Great adventure and spectacular job of filming. This was great, Tim, Forrest and Drew. That little barrel at about 11:10 into the video was likely an antifreeze barrel. They poured antifreeze in the compressed air lines for the drills to keep them from icing up.
Excellent. First drill I think I've seen in situ with the full setup. Characterful mine too - looked a fun day of it. Credit too to those ladder rungs!
When you said something like, "it was a difficult rappel in" I was wondering about how hard it was going to be to get out. Getting down looks like a cakewalk compared to the route out. Great video. thanks for showing the surrounding area, looks like a beautiful place
Dude this is my first time watching one of your video's. I love how you edit it and take something old like the ore car and superimpose a good image over it thats awesome for a small time vidiograghfer!!
A really nice presentation of your experience! Really like how you would super-impose period images of the artifacts too. Thank you so much for sharing
Wow, some interesting treasure trove of artifacts, the most I've seen out of all the mining channels I follow. Never saw an actual drill set up on any other channel.
I’m totally stunned by your exploring spirit. I’m vicariously terrified just watching this. My fear of heights and closed spaces would have left me staying with the vehicles. We lived very near to a zinc mine between Arlington and Granite Falls. I only ventured in maybe 30 feet as I wasn’t dressed or equipped to go further. I couldn’t find any agency that was interested in blocking the entrance so it’s still sitting there waiting for idiots like to get themselves hurt or killed
This was a cool one. A guy told me backn in the 60s he climbed the manway up about 20 landings then the ladder rungs broke so he gave up. Need to get someone to repell down to the haulage tunnel. Would be cool to see if the natural cavern really exist. Also was told another ore cart is below on another level not on any maps.
Evidently, someone did rappel down the shaft. There was a partial video out there, but it didn't show the findings. Would be very cool.to know what's down there. Appreciate the comments, Chris.
Wow - I must’ve watched a few hundred exploring mine videos but this has got to be right up there as one of the best! Well done especially having to abseil down to that adit on the side of the mountain. And amazing so many artefacts still left - what a find that rockdrill which it’s stand still intact; and the ore cart, etc. Q - seeing that ore car track that had been laid in that adit, I was initially wondering how they got the mined rock off the mountain with no sign of any sort of cabled infrastructure outside the portal. But there were clearly some ore passes leading down to what you described as the main haulage level - so I guess that’s how they removed the copper ore🤔. Why did you choose to enter by that adit, awkwardly positioned on the mountain side, rather than entering via a lower haulage level? I guess the portal and adit you entered must have been blasted from the inside until it broke out of the rockface, rather the other way round. So many questions 😂 🧨⛏🧨⛏🇬🇧
totally speculating but I would assume rappelling down 100 feet on the exterior of a cliff is probably safer than trying to climb up from below or climb that vertical shaft. With the air movement through the mine there must be open entrances at lower levels. I think they say that too early in the video.
The material ore was moved via the shaft down to the lower haulage tunnel. We approached from above as you would have to cross the gully, which is steep and treacherous then climb a nearly shear rock face to the portal entrance. The shaft in the lower tunnel that leads to the upper is a mess with collapse from the wood shaft liner and material.
Wow is right! Very cool adventure, you guys are really taking things to the next level (pun intended). Gotta wonder how the miners accessed and developed such a remote and vertical ore body, perhaps they worked their way up from the haulage adit through the vein structure via raises and stopes? The restoration/enhancement overlays you did on the artifacts are the cat's meow... TY! BTW... did you rap down from the adit or jug your way back up?
Amazing. Felt like you guys were exploring the Titanic; about the same era, come to think of it. Rustcicles and all. Hard to believe they just walked away from that drill in the middle of a round of drilling and blasting.
I attempted to come up from the bottom but fell short of the adit , looks like I wouldn't have made it up that cliff anyway. I know a guy who claims hes come up the bottom route twice.
That box of dynamite is crazy dangerous when it gets old, the nitroglycerin will weep out of it in time and pool to the bottom of that box and become highly sensitive to explosion
Ahhh Dam you for making this video you get me so interested, we have one of this drill bits at our farm. Do you know if they were using dry drill bits there or wet ones? I don’t know if that’s the right terminology when they used water or not, I know dry ones are old
That is an air turbine driven diamond drill, used for exploration, in underground mines. It is a JV DRILL. I was a diamond driller, and operated, these drills.
For those that have never worked underground, they can't understand the noise and mist from the water spray coming off these drills. A dynamite headache is also something I don't ever care to repeat.
As mineralized as it is, it looks like a lot of ore is still everywhere in this mine. It must have closed abruptly and unexpectedly for the drill to just be left there as it is.
Great adventure and spectacular job of filming. This was great, Tim, Forrest and Drew. That little barrel at about 11:10 into the video was likely an antifreeze barrel. They poured antifreeze in the compressed air lines for the drills to keep them from icing up.
Thanks, Daryl. appreciate you commenting as always.
Excellent. First drill I think I've seen in situ with the full setup. Characterful mine too - looked a fun day of it. Credit too to those ladder rungs!
It's one of the best for sure. Thanks for watching and the comments.
You guys hit the Gold Mine of artifacts ! 🎉
You guys Rock !
Thanks for taking us along for the ride 👍🏻
Thank you. we really appreciate it.
This is awsome!
Thank you for taking us along !
Thank you!
When you said something like, "it was a difficult rappel in" I was wondering about how hard it was going to be to get out. Getting down looks like a cakewalk compared to the route out. Great video. thanks for showing the surrounding area, looks like a beautiful place
Nice job on the video. Fun to see the drill still on the column and aimed at the heading. The track bender was cool, too!👍👍
Thank you appreciate that!
Dude this is my first time watching one of your video's. I love how you edit it and take something old like the ore car and superimpose a good image over it thats awesome for a small time vidiograghfer!!
Welcome, we appreciate your comments, and thanks for watching!
Thanks! What an awesome mine to get to view through the hard work and dedication you guys show!
Very kind and appreciated. Thank you very much!
Great to see the old drill still set up. Awesome video.
It really is great, only one we have heard of in our neck of the woods. Thanks for the comments.
Awesome drill and other artifacts! Nice find.
Thanks!
Absolutely the most amazing mine explore video I have ever seen. JUST INCREDIBLE!!!
Thank you very much. We appreciate you watching and your comments.
That was completely epic! Nice work lads!
Hey Eb, my brother from down under.... GTSY.
Thank you very much appreciated!
A really nice presentation of your experience! Really like how you would super-impose period images of the artifacts too. Thank you so much for sharing
We really enjoyed doing it! Thank you for watching.
I never understood the scale of those drill seeing you guys next to it that's amazing!
It really is an amazing piece of equipment to see!!
Wow, some interesting treasure trove of artifacts, the most I've seen out of all the mining channels I follow. Never saw an actual drill set up on any other channel.
It is the most in any mine we know of or have heard of in WA. The drill is incredible. Appreciate you watching and your comments.
I’m totally stunned by your exploring spirit. I’m vicariously terrified just watching this. My fear of heights and closed spaces would have left me staying with the vehicles.
We lived very near to a zinc mine between Arlington and Granite Falls. I only ventured in maybe 30 feet as I wasn’t dressed or equipped to go further. I couldn’t find any agency that was interested in blocking the entrance so it’s still sitting there waiting for idiots like to get themselves hurt or killed
Definitely not for everyone or something anyone should try. We have been doing this a long time, and there is risk we assume.
This was a cool one. A guy told me backn in the 60s he climbed the manway up about 20 landings then the ladder rungs broke so he gave up. Need to get someone to repell down to the haulage tunnel. Would be cool to see if the natural cavern really exist. Also was told another ore cart is below on another level not on any maps.
Evidently, someone did rappel down the shaft. There was a partial video out there, but it didn't show the findings. Would be very cool.to know what's down there. Appreciate the comments, Chris.
Super interesting, where do y'all find maps for these mines? Is it just a stored document through DNR?
DNR records special collection records and legendary timers who did this before us.
Wow - I must’ve watched a few hundred exploring mine videos but this has got to be right up there as one of the best! Well done especially having to abseil down to that adit on the side of the mountain. And amazing so many artefacts still left - what a find that rockdrill which it’s stand still intact; and the ore cart, etc.
Q - seeing that ore car track that had been laid in that adit, I was initially wondering how they got the mined rock off the mountain with no sign of any sort of cabled infrastructure outside the portal. But there were clearly some ore passes leading down to what you described as the main haulage level - so I guess that’s how they removed the copper ore🤔.
Why did you choose to enter by that adit, awkwardly positioned on the mountain side, rather than entering via a lower haulage level?
I guess the portal and adit you entered must have been blasted from the inside until it broke out of the rockface, rather the other way round. So many questions 😂 🧨⛏🧨⛏🇬🇧
totally speculating but I would assume rappelling down 100 feet on the exterior of a cliff is probably safer than trying to climb up from below or climb that vertical shaft. With the air movement through the mine there must be open entrances at lower levels. I think they say that too early in the video.
Yes the approach from above is easier and safer.
The material ore was moved via the shaft down to the lower haulage tunnel. We approached from above as you would have to cross the gully, which is steep and treacherous then climb a nearly shear rock face to the portal entrance. The shaft in the lower tunnel that leads to the upper is a mess with collapse from the wood shaft liner and material.
Wow is right! Very cool adventure, you guys are really taking things to the next level (pun intended). Gotta wonder how the miners accessed and developed such a remote and vertical ore body, perhaps they worked their way up from the haulage adit through the vein structure via raises and stopes? The restoration/enhancement overlays you did on the artifacts are the cat's meow... TY! BTW... did you rap down from the adit or jug your way back up?
Thanks for the comments. Rappelled down and back up the same way down.
Amazing. Felt like you guys were exploring the Titanic; about the same era, come to think of it. Rustcicles and all. Hard to believe they just walked away from that drill in the middle of a round of drilling and blasting.
It is a very unique mine, and you can feel the age and history. Appreciate you watching and your comments.
pretty brave to step on the centre of the ladder rungs!! I would keep my feet to the edges where its stronger.
Definitely hear what you're saying. It's really case by case after making a good assessment of the condition.
this was great ? one question how did the get all the ore out back in the day ?
Down the shaft to the lower haulage tunnel.
Thank you
Thanks!
I attempted to come up from the bottom but fell short of the adit , looks like I wouldn't have made it up that cliff anyway. I know a guy who claims hes come up the bottom route twice.
It's pretty unbelievable stuff, for sure! Thanks
They rail bender was called a Jim Crow or Jay Crow. I've heard both . When I worked underground, we called it a Jay Crow. Great video thx
Thank you!
that is one heck of a site. Clearly largely untouched.
It is rare to see and very inaccessible. Appreciate the comments.
can you tell us how they got the ore out?
The ore was moved via the shaft to the lower haulage tunnel.
Via the shaft to a lower haulage tunnel.
That box of dynamite is crazy dangerous when it gets old, the nitroglycerin will weep out of it in time and pool to the bottom of that box and become highly sensitive to explosion
It's always a look don't touch.
Be more worried about walking or moving around it with the rocks, touching it bare handed could give you a bad headache
Ahhh Dam you for making this video you get me so interested, we have one of this drill bits at our farm. Do you know if they were using dry drill bits there or wet ones? I don’t know if that’s the right terminology when they used water or not, I know dry ones are old
In this one not sure if they all had holes in the bit or not. We see a mix of both at some sites.
Always check the "Hiden" cans you see tucked out of the way , Highgrade Stash... 😮😅
shovel with handle at 15:21?
Nice catch, yes it does appear to be a shovel.
Awesome mine video. Well done! Thanks
Thank you for watching.
I’ve seen a lot of drills and parts, but I’ve never seen one left installed!
Same for us!
How did find was on map that asmoe duds
We knew of it for years through word of mouth.
obviously, the difficulty of getting to this mine has kept it intact, but how in the hell did they get the ore out to a refinery?
They moved the ore down the shaft to the lower haulage tunnel and took it out from there.
That is an air turbine driven diamond drill, used for exploration, in underground mines. It is a JV DRILL.
I was a diamond driller, and operated, these drills.
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For those that have never worked underground, they can't understand the noise and mist from the water spray coming off these drills. A dynamite headache is also something I don't ever care to repeat.
Seems like there was another level below maybe a haulage level
Yes, we reference that in the video, there is a lower haulage tunnel.
Be VERY CAREFUL around that box of bang bang.
As mineralized as it is, it looks like a lot of ore is still everywhere in this mine. It must have closed abruptly and unexpectedly for the drill to just be left there as it is.
Yes a lot of the mines in Western Washington had similar abrupt endings with many artifacts left behind.
The freeze frame thing is super annoying.
Some people like it a lot, and some dont. We do our best. Thanks.
What type of mine is that
🤔
Copper
I hear the oxygen sensor
I think you were hearing a camera. There is air blowing through that mine like wind with lots of O2.
Cool, did that to, bare mt basin, Lennox creek, quartz creek, etc, scary but miss it