Let's See What's Inside This Dangerous Coal Mine

[@JohnCompton1]

That's crazy.. You can see the exact seam of coal that was extracted.. Can you imagine those poor fellas in there with candles and picks and shovels and old wheelbarrows (probably steel wheels) hacking and breathing that dust in virtual darkness? Did what you had do back in the day. We got it so easy man.. You guys are stepping up your game... Great stuff...

[@vancouverislandhistoricall8972]

Yeah I love when you can see the seam

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

Thanks man. Yeah those miners were hardcore, just the height of the ceiling alone would probably throw out your back in a week of working

[@lestergillis8171]

@@ActionAdventureTwins I would think that with today's technology & power mining machines, that coal seam could be commercially viable to mine today.

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

@@lestergillis8171 you are probably right, however this site is in close proximity to a river and some houses, and I don't think coal mines are a big part of the economy there either; so I doubt it will be re opened.

[@Mountainman.music63]

Hey. Take it from an old coal miner, I worked the low coal seams in Harlan County Kentucky, 26 inch seams of coal setting Jack's behind the old Wilcox Miner's, You kids are very lucky to come out of that place alive, Several places I watched you crawl into and how it didn't fall is beyond me, The sound of your voice could have caused a big fall, And believed me when it comes down your not getting a warning, All of you should thank Jesus that your still alive, Really think twice before you ever go inside something like that again, Not counting Black Air that could be anywhere inside those mines, One Breath and your Dead. Seriously say your Prayers if you ever go inside old works again.

[@Clippy-wt1bt]

As a miner, and specifically a scaler, that slab you walked under is a death trap. No support or roof bolts, and definitely separated.

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

not our smartest move!

[@evonnewhalen9794]

Omg...I love watching your adventures 💕. Thank you so much for sharing them. I catch myself holding my breath at times when you go into those tight places. Lol

[@tylerryan458]

Growing up in coal country our mountains are littered with coal mines ranging from 10 years old to probably 200 years old. It was just beat into our brains from an early age that you do NOT go Into an old mine lol. I’m not calling these guys stupid, they are obviously professionals on some level but it just sends my anxiety through the roof watching them crawl under that bad top. Stay safe guys, love the channel.

[@OrganizedChaos75]

I've heard you guys mention the tree roots more than once in caves & mines, believing you're near the surface. Don't let them fool you. Some roots can find their way through the cracks DEEP into cave systems.

[@georgea.9684]

I love your videos but man sometimes I just shake my head at the things you do. You guys are fearless. I hope your luck continues to hold out.

[@Big_John_C]

Black damp is nothing to mess with, it's never safe to go into an old coal mine.

[@user-hb1mh8uz1t]

I had no idea what black damp was so I googled it and my mind is blown. That made this cave video that much more exciting to watch!!

[@MarylandGuy-ey3st]

Yea those guys are crazy. No way in hell I would go in there

[@LiveSeruio]

it would have been save if they simply took a oxygen level detector with them.

[@Clippy-wt1bt]

They obviously don’t know what bad back is either

[@Mike518Mike]

@@LiveSeruio i belive they had/ have one on all their underground explorations

[@iK0NiK]

Wow that was extensive! Can you imagine belly crawling with a pickaxe for weeks just to get the coal out of that narrow seam? Would have been a rough way to make a living.

[@vancouverislandhistoricall8972]

I found a coal mining pickaxe on my own property i live in a coal mining community. And yeah the ceiling is very low

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

Haha my back would surely be gone in a week

[@vancouverislandhistoricall8972]

@@ActionAdventureTwins this is why they hired people as young as 12 so they could fit into more confined areas

[@nickelmickel4170]

That's some sketchy rock sheet hanging overhead in some spots.

[@YakYo]

shoutouts to the old timer with the mine history, that dude is rad

[@TheSilmarillian]

Parts of the back of that mine (the roof) are hanging just hello from Lightning Ridge NSW Australia we mine opal here ,my humble comment that coal mine you explored even the vibrations of your voice making the commentary with those hanging roofs and sides a place sure I would explore but the first 30 feet from the portal told the story sorry to rain on the parade . enough said ....@ 2:30 that back (the roof) can ripple and gather as shown with rock falls as you move forward.I would have backed out right there as that footage adds new meaning and depth to the saying sketchy ground,may I add to that that you are in earthquake prone ground ,look around at the material on the floor warning sign .....23:30 that is what you saw at 2:30 its the roof on the ground ,just a thought another though many of those props on the video have 4-5 inches clearence from the roof they once supported that says to me ground movement under them not a good place 2 be .

[@chrgre11]

Its coal too experience but old mines aren't the place to be exploring, especially without the proper gas detectors. Black damp is no joke. Also being under unsupported roof. Awesome video but be safe please. From a coal miner in pa.

[@fxdelusions77]

Not sure how I’ve come across your channel, but I’m glad I have. The kid in me wants to know what’s around the next bend, and corner. The older adult in me is like “When this mine was in its hay day, what was going through the minds of those that worked it?” Really cool videos, thank you so much for sharing!

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

That's pretty much what's going through our minds too, thanks for watching!

[@fabriceroger5894]

vraiment impressionnant vos explorations et la veine de charbon et incroyable a voir, on voit que sa reste dangereux mais aprés 100 ans, s'est toujours accessible, je fais pratiquement les memes investigation mais basé sur les vestiges Vauban et site militaire en France, j'adore vos vidéos, s'est exaltant a voir et on voit que vous y prenez du plaisir , merci

[@scottwhittaker4563]

My 3x grandpa John Pugh was 11 yrs old and mining in Wales, so sad that children were down in a mine like this

[@catfeline1530]

That mine looks unsafe, don't risk your lives for videos

[@ADITADDICTS]

2:44 widow makers.

[@davidshortt88]

That's so dangerous. Even a working mine is inspected every morning.

[@Paul-pb3vq]

Yip one day their luck will run out that mine will become their tomb

[@vancouverislandhistoricall8972]

Here On Vancouver Island Canada they had to have firemen inspect them every morning. Once an explosion in one of the mines the esplanade killed 150 miners 9 miners survived out of these the mayor and the mine instructor

[@vancouverislandhistoricall8972]

@@Paul-pb3vq indeed the explosions often caved in ether side of a tunnel and miners were trapped slowly suffocating over time

[@Paul-pb3vq]

@@vancouverislandhistoricall8972 I follow several other KZbin channels living in a ghost town and abandoned forgotten places.among others Those two channels have been in mines that sadly have still got the miner's bodies still trapped inside. One he got as far as the collapse they tried rescuing them but failed you could see the haphazard way the rescuers were shoring up the roof with timber trying to reach them. But eventually giving up as it was to dangerous to carry on. Second one living in a ghost town. He owns the mine. I believe on the two hundred level is were several miner's body's are still trapped. He was trying to get to the two hundred level by a different method digging and blasting the side of the mountain to reach and recover the body's I believe. Very sad.

[@vancouverislandhistoricall8972]

@@Paul-pb3vq yeah but unfortunately in my case the mines went under the ocean making it impossible to recover the 3 trapped miners from blasting

[@numbnutz9398]

When I think of coal mining I think of men swinging pick axes, pushing ore carts and so on. Never envisioned men on their belly digging in two feet of space. Geez. I also wonder why they left the coal seam so close the entrance untouched? I would think that would be the first to go.

[@johnnyellis6935]

You guy's are crazy no way I could do that....

[@m.m.3552]

I really love your videos guys ! they're damn good for those boring rainy days

[@darcymunro8930]

Just shows how much dirt they mined to get such a small seam of coal

[@kspen6110]

I have to say that even though I know you both are safe I was really scared for you crawling under that slab. Your channel is addicting even though my anxiety is through the roof the whole time.

[@cincoy3679]

That was so cool. Seeing the coal underground. Thank you. So much coal there lift. The coal miners where nothing put hard workers. I guess when your hungry you will do anything right.

[@OrganizedChaos75]

Chuckled at the old man's story of MO miners going down south during the Civil War and not being happy with the small coal seams. Here in the Midwest, we have coal mines made up of massive spaces, supported by natural columns, that stretch underneath multiple rural towns. But also a problem with old mines subsiding, taking houses/buildings with them, because old coal mines are very unstable.

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

wow that is a crazy amount of coal! nothing like this Tennessee coal mine. it seems that most coal mines are quite unstable no matter the size of the seam

[@OrganizedChaos75]

@@ActionAdventureTwins I've looked at old mine maps of my area and they're insane. It's practically one continuous massive space that stretches nearly 20 miles. A nearby school was built several years ago, but they filled the mine below with "grout" first. It got built because the mine under the original school had subsided. A few smaller mines under my hometown, but so far no subsidence. They're about 200 ft. down and can no longer be accessed.

[@hooXpoo]

Of all the PA. coal mines I have explored I never seen tracks In one. Thay were all ripped out.

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

wow, yeah seeing them was a real treat. how many coal mines do you think you have been too? And did they have a taller ceiling than this one?

[@raymondgtackett6273]

Wow. Good video but I don't think you know how much danger you were in. Not the same world as most other types of mines.

[@Adventcha]

Great stuff guys!

[@pfalz_momente]

Very interesting! I like 👍🏼 Greetings from germany

[@gmancolo]

Nice ceiling ready to cave in, and poisonous water...

[@vancouverislandhistoricall8972]

Awesome! The mines in Very good condition I love when you can see the coal seam

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

We were amazed seeing it too. It was our first time in a coal mine and we didn't think it would be so pronounced!

[@vancouverislandhistoricall8972]

@@ActionAdventureTwins yeah the eroded backfill at the entrance is always misleading to the rest of the mine. Where I live it’s to dangerous to properly explore coal mines. They’ve been recorded to be really dangerous.

[@sherryaleshire9187]

Where my ex worked one of the miners filmed when they were pillaring and the sound of the members snapping I mean huge timbers it was unreal. Would love for you to see. Such dangerous job but THEY LOVED THEIR JOBS 😊

[@christopherh6431]

Very brave! You are very brave, that looked like it was going to collapse at any minute.

[@benterbieten9540]

Looks like some high BTU coal, what state is this in?

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

It was some very high quality stuff. It's in Tn

[@benterbieten9540]

@@ActionAdventureTwins thanks

[@mr.olivefingers768]

Does anyone know what the name of this mine is?

[@brentmead3131]

I was a black hat for 6 years in West Virginia. I loved being underground. That might look dangerous but there was only really one sketchy spot

[@joeltrout2667]

Loving the vids

[@thepatriot8081]

Way cool !!! Looks dangerous 😬 Thanx you guys !!!!! B safe !!!

[@southernhillscreative1920]

I'm gonna go sit in my yard and watch this

[@andrewdavidson9956]

Y’all doubled subscribers in a month since we went to Ft Mtn!

[@exploringwithcaelan]

It’s the titles that get people the click and thumbnails also video quality all good stuff though

[@andrewdavidson9956]

@@exploringwithcaelan I’ve explored with these guys. Their videos keep out the “fluff” and capture the “stuff”

[@teddywallace7333]

Flirting with death there guys

[@MarylandGuy-ey3st]

Yup look up black damp

[@Janos23]

Is that orange/reddish brown stuff sulphur compounds?

[@sunshinemajaw6499]

I remember those days. This is safe for me.

[@jamesellis5549]

no sniffer or gas test?

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

Yes we have one

[@traduccionespremium]

It doesn't scare you to be there for so long

[@exploringwithcaelan]

Awesome explore man interesting seeing a coal mine haven’t seen one on video yet am going to mine next Wednesday testing out a new camera :) will be fun am a small person so tight spaces aren’t a problem

[@leeturner1838]

Show them how to check for bad roof, old man.

[@joebakewell7566]

Roof scaling isn't a good sign. Plus Black Damp will drop you in your tracks.

[@Hawgfrog]

I worked in underground coal mines for years. I thought 40" was low. These guys were mining 20" with a pick. I can't begin to imagine how miserable that must have been.

[@urosvelimirovic9309]

How did they dig those shelf-looking parts? Nice video!

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

They we're on their sides with a short handled pickaxe. The coal seam was exactly as wide as they dug it out.

[@Penrodyn]

Be careful with coal mines, the rocks tends to be softer compared to mineral mines and more likely to collapse.

[@wcchannel1253]

It's a very strange place, and dangerous .

[@sliderinc1]

You need better friends to tell you no. Stop. Don't be dumb.

[@bobbymckinney1264]

Looks like a highwall mine where the machine goes underground while the operator is outside very dangerous going in there be safe

[@night5714]

Still no back up plan if it goes south while in a mine

[@Fossilsunleashed]

yep follow the white or black to find the gold wow when he says there is a bat at 1.18 on the right you can see some of the coal is still brown wood

[@zerofox7347]

I wonder if people go in there every other week for a wheelbarrow full of coal? Be a great place to live if you have real fires in the house.

[@zouhairsuleiman209]

You guys are awesome 👏 how in the hell do you do it

[@danr1920]

About half of people killed in mines in the U.S. aren't miners but people exploring abandoned mines!!!!

[@lja8534]

There s an end?

[@pvkpraiaviagemkamping]

really nice!

[@adamhill4141]

I can't imagine being in one of those tunnels mining coal with only lanterns

[@nofearEPT915]

Well at least you guys will go to Valhalla doing what makes you happy.

[@jeffjohnson1464]

You are doing a very dangerous thing right there. I don't see one roof bolt and the most dangerous is methane.

[@pistolpete8887]

If you guys happen to get trapped, do you pay for your rescue, or do we taxpayers.

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

I don't think rescue goes after people who are trapped in abandoned mines, nor would we want them too.

[@user-hb1mh8uz1t]

.....they’re taxpayers as well? What a stupid question laced with condescending tones.

[@Mike518Mike]

@@ActionAdventureTwins You are mistaken. If rescue gets notice of someone trapped in a mine, they will rush to assist. However, they might be a little pissed afterwards.

[@porkypine52]

I'm NOT a Miner, never have been, never will be, but even I can tell, that at the 02:15 part, where you are entering a section of what Miners call BAD ROOF. You should have turned around and left the Mine IMMEDIATELY. That roof came down......END OF STORY.

[@philbenson6041]

How did you know that there wasn't gas in the mine?

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

We had oxygen meters, and this mine didn't have a thick enough coal seam to give off enough blackdamp to cause concerns.

[@OutdoorTonez]

I fill like I'm suffocating just watching. Crazy y'all. Not 4 me unless there is gold in there.

[@erin19030]

Yup i had the same feeling. I squirmed with every step.

[@Johnny10X]

NICE!

[@patrickblock2477]

Coal mines , stay out and you'll live longer. Very unstable, you were very lucky.

[@bigroryhollar5023]

Crazy ........ LOL but I’ll watch 😁💨💨💨😂

[@Fossilsunleashed]

so the earth was covered in giant trees, thats indisputable now and now we know the giant trees turned to coal and when the giant tree broke and the end that broke settled down father a slope or something that is why some of the coal seams dive deeper . see the branch at 8.21 - 8.22 it turned to coal that is what a branch looks like inside the tree

[@jaxsun72]

Are the Action Adventure Twins managed by Prestige Worldwide?

[@Fossilsunleashed]

seems to me the white in all the caves is where the minerals leach and form the clear and white stone with gold

[@robbyfenoglietto3465]

If y’all r from pa I got some mines for you

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

from Ga but maybe we will take a road trip soon haha

[@Imskittlessoshutit]

You mind sharing a couple with me? I want to do exploring my last 3 months up here

[@ganon602]

To many safety sally's. Take some risks once in a while. Live a little, you might enjoy it.

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

So true, what's the point of living until your 100 if you haven't actually lived.

[@philbenson6041]

The fun and games would instantly stop if you heard a big rumble while you're deep inside the mine. Then comes I Rush of wind and dust down the shaft and you know you were doomed at that point. And if you know the worth of prayer you will say one at that point

[@MusicMissionary]

This was nerve wracking.

[@MuhammadArif-gl7mz]

Brave man.

[@charlie1675]

Come to meghalaya bro ill show you the coal mine

[@cybilaura6265]

"I got the camera rolling" " i gotta send it" "i gotta know whats over there" yeaaaa i wouldn't be shocked if he gets trapped or killed in one of these mines, caves, like the first KZbinr i watched spelunking. A good 2 years never heard from again.

[@viralgecko]

Didn't hear any Tommyknockers probably safe as can be.

[@zram4x4]

Like pap used to say, the wetter the better.

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

Now your talkin

[@paulettari976]

you guys are flirting with disaster, trust me I have been in many many mines. Look up what black damp is then get back to me ( hint carry a flame safety lamp you can look that up too)

[@kookyjoeb5524]

Am I the only one who thinks the entrance looks like a man made arch?

[@lja8534]

How u not get lost in there. Mate 10 seconds n i be outa there

[@akf2131]

You guys ar fucking crazy,no gas youve encountered,yet... not to mention the loose top.☠️☠️

[@joshc5050]

Anyone else hear loads of whispers on there or is that just me?

[@timholt9105]

Extremely dangerous,stupid thing to do

[@erin19030]

You guys are crazy? There is nothing more dangerous than an abandoned coal mine. Ive got cloister phobia and cant watch anymore. My Dad died from a fall off coal.

[@walterfrazee8875]

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[@jeffjohnson1464]

damn your taking a chance in that bad top. crazy