A Bad Mine Leads To A Good Mine

[@chrisstrobel3439]

Hey thanks for zooming in on the minerals, it’s not geeking out man, mining in the end is all about the mineral right, and we mineral collectors in the audience really appreciate it.

[@worldtraveler930]

I second that motion!!! 🤠👍

[@kylerayk]

What a cool mine! I don't know how you don't get hopelessly lost in those mines. Thanks for sharing your exploration!

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, this one ended up being quite good. I had really low expectations when we first went into that little prospect...

[@TheSlimej]

@@TVRExploring The right hand rule, right?

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

In America, as in the UK, I am always amazed these sites still exist and haven't been landscaped, maybe in a few generations that will happen, so in the meantime, we need to document.

[@TVRExploring]

They are disappearing quickly. I doubt many will survive for even one more generation.

[@worldtraveler930]

Keep Up the Good Work we need more men like you to preserve our history!!! 🤠👍

[@royreynolds108]

I like how you explore without the drama similar to Mine explorers.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, I try very hard to avoid that.

[@worldtraveler930]

This is the Main reason you are my Absolute favorite exploration exploration channel!! 🤠👍

[@justusbar7597]

What a nice episode, looking forward to part 2 with the rope action! This channel is so underrated. Great to see mine exploration and an active mine on one channel!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you for the kind words. Glad you're enjoying the content...

[@casedoumasr656]

Well this is a big surprise seeing 2 ore hoppers and track right from the beginning and seen your pickup your research paid of big time you might say right to the front door🤗 boy you got a good find with that small opening and could hear you had a big smile glad we were able to tag along on your great discovery .p.s.we all know the in the future you'll be back with those rope's ⛏️💣 hope it does not keep you up at night wondering what is down that deep deep shaft 🤔 thank you till later 🏆

[@davegrummett1263]

That winze looked very appealing indeed. It would be nice to see a skip car at the bottom but since the hoist, cable, etc. seemed to be gone I guess maybe that's doubtful. Can't wait to see what's down there. Thanks for the video Justin and Company. 👍

[@slimwantedman6694]

Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota

[@cortrichards8179]

I grew up in Montana and the amount of old mines that can be found there is astounding. The old miners were very prolific back in the mid to late 19th century, and most mines there seemed to be from that time period. There are some that are newer but maybe only the 1920's at the latest. Luckily, I grew up in a time (1960's and 70's) when most of them were still unexplored and were still full of artefacts, so got to see a lot of great stuff. I can only hope that others are as respectful as you guys and will leave the artefacts for others to see, too. It is so cool to see you guys take great pride in preserving the artefacts that you find. Thanks for these excellent videos and Happy Exploring!

[@worldtraveler930]

The old saying I've taken only photographs and leave nothing but footprints is best used by everyone and anyone who wishes to see and preserve our history!!! 🤠👍 P.s. A Plague and Pox on All Methbillies!!!

[@cortrichards8179]

@@worldtraveler930 Agreed! Methbillies are the worst! I did take an old liquor flask that I found in one old mine, but I felt that if I left it, it would only be broken or snatched by someone else. It was a nice coffin flask that was embossed with the name of the liquor dealer and was from a now ghost town in Montana. I found out later that it is worth quite a bit, however, that is not what I am interested in at all. I could care less about money. ( Probably not something you hear someone say very often! ) I care about the historical value and preservation. I will also admit to doing a lot of digging for old 19th century bottles in dumps and old outhouses. I do have a very large collection of 19th century bottles but again, I don't really care about the monetary value. It is the history and thinking about who last touched that bottle and why. My collection is such that it will eventually go to the Montana Historical Society when I am deceased. It is not only bottles but also Victrola's, calendars, old advertising signs and other old oddities that I have collected since I was young. I have always been fascinated by history, even since I was a child and have amassed quite a large collection. Mostly all of it is Montana or Montana Territory related. Apologies for this being so long! Take care and thanks!

[@paulcooper2897]

Wow! That was a great treasure hidden in that little hole!!! Looks like a return with Ropes is in order for the winze! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@markattardo]

Awesome exploration👍👍

[@stevebaseley]

Cool mine thanks for sharing 👍 🇬🇧

[@StirlingLighthouse]

That’s a perfect game rule. Lol Love it. 👍

[@carllarsen6234]

California, where the sign at the exit of the mine says, "Caution bad air"..

[@leopardone2386]

Man my mine was blown by all the artifacts left. Awesome video.

[@theminejunkie]

Awesome exploration! Love seeing the crystals on the wall. Just recently documented a mine just days before the area was ravaged by the Mosquito Fire. Praying for everyone affected.

[@TVRExploring]

As a silver lining, the fires do reveal some mines that have been hidden away and they definitely make them more accessible. We visited a mine last month that no one had been able to visit for decades because it was so impossible to reach due to impenetrable brush. A fire changed that dynamic and made it possible to visit.

[@stanbatchelor810]

The one down the steep south facing road with the old yellow truck halfway down, before the rock slide? Haven't been down there in 10+ years. What's left of the old wooden cabin above the road must have burned.

[@theminejunkie]

@@TVRExploring I hadn't thought of that! I am mainly worried about all the historical artifacts outside of the mine, especially an old wooden cabin.

[@davekreitzer4358]

That's a decline on the other side ! Lol ! Nice explore , interesting ! 😎 Glad to hear that you may be back to rope down the decline , should be lots to explore hopefully !

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Just a little hole lol poor guy hehe, very nice explore, and a surprising nice mine, nice bit of stopes.

[@TroyDowVanZandt]

I have been watching this and other mine exploration channels for a while, and I have yet to see something that one used to see regularly in old mines in southern Arizona: core samples. It was common to walk down a drift and see boxes of core samples right beneath the holes they came out of. I imagine coring was not cheap, but if it kept you on the ore, I'm sure it was worth it.

[@TVRExploring]

I'd say it is actually pretty rare for us to encounter core samples. I've been to many hundreds of abandoned mines and I can think of less than 10 that had core samples around.

[@worldtraveler930]

I remember a couple episodes where the buildings outside the mine where absolutely choked with core samples!

[@ralphpatrick3071]

😮 That was a nice surprise..

[@NicholasX.]

That little hole ended up leading to some exciting exploration. Thanks for posting this, and it would be awesome if it was possible that I could join you guys someday.

[@jamesthompson8008]

Very cool mine, utterly amazing the number of levels/directions/stores! Hoping you guys decide to descend to other levels, shaft that deep there definitely has to be more to it. Thanks for sharing this & thank whichever of you decided to chase that hole!

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, this one is worth a return visit.

[@brucevanderzanden9638]

Nice explore of this mine Justin! Thank you!

[@markcantemail8018]

Wow Thru the Rabbit hole and things got Interesting real fast . Thank you for the explore .

[@jd-ku3iw]

Thank you. Great mines.

[@CornishMineExplorer]

This is one of the best explores I have seen for ages, what a find, the fact you got into another sealed off mine is amazing. A mine explorers dream!! Thanks for sharing the adventure, like being there with you!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you very much. Any time that we can figure out a way into a mine that seems to be lost is indeed a good day!

[@tedc7714]

I think the prospectors recently cut that little into the big mine, I think the big one may have pay rock left in it. They took a lot of samples... they must have had good maps to cut the little hole and get into it. But I think they did...

[@oxskirra]

Awesome surprises. Cant wait to see more of this mine or your mine. Its all 😎

[@GLF-Video]

Thanks again!

[@drekor72]

An awesome explore! Thanks for the upload. 🥃

[@farmworkMi]

Great exploration

[@frankgaletzka8477]

Thank you for this wonderfull Video It is amazing that you find the other mine that was blocked. The Minerals were amazing . The spraypaint damages the history Look but this man who did this dont like history i think. Take care greetings yours Frank Galetzka

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, I always hate to see the spray paint inside of the mines. It takes away from the historical nature of it and shows that you're not the first one that has been there since the mine was abandoned.

[@davidmicheletti6292]

such an extensive workings

[@TVRExploring]

Definitely much more than I expected initially!

[@sampointau]

At 35:31 you missed the drill steel hanging down out of the top left side of the face I think.

[@williamwintemberg]

Very interesting mine to say the least. I'm wondering about a part two or more? I would love to see the piece of machinery outside. Nice explore!

[@TVRExploring]

If we get back to that part of Nevada, there will be a part two. I doubt there was much down that winze, but one must be sure...

[@johnjimjohnston]

very good

[@KubotaManDan]

That was awesome, thanks for your expert video skills, the mineral close ups..ahh, and everything else. Can't wait for the ropes explore.

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Justin, those whit flower like crystals look a lot like Aragonite but I could be wrong. It turned out to be a pretty good explore, I think your friend needs to do some studying on how to explain things more clearly lol. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤

[@TVRExploring]

Haha, yes, we gave him a really hard time about that, but, unfortunately, I wasn't recording then... I'll have to look up what Aragonite looks like again. Thank you for the suggestion.

[@luken4490]

You should check out the soudan mine in soudan Minnesota. It's a massive iron mine. There currently doing maintenance on it and won't be open until the spring but it's a really impressive mine.

[@robertsnyder5149]

I have seen that popcorn quartz covered with gold before.

[@Red-Corporation]

Thanks :)

[@danielhicks7593]

Where you been man busy I'm sure thanks for the video brother

[@brentkeller3826]

"Don't know if there's rail in here. Very soft." *stops and thinks about false floor* "So anyway, moving on."

[@TVRExploring]

Haha!

[@ryanbrazeal8901]

Nice vid looks like a mine I explore in Cali

[@joshuajackson6442]

Thank you, that was fun!!!

[@archstanton9206]

Another amazing trip, the geology in some of that mine was very interesting, during the first few minutes I was thinking about the size of the waste rock area outside and trying to make what you were finding fit, then you slid through that hole and into the main mine....there was a LOT of material moved out of there. A heck of a lot of sweat and toil.

[@weedlboffer]

@2:00 Not 100% sure, but that "popcorn" looks like botryoidal chalcedony

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you.

[@vincenthackett7771]

I know where about that mine is and Interested to found out there’s a way in the rest of the workings I was told by friend there was no way in what a friend lol I’ll have to check it out great video Justin be safe out there my friend can’t wait till next video

[@TVRExploring]

Ha, yeah, be careful with what those friends tell you! You saw the danger of that in this video...

[@TheSWolfe]

So, if stopes are mined out, oft-stull-supported voids, what are drifts? Exploratory tunnels/adits in search of the ore vein? As winzes go down, I'm guessing drifts and stopes ultimately follow whatever direction the ore they're chasing is headed? Armchair underground lol. A Cool Yule to You & Yours...Cheers! Sharon

[@RussellNelson]

Just about everywhere you went there was pink surveyor's markings. Any idea what they were looking for?

[@uwillnevahno6837]

I'm curious, if you looked at the survey markers can you tell from the numbering scheme which entrance they used (the same as your group or the collapsed portal)?

[@TVRExploring]

No, everyone uses different markings. There isn't uniformity that allows one to interpret them easily.

[@davebarns1]

Will there be a part 2 in this mine, Justin?

[@TVRExploring]

If we make it back to that area...

[@richtyler1353]

This was a very exciting mine video. Really enjoy all of your videos thanks so much

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you very much. Glad you're enjoying them...

[@robertsnyder5149]

Boy, for all the paint and flagging, the government geologists really loved this mine.

[@MinesoftheWest]

Gotta be careful with those “little hole” comments. That’s mine exploring 101

[@TVRExploring]

Yep! There's a price to pay for misleading comments like that.

[@lesbendo6363]

Thank you.🇨🇦

[@napalmholocaust9093]

"Tis but a scratch" -The Black Knight

[@MrJayrodge]

At about the 32 minute mark there was some great looking rusty ore. Do you guys ever sample those spots?

[@TVRExploring]

We don't normally have samples from the Nevada mines tested. Too far from home...

[@lennardperry5184]

that was a good one

[@allencupsie6560]

I'm a newbie about these things what were they actually mining for

[@tm8747]

gold

[@2002MX5]

Gold.

[@brannancloward]

I dont think there is anything better than finding a mine inside a mine!

[@worldtraveler930]

I second that motion!!! 🤠👍

[@keith38able]

at 10:16 what is the white tag above the whole you guys were entering?

[@TVRExploring]

A survey marker or where a sample was taken...

[@frankyensan]

Isn’t that calcite on the surface

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Big second mine

[@darinday6930]

Cool mine! Does your friend with the tattoos have his own mine exploring channel?

[@TVRExploring]

No, he just records stuff for himself...

[@carlwest859]

> Lots of variety in this old mine. Can we have a little more history and less mystery? Don't need the location or mine names but dates and minerals extracted would be interesting and which hemisphere. Thanks for showing us the details. Is that a drill stem stuck at 35:30? Be careful men.

[@TVRExploring]

Read the description below the video.

[@Luminoussound2024]

Hope that first mine wasn't made from popcorn 😂😂even though they did look like it , how many mines do u have where you are or do u choose different ones as time goes by?

[@TVRExploring]

It depends on how you define where I am. I mean, how wide of an area are we talking about? If you include the county where I live and a couple of the surrounding counties, the number is probably over 10,000 mines. However, almost all of them are gone. We return to some of our favorites and are always looking for new mines.

[@worldtraveler930]

@@TVRExploring Please Keep Up the Good Work!!! 🤠👍

[@jonathanbusst7962]

Haha, “just a little hole,” priceless

[@Ed_in_Md]

Don’t ask your friend his opinion about part of a mine anymore. That would have really been a shame to miss!

[@georgeboehler9155]

For us novices, please always state what you think they were mining!

[@ericcorse]

He normally tells in the written description.

[@Ed_in_Md]

Guess you could call the initial hole you went through a glory hole. Great mine. Thanks for sharing

[@richardwarnock2789]

Jeff and Slim would likey great working's!!!; )

[@crazykev5]

I'm surprised it's a gold mine. I didn't see any quartz vane.

[@haroldishoy2113]

29% is really good

[@TVRExploring]

He meant 20.9%.

[@napalmholocaust9093]

The symbol is almost the symbol for planet mercury.

[@juliuscaesar3346]

💚💚👍👍

[@danduzenski3597]

Fluff Flow?

[@Audion]

Yellow rock looks radioactive.

[@phoenxMK]

The most infuriating thing is I am a little kid who loves western history especially mines and u cannot put the name or the location of the mine. I also think sometimes the outside of the mine look way better than the inside.

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, there are many mines where the outside is more interesting than what is found underground. I wish I could share the names and locations, but I have been burned badly doing that in the past...

[@worldtraveler930]

@@TVRExploring I have no qualms about you keeping our pieces of hisory secret from the Methbillies and the Villains that would destroy it. Keep Up the Good Work as Always!!! 🤠👍

[@huntermccornack5162]

Looks like it's slab cutting

[@paulscott8091]

Weird smells lol must be barkin spiders lol

[@Yossefzouitinetv]

😘😘😘😍😍

[@mathewmiller8246]

Inclined shaft!!!!

[@TVRExploring]

It didn't break to the surface. So, it was a winze rather than an inclined shaft.

[@mathewmiller8246]

@@TVRExploring Your right my bad lol

[@chevguy8587]

Do you think they were mining in there

[@expert8997]

I'll venture to say yes, they were, in fact, mining in there. Inside the mine.

[@theinstructor2687]

Corn pop, you say? Joe Biden told me about corn pop. Said, he's a bad dude!

[@erichaskell]

Popcorn=chalcedony

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you.

[@georgeboehler9155]

For us novices, please always state what you think they were mining!

[@TVRExploring]

Read the description below the video.