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Abandoned & Forgotten Places
Documenting abandoned mines with the most innovative camera technologies and immersive filmmaking editing techniques on KZbin!
Shot entirely in 4K! ...so, turn up those video settings!
On this channel we go deep... REALLY DEEP into abandoned mines all throughout the western United States. We researched some of the harder to find mines, hike or 4x4 back into them to explore and reveal their hidden secrets. Many of these remote locations are filled with interesting artifacts, antiques and unique geology that will have you guessing as to why the old miners and prospectors worked so hard to find gold, silver, and other minerals.
A&FP moves just a bit slower and is filmed with a completely different style as compared to other mine exploring channels on KZbin. “Gly”, your host, discusses why the miners chose these sites and he points out the geology and minerals that got them excited. Veins of quartz filled with gold and silver made many men lose sleep in the 1800’s and early 1900’s and modern prospecting still does to this very day.
DANGERS? Oh yes, there’s allot of dangers associated with old mines. Un-exploded dynamite, blasting caps, bad air, bats, spiders, and snakes all find their home in abandoned mine shafts and tunnels. Oh, and let’s not forget rotting timbers, flooded passages and collapsing rock!
Gly approaches abandoned mine exploration with a strong emphasis on safety, utilizing appropriate equipment, training, and extensive experience to minimize risks. While it’s indisputable that exploring abandoned mines poses significant dangers, Gly's background in mining, coupled with over 30 years of experience in this field, equips him with a deep understanding of mining history, techniques, and mine layout, as well as a lifelong interest in amateur geology and two decades of experience in explosives regulation.
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[@johnbrownlee7623]

Gly, thank you for your Video................Good Job.................JB...............

[@stevesidden9584]

What a incredible team a great job guys. Stay safe my friend God bless 👍👍👍👍

[@subvertedworld]

As someone who works extremely hard, when I see those gloves on the floor I see more than just a pair of gloves. I see miners covered in dust and dirt. I see sore calloused hands, sore backs, tired achy feet. I see blood, sweat, and tears. I see hot hard work and heavy effort. I see sweat pouring, and men wiping their foreheads with whatever they can that won't rub dirt in their eyes at the same time. I'm always fascinated by what these guys went through to bore these holes chasing whatever mineral it may be. God bless all the hard working men who put in all the effort that most times someone else capitalized off of.

[@FalkorsTale]

Second one was pretty! Thanks guys.

[@BrandonLetgo-qc3uh]

Creeps me out when you guys get into those narrow passages. You must get quite an adrenaline dump from that.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: It’s definitely not for everyone, especially those with Claustrophobia.

[@suzanneavila2333]

I Wish I was with you guys. The blue is magnificent. Keep exploring my friends 💋🩵💙💋🩵💙💋

[@NikkiSmith-d5p]

Thank you from New Zealand. Most interesting. I really enjoy your adventures! I also like minerals!!

[@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd]

Thanks for the explore 👍

[@colleenvarlow8764]

Wow. I love these explores. Thanks Gly and Laura.

[@Nightangel8212]

Even with the camera issues, your videos are still my favourite! I hope you're able to get those new camera's soon! It's going to be awesome when you and Laura each have your own setup!

[@richardwarnock2789]

Thank's Gly and Laura reall Colorful view !!!; )

[@anneott]

Love the short and sweet exploratory videos - thanks! It's all a part of our geology education, not just the adventure, and you're the only one who spends the time to show the geology and minerals!

[@debbietapp4992]

Packrat Playground 😁🌸

[@oculusangelicus8978]

Well, despite not having any really deep mines to explore you found some really nice specimens to add to your Ebay page so there's that at least. Besides, it I get to see some really beautiful geology that that makes up for a lot for me. Maybe I could win a rock specimen or two? Who knows! Take care and see you two on Saturday!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: We save the deeper more advanced mines for Saturday shows. 👍

[@scrapfancy]

I hope you get the specimens from the ground and I saw someone's name next to the ones you knocked off the wall. I am surprised that you would do this Gly.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: You know I don’t take mining artifacts from mines but I alway find it curious why some folks think you shouldn’t take rocks and minerals from mines. 🤔 Many if not all the rocks and minerals at rock and mineral shows come from mines and the public is allowed to take a “reasonable amount” of rocks from public lands. I collected 8 specimens, not 8 truckloads and I certainly didn’t tear the mountain down like so many open pit operations have done. It’s a rock retrieved from an abandoned mine on public lands, I simply don’t understand your concern. 🤔 When you drive past a persons rock garden in front of someone’s house filled with rocks removed from public lands and used for display purposes, how do you feel about that? The whole thing just seems so trivial, it’s a rock for crying out loud. 🤷‍♂️

[@RetroNB]

Great video folks all of the mines had character for sure

[@jacklisiecki2389]

Some nice colorful copper ore in the second mine. Thanks, Gly and Laura, for another mine adventure.

[@sarahpovey6368]

Thanks for a great explore,lovely blue copper Thanks again guys❤

[@justinmoreland3570]

Awesome blue ! 😮 be safe out there ! See you Saturday! 👍🏼🙂

[@DannoM_]

The blue is very fascinating! Nice little Wednesday explore. :)

[@willielangoor4369]

Australia always watching , Top find and the colors are awesome .

[@hambone27803]

Gly, you should do some shorts of the rattlesnakes you come across. Love your channel btw!

[@captainflymo]

Thanks gly and Laura for another great and interesting exploration. Super blue colours wow. Ask Laura for some eye to 👀 contact she's always hiding behind the shades 😂 stay safe looking forward to the next installment

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Those are her prescription glasses. I’ll tell here but if she takes them off she might fall into a hole. 🕳️ lol

[@captainflymo]

Safety first 😂

[@captainflymo]

Gly can you confirm that NHP is the correct details for PayPal?

[@johnnywalking83]

Gly, how do you tell a recent collapse from an old collapse? I'm writing a novel and a scene takes place underground a few days after a collapse. Love your content. Been watching for a few years. Glad you have an exploring buddy again. Stay safe

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you! You can easily tell by observing the dust on the rocks in the area of collapse.

[@johnnywalking83]

​@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces thank you so much!

[@jamesloghry8083]

Never touch a dead animal,especially if you don't know what caused its death. Invisible killers abide.

[@LeTrashPanda]

Alpha Gal is pretty darn scary too, Nature suffers no fools.

[@chrisstrobel3439]

Yeah those mice probably died from touching other mice 🙄

[@shantyshitter3163]

That WAS fun. Enjoyed it. Be safe.

[@JohnCouch-m4f]

Absolutely love seeing the copper mines you explore! So beautiful seeing how mother nature spread her glory under ground. Thanks for taking us along once again!

[@tinadelwiche416]

What a marvelous blue mine. OLD BLUE EYES 😊

[@earlshaner4441]

Good morning from Syracuse NY everyone

[@rawbsworld6604]

🙋‍♂️☕️☀️

[@JDJ1898JADE]

Thanks for the Wednesday explore video.

[@freecitizen5917]

You two make a cute couple and a great team !

[@darylephillips6778]

I used to go to school in a mining town called Burra located in South Australia. The Town of the monster mine. We used to pick up malachite green . The size of foot balls . It was worthless at the time. 50 year later a went back to the old town and found out that a slice of Malachite green was worth 400 dollars AU how time had changed

[@bigjohn2048]

People also used a blue stone they placed in a mason jar with water and shook it till the water turned blue. It was great for treating poison ivy on your skin !!!!

[@danerickson1632]

You know how they drilled and blasted those tunnels out you walk through? I don't.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: You’ll learn a little bit about that in today’s video but I’ve discussed it many times in past videos.

[@thecompguy]

Another great mine explore Gly and Laure! Loved the blue! Thank you!

[@kipsircely7432]

Gly and Laura, thank you for another adventure. I'm currently home after a major back surgery on rehabilitation and your bi weekly videos really help me to keep my sanity. Keep up the good work and stay safe during all of your adventures.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Hang in there and heal up soon!

[@adventureswithhankyandjonny]

Hey Gly love the videos! Wondering what kind of drones you use?

[@MidlandAngelGems]

Another great explore from our intrepid duo. Stay safe as always. Love to you both xx

[@josephsexton8310]

going to be hunting for some of my own soon. joined A rock club

[@TheShornak]

This is where consistancy comes into play. I knew you were putting out a video today but you aren't in my Notifications. I've double checked and I am subscribed and I do have the bell selected to receive ALL notifications. Bad KZbin! Yes I think I can speak for everyone we love the extra episode and including the probbing episodes. More Gly and Laura the better.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Yes, KZbin is back at it again. We’re being partially shadow banned on the platform, new subscribers deleted with growth and ad revenue at a near standstill. It’s frustrating to say the least. 😡

[@DannoM_]

Interesting, my KZbin says Gly's channel is set for kids content and therefore notifications won't work. So weird.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Interesting. Every video I’ve ever uploaded was individually selected “not for kids” in the upload process. More KZbin shenanigans. 😠

[@johnizitchiforalongtime]

Well, colors on the first adit, interesting. the next adit, mice heaven. Adit 3, colors nice, real nice. 4th adit, Ugly mine, sketchy, yep, my back is hurting also. Ratz, camera failures are bummers. 5th adit, straight as an arrow mine. Were at the end of the film.

[@fabriceroger5894]

Vraiment un plaisir de vous regardez Gly et Laura ; de la France je vous suit et j'adore vos explorations , bisous a Laura et calin pour Gly

[@tinadelwiche416]

Merci

[@incognitocontrol]

Lovin' the bi-weekly content.

[@karlmcgowan9375]

Gly, Laura, what is the life span of arattle snake. Were they baby Mice or rats. Every time i see the wednesday thumbnail i keep thinking it's Saturday.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: On average, rattlesnakes live 10 - 25 years in the wild and even longer in captivity. After reviewing the footage, what we found were baby pack rats that probably died from exposure or were removed from their nest by a predator.

[@dilwyn1]

@Gly ... As always, a great vid explore, keeps an old explorer from the Wales very happy ! Whats with the hearts in the intro though ??

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Laura likes hearts. 💕

[@dilwyn1]

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Your not "Gly Coolness" for nothing !! LOL!

[@1949ala]

Learn a lot from you. Thanks

[@davidhullinger3636]

Hey Gly who is this Chris Buecola guy, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him on your show. 😂 😮😂

[@chrissaucier9386]

Nice

[@stevestormssr5492]

Those weren't rabbit droppings. Those were migrating Texas whopper Bats!

[@craigbrowning9448]

Chrysocolla, It's The Real Thing!

[@BudMan63]

Morning , mineral outside of portal is Tufa

[@lotharschiese8559]

4:46 Awesome, to see you have the audio dialed in, crisp and clear.5:06 What about combing through the muck piles, you might get lucky. You did that sporadically in the past and put samples up for sale. Eh?

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: I haven’t really found anything too exciting in the waste rock piles yet that’s gotten me excited.

[@Gadgetmonstergar43]

How do you know if it’s ok to take stuff from the mines?

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Well, you used the words “take stuff from mines”. I’m assuming you’re referring to rocks and minerals because antiques are protected by antiquities laws and cannot be removed from mines. In regard to rocks and minerals, any US citizen can stake a mineral claim on public lands to remove rocks and minerals. I’m sure you’ve heard of “staking a claim” for gold and silver? Well, you can stake a claim for copper ore too. If you’d like to learn more, Google: staking a claim on public lands.

[@Gadgetmonstergar43]

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces yes sorry, minerals

[@eliadelucchi5455]

14:28 Guy never played Minecraft. You never did straight above you 😂 Just kidding, great video and great mine!

[@earlecox8030]

Heck yeah

[@dachannien]

1:00 Dorf on mines!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Yep, that’s me! You hit the nail on the head. 👍

[@transmaster]

Watching on my new iPad 😅

[@vedadmahmutovic7610]

🥰🥰🥰

[@bigjohn2048]

That blue looks exactly like what some of the native tribes are mining and calling turquoise !!!

[@Gadgetmonstergar43]

Which camera are you upgrading to ?

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: That’s a proprietary secret 🤫

[@BONEYONE2]

Gly. Where do you get your safety helmets? Also.what product do you use for your bad air alarm?

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Petzl for the safety gear and Altair for the monitors.

[@shariselove]

❤❤❤

[@daivdwalker2374]

Is that blue stone worth anything?

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Not really. Just a cool rock to put on your bookshelf and an excellent specimen of copper ore.

[@daivdwalker2374]

@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces oh ok yeah it is pretty if I lived over there I'd probably get a few pieces out of there too it's beautiful if you got it polished it would look even better I bet

[@jpnorthernbear6399]

Gotta the the original intro in all its ass scratchin goodness

[@transmaster]

W ayching

[@kocurek77]

Breaking rocks in a deep mine...

[@GoHomeKamala]

Hey y'all help him with a camera. Each time it goes off KZbin turns on my closed captions! Does it happen to you because I'm putting it together?

[@douga8606]

Offer still open to take you Gly to take you and Laura up in my Piper Turbo Saratoga to recon for mines in Ariz and Nevada. Doug

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thanks Doug. Laura and I still have an itinerary we’re following right now and that’ll keep us busy through the summer.

[@LGVX9900ENV]

Tall people problems. Bent over going that far back…. You can count me out.

[@josephsexton8310]

What ever happened to Mr bucket ?

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: He’s got a great big chip on his shoulder since Laura arrived so now he stays in the back seat.

[@tinadelwiche416]

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaceswith the hoe😂

[@robertlyman9789]

I’m watching in my undies 😀

[@coronaviejo4605]

Wednesday’s tech lacks what Saturday’s tech provides. Poor lightning also plagues Wednesday.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: The channel has two camps, Wednesday style and Saturday style but the bottom line is it’s all produced by one person (me) so there will be shortcomings when maintaining weekly content. I find it very interesting when people such as yourself are taking notice because it proves that no matter how hard you try to please… you can’t please everyone no matter how hard you try.

[@Paul-hk7ue]

two shows two mouths to feed neat

[@ohnonotthatguy1465]

So if you take rocks from a mine and it’s already claimed up and sell them are you a claim jumper? Also if it’s not claimed and you do the same is it considered “mining” ? Not trying to be an ahole honestly just curious. I know here in AZ there is a small sized limit on BLM on how much you can take before technically if you get caught there is fines the rangers can impose.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Yes, if you take rocks and minerals from an active mine you are claim jumping. If it’s not claimed you are “rock hounding” or “sampling”. If you’re removing a substantial amount of rocks and minerals from BLM public lands you must stake a claim otherwise you are limited by the rock hounding rules. Read this article: rockhoundresource.com/rock-collecting-on-public-land-laws-rules-and-etiquette/

[@ohnonotthatguy1465]

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Thank you for answering my question much appreciated!

[@Friskee62]

Early...

[@SobaNoodles84]

Use me as the where is Mr M button

[@shariselove]

He said why Mr. M don't participate anymore...go look back

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

​@@shariselovecan you explain for people who didn't see that?

[@DannoM_]

You must not have watched in a long time but he hasn't been on in a while. He is older and has had health problems. Simply can't do this kind of stuff. But Gly does talk about it in videos over the past couple months. Laura is his new partner.

[@lotharschiese8559]

27:13 450 feet on rib.

[@douga8606]

Set your channel up as an Educational Non-Profit and then we could make tax deductible donations.

[@stephendfelde]

those mines look pretty crumbly,seemed a little bit sketchy.. you shouldn't be handling dead creatures,,there was some nice looking copper deposits though thanks for the tour