Hi Rob. Glad that you enjoyed the video. There are a lot of fun sites around this area. Have you been in this area before? Thanks for your generosity. 💰💰We appreciate it!😊
Hats off to you guys!!! An the miner's who were there!!! Like watching you guys but would never do it myself or be a minor. ❤ please be safe God be with you.
Hey, thank you Tom and Julie. What a great explorer love the color of the copper mines sorry I haven’t commented I’ve been on vacation. Stay safe out there. Better send you a beer Tom after that climb. 🍺🍺🍺⛏️⛏️👍
Hi David. You're welcome. We hope you had a good vacation. The copper minerals are great to see with the colors. Thanks for watching and for the beer. See you next time!👍😄🍺🍺🍻
Good morning you two .....those first building were powder magazines ....the small one for caps and the larger for stick powder or anfo .... the lever on the shaft would engage a cage lock ......was hoping you were going to drop to the bottom ....that would be a work out coming up ....beautiful copper carbonates, sulfates and silicates .....be safe out there you two and keep'em coming
Hi Jeff. I wonder what is left in those bunkers today. They are securely locked. I would have liked to go deeper, but loose debris was starting to fall and worrying me. There are some beautiful minerals here for sure. Thanks for the comment, we appreciate it!😁
RPM Delo was a straight-weight "special lubricating" oil made by Chevron and typically sold at gas stations back in the day. I'm old enough to remember putting it into customers' cars who requested it when I worked at a garage early on in life. Boy, that last shot of Tom is CLASSIC! 🙂 As always, enjoyed it and y'all be safe out there. See you next one. - Ed on the Ridge
@moparedtn Hi Ed. Back in the day, when a service station attendant would fill the tank, check the tires, add oil if needed, and wash the windshield. Not so much "service" these days. Glad that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!😊
Sometimes floatation was used on copper ores. Sometimes leaching. A simple weak solution of sulfuric acid would often be enough. Then you would use old tin cans, or any kind of iron junk to precipitate it out. Judging from the various tanks at the mill site, I'd say leaching. Thanks for the explore and your time to give us for our enjoyment.😊
Hi Richard. Thanks for the comment on the mill process for copper. Mills are almost always hard for me to figure out. There are so many different configurations, and no two seem to be alike. 👍
The wood in the deep shaft looked to be in very good condition. Also I was surprised at how far down it went! I wish more of the equipment was still around to see! Very nice!
@@ronarant2897 Hi Ron. The wood in these dry desert is usually in very good condition. The lack of moisture and light are perfect for preserving the wood. Some of these old shafts ate quite deep. 500 feet and deeper is common. Thanks for the comment!👍
I swear those blue colors are like the sky has fallen underground. That shaft seemed to go on forever. It's nice that the desert preserves all that old wood. Keep 'em coming!!!
OMG! All I would have to do is look down a shaft like that with a slightest idea of going in, the contents of my stomach would empty in short order. These old mines are so interesting but if it weren't for people like Tom and Julie, how many of us would ever see these things? Thanks so much!
Hi William. You're correct in that you can feel it in the pit of your stomach when in a deep shaft Iike this. Glad that you can have a look at it without the side effects! Thanks for commenting!👍
Hey Raiderman. You have to watch those steep and loose portals like that one. They are easy to slide into and difficult to get back out. The copper minerals are always fun to see. Thanks for watching!👍
Hello Tom and Julie, There appeared to be a dust collector there. The tank with the ring on the end was designed to sit on that ring as a foundation. I think that was a small air powered engine. Really wish you had gotten a good still of that timber splice. I know you can't get details of everything. Cheers. dave
@@DavidSellars-b8l Hi Dave. Thanks for chiming in on some of the mill equipment. That was a big timber that was spliced. Wow, what a joint. Sorry that I didn't get a still shot of it. 👍
As usual from y'all another great find. I liked the colors in that small adit and the shaft. I am glad you decided to not go any deeper in the shaft. All the old equipment laying around was pretty good also. Until next time y'all take care and bless you both.
Hi Jimmy. I wanted to go deeper in that shaft, but there was a lot of loose debris that was falling, making things quite dangerous. Hope you are doing well. Thanks for watching!😊
Wow Tom that was a deep shaft. Great color in the rocks.Thanks for the tour of that one offshoot. A neat find with that lantern type device. Thanks for you and Julie for posting . 🖤🖤🖤
Wow that was very deep, glad you made the decision NO WAY! Very impressive work and just the thought of going that far down to extract copper, can’t comprehend the time and labor back then. Let alone the cost! Another great video and glad you both are doing well. Turning 69 Thursday and you both made my day,what a gift for my birthday watching your videos! Stay safe and healthy!
@ronstanek2851 Happy birthday, Ron. This is a deep shaft for sure. Glad that you enjoyed the video. We appreciate you watching. I'm just a year behind you, and my mine exploring days are winding down. I'll have to leave it for the younger guys. Thanks for commenting!🎂😊
I have no idea what we were looking at but there seemed to be a lot of equipment there at one point. Must been heavy judging from the size of that beam. Thanks for taking us along. Take care of each other and stay safe.
Thanks, glad that you enjoyed the video. I would like to know what might be down lower, too. Maybe we can get back there this fall and try to get lower.😁
Well that was a very deep shaft ay !!, I bet you are glad you stopped where you did and came back, did you ever find out what the two underground heavily locked buildings were for ??, so very interesting and keep safe Cheers
Hi Brian and Mary. Yes, I am glad that I stopped where I did, although of course I want to go back and see what is lower. I believe that the underground buildings were for explosives. Glad that you found the explore interesting. Thanks for watching!😊
Hi Tom & Julie, wow those copper veins are beautiful, nature is so amazing. Whoa that shaft was so deep, a little scary too. The mill was pretty cool, so much stuff left behind there. Thank you for sharing, much love to you both. xx 🥰
@SueGirling68 Hi Sue. Yes, the copper minerals are always so colorful and fun to see. That deep shaft is very scary, especially when I crossed over the open part from the ladder to that drift. The mill is kind of a mess but still fun to see. We've been watching some of The Open from Royal Troon. The weather was a challenge for the guys today. Thanks for the nice comment!👍❤️
Hi Tom and Julie. Looks like my two favorite desert rats have found a copper mine. That was certainly some very beautiful malachite, azurite, and copper oxide. That type of mine you could classify as a vertical pipe. Often times the best way to extract copper is through a flotation cell. But I would think in that case they simply crushed it up and hauled it away. I don't know where they ever would have gotten enough water in that location to use a flotation system, but you never know. I always enjoy copper mines they're so colorful and many beautiful minerals. Well as always thanks so much for taking me along with you. I enjoy your videos a lot, reminds me of the old days back in the '60s and '70s when I was doing the exact same thing. So as always please be safe with everything you do and thanks again so much for taking me along with you.
Hi Bob. Thanks for the informative comment. That old mill area is hard for me to figure out. It's nice that you've had the chance to do some exploring of your own back in the day. 👍
@richardwarnock2789 Hi Richard. I was wondering the same thing. I'm assuming that originally, there were at least a couple of glass panes or lenses for it. Who knows what can happen in over 100 years at these old mines. Thanks for watching!😁
RPM Delo was limited sales only. Construction Companies used it in there equipment. Militaries used it. I used to go to the Chevron distributor to get if in barrels. That looked like a big old air tank. Thanks for the explore.
Hi from NZ. That " water pump" looks like an air compressor. The giveaway is the bolts in the center of the valves on the top. These are I'm sure, unloader bolts and the tank on its side is the air receiver which would sit vertical on the ring attached to one end of the cylinder. The air would be used in a flotation tank. Enjoy your vids, keep up the interesting adventures.
Hi Bodhran. Thanks for your input on the equipment. You're probably correct. A lot of that old stuff is difficult for me to identify. Air compressors, water pumps, steam engines, and pneumatic motors all share a lot of similarities. I hope all is well in New Zealand!👍
Hey you two, I think that big cone was/is a part of a cone crusher, not that I would know, but I have seen a picture once. Thank you for the tour, I know your are, but please be careful. I would like to meet you two and have a cold one some day.
Hi Mick. I don't think that was a cone crusher, although I'm not sure exactly what that cone is for. It didn't seem heavy duty enough to be a crusher. Of course, I could be wrong. You're welcome. Thanks for the comment. Where are you located again? Colorado? I know it's somewhere cold.
Thanks for that. That mill is a real mess and hard to tell what exactly was going on. I didn't see any native copper in the veins. Of all the different gold, copper, and other mills that we've seen, no two are even close to being set up the same. 👍
Hello Tom Hello Julie This Equipment is for roasting the ore. The sulfur must get out of the ore before the melt down the ore to get the Chopper.metal First mill Down the Ore than Roast it than melt it at that time. The flotation was inventet in germany for the flotation of graphit at the end of the 19th centurie . Than the patent was Sold to the US and it was changed for flotation of All sorts of ore I think the mine is a way before this invention. Best wishes and a great weekend Yours Frank Galetzka
Hello Frank. Thanks for the milling information. That's very interesting about the floatation being invented in Germany. Hope you are doing well. Have a great weekend!👍
Thanks, Owen. It's a fairly standard road like a lot of the canyons here have. I wouldn't know about current conditions. Rough in places but not much of a climb.👍
I guess that depends on the clearance. I would say to try it, and if it's gets too tough for your vehicle, you could walk the rest of the way. That's what we often do.
@@davidtrapp7877 Haha, that's pretty rare to see. I still don't get why that was there. I wish she would find a case of good whiskey. Thanks for watching!😁
Hey Eddie. All the copper mines now are big open pit type operations. I think it's much more efficient than a shaft type operation. Thanks for watching!👍
The big riveted steel tank with the pulley wheel at one end is a ball mill, it would contain steel balls and a liquid, the crushed rock was added into it and crushed to a fine powder, the pipe on the top was for emptying out the slurry after crushing.
That's what I thought when I first saw that tank. However, there was no shaft or bearing for it to spin on, or evidence of there ever being an engine nearby. It is also rather small for a ball mill. Also, the way it's sits in a cradle at the high point of the site makes me think it was used as a water tank. Maybe an old repurposed ball mill tank. It's fun to speculate about the old equipment at these mine sites. Thanks for chiming in on it. Much appreciated!👍
05:25 Those steel chips may have been used in a rotary mill incredible mineralisation, probably hasn’t been considered for open-pit mining due to the location? thank you two very much for sharing these incredible adventures!
15:01 probably a spiral separator in the dry areas milling operations were saving on water and it is possible to dry-mill many minerals. a spiral separator will receive the air and the dense particulate matter will part from the air stream. I recall a similar setup at a tungsten mine shown here on yt, pretty sure I left a similar comment regarding a strange shaker table that had blowers feeding into it from below.
We see those types of steel bits quite often, and I have never figured out exactly why they are around. There is not a lot of open pitting going on in this particular area. 150 miles to the south, there are several real open mines. You're welcome, and thank you for watching and commenting!👍😊
Hi Mike. There are several reasons why things get left at a mine. They might have anticipated future work being done at the mine. The equipment could have become outdated and not worth moving. The area might be too remote to warrant the expense and effort to move heavy items. Nowadays, mine operations are required to complete reclamation to try to return the land to its original state as much as possible. Thanks for the comment!👍
It always amazes me, how so much stuff/waste, is left, to potentially contaminate ground water, and the local environment. Here in the land of Oz, " in most cases", mining companies, are required under law, to re-mediate the local environment, to somewhere back to it's original state. Get, most of those mining companies, are long gone, but what is the BLM doing? They gate old addits, but forget about the threat of injury, with all that debris laying about.
Hi Kevin. You're correct that there is a lot of stuff lying around the old mine sites. Many of these mines are on public land and have had multiple operators over the last 130 years, or so. There were no reclamation laws, so things just got left as they were. The government got paid for the leases on the claims, and everyone got the metals and minerals necessary to make things. Thanks for the comment!👍
That's one of those portals where a lot of loose sand and small gravel have made their way into the mine. You can easily slide right in, but it's like a trap where you have a hard time getting out. I've had to have Julie throw a rope down a couple of those portals so I could get out. Thanks for watching!👍
@@TomandJulieMineExploring I was wondering how you might get out of there. A figure of rope. and said you had some place to tie it off onto. Thanks. It's a good video.
Another great video! I will be in that area in Sept and was looking for something interesting to see, good stuff!
Hi Rob. Glad that you enjoyed the video. There are a lot of fun sites around this area. Have you been in this area before? Thanks for your generosity. 💰💰We appreciate it!😊
Hats off to you guys!!! An the miner's who were there!!! Like watching you guys but would never do it myself or be a minor. ❤ please be safe God be with you.
Hi Bobby. Being a miner would have been a tough job back in the day. Glad that you liked the video. Thanks for watching!👍
Hey, thank you Tom and Julie. What a great explorer love the color of the copper mines sorry I haven’t commented I’ve been on vacation. Stay safe out there. Better send you a beer Tom after that climb. 🍺🍺🍺⛏️⛏️👍
Hi David. You're welcome. We hope you had a good vacation. The copper minerals are great to see with the colors. Thanks for watching and for the beer. See you next time!👍😄🍺🍺🍻
thank you for sharing
You're welcome, Chuck. Thanks for watching!👍
Good morning you two .....those first building were powder magazines ....the small one for caps and the larger for stick powder or anfo .... the lever on the shaft would engage a cage lock ......was hoping you were going to drop to the bottom ....that would be a work out coming up ....beautiful copper carbonates, sulfates and silicates .....be safe out there you two and keep'em coming
Hi Jeff. I wonder what is left in those bunkers today. They are securely locked. I would have liked to go deeper, but loose debris was starting to fall and worrying me. There are some beautiful minerals here for sure. Thanks for the comment, we appreciate it!😁
A very interesting explore my friends.
Hi Max. Thanks for the nice comment!👍
Love those copper mines. We go to Michigan and look for copper nuggets. We have a huge collection. Thanks for sharing your adventures. Stay safe
Hi Michael. We love copper mines, too. The minerals are always so colorful. Glad that you have a good collection. Thanks for commenting!👍
Great adventure
@@professorfalken4600 We're glad that you liked the adventure. Thanks for commenting!😁
very beautiful colors copper is one of my favorite thanks again
Hi Jerry. Copper mines ate my favorite, too. Such beautiful colors that it's almost unreal. You're welcome, and thank you for watching!👍
RPM Delo was a straight-weight "special lubricating" oil made by Chevron and typically sold at
gas stations back in the day. I'm old enough to remember putting it into customers' cars who
requested it when I worked at a garage early on in life.
Boy, that last shot of Tom is CLASSIC! 🙂
As always, enjoyed it and y'all be safe out there. See you next one.
- Ed on the Ridge
@moparedtn Hi Ed. Back in the day, when a service station attendant would fill the tank, check the tires, add oil if needed, and wash the windshield. Not so much "service" these days. Glad that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!😊
Sometimes floatation was used on copper ores. Sometimes leaching. A simple weak solution of sulfuric acid would often be enough. Then you would use old tin cans, or any kind of iron junk to precipitate it out. Judging from the various tanks at the mill site, I'd say leaching. Thanks for the explore and your time to give us for our enjoyment.😊
Hi Richard. Thanks for the comment on the mill process for copper. Mills are almost always hard for me to figure out. There are so many different configurations, and no two seem to be alike. 👍
Lots of cool old stuff to ponder there! The blue is always fun to look at to.
Hi Mark. Yes, lots of cool junk to see here. The copper minerals are always fun to see. Thanks for watching!👍
Thanks Tom & Julie ❤
You're welcome, Bill. Thanks for the comment!👍
Excellent video
@Justme85857 Hi Paul. Thanks for watching. Glad that you liked it!👍
Hi Julie great show more rope I love it😊 thanks for the great content can't wait till the next show
Hi Gary. Glad that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for the nice comment!😊
The wood in the deep shaft looked to be in very good condition. Also I was surprised at how far down it went!
I wish more of the equipment was still around to see! Very nice!
@@ronarant2897 Hi Ron. The wood in these dry desert is usually in very good condition. The lack of moisture and light are perfect for preserving the wood. Some of these old shafts ate quite deep. 500 feet and deeper is common. Thanks for the comment!👍
I swear those blue colors are like the sky has fallen underground. That shaft seemed to go on forever. It's nice that the desert preserves all that old wood. Keep 'em coming!!!
Hi Lesley. The blue colors of the copper minerals are beautiful. Yes, that's a deep shaft, all right. Thanks for the comment!👍
Thanks for another interesting explore.
Hi Brian. You're welcome. Glad you found it interesting!👍
OMG! All I would have to do is look down a shaft like that with a slightest idea of going in, the contents of my stomach would empty in short order. These old mines are so interesting but if it weren't for people like Tom and Julie, how many of us would ever see these things? Thanks so much!
Hi William. You're correct in that you can feel it in the pit of your stomach when in a deep shaft Iike this. Glad that you can have a look at it without the side effects! Thanks for commenting!👍
Great explore Tom and Julie. I like seeing all the old stuff left behind. Take care.
@scottleidenberger4401 Hi Scott. It is fun to poke around the old sites to see what was left behind. Thanks for watching!👍
Hey T&J, great job pushing yourself to see that last 20 ft! Lol, that blue color is amazing ! thank you guys stay safe!
Hey Raiderman. You have to watch those steep and loose portals like that one. They are easy to slide into and difficult to get back out. The copper minerals are always fun to see. Thanks for watching!👍
YOUR WELCOME TOM & JULIE 🌬️✨✨✨✨🙏
Thanks, John!👍
You guys are the best! 👍🇺🇸👍
Hi Tony. Thanks for the nice comment!👍
Hello Tom and Julie, There appeared to be a dust collector there. The tank with the ring on the end was designed to sit on that ring as a foundation. I think that was a small air powered engine. Really wish you had gotten a good still of that timber splice. I know you can't get details of everything. Cheers. dave
@@DavidSellars-b8l Hi Dave. Thanks for chiming in on some of the mill equipment. That was a big timber that was spliced. Wow, what a joint. Sorry that I didn't get a still shot of it. 👍
Thanks guys!
You're welcome, Roger. Thanks for commenting!👍
As usual from y'all another great find. I liked the colors in that small adit and the shaft. I am glad you decided to not go any deeper in the shaft. All the old equipment laying around was pretty good also. Until next time y'all take care and bless you both.
Hi Jimmy. I wanted to go deeper in that shaft, but there was a lot of loose debris that was falling, making things quite dangerous. Hope you are doing well. Thanks for watching!😊
Wow Tom that was a deep shaft. Great color in the rocks.Thanks for the tour of that one offshoot. A neat find with that lantern type device. Thanks for you and Julie for posting . 🖤🖤🖤
Hi Jake. That is a deep shaft, all right. It was fun seeing the colors and that lantern. Thanks for watching and commenting!😁
Thanks, Tom and Julie, Appreciate today's explore. 👍
Hi Lloyd. We appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.👍
That seismic monitoring site was fascinating.
@@Ed_in_Md Glad that you enjoyed that, Ed!👍
Wow that was very deep, glad you made the decision NO WAY! Very impressive work and just the thought of going that far down to extract copper, can’t comprehend the time and labor back then. Let alone the cost! Another great video and glad you both are doing well. Turning 69 Thursday and you both made my day,what a gift for my birthday watching your videos! Stay safe and healthy!
@ronstanek2851 Happy birthday, Ron. This is a deep shaft for sure. Glad that you enjoyed the video. We appreciate you watching. I'm just a year behind you, and my mine exploring days are winding down. I'll have to leave it for the younger guys. Thanks for commenting!🎂😊
Beautiful colors!
@@Ed_in_Md Hi Ed. Yes, another colorful copper mine. It never gets old. Thanks for watching!😁
5x5 Datil NM Territory WOW point rivets I have never seen those before that is a really deep one,more rope
Hi Michael. This is quite a deep shaft. I like those cone shaped rivets. Thanks for watching!👍
Best explore yet. Without a doubt. Especially enjoyed the sights and sounds in that Jeep. Brings back memories from long ago and far away. Thank you.
Hi Roy. I try to include a little Jeep time in the video when possible. Glad that we could stir up some good memories for you. Thanks for watching!👍
I have no idea what we were looking at but there seemed to be a lot of equipment there at one point. Must been heavy judging from the size of that beam.
Thanks for taking us along. Take care of each other and stay safe.
Yes, lots of confusing mill equipment here, Ed. That big beam was at least a 12×12. Big stuff!😁
Super great and interesting video, you two are the BEST!!!!!!!! Thanks for taking me along for the explore.
Hi Bill. Thanks for the super great comment. We appreciate you!👍
Nice video, guys! Thanks for going down the shaft, Tom. We want to see what's at the bottom 😉.
Thanks, glad that you enjoyed the video. I would like to know what might be down lower, too. Maybe we can get back there this fall and try to get lower.😁
Well that was a very deep shaft ay !!, I bet you are glad you stopped where you did and came back, did you ever find out what the two underground heavily locked buildings were for ??, so very interesting and keep safe Cheers
Hi Brian and Mary. Yes, I am glad that I stopped where I did, although of course I want to go back and see what is lower. I believe that the underground buildings were for explosives. Glad that you found the explore interesting. Thanks for watching!😊
That seismic sensor at the beginning, that probably explains what I saw in the desert near Beatty, NV while out mountain biking (Spicer Ranch area).
That could be. I'm not sure where Spicer Ranch is, but there are several of them in this area.👍
I just love your exploring and the way you take time looking at the artifacts thanks guy's 🤗
@@BruceErb-g1q Hi Bruce. Thanks for the nice comment. We're glad that you enjoyed the explore.😊
Hi Tom & Julie, wow those copper veins are beautiful, nature is so amazing. Whoa that shaft was so deep, a little scary too. The mill was pretty cool, so much stuff left behind there. Thank you for sharing, much love to you both. xx 🥰
@SueGirling68 Hi Sue. Yes, the copper minerals are always so colorful and fun to see. That deep shaft is very scary, especially when I crossed over the open part from the ladder to that drift. The mill is kind of a mess but still fun to see. We've been watching some of The Open from Royal Troon. The weather was a challenge for the guys today. Thanks for the nice comment!👍❤️
@@TomandJulieMineExploring You mean the golf ?? I used to watch it years ago. xx
Yes, golf. 🏌♂️⛳️
Hi Tom and Julie. Looks like my two favorite desert rats have found a copper mine. That was certainly some very beautiful malachite, azurite, and copper oxide. That type of mine you could classify as a vertical pipe. Often times the best way to extract copper is through a flotation cell. But I would think in that case they simply crushed it up and hauled it away. I don't know where they ever would have gotten enough water in that location to use a flotation system, but you never know. I always enjoy copper mines they're so colorful and many beautiful minerals. Well as always thanks so much for taking me along with you. I enjoy your videos a lot, reminds me of the old days back in the '60s and '70s when I was doing the exact same thing. So as always please be safe with everything you do and thanks again so much for taking me along with you.
Hi Bob. Thanks for the informative comment. That old mill area is hard for me to figure out. It's nice that you've had the chance to do some exploring of your own back in the day. 👍
@@TomandJulieMineExploring We had a lot of fun. And I have collected many nice specimens of ore.
Nice Lantern wonder where the lens went!!!
@richardwarnock2789 Hi Richard. I was wondering the same thing. I'm assuming that originally, there were at least a couple of glass panes or lenses for it. Who knows what can happen in over 100 years at these old mines. Thanks for watching!😁
Nice one, thanks
You're welcome, Phil. Thanks for watching!👍
RPM Delo was limited sales only. Construction Companies used it in there equipment. Militaries used it. I used to go to the Chevron distributor to get if in barrels. That looked like a big old air tank. Thanks for the explore.
Hi John. We appreciate you chiming on the oil. You're welcome, and thank you for watching!👍
Another awesome video 👍👍
Hi John. Glad that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for commenting!👍
@TomandJulieMineExploring your more than welcome and your videos are stuff I like watching
Hi from NZ. That " water pump" looks like an air compressor. The giveaway is the bolts in the center of the valves on the top. These are I'm sure, unloader bolts and the tank on its side is the air receiver which would sit vertical on the ring attached to one end of the cylinder. The air would be used in a flotation tank. Enjoy your vids, keep up the interesting adventures.
Hi Bodhran. Thanks for your input on the equipment. You're probably correct. A lot of that old stuff is difficult for me to identify. Air compressors, water pumps, steam engines, and pneumatic motors all share a lot of similarities. I hope all is well in New Zealand!👍
Hey you two, I think that big cone was/is a part of a cone crusher, not that I would know, but I have seen a picture once.
Thank you for the tour, I know your are, but please be careful. I would like to meet you two and have a cold one some day.
Hi Mick. I don't think that was a cone crusher, although I'm not sure exactly what that cone is for. It didn't seem heavy duty enough to be a crusher. Of course, I could be wrong. You're welcome. Thanks for the comment. Where are you located again? Colorado? I know it's somewhere cold.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring currently yes, we are in the process of re-locating to the evergreen state.
THE ORE WAS CRUSHED AND FLOATED OFF LIKE IN A IRON MINE. Native copper was smelted in furnaces.
Thanks for that. That mill is a real mess and hard to tell what exactly was going on. I didn't see any native copper in the veins. Of all the different gold, copper, and other mills that we've seen, no two are even close to being set up the same. 👍
Thank you, Tom & Julie! Great color in that first one. Then the shaft to down below, how low does it go? LOL Take care love your explores!
Hi Jimmi. Yes, the color in these copper mines is great and very fun to see. I don't know how deep that shaft is. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍
I wonder if Gly's torpedo camera could give a view of the bottom? Great video Tom and Julie! 🇨🇦
Hi Les. It probably would, or I could climb down and see for myself. Glad that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for commenting!😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Camera would be safer and easier on the bones. 🤣
Yes, but not as exciting.😁
nice colors, really deep shaft. loved the rock samples you showed , do you ever sell any of those? thank-you for the video, see you next time.
Hi Tony. Those colors are great and fun to see. I never sell any rocks or anything else from the mines. Thanks for the comment!👍
Hello Tom Hello Julie
This Equipment is for roasting the ore.
The sulfur must get out of the ore before the melt down the ore to get the Chopper.metal
First mill Down the Ore than Roast it than melt it at that time.
The flotation was inventet in germany for the flotation of graphit at the end of the 19th centurie .
Than the patent was Sold to the US and it was changed for flotation of All sorts of ore
I think the mine is a way before this invention.
Best wishes and a great weekend
Yours Frank Galetzka
Hello Frank. Thanks for the milling information. That's very interesting about the floatation being invented in Germany. Hope you are doing well. Have a great weekend!👍
Great explore! I was wondering about the condition of Gold Bottom Mine Road? I also commented on that video.
Thanks, Owen. It's a fairly standard road like a lot of the canyons here have. I wouldn't know about current conditions. Rough in places but not much of a climb.👍
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Would that last section to the mine be doable for a standard 4WD car?
I guess that depends on the clearance. I would say to try it, and if it's gets too tough for your vehicle, you could walk the rest of the way. That's what we often do.
Interesting shaft. Must of just kept running the load out straight down.
Hi David. It's possible there are more levels farther down the shaft. Thanks for watching!👍
@@TomandJulieMineExploring could you imagine climbing the ladders every day. Wow
I'm guessing the miners rode the cage down the shaft.
Thanks!
Hi Richard. Thanks for your generosity. 💰💰You're awesome!😊
@@TomandJulieMineExploring No. Y'all are awesome. Be cool 😎
Duck if you hear a jet coming lol
Haha, yes and quickly.
I was hoping Julie would find another case of wine in this episode.
@@davidtrapp7877 Haha, that's pretty rare to see. I still don't get why that was there. I wish she would find a case of good whiskey. Thanks for watching!😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring I can quickly forget the Fine Wine Mine for the Whiskey Winze
Lol
That riveted water tank was wild.😮 Surprise with all that copper they're not extracting it.
Hey Eddie. All the copper mines now are big open pit type operations. I think it's much more efficient than a shaft type operation. Thanks for watching!👍
The big riveted steel tank with the pulley wheel at one end is a ball mill, it would contain steel balls and a liquid, the crushed rock was added into it and crushed to a fine powder, the pipe on the top was for emptying out the slurry after crushing.
That's what I thought when I first saw that tank. However, there was no shaft or bearing for it to spin on, or evidence of there ever being an engine nearby. It is also rather small for a ball mill. Also, the way it's sits in a cradle at the high point of the site makes me think it was used as a water tank. Maybe an old repurposed ball mill tank. It's fun to speculate about the old equipment at these mine sites. Thanks for chiming in on it. Much appreciated!👍
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Yes perhaps a shortened old ball mill repurposed as a water tank.
05:25 Those steel chips may have been used in a rotary mill
incredible mineralisation, probably hasn’t been considered for open-pit mining due to the location?
thank you two very much for sharing these incredible adventures!
15:01 probably a spiral separator
in the dry areas milling operations were saving on water and it is possible to dry-mill many minerals. a spiral separator will receive the air and the dense particulate matter will part from the air stream.
I recall a similar setup at a tungsten mine shown here on yt, pretty sure I left a similar comment regarding a strange shaker table that had blowers feeding into it from below.
We see those types of steel bits quite often, and I have never figured out exactly why they are around. There is not a lot of open pitting going on in this particular area. 150 miles to the south, there are several real open mines.
You're welcome, and thank you for watching and commenting!👍😊
That very well could be a dry type of separator. There is definitely not a lot of water available here for a mill. Thanks for your input!😁
Must be you have more than one Jeep? I don’t remember seeing a ragtop before! Also you were smart not to venture any deeper into that vertical shaft!
@@garybolton7916 Hi Gary. We have two Jeeps. I would like to see what might be lower. Thanks for watching!😁
Good morning
Good morning, Dylan!
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@@metingokbulut837 Thanks, Metin!😁
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Hey, Cheyenne!
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Hi Dave.😁
Those dirt mounds could be very old explosives bunkers.
Hi Robert. I believe that you are correct. It would make sense. Thanks for the comment!👍
Why did the miners leave their junk after the mine payed out
Hi Mike. There are several reasons why things get left at a mine. They might have anticipated future work being done at the mine. The equipment could have become outdated and not worth moving. The area might be too remote to warrant the expense and effort to move heavy items. Nowadays, mine operations are required to complete reclamation to try to return the land to its original state as much as possible. Thanks for the comment!👍
Howdy . I'm thinking the bunkers are for explosives ??????? Take care 👍👍👍👍👍👍
@@Neil-ru7kw Hi Neil. Yes, I believe that you are correct. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
Those locked doors and surrounding metal are shaped like an explosives magazine.
@@FreiherrDinkelacker Hi Freiherr. Yes, I believe that is correct. Thanks for your input!👍
It always amazes me, how so much stuff/waste, is left, to potentially contaminate ground water, and the local environment. Here in the land of Oz, " in most cases", mining companies, are required under law, to re-mediate the local environment, to somewhere back to it's original state. Get, most of those mining companies, are long gone, but what is the BLM doing? They gate old addits, but forget about the threat of injury, with all that debris laying about.
Hi Kevin. You're correct that there is a lot of stuff lying around the old mine sites. Many of these mines are on public land and have had multiple operators over the last 130 years, or so. There were no reclamation laws, so things just got left as they were. The government got paid for the leases on the claims, and everyone got the metals and minerals necessary to make things. Thanks for the comment!👍
I wanted to see Tom climb out of that last one. I'm getting old so I don't think I could do it.
That's one of those portals where a lot of loose sand and small gravel have made their way into the mine. You can easily slide right in, but it's like a trap where you have a hard time getting out. I've had to have Julie throw a rope down a couple of those portals so I could get out. Thanks for watching!👍
@@TomandJulieMineExploring I was wondering how you might get out of there. A figure of rope. and said you had some place to tie it off onto. Thanks. It's a good video.