An Unexpected Twist In An Abandoned Mine: Part 2 of 2

[@qldabandonedmines]

Best mine exploring channel on YT. No clickbait. No drama. Just hardcore mine exploring. Way to go Justin.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you very much for the kind words.

[@kiwijonowilson]

I agree completely. Always look forward to your exploits Justin!

[@qldabandonedmines]

@@kiwijonowilson No stone is left unturned so it's a hugely satisfying vicarious journey!

[@michalhowling3702]

Agreed

[@waynebaker8973]

Totally agree

[@CTHM85]

I watch these myself because I enjoy exploring working history and the machinery and tooling and thinking about what our ancestors actually accomplished without our modern amenities, it helps me to stay humble and realize what we are capable of if we just put our mind to it. At the same time it’s kind of fun to see how some things have not progressed much at all in the hundred or more years since these tools and machines were used. I also find it interesting when items are found that could be put right back to work because of how well they were made and are preserved some times. Also I kind of find myself similar to these old miners in a way that they are always just trying to work with what they had available and often came up with clever ways of making things work. I look foreword to these uploads Justin. Keep up the good work.

[@Oldpolcat]

This video really drew me in. If the mine was named in our time frame, me thinks it would be called "The Ant Farm Mine". Man, all the time and labor put in for the exploratory cuts...it really shows the almost desperate attempt to locate the sweet stuff. A tuff life for sure. Thanks Mr. TVR.

[@milemarker_oscar_mike]

Outstanding explore minute #1 to the end. Thanks for taking us along for the ride !! Stay safe guys. 👍👍

[@TheSlimej]

You have no idea how much I appreciate these videos. So much to learn, and I get to escape the real world for a while.

[@worldtraveler930]

I Most Definitely second that motion!!! 🤠👍

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. It's really nice to hear things like that... I'm glad I can provide a brief bit of escapism!

[@bartcalder2791]

Sometimes it sucks when its your turn, but you played it out! Shows the tenacity of Miners. Excellent as always.

[@brucevanderzanden9638]

This was a great mine explore Justin & company! All the way thru the mountain, back out outside and back in where you started. Dedicated mine explorer you are Justin!

[@oxskirra]

Wow that was extensive. Always watch till the end, cause ya never know what you could miss.

[@ja5onl6]

Awesome mine. Thanks for sharing.

[@cameronmccreary4758]

This shows that when prospecting one NEEDS to use technology to find paydirt rather than, "spin one's wheels" just trying to find paydirt. Nice work Justin and I thank you sincerely for looking around this mine for us your subscribers.

[@loisrheaume535]

You are getting so good at filming, panning, showing the geology, and the interactions with your friends. I really enjoyed this crazy mine!

[@stevebaseley]

Well worth the wait cool mine. Always watch until the end love the videos thanks for sharing 👍 🇬🇧

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Great video, thank you for making the videos. You have to hand it to the old times to do all that work Thanks again

[@hubertwhitlock9968]

Great video that you guys make!👍

[@Ed_in_Md]

What an amazing mine.

[@rvman3359]

That was really cool, glad you took us along. Hankers back to your older videos. Thanks

[@slimwantedman6694]

Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota

[@shawndouglass2939]

Good afternoon from Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A. 😉

[@worldtraveler930]

And howdy from Stephenville Texas! 🤠👍

[@frankgaletzka8477]

This little hole and behind lies a big New World. Thank you for taking me with you I like it very much. Take care have a good week and a great weekend Greetings from Germsny Yours Frank Galetzka

[@TVRExploring]

We love those lost worlds underground!

[@frankgaletzka8477]

@@TVRExploring i too 😉😉😉

[@markroth9827]

What a maze. Thank you for your video.

[@paulcooper2897]

That was awesome! Your little rabbit hole was tough, but worth it! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@jasonk9779]

I think of all your videos this is one where I felt just a little claustrophobic as you climbed up. Great video, thanks for sticking with it so we could all see it :)

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Gratz with finishing that mine it was a interesting one with a few ehrm small crawlers wow nice one again Justin.

[@stewartthompson72]

I would hate to have to map that one, what an endless maze that seemed like it was never going to end. Great job exploring it.

[@markattardo]

Wow that was quite a rabbit hole!! Really appreciate your determination to document as much as you can safely get to👍👍 I bet that sunset was that much better after dragging yourself up there. Cool parting shot too.

[@blk77sunshn]

Your videos are great! There's no bs, just good old exploration and honest effort. The commentary you provide is right on the money. Now if you could just find some money in one of them there old mines, you'd be all set !

[@lennardperry5184]

very nice. it's the least i can do to watch to the end. you always explore to the end. great mine

[@davegrummett1263]

Great to come back from a short trip to Connecticut and Massachusetts and have another of your videos waiting.

[@bradedwards916]

That was a heck of a mine, great job. Thanks

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

Awesome video. Very interesting mine. Thanks for sharing

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Always a treat to see you upload. You hustle hard on KZbin. Love it.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Haha, yes, this one was a lot of work!

[@archstanton9206]

I hit the like button before watching, and I have never been disappointed, Justin. This one...those little holes you squeeze through, that had my pulse up a bit, I could never do that, LOL. Thanks again for what you do.

[@imalec]

Such a fascinating find. Glad I stayed through the end. 🐭

[@tmousse1163]

I think that's the heaviest I have heard you breath mate, you will defo sleep tonight! I think those drifts are called coffin levels due to their shape. I wonder where they made the coffee. And lastly, the comments section is a bit strange this time round. Thanks for another great explore. Mr T.

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, it was tough moving through those tight spaces, which the camera just couldn't adequately capture...

[@haroldishoy2113]

I am really enjoying your vids, thanks for taking us along

[@l70lover]

wow the walls are jagged at he end 15:54

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Justin, the area you were in at 2:34 is called a coffin level here in the UK. I always watch your video's to the end Justin as you never know what you will find next. Another great explore, thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you, as always, Sue...

[@dyannejohnson6184]

Yep, loved it to the end

[@ericcorse]

That was amazing kudos to the whole group. I wonder how they got all that material out of some of those shafts?

[@TVRExploring]

It is hard to imagine how they did it in some cases... I can tell you that it would not have been easy!

[@phillipswain4942]

Your turn to do the explore turned out like a great explore

[@markhepworth]

Fair bloody play to you mate!

[@richardbidinger2577]

This mine has been an incredible maze.

[@thevet2009]

Wished I could join the team for some exploration...always enjoy the postings.

[@TVRExploring]

Good company is always welcome on our explores...

[@Dave_9547]

It looks like there was a lot of mineralization in those upper adits and it had not been surveyed apparently. Not much stoping and no obvious veins they were following. Makes me wonder if a large open pit operation would not be profitable?

[@joesmith1922]

A raise is a winze looking from the bottom (looking up). A winze is a raise looking from the top (looking down).

[@TVRExploring]

Exactly... That's why I tell people to not get too hung up on the terminology.

[@TalRohan]

wow talk about following the ore ....somebody did very well out of that little hidden twist in the mine.

[@worldtraveler930]

My thinking was that they found a rich vein and followed it everywhere till there was nothing left to find!!! 🤠👍

[@davidh224]

Amazing video. You definitely got the short straw on that route

[@TVRExploring]

Haha, yes, I certainly did.

[@anonymoos]

Amazing find! Do you have any rules for your friends to come follow if you've been gone for too long?

[@TVRExploring]

No hard and fast rule. It's more of an instinct about how long something should take... If someone has been gone for more than a few minutes, it usually means they found something that runs and the rest of us will start gathering up our gear to catch up to them.

[@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin]

So... what do you do for fun? 😁 I really enjoy 'going along' on these adventures.

[@worldtraveler930]

Now I may be wrong in this assumption but I believe you're watching what he actually does for fun, I know I would enjoy doing this if I was still fiscally able to do it!!! 🤠👍

[@robertlyman9789]

Must have been a hell of a tailings pile outside!

[@TVRExploring]

It was large, but not as large as you might expect. I think they hauled material out of there from at least half a dozen different entrances.

[@Always_Prospering]

Amazing

[@Luminoussound2024]

Fantastic Explore Justin and that mine was never ending with tunnels and raises etc , i don't know how u don't get lost in those mines but i guess you are used to it now?

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Ha, yes, you do get used to it... And the mines have a logic to them that helps one understand where things should be.

[@Livlifetaistdeth]

My son looked over my shoulder and said "looks like he's playing MINECRAFT in real life" haha

[@moonbear1st]

your a braver man than me gunga din..

[@genechronister7085]

Nice vid

[@davidmicheletti6292]

Always enjoyable

[@PBRJOHN684]

Always watch to the end those packrats, we never get to see them like that here in the UK 👍

[@MildaGoesWild]

That's amazing those are hand picked tunnels, the rock must be soft.

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, it was fairly crumbly.

[@TVRExploring]

That was both good and bad... It was good in that the soft, crumbly rock allowed the miners to create that interesting complex through the mountain. However, it was bad in that the two main mines that we were targeting in that district both ended up being blocked by caved sections. That's just how it goes, right?

[@MildaGoesWild]

@@TVRExploring probably hit the looser rock. Interesting that the air seemed to be good even in the dead ends.

[@TVRExploring]

@@MildaGoesWild You know, we've never once had any air issues in a dry mine. And the worst I've experienced in a wet mine was simply lower levels of oxygen due to rotting wood and rusting metal. Sure, we carry the gas meters and pay attention to our symptoms because one never wants to be unprepared for the exception to the experiences I relayed above. However, in regard to the dangers in abandoned mines, I think the air issues are less of a danger than some of the other hazards like falling. I am not including coal mines in that calculation, but the statistics on mine fatalities back up my impression.

[@richardbeee]

That was cool. I've often wondered what motivates a person (s) to explore mines. Whenever i did it, it was to sample. Is it like climbing a mountain? You know; "because it's there? Just wondering out loud🙂

[@TVRExploring]

It's a mix of motivations - an interest in history, nostalgia, an adventure, seeing things things that no living human being has seen, good times with friends, pushing yourself, the thrill of the hunt, etc.

[@richardbeee]

@@TVRExploring I enjoy y'all letting us tag along.

[@worldtraveler930]

Thank you for documenting all of this for us!

[@johnactis5228]

Missing all the good mines in Kern county, caliente, keysville, etc

[@Dysturbed-00]

I would build a house in that mine. That rock looks solid!

[@dougmorley2850]

How do you not get lost in this mine ?

[@Baked_intell]

Not crazy like a ballroom or cave mine but still pretty cool one to find

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Wow that mine just keeps going.

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, they really honeycombed that mountain.

[@HayesRanch]

Do you ever think, when going up or down a stope or in a run there might be a parallel ore run just to the left or right of you ? There has to be many runs of valuable ore missed? Or am I wrong ?

[@worldtraveler930]

I find myself thinking the very same thing!

[@TVRExploring]

I'm sure that is the case fairly often. The old timers were good, but they definitely missed things...

[@richardkraus4005]

I would call that “the pocket gopher” mine. Those rodents make a maze of tunnels in alfalfa fields.

[@worldtraveler930]

Question: did the gimbal for your camera play out or need to be repaired if so did it get fixed and secondly maybe this is a good observation or just one for the moment, I can guess that Hills Brothers Coffee was back in the day was every bit as popular as Folgers is now?!? 🤔

[@TVRExploring]

I don't know what was going on with the gimbal. It hasn't acted up like that again. I'm finding myself using my phone more and more often given the exponentially higher level of convenience and portability. Another generation of improvements in phones and I'll probably switch over completely... Yes, I think your observation about Hills Brothers is correct.

[@Dysturbed-00]

Really weird that they ran all those tunnels through without stoping or ore pass's

[@TVRExploring]

I think it was mostly exploratory work...

[@Dwendele]

On that old pile of critter bones? Look really close to the right, kinda towards the bottom. Tell me I don't see a crab claw!

[@tomd7995]

looks like there is still alot of gold in that mine!!!

[@michaelpage7691]

I’d say that they were 3’ tall miners. As someone has said, even I feel claustrophobic watching this and I’m not claustrophobic.

[@gemfyre3444]

Is there a video where someone actually finds gold in one of these old mines?

[@jellybean9396]

I love your videos but to be honest I don’t know why I watch them they make me sick to my stomach literally! They made me realize I’m very claustrophobic

[@canbonly1970]

Same here. I could never do this. I would be so lost I would never find my way back.

[@TVRExploring]

It's not quite as confusing when you're there in person. It's easier to keep track of things in three dimensions and the mines have a logic to their layout. Natural caves are more difficult in that there is little observable logic to them other than the flow of water (but that is often difficult to know in advance).

[@Ethan-xm4fv]

I love the mole holes. I can't believe that opened up to that extent. Nothing like belly crawlin

[@weshawkins7165]

Fantastic video. Amazing the work the old miners would do. Do you know what the ore body was they were mining?

[@worldtraveler930]

Just check out the video description he tells what they were mining and some history at the beginning of Each and Every One of his videos!

[@The_Cultural_Historian_DrRGST]

A great 2 part exploration and a mother "rat" with a heavy load. . .

[@jaynelson4175]

Can't imagine how long it took and how many "men" it took to create this mine.

[@TyMoore95503]

Do you guys ever get turned around in those mines? I get that you can navigate somewhat by "landmarks" as you pass them...but like you say: "...that mountain was Swiss Cheese..." Do you folks ever employ ribbons or spray markers?

[@TVRExploring]

No, we don't ruin the aesthetics of the mines with things like that... I've only gotten turned around twice and, even then, it's easy to figure out where you are. Mines have a logic to them. And, if something seems like it is turning into a labyrinth, there's always the right hand rule.

[@TyMoore95503]

@@TVRExploring OK. Thank you for what you do. Fascinating, and claustrophobic, but mesmarizing. 👍

[@uwillnevahno6837]

If only it were possible to integrate into the video some data on O2, CO2 (maybe CO?) and particulate data from a portable monitor. I imagine the heavy breathing wasn't exclusively from exertion.

[@TVRExploring]

There was good air in there. That was all from exertion... It was extremely tight and difficult to move through, which just couldn't be adequately conveyed on camera.

[@olivei2484]

Cute rat, glad she's in the mine.

[@TVRExploring]

Kind of a rough ride for the babies!

[@seanpeterson2296]

Be careful !

[@scottrobertson5639]

i could not make out the name of the pants, help a guy out

[@rodneyhearld8151]

all of that is ancient structures of brick that was melted some of those almost pyramid looking

[@shawndouglass2939]

Better you than me, my friend, I'd be clostaphoric as hell, I'm sure I spelled that wrong. 😉 Clotraphoric maybe?? Hell I don't know!!! 😉!!! Claustrophobic, I believe!!

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

Great rat movie

[@mikelang8020]

No Way i can hardly watch you in the Damn Small Tite Area's And Getting Stuck