showing us.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@BIGBADWOOD]

Always 5 star videos ... Happy new year !

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Happy new year!

[@AdventuresRUs]

Such a great museum with amazing pieces of history. Love seeing all the hand tools, lanterns, bottles and more personal items used by the men and women working the mines. It’s also amazing that there’s no entry fee to the museum! Great video, learned more in this one then any we’ve watched before. Happy New Year.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Great meeting you guys and exploring some awesome mines!

[@AdventuresRUs]

@@exploringabandonedmines It was the best time for us and you guys are awesome :) Glad you made it back safe :)

[@gregsmht40]

Happy new year 🇺🇸🦅 awesome display 👍🏼

[@doncastrian]

Thanks for the tour Frank. Living in England, I'm never gonna get a chance to come out in person but a virtual tour was great and informative. Stay safe

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@albertosbrolla8424]

Very interesting! Thanks for showing us how these devices work! It’s great to know the dedication to historic artifacts and methods are being shared by you, I know I really enjoy listening and learning about things like this, much appreciated, thank you! Happy New Year!👍🏻

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@chakrazoo]

an pneumatic chainsaw. cant say as I ever seen one before. neat!

[@jerryrichter4904]

thanks for explaining

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad it helped

[@Bushguyrocks]

Wow, you've really put a lot of work into your museum since I saw it last summer. Mine explorers rock! I finally broke down and bought some swag from your merchandise site. Guess I am an EAM groupie now. Lol. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Hope to get out your way again next month. Cheers.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Very cool!

[@stephanb.3342]

I hoped for it. You did it! Thank you so much for this tour. Best wishes for 2021 to you and family.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thank you! You too!

[@edwardmckenzie3402]

If this Covid crap gets better, I can see an upcoming trip to your museum in my future. Happy New Year Frank and Sharon!

[@goldminer49niner42]

Awesome collection Frank . Just pick up a Museum quality Novo cable winch powered by a gas engine a 1933 Waukesha was converted to propane when it was used in the mines . Thanks for showing your collection

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It must have been used more recently.

[@jonowen8479]

Great to see your museum Frank I noticed a few finds the mines you have explored in your museum. Very xooo

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks for watching

[@7B-NorthIdaho]

Awesome job and thank you!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Our pleasure!

[@WhiteManXRP]

SO THIS IS HOW THE OLD TIMERS GATHER ALL THEIR STUFF...LOL. FREAKIN AWESOME FRANK KEEP KICKIN ASS... ALL PRICELSS ARTIFACTS! WOW

[@lukethedriftersghost4882]

Frank, Mrs Sharon, What an amazing museum. Happy new year. Peace Luke T

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Same to you!

[@TheCustomredneck]

Good video frank, thanks for making this, very educational!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sunqwest1]

Way to save some of the history. Some will tell you not to take stuff but if you didn't it would be lost forever. Thanks for sharing. Have a Great New Year

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You bet

[@jerryrichter4904]

hey frank that mucker kick your butt that thing wicked

[@mfree80286]

19:00 That thing have pressure/CFM specs on it, 'cause it seems like it might be running a bit on the strong side. Modern shop air might be a bit more oomph than I thought they'd have back in 1900 with the large bore low-speed compressors and really large accumulators.

[@SmallMartingale]

No, its just a really violent machine. There are other videos of them on KZbin in use in mines and they all run like that

[@hamsterman2008]

Great place you have there young man .You should bring Meminer on one of your adventures .

[@williamwintemberg]

Happy New Year Sharon and Frank! Can't wait to see what 2021 brings!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Same to you!

[@John-wy1iz]

Been watching for awhile. Finally subscribed !! Really like your videos!!!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@TEHHAX]

You should stick a line shaft in and run the old hit and miss motors on it, and show the ball mill in action

[@deadmansswitch2748]

Happy New Year from London!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Happy new year!

[@lillyofboca]

Very interesting . Thank you so much. My g-grandpa worked in Salt Mine in Goderich , Ont, Canada . My other g-grandpa worked in the copper mimes near Calumet, Michigan Upper Peninsula.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Very cool!

[@Nate-np5tt]

Very fascinating and rare artifacts. thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You bet

[@herrmp5sd]

All thumbs up for your museum 👍

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks for the visit

[@johnizitchiforalongtime]

And Now you Know, you have the makings of being a Fabulous Curator. Fabulous, keep up the good work.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thank you! Will do!

[@robdedrick2052]

Tracy n I will be up as Soon as we Can . Happy New Year to You n yours . This was Awesome Tks

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Can't wait!

[@magsman448]

Fantastic !

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you like it!

[@timothymilam732]

Stay after ole Frank, he gets too busy going places, and doesn't tend to chores around home. Which is apparent, because he mentioned your name as the motivation behind the clean up, and organization of the displays there so many times that I lost count Ms. Sharon. Y'all have a Great New Year, and look forward to y'all's adventures to come. Stay safe

[@kevinbrennan5113]

Onya Frank and Sharon. I admire your passion.

[@bruschi8148]

Awesome tour of the museum!! Happy New Year Frank and Sharon..Looking forward to 2021 with you guys..

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Us too!

[@petemoss8625]

happy new year Frank and family, From a very merry x miner in nottinghamshire, UK.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Same to you!

[@scottdowns2934]

What a really great show ! I knew the museum would be nice but not this nice ! Thanks a lot !

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@richardbethell2243]

Great to see all your hard work, love it

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Adventcha]

You’re a good man Frank, the passion you have for saving all this history for other generations is admirable, best wishes for 2021 from New Zealand.

[@upnorthoutdoors1229]

that old drill on the rail looks like a joy

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It is an Ingersol Rand

[@ibanezleftyclub]

Frank, Your passion and dedication is inspiring, keep up the amazing work!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thank you! Will do!

[@paulpence8895]

Excellent as always, thx Frank!!!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

My pleasure!

[@stevetabor4447]

Wow you have such a great collection so much history I could literally spend several days just taking all that in 😂😂 absolutely love it frank much respect on your mission on saving this part of history ❤️ Sharon did a great job on the cases etc 👍👍👍 hope you an Sharon have a awesome New Years as always be safe

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thank you! You too!

[@straybullitt]

Thanks for all of the great videos Frank. All the best in the new year!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You are very welcome

[@ronaldpittman1307]

i think that you are a very nice fellow to want to share all of this stuff with the world .i commend you for your interest in wanting the world to know how all of this stuff works and saving it from beiing destroyed . keep up the fabulis work ..

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Wow, thank you

[@yadong8037]

Happy New Year!

[@petewebster2977]

Thank you so much Frank, at last I know how it all works from the beginning to the end . Happy new year 🙂 Pete Australia

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad it helped

[@just_inolredneck8319]

I love the museum I wish u could get most of it n running condition. That would really be even more cool! Great finds

[@ralphpatrick3071]

Great tour, very informative! Missed the old Prince Albert tobacco tins found in older mines. Didn’t see a DuPont or Hercules dynamite box, used a lot in the States. Do you prefer ore cart or ore car? Saw a manufacturer’s plate once that called it an ore car. You have a fascinating collection and you and Sharon are doing a great job! Can’t wait for covid to end so you can return to the States. Happy New Year and stay safe! Thank you!!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I have no preference either sounds good!

[@kimbra1132]

Excellent video. In the early days the miners would have to turn the chisel every time they hit it. When they worked in teams of 2, one miner would hit and the other turn the hand drill. In the blasting of a drift some mines called it the 8 ft. Round drift technique. Love all your stuff in the museum and the signs. Thanks Frank and Sharon for that fantastic museum tour. Happy New Year.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks for the info!