Working At The Yankee Boy Mine

On our last day of our 3 day trip, we were invited to the Yankee Boy Mine by Frank and Sharon from Exploring Abandoned Mines. Frank and Sharon are bring the mine back to life and making it safe for visitors to come and take a tour underground and in their new museum built on the property. We were lucky enough to have the chance of actually doing some work at the mine and it was a lot of fun. Unfortunately as first time miners things didn’t go so smoothly!
The history of the Yankee Boy goes back to before 1900. During 1900, the Yankee Boy was the only mine reported to have shipped ore from the camp. In 1905 considerable development work was undertaken. No recorded work was done on the property between 1905 and 1924. Seventeen tons were reported shipped in 1925 with values of $40 to $78 of gold and silver per ton. The 1925 Minister of Mines Annual Report describes the mineralized zone in the upper level of the old workings as a vein varying in width from 5 to 40 centimetres wide and carrying pyrite, galena, sphalerite, gold and silver in a gangue of quartz.
Underground development continued through to 1936. Shipments of ore to the Trail smelter were made in 1926 (11 tons), 1930 (21 tons), 1934 and 1936. A total of 389 tons was shipped in 1936, yielding 460 oz of gold and 382 ounces of silver (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1936).
By 1936, when operations were suspended, considerable work consisting of numerous opencuts, surface trenching and underground development consisting 2 main levels, 2 intermediate levels as well as winze, raise and stopes had been completed Most of the development was conducted on the Yankee Boy Crown grant.
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[@exploringabandonedmines]

That was good we enjoyed watching ! We now have 924 loads and it has opened up huge stopes we are look forward to seeing you again and getting you on ropes to tour the top levels.

[@AdventuresRUs]

We’ve been watching your progression there and you guys have quite the mine! We’re half way through your most recent video. Just watched the excavator manhandle the cart 😂 We hope to get up there soon! Looking forward to helping anyway we can and to try some roping…… not nervous about that at all……. lol

[@robanderson4137]

I've been watching Sharon with interest for some time now. She's such an impressive person.

[@AdventuresRUs]

She’s as nice as she is awesome too! Definitely a great lady:)

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

So cool to watch. Nice to see Frank and Sharon from a different perspective.

[@heithdotysadventures7824]

Very cool you guys got back together and this time got to help frank and Sharon out in the mine . 👍👍

[@timmc49]

I am sure Frank and Sharon appreciated all the extra help! Your video is a nice addition to the chronicles of the Yankee Boy Mine, for sure.

[@AdventuresRUs]

Thank you Tim :)

[@beverlyhanlon8376]

Boy, the railcar knows it's way around. You guys have done a great job of boarding up the wall. Looks so new. Stay safe my friends. See ya next time.

[@AdventuresRUs]

It sure does! They’ve done a great job there so far :)

[@Bushguyrocks]

Ha ha ha. Frank and Sharon really did put you to work! Isn't that amazing how the cart rolls out by itself? Can hardly wait until they get through that big pile and to the end. That reminds me. I have a clinometer. Next time I'm out there, I'll figure out the grade. Cheers!

[@AdventuresRUs]

It’s definitely neat how it is all planned out to work the way that it does! Their hard work is paying off, they have quite the mine there!!

[@lotharschiese8559]

@@AdventuresRUs Miners use gravity to the fullest advantage but you have to plan for it. Rise over run = slope!

[@blueman5924]

Cool ! I’d be the one to smack my head on that pipe end at the portal. lol. What a lot of hard work and dedication they put in. Thanks for sharing ! 🤙

[@AdventuresRUs]

And that is why we wear helmets my friend lol We bump our heads all the time lol Definitely a generation of hard workers miners were and Frank and Sharon are working hard to restore this one!!

[@lotharschiese8559]

@@AdventuresRUs After a while you learn to avoid banging even waring a miner's safety hat! You become more attuned!

[@AdventuresRUs]

Not us apparently lol We’d probably do better if it was a place we had explored a few times, but always in a new area, crawling through tight spaces and with camera equipment attached to the helmet, it’s still a hazard 😂

[@iainweller452]

Great fun episode 👍

[@AdventuresRUs]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@jsteelsadventureandvariety4545]

gettin down and dirty in there guys👍hey, everyone messes up here and there when there new🙂 enjoyed and hope you guys have a Merry Christmas🌲🌲🌲

[@AdventuresRUs]

Lesson learned for sure lol Really fun to experience and we’re looking forward to future trips up there. Merry Christmas to you and yours 😀🎄❄️

[@robanderson4137]

You guys did great! I bet you gave Frank and Sharon alot to think about when it comes to touring the mine in the future.

[@AdventuresRUs]

Ya like what he wouldn’t like to have happen lol

[@thenorm8489]

THAT...looked like fun

[@AdventuresRUs]

It was!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both:)

[@johnizitchiforalongtime]

Frank and Sharon are beautiful people. Just like Gly and Mr. M. That my friend, that is a deafing roar.

[@stephenbroomhead4110]

Just seen your at franks happy days subscribed

[@AdventuresRUs]

Thanks so much for your support!! We appreciate it :)

[@jpayed]

That's actually pretty smart.... Put a board or a piece of sheet metal down so you can slide your shovel easily. 🤯🙊😆 I'll add it to my list of, "work smarter not harder" tricks I like to show off when laboring. 🧐 BRILLIANT! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@AdventuresRUs]

Right! Miners new all about that work smarter not harder lol

[@jpayed]

@@AdventuresRUs If anybody would need to... It's them 😂

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Adam & Chyanne, Frank & Sharon have come a long way since they bought the mine. You guys did great in there, well apart from the ahem incident but I guess that's mining. I would like to wish both of you and your family a very merry Christmas and a prosperous new year, much love. xx ❄🎄🎀🎁💞

[@AdventuresRUs]

Hello Sue! They have and it’s turning out to be a fair size too! They’ve done really well, but that’s not surprising because they are determined and are very hard workers. Their vision w the Yankee Boy is closer every day that passes and it’ll be great to see what their final product is! Hope you’re well and we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!💕

[@SueGirling68]

@@AdventuresRUs 💖

[@mineadventures7938]

You got me with I messed up LOL, now i better watch

[@AdventuresRUs]

It had a ring to it lol

[@OdySlim]

That looked like a lot of fun. If it werent so far away I would go up to help as well. I hope you have a wonderful and exciting Christmas & New Year. Regards from Ody Slim

[@AdventuresRUs]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well!! They’ve definitely got a neat spot there and big plans for sure.

[@michaelkaiser4674]

kool man l

[@kevinbrennan2004]

You two are a couple of good eggs🥚🥚

[@AdventuresRUs]

Thanks Kevin! lol 😀

[@davebarns1]

Good job....a few more loads would’ve been better tho

[@AdventuresRUs]

Thanks for your opinion lol

[@Stevesbe]

Where's all the snow

[@AdventuresRUs]

This was filmed in August :)

[@CRSolarice]

14:00 ...and that looks like a piece of petrified wood? Have you ever found any fossils, etc? Pterodactyl? Tyrannosaurus Rex?? Triceratops???

[@AdventuresRUs]

Hello :) Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, we appreciate it. Not sure if it’s the right kind of environment for it, but you never know. We’ll go back to and look though! lol Haven’t found any fossils yet, but something like a dinosaur is on our list! 😂

[@mineadventures7938]

oh, yeah you made a mistake calling Frank, hey Frank you mind me coming out and making a video for my channel, not at all, but you're gunna move some muck. LOL. Franks no dummy.

[@AdventuresRUs]

He actually invited us, he knew we’d enjoy filming the mine explore, his museum and their mine. We definitely appreciate his knowledge and their passion!! They’ve got something pretty neat going on there:) They’ve invited us again to try some roping… lol

[@lotharschiese8559]

@@AdventuresRUs When you return, pay close attention, like Sharron does and follow Frank's instructions. Love when he says, "That's not crazy steep" or "That's too sketchy".