Exploring 480ft Beneath Ore Bin Valley: Discovering Veins of Silver In Another Epic Adventure!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: It’s been brought to my attention that some of you cannot find my eBay link on your mobile devices. Here is the link and thanks again for helping support the channel! ebay.com/usr/hidden.treasures.abound

[@oldmanronerickson2221]

Gly I have a rock I'd like to show you? Found in Arizona and I just don't know what it is. How could I get you a few pictures of it?

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

Aaron Erickson “Gly”: email a picture to me at [e-mail]

[@jlo7770]

Im all about you getting ads on your channel, I'll gladly watch so you get revenue but 11 adds on one video? That's a little over kill. Maybe it's just on my end but holy cow.

[@rudolphcasillas2003]

? And what age did you get into exploring abandoned mines and forgotten places and do you have any problems with being claustrophobic and you should always have a climbing rope when you go into places like that suppose the ladder of breaks and you can't climb back up always be extra safe

[@rudolphcasillas2003]

And you let somebody know where you're going to just in case you don't return when you're supposed to always have someone looking out for you

[@Ty-tie_FTW]

My favorite difference between your mine exploration videos and alot of the other youtube mine explorers, is the education. Everytime I watch one of your videos, I learn at least a couple of things. Thanks for the interesting videos and the extra knowledge

[@Beariducci]

Yes, I agree. And, it holds the attention and adds to the mystique of the adventure. We, as the audience, can learn as we go through your videos and imagine the men that worked really hard to dig that mine. What it took and what it takes to do that job is an amazing of hard work and vigilant focus on such a dangerous undertaking. Thanks for bringing that part of the story to life in your videos. Respect!

[@LM-qk2xt]

Awesome intro, coincidently Nevada is shaped like an ore bin. How fitting.

[@llewdis]

love the laser pointer, now just add a black light. :)

[@MOSOB]

Not only were these miners tough men but good craftsman to be able to build these structures in the middle of nowhere. All work done with no power tools. Great video keep up the great work and be safe.

[@KubotaManDan]

This was a Blast of an episode Gly, one of your best explores...you came a long way from when you 1st started your channel. Your my favorite channel on you tube. Thanks for risking your ass so I can enjoy these mines from the comfort of my easy chair.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you very much! I have as much fun making them as you do watching them.

[@paulcooper2897]

Thanks! I have to say ... your introductions have really become a masterpiece! I love the quick bit of knowledge/history and foreshadowing of the video to come

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you very much!

[@jimren5638]

Man the drone really makes the intros great! Looking at the whole area from the air makes it really come to life. Fantastic work, Gly. Having another person with you opens up things as well. Your enthusiasm for the minerals is infectious! It's amazing at the condition of the ladders in these mines. I guess it's so dry in there that there's no rot. I' really glad you came back to this mine. It's so extensive and beautiful. I did not expect to see that deep winze down there! So cool that you got to the absolute bottom. Nice! That deposit of obsidian was gorgeous! Thanks, Gly. Great episode!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thanks Jim!

[@nunnaurbiznez8815]

The woodwork men made to hold back the mountain is insane. The kind of rough and tumble men it took to do such a thing must have been something to witness! Thanks for showing us this beautiful unseen world. Please stay safe!

[@joesmith-es1zy]

I can't believe how beautiful that pure quartz vein was.

[@fredrickvanriler7986]

Great video 🤩💥❕👍🏽

[@fredfarquar6709]

When you got down to the bottom of the decline, I figured (like you may have!) okay, now we got some drifts off and that'll be it; then you went around that curve and saw the winze! Before you even made a sound, my mind was going "Oh my god! Look at that! Wow! It keeps going down!" One helluva mine, fantastic explore! Wish I could give a few dozen thumbs up! Thank you thank you thank you, Gly! 👍👍❤️👏 And every time I see one of these, I think of all the hard work that went into blasting, mucking out, and timbering these mines! Thousands of board feet of thick timbers that had to be hauled over the desert, up the hills, then hundreds of feet down and put in place! Truly mind-boggling!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you very much! Yes, each one of these is a true time capsule and I enjoy very much sharing it with the world. The engineering as well as the history and geology of these places is truly fascinating.

[@haroldishoy2113]

My final comment on this episode; Gly, thank you for venturing out into the remotest areas of Nevada and taking the time to film the beautiful desert. Nevada has a special place in my heart and affects me like no other place I have visited in my life except for perhaps New Mexico, but that is a different type of desert. I have fond memories of my uncle who lived between Virginia City and Carson City. A kid just becoming a teen back in the early 1970s, I enjoyed my uncle’s stories of Nevada history and his knowledge of nearly everything Nevada, again, thank you.

[@mslcars2011]

Very nice gly thanks you!

[@holyhellbatman6619]

Your videos are like a jet plane in a sky of gliders. Great job this one made me homesick.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you!

[@josephkacer2381]

Gly, you just get better with each episode! At 25:25 you showed quartz, when rock hunting in the vicinity of Hawthorne found large samples of this type of rock with what appears to be gold veins around 1/8" thick. Keep up the good work!

[@rdamp2374]

GLY Fantastic Video and Information.

[@oldmanronerickson2221]

Dude one hour of video! Yippy-ki-yay some good stuff. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@kurtbogle2973]

These videos are a treat. Brent at Cerra Gordo makes them too. That's where I got started watching mine explorations. Imagine having a Ghost town. I am not a Desert dweller. I am comfortable when out of tree cover. A Forest dweller. So once again thanks for pictures of places I don't go. It expands my knowledge.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

you are getting much better at this and your terminology is much better now ....good job sonny Jim. P.S. not cribbing but sets w/ lagging and not bull wheel but sheave wheel and igneous extrusive rock . ... keep the vids coming and be safe out there .

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thanks Jeff, and thank you for the terminology corrections. One can never stop learning and I greatly respect your knowledge in both geology and mining history. Often times I’ve said to folks “If Jeff Williams came with a USB port I’d plug right in”. Lol. Take care Jeff.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces you betcha and same here ...Slim is always correcting me too ....yep you are right about that..... you too and keep us the the vids

[@floridareedsreviews]

We must have been good kids to get a mid-week upload! Thanks for sharing!

[@67volksrodder]

Great video, great mine. Thanks for the adventure. Stay safe.

[@remmiemax3624]

Gly, this was worth the effort!! Great job!!!! The Standard grease can @19:30 show "cap grease" if you recall, the old bearings didn't have zerts rather caps that were filled and screwed down to squeeze grease in the bearing.

[@ke6gwf]

Close, it's Zerolene Cup Grease! Lol The cap goes over the cup, so you were right there. The origin of the name is actually the bearing cup on the old wooden wheels on horse drawn wagons. It was a thick waterproof grease designed to stay in the bearing and not flow out or liquify and be lost. It was later used in the cup style lubricators, because they needed similar properties. It's the same properties that were needed on rails and mine carts. Thick, stays where you put it, and waterproof. (some types of grease have a thickener "soap' that is water soluble and eventually dissolves, releasing the oil that's suspended in the carrier soap)

[@kevinbrennan2004]

I admire how you go to great lengths to explain what really goes into mining, Your passion and ambition, is truly infectious . No other mining YOU-TUBE Vid does that.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you very much!

[@kentnauman9863]

Finally a knowledgeable mining Chanel

[@gingerbread6614]

Your beginning presentation was great. Very professional video. Love this mine. We understand why you wanted to come back Here. And your showing all of the mine and looking for graphics is great. Thanks again. Can’t for the next mine.

[@osliverpool]

That mine's a bit spectacular - I loved those alluvial water erosion parts. Thanks again. And as someobody else suggested below, the woodwork is a thing of beauty in itself.

[@m1keway266]

The bird flying off the post as your drone is circling was a great shot!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thanks! That bird was a paid actor. You wouldn’t believe what his hourly rate was! 😉

[@m1keway266]

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Oh I can imagine. I paid a gerbil last week and his was outrageous.

[@rusty6666]

Thanks Gly for taking us on another great adventure see u next week loved the video lots of fun watching all the adits you find out there and the things you find in them as well Thanks

[@Tom-cy5em]

Thanks Gly, for taking us along in the mine very cool, sharing on my FB for my mining friends. At 16:47 that vain looked interesting would it had good value since they were chasing it. ?

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Yes, I’m pretty sure that vein had some value to it but the mine shut down before they could extract it.

[@memairport1]

Why do they decide to shut a mine down? Be interested in how they determine "enough is enough".

[@ILuvHuskys]

The mic at the hole is awesome. Sounds like a cave in rumbling noise. So cool

[@jossmaxwell00]

Gly. Fantastic Video of this fascinating mine. The way you talk about the rocks and details sets your channel way above a lot of others out there. So please carry on with your format and Provide us with great educational comments. many thanks Gly. Joss is an ex coal face work from the UK

[@ANUNAKIJ]

Well produced, well edited, and well spoken. Thank you for the adventure.

[@NormanSurgeon]

How does the BEST abandoned mines channel on KZbin just keep getting better and better...? I don't know but I'm enjoying every episode, ...loving your presentations Gly, ...they are simply the best...!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you very much!

[@TheRealP0llex]

Incredible geology in this one. Beautiful stuff.

[@danssmokintreasures]

1987 I was in highschool. Great video again. I going through all yours as time allows.

[@BIGBADWOOD]

5 STAR VIDEOS THANKS FOR YOU TIME AND STAY SAFE !

[@bowersjohn3521]

Awesome episode! I impatiently wait for Saturdays every week now.Thank you for all the exploring and education you provide. Stay safe Gly :)

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you!

[@King4s]

Cool and beautiful mine and your knowledge makes it a pleasure to watch 👍💪😊

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you!

[@barbararobinson7980]

What an exciting adventure, the mine that just kept on going. Good job on making that long decent with your camera, difficult indeed. Loved seeing all the sparkly crystals in the Limonite and the quartz vein was so cool. Thank you Gly. Take care and stay safe. 👍❤️

[@richardalangriffith]

Fantastic commentary with good subject knowledge. Thank you, very enjoyable.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you!

[@sfbfriend]

Awesome, simply awesome. Thank you Gly

[@adventureswithgoat719]

I love the cionid barrel and gobbing. Love the videos my friend.

[@markpelenytschka8374]

Thanks for taking us along to see this beautiful mine. Certainly was a fast 53 minutes with all the great things to see

[@tropicallivingworkingfarno9424]

Thanks Gly. A brilliant adventure for us all to experience. Thanks for your expertise and excellent attitude to life. Cheers

[@GeoffreyWBlee]

Well before you leave this mine let me say , I have never enjoyed going through the mines until I downloaded your series. With your explanations you make it so interesting that I cannot turn it off, great stuff and thank you. For god sake be careful. 🇦🇺

[@kiprice8327]

Thanks, I had fun watching this video!

[@sanddabz5635]

I'm amazed at the volume & frequency of the videos you post. It's like these mines are in your own backyard and you go play in them everyday. I could maybe do a couple of mines a month......you do twelve in one week~ Wow!

[@jesseworkman8474]

Heck yeah dude. You weren’t kidding. This channel is great!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you!

[@jeffd6540]

Hi there, Loved the adventure! Can't wait for more.

[@Stephanierud6]

Thank you for the link, and thank you for using the green laser pointer it made it a lot easier to follow you as you describe what you see..... 😁

[@ancientexploringarizona]

Love your adventures, I learn so much, thank you!

[@ifixphns]

Fun explore, Gly!

[@clintonc108]

37:26 In 1987 I was turning 7 and starting first grade. I don't know a lot about mining but I've learned quite a bit from you though. Very interesting but wouldn't want to do it for a job lol! Subscriber for a couple weeks now. Keep the videos coming!

[@ournewzealandfarm960]

Love this intro. It’s stuck in my head 😄

[@baobo67]

Pulling those chunks out reminded me of my dentist tomorrow. Thanks

[@PhilTimms]

Another very professional video and a great mine too well done and keep them coming.

[@mickie7873]

Loved seeing the alluvial water ways underground and the way water had scoured the strata. How spectacular! I missed seeing this episode when it first came out, but in going back and re-enjoying your early episodes I ran into this one. Glad that I did as it was a very interesting mine.(don't know how you do it, going so deep on the ladders......but having to climb them to get back out!!) You sure have the stamina. Keep making good decisions to keep staying safe.

[@Silvertoburn]

That was cool, thank you !

[@redlindholm8451]

This is one of your best videos Gly. Great job! I really enjoyed the entire video and your commentary.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you very much!

[@johnizitchiforalongtime]

Nice video. Getting specimens, big ones. That and other decline shafts looks good and sturdy, That alluvial sediment layers are real cool, also love that quartz near by. Those are small chucks of Obsidian glass.

[@Mike_Malloy]

That was AWESOME to watch! I'll never be in any of these so thank you so much for the ride! :)

[@FullMetalNobody]

That was just incredibly EPIC, I'm exhausted. thanks for another great explore.

[@stevemoren286]

Very good presentation. Stay safe out there.

[@Ironsja11]

Awesome old mine Gly great job exploring it, and thanks for taking us along! I really like that you show us what the miners were after and describe the mineral veins we are seeing.

[@TheShornak]

Man I'll tell you I only found your page here a week ago but I sure love these video's. SO informative over the others where you talk about the geology. I love the high quality video as well. Excellent work. This was definitely you best to date.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you very much!

[@richardwarnock2789]

Well Gly that was a really nice spot a very interesting minerals and crystals of quartz and craving and caving splunker's would love to check it out!!!, Thank's!!!; )

[@w6krg]

I had a "Sphincter Moment" when you were on that last and lowest ladder....

[@001desertrat3]

Jason -- That's called "Pucker Factor" ! Lol .

[@marypearling1418]

I'm wondering if you were a teacher in the past due to your ability to speak with such clarity and so much wonderful information. keep on going with your videos. i find them very enlightening.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: I had a 20 year career in the explosives business and all those years of talking on the phone and interacting with customers greatly Improved my vocabulary and ability to annunciate. In my job it was important to convey professionalism.

[@SueGirling68]

Hello Gly, I wrote you an interesting message on messenger on facebook. I loved your intro to this video, very cool. Wow those large veins of quartz were awesome, that was a pretty cool mine explore if you ask me. Thank you for taking us along and showing us the limonite etc and also the obsidian which means that there was a volcano nearby, I love obsidian it looks so beautiful when it's tumbled. Take care and stay safe, much love. xx🙏🏼💖

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Hi Sue! Facebook kicked me off there platform because they wanted a bunch of personal information about me and I refused to give it to them. I told them I’ve gone by the nickname Gly since 2002 but to them that was unacceptable. I find Facebook to be just to intrusive so I no longer use it. I’m happy you liked the intro! It was allot of fun making this one.

[@jimren5638]

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces I had my own problems with Facebook and their so called policies. I dumped my account too.

[@SueGirling68]

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces basically the message I wrote was to ask if you have ever thought about trying to find the lost Dutchman's mine in the Superstition Mountain's ??. x

[@jopos5082]

Just when i thought it couldn’t get any better bam you come out with this awesome awesome video thank you so much stay safe your canadian friends

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you!

[@howardkunzman6085]

That was one of the better mines to show the mineral resources of the earth.

[@danmiller6051]

As with others, I love your knowledge and presentation of the geology in the mines, It brings another dimension to exploring the old mines. Great job!

[@WesternMineDetective]

Wow, what an amazing mining area! And what a beautiful vein of limonite, who knows how much silver is in there. Good stuff, just subscribed.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you, and welcome aboard!

[@iksexplorationsfollower2588]

Enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing. Great stuff.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you!

[@israelcruz7767]

I love your show.

[@ke6gwf]

At 19:32 that's a tin of Standard Oil Zerolene Cup Grease. The origin of the name is the bearing cup on the old wooden wheels on horse drawn wagons. It was a thick waterproof grease designed to stay in the bearing and not flow out or liquify and be lost. It was later used in the cup style lubricators, because they needed similar mechanical properties. It's also the same properties that were needed on rails and mine carts. Thick, stays where you put it, and waterproof. (some types of grease use a type of thickener "soap' that is water soluble and eventually dissolves, releasing the oil that's suspended in the carrier soap)

[@DaleDuffy]

Cool video Gly.....thanks again..!

[@flam8882]

Ahhhhhh been waiting all week for this. My Saturday fix. Thank you for more adventure

[@nickmad887]

Thank you.

[@seanparchim9165]

I so missed the notification for this video now I'm caught up on this series,and yes I back tracked and watched them all lol thanks Gly peace man

[@chuckg3517]

Thanks Gly. Look forward to these on saturdays after work. Opening drone footage is nice!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you!

[@petewebster2977]

You make my Sunday ATM. .we are in ISO sort of so cant ..hike ..climb etc your adventure keep me going atm .Loved the pictures showing the cave formation. Keep up the good work 👍👍Pete Australia.

[@christopherscaletta]

That was an amazing piece of terminated limonite

[@markmorley327]

Fascinating mine. Thank you for the video and the lessons.

[@Ian_P]

Well shot, edited and presented. Thanks Gly. Great episode.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you!

[@raymondready7496]

That mine reminds me of bisbee mines. Loved sneaking in old bisbee to go to crystal caves. Higgins was awesome. Like your videos. Thanks

[@larescats]

Awesome I very much enjoyed this Got my Sat morn fix. Wish I was there - Larry

[@robertlyman9789]

Cracked rock and fractured beam holding it up!

[@davidinghram2494]

A very enjoyable video to watch, thanks

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Again a very nice explore with some very nice surprises, and one very dangerous spot, one big sneeze and that way is blocked :-)

[@channelcatgold]

Excellent show, but a raise whether for men, material or ore pass is not a decline. A decline in modern times is a large tunnel you can drive your pickup down.

[@mommaice]

Finally!! I finally won an ebay bid for the obsidian glass!! Awesomeness was just delivered to my mailbox!!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Awesome! Thanks for helping support the channel!

[@rickywhite6412]

It's Great to see you back at it, Great job...

[@vwjunky7767]

Always enjoy your narration and videos thank you

[@oxskirra]

Im so glad to see this mine fully explored. I was soo disappointed when you didnt go down the first time at this mine but understood why you left this explore for a later time. The wait was worth it. Looks like you got to see more workings than what were seen on the previous visit.

[@jeffsmystic]

Very interesting and love your channel..👍

[@trinketsmusings]

That was SO enjoyable! Thank you for an amazing video! The geology and all the information about how and why they did what they did made me so happy. Totally geeked out!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed it.

[@jasonlambert5552]

The show that keeps on giving, really nice episode

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you!

[@stevetabor4447]

Good stuff gly that is one awesome mine geology etc is amazing this is also one of my favorites good seeing you glad your doing well as always be safe

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thanks Steve!