Death Valley Classic-Ore Cars, Ball Mill, Jaw Crusher, Rock Drill, and Much More At This Remote Mine

This is a mine explorers dream; it starts with a great hike high above Death Valley and once at the mine site there are more mining artifacts than we have ever seen in one natural location. Given the remote location of this gold mine, and lack of roads leading to it, it's no surprise that it's in such great condition. The hike to it isn't easy either, but, well worth it.
This huge quartz deposit containing gold was first discovered in 1904 and the mine was worked until 1912. It lay idle from 1912 to 1935. Most of the work at the mine took place from 1935 to 1937. There were eight men employed here in 1936. The last year of operation was 1941.
This is a complete mining operation including the milling and gold extraction process as well as the production of the ore. There are also two trams here to move the ore as necessary to the rock crusher, ball mill and leaching tanks. There are numerous other pieces of equipment like two tram cars, a rock drill, two ore cars, large generator, wheel barrows and a big scale to name a few.
There is a Mack truck here that was winched up and down the very steep cable road bringing in equipment, men and supplies.
We hope you enjoy the video and appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Julie and I are out exploring today. Please leave a comment for us and we will see it later. Thanks.

[@donlum9128]

Were the tanks assembled on site or hauled in.

[@roperdon5939]

I can’t imagine what effort and labor it took to move all that sheet steel and equipment to that location. The engineering just blows my mind. Thanks to you guys for bringing us along on this adventure.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It is a little hard to believe that all this equipment is in such a remote location. Thanks for watching, Don!

[@RickNelsonMn]

Wow, in many years watching a lot of these, like Gly, Frank and TVR, I'm excited to see you share a Holman drill so close to the Adit opening. Then, a huge win to see you share the tram filling station and telling us you're headed to the next milling area across the wash. I appreciate your and Julie's enthusiasm for exploring and hiking. Thank you.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

And we appreciate you and your nice comment, Rick. Thank you!

[@deathvalley1592]

I WAS HERE IN THE 1960’S. QUITE A FEW THINGS HAVE BEEN ‘REMOVED’ SINCE THEN. THE ‘TRACK’ DOWN FROM THE TOP WAS ALSO VERY STEEP. ONE OF THE BEST MINE LOCATIONS IN DEATH VALLEY. I’M 84 NOW. DOUBT I’LL BE BACK!!!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thanks for sharing your story. It sounds like you might have taken the steep cable road down to the mine site. I'm sure things have disappeared over the years. We're glad that you've had the chance to see this one. We appreciate the comment!👌😄

[@richardbeee]

Okay, i'm in love! What a place. I could spend days there and still not have everything cataloged. Those were pick-ups on that ball mill. They'd turn and pick-up the ore and feed it into the ball mill. That's the first time i've seen a bottom dump cyanide tank. Two thumbs up on the designer of that. Most were either shoveled out or washed out. That place was totally awesome you two. From the drill in the adit to the cyanide tanks, i was in awe. Great video, wonderful explore, and beautiful opening scenery. Thanks for allowing this old half blind, almost crippled, and 100% certifiable crazy old coot to walk and see where i wouldn't, couldn't get to. Hey, i've always been crazy, but its kept me from going insane. So cool

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Best comment yet, Richard. Thanks for the chuckle and we're happy that you can enjoy this mine even if it's not in person. Those tanks were massive. Good thing they didn't have to be shoveled out by hand. I'm a little crazy, too, but not insane. Haha take care.

[@ccjensen4670]

I'M 76 years old and still remember camping at my dad's and Mom's cousins uranium mines near Moab...several horizontal shafts...one with a petrified tree uncovered and you had to climb over it to reach the end of the shaft...got a pic of me with my little shovel digging in the spoils of another mine...There was a vertical shaft to reach the main horizontal shaft. My dad held the the claim to the Lisbon Valley Rio Algum uranium mine and gave it away in 1962...production started in 1967 with two 2200 foot vertical shafts Connected at the 2100' level...the head frame shaft and the dewatering and air out shaft. Ran 17 yrs 24-7 for 17 years with 250 employees. The refinery for all the mines on western slope of the Rockies was built at this site. All that is left is 3 ponds...still loaded with ore..prices dropped. Big surprise...I retired to Las Vegas after owning a well drilling company for 45 years in Nor Cal...still have a love affair with mines and desert...LOL

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thanks for sharing your story with everyone, CC. That mine sounds like quite the operation.

[@mickeylessley1684]

Always amazes me how they got so much stuff into these camps. Esp. the large heavy mining equipment.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Nothing short of a miracle in my mind. You can barely get there on foot how the heck did they haul in all that stuff. Thanks for the comment, Mickey!

[@moparedtn]

Mercy, that certainly was a well-backed (funded) operation there. What a treasure trove of artifacts! Significant that it last operated in the latter years of the Depression, too - I imagine mining jobs were some of the few available back then? As always, you two bring us wonderful explores and you present them honestly - without a lot of the fluff and nonsense so many other channels use. You guys are *real* and the explores are the "stars" - and I love ya for it! - Ed on the Ridge

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Aww, Ed. That is a very nice compliment on our style of presenting a video. We try not to add a lot of fluff and to just let the mine tell it's own story. So thank you for noticing. You are correct that this is a real treasure trove of artifacts. It's almost unbelievable and very fun to explore and share with you all. 👍👍❤

[@Bobbymull7174]

As a retired auto mechanic my first thought is to rescue the machines and rebuild them like new even if not operating so they are preserved for many generations. 💔 to see them just rusting away especially the last mack truck it looked to be a very heavy duty mabey 4 or 6 wheel drive 5 ton or more truck it probably was used to bring all of the equipment to the mine it would look soooo cool restored even if not operational 😢😢💔 I love the videos even when they make me cry seeing history rusting away. THANK YOU FOR TAKEING ME THERE ❤❤❤❤

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

@bobbymull7174 Hi Bobby. Those Mack's are pretty fun to see. Yes, they are out in the elements deteriorating, but the good news is that it is happening very slowly. Most of this equipment will still be here 100 years from now if nobody makes off with it. Thanks for watching and for the nice comment. We appreciate it!👍😄

[@peterturnbull4629]

G/day Tom & Julie thank you for sharing your adventure with everyone, its lovely to see all those old artefacts where the miners left them yrs ago, makes you wonder how did they get all that heavy machinery up the mountain just the wire rope and the pulley's must have weighed a ton I hope some other KZbin mine explorers never find this mine because they want to steal these artefacts and put them in there front yards or private museum so people like me in Australia and other countries will never be able to see them. thanks again I love watching your adventures

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

We don't need anymore museums. This stuff has been sitting idle for 80 years and is fine where it sits. I'm glad that you enjoyed seeing all the artifacts. Thanks for watching and G'day to you, Peter!

[@johndemeen5575]

Just hope, whoever did all that. Made some money. For keeping me entertained, a million thanks. From St. Paul Minnesota.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hope all is well in the capitol city. Always good to hear from a fellow Minnesotan. I don't know if the made a lot of money, but I'm pretty sure they spent a lot. Thanks for the comment, John!

[@nigelridgeway2579]

Hi Tom and julie, love you explores, the Holman factory was in Camborne, Cornwall. About six miles away from where I live, they were pioneers in the pneumatic drills and Compressors of all sorts, the founder of the company, Nicholas Holman worked with Richard Trevithick on the development of the first high pressure steam boilers,

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Very interesting, Nigel. Thanks for the informative comment. That type of information really helps enhance the video for those who enjoy reading the comments. Glad that you enjoyed the explore!

[@HikeCamp]

Driving on the edge again.. Quite the view indeed!! Parts and equipment Made in USA, imagine that! Very interesting hike, mine and surface workings... The Mack truck frame kind of looks like the remains of a heavy duty boom truck. Even I could have fun exploring that place..

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

No Chinese made parts here, Max. It hasn't been worked for the last 80 years. Oh yes, I think you would enjoy poking around this one. Thanks for watching!

[@ralphpatrick3071]

Did you notice the drill holes on the fridge? Had to be for a clasp and padlock. Someone didn’t want their beer pillaged. That drill, wow! I’m guessing it was placed there by a relic hunter who was planning on a return trip. This video was full of cool stuff, a virtual Disneyland for mine explorers. I really enjoyed it! Thanks, T&J!!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Glad that you enjoyed the explore, Ralph. I didn't notice the drill holes. Hopefully no one runs off with any of the cool stuff here. Thanks for the comment!

[@PINKFL0YD-s2h]

The intrepid Julie and Tom are out and about again! Stay safe guys 😊

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thank you. We will try to stay safe.👌😊

[@Jake-yx7ct]

What a grand site to explore. Thanks Tom and Julie for your sharing of this remote mine. All the equipment intact is amazing, after 80 some years. Great video folks. ❤❤❤

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Yes, it amazing that it's all been sitting there for 80 years. Better than a museum by far. It's fun to see these thing in a natural setting. Thanks, Jacob!

[@f42un84u]

Made in USA, high quality, lasts with care. What a difference now!

[@williamglaser6577]

It would be interesting to see what the place looked like when it was a going concern and talk with the miners that worked there. Very cool, thanks for taking me along :-)

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

That's what goes through my head when I'm at a place like this. I can just about hear all the equipment running and can picture in my mine the ore cars filling up the tram buckets. That cable road would have really been a hoot to see in action. Thanks, William!

[@jimmystockdale7555]

I am sure glad we have people who are willing to share their adventures with us. I think the first piece of equipment you showed was an air compressor. I really liked all the equipment y'all showed us. You made an old man feel like he was right there with y'all. Until next time be safe and God bless.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hey Jimmy, I think that you are correct about the compressor. That seems to be the concensus. We are glad that you enjoyed seeing all the old equipment. Thanks for the nice comment (as usual) and for the blessing!

[@billperkins3698]

Another great mine in Death Valley. Thanks for documenting this piece of history.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It certainly is a great place. You're welcome and thanks for the comment, Bill!

[@Rayo_Rob_No.17]

Hi guys! I have to say, I really enjoyed this video! You know how I like the relics and artifacts! Now, let me say something about that refrigerator, you may find interesting. The abandoned compressor motor topped fridge, was made by General Electric. GE introduced their first electric domestic refrigeration machine, in 1927, and named it the "Monitor Top" refrigerator. It was the first and only mechanism to utilize a completely hermetically sealed system. It was all self oiling and maintenance free. The example in this video, in the collapsed cabin's kitchen is a 1929 era example, and it was a deluxe model with the stainless trim on the cabinet. I have a 1929 monitor top GE, and it still works! I'd be willing to bet that one in the desert could easily be brought back to life! Would be worth it, if the owner of the property removed it. They really are fun and efficient machines to operate today, even! Since the heat generating compressor is on top, the cabinet stays cooler, longer! So, it turns on less frequently. Kind of shocking to see such a deluxe refrigerator out in the middle of nowhere! Makes sense if they were mining out there in the early to mid 30s, they'd have wanted to have electric refrigeration. Kind of neat they afforded that luxury.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hey, Rayo Rob! That is very interesting information about the refrigerator. I have only see photos of that type with the cooling unit on top of the cabinet. Makes good sense though to have the motor and compressor on top since they do generate a lot of heat. I'm happy for you that you have a running machine like that. Glad that you enjoyed the video and thanks for the informative comment!

[@TheRockgremlin]

U N B E L I E V E A B L E!!!! This is one of the best mine explores I've seen on your channel. I can't believe those old-timers hauled in all of that heavy cast iron machinery! Obviously a significant capital investment -- I'm really curious if the investment paid off in the end? Wouldn't it be great to go back and witness the operations in full swing? There were some very enterprising and creative miners that operated this mine!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

I would love to see and hear that mine in operation. I don't know much about the production numbers. A lot of money was spent to be sure. The people who worked these mines were surely talented and hard working. Glad that you enjoyed it!

[@pmae9010]

That is SO cool, all that equipment, sitting there just waiting to be seen, touched and admired. And you did!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Yes, and it was a very fun explore. We went twice in one week to make sure we got everything.

[@AT1881Cowboy]

Great show. Thank you very much. That mine had the most devices, equipment and supplies.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

@AT1881Cowboy Hi John. Glad that you enjoyed the video. This is a great site loaded with cool mining equipment. Thanks for watching!👍😁

[@Love_rainy_days]

Tom and Julie 👷🏻‍♀👷🏻‍♂thanks for sharing your interesting video of the old Death Valley mine operation. Wonder how the old time miners got all that heavy equipment up the mountain side. What a hard way to make a living. Can't believe the roads you guys drive to get to the mines. Stay safe and happy exploring. Cheers ☕☕🧔🏻

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You're welcome and thanks for the comment. A lot of that equipment must have been brought in from above on the cable road. They would use a series of winches and cables to raise and lower a truck from the top of the mountain. Pretty amazing really. Cheers! ☕️👍

[@dezertraider]

THANK YOU GUYS,,...OH THE WX LOOKS SO NICE..FROM COLD MAINE,THANK YOU

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You're welcome, Ralph. Hope the weather warms up soon for you. Thanks for the comment!

[@georgesmith8113]

Magnificent is right!! What an awesome collection of equipment! Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to share it with us. Beautiful views. Great video!! 👍👍👍👊😎

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You're welcome, George. Thanks for the nice comment and all your support! 👍👍👊

[@rockman531]

Incredible old mine! Thanks for the great adventure! Jim in Phoenix.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You're welcome, Jim! It really is incredible. Hope all is well in Phoenix.

[@highdesertbill]

Really great explore you two. Thank you for vicariously allowing me to join in. You both are the best and very appreciated.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

We're happy that you can see these places even if it's not in person, Bill. We appreciate your support!

[@Paul-ow6of]

That was the best mine works I have ever seen. Thank you for showing us.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It's definitely the best we have seen after visiting 100's of different mines. Glad you liked it, Paul!

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

One of best mine explores to date! love the equipment! I wish they were all so well preserved. you could see how they operated them. Thanks so much for taking us along Tom and Julie!🤠👍🇺🇸

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Glad that you enjoyed the explore. Thanks for the nice comment! 👍👍

[@RK-fm4fw]

Sure is neat to imagine how the men and women lived back then in such harsh yet beautiful areas. Once again thanks for taking us along and stay safe out there Tom and Julie and have a great weekend.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It is fun to imagine things like that. I do the same. It must have been a hard life and yet simple in many ways and hopefully happy. Thanks for watching and commenting, RK! Hope you have a great weekend, too.

[@SydneyRadio2UE]

This being in the United States at 4:36, it's a miracle that this priceless relic from history has survived without a single bullet hole. Amazing!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

I agree. It seems like everything in this country that isn't in a garage is shot to hell. Thanks for the comment!

[@f42un84u]

Death Valley and remoteness

[@mechanicman8687]

This one is another favorite episode. Keep on keeping on you two

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Glad that it's a favorite of yours. Thanks for the comment!

[@potatothorn]

this is absolutely amazing// so much crazy stuff above ground, love that cable road wow// tons and tons of great artifacts here thanks for showing us around

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hey, Thorn. Yes, all kind of crazy cool stuff here. The hike is great, too. Thanks for the comment!

[@michaelshannon7199]

I do enjoy your videos that you do. It's like traveling with out leaving the house. I enjoy the country that you explore, plus the mines thatv you have visited. Please do more if you can. thanx again.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Glad that you are enjoying our videos, Michael. We usually put one out every Friday morning. We have a lot in our back catalog that you might like to see. Just go to our home page on KZbin to find them.

[@GLJKins]

Fantastic explore. Can't get enough of your channel. I love going back to revisit, too. I have several channels I made over the years for ideas I planned to do and to team up with my son's different ideas for channels. So, I am not sure if this one I am on at the moment will reflect my likes, comments, and shares. Truly enjoy your work, as a couple, the unique personality of both of you. You're not like other channels, who are only on here for clout, likes, and views. May God bless all your travels and guide you home safely.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thank you very much for the kind words and support for us and for our channel. It means more than you might realize for us to get a comment like this one. Thanks also for the blessing!👍😊

[@Landstander-to9vh]

What a professional setup! The engineer who kept it running had great organization skills! Great explore! Thanks!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

No doubt this place is an engineering marvel of sorts. Glad that you enjoyed the explore!

[@williamwintemberg]

This is really beyond words. There is so much here! It appears much is also buried. I'm guessing the engines that ran the ball mill and the jaw crusher were removed at some point. What I find really amazing is all that was left behind! Some still in pretty good condition all things considered. What a treasure! Thanks for bringing us along Tom and Julie!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You're welcome and glad that you enjoyed it, William. I don't have any information on the engines that were here. I wish I did. Who knows what else is in the wash and tailings. Thanks for the comment!

[@MoeGhul]

Hey guys Great video of another awesome abandoned mine. Thank you for bringing us along.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You're welcome, Ed! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@hudsonrobert49]

this place is like a museum but only better, great video thank you Tom and Julie.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Yes, it's way better tha a museum. There are enough museums already. In this dry climate this stuff will last a very long time right where it is. Thanks for watching, Robert!

[@jazzridez]

Looks so much different after 35 years, A lot of fall down, flash flood pileage. Thankx for the memory.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Glad that you've had the chance to see this place. Thanks for the comment! 👍👌

[@PumpkinVillage]

In it's day it must of been something and even now it's very impressive. Thanks for the video and take care, Al

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

I would have loved to see this place running back in the day. Can you imagine the sounds of the tram and mill running with the ore cars moving ore down the tracks. Thanks for watching and commenting, Al!

[@bigmoney3405]

Fun seeing all that incredible equipement, that must of been a "state of the art" mining operation in its day. About the "slusher" with the wooden handles, Here in the mountains of Colorado the ranchers dug irrigation ditches along the sides of valleys to water hay fields, a ranch I moved too had a bucket just like the one Ms. Julie showed us, the old timers told me how they built an A frame on skids pulled by mules to scoop the loosened material out of the ditch that they all collectively dug. You can imagine the scoop being controlled by two lines-one lateral and one vertical using mule power to do much of the hard work. Love your channel !

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Yes, there is so much equipment at this one it's hard to take it all in. I have heard several people call that scoop a fresno. It is used just as you described. That's exactly what a slusher in a mine does. It moves the loose rock after it has been loosened by blasting. I'm not certain that is what they used this one for. Maybe it was for moving dirt outside of the mine. Thanks for sharing your story, Robert!

[@fuzzwack1]

The Best mine site yet!!!! Love it!!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It's definitely up there with the best we've seen. Thanks, Robert!

[@kevinfrench4]

The WOW factor! Just to see the complete mining operation still pretty much intact for its age! Thank you for sharing!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It was a wow for us, too. It is really fun to see all this. Glad that you enjoyed it, Kevin. Thanks for commenting!

[@dzlfreek]

Found it! After all these years searching the area it reveals itself! Great, another pin on the map...im never gonna live long enough to see it all!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It's a good hike down to this one. It a cool site with all the equipment that's there. Thanks for the comment!👍👍

[@VendettaProspecting]

35-37’ if I had to guess there would be quite a lot of earlier workings at this magnificent place!!!! Thanks for showing it off ;)

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You are correct. It was worked between 1904 and 1912 the layer idle until the 30's. Thanks and glad that you enjoyed it!

[@michaelshannon7199]

I think that all the stuff you found is real neat. To bad you have to leave it behind. Many others wouldn't be able to see it, because the couldn't make the trip to it's location.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

There are a lot of mine related museums that you can visit to see this type of equipment. This is in Death Valley National Park where you are not legally allowed to remove anything. There are also laws aimed at preventing removal of things from other historic mine sites. On top of all that I believe that this is still private property that is inside the national park. I'm glad that you enjoy seeing this in a mostly natural mine site. Thanks for the comment, Michael!

[@alssdairmacdonald4688]

Wonderful,thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You're welcome and thanks for watching and commenting, Alssdair!

[@jdean1851]

WOW-GO BIG or GO HOME! Add this place to my bucket list! Cheers from 14f Idaho! Thanx 4 Posting"

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

This is a special one. Thanks for watching, J.

[@michaelrietz9220]

Hello my good friend keep up good work wow you was great place middle of nowhere I love it I enjoy the mine see lots of heavy equipment for the mine I enjoy your show 👍👍👍👍😁

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hello, Michael. There sure is a lot of heavy equipment to enjoy seeing. Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍👍

[@RogerBeck-io3zw]

Amazing to see a place so in tact after so many years. Thanks for the show.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hi Roger. It really is pretty amazing to see a mine site like this one that is so complete. It's fairly difficult to get to, and it's private land, so people haven't made off with everything and the government hasn't cleared it and made it "safe". Thanks for the comment!👍😁

[@davidsnider1703]

Wow. The mine wasn't much except the awesome drill. The workings were super cool. So much going on there. You could do another video on that stuff again. I would love to spend all day going through it ,thank you

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

I could spend another day going through all that myself. So cool to see all that equipment. Glad that you enjoyed it, David. Thanks for commenting!

[@davidelder3664]

Amazing mix of cutting edge machinery with home grown modifications for the timeline.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

There sure is a little bit of everything here isn't there, David. Thanks for the comment!

[@BobKernow]

What a fantastic site! So much equipment remaining , and very cool to see the Holman drill originating from my home county (Cornwall UK). Thanks for sharing.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Oh that so fun to hear that you are from the area where the drill was made. We're glad that you enjoyed seeing the mine site. Thanks for the comment. Bob!

[@stephenwilliams1364]

Amazing mining site....true display of engineering, ingenuity, investment, and a time capsule of mining history 👍 Tanks a lot....I mean thanks 😂

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

This really is one amazing mine site. How they brought all that equipment to such a remote place is beyond me. Thanks for the comment, Stephen!👌👍

[@debskidz]

Thank you for all the wonderful photos, just amazing to relive through your adventures.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hi Deborah. You're welcome, and thank you for watching and commenting! We're glad that you are enjoying the adventures in our videos. 👍😊

[@Jvilla3478]

I watch and enjoy your videos so much more than I can convey properly. I grew up in the high desert in the Antelope Valley California. We went everywhere my friends. I miss the large pieces of sand and all the minerals scattered everywhere. I miss exploring and if I ever can afford to do this again, I will most certainly do it.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thanks for watching and for the nice comment, Jackson! We hope you can get out exploring when you have the opportunity. 👍😁

[@trudydavidson528]

Wow!!!,....what a cool operation they had going on here!!! Such awesome artifacts & neat stuff to see!!! And those views in the beginning were stunning!!! Thanks for the share, guys, I always enjoy watching your videos!!!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Glad that you enjoyed the operation that was here, Trudy. It is pretty cool with all the things left. Thanks for the comment!👍👍

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Tom & Julie, wow that place sure was busy back in the day and pretty noisy too I imagine. That is one awesome site to go look around, so much left behind which is really cool because it gives us an insight into how much goes into mining and processing ore. A fantastic video, thank you for all of your hard work in hiking to these places and sharing, much love to you both and Pickles. xx 💞

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hi Sue. Yes, a lot was going on here 80 years ago when it was last operating. Almost unbelievable to see all that in a difficult to reach location. We appreciate your support and it's always good to hear from you. I'll give Pickles a hug from you. ❤😽

[@SueGirling68]

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[@mineadventures7938]

Oh yes, that's definitely a better way down than the wash. It's a great hiking trail for sure. When I came back and parked right there, did you see the tire track going off the edge ? I drove off the edge, I gunned it, thank goodness. I didn't think I would get turned around. Now getting out was interesting too. That sharp turn left going back up, I thought I was going to have to leave my truck. I barely got out of there. Scared the heck out of me

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

I wondered how you turned your big truck around there. I enjoyed going down the wash, too. I like to scramble like that although in the last few years I have really lost a lot of my agility. I didn't notice your tracks. Glad you got out. Thanks, Ken!

[@mineadventures7938]

@@TomandJulieMineExploring , oh yes, the wash was fun and a little nerve wracking, not knowing what was in store for us. I had such a great time. We had a nice BBQ at the spot as well.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

@@mineadventures7938 sounds good, Ken.

[@gunny8978]

Hey that's one hell if a mine, it took some serious time to build and set everything up considering they really didn't get very far. As always ya'll are the best be safe and I'll catch you on the next adventure 😎

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thanks, Gunny. It must have been a lot of work bringing all that equipment in all right. We appreciate the comment and your support!

[@kenmilne2379]

What a goodie today u2 !! Wow! Lots of stuff! Some deserve to be in Museum ! I had funny thoughts with Julie holding those metal balls !! Haha! 😮😊 i think she was a Shotputter in a different life !! Thnks again guys! ❤️ nice info Tom ! I think Julie was spot on with the scoop and handle !! 👍👍

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Yes, there is so much old equipment at this one. It is privately owned, so maybe someday they will donate some things to a museum. For now, it's fun to see it all in a natural state. Thanks for commenting. Ken!👍😊

[@johnholliday6011]

What an amazing mine Thank you so much for your great work.Ya'll are awesome

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Glad you liked the mine and thanks for the nice comment, John!

[@ronstanek2851]

Hi Tom and Julie! So excited to watch this video, so many undisturbed tools and great scenery. What location in Death Valley is this ? I seem to miss all the good areas. Ryan is one of my favorite spots, they had the mine train that used to have tours long ago in the 40s afterwards abandoning it, then wound up at the museum. I watch Death Valley Days, and a few episodes showed the train used in the show. I never yet have watched a video of yours that was boring! Great job and thanks! Glad your both doing well, Stay SAFE!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hi Ron. This is in northern Death Valley. I don't want to name the mine and give away it's location with all that equipment there. Ryan is controlled by an organization called the Death Valley Conservency now. You can't just walk in there on your own. Glad that you liked this video. Thanks for the nice comment, we appreciate it!

[@charleyfolkes]

What a great video documentation of this history! You haven’t mentioned the name, but what a story behind this mine, disputed claims, claim jumping, a shootout, a killing, a trial .. Now, rusty relics and words in history books are left ..

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Yes, it's quite a story. I purposefully didn’t mention the name as I didn't really want to advertise all the cool equipment that's here. Thanks for watching and commenting, Charley!

[@btcruiser]

Cool mine site - thanks for sharing it with us Tom and Julie 👍

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You're welcome, it really is an amazing place. Thanks for the comment!

[@stevemikel4966]

Nice video, that site hasn’t changed much since I was hiking around there in the mid 80s. It was a big operation, they pulled a lot of gold out of that area. Isolation and difficult access is the main reason that those relics are mostly untouched. Nice window of history.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hi Steve. It's great that you've been here. It is a rare site, and no doubt, the somewhat difficult access is the reason much is still there. Also, it's private property inside of a national park. Thanks for the comment!👌😁

[@davidkuehl8713]

Enjoyed the tour very very much. They were a tough breed. Can you imagine what one day or week was like...not me. Awesome machinery. Thanks again.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Glad that you enjoyed it, David. The old miners were a tough breed, no doubt about it. Thanks for commenting!

[@bodhran24]

Hi from NZ. Excellent video Tom & Julie. Definitely a compressor What confirms it is the square plates on the sides of the cylinder. These are the air inlet and exhaust valves. The bolt in the middle allows you to stop it compressing without shutting it down (known as un-loaders ) by holding the valve plates off their seats. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hi Bruce in NZ. Thanks for confirming the air compressor, how to spot the valves, and the rest of your explanation. I'll have to remember that. Take care!

[@druewzer]

Great desert views! Another enjoyable and informative video. A fun adventure!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Yes, the views are great. It's a fun place to visit. Glad that you enjoyed it!👍😁

[@NolanWasOnceHere]

Wonderful. Been watching your channel for a little while now. Really enjoyed this video. Think this is my favorite. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You're welcome, Nolan. We're glad that you enjoyed it and thanks for the nice comment!👍👍

[@noonzeeb]

Nice job showing the mine equipment and operation . Just got back from the mine only we came down the cable winch road and back up ,the men who used that road to haul equipment up and down had to risk there lives each trip , very steep to only trust a wire rope.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thanks for the comment and for sharing your experience down the cable road, Wayne. We've been there twice but never took the cable road. We scrambled down the wash once and hiked the fun trail you see in our video the other time. The wash was fun, too. It involves a small amount of rock climbing. 👌😁

[@workonitm8]

That must have been a massive operation in it's time. Probably more interesting things than I've seen at other mine sites. Thanks Tom and Julie, I enjoyed it very much. 😊👍👍👍👍👍

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

This is about as much equipment and gear left at a mine as you will ever see. Glad that you enjoyed seeing it all, Norman. Thanks for commenting!

[@davefredericks6133]

Wow great historical workings and items thanks for sharing

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You're welcome and thanks for watching and commenting, Dave!

[@tfoley455]

Second drill, I have seen you find that's awesome. I am amazed it is still there especially so close to the portal

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hi Tony. This is on private property, and it's a long hike into it, so that is probably why so much stuff is still here. Thanks for the comment!👍😊

[@lincolnstovall9471]

Good morning to you. Thanks!!! As you walk to the Valley Of Death to see a dying mine. The tour of the ins and the outs of the mountains 👍👍👍👍Hy-stories. Holden I believe came from England. I think they where made from or for the tin mines.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hi Lincoln, I think you're correct about the drill. Glad that you enjoyed the views. Thanks for watching!

[@Tom-cy5em]

Good video guys with plenty of untouched artifact's thank you for bring us along, added a like and FB share. Please stay safe out their.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Glad that you enjoyed it, Tom. Thanks for sharing!

[@First_time_idpa-outtakes]

Awesome video!! That site is a real time capsule! Pretty sure that slusher was the early draw style that required the operator to drag it back each time, so glad to see it and the rest of the more rare artifacts didn’t end up as someone’s lawn art

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Glad that you liked the video and thanks for commenting, Robert! Some have called that drag shovel a Fresno. It really is a fun site.👍

[@scotts3938]

Thanks for another cool video. Really enjoyed seeing all the cool equipment. That was a very complex tram system. It's neat to see tram buckets still suspended in the air. A lot of engineering when into that mining sight.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

The secondary tram system was very complex. I've never seen anything like it. It operated along the lines of a gantry crane where you can pickup and unload in a variety of locations. Glad that you enjoyed seeing all that cool stuff. Thanks, Scott!

[@brianwilliams3729]

Tom and Julie, thank you for doing these videos and sharing places many of us would never get to see. I am amazed with mining and it’s great to see the mines from your perspective. Along with Gly, Justin and Frank your some of the best viewing on KZbin. Be nice to see yourselves, Gly, Justin and Frank to a colab but also chat about your experiences around a camp fire too. Your great, truly thanks! How is Julie can repel into a dirty mine and come out looking all clean and presentable?

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You're welcome, Brian. I appreciate the comment about a collaboration with some of my fellow mine explorers. We would be up for the campfire chat. Doing an actual explore with more than two or three people total usually turns into something that is not that great, in my opinion. I don’t know how Julie, and most women, can do things and not get dirty. I come out of a mine looking like I got dragged behind a horse and she brushes off her shoulders and is ready to go to a restaurant. Thanks for the comment!

[@duanekaulen421]

Hi Guys! What an awesome site to poke around in. Some very cool artifacts laying around there. I'm so glad you took us there to explore and point out what you thought the different parts were that went here and there. It would have been so cool to see it working in the day. The stories they could have told us. Thanks for taking us along I sure did enjoy it. Look forward to your next trip to?? Julie it was great hearing you and listening to your story. You are both fun to see and listen to. Take care both of you really enjoy your adventures. 😊

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Hi Duane, It sure is a great site with all the equipment there. Wouldn't it be great to see and hear everything up and running? I guess we have to use our imagination for that. Glad that you enjoyed hearing Julie. Thanks for the nice comment and your support. We really appreciate it!

[@martincarroll8637]

Thoroughly enjoyable. To think that this place once thrived on the blood, sweat and tears of those who where all perhaps caught up in another of man’s warped initiatives to conquer the world.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Haha, I don't know about conquering the world, but I would guess that many had gold fever. Also, much of the work here was done just after the depression of the 1930's so maybe they were happy just to be working. We are glad that you thoroughly enjoyed it and thank you for the comment, Martin!

[@tallat8888]

What an amazing find. It is mind blowing to think about how much work it would take to set up and operate a mine like this. Thanks for sharing.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It really is a mind blower to think of hauling in and setting all that equipment up. Then after that the hard work of mining begins. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@RemoteTrooper]

Best mine video I've seen 🙌

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@bobpace5464]

Another great video I love watching you guys videos you’re so interesting keep up the good work be safe

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Glad that you enjoyed watching the video, Bob. Thanks for commenting!

[@robertbeermanjr.2158]

Wow! Yes, Yes I did enjoy this very much. So many items and systems and features. This must have been a prosperous mine to be worth so much infrastructure. Thanks for the presentation.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Very glad that you enjoyed seeing all the equipment still at the mine, Robert. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@mortonyakimadetectingthepa9015]

Fascinating. One of my favorite mine vids. 👍👍

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thanks for the nice comment, Morton! 👍👍

[@paulson6270]

Wow this is awesome. Very interesting. Great video. Thanks guys.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thanks, Dianna. Glad that you found the place interesting and enjoyable.

[@richardghormley5995]

Recently found your channel and have watched about a dozen episodes. This is the best one I have seen yet! I love these types of videos! You just earned my subscription.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thanks for subscribing to our channel, Richard. I'm glad that we could earn your support. I must say though that not all the mine locations are as cool and complete as this one. We have a 'favorite mine explores' playlist that you might enjoy.

[@97-20-media]

Another great video Thanks again Love you two

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thanks for the nice comment, Bruce! Glad that you liked it.

[@lesleyrobbins1137]

What a cool mine! At least one of almost everything. The mine itself was anticlimactic, but the aboveground relics are the best ever! Thank goodness it's hard to get to, or none of that would still be there.

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Yes, thank goodness it's too hard to carry heavy iron out. Glad that you liked it, Lesley!

[@pythonwill1]

I love seeing all the old tools

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Yes, we do, too. So much history with the old equipment. Thanks for watching!

[@shrimplypibbles2949]

You guys are so lucky to have each other to share these adventures with, i am out here going to the same areas but without a partner common sense keeps me from going deep inside mines in these remote spots. love your videos

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

You are correct, we are lucky. Keep using your common sense while exploring by yourself. Maybe a partner will show up for you sometime. Thanks for the comment!

[@crchuckh6852]

did enjoy, lots of stuff, that wheel barrel 34.36 is what we called a Georgia Buggy which we used for wheeling wet cement on construction sites, pre pumps.TTU

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It seems there are a few different nick names for that heavy wheelbarrow. It is quite narrow. Thanks for the information, Chuck!

[@AUMINER1]

wow, hard to believe that all that equipment is still there - fascinating!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It really is a little unbelievable isn't it. Glad you like it!

[@bruceheadrick9109]

Fantastic walk through, thank you for sharing

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

This is a fun one with all the equipment. I'm glad that you enjoyed it, and thanks for commenting, Bruce!👍😁

[@penttijuvo1147]

Great video again! I enjoy your adventures in desert👋🇫🇮

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

Thank you for watching, Pentti! We appreciate it!👍😊

[@Joserocha-wm9de]

This is the most amazing mine exploration ive seen , it also amazes me the quantity of equipment they brought to that place and how in fact they did it , tyvm for bringing us along and share it w us 👌 I subscribed ✔👍

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It really is a special place with all the equipment still there. That cable road must have been busy pulling that truck up and down with machinery and supplies. Glad that you liked the video and thanks for subscribing, Jose!👍👊

[@pbberger2002]

Love all your videos but this one is really something special!

[@TomandJulieMineExploring]

It's really a special location so easy to make the video. Thanks for the nice comment!