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This was straight up AWESOME! I want to explore some local mines but am kinda scared; Thanks for going in there so I can get a bit of an idea of what it is like to be in an actual mine. I hope you guys will be doing more of this, maybe even get a claim of your own one day...
Oh yea kids.. Killer finds in the tailings. Nice. That mines been there a long time. Those soda straw stalactites are slow growing. Not a Karst area for solution formations, I would guess too? Great vid.
The water is a constant issue for mining in Missouri. That’s why the Bonne Terre lead mine shut down. Still plenty of ore but it became too expensive to pump the water out. Learning about geology I’ve learned I basically live on a giant sopping wet sponge!
I got excited when I saw "Zinc" in the title. Here in the Southwest, smithsonite is often found in zinc mines. Some maintain that the finest smithsonite in the world comes from the Kelly Mine in central New Mexico.... a zinc mine.
This is a place you need to bring me along to explore.--it's not a request man. :) LOL. Seriously, I want to explore a lead-zinc mine. It's in my bucket list.
There's a small amount of gold in that area also. The first speck of gold I ever found panning was in Beauty creek. I found some cool looking quartz up there, which I lost in the move back to Washington ugh. Lol. Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Fun to watch. As I looked at the walls and the minerals slowly seeping and accumulating, it reminded me of being inside a geode. Sort of like you are watching one form.
Great vid CR. You guys get that ore cart yard ornament in place yet? HAA! I was thinking about that before you said it.. As always, I LMAO when Sarah gives you the stink eye. Keep an eye on him girl!!
That was totally awesome watching you guys trudge through that mine. It was so fascinating, all the different colors inside and that neat abandoned mine cart, that rely would be the ultimate rock hounds yard ornament! Great video, Jared!!! Hope to see more mine exploratory videos 😁
My very favorites are lead and lead polymorphs, I'll go far to get me some galena or mimetite, but no way would I slog through a waterlogged mine! Y'all are so brave!!
@@biscuitEMT I think you're forgetting about my cat like reflexes. At any moment there I could of quickly jump into oncoming traffic and out of the way of a rocks.
Thanks for sharing another great post sir, much appreciated! "It's July!" 😂🤣 That was brilliant, thanks to Sara for keeping your dates strait. We all know the truth that Sara's the muscle carrying all the equipment while you take videos~ hahaha Very interesting little mine to hunt. I'm ok anxiety wise exploring hard rock mines typically but am always wary of mines dug through ancient river beds with all that cobbled rock that just crumbles on impacts. Anyway, that was a cool exploration my friend, thanks to the team for bringing us all this cool content. Take care and talk again soon~
Sara does carry a lot! I think the important part when doing mine exploration is that you need to be a good judge of the mine on an individual level, some will be safer than others.
I used to explore the Beauty Creek mines as a young man. I didn't know anything about minerals then but it was fun. Two things to be aware of: some of these mines have very deep shafts filled with water. And one day my Zoology professor at NIC overheard us talking about it and he said that if he caught anyone in his mines he would shoot them. I have no idea which mines were his. Also, one day in March we went in one of these mines and the ceiling was bristling with daddy-long-leg spiders. I think we warmed them up a little because they started dropping on us. There are a lot of mines there.
Well I'm glad I can watch somebody else go into mine because I know that is something I would never do LOL big chicken liver right here LOL it was really cool to see the mine and the cart 🛒 and the beautiful samples that you brought home. Tin foil is going to have to go in our pack. That's a great idea.
That's so cool. I'm surprised you didn't find more fluorescent stuff! Lead & zinc mines can be hotspots for fluorescent minerals. I've got some nice pieces of similar Pb-Zn ore from Pennsylvania with gorgeous fluorescent sphalerite. I wonder if those white looking crusts in the adit were lead or zinc oxidation products like hydrozincite or cerussite.
Hi Jared, that was an very interesting video, from the mine to the mullock heaps and the workshop review, kept me interested all the way. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
Loved the tour of the mine even if it did ping a note of claustrophobia. Very cool. It will be interesting for you to review your finds under the microscope. Thanks for taking us along.
It was a fun trip. Glad to see Sara with you. The mine was neat, but I'll pass thank you. The microscopic photographs were nice, it really showed off the structure of the rock. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
@@biscuitEMT its just an awesome place to find crystals and various minerals. Several mine openings although most are blocked off. Geologically really cool place imo!
Awesome little mine there! Did you find any other adits? Good call on the foil! I usually bring some foam or bubble wrap but foil takes up way less space.
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This was straight up AWESOME! I want to explore some local mines but am kinda scared; Thanks for going in there so I can get a bit of an idea of what it is like to be in an actual mine.
I hope you guys will be doing more of this, maybe even get a claim of your own one day...
Thank you! I think you really need to look at it case by case. Not all mines are created equal.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Great advice sir
Oh yea kids.. Killer finds in the tailings. Nice. That mines been there a long time. Those soda straw stalactites are slow growing. Not a Karst area for solution formations, I would guess too? Great vid.
The water is a constant issue for mining in Missouri. That’s why the Bonne Terre lead mine shut down. Still plenty of ore but it became too expensive to pump the water out. Learning about geology I’ve learned I basically live on a giant sopping wet sponge!
I think there's a lot that can be learned from places just like this.
I got excited when I saw "Zinc" in the title. Here in the Southwest, smithsonite is often found in zinc mines. Some maintain that the finest smithsonite in the world comes from the Kelly Mine in central New Mexico.... a zinc mine.
This is a place you need to bring me along to explore.--it's not a request man. :) LOL. Seriously, I want to explore a lead-zinc mine. It's in my bucket list.
Anytime!!!
There's a small amount of gold in that area also. The first speck of gold I ever found panning was in Beauty creek. I found some cool looking quartz up there, which I lost in the move back to Washington ugh. Lol. Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
I might try dipping a pan out there sometime!
Thanks for the interesting Video👍
13:28 few weeks ago i found similar ore pieces in an old mining area in Germany🙂
Galena is cool
We got a few samples last weekend
Fun to watch. As I looked at the walls and the minerals slowly seeping and accumulating, it reminded me of being inside a geode. Sort of like you are watching one form.
It's fun to go in!
Great vid CR. You guys get that ore cart yard ornament in place yet? HAA! I was thinking about that before you said it.. As always, I LMAO when Sarah gives you the stink eye. Keep an eye on him girl!!
That was totally awesome watching you guys trudge through that mine. It was so fascinating, all the different colors inside and that neat abandoned mine cart, that rely would be the ultimate rock hounds yard ornament! Great video, Jared!!! Hope to see more mine exploratory videos 😁
Thank you! I do plan on going to more mines!
My very favorites are lead and lead polymorphs, I'll go far to get me some galena or mimetite, but no way would I slog through a waterlogged mine! Y'all are so brave!!
Mines do present a danger but you can mitigate most all of the risks I think.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Ha! Says the guy not wearing a hardhat collecting aventurine under a crumbling cliff lol
@@biscuitEMT I think you're forgetting about my cat like reflexes. At any moment there I could of quickly jump into oncoming traffic and out of the way of a rocks.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding 🤣🤣🤣😹
Thanks for sharing another great post sir, much appreciated! "It's July!" 😂🤣 That was brilliant, thanks to Sara for keeping your dates strait. We all know the truth that Sara's the muscle carrying all the equipment while you take videos~ hahaha Very interesting little mine to hunt. I'm ok anxiety wise exploring hard rock mines typically but am always wary of mines dug through ancient river beds with all that cobbled rock that just crumbles on impacts. Anyway, that was a cool exploration my friend, thanks to the team for bringing us all this cool content. Take care and talk again soon~
Sara does carry a lot! I think the important part when doing mine exploration is that you need to be a good judge of the mine on an individual level, some will be safer than others.
I used to explore the Beauty Creek mines as a young man. I didn't know anything about minerals then but it was fun. Two things to be aware of: some of these mines have very deep shafts filled with water. And one day my Zoology professor at NIC overheard us talking about it and he said that if he caught anyone in his mines he would shoot them. I have no idea which mines were his. Also, one day in March we went in one of these mines and the ceiling was bristling with daddy-long-leg spiders. I think we warmed them up a little because they started dropping on us. There are a lot of mines there.
Murdering someone for walking on public lands, I guess if that's what someone wants to do you can really stop them.
Well I'm glad I can watch somebody else go into mine because I know that is something I would never do LOL big chicken liver right here LOL it was really cool to see the mine and the cart 🛒 and the beautiful samples that you brought home. Tin foil is going to have to go in our pack. That's a great idea.
Oh the tin foil is an amazing thing to add to your pack to protect your finds.
Very cool explore and adventure 😊💙
that was cool, thank you for taking us along
Thanks for watching!
Fun to explore....thanks again for all your videos!
I'm glad you liked it!
Nice finds and nice explore Sara and Jared!
Thank you.
Caves can be very exciting to explore. Very dangerous but I know you're all about safety. Nice!!
That's so cool. I'm surprised you didn't find more fluorescent stuff! Lead & zinc mines can be hotspots for fluorescent minerals. I've got some nice pieces of similar Pb-Zn ore from Pennsylvania with gorgeous fluorescent sphalerite. I wonder if those white looking crusts in the adit were lead or zinc oxidation products like hydrozincite or cerussite.
Yeah there really wasn't much at all.
Hi Jared, that was an very interesting video, from the mine to the mullock heaps and the workshop review, kept me interested all the way.
Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
This was very fun and interesting. Thank you!
Loved the tour of the mine even if it did ping a note of claustrophobia. Very cool. It will be interesting for you to review your finds under the microscope. Thanks for taking us along.
The video does have photos of it from the microscope around the 14 minute mark.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding I'll review it again, I must have been distracted by a miniature fur hurricane at that moment.
5:30 looks like good old fashioned calcium carbonate stalactites forming
It could be!
It was a fun trip. Glad to see Sara with you. The mine was neat, but I'll pass thank you. The microscopic photographs were nice, it really showed off the structure of the rock. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
That was some neat finds.
Thanks Jim!
Awesome!!!!!!!
Awesome video as usual!
Thank you!
Very cool!! You've got to get out to the Bohemia Mining district in Oregon. You won't be disappointed!
Inquiring minds want to know! Do tell!
@@biscuitEMT its just an awesome place to find crystals and various minerals. Several mine openings although most are blocked off. Geologically really cool place imo!
@@CaptainAiryca That's awesome and totally new information for me, thank you for sharing! Only a three hour drive...road trip!!
@@biscuitEMT do it!! That's not bad at all!!
I would love to spend some time out there.
Awesome little mine there! Did you find any other adits? Good call on the foil! I usually bring some foam or bubble wrap but foil takes up way less space.
There's a bunch of other adits in this area!
I was so nervous watching you guys wade through the water, worried about you falling through a hole or thin ground.
That's pretty uncommon in hard rock mines like this. This was just a single adit.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Ah it does help to know the mine.
Please explain the UV flores minerals. More UV vids please.
I have a few different videos up on the subject! On my to-do list I would like to make an article for the website as well.
August,July,who's keeping track.LOL!
:)
When you're showing the rock walls, slower with the camera and pause longer. Can't see anything well and it gets dizzying.
I hear you, it can be really challenging and different filming underground in wet conditions.
🤣🤣🤣 It's July!!!!
Ooops
All suited up and ready to be a rock voyeur…🪨🧗♀️⚒️🥾🥾
oooooh👀 looks scary any bears in there…? 🐻🧸🐻
😳 rats….? 🐍 snakes…. Oh my…
Just a few cute little rats!
@@CurrentlyRockhounding
👁👁 you are brave… 🙏🏼
Are you worried about bears in a cave like that?
Bears really don't spend much time in places like this when its not wintertime and even still they like dry places, and not a flooded mine I think.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding I’would be too scared. Good for you. I really enjoy your channel 🙂 Thank you, be careful.
No thanks on the release of that water what a major eco mess.
I think that might be a little much.