Mines Like This Aren't Supposed To Be In California - Part 2 of 2

Part 1 of this abandoned mine can be found here: • Mines Like This Aren't...
I told you that there was some good stuff down that winze! I was amazed to see that perfectly preserved skip car poised on the edge, ready to go back in service… It is rare to see them at all and even more rare - exceptionally rare - to still see them in place and prepared to return to work. The hoist operator brought up the last load around 75 years ago and the skip car has rested there ever since. I wonder if the miners knew that was the last load of ore when it came up? Or did they expect to return the next day or the next week or the next month? That skip car has outlasted the men that built it and all of the miners that worked with it. And it is still down there…waiting.
I was also quite impressed by the size of the large stope down there. Can you imagine the miners hauling all of that rock out of there, one skip car and ore car load at a time? That would have been an extraordinary amount of work… I have seen bigger stopes, but not many.
Then, of course, there are all of the artifacts down on the lower levels… I love it when those have not been looted because it gives so much more insight into how the miners were working, what their habits were, when they were working, etc.
Pretty amazing that this mine is in California near large population centers, huh? And, if I didn’t mention it last time, this is on public land…
As I’ve said many times, the really good stuff is found in the places where others fear to tread or that are difficult to reach. And, of course, that holds true in all facets of life from investing to fitness, not just mine exploring.
Successful mine exploring usually takes a lot of local knowledge. I consider myself an expert on the mines around the area where I grew up and parts of Nevada and Italy where I have spent a lot of time... However, what about those parts of the world where I have not spent as much time exploring? So, I often work with other mine explorers in places like Utah or Colorado or Montana as it is simply impossible to match the hundreds or even thousands of man hours that one spends exploring their own backyard. So, I could spend a few years scrambling around a part of Alaska, for example, to become an expert on that area. Or, I could simply befriend a mine explorer in that area and go out with them. I prefer the latter model… So, credit for putting me onto this abandoned mine goes to “Mine Explorers” on KZbin, which can be found here:
/ @undergroundmines
For those that didn’t see the first video, the title of this series is a nod to those that say that all of the abandoned mines in Southern California have been sealed up by the government or plundered by “collectors” to the point that they are just featureless holes in the ground… They have not.
This was primarily a lead and silver mine, with copper, gold and zinc also being present in small, but rich quantities. Work appears to have started in the early 1900s and continued into the 1950s.
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Growing up in California’s “Gold Rush Country” made it easy to take all of the history around us for granted. However, abandoned mine sites have a lot working against them - nature, vandals, scrappers and various government agencies… The old prospectors and miners that used to roam our lonely mountains and toil away deep underground are disappearing quickly as well.
These losses finally caught our attention and we felt compelled to make an effort to document as many of the ghost towns and abandoned mines that we could before that colorful niche of our history is gone forever. But, you know what? We enjoy doing it! This is exploring history firsthand - bushwhacking down steep canyons and over rough mountains, figuring out the techniques the miners used and the equipment they worked with, seeing the innovations they came up with, discovering lost mines that no one has been in for a century, wandering through ghost towns where the only sound is the wind... These journeys allow a feeling of connection to a time when the world was a very different place. And I’d love to think that in some small way we are paying tribute to those hardy miners that worked these mines before we were even born.
So, yes, in short, we are adit addicts… I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!
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[@rorypatrick7921]

The grove in the skip track was from the cable cutting into it from not having guide rollers!

[@k_froggy]

I was wondering about that. thanks

[@streaky81]

Yep, that was my thought. Problem with a bendy track.

[@rorypatrick7921]

Also the comments about the pvc glue I've had a few old timers say that they used it on the hoist winch break band pads to make them last longer for cheap I guess when money's tight you do what you gotta do!

[@stephanb.3342]

Interesting

[@angryoldwhiteguy]

Hence why all the grease buckets

[@djspatrick]

Man, that hoist operator lived the life. Sitting underground chugging grape juce, chain smoking and sniffing glue.

[@muleskinnermining8661]

Sounds like some of the characters I’ve worked with!

[@escapetherace1943]

that was definitely put there AFTER the mine was finished mate I mean come on grape drink

[@muleskinnermining8661]

@@escapetherace1943 , if you let it set there long enough, it becomes fermented grape drink! The preferred drink of miners.

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

I thought everyone did this. Hummm.

[@olivei2484]

@@muleskinnermining8661 Yeah, but back then that was some GOOD glue!

[@bigmoney3405]

Been watching mine videos for 6 or 7 years, this is the coolest mine I have ever seen. Best wood and stopes and ladders and wow! Being dry sure helps.

[@TVRExploring]

Dry makes a big, big difference!

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

And a ton of intact rail and ore chutes. I’m a sucker for rail.

[@worldtraveler930]

When you actually hear Justin utter the phrase "Holy Shit!!" Then you know this is going to be a damn good video. 🤠👍

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

Lol. I thought the same thing.

[@outwestmetaldetecting6186]

I am down here in SoCal, Riverside County. Who would have guessed a mine like this still exists here in SoCal. You could spend days down there. Some amazing stuff. And that chamber was huge. Also all the relics, thanks for sharing.

[@wygold]

@13:02 the item hanging on the pillar is a homemade candle holder. Interesting collection of artifacts.

[@lucyfiesta]

That was my thinking too

[@PatriceBoivin]

Thank you for showing the galena ore, you'd be surprised how many abandoned mine videos don't mention at all what the miners were after there.

[@volktales7005]

Thanks for bringing us that one. LOTS of cool stuff to see and those stopes were amazing!

[@srmj71]

A mine just full of stuff to keep you busy for days. Another great video!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you.

[@kimbra1132]

Stopalicious! Love the deep red ore body in the last stope. Neat mine, thanks for the grand tour and that ball room was huge. Thanks Justin for another fine mine.

[@toesone]

It’s crazy how well preserved everything is

[@olspanner]

Lots to see in this mine, thanks for sharing.

[@meboyd7796]

What a great mine to explore, very sound, and it justs keeps going and going. Great job.

[@andrewlowe2962]

By far the best mine video I’ve seen in a while, so much stuff. And your knowledge is refreshing, and super interesting.

[@williamwintemberg]

I think this is one of the coolest mines maybe the coolest! All kinds of artifacts! So many places to explore! Huge chamber! Nice! Nice Nice!

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

100% this

[@danmiller6051]

Wow! What a great mine! Lots of cool stuff. Great video, as usual.

[@paulcarpenter2800]

What an incredible mine. It's enormous (and very dangerous). Thanks for sharing, Paul

[@markcantemail8018]

Skip cart lift operator huffing PVC Solvent . Great idea ? Thank you for the explore of the Half Hollow Mine . stay safe

[@TVRExploring]

Well, whatever it took the hoist operator to pass the time, I suppose?

[@markcantemail8018]

@@TVRExploring Ha ha long working Hours for sure .

[@cynthiatyler1606]

That's some cool crazy stuff. Like this explore. Thanks

[@paulcooper2897]

What an awesome mine! A LOT or rick and ore came out of there ... 22:39 I can't imagine trying to wrestle those two giant trees down to that point and placing them. 24:45 looks like wire rope cutting unto the track over hundreds of loads. Thanks for sharing!!

[@archstanton9206]

If memory serves "Richfield" was the second part of "Atlantic Richfield" which rolled into ARCO in the early 70's. Dating myself, I know. That was something else, the size of those winzes and stopes were mind boggling, and explained the huge piles of explosives boxes you came across. Looking at that seat the winch operator used and seeing his cigarette box, then the butts on the dirt where his feet would have been really put the human in there. A moment frozen in time. All that material came up in that skip car...they worked that mine for awhile.

[@TVRExploring]

I love those "time capsule" scenes like that... It makes it very easy to imagine exactly how things worked and looked.

[@ricohernandez9835]

It is nice to know that abandoned places have a lot of historia and one look at many thigs that one not seen before,good video Amigo thanks,

[@NWCRYPTOADVISOR]

Your vids are amazing. I love watching them.

[@Hoosier_Boy]

This was incredible! I do hope you go back sometime and go deeper into some of those stokes just to find more of those hidden treasures. I've seen this video three times now and I know I still missed some important finds. Just incredible, thank you!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you very much for watching. Yes, this was an extraordinary one...

[@streaky81]

Wow, this mine is nuts. Looks like one day they just downed tools and never came back and it's never been pillaged - or at least very little. They still even have actual ore in some of the chutes.

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

I noticed that, too. Just an amazing state of preservation. Even the items, like some of the found documents Justin came upon, were left neatly on the table for the next explorer to see. This may be my favorite (*non-placer} mine yet.

[@misterp158]

Awesome Mine, Awesome video. Good stuff... Thanks

[@chrisandersen5184]

Trying to imagine the miner's reaction to what they found in that chamber. Then the amount of work and care to dig it all out. Wonder how rich it looked? BTW, thanks for the great write ups. Only descriptions of value on KZbin.

[@TVRExploring]

Whatever they found in that chamber must have been pretty outstanding for them to do that much work... Thank you for reading the descriptions!

[@rembrandtshadows]

@@TVRExploring maybe it was a cyst with a balrog in it! 😀😁😂🤣

[@ralphpatrick3071]

Awesome exploration, in the top 5 for sure!

[@ChurchOfTheHolyMho]

fantastic. thanks for sharing!

[@gingerbread6614]

Great going. Thank you

[@jonesfactor9]

Great mine! Awesome massive chamber👍⚒

[@dezhead3529]

Another fabulous video there's only one problem they always end too soon

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Well they were digging all over by the looks of it great stopes wow, a very interesting explore again thnx.

[@jaymclean4403]

Love to see these intact mines ,what a cool mine, like the videos thanks.....

[@TVRExploring]

Me too!

[@jd-ku3iw]

Thank you. That was awesome

[@rudybarton1171]

So fascinating. Thank you for sharing this awesome video. I felt as if I were in the mine too.

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Justin, what an absolutely awesome mine, it had so much cool stuff in it to see, not to mention the huge stopes and those skip cars were just amazing to see as you don't come across those every day. A very cool find and explore, thank you so much for sharing this one with us, much love. xx 🙏💖

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you, Sue. Yes, this was a special one.

[@SueGirling68]

@@TVRExploring It certainly was. x

[@skookumchuckreefer978]

Right on! thank you for the very cool tour it was entertaining,informative and interesting cheers

[@GlobeExplore]

wow really great mine that is having grape juice too. soo much stuff there.love from Globe Explore

[@mickie7873]

Very impressive finds of "leftovers". Looked like a ashtray for the skip runner 13:02. To find a skip still tethered by the cable on the rail, wow! Startled me when you kinda slid next to that deep pit. Some huge workings! A very interesting tour and adventure. Thanks for your "daring do", going into & about all the stopes. :

[@markbrennan8392]

As always TFS that was incredible. I wish we could see an X-Ray of the mountain from the outside, just cause that would look like a piece of swiss cheese left to the rats .. lol .. with those massive stopes and whines in every direction and would think any seismic activity in the area and that mountain would disappear ;)

[@bob_frazier]

23:10 Thank you for taking a moment to show us some of the mineralization as you come across interesting colors, etc.

[@kyletomorug6780]

Love this video!

[@brannancloward]

SO COOL! Its like something you would see out of a movie set.

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

Hot damn! The cliffhanger was worth it. Justin delivers.

[@TVRExploring]

I'm glad you think so.

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

@@TVRExploring - please please please tell me you are going back to this one. As awesome as it was, it had a rushed feel, which I never get from your other explores. I chalk it up to excitement and sheer scale, but outside of the ‘placer mine of doom’...you know the one I speak of....this is now my hands down favorite load mine. The state of preservation is amazing. I hope getting there and staying isn’t a logistic nightmare, because it’s a really exciting mine and I just know there’s more in there. As always, thank you so much for taking me along.

[@stevebaseley]

Great video amazing mine 👍

[@bearcatanon7268]

Rail is soft so it can be bent, and won't crack or break under heavy load. Very cool mine! Very cool to see you exploring with Boxy and friends in a recent vid.

[@alangoede2073]

Great find guys. Looks like they may of been in there in the 70’s or maybe the 80’s as well. Needless to say awesome mine specially for being in California and like you said. Keep up the great work and remember stay safe out there. 🇺🇸⚒⛏💎🇺🇸🍺

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

Love the vintage explosive packaging in the thumbnail. It looks like modern consumer fireworks labelling.

[@dereksmith1803]

By far, the best mine so far. This place is incredible. Must have been a ton of miners working this one. It's enormous.

[@chet2201]

Amazing amount of work, should be archived reports on this mine. Employees and estimated tonnage.

[@danrobsonjr247]

Not a bad mine . Lots of history in it

[@TVRExploring]

Indeed, there was.

[@markattardo]

That's incredible!!

[@StarScapesOG]

This mine is amazing! Thank you for taking the risks and recording it so the rest of us can see it! Edit: could that tin at 13:00 have been for setting a lantern or light of some kind in? That would probably be more comfortable for the operator as he wouldn't have to have it on him and it would illuminate the whole area better.

[@muleskinnermining8661]

Probably put a candle in it and heated up a can of beans on top.

[@StevenPendleton]

What a really cool mine!

[@donaldpowers5557]

Fantastic level so much in great shape. Diamond plate on some of the equipment. Might give you date when it was available. But that flat shovel . I made one just like it to scoop dirt out of a hole I dug to set a beam. It looked just it.. I was surprised how dry that had to be because the rails were still shiny. Great job as always

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, this one was perfectly dry, which is why even the cardboard was preserved so well.

[@aaronbrown5252]

What an amazing mine!

[@Jennralize]

10:00 Wow, when you went round that ore chute and it opened up into the chamber with the riveted skip car just hanging there over the winze like they'd literally just left it there and gone on lunch...! :-O So much of the stuff looked like it had been cleaned and put into a museum, almost like it was active up to a few days ago. So little discolouration or patina on those labels. Just... amazing! Absolutely wasn't expecting THAT much stuff after part one... this one had it all! Thanks for another adventure! :-)

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, this was a really great mine... One reason everything was preserved so well is that the mine is exceptionally dry.

[@Jennralize]

@@TVRExploring By contrast, I still think back to that mine you went to in, was it Russia? The one with the HUGE underground lake! Still think it would be incredible to be able to go back there and light up that whole cavern somehow, do some depth mapping with lasers! That's still one of my favourite moments in your videos I think, because of the mystery that remains due to the sheer size of it and the fact your lights didn't even touch the other side and just vanished into darkness!

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

@@Jennralize that mine was kick ass too. I love how neat and orderly the Russians make their adits. Smooth concrete walls. The soviets sure loved their concrete....but there was a level of craftsmanship and method to that mine that is in real contrast to North America ‘get in there and get it out’ mines. Not saying one is better than the other, but I like the variety.

[@frankgaletzka8477]

Wow what a mine Nice and amazing stuff Down there Thanks for sharing your adventure Take care all best wishes Yours Frank

[@johncos1068]

I think there might be a lot of people interested in seeing more of the mineralization in these mines. For instance a close up for a few seconds of the pillar at 30:35 would have been cool.

[@bob_frazier]

I agree with you 100% Let us see those minerals! Cinnabar Ore for sure in that pillar. (Mercury Sulphide)

[@bigmoney3405]

@@bob_frazier I agree!

[@jefffleming8103]

The Swiss Cheese 🧀 mine wow very cool artifacts thanks for the trip back in time 👍

[@stephanb.3342]

Very nice mine. So much stuff and spots to watch. And we don't mind you lost tiny location video, at least you did not break camera this time. 😉 Great show! 👏☺️

[@TVRExploring]

Haha, yes, fortunately, nothing was broken on this trip!

[@CentralMusicNation.]

11.51secs now that is one awesome Setup iv ever seen in a mine and to see a skip car in place and holding on to that wire is just so awesome. Also that HUGE Stope like Omg that was impressive the size of it was insane , like how did they even do all of that . the whole bottom of that mine was just insane with awesome stuff mate , almost frozen in time if it were. Hope you got some awesome photos as well.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, this was a special one...

[@CentralMusicNation.]

@@TVRExploring no worry's mate , must been the best mine explore ever

[@olivei2484]

The fact the information regarding these mines is "hidden" by not being on-line means that the dedicated explorer will have to do their homework. Keeping information off-line preserves them (from antique hunters and FS). Great find and keep up your dedication.

[@worldtraveler930]

Yes, Please Keep Up the Good Work !!!! 🤠👍

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. And, yes, you're 100% right...

[@rembrandtshadows]

what is FS?

[@worldtraveler930]

@@rembrandtshadows the Forest Service and or Bureau of Land Management BLM.

[@rembrandtshadows]

@@worldtraveler930 why would the FS or BLM be messing around in a mine? I am assuming that the mines are or were privately held. Maybe I am just naive.

[@alohathaxted]

Someone was making grapefruit, grape and rum cocktails.

[@TVRExploring]

Well, they probably endured some LONG days underground...

[@alohathaxted]

@@TVRExploring how long were the nights?

[@StrifeOnizuka]

This is a great mine. This is what I like to see.

[@samuelgilbert9734]

Amazing mine! I don't know if the crazy big chambers can even be called stopes!

[@admuralcainpegasus664]

Love these videos! A whole nother world deep underground. Kinda get a "The Descent" vibe, wondering who or what might still be living down there.....

[@rembrandtshadows]

oh, they let the balrog loose long time ago . . .

[@alansmith4734]

At some point, you have to feel like a hamster in a Tunnel Maze. =P

[@jacoblenting3742]

Dont know how you dont get lost..i was really watching your turns ..i got lost quite quickly..lol

[@landsurfer3313]

The PVC Solvent guy had quite the setup.

[@lincolnstovall9471]

Huge glory hole! 👍 square sets, how miner engineering gets the job done! The things that remote miner work with and on the fly mining ⛏👀 What they overcame to do what they had to do for a living, Survival of the mind, mines, the darkness, under the ground. Thanks again, Justin!!!

[@bretttaylor5297]

Grew up in socal, specifically Big Tujunga Canyon area. There are numerous mines in them thar hills. Although, when my cousin and I discovered them, we were very young and didnt venture too far in. The flashlights back in the day left a lot to be desired as well. We discovered one mine that was hidden behind a small waterfall. Thx for posting these interesting vids.

[@TVRExploring]

I would be surprised if many of the mines of your childhood are still open. Haha, I take my hat off to you for exploring those mines with the flashlight technology that you had available at the time! The mine behind the waterfall sounds cool.

[@rosesitzenstock1315]

Thanks very interesting

[@twinvideoproduction9662]

Finally got time to watch the second part of this impressive multilevel mine. You did a very good job documenting it Justin. Lost footage, it happens sometimes. Did you use that brightest 100000 lumen flashlight to lit up those big stopes? Brent from Cerro Gordo got one. Another interesting channel.

[@TVRExploring]

One of the guys I was with does a lot of tinkering with lights and has one he made himself that does an extraordinary job. I don't know how many lumens it is when he cranks it up though.

[@duanelohr1869]

I saw this was on, made myself a big bowl of popcorn to watch this with (grins!). As an aside, I have a great mine to explore and I can't remember where it is exactly. Maybe your fans can help me. I know it is east of Baker California, and the mine goes completely through a mountain and has different levels and some interesting features. At the top of the mountain is an incredible ore trestle built across a drop that is absolutely amazing. It has a steep dirt road that I recommend only for four wheel drive or motorcycles to get to it, but you can access the trestle from inside the mine too. There are other mines in the same mountain, but this mine eclipsed all. Best part is it has a super open area in front of the entrance, perfect for an rv to park! My family visited the mine twice and we all loved it. How we found it was my dad was a geologist and we went. And we weren't disappointed.

[@TVRExploring]

Hopefully, someone will recognize your description...

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

Amazing video !! Abruptly ended unfortunately. Outro plz!!! What a Pleasant voice you have btw Maybe consider give us an outro recorded from the editing room

[@bretttaylor5297]

I must add, that in 1971 there was a rather large earthquake (Sylmar quake). I am surprised that those mines survived all the earthquakes!

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Lot of works

[@gvii]

That's what you need. A huffer for your hoist operator. That ought to have ended well, lol. It's probably safe to say that's not actually what that was for, but it's funny anyway. But holy crap, they hogged the hell out of that place. Must have had some mighty good ore in there.

[@jimbayler4277]

When was this mine last worked ? There was a plastic PVC fitting there mixed in with the square nuts and bolts. The other oddities can be explained by earlier visitors (1970's zippered corduroy jacket, pull tab style drink cans, etc.). A lot of other fairly modern debris/trash. The plastic 1gal. milk jug in the ore cart, The skoal dip can with modern graphics on top of the cart.... Most of that can be explained by modern visitors. But the one that is getting to me is the PVC fitting. That style dates to the 2000-teens. How and why is that there, deep in the mine ?! PVC compressed air pipes patched into rusted antique pipe ?! The PVC glue with paper labels there in the hoist operators station, is 1970's vintage

[@pebble100c]

At 3:25 & 10:45 the skip carts are really nice! I don't remember anything like it in your other videos.

[@TVRExploring]

Very rare to see...

[@fredgift7148]

Always enjoy your videos. You do a great job of telling where you have been and the next place you are going. One question at the 3030 mark there are things floating through the air. The look like they are falling from the celling of the stope. What is happening ? Thank you for all off you're videos

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Those are dust particles getting hit by the lights...

[@boevatt9152]

That was a cool mine

[@ghostreconslovessnow]

Not sure if I know what I'm talking about so don't quote me but the other day I was reading something about pre-WW2 battleship steel being really really valuable.. Something about less radioactive or something irdk.. But I bet this rail in alot of the mines you are in might litterally be loaded since like you said the rail is made of really hard steel and it hasn't been exposed to the radiation.. Interesting thought anyway...

[@diggindiggenit6540]

Monster Mine unbelievable Huge

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

There's some pretty massive stopes in this mine :-o

[@TVRExploring]

There sure were!

[@riversendoutdoors342]

That grove in the rail is where the cable ran off the side around the curve. Probably took some time to make that grove.

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

You could retire on this one.. Best mine ever ,, Thank you

[@rembrandtshadows]

As an environmental health & safety scientist and manager, I often worked with geologists and other engineers. This is really fascinating. The timbers seem to be in good condition, considering their age. I find the mineral formations interesting. You mentioned galena, which is a lead ore. What are the other ores? My gig are sedimentary fossil bearing layers more than hard rock (I've collected fossils for personal interest for decades).

[@patrickthedestroyer6427]

Winstons are goooood

[@leehilton9932]

WOW!!! Great find on this one guys!! How deep do you think it goes, 400 500ft? At about 9:25 that is actually an upside down regular ore cart with the wheels and carriage off of it. The skip car right up from it thou is awesome, too bad the winch and motor were gone. As always stay safe out there.

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, 4 or 500 feet sounds exactly right.

[@goldcountryruss7035]

Atlantic Richfield Co. aka ARCO today, not big on grease now though. Well, maybe on AM/PM food.....

[@petterpam457]

You know it looks like a switching real connected together you know when the two tracks switch over to the next track. Really looks like

[@tedc3895]

Richfield lubricants.. Founded 1907 Bankrupt 1931 Citgo bought them out. That 5 gallon bucket is $74 on ebay...

[@stephenhunter70]

Business can be traced right up to BP America

[@Dave_9547]

Richfield Oil Co of California merged with Atlantic Oil Co in 1966 to eventually become ARCO. Those oil and grease cans date from before 1966, although there could have been some old stock sitting around for a while.

[@stephenhunter70]

And Arco eventually was acquired by BP

[@TVRExploring]

This mine was last worked in the early 1950s.

[@riversendoutdoors342]

I live in California and there is mines like this in my back yard and I live in the Bay Area. I’ve seen big cavities like that one where shoots have caved in and they dug loose material out of the bottom.

[@davidfultz6483]

I wish there was a way to 3-D map all the mines you've been in. THAT would be awesome!

[@TVRExploring]

We've been experimenting with LIDAR, but are still working out the kinks... I'll share the 3D maps from those once we get it down and if I can figure out a way to do so.

[@4englishlies875]

Very cool, do you what they were pulling out of their? Do you even check something like that out before you go in?

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

If you look at some of the ore seams they left, it gives a clue. Grayish says sliver to me and...to some extent...copper seams are there too. Justin doesn’t like to give up too many details so that these mines remain great like this one was...but the clues are there. AZ is also heavy on silver mines, so I’m going with that.

[@thorble]

Very rarely see a mine that dry underground. Most of them tap into water sources along the tunnels. Must have been very high tonnage out of this mine, and the waste dumps would be very large.