Exploring a Sketchy Death Valley Talc Mine
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Due to me being away for a bit, I had to use some of my old footage to compensate.. this video was taken way back in Nov 2022. At the time it was pretty cold and I wanted to warm up with a good ol mine explore. This talc and soapstone mine is quite unique in that many of its original artifacts are in place including a drill, Ingersoll Rand tugger and even two rolling timber cars! This was also a pretty sketchy mine considering mining talc creates unstable ground, hence all the timbering and shoring they put up. Even then it's not enough to save some portions of the mine. Hope you guys enjoy!
I honestly don't know how you do it. Being down there, alone, in the dark, knowing at any time things could go south would scare the sh*t out of me. I do, however, appreciate that you only take pictures and leave only footprints for others to enjoy in the future. It would be awesome to hear from those that actually worked in that mine (or others you document) or families of those who worked them. I'm guessing you're TDY so thanks for showing this one.
I agree. Some may not realize how dark many of those areas are, pitch black darkness with only light from flashlights, etc.
I have been watching again your several years of mine explores. I am noticing interesting things that i hadn't noticed in my first viewing. I have been enjoying my relooks at your exploration videos. Many thanks for your several year collection of historic mines, towns and artifacts.
I have to admit ...that is a very intact mine ....do not tell anyone about it .....I can't believe you found the skip buckets with tram trucks..... that is Au-some ,,,, and a jack leg to a drill ....and an air tugger too ...probably for slushing or if they had a winze ....wow ....just wow .... only thing missing is the Gardner Denver drill that goes on the jack leg ..... on the skip bucket ... what you though was for wheels is called trunnions and they are for dumping the bucket .... we use them in our mine all the time ....the bucket slides up and down the wooden rails and the trunnions come into play at the top of the headframe. Here is a link to our mine if it helps ua-cam.com/video/O2R0oCMC6LE/v-deo.html .... glad you did not push it as talc mines are the worst for soft ground ...love the night shot of the Sheave wheel ...would have liked to see the inside of the hoist house .....be safe out there and keep'em coming
Thanks so much Jeff! Yeah so many awesome artifacts my favorites were the drill and Ingersoll Rand tugger some pretty rare finds these days. Definitely planning to go back to this one and check out other nearby mines when I get back..
Death Valley is a magical place.
It most definitely is! One of my favorite places to go when I’ve got the time.
The bicycle pump is probably for the wheelbarrow(s) wheel - and the little tugger was probably part of their slusher setup.
When I was a kid in the 1970's we went into a talc mine in that area - but only a huge upper level.
It's always nice seeing relics in the mines. 90% of the time, the anthracite mines out here are cleaned out. Tracks and wire rope are the highlights.
You’re a braver man than I. Really appreciate your work and your ethics.
I dont blame you for keeping the location secret, Thank you! Regards from Ody SLim
those artifacts are the best, thank-you.
Great mine, great finds, great video - thanks for showing !
Great to see a new video from you. Really neat to see all the artifacts still there. That was a cool explore.
Thanks from Australia well done
Thank you soo much been waiting and as always amazing finds ! Don’t get yourself hurt but Thank you!!😎👍🏻🦅🇺🇸
Thanks for taking us into the mine with you. I have looked down the incline shaft but never had the nerve to enter. Now I know what I have been missing. I stopped going into talc mines many years ago when some I had explored back in the late seventies were collapsed by the mid eighties. Too unstable. That is why I never went into this one. Just don't trust them. Stay safe!
Like riding a skateboard! ❤
Thanks so much, you’re very good at this UA-cam stuff.
Really interesting video, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to many more. Cowabunga, dude! 🤟
Excellent explore Jerith and what a jackpot of treasures! Thanks for recording it for history. Plus, it's great having you back!
Was here last year. This place is definitely special. 🌴
Nice! Thanks for posting this old footage. Some really cool history down there, so glad you were able to share it with us.
Awesome video. Great finds and such a large number and variety of artefacts. Thanks!
That pipe with the wooden handle on one end and a rubber hose on the other end is a bicycle pump.
So great to see another video. Interesting mine. Thank you.
I found an IR tugger winch at a local scrap yard a few weeks ago.
Really missed your videos bro! Awesome explore!
Glad you are back.
You can always tell the hard to access or privately owned mines. If it was easy to get to all those artifacts would have been long gone.
Ooo that’s cool!
Wow I remember that place
super cool.
That air pump is a bicycle tire pump I’m sure they used it for wheel barrow tire
Once again, Damn.
@WesternMineDetective & @johnl8996.....agree %100 on taking pictures and leaving only footprints. It would be nice to see some of that stuff in a museum but these days I doubt there's enough support, these vids are like a 2-dimensional version. I guess that's the talc that is no longer used in baby powder these days?
That mine looked so sketchy, with all the collapses around and snapped shoring, crazy with all the different levels.
Without making an impromptu advertisement, I'm curious about which gear you use, lights, helmet, safety stuff?
Anyone catch the opened fully preserved twinkies on the table with the bleach bottle, 70's soda can at 12:54!!
Someone must have left that mickey phone as a joke!
Nice!
I wonder sometimes whether these mines could be reopened by amateur miners.
it is about time! lol
Big brown gallon was most likely Clorox.
That's not a drill. It's a jack leg. The drill is missing
Have you ever found any dynamite? Just wondering
Is talc safe to be breathing in??
Great question, definitely not. I was young and dumb and didn’t wear a respirator or anything for this explore.
Is there any money in talc
❤❤you must not believe in ghost ❤❤I would be afraid of ghost down there in the darkness ❤
Great video glad you are back 😊