#48 Old mining equipment Jackpot and explore two mines!

We visit two smaller but interesting mines and find a huge pile of historic mining equipment at Vector Village that a landowner donated to my museum. You won't believe some of the treasures we found!

[@mayzo7439]

I've said it before if anybody knows any producers this guy needs to be signed up he's awesome addicting to watch thanks

[@exploringabandonedmines]

We are going up to Anyox with Duggald a producer from Highway Through Hell next month to film there, Still looking for a really good cameraman to join us.

[@mayzo7439]

Exploring Abandoned Mines In BC wow I'd love to be a cameraman but I could not leave my family I love that stuff yeah Highway Thru Hell I watched every episode about 10 times that's a great show

[@mayzo7439]

Exploring Abandoned Mines In BC if it paid really well I would put in my application that would be sweet if you got your own TV show just be careful out there my hat is off to you and sorry about your plane I hated to see that thing go enjoy the overhead view now you got the Drone

[@Meekerextreme]

I have no fear of going into unknown holes, but I'm amateur with a camera

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Same as me then!

[@Bushguyrocks]

I've known you for about 6 years and I'm still finding videos I haven't seen! That looks like a fun little mine.

[@davejackson9819]

Thanks to your camera man on this one! Really appreciate those nice shots of the mineralization

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@pablojmarron2611]

Great find, Frank.

[@johnterry8890]

That was a badass mine. The supports they had to use due to the horizontal vein is so interesting. Thank you Frank

[@Beemer917]

Wow! Love the old hit n miss engines! Like a candy store

[@gimiesome]

Thanks for bring us along Frank...Awesome stuff.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad you enjoyed it....thanks for watching!

[@jeffd6540]

Nice shopping at the end there

[@theogdirkdiggler]

you are the best Frank, thank you from S.Ore.

[@theogdirkdiggler]

second time I watched this....

[@mlgauss60435]

That straight mine was unique! Thanks for sharing again!

[@Lalunabreeze]

Nice, all the old stuff got. 😎 love the drone. Loved seeing all the old stuff.

[@austinwhiteside8486]

Very nice of that gentleman and congratulations on getting some nice artifacts towards your museum also I would like to thank you producing yet another entertaining and informative video.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks Allen I appreciate both your comments and support!

[@jasontipton6396]

Love the videos very addictive. I'm from Misenheiner NC a mile from Gold Hill Nc were theres lots of very old historical mines and the very first mine in US

[@markbell9742]

Great shots of the remaining ore, not many mines like that. Good find and salvage of equipment before it got to the foundry and made into barbecue grills or whatever. Cheers, Mark *******************************

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Rebar mostly.

[@davidmicheletti6292]

I really love the old machines frank.

[@TheFurriestOne]

Looks like one semi-complete old vehicle and pieces from one or two more, nice!

[@alchemyphilosophersstone2634]

Great video

[@richardsnyder9271]

Will be neat to see the motor and equipment once you get it cleaned up and running

[@exploringabandonedmines]

That one turns over but we haven't got it running. I have an old Rustin that runs.

[@richardsnyder9271]

Just love seeing old machinery getting fixed up and running again. Farming, mining or industrial. Just amazed at how they got it to work back then.

[@MineExplorerUK]

absolutely love this video mate. very nice mine

[@adambatchelder4121]

Wow nice score on the motor

[@howardkunzman6085]

That's my kind of gold nice old equipment to be restored.

[@raymondprice1884]

Keep up the good work.

[@montananative2414]

Nice video Frank! and a great score for the museum. Thanks for preserving some of the mining heritage.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Its fun finding this old stuff and figuring how it was used and how it works!

[@Lalunabreeze]

🧨👍🏼❤️ so cool, love that guy that gave you all the stuff. You really do good w the drone

[@barryclarke3010]

good exposure of the vein in the flats Frank , so far you seem to have come up with almost every scenario in hard rock mining, haven't seen a contour lode yet, though, but there not common, i cant believe you just happened on a yard full of old mining kit, and the guy says help yourself !!! excellent best mining channel by far, cheers

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes it was a wonderful surprize!

[@barbararobinson7980]

Hello Frank, interesting explore, it was great to see all those stalls in the Silver Dollar. I have to be honest and say that I wouldn’t have the guts to adventure round the mines like you do, but that’s probably because I haven’t got your experience and knowledge. I enjoyed the drone footage it gives really good views and close enough to see all the amazing equipment, I’m really glad the owner is happy for you to salvage, restore and display for the education of future generations. I myself have learnt quite a bit of terminology just through watching your channel, so once again I say thank you and I look forward to the next explore. Stay safe.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You are welcome Barbara.......stulls, not stalls, there you learned something else!

[@barbararobinson7980]

Thank you sir.

[@DiscoverWithPajerico]

Awesome Explore

[@benniehazelwood3088]

nice video frank.

[@bigbadwood279]

Thanks another great Video !

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks for your support!

[@JAY61ish]

great video Frank. we have a lot of stopping with many stills over here in the UK.notably Cornwall tin and copper. mine's.you should come over here and have a look round Cornwall.keep up the great work.love your shows.

[@VE6JMB]

Great find. Very interesting mine. Great vid :)

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks Jim!

[@hunterns37]

Hoping you would get over to that area Frank. My father worked in the Jersey mine up to it close in 73. I grew up in Vector Village and play around some of that old gear when I was a kid. Seen that old pools quite a few time I use to hunt on top of that mountain. Not to many of the old house let in Vector Village now I guess, brings back a lot of memories.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

We will see the companies that have the mineral rights in these old mines are more interested in keeping people out than preserving history!

[@thepeach12345]

Thanks for posting your vids up. I've been also interested in this hobby as well as filming my experiences. My issue is learning were the hell all the mines are in AZ

[@DFDuck55]

Very interesting and colorful mine. Max would have like that one.. it has a rat :>

[@robertberget5568]

Frank has balls the size of those bolts, that was one scary section of mine. !

[@PlantedChicken]

OMG I would love to take one of those hit and miss engines to restore. Your so Lucky! I thought everything in the koots was taken

[@exploringabandonedmines]

There is a lot of stuff still left!

[@GarnettM]

That was cool that guy gave you the motor wow

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Lots of old mines in the area.......I guess it is just junk to some!

[@GarnettM]

Exploring Abandoned Mines In BC I like that small truck , Would be lots of lawn ornaments

[@fuzzwack1]

I would get that little cab-over Jeep,sitting there!

[@jenniferwhite6089]

it would be cool to see the equipment being restored

[@roxborotomm]

Awesome find! Way to keep history going with that old Crosley!

[@masterbower6083]

Man Frank, that is a score for getting that old moder, I can't wait to see you get it running. Also those mine are like the one we have in Pittsburg or used to have. It is acutely funny there is one down the rood from my home next to an old railroad tunnel, there both blocked. Ether way greater video. I always enjoy them

[@exploringabandonedmines]

We have it turning over freely so it should run when I figure out how it operates.

[@masterbower6083]

Exploring Abandoned Mines In BC Nice, one step closer to operation.

[@MineExplorerUK]

the pilars holding up the roof are cool i have came across them before in an earlier video i did called carrock, a full passage stoped out area with quartz pillars at a 45 degree angle holding up the rock.

[@robertsnyder5149]

My mining partner and I had a bentonite/gold mine just south of Northport on the Columbia river.

[@douglasfreebirdphotography8473]

Very Kool Indeed....

[@kennybohey5906]

Sorry Man i Got Excited...See Yaw & Thanks as Always

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You are welcome Kenny glad you enjoyed it!

[@clockguy2]

A lot of money in those piles at the end. I thought I counted 4 hit and miss engines lying around and not pilfered. I'd like that sawmill and maybe an engine to run it.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

One of the engines had a big crack in the casing from freezing. The Crossley was the nicest one!

[@tedc3895]

Exploring Abandoned Mines I saw a double wheeler like the picture. Was running at a steam show in Illinois. It was out of an old grain/ feed mill. It's amazing the power the hit and miss will put out. It was under roof outside permanent. They had a. Portable sawmill hooked to it. And Later rolled in an old threshing machine and blew a straw pile. I remember a rumly oil pull hooked to a threshing machine when I was a kid.

[@MrVidar0]

Cracks can be fixed. They can also run for short period without cooling. Nice gifts You got, and good job loading the Crossley motor on the pickup. That is a sweet sounding motor when the right exhaust tube is made for it. Have You started it yet? Thanks for sharing!

[@josephpettus5068]

I'd bet that water would sale faster then the Fuji bottled water. it's full of minerals , hell run a test on some its what deposited the original ore

[@davejackson9819]

Vector. Salmo. Your getting closer and closer to Creston. Sure hope you find our old Alice Mine and find a way in. I’ll buy the fuel and all the cheese and pepperoni you can eat

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Sharon can eat a lot of cheese!

[@rustyrideon]

Found your channel about a week ago and im watching all of them in order and just love watching. I see that there is a Isuzu COE truck on that lot and would hate to see it scrapped or parted out. Do you know his plans for it? And that is an amazing piece of history you scored there. Congrats. Look forward to watching and learning more. Keep at it

[@Nockalates]

You would think driving a huge bolt into a wall would loosen the whole lot way before it started to help it hold everything back.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

They drill it in and then put in an epoxy before the bolt it holds real well.

[@kevins3511]

Was that first mine (Hudu) along the road to the KMX track? i found a small adit not far up there years ago but never went in. When I first discovered Vector village there was so much more old iron there. Looks like it was picked over pretty good by time you got to it. Glad to see some of it got saved instead of recycled to scrap metal.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes that is what Ken told me. The site was used as a dump. When Wade got it he cleaned it up. You have been to a lot of awesome places. I have enjoyed many of your pictures!

[@kevins3511]

@@exploringabandonedmines thanks! I started exploring when I was a kid with my parents who were into rockhounding in the 70's. I wish I could say I'll see every abandoned mine in the Kootenays but there's just not enough time lol!

[@kennybohey5906]

Man Frank I Want to See You Guys "STRIKE IT RICH"...GOLD GOLD GOLD.......................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I am not a Gold miner........maybe I will get rich after the show hits the networks!

[@SLC1995]

Have you ever thought about exploring the coal mines around Cumberland? I grew up in the Comox Valley and loved checking out the artifacts at the museum.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Coal mines are the most dangerous mines you could ever explore. Low levels of oxygen and methane gas are common and coal is much softer than rock. No I wouldn't explore coal mines. Too dangerous!

[@adrianaencilay8211]

That industrial type engine is awesome , did that guy give it all to you ?, I hope you got more of that equipment 😎

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes he donated it to my museum. I have a whole bunch more stuff coming in the next week!

[@robertsnyder5149]

There's a gold/platinum mine up the Cle Elum river that had 4 levels. It had a cute tramway and very small bucks powered by an old 1925 Model "T" truck frame and a double drum yarder to run the bucket line. All that has disappeared since except the bucket line and cables. Two legged rat thieves have stolen just about everything.

[@bradishear9369]

Make a restore & fire up video of the Crosley. You lucky dude.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Good chance I am getting another Crossley soon!

[@bradishear9369]

I would love to see your museum someday & be there to see a Crosley fire up for first time. I am near St Louis so I am quite some distance. We have an old mine near that is open to public. Have you heard of Bonn Terre Mine? Only 2 levels are accessible as the rest is flooded. I wished we had mines like the ones you explore.

[@jornewalter6652]

How often is the water you see coming out of the walls safe to drink? Same risks as drinking from any other mountain spring?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Since this was a Lead mine I wouldn't drink it!

[@grandprismatic]

You need some cool companies to get you to do reviews on like Petzel, Filson Tin pants, Black Diamond climbing equipment etc

[@lukefrei3202]

gonna check out the emerald mine Frank? from my understanding you can drive a 988 loader 10 km underground in that mine and was the biggest mine around that area. canex even built an olympic sized swimming pool and everything for the workers!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes I talked to Tyler at Margaux resources and he said that the Geologist can give us a tour when it is safe to do so.

[@theoverlanderutv2747]

luke frei wow awesome to hear someone mention canex. my dad grew up in canex and swam in that pool when he was a boy. I've always wanted to go check the place out but when we tried we only made it in as far as the pool which still had clear water in it.

[@lukefrei3202]

Kyle Clayton wow that's really cool, I'm sure your dad must have some good stories! I've been meaning to take a wonder up their myself, and up sheep creek as well.. Lots of mines up there too. I learned about the canex from a book I bought off Amazon called "jewel of the kootenays the emerald mine" written by Larry Jacobsen. very interesting read and some cool arial photos of the jersey town site back in its hay day as well. can't wait for Frank's video on this mine, should be a good one!!

[@KowboyUSA]

Level/horizontal is rare 'round here for sure.

[@Beemer917]

In the Royal Navy of old , the sailing navy, the midshipman we're said to live on rats( they called them Miller's cause they were always covered with flower) It's said that the smell of a couple of millers ,frying with onions , could make many an admiral start salivating!!!

[@ashamedofcanadiansastoundi2962]

i worked for a guy in Rossland years ago capping mine shafts. did you ever get a chance to explore any of the Rossland mine works?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I looked down the Velvet mine shaft but that is as far as I got around there.

[@ashamedofcanadiansastoundi2962]

Used to explore em a bit as a kid but nothing to the extent that you do. I guess as kids we were scared from what our parents would tell us about the danger and instability in order to keep us out. lol. sure would like to go along with someone with your expertise some day. But nearly all the most extensive tunnels have been capped off. We would shove pick up trucks into the openings with an excavator, criss-cross it with rebar and then pour concrete on top. lol. There used to be an incredible glass layered 3 dimensional map of the Rossland workings inside the old Museum ...but now days it seems the mining museum has mostly been converted to a monument honoring the skiing industry. All the best stuff has disappeared. A real shame.

[@ashamedofcanadiansastoundi2962]

forgot to mention..there are still some openings in the midnight/excel mine at the start of the old cascade hwy.... which is not as old as the other mines..and i have no idea how extensive it is. it saw some exploration up until the late 80s i believe. would be happy to show you if you wanted to check it out.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes I agree many are interested in mining history they could be attracting many tourists to the area!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Awesome give me a call anytime ......250-444-0183

[@TheMrShinagami]

I only found your channel a couple of weeks ago but I'm hooked already. Is your museum open to the public? I'd visit if I ever make it to BC.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I don't have regular hours but am happy to show it to anyone who is interested free of charge too!

[@ericdoe2318]

Do you think the silver dollar name is a reference to both the oar that was mined and also the shape of the vein as wide and thin like a coin.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Interesting question! Your guess is as good as mine, I have no information on it one way or another.

[@davidhenninger239]

think of the blood sweat and tears those men had to dig those mines...

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No doubt that generation had to work much harder to even put food on the table.

[@davidhenninger239]

absolutely! mies all sug by hand!

[@arthurroy5263]

cool

[@cannibus78]

new sub good stuff

[@NickRanger]

getting more comfortable with the drone i see

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It is pretty easy to operate and like everything ......you get better with practice!

[@jenniferwhite6089]

what do you use for you lights when in the mines were do you get them how long does it last as to hours go

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I have Fenex lights. It depends on how bright you set them. They have 5 levels 3 is fine for a person but to film I use #4. They last 3-4 hours switching back and forth from 3 to 4.

[@jenniferwhite6089]

thank you very mush for the info

[@kootenaycat]

When I first discovered Vector Village that entire area was covered with old equipment and vehicles. I suspect little by little it was picked over by scavengers.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Actually the problem was the opposite people bringing garbage! In any case Wade owns the land and it is up to him what to do with it. He was real nice to me and gave me anything I wanted for my museum. You have sure visited a lot of mines. I enjoyed you Paneramio pictures and saved a lot of the locations before they closed the site, you were a big help thanks!

[@kootenaycat]

@@exploringabandonedmines I hope the old equipment and vehicles didn't wind up in a scrap yard, there were some real gems there! If I knew he was getting rid of some stuff I would have definitely asked for an item. Glad you enjoyed and made use of the photos I had on Panoramio! I'm quite disappointed that they took it down as I've tried to upload to Google Maps and gave up on that.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

There is no money in scrap iron these days by the time you got it to Kelowna there wouldn't be enough to pay the gas. Probably some got buried along with all the garbage people dumped there.

[@kootenaycat]

@@exploringabandonedmines I was thinking more along the lines of a local scrap yard, wrecking yard. They collect all sorts of steel which gets hauled away on big flat decks.

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

The pillar and stall method of mining - the pillars are sometimes pillars of the rock the stalls are the spaces between the pillars - in your mine the pillars are wooden chocks - ATB

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Stope and pillar not stall and pillar!

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

Same stuff different terminology from across the pond Definition of pillar-and-stall i. A system of working coal and other minerals where the first stage of excavation is accomplished with the roof sustained by coal or ore. See Also: pillar-and-breast, post-and-stall ii. One of the earliest methods of working coal seams in Great Britain. It is employed in thick seams and where valuable surface buildings require protection from damage by subsidence. A number of narrow roadways are driven in the coal seam to a predetermined boundary. There are two sets of roadways, driven at right angles to each other, and thus the seam is divided into a large number of square or rectangular pillars. These pillars are extracted at a later period. The driving of the narrow roadways is termed working the whole while pillar working is known as working the broken. The width of the roadways and their distance apart are governed by the thickness and nature of the coal seam and the type of roof and floor. The main headings are driven forward and connected at intervals by crosscuts or stentons for ventilation and as a second exit. The bords are driven off the main headings at fixed distances apart, and are connected at intervals by walls. The width of the main headings, crosscuts, and bords varies from 3 to 5 yd (2.7 to 4.6 m). The bords are driven from 15 to 60 yd (13.7 to 54.9 m) apart. The walls are about 2 to 3 yd (1.8 to 2.7 m) wide and driven at similar or greater intervals according to the size of pillars to be formed. Modern pillar-and-stall mining is highly mechanized. Also called bord-and-pillar.

[@nicke1903]

Brother if you ain't Training Fire &Rescue for Mine Ops damm you should be,you would be a irreplaceable Instructor as well as a Team Memember.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I suck at tying knots.

[@nicke1903]

Lmao your knots look like the hold,I hated Ropes but trudged through,reckon a Boline, figure 8,figure 8 on a bite,and a Clove Hitch is about everything ya need.Thanks for bringing us along,that's not a easy feat going where ya go.

[@nicke1903]

I'm a big guy so Ropes aren't my thing,but the State of North Carolina U S A says I'm "Certifed",I've used a type 3??? Harness I think, Swiss Seat with a Rescue 8 decender,prusik sling.Theres more to Ropes n shit than I ever thought

[@raymondnoya5653]

How did you get that on the truck ?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Winched it on with a come along! I used to move drilling rigs up north for a living.....this was a piece of cake!

[@zenmoto870]

you should be on A&E

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Don't tell me.......tell them!

[@tandemcompound2]

would be grateful if you could do Porto Rico, Erie, Spotted Horse and Yankee Girl too. thanks

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I was out to those mines last winter but couldn't find much......you are right I should go back in the summer if I can find the time I will!

[@tandemcompound2]

found most of them in your feed. You DO get around. You in Ymir?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No I live in Grand Forks

[@tandemcompound2]

I gotta get to the Rock Candy mine tour.. I like to camp at the old smelter in Grand Forks

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You can't camp there besides it is across the road from the dump!

[@dh2032]

9:10 is that a bat i see, on the roof?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It might be, I don't remember seeing a bat there. I have seen plenty in other mines.

[@ben-jd8kk]

You've got yourself 6 grand worth of hit and miss engine.

[@patrickmcleod111]

Those old hit and miss engines are cool. I found a video of a working 17hp Crossley hit & miss here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHSTfneao7xgjs0. I don't know if that's the same model as the one you picked up, but I suspect it isnt, based on the lack of mechanical parts on one side. I'd never heard of the brand Crossley before now. Turns out, they were started by 2 brothers in UK. They were strict Christians, and teetotalers. Early on they refused to ever sell engines to companies who had anything to do with alcoholic drink production! So no breweries or distilleries. Lol

[@jackfontenot809]

Have you ever gotten lost in a mine?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Not really , maybe for a few minutes nothing serious.

[@shawnhammack8479]

Does this guy ever do a video without rain, or gloomy weather? Scrap it all.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You cant control the weather!

[@maezzee]

Wellcome ! To the Pacific North Wet.....where people don’t age .....we just slowly rust away!

[@targusmack2302]

Did some serious digging online and found you this: aris.empr.gov.bc.ca/ArisReports/18786B.PDF It is an assessment report of the Silver Dollar mine containing underground maps.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Interesting. We were in drift #3 and #4

[@tyborg314]

1 minute and 20 seconds for the intro is WAY too long. You'd probably have a lot higher viewer retention rate if you cut that down to less than 15-20 seconds.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It takes that long for most people to get to the fridge and grab a frosty so they can watch the show!