Abandoned Copper Mine in the Mojave Desert with lots of Copper Still in the Rock

[@janblake9468]

I'm a retired geologist. Copper ore is my favorite. Love the greens and blues. I have collected dozens of small specimens for many years. So this video is very pleasing to me. I have explored what is now the Mojave Preserve since 1964.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

did you stop at Rosalie before you headed up there ....love the underground houses for the workers there and the massive slag piles .... beautiful shot of Cima dome ....the road use to be good tears ago but now its a no go ..... fun explore and love seeing some rail left behind and the winze looked to be in good shape ....the other mine you pointed to has a Cabin ( use to ) but the mine dump ....we use to go up there all the time and have VHS of it with a wood stove in it ....the mine had a Adit that ties in with a steep incline ....should be fun ....be safe out there and we smashed that like button real good like

[@DesertTrailsExplored]

Always do. I like to see how they are holding up.

[@loyalkuhn5778]

The blue and green are awesome - looks like a lot of copper is still in the veins. Beautiful Malachite, azurite and chrysocolla !!!

[@mrdeadworry]

I really enjoy your videos and look forward to them, always try to watch them soon as possible when they show up. Thank you for posting your adventures.

[@skyepilotte11]

Thanks for the explore...gotta love the desert and its history...

[@brownyes6211]

Deserts, can be a wonderful place to explore. From the mines, to the plant growth, to the rocks and minerals, and the animal life. Thanks for the video's.

[@davegrummett1263]

Always like your videos. They're usually on the quite side so I use my headphones. It was nice to see a video a little longer than some of your other ones. Thank you for sharing. Stay cool and stay safe.

[@danielwangler532]

Went ghost towning there in the early 70s, barnwell was the place to be man. My dad and I. Ivanpah had a small store , for the miners at vanderbilt.a great time for a teenager. Thanks

[@donl5158]

My Dad was a Geo-physicist. Though not for a living he loved assay work. So occasionally I went with him as a child; this occurred 2 3xa year. My question: How often do you find encounter animals snakes... thanks. Don

[@drewconrad7093]

I was up there in the early 1990's, but I didn't have a light to go to far in. What I did see was amazing.

[@Intervaloverdose]

Thanks. Loved the walk. Pretty country. Relaxing after a hard day's work.

[@stanbogosian-mm8bs]

This sure looks like the Copperworld Mine to me. Heard they fine you big time if they catch you collecting there. Probably not in the middle of summer, however.

[@davidraines368]

Can you share this location? Great colors for a rock collector such as me. Thank you great job!

[@matthewzito5952]

We love you! Hope your well and thanks again for everything!

[@candui-7]

Excellent presentation sir! It's perfect that you don't disclose locations and give a general observational and non-conclusion based perspective.

[@traceyweideman3512]

That was really cool! Thanks!

[@waltermorris5786]

Think of the amount of man hours to haul out all that debris, and how much did they pull out in dollars? Possible enough to breakeven.

[@patrickkillilea5225]

I would be in Rock Hounding Heaven right there!

[@alanmohn4146]

Stay safe on your travels.

[@billkiesewetter1271]

Nice adventure…..very enjoyable….keep safe.

[@richardwarnock2789]

And how much did the local watering hole take in!!! 🤔 we should ask the local Sheriff!!!😂😅

[@sanfranciscobay]

When you come to a Y in the tunnel and you feel a breeze, does that mean there is more than one opening?

[@Ufos4dahoes]

At 6:48 there is a Devils head on the side of that mountain.

[@WAVEGURU]

Was it much cooler inside those caves?

[@milla698]

I'm a big youtuber and it's really nice to get away from all that's happening in the country and enjoy the desert 🏜 😀

[@sweetwater2128]

how do you do your research to find these places?

[@grandmakellymcdonald]

Let's go let's go treasure and adventure ✌👵

[@thebudmeister8840]

I never knew there was a copper mine in Mojave. I thought copper was an Arizona/New Mexico thing.

[@w.s.kuhlemeier3965]

Where is this I can't find it on the maps.

[@waltermorris5786]

That turquoise rock is NOT copper exactly...Copper is greenish, called malachite...That turquoise is a different mineral with perhaps some copper in it. blue copper is called azurite.

[@SenseiJRY]

Copper has the best colors

[@robertlyman9789]

You need a drone like Gly

[@testy518]

Maybe you should have come out her first and found one that went back far enough and THEN started the video!!

[@mwngw]

Sheesh. I cant take heat above 85, and you're out there near 100°

[@sanfranciscobay]

95 F in the shade. 110 in direct sunlight. Hot and Dry.

[@skyetalker1]

ADHD TV❤no wonder i like your vids so much

[@prestonforayter2584]

Why did they turn it into a reserve? It's just a desert 🏜️.

[@OlderThanDirt-ii3rp]

The money is not at the copper mine for a small prospector. You have to find the slag piles where they smelted the ore. You see the smelters ran at 2500 degrees. Chalco-pyrite contains copper, silver, and gold and that can be extracted by smelting. But the Chromite, titanium, and most important the platinum group cannot!!! 2500 degrees won't even get platinum warm so it went into the slag!!!! So the slag piles are rich in platinum and palladium!!! Copper ore is worthless to a single prospector as it is only $3 a pound. If your going to a copper mine look for the slag!!!! We grind the slag to powder (and you better have something north of grade 8 grinders) and you can litterally extract the platinum with N42 super magnents as platinum is paramagnetic but a N52 will lift it. Then hit the collected powder with nitric to remove the ferrite. When you get 2 or 3 ounces it's off the the platinum smelter as your not going to have much luck making a 5000 degree fire yourself ;)

[@smn8851]

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[@seanyancy1809]

ADHD brain activated..outstanding film work and explore.

[@metingokbulut837]

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[@janilsonpinheiro1778]

Mojave desert water zero.

[@NWRocksguy]

It would be nice to know where you are. You don't have a mao or mine name or any clue. Frustrating

[@candui-7]

I'm so annoyed. Every youtube video has annoying comments. I'm compelled to read them all and be frustrated and annoyed. I suspect the problem is deep: Other people are frustrating and annoying in general.

[@JimBartz]

you waste a lot of time walking

[@jamesreynolds5045]

All this naive "solo" exploring is frustrating to watch...why not next time you venture into known mineralized abandoned mining areas bring along a geologist, or mineralogist and have them do the narration with some knowledge of what is being videoed. This would make for much more interesting, and informative! videos...who knows, you might even substantially increase your subscribers. Otherwise your occasional unacknowledged "that's interesting" comments are frustrating.

[@yelapa999]

Make yer own channel, Sparky.

[@candui-7]

I'm so annoyed. Everey youtube video has annoying comments. I'm compelled to read them all and be frustrated and annoyed. I suspect the problem is deep: Other people are frustrating and annoying.

[@leighsayers2628]

Perhaps you could up your own knowledge and know what the vision is showing you ..