The Mine Where Everyone Missed

While accurate, the title demands an explanation… Yes, everyone missed here. As you’ll see in this, and subsequent videos, this is a failed placer mine. The many gold miners that worked here were desperately searching for the ancient river channels that so many other mines in the mining district had tapped into with immense success. In their search for those gold-filled channels, the miners at this mine explored underground to the right, left, up and down within the claim boundaries. However, quite simply, they missed… Fortunately, their efforts make for a quite unique and interesting abandoned mine.
Then, Adit Addicts and I arrived at this mine site. We had a verbal description of where the adit was and even a fairly precise location from a topographic map. After looking all over the place for this adit on multiple visits, but failing to locate it, we eventually concluded that it had eroded shut and been lost forever. However, quite simply, we missed…
Following the visits from Adit Addicts and me, our pals in the U.S. Forest arrived on the scene and, to their eternal disgrace, they have succeeded in mostly destroying this historic mine. They THINK they have completely destroyed it. However, quite simply, they missed… Well, they missed this adit - which is the main adit at the mine.
Finally, Adit Addicts, on a return trip over the winter, did NOT miss. It was through a stroke of luck that he was able to locate this adit, but locate it he did. To be fair to the miners, to us and, yes, even to the Forest Service, this is not an easy mine to locate or one that presents easy working conditions…
To say that we were surprised by how extensive this mine turned out to be would be a huge understatement. I have to be careful in sharing much information on this one as I do not want the Forest Service to return and finish their destruction. However, it is very interesting to look at the ownership records of this mine as it changed hands over and over again as one disillusioned miner after another apparently dumped it on the next sucker. Also, as was alluded to in our conversation inside of the mine about the Chinese miners, quite a diverse array of ethnic groups mined here. I’d love to give more details. Perhaps one day we will have more enlightened governance and I can share so much more about the abandoned mines we visit…
So, I promised to talk about the “strips” I am constantly referencing on what look like rails… Traditional rails, whether they are for trains or ore carts, are heavy and expensive. Thus, for miners operating on a budget in locations that are difficult to reach, a lighter and cheaper alternative ranks high on their wish list. From this, were born wooden “rails.” The miners would take sturdy boards (lighter and cheaper) and lay these down in the same configuration as rails. They would then take thin strips of metal (some people call them straps) and would nail these down on top of the boards. The boards are not as sturdy or as smooth as rail, but they get the job done. The metal strips on top of the boards are to protect the wood from being immediately destroyed by the metal ore cart wheels. One will often see those metal strips scattered around old mines as the boards and strips had to be replaced often.
I’ll talk more about what exactly the miners missed in the next video as well as how painfully close they were… The link to the next video is here:
• The Mine Where Everyon...
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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.
I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!
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[@Nonayabizness360]

Just found your KZbin page and I’m the great granddaughter and granddaughter of copper miners. My great grandfather testified before the Michigan Supreme Court after watching his close friend and working partner crushed to death by a massive bolder to help create a safer working environment for miners. He came over to the United States through Ellis island in the early 1900’s and was present during the Italian hall massacre in Calumet Michigan. He also stood and protested against the mining company and the Pinkertons and my grandfather and all of my great uncles worked in the mine with their father. Mining was a very dangerous way to make a living yet he was proud to work hard and provide for his family after leaving Croatia. He was a miner and worked for Red Jacket mine as well as a few of the others in the area. Great men were miners and now that I’m ready to move north we are looking for a home just outside of the town my great grandparents called home.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you for sharing the interesting history.

[@vaughnblaylock6069]

My family and I went to Croatia last fall and thought it was the most beautiful place we had ever seen, particularly Krka National Forest and Skradnja. Just absolutely wonderful people. Thanks for the great story, too.

[@Ivan.1977]

Nona, pozdrav iz Zagreba i hvala što si podijelila priču o svojoj obitelji 👍

[@TVRExploring]

@Vaughn Blaylock That's a great part of Croatia... I love going in winter when there are no people around.

[@TVRExploring]

@Robin Uff I said that this was a pyroclastic flow, not a lava flow... The Chinese were hired to work in these mines; they did not own them and were indifferent to whether any gold was recovered or not. The many owners of this mine (suckers kept unloading it on another sucker) never located the ancient river channels (underground placer) in the area and that is what everyone missed (hence the title of this series). Modern technology has allowed us to learn that they came painfully close to hitting it, but, unfortunately for them, they didn't quite hit it...

[@coronapapi]

'Did you poke it with your stick': an ode to the curiosity of thumbed creatures

[@mrcuddlesworth5769]

Guy 1: “Did you hear that???” Guy 2: “Yeah, that’s weird. Look at this rock!”

[@ADITADDICTS]

Ikr?! Dickhead didn't care😅 I swear I heard rocks falling when we were in there.

[@clintknudsen6791]

Lol

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

What is that? Human bone. Interesting..

[@jacksparrow-kj2qq]

Lmao

[@jimadams8272]

I'd definitely say something like that!!

[@FL70NJ]

Fantastic, you're in!! Really looking forward to the next few videos!!

[@lynnmitzy1643]

Love roaming around old stuff 👏🏼👏🏼♥️thx for taking us along 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼♥️

[@Wastok]

When you dispell the belief in spirits or most cryptids and finally realize the scariest, most bad-ass thing to wander these desolate passageways is nothing more than a determined human being.

[@Ridley369]

The only place I'd be worried about ghosts, would be in a mine that had any known deadly incidents.

[@jimadams8272]

Definitely.

[@painedinks]

Another awesome video! Cant wait to see next part. Amazing job as always and thanks for doing what you do, I'm never disappointed.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you very much. I'm glad to hear that...

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

So glad our hero's missed that one! Congratulations on your efforts and the video. Thanks for keeping it a secret. If you hunt hard enough you will find addits. Happy travels! Beeps.

[@TheNimshew]

The cobbled looking stuff is Tuscan formation. Concreted mud flows that filled in the ancient river channels. So, you're going through a series of ridges and valleys. They were looking for the old river beds. Very cool!

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, the ancient river channels ran all through this area and many mines around this one pulled out immense amounts of gold. Unfortunately for these miners, they never got beyond the volcanic mud flows... They sure tried hard to though! Thank you for the term "Tuscan formation" as that one was not in my vocabulary.

[@GoldenNorway1]

As an artisanal miner myself, i instantly recognized the strip-rails. Extremely cheap, well functioning even for years and very fast to build. However, the rock formations were alien to me... never seen anything quite like it. Very interesting, but I feel sorry for the miners never finding that shine. Thanks for sharing this one!

[@TVRExploring]

Ah, are people still using the strip rails? I'm surprised to hear that they last for years. For some reason, I thought they had a shorter working life. The rock formations are volcanic flows, which is a very unusual material for miners to punch through. I have only ever seen one or two other examples myself.

[@GoldenNorway1]

@@TVRExploring | Well, I doubt that strip rails are used in larger scale mines, but some are still used by small-scale miners (at least here in Norway). However, we use treated wood (if that's an English word?), and they can last for about 4-8 years. It's a far cry from iron rails, but it'very convenient for a haul with a simular life expancy. And it's soooo easy and quick to build, with up to 50 meters in about 4 hours with 3 to 5 workers. The ties are made from sorrounding trees, and is therefore usually free. Anyways, I found this mine really interesting. The rock seemed very strange, and I don't completely unddrstand why they thought this could be rich inn gold.... but I'm no geologist, so... Very interesting nontheless.

[@TVRExploring]

That's fantastic to here that they are still being used. Yes, "treated wood" is what we say in English too... The rock in this mine covers where the gold is trapped in an ancient river channel. The miners were trying to punch through to these historic placers.

[@UpcycleElectronics]

I swear, I wish we could get a couple geology grad students to go through uploads like this and add commentary. The exploring part is cool and all, but the quanity of interesting things they could talk about would be fascinating. That flowstone/bleeding walls conundrum should make the cut. The perfectly smooth sections, presumably ash on bare bedrock, probably would too. That one "colorful" fractured stone looked like obsidian/ probably a volcanic projectile bomb, which would be interesting to hear about as well. I'm surprised I haven't seen Cody'sLab around here (yet). This seems like the kind of thing he'd geek out with :-) Thanks for the upload. -Jake

[@jeansebastienrock]

Take some samples back,with good résolutions pictures its easy, by elimination,to find minerals and rocks.

[@daniel51404]

It could be a new discovery of fungus or something more sinister... 😂

[@daniel51404]

Maybe you should buy a powerful microscope they are cheap and test all those minerals and crazy fungus.

[@frankenscience3553]

yes dying to hear/see that. good idea. can you make that happen guys?

[@daniel51404]

Imagine if any of that fungus can cure a bacteria you will be rich.

[@jeanashford9015]

Loving this, wonderfully filmed brilliant. Thank you so much for sharing 💕💕

[@OdySlim]

This was a great video. I am so happy you and the Chuckster found it. Please hurry with part 2. But be safe. I am anxious to see the rest. Regards from Ody

[@standardcake18]

There’s like every color, shape, and kind in there. That’s really damn cool.

[@z50king29]

Thank you for keeping the location secret. I am an abandoned mine explorer and I have a 1 year old child. I am patiently waiting for him to grow so we can explore together. That can only happen if there are abandoned mines left open to explore!

[@TVRExploring]

We never reveal the location of a mine unless it has already been destroyed. I feel the same way you do and it is sad to have the Forest Service and BLM working so frantically to close as many mines as they can.

[@bravesirrobin1341]

You guys are epic! VERY relieved you have at least one buddy with you from before my recent comment on your 2018 "Deep Blue Mystery Mineral Inside An Abandoned Mine In Nevada" video. Keep on exploring, stay safe(ish) but have keep on having fun guys!

[@nikbac1271]

That water clearer than my tap water-

[@parkersburgslawnranger3720]

Nik Bac ohhp😬

[@TopherGrant]

Damn! You in Flynt, MI?

[@redpedobear]

It’s probably full of vitamins and minerals too ;)

[@finkamain1621]

@@redpedobear Maybe some uranium also. Yum!

[@evilladollyz7602]

Great video. Loved the clear pool at the end with that stone wall at the back that just dropped off maybe. Very interesting place.

[@gingerbread6614]

So thankful you guys are using the sticks to check the floor. Don’t worry we thoroughly enjoy what you do for us & all the work you put into these videos. Thank you

[@TheDeJureTour]

I visited Randsburg, CA (you may know the place) in May of 2010. On the edge of town was the most beautifully preserved and pristine stamp mill I have ever seen in my life. I went back about a year later, and the stamp had disappeared - a sad pile of crumpled timbers was all that remained. After inquiring around town, I discovered the truth. The Bureau of Land Management had demolished it. I tell you, that day my heart was hardened.

[@TVRExploring]

I understand your frustration, believe me. I have plenty of tales of pointless destruction on the part of the Forest Service and BLM as well. Destroying these historical sites for our "safety" has been turned into a huge job creation/maintenance scheme for the abandoned mine lands bureaucracy. And, of course, we're paying for it all with our tax dollars. Nice, huh?

[@bocian0211]

​@@TVRExploring😢

[@gingerbread6614]

We will look forward for the other videos on this mine. Thank you

[@BlazeItYo]

man I would love to some exploring of old mines likes these guys. This is amazing

[@alexreifschneider4332]

One, of if not the most diverse mines I think you have been in, in terms of geology. Bed rock, lahar, placer, cool.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

I’m addicted to these videos.

[@jimmyers8114]

they also gated shut several mines in arkansas at the ghost town of Rush, back in the early 70's all were open and the concentrating mill buildings were still standing, the buffalo river was declared a national river and all the goodies were destroyed, but alas, my brother and i found several mines still open off the beaten path, some with rails and ore carts in them yet. We found the dynamite building also hidden up a hollow.

[@TVRExploring]

Well, I'm glad you got the chance to see some places they missed...

[@jimmyers8114]

@@TVRExploring yeah, thanks. they welded gates over most of the entrances but there is still one large mine that was on private land and had an old studebaker flatbed truck in the back of it. Guess it was abandoned there in the 50's after a brief attempt to re-open the mines in the area. Think they were zinc mines. Oh, just watched part II, excellent adventure !!!

[@cody-gaming7593]

Do a vid bro

[@kylecates1505]

I live in Arkansas and would love to see these, so I’m going grape vine climbing till I find them.

[@jimmyers8114]

@@kylecates1505 the biggest one is the red cloud mine, it's across the river from the campground at rush on the buffalo river, just upstream a bit, not far. Massive entrance. the mine actually has a passage that goes through the hill and comes out on the other side. need a canoe or kayak to get across, or swim, look out for snakes climbing up the hill and be sure to not carry anything out with you (artifacts) as the nosey park service fellas will be there to greet you.

[@ichaukan]

I was never able to really get into Minecraft because my inner nerd was always hoping it would be mine-exploration videos like these.

[@spacecat3198]

Kinds of emphasizes the game for me. I'm taking notes to make better abandoned mines. :P

[@poignantunicorn2659]

This was amazing! Thank you. I would be so scared, but I’m so intrigued at the same time.

[@onefeather2]

Agree.

[@KubotaManDan]

Excellent explore, thank Chuck for finding the adit, look forward to the next part coming

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, Chuck's keen eyes are responsible for many of our good finds... This is a unique mine - especially for that area - and so I'm glad you're enjoying it.

[@dronelandscapes8775]

Thanks for going down there, it is huge.

[@JamesMunroe1973]

Love watching your videos. Very cool exploring!

[@jamesmonroe5846]

Hey man what's up

[@oldschoolmoto]

chucks got a good eye for finding hidden stuff. thumbs up fellas looking forward to the next one

[@becl6663]

At 7:35 I swear it sounds like a voice in the lull between you talking but it could just be regular cave noise.

[@MaryOKC]

The more videos I watch the more you all make me nervous...but in the end I know you made it out otherwise I wouldn’t be watching these videos. 😂

[@vintageeveryday2020]

I love all your videos. Your narration has the unique ability to include the viewer in your adventures. I've visited many mine sites, but I've never had the nerve to go that deep, or in water, or in small openings...lol, well, you get it. Now I know what they're like inside. Thanks for including me and expanding my knowledge, I love it.. Still subscribed, and thumbs up!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you very much. I appreciate having you along for the adventures...

[@danlutjemeier4183]

A good illustration of the insane amount of work that was expended for nothing in those days, both in placer operations and in lode mines. TY

[@TVRExploring]

The old timers were tough!

[@waterguy9046]

You didn't find anything by not digging

[@IneptGuard]

16:15 I'm thinking that those might be small dams built as an attempt to contain the flooding. it stands to reason that if the mine has water problems now, it had them when it was last active. That also might explain the elevated floor at 22:58

[@ADITADDICTS]

Good guess and we've come across dams in other mines. I finally figured out that the winzes we kept coming across were dug after the mine was closed. So whoever dug them didn't haul out the waste they just piled it in the center of the drift.

[@travelingman484]

Gents you’ve got guts. My only concern here is are you guys aware of another way out? You both seem to know about this, your both careful but still this is dangerous. I don’t see any tethering or ropes readily available. I love your channel be safe guys please. Your parents don’t want to lose you both.

[@thomasball3658]

These guys are nuts.

[@ADITADDICTS]

Thank you!

[@dodecaheathenblue8132]

Absolutely unique place! Another Great video...thanks!

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, this was a very unique one. Thank you.

[@Agrestic]

I can never get over how beautiful cave systems are, man-made or not.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

love those old Tertiary Drift mines....gotta have some Gold left in there and like the explanation of the ash flow tuff .... people don't realize that the ancient Volcanoes covered up the Old auriferous River channels and the Old Timers are trying to Drift underneath them

[@numismaticstacker]

I love your channel and this is kind of a cool video too. I dont think I would ever attempt to venture into a mine like this.

[@adventureinventors]

Hey Jeff Williams how goes it?!!!!!

[@TVRExploring]

@Ask Jeff Williams Unfortunately, these miners never found the ancient river channels. They were so painfully close though! They JUST missed it.

[@jeffwilliams8373]

Ask Jeff Williams Great name 😃

[@machinegunkely4417]

Story time shit

[@olivei2484]

Chuck for the score! Amazing find.

[@davidanderson8381]

Another great video. Thanks.

[@Lalunabreeze]

This is a cool mine. Almost like concrete w big rocks stuck in it. Exciting video. Goes way bk there. Lots going on. Ty

[@angelicamonk7058]

It is concrete with rocks 🙂

[@Jp-uw2fg]

Conglomerate

[@lardee45]

Vary interesting had to watch the whole thing.👍👍👍👍

[@andrewpowell6457]

Another Fantastic adit

[@jlocey87]

Just stumbled on this channel. Love the history & excitement of the unknown

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Glad you're enjoying it...

[@stevenhigby3512]

Great video it really opened up a lot in the back part of the mine no signed of that beautiful river gravel or quarts.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, they never were able to locate the ancient river channels at this mine. It was a failure. However, one disillusioned group of miners after another kept offloading this mine on some other sucker. So, you see a lot of differences in how this mine was built. I believe that is the reason that the adit shrinks and expands so much (among other differences).

[@Calliber50]

Wow your video capture quality is amazing. Everyone should use a crane M for exploring.

[@kengamble8595]

Well, guess " everyone " didn't miss it.... you guys are in it ! 😉🙂 Yeah, nother good one ! Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍

[@TVRExploring]

Haha, yes, but even we missed it several times until my buddy got very lucky and located it. Not an easy one to find!

[@davew8953]

just watching this makes me feel claustrophobic, but still an amazing adventure

[@dirkdiggler1242]

Awesome, I did not know Mr.mcbride was Adit addicts? So excited to watch. Ttyl

[@ADITADDICTS]

That's me!! lol

[@FASDND]

makes me want to watch the Goonies

[@thomasball3658]

Where's Cyndie Laupper when you need her.

[@parkersburgslawnranger3720]

Carl Young fuggin love the goonies. “GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE”

[@wellsgb1957]

Looking forward to the next one gentlemen 👍🏻

[@pierremorissette]

This guy knows how to film in a cave, pleasant to watch. Great video.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you.

[@DevInvest]

This brother is going to find The Ark of the Covenant- Bet on it!

[@markcantemail8018]

Fascinating place guys , Thank you for taking us along . The metal Strips please research the term " Snake's head Rail " . In the Early days of Steam Railroads they did the same thing . Iron strips fastened to wood rails . The strips would curl up and break thru the floor of the Carriage With Devastating Results . Cost savings to get a route up and running was the reason . The Miners using this on a Low budget operation did not have to worry about that hazard at Impulse power Speed . This was an exciting explore with Tommy Knocker sounds at 5:25 . Then tricky first Winze crossing at 5:42 . Was Chuck thinking "throw me the Whip Indy " ? ha ha Throw me the Idol ? You guys are the real Deal !

[@DFDuck55]

That's a lot of work going horizontal through the pyroclastic flow, that stuff is like cement. Is that from the Mount Lassen 1917 eruption? I have been above and below the flow layer and ya, it could be easy to mistake for tertiary river rock. I agree when you say this was probably a Chinese mine, the adit is more like a tunnel than a mine. But the back is higher than other Chinese mines I've seen. The egg shape of the back reminds me of old Roman mines I've seen a guy in Wales go into that are so untouched (undamaged) they still have clay & sheep tallow lanterns on the walls. I would suggest checking out his channel, he has very few followers (only 523) but some great content. He doesn't seem to be very knowledgeable about mines, but one of his exploring buddies is. A lot of his videos are metal detecting, but mixed in are some great mine explores. His lighting is inadequate, and his camera work is shaky, but I've found it worth it to watch despite that. It seems he and his buddies are more knowledgeable in mountain climbing, they're great with ropes and climbing gear and not afraid to go down shafts. kzbin.info

[@TVRExploring]

No, this eruption is from many, many millions of years ago... Unreal how much that flow layer can look like tertiary rock, huh? It is somewhat difficult to explain without giving too much away to the Forest Service, but where this mine is located, one is compelled to try and hit the ancient river channels going in the way these miners did. The other successful mines in the area all hit the ancient river channel this way. These guys were unskilled or unlucky. Thank you for the tip on the other guy's channel... I always like coming across new stuff.

[@DFDuck55]

Most people have no idea that we have so many volcanoes in California. To the southwest of me there in Lake County where they built a town in an active volcano crater, where there are active geysers, and they run electric turbines off volcanic geothermals. From my yard on a clear day I can see three volcanoes, Sutter Buttes which is the smallest mountain range in the world and hasn't erupted in 1.4 million years. And to the north of me I can see two active volcanoes, Lassen who's last eruption was from 1915 to 1917, and Shasta who's last significant eruption was about 200 years ago. There are 20 active volcanoes in California, but the only one that has erupted in the 20th century is Lassen.

[@TVRExploring]

Interesting about Shasta... I didn't know its last eruption had been so recent. I also didn't realize that there were 20 active volcanoes in California. I guess they don't call the edges of the Pacific plate the "ring of fire" for nothing though, huh?

[@jackcoleman5618]

You gotta check out around here. Oatman Arizona has Hundreds of un inspected mines from the 1850s

[@ADITADDICTS]

Sounds like a vacation to me!

[@mileshigh1321]

Yet another great mine! The early railroads also used the same technique of boards with strips or straps of iron on top,and thats what the steam engine and cars ran on. One problem was something called a Snakehead, that was where when the passenger train was passing over a section, the strap would come lose and penetrate the floor of the passenger car, and like a snake lash around inside the car maiming and injuring people! Wonder if anything like that ever happened with the straps in the mine! Thanks for another great explore! Looking forward to Part Deux!

[@drumtwo4seven]

Damn what a trippy place Cool! 👍

[@givemefreedom2359]

I am curious if anyone else noticed the skull shaped rock at 4:27? I would dearly love to see it picked up and cleaned off. It jumped right out at me, being the rockhound I am. Great channel...find of the year. Thank you 🙏

[@davidmott1969]

I saw it also.

[@Rubin_Schmidt]

A lot of mudfossil heads in there. Wonder what was being mined, stones. ???

[@fishfire_2999]

Sleastack .

[@americanrebel413]

Really cool! Thank you.

[@risalangdon9883]

Wow!! That's awesome as hell!! I'd love to have that on my property!

[@ekummel]

wow...my claustrophobia was going off big time throughout this entire video!

[@buffplums]

Interesting to hear you using the old Cornish mining terms.

[@tarmach523]

Chris Cain My hubby is a cornish miner, last name is Cornish, and he’s from Cornwall LOL and when we visit Cornwall, even the locals have a hard time believing him...his accent is so different compared to those in the next town...btw I know zilch about the industry but he’s been a miner for over 30 years now and started his career at Geevor. If you’re Cornish, thought you’d appreciate a little story. I don’t know how they do it and don’t have their heart in their throat. I would be scared crapless of a collapse in there!

[@paigelee6321]

Thank you 😊 very interesting

[@TheLogicalLowdown]

Those "ledges" on the sides are so a miner can get out of the way of a cart coming in or out of the mine.

[@gonebarefoot69]

Now that is a wicked cool Mine. Cant wait for part 2 Cheers

[@gonebarefoot69]

@@dylanhamm7964 Excuse you?

[@hepplewhitesonsexploration4791]

I love secret adits! hahah.. Good stuff.

[@TVRExploring]

They're the best!

[@jshilohshea381]

very interesting ! parts looked more like ancient river beds than lava tubes...have fun on next adventure !! be safe !! love this video as all the others..

[@aaronkeeth651]

there's no "lava tubes" that would have nothing to do with this kind of mining, that's a shallow, sub-surface fast moving viscious type of lava contained within cooling exterior lava

[@lauracullen8122]

WOW and WOW !!! Thanks, loved it. Will return.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you!

[@Porty1119]

Don't you just love it when the USFS misses things? We found one mine in Missouri where they gated the lower adit, but completely missed the inclined shaft to the upper level! Evidently the USFS fails badly at literature searches, the sectional map of the workings was easily found online... On a different note, I just took a job at an aggregate mine in New Mexico, and will be moving out in a couple weeks! Two hours from the Magdalena district, to which I've been meaning to return for a couple of years. Let me know if you're ever in NM!

[@TVRExploring]

I do indeed love it when they miss things... I wish they did so more often! I'm glad you're headed out west again. I hope that means some new videos from you. I'll definitely be in touch if I'm headed anywhere near your area.

[@Porty1119]

@@TVRExploring Fingers crossed, it should definitely mean more videos from me. I've got my eye on an interconnected, multi-mine complex that was worked on and off from the 1880s to the 1960s. My maps are from 1939, so I'll need to update them with any additional work we find done above the water level. I believe everything below the 700 level is flooded. I've got a video of a neat little calcite mine here in Kentucky that I need to upload, it's got some ore chutes, a storehouse, and a fallen-down mill, but the drift only went back a couple hundred feet. Almost all the mines here are on private land, which makes arranging access challenging.

[@TheMercury-13]

I love that there's people doing this! & sharing it with the rest of us 💜 Gov. should be thanking you for documenting a fascinating & vanishing history, not sabotaging & vandalising it all. Crazy world..

[@charlesglandon7840]

Awesome videos I enjoy seeing these mines you explore as I would never see them. I would not have the nerve to go in there. It is a shame the Forest Service has to close these for safety of others that would not explore safely or would deface or take things from there. Keep up showing these great many thanks.

[@jaysee9655]

charles glandon KZbin videos aren’t helping, unfortunately.

[@TVRExploring]

@Cosmo Vision If people don't know what is being lost, no effort will be made to preserve them...

[@charlesglandon7840]

@@TVRExploring I never would have even thought about these mines being there until I came across these videos, it doesn't surprise me that they are there. Thanks again keep them coming.

[@DazModeWatercooling]

I watched minesofthewest videos after your last series... o boy, how i appreciate your gimble!

[@TVRExploring]

Haha, yeah, it is probably the most important purchase I've made for increasing the quality of a video...

[@gbaysinger]

Randomly stumbled on this so had no idea what to expect. With the weird camera judder (probably from low light compensation) and frequent comments about weird noises I started wondering if it was going to turn out to be a fake horror documentary. At one point I even imagined a skull. I'm glad I stuck with it though, very cool.

[@TVRExploring]

Nah, we stick to reality on this channel. We figure that's interesting enough as is. Thanks for the comment.

[@Scotty850R]

Do you ever worry about the air quality down in these mines do you carry emergency air just in case

[@ADITADDICTS]

Sensors definitely.

[@gilbertfalling493]

Solid content.

[@Big_John_C]

Nice to see you fellas in your natural element... Damn mud and water again lol. Nice find Chuck.

[@TVRExploring]

Haha! Yes, like it or not, the mud and water do make us feel quite at home... Fortunately, this one dries out after that junction where all of those levels took off in all directions. But, then, of course, I go down that winze which was anything but dry... That's why we have those damned heavy chest waders though!

[@denisemac118]

This is the first video of you're that I have watched. What kind of mining was this? Cool to watch!

[@TVRExploring]

Thanks for watching. This was a failed placer mine. I give a good explanation of what exactly that means in the description below the video.

[@ronniecardy]

Love all the colors in this mine

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, it was far more colorful than I expected.

[@edwardriddle5575]

18:55 that deposit on wall looked like the water was at that level

[@Doxymeister]

@19:09, is that jasper? Those are some awesome colors. Interesting old mine. I was eating supper while watching, and at the beginning, I caught myself trying to "wave away" the bugs at the beginning of the video!

[@TVRExploring]

It looked like jasper, but my knowledge of geology is too limited to say for sure. Haha, yeah, the bugs can definitely be an annoyance at times...

[@JasonBlenkiron]

Yep another great vid 👍🏻

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

Interesting, I've never seen one to through a pyroclasic flow before.

[@TVRExploring]

This was an experience for us as well... We're not used to getting that intimate with the volcanic flows either.

[@ericscarburry8527]

Cool mine!

[@snowindafunboots4369]

Hq material..as always. Grazie!

[@TVRExploring]

Grazie!

[@HitLeftistsWithHammers]

I swear, I cannot think of anything I would find more enjoyable than to explore mines like this. I of course also have cave exploration on my must do list ( not bucket list, these are things I would do on a regular basis ). I don’t know if that’s weird or not but it just is the coolest things i can imagine.

[@TVRExploring]

It's a lot of fun, to be sure... The mines themselves are fascinating, but the journey to them and the great company is a top notch element of the whole experience as well.

[@huswsimonbla]

That entrance/adit looks like straight out of a fantasy movie! Real cool that this exists in real world and some nutjobs go out and explore it for us to consume in the safety of our armchairs! ;-)

[@kanonierable]

WATER, now that is a treasure for sure!

[@EndingTimes0]

Bah, who needs water!

[@garrettragsdale4826]

I'm no expert, but that pipe could have been used to pump water and that trench you walk through at 24:00 could well be a sluice box. Edit: the more I think about it the more it makes sense. There's that air vent with the water coming in where a generator could be set up, and after all it *is* a gold mine, failed or not. They say the mine is failed but I bet they found at least a little bit where they were picking around all the bedrock. Then you have the inexplicable pile of dirt and all the filled in holes. While water erosion could have filled in the holes that pile of dirt is likely trailings from the sluice box.

[@homelessEh]

pitfall 2020's lookin pretty sweet

[@massv953]

Why is the forest service destroying these pieces of our history? wtf

[@TVRExploring]

They say that they're doing it in the "public interest." The reality is that it is just a way for the individuals responsible for this destruction to keep their lucrative jobs. If they stop finding sites to destroy, they've worked themselves out of a job. So, guess what? They keep uncovering new sites that they say need to be destroyed.

[@TheTruth-pi7zh]

You found out where bigfoot lives😂

[@matthewrogers94mr]

I think that's a bit small for big foot to get in and out.

[@robertross804]

hi from liberty ky nice video

[@imacenurface]

It looked like a log was fused into that stuff. Y’all are brave for walking in there. Hope you found some gold

[@marionpage1668]

It interesting to think that men removed al of this rock manually.

[@TVRExploring]

The old timers were tough...

[@Man-in-da-shed]

Interesting! I’m agog at the labour involved.

[@ADITADDICTS]

The mine dump for this is absolutely enormous.

[@CharlieTalmadge]

Nice big ol' riverbed. PLACER

[@ShortwickCreations]

At 22:42, it looks like a fossil embedded in the stone. I could be wrong, it might be just layering, but it looks like a fan coral.

[@kahnfu-zhin8627]

Those long narrow hammers are what they swung hand drilling for powder shots. When they were double jacking of course. Single jacking was done with a lump hammer. Hit the drill and give it a quarter turn!

[@aaronkeeth651]

most single or double jacked shots were 2ft and under any more and getting the steel stuck amplifies and is not cost effective. shoot short, shoot often barely letting the smoke clear before doing it again. another reason why forced induction or natural convection was needed. not necessarily for breathing. if you didn't make footage ,there was 20 other fellas ready to replace you that didn't require "fresh" air!