Some Refuse To Explore This Mine? We Find Out Why!

[@waynebfr8953]

Wow what a mine amazing that amount of work they put in there back in the early days! Thanks for showing us

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Thankyou sir, nice to get feedback :). Yes, people forget that there were not just miners working in these places, but other trades such as stone masons, who created these amazing arches, which are now putting up with such serious abuse from the shale. Glad you enjoyed :)

[@Seat1AJoe]

Excellent explore, Stephen. This mine is really beautiful. Shout out to Curtis.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Thanks Joseoh, our pleasure :)

[@Kevin-mw9yl]

You never fail to produce the very best of abandoned mines, in the old country. Keeps one riveted, from go to throw..

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed :)

[@789Lita]

Your comment about considering things over twenty years old reminded me: here in the states, Nevada to be exact, anything over fifty years old is considered an artifact. So even when modern mining intercepts older workings, a historian has to be brought in and make sure things are documented and preserved as much as possible. Great video and fascinating how different, but also similar, mine structures in the UK are compared to their contemporaries in the US

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Wow, I didn’t even know they documented old mines they come across in America. Thanks and yes, even within the uk, techniques vary on different regions. Glad you enjoyed :)

[@789Lita]

@@UKAbandonedMineExplores oh yes! I’ve worked on several sites that contained historic mining districts that were open for public tours

[@valproton3841]

A few years ago I watched a video part of the extreme archeology series. It was a 1800's copper mine in North Wales, UK, where they had by pure chance, cut through and discovered a bronze age mine. The end of it had been investigated and mapped, but they had no idea where the entrance was. The people who explored it were scientists and they had a mine guide with them, you could see they were scared stiff in places, but were brave enough to explore all of it. It had to be pumped out because it was otherwise completely flooded. Gave me an anxiety attack just watching them crawl under old beams that were basically just a memory of their former glory. The wood timbers were as soft as oatmeal and completely distorted. They did find the entrance which was blocked higher up, a shaft with platforms, the ladders of course had long since rotted away. It turned out the entrance had been covered over with modern mine spoil.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Yes, I often wonder how much is buried now.

[@paulcooper2897]

Definitely worth the effort! Beautiful mine! 16:00... looks like the miners were taking lessons from M.C.Escher !!

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Had to look him up but now I know what you mean. We need to return to this place, more yet to explore, bits we forgot due to technical failures not shown in the video and we need to cross that traverse :)

[@fredross3089]

Carling Black Label beer was considered a cheap beer in New York State, USA in 1969. In the States, those hip-hop pull tabs were outlawed by the mid 1970's, I bdlieve.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Yup, it was a budget beer here too, still is. But mineral collectors will have left them behind.

[@gregpeterman1102]

I turned 18 in 1975 and was able to buy beer, it was gone by then.

[@MarkBrockman1956]

Really enjoy your videos and commentary. Thanks!

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Thanks very much Mark, my pleasure :)

[@maggi666]

This was a very interesting mine. I love the bricked block ceilings below false floors. Great video. Im trying to catch up after being very busy.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Yup dangerous this one, we are returning to cross the collapse at some point

[@TheGreatest1974]

Amazing to see where men fought with picks and shovels to get coal out for fireplaces and foundries. Those areas would be very well known to the tough men who worked them, if they were to come back imagine what tales they could tell. The mine seems little changed- while in the outside world, we have went from horses & carts, to the first world war, WW2, went to the moon in 1969, and are now in the age of computer technology. And still the mine stays the same.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Yes, an unbelievably hard life, this was a lead mine though.

[@MrHeesbeen]

As an ex potholer of many decades experience, in the pursuit of relative safety, I wouldn`t take the risks that these gentlemen have taken. Sensible or irresponsible ? I`ll leave you to decide. For myself, I have my own opinion.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Thanks, we take our safety very seriously, and only take the most experienced to locations such as this, we have other places we can take people to prepaid them for the more extreme environments such as this, show them how to 'read the rocks' etc. Nobody started at this level, its worked up too.

[@js5189]

What would you do if it collapsed and you couldn't get out?

[@alanpurdy703]

Another fantastic explore cheers Alan

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Thanks :)

[@bethsheeba1198]

That is an amazing mine. Excellent video.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Thanks very much :)

[@bsdetector6908]

Could someone explain to me why they made "arching" in mines? It looks very elaborate. Why didn't they use timber to hold up the mine, like American mines do?

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

That's because of lack of wood in this area, wood used in hoppers etc had to be imported, often from America.

[@BillyMontgomery-z9q]

There was so many things you could and and SHOULD of Explored More.,..

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Thanks, suggest you make the video next time ;)

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

You fail to take into account equipment carried and bingo time.

[@CornishMineExplorer]

Nice one, a bit sketchy in places, just don't go swinging on any rocks and you'll be fine 😆 Interesting mine, lots more possible down there too!

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Yes, on the plan it goes on a whole. A few bits we forgot to poke our heads in too due to being tired.

[@CornishMineExplorer]

I know what you mean, we recently done a similar thing, aimed for one thing and found another, but never had time to get back to the new thing. Ah well, a excuse for another trip.

[@morelenmir]

What month was that Friday the 24th in? 1992 had three such--January, April and July. I clearly remember the latter two myself!

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

I can't remember that month unfortunately :(

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Just watched footage again, it was July :)

[@oxygen454]

5:10 that looks like galena / silver

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Indeed it is galena, it was a lead mine :)

[@Iconoclasher]

With the beautiful masonry work in those lead mines, it must have cost a fortune even back then. Was lead that valuable to warrant that much labor? Gold or silver would be understandable.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Yes, it was, it was used in many applications :)

[@gs425]

Yes and still is

[@joshuasutherland6692]

Awesome masonry, didn't expect that rat's nest at the end. Cool place.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

That's where it joins the vein, may get even worse if we csn get across the traverse.

[@labbeaj]

18:00 How do you place rocks like that?????

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

They use supports which are removed once the arch is complete. You see examples of them in some of the videos.

[@keithrimmer3]

Nice one Ste some nice colors in there

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Cheers Keith, I forgot how amazing that part was.

[@bindig1]

The normal practice was to pull the can tab then drop it in the can. I can only imagine how many were swallowed.

[@dancingowl5771]

My claustrophobia is spiking wildly with this video, I have no idea how you can do this, honestly. Damn, my heart is racing... Props in doing what you love. You are a lot braver than I am. Beautiful mine tho

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

I was claustrophobic when I started all this, we work up yo mines like this, start with easier ones, thanks :)

[@matthewt-ty33]

What type of mine was it for salet oil

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Salet oil? It was a lead mine.

[@matthewt-ty33]

@@UKAbandonedMineExplores see how you can get oil from rock slate old

[@Seat1AJoe]

🎼🎶🎵 So many fantastic colors🎵🎶

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Indeed, I'd forgotten how colourfull it is even more colourful in real life

[@mustermannmuster6965]

What about the co2 level down there?

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

It's all fine down there, meters picked nothing up, likely due to large sumps and large collapse at the end connecting it yo another very well ventilated mine.

[@treepotato9273]

even mine explorers need ventilation to let the mine gas escape, hence the handy hole

[@marktwaine9344]

England was rich in Tin mines...I imagine the mine workers had heavy lead poisoning...

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Indeed, many did not survive past the age of 40 due to poisoning from the dust.

[@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd]

Hmm no risk there then guys? Apart from the roof, the sumps, the collapses and the false floors to lower workings Brave explore folks thank you

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Thanks, need to re-do this with latest recording kit :)

[@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd]

@@UKAbandonedMineExplores And I'll be watching when you do 👍

[@bobbinational]

Steel cans, dated from 70s definitely, been told that a slab used to weigh a ton 😂

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Probably, hadn’t thought about it lol

[@helenasmith4286]

Yup old ring pull's

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Yup, used to be all over our school.plauground.

[@Trylobyte]

Yeah! You can count me as another refusenik!

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

We do it, so you dont have too :)

[@gregpeterman1102]

Black Label goes back to the 60s

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Yup, but all evidence shows mineral collecting in the late 80s/early 90s :)

[@jfro5867]

Honestly, I don’t know why you do this. I watched because I know you must have survived but it’s soooooo sketchy in there, if anything goes wrong u r absolutely fuc…d. I actually think this is worse than pot holing because this is all man made through meddling with nature and bodging stuff together often hundreds of years ago.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

That’s why we do it, so you don’t have too ;)

[@mrhairypalm5006]

👍🏻

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@Sestra_Prior]

Brrr, serious heebee jeebees!

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

As I went into that crawl, I actually 2nd guessed myself if we should continue but took it nice and slow :)

[@Sestra_Prior]

@@UKAbandonedMineExplores kudos! You wouldn't have got me in there for any amount of fabulous, funky fungus or pretty coloursl

[@farrinmccahill6920]

If i was in a cave you would not hear me, verbal vibrations and the walles will speak back and I'm yours, explosions and you can come back, how long.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Errm…

[@barryross8382]

Need some more cardio, Sounds like you gonna croke.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Suggest you try the route before commenting, you only see a fraction of it in the video

[@darcysmoke]

what i like is, this is proper urbex as it happens, ,raw dangerous ... but i can experience from home!|