In a Dangerous, Underground Maze at the Abandoned Sacramento Mine (Part 2)

[@ColoradoMartini]

You would love it here in Colorado. We are full of abandoned mines. I can't believe I have not come across your channel before. It rocks.

[@motoxridah]

It rocks... pun intended

[@AbandonedMines11]

I drove through Colorado a few years ago but didn't have time to stop and check anything out. Yes, lots of mining history there. I follow David Garzas Gold's KZbin channel. He's based out of Colorado and has explored some mines there. Kind of a younger guy, but he's come a long way since his first videos several years ago. He does a nice job on his channel!

[@neilurwin9670]

Fantastic Speech All The Best Of Health To You.

[@ronniecardy]

Glad you're with Tom and Julie makes it better with friends Frank

[@AbandonedMines11]

Always fun to explore with like-minded people, Ronnie! Solo explorations are also fun. So are explorations in the middle of the night.

[@tinas4838]

How interesting to interview someone that worked in the mine! Cool! My back hurts from watching you have to stoop so much, OUCH!!! Thank you!

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks for commenting, Tina! Yes, it was very difficult to film some of these tunnels while walking through them due to the low ceilings. It’s quite a workout, actually.

[@svenkenway2962]

So fun watching exploration

[@AbandonedMines11]

Glad you are enjoying my videos! Thank you very much for your support and interest.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

What a crazy layout that mine has, Frank. Good job on the video. Thanks for the link to our channel and our video of this mine. Much appreciated!

[@AbandonedMines11]

Definitely was an unusual mine in a few aspects. Fun, though! Glad we did it. Can't believe I hiked up there with a bad knee. I recovered, though.

[@billclaussen5255]

In and Out!!! I like that!!! Thanks for the lookielou!!! Peace!!! Bill

[@AbandonedMines11]

Hey, Bill! Nice hearing from you! Thanks!

[@Unit38]

All of the low ceilings and the convoluted tunnels. I fully expected to see dwarves marching by singing, "Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, it's off to work we go." As always, enjoyed it.

[@AbandonedMines11]

It did have that vibe to it, didn’t it? Definitely an unusual mine in some respects. Nice colors in it, though! And the hike up was somewhat challenging. The hike was exactly 1 mile in length but the elevation gain was somewhere around 1400 feet!

[@dancjr2]

Fantastic video as always! I definitely enjoyed it. I’m amazed that Tom and Julie have a map from a miner who actually worked in that mine. Thanks for bringing us along! (Side note, myself and a few of my friends are talking about revisiting some of the old Iron Mines in our area that we explored as teens long before digital cameras and recording them for posterity sake along with their histories, I showed them a couple of your videos, that’s all it took lol). Thanks again Frank, the three of you, stay safe.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks, Dan! Yes, the map that Max gave Tom and Julie was cool. It was too big to bring with us into the mine, so we snapped a few pictures of it on our phones. That's great that some of your friends are going to explore some old iron mines that you last explored years ago. Glad my videos helped out!

[@amoralcafe2357]

I love ❤️ gracias Frank.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thank you for your comment!

[@JeffCowan]

Having another portal or two seems like an important safety feature in the event of a collapse. Nice exploring!

[@AbandonedMines11]

Most large, multi-level mines like this one will have multiple exits. Some are even labeled as "Emergency Escapes" and usually consist of a ladder going up and out of the mine. Reminds me of the Navy ships I served on. There was always more than one way through a lower deck in case of one area becoming compromised and unusable. Thanks, Jeff, for watching and commenting!

[@neilurwin9670]

Fabulous Video The Mine Is Very Interesting Best Health To You

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!

[@morelenmir]

I usually feel quite envious of your adventures, but honestly this time I am glad I was seeing it second-hand through a monitor screen! I like to think I have a very solid sense of direction and it is odd to say it works even when watching videos of a place, but... Jeez... I felt genuinely lost in that place and could easily feel the panic starting to rise despite being thousands of miles distant. Definite flashback to 'The Descent' in certain places! Glad you chaps found your way out safe and sound.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks for your comment! I think the editing of the video footage makes the mine's layout seem more confusing than it really is. But that's just my opinion. While it would be easy to take a wrong turn in this mine, it wouldn't take long to find a way out if you weren't sure of where one was. It's a big mine but not that big.

[@morelenmir]

@@AbandonedMines11 Those antigrav laser-mapping drones from 'Prometheus' would definitely be a handy thing to have!

[@DFDuck55]

I'm only 5'6" so never had to stoop as much as everyone else I was exploring mines with. Even in the Chinese mines which typically have very low backs. --- Maybe the newspapers used small fonts because paper was expensive; get as much info on it as you can to use as little paper as possible.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks for commenting! I never thought of it that way with the paper being more expensive than the ink. I'm guessing ink was more expensive than paper back then because that's how it is today when you buy a printer for your computer. Paper is pretty cheap but the ink cartridges are through the roof! Maybe it was the opposite back in the early 1900s.

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Frank, a definite rabbit warren in there with all of it's twists and turns. Thanks for sharing, much love. xx💖

[@AbandonedMines11]

You are so welcome! Thanks, Sue!

[@DaleDuffy]

Good video, Frank...thanks again...!

[@AbandonedMines11]

Right on, Dale! Thank you for supporting my channel!

[@astralvirgin09]

Morning Frank! Another fun abandoned mine, thanks for taking us along! As always, please stay safe out there and can't wait until the next time!

[@AbandonedMines11]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks again for all of your support here. More videos coming soon....

[@adamwright1619]

Great video right before I crash.

[@stevetabor4447]

Hey frank I’m really liking this mine just old school almost like no plan in mind just chasing the vein ,,always cool when you find old newspapers etc to put a time line on mine’s great stuff frank... always give a shout out to Tom/Julie as always be safe 👍👍👍

[@AbandonedMines11]

Right on, Steve! Thanks for comemnting. Yes, the old newspapers and magazines certainly do provide reliable evidence of when the mine was worked.

[@ennova9745]

I love your videos! Living vicariously through you. Please stay safe!

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thank you! Will do! Always nice to hear when viewers and fans are enjoying my videos and getting something out of them.

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

That's an interesting míne! Thanks for the tour!👍

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks for taking the tour! I appreciate your support. And thank you for commenting, too!

[@mountainmineexplorers]

Wow looked like the old timbers in the fractured part was what was holding it up, enjoyed the video!

[@AbandonedMines11]

Great comment, David! Thank you for watching and commenting. I hope you are doing well over there in Colorado. Have a great Thanksgiving this week!

[@ricklohr909]

I love your videos man! They're the first thing I watch when I wake up

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks! I appreciate knowing that.

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Always nice a second exit.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks, Rolf! Yes, it's rare to enter a mine by one portal and then come out by another.

[@lesliebarham7852]

Great explore as per usual, cheers from Australia, again.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thank you, Leslie! Nice hearing from Australia.

[@johnsmart964]

Thank you for bringing this to us, it is a fascinating mine.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks, John! This was an unusual mine. Definitely worth the arduous hike to reach it.

[@frankgaletzka8477]

This mine is very irritating you can get lost there very easy i think But no risk no fun with a bit of thinking Thank you for this adventure Best wishes Yours Frank Galetzka

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks, Frank!

[@o2wow]

Nothing like the light at the portal coming into view. I sure appreciate videoing with a low ceiling. I've inspected a 51" diameter penstock that was 1,200 feet long, it's not fun.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks for sharing that anecdote! Yes, seeing the portal come into view is always reassurring. I forgot to mention in the video that we entered this mine by one portal and came out of another. That doesn't happen too often at these abandoned mines.

[@stabbincabbincowbboy3770]

Swiss Cheese Mine Indeed Part 2 Man You All Are Way In There.. Frank Do You Ware Hard Helmet ? Cool Dynamite 🧨 Cover ForeSure 👍🏻🤠🇺🇸

[@AbandonedMines11]

Yes, always have a helmet on. Gotta protect the ol’ bean and the few marbles still rolling around in it.

[@stabbincabbincowbboy3770]

LOL... Right !! Haha

[@Dsdcain]

Really love the old news papers. Been hooked on coming across them since I was a kid. Used to find them stuffed in the stone foundation of an old house I lived in in the early 80s. They'd stuff them in the holes to try and insulate them (being in New England) or stop drafts. Another thing I always wonder when I watch you explore an old gold mine is how much gold is left in them thar hills. I get that it would not be economically feasible to mine. I always just wonder, because those old mines followed the "easy" ore veins. Thanks for sharing another video. 😎👍

[@AbandonedMines11]

I think some of these larger mines still have gold left in them. That's why a lot of foreign mining companies buy up these old claims and then come in and dig huge, open-pit mines. They have the equipment and technology to detect and mine the gold that the old-time miners didn't know about. The only sad thing is that the open-pit mines totally obliterate the underground workings in the original mine.

[@RockerRed]

Thank you Frank!

[@AbandonedMines11]

You're welcome! Thanks for commenting!

[@drewcifer55076]

love the vids guys keep up the good work. I've also been watching a lot of Brents stuff on the channel GhostTownLiving you guys should link up and do some exploring at Cerro Gordo!!

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks for your comment, Andrew! Yes, there are a lot of mines up there at Cerro Gordo - and a lot of underground workings that go for miles from what I’ve researched!

[@quintomalley1196]

I think that newspapers during that time period had small font because they were pretty much the only news medium of the time, so they had to put as much news as possible into the newspapers.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Sounds good to me! Those old-time newspaper readers would be blown away by us reading the news on our smartphones.

[@mfree80286]

3:25 Not a newspaper, that's an auto parts catalog, best guess 1937 or 1938 given that's the latest vehicle referenced.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Good eye, Mike! Thanks for pointing that out!

[@Nexfero]

2:18 Wow that's incredible that you were able to get a map of the mine from a former mine worker, Max. It would be interesting to hear Max's first hand account of working here or atleast show him this video.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Tom & Julie visit him every year. Believe it or not, Max still has his own gold mine up in the mountains that he works from time to time. Tom and Julie have worked in it for him, too. I’ve never met the man myself, but Tom & Julie speak highly of him. He’s very knowledgeable about mines in the area and mining in general, and he is a great guy overall, according to them.

[@platformstrange1794]

Fracture zone probably refers to a fault/change in strata.

[@AbandonedMines11]

I agree. Still sounds ominous, though.

[@01DOT0]

Recently, I went on a trip to Kern River and discovered a lot of mines that were welded up by someone and blocked off to the public, however, you could a least peek inside. What I saw was amazing. Extensive tunnels that workers mined in for hours. What was very strange was that all of these mines were flooded with water! I was so confused because these mines are high above any water source but I figured there are sources of groundwater inside mountains. My question is that are the mines flooded purposely when they close? Or do these mines close because the workers accidentally hit a water source and can only pump out the water for a certain time before the mine floods?

[@AbandonedMines11]

Sometimes a mine will flood when they are done working in it and close it for good. They turn off the pumps that kept the mine dewatered while it was in operation and, gradually over time, the groundwater starts seeping back into the mine and fills it up. Some mines are accidentally flooded when the miners drill into an underground aquifer or spring. I’m sure that doesn’t happen often, but I’ve been in one or two mines where that looked like exactly what had happened. Thanks for your comments and questions!

[@rosita98]

You are literally brave to go to abandoned mines :o

[@AbandonedMines11]

Hi, Rosita! Thanks for your comment! I’m either very brave or very stupid for going into these abandoned mines - or maybe it’s a combination of both. LOL Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. I hope you’re having a good time here on my channel.

[@Paulman50]

Looks a bit like going down a rabbit hole. Have fun.

[@AbandonedMines11]

That's a good way to put it!

[@khemchee4685]

This is AMAZING! I would pay you money if you would take me for a tour!

[@AbandonedMines11]

It was quite a steep, grueling hike to reach this high-altitude mine. We should probably start with something that has easier accessibility.

[@Hvtesla]

Have you ever been in a mine when there's been a mild earthquake or tremor? I would imagine, besides the fear, it would be a feeling of utter helplessness.

[@kasnitch]

you would be surprised at yourself . I worked a lot of years in deep gold mines . minor seismic events happen in the active workplaces during the day, and after the first week, you are glad that they do . the small ones let off a bang or two, and small rocks fly or drop off the back or walls. the time to start getting worried is when the small stuff stops. because the pressure in the arch of the drift or stope starts building significantly, and that could become tons of rock instead of pounds coming loose, in a hurry . a mine captain giving me a tour at the Macassa gold mine in Kirkland Lake, told me that at the 5000 level we were on, the pressure on the rock was 35,000 psi . I cannot speak for the veracity of that figure, but that mine is famous, and also known for rockbursts, some of which have taken life there, iirc .

[@AbandonedMines11]

No, I have never been underground when a tremor or earthquake rolls through. That would be a unique experience, though!

[@Hvtesla]

@@kasnitch thanks for the info

[@scottschnegelberger8089]

Did you happen to notice at 5:23 you recorded what sounds like a voice saying hello there? Kinda sounds paranormal lol very cool

[@AbandonedMines11]

Hey, Scott! Thanks for your comment. I went and listen to what you pointed out at the timestamp. That was just Julie calling out to Tom. They both were further ahead of me in the tunnel.

[@kimbra1132]

Lots of copper in that mine. Thanks for the explore Frank.

[@AbandonedMines11]

There definitely was some color in this one. Glad you noticed it. Thanks for your support!

[@kimbra1132]

@@AbandonedMines11 u bet, geologist here. Sometimes it's hard to guess what mineral u see in a mine off the tv, but I try.

[@EggnogonthebogProductions]

What do you use to film. A helmet cam or handheld? Looked dangerous in there.

[@AbandonedMines11]

I use a handheld video camera. Need to upgrade to a new one someday....

[@RENunez-sd6ov]

Frank Ren here, another fine video of Head Banging Mine Exploring, and will you be having anymore contest in the future. Hey I got dust in my coffee, hmm, a little crunchie, not bad.

[@AbandonedMines11]

I'm still working on my 350,000th Subscriber Giveaway contest. Should be coming soon, so stay tuned. Thanks, Ren!

[@RENunez-sd6ov]

@@AbandonedMines11 Cool

[@RENunez-sd6ov]

@@AbandonedMines11 When you do, I will post it on my website imagesofpomona.blogspot.com I will post this on there. People enjoy yours and Tom's and Julie's also.

[@zacchambers2418]

Hey Frank, I was just wondering if you've ever had to use your video footage to get your bearings in a mine. It seems like you have an exquisit sense of direction. I'd get turned around real fast down there.

[@AbandonedMines11]

No, I've never had to watch my footage while inside an abandoned mine to figure out where I was. I think the video editing makes the layouts of the mines seem confusing. It's not that bad once you're in there.

[@davebeckley2584]

It never ceases to amaze me that someone had to wander along the steep side of that mountain to discover an outcropping of a mineral he thought would be worth pursuing. I liked your exploration but you violated a cardinal rule of mining exploring: Never leave a newspaper unsearched for a date. The date may not tell you anything about the mine but it is always checked unless, that is, it's found waded up next to a honey bucket and then its examined with gloves and a stick. Thanks for the video.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks, Dave! Yes, I could've spent some more time focusing on that newspaper and catalog. Sometimes we get caught up in the exploration and start to rush a bit.

[@davebeckley2584]

@@AbandonedMines11 I was being factitious about that. I know how easy it is to overlook things in person that are discovered later by the 'armchair quarterbacks. I was always worried that the newspaper I found had been used on some miner's backside

[@user-xz9st8hm1n]

how many miles does your corolla have now?

[@sophiacser4815]

I have a question, do you ever get difficulty breathing or have issues with it after you have left? Like is it bad to breath all the dust and stuff

[@AbandonedMines11]

Excellent question, Sophia! Many of these abandoned mines can be quite dusty -- especially talc mines. I and others have developed a minor cough that lasts for a few days after spending several hours in some of these mines. That is to be expected, though. Ninety-nine percent of the time there is no issue. Most of us feel that a brief, one-time exposure to dust in a mine isn't a big risk. The miners who used to work in the mines day in and day out are the ones who suffered adverse health effects from the repeated and ongoing exposure to dust. Another more serious concern is "bad air" which is air inside a mine that has low oxygen levels. One breath of oxygen-deficient air and you're dead within seconds. That's why most of us carry an oxygen meter to alert us if oxygen level is dropping. Another gas to be worried about is hydrogen sulfide gas which can occur in flooded, wet mines. Some of us carry a hydrogen sulfide meter as well. Thanks for your question!

[@richardwarnock2789]

Definitely for shorter people!!!; )

[@AbandonedMines11]

That one section of the tunnel was only about four feet tall! Thanks for your comment, Richard!

[@JDv4Master]

how many years have you been exploring the mines?

[@AbandonedMines11]

About 13 or so.

[@JDv4Master]

@@AbandonedMines11Surprising

[@rg3412]

Awesome exploration, as always! Your video would greatly benefit from modern image stabilization (5-axis) though.

[@kittym4d]

When he says the red marks are just to show where ore is We all know its blood.

[@rdamp2374]

Great short videos. News papers in the 1900's used small print for news stories and adds to fill the pages. For adds you paid so much for half or full page.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Thanks for commenting and sharing that info regarding old newspapers!

[@jaimeglenn9561]

Is their any locations of mine in Sacramento I’ve been trying to explore some

[@blaneycrabbe3390]

What the Hell was up with the score at the end?

[@davidu5196]

This is just outside Bishop California correct?

[@AbandonedMines11]

Yes.

[@davidu5196]

Awesome area. You ever come up to Idaho around silver city area let me know. Lots of fun I there

[@deadmetal8692]

That's a really cool mine. Seems like a lot of fun. Thanks Man.

[@AbandonedMines11]

You bet. Thanks for stopping by!

[@shawndanaher2611]

Get yourself a go pro chest mount so u can just walk and record

[@travailer594]

Too many commercials otherwise nice vid good filming too, thank you , be safe

[@miguelgarciavalenzuela4599]

Mine horton

[@HollywoodGraham]

With the shortage of toilet paper because of hoarding, take a lesson from the old miners, you can use newspapers. Now you know why you never find a full page..

[@AbandonedMines11]

Great comment! I suppose the magazines and newspapers could've been brought in to be used a toilet paper. And here I thought they were just brought in for reading materail..... LOL

[@JoeyBaby47]

"Fracture zone." Let's go explorer. /sees a bunch of rocks a timbers and rocks on the ground Me: Let's go back.

[@AbandonedMines11]

We like Fracture Zones! LOL

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