THE HOLY GRAIL OF LOST GOLD MINES

Join us! As 3 of the QAM crew venture into the mountains to hunt down one of the most well preserved abandoned mines they are yet to discover on QAM. Initially planned as a full two day prospecting trip, the crew quickly shifted plans for day two after discovering the tonnage pulled from this mine whilst operational in one of our reports. Join QAM as they brave slippery rivers barefoot on the hunt for alluvial gold and summit mountains on day two on the hunt for the main workings. At a later date QAM will produce a video showing the gold yield from the crushed hard rock, the sluice concentrates and dirt samples taken from around the mines. We expect the AU to be almost zero, as QAM are possibly the worst prospectors to ever air content in Australia.
On this day two hike the QAM crew experienced a new danger in the form of deadly plants! John and Eb pushed through a rainforest section above the very remote crooked creek and were both stung by a dense thicket of Dendrocnide Moroides, or toxic "Gympie Gympie" plants. These plants contain a similar toxin to cone snails and can kill fully grown adults.
We hope you enjoy this adventure as much as we did filming and producing it.
For anyone hiking in NSW and QLD, here is some details around the toxic plat the guys encountered. We have also linked below a story of the deadly impacts this toxic plant can have.
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[@kevinbrennan2004]

I've said it before, and ill say it again, - Another epic explore, That stamp mill?? Off the charts, Factor in another abandoned old mine, and you've got a marriage in heaven. Love you guys.😀

[@qldabandonedmines]

Love you Kev! That was a special location that's for certain. Hopefully it remains that way for future generations of explorers

[@justsomebloke460]

one of the most gorgeous mines I've seen, and the stampers are superb! The work you boys put in is above and beyond any other mine exploration channel, awesome stuff!

[@qldabandonedmines]

Thankyou legend! She was a ripper. The stamper was taken from the location in last month's video we believe.

[@OGRocker1]

A right batty explore lads.....⛏⚒⛏

[@qldabandonedmines]

Cheers OG, we got our ABLV booster the Monday after we filmed this, better safe than sorry!

[@TheSilmarillian]

New sub here remote rural off grid NSW opal miner here and I love old abandoned mines indeed.

[@qldabandonedmines]

@@TheSilmarillian Thanks ledge. Stay safe underground. Eb. QAM.

[@FirmNo]

Longitudly is definitely not a word 😂 only just discovered your channel yesterday but loving your content

[@qldabandonedmines]

Cheers mate. We air a new episode on the first Friday night of each month, sometimes more frequently if we have been on a big expedition. June's episode is a fun one ⛏️⛏️♥️♥️ Ebenezer.

[@michaelseal9714]

Awesome boys, how cool👍👍👍👍

[@iksexplorationsfollower2588]

Great video, and love the Aussie bush, Amazing how they got any machinery so far up into the scrub. Have ever gone looking for a couple of the old mines up the back of Dayboro. I know one was on my old bosses property.

[@qldabandonedmines]

Thanks mate. The mill for this mine was broken down and hauled by bullocks up the river and into the foot of the mountain. It's an old mine that dates back to 1890, but the most productive years were around 1925-1927. There's not a heap around Dayboro to our knowledge. A few Copper mines and an arsenic showing west of town from memory Thank you for tuning in to our adventures Eb. QAM

[@markhepworth]

First time I’ve ever seen someone wear a helmet to wade a river! 😂 Fantastic explore,thanks for taking us along 👍

[@brydensears6318]

Great video

[@timoffen3615]

Never seen a premier for this far in advance

[@qldabandonedmines]

This was an accident, but we will now leave it up! It's a bit extreme! We normally schedule premiers 4 days before they go live.

[@putnamehereholdmadoodle]

Hi

[@qldabandonedmines]

@@putnamehereholdmadoodle Hiya Ledge, happy Friday

[@elitercaustralia9749]

Such a great video... I'm a career earthmover/miner and am so fascinated by the old workings. The white paint marks/writing on the walls? Meaning behind that?

[@qldabandonedmines]

@@elitercaustralia9749 Thank you mate! Yes, this is a special site for sure. Not too many left untouched like this, we were very happy to be able to document it. Pretty much any paint inside the mines are almost always geologists tags. They are either surveying how far in they are and/or highlighting vein structures or a change is the country rock. This old beauty is blasted through sandstone with veins of quartz and siderite. The siderite is heavy in iron and it's blended in with the quartz veins, making for a nice colour show on those reefs. Ebenezer. QAM.

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

Hi Ebenezer did you get that $10 super thing I sent at the very end of the live stream???

[@qldabandonedmines]

Thankyou Rod! I'm sure we will see it. KZbin takes two days to process funds I think. Cheers mate!

[@markkwasny9650]

That's the most bats I've ever seen in a video !

[@joe_ful02]

How do you guys go about finding these?

[@qldabandonedmines]

Historical articles and historical mining lease reports and mapping. Sometimes modern exploration companies collate all the old stuff and that makes our job very easy.

[@joe_ful02]

@@qldabandonedmines I've found one. Stumbled apon in it 1h NW from Brisbane. Tried to email you guys but your email address isn't working

[@qldabandonedmines]

For those with a deeper interest, here is a full video on The Gympie Gympie kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ2kaXaXodygi8Usi=sYVoJJjkg2IshiTt

[@lucky-lukedj9226]

Hey :) You made a really great video. I like that. I am going to lost places and explore them too. Can we get in contact with esch other please ? :)

[@lock8433]

"chow chutes" @ 30 mins in

[@melcee22]

The old timers must have found so much gold to make it work going down that shaft, bloody hell, death wish!

[@qldabandonedmines]

@@melcee22 all the good gold was in that big room beyond the windlass. That's where the two quartz veins intercepted and all the gold precipitated out. They never got much down lower.

[@melcee22]

I’m super curious if the bats ever bite you?

[@qldabandonedmines]

@@melcee22 never. They are very placid creatures.

[@matthewberry1738]

Believe it or not you can get a natural resistance to that plant. Lived in those areas for years.