Excellent video siting back do to covid 19 and recovering from nasty car accident last late aug found your wonderful entering video watching them keep up excellent videos
It would be interesting to have a hand held X-ray spectrometer to do quick analysis of the mineralisation which is quite intriguing. Awesome videos guys. Thanks.
I used to get really bad anxiety watching your videos, but now looking down through cracks in a false floor or standing under bending timbers doesnt bother me too bad. My girlfriend thinks im crazy for watching your videos, but i grew up outside of Reno NV so the mine culture is in my veins.
G-day Justin I noticed in some the comments people where asking about the popcorn, I have seen it before and from what I found out It can be Calcium Carbonate reacting with water then drying out takes a long time, (seed crystals) they turn over so often they form near perfect spheres, so look like popcorn , ( dogtooth spar calcite crystals ) like stalagmites and stalactites, Thanks for the video. you and your mates have fun stay safe.
@@TVRExploring Justin your welcome that seemed to be the best explication I have found.Thanks for all the videos they are great you bring life back to old workman.
Great video as always! I actually just got out from a mine explore with some reporters that reached out to my little group of buddies I explore with it was a cool experience they seemed to really enjoy and should be doing a pretty positive story. The mine we took them to is in Utah and was very cool. Probably the biggest stopped out area I’ve ever seen you could easily stack houses on top of each other in there and it was deep too about a half mile or more we recon. I’ll try to get a link to the story to you when it comes out. Thanks for all the great content!
Thank you! That mine you explored with the reporters sounds really cool. I don't believe I have ever seen stopes as large as those you described... I hope the reporters don't put a negative spin on your mine exploring (especially after you were so nice to them).
That was a great video very interesting. Formations in there were incredible especially that one that went from the floor and attached to the ceiling pretty cool you guys find some really cool mines it would be interesting to know what that stuff is it's dripping from the ceiling
Thank you! Yeah, I'd love to know what all of that stuff dripping down was. As I said in the video, that formation running from the floor to the ceiling is the coolest formation I have ever seen in a mine and that hasn't changed since I visited this mine.
I am surprised what a good carpenter one has to be in order to do mining work. I am impressed with some of the work I have seen in your videos. At 11:15 in this video, someone did an incredible job with a hammer and nails do make up some of these angles.
So in summary, an old mine in soft dissolving rocks, loads of false floors partially obscured, multiple cracked, collapsed and undermined supporting woodwork, vertical, unclimbable shafts full of deep water. I've never seen anything like it all in one place. Glad you checked if out so I don't have to!
I feel for you, getting stuck in remote areas is always a hazard as I learned when I got stuck. Luckily a local tow truck 4 wheeled it up to walk me out.
Fortunately, this time it didn't render the truck inoperable. It just sounded terrible! I'm glad you were able to find a tow truck with 4WD and a driver willing to get up there to get you out. That experience of getting stuck in the middle of nowhere isn't any fun!
Great video. Was curious as to what types (if any) injuries or very dangerous situations you may have found yourselves in while exploring. Would love to hear some stories.
Watching this, even tho I've grown accustomed to sketch, the combination of so many false floors, open winzes/stopes, backfills/collapses, "timbered!' timbering, & unidentified formation buildup, the phrase, "death trap" popped into my head so many times that I had Springsteen's "Born to Run" as a running mental soundtrack thruout!
Haha, great comment (as always).You know what's funny? When I was underground shooting this video, I didn't perceive this mine as being particularly sketchy at all... When I was editing the video though, I was thinking, "Jesus Christ, that was a sketchy mine!"
Makes sense, tho. Down there, behind the camera, yr taking each thing as presented, focused on capturing images & addressing obstacles. Only later can u step back & absorb.
Yes, it is the same when I am covering a firefight or some other combat scene. You are so focused on the technical aspects of what you're doing that you don't really pay much heed to the bullets snapping past you or the explosions around you at the time.
Thank you again brave explorer . I agree tool room was neat , I was wondering . Did it trigger any memory of the Italian work shop , The shoeless one ? I am sorry about your Rig getting torn up on the road , it reinforces the have backup feeling . You had the Thomas Magnum sound but not the guy with the bell helicopter to come to your aid . Yes The Popcorn Calcite fascinates me also . Cornish Mine explorer might be used to wet places also ? The caves I have been in are very wet so seeing the Dry Popcorn really stands out to Somebody used to dripping places . Please stay safe, we want more videos . Ha ha
Thank you... I think I was too impressed by the woodwork in this one to think of the Italian mine, but the similarities are definitely there. Yes, the truck got torn up, but at least it was still possible to drive it! That could have been a lot worse. The majority of the mines we visit in California are flooded and so a dry mine is a treat for us as well.
Great part 2! That really does look like a interesting mine! As I said before,the timbering is really nice! Does it feel like it was pretty wet at one time,for that popcorn stuff to form? Some of those ore, chutes look pretty big scale! Might be worth showing something next to to them to show the size of timbers,etc,as can be quite hard to get the scale on video. Thanks again for sharing this!👍
Yes, this mine had everything! I think water seeps into this mine in the winter, which I'm sure aids in the formation of the "popcorn" stuff. Thanks for the comment!
At 7:54 it really looked like water below. With all the chutes plugged it might be intentional. The false floor may be because of flooding below. A lot of what ypu are describing as collapses could well be intentional filling and backfill. Just a thought...
I love your videos and live vicariously through them. Have you ever had a false floor collapse or any other close calls? I recall one of your videos where there was a giant wall of mud and a bat was telling you to GTFO. Appreciate you doing this!
Great mine-great video! In stead of a lot of stopes, could all that debris coming from above be from upper levels? by the by, your commentary is impeccable as is your speech. You seem highly educated. I'm curious how you have so much time to explore the mines as you seem too young to be retired. You must have made some money in high tech or inherited some. It would be fun to know.
Dud, check out your video at the 9:20 mark, you shine your lite at another section of tunnel and what freaked me out was what looked like a parcel head and eye looking back at you.
Thank you. If you look in the description below the video, you'll see a link that breaks down the gear I use. You don't need all of the cameras and such, but don't neglect the basic safety equipment and redundant lights, etc.
I'm actually working on that right now. You're not the first one to request that and it is definitely time for me to put one out there... I'll try to have it done in time for next week's video. I was waiting until I felt like I had the perfect mix of gear and after several years, I believe I have finally reached "Gear Nirvana."
The mineralisation in this - unreal it looks like a lot of the sulfites got bleached out of the war and depositor on the floor it's the first time I've seen a
I've run into that popcorn stuff before - even have a box with samples somewhere. I thought it was calcite reacted with other minerals, but never got around to conforming or disproving it.
Crunchy sounding popcorn. Have you ever seen any Snottites in your underground travels? Stay safe. You often scare me with your treks, but I think you have a pretty good sense of logic. BTW, where did all the water go in this mine? It's previously been a *very* wet environment.
No, I haven't seen snottites before... I think the water seeps into the mine in the winter given how close the stopes are to the surface. However, given that it is the desert, I think it dries out pretty quickly and is completely dry by summer.
The popcorn seems to be coming from above. Could they have been using ANFO explosive this early, and bags or barrels of it were left up above to break out of their containers and leech out? I looks like a chemical salt, which ammonium nitrate is.
I think this was a little early for ANFO because I did find sticks of dynamite in the first video in this mine. Also, I don't believe they would have left that much ANFO up in the stopes... It does look like it though.
Did you work out what mineral the popcorn was? Really odd stuff, maybe some kind of calcite that reacted with water or another mineral? Great looking mine with all those ore chutes, winzes and false floors, it certainly keeps you on watch for what's around the next corner!
Yes, this mine had it all. I never have been able to figure out what the "popcorn" was, but the guesses above are better than anything I can come up with.
I wouldn't want to be in the vicinity of that dynamite you showed (in part 1?). I understand the nitro leaches out of the 'carrier' material and it becomes extremely unstable ....
Yes, there is a period of time when the nitroglycerin has leached out and beaded up on the surface when it is quite unstable and dangerous. However, this eventually evaporates away and one is then simply left with inert sawdust (or whatever the carrier material is).
After watching you go beyond where mere mortals would stop, I was wondering what your personal criteria are for when you stop and do not progress in a mine?
That's a good question, but I, regrettably, don't have a good answer for you. In other words, I do not have a formula or a specific set of criteria that I follow in making a decision to proceed or not. There are a variety of factors that I take into consideration, such as who I am with, how wet the mine is (which has a huge impact on wood), how professional the miners were (based on the quality of construction), the way my voice sounds when hitting the rock inside of a mine (which tells me a lot about how solid the rock is), the pattern in which material has collapsed, how much I need to touch to move through a sketchy section and/or how much time I need to spend there, etc. All of that information I am absorbing as I make my way through the mine coalesces into a certain instinct about how much I can push things. It is much the same way in the conflict zones I visit. I can't predict where the mortars are going to fall or when an ambush is going to be triggered, but I just sort of instinctively make my way through. Naturally, there is an element of rolling the dice when doing anything like this as well... I hope my answer made at least some sense. Like I said, I don't really have a good answer to your good question.
Haha, I wish that were true. I ruined my boots just a couple of days ago in one... Sounds like I should post a video from a wet mine so you guys don't think I've lost my touch!
Thanks again sir. I really appreciate you doing this for us. Of all the mines you have been in.. I mean this one was sketchy...was it just me or did I miss something about following right hand rules..lol....I'm not behind your scenes...so just curious. seriously though thanks man...I love your videos.
Yes, this one was definitely a bit sporty. Right hand rules are for when they are needed... No point in following a rule unless it is useful. In a fairly simple layout like this, it isn't useful.
@@TVRExploring gotcha. I was just razing you. I really do appreciate what you do. I grew up near Silverado CA and one year ( like 30 years ago lol) me and my buddies went through a mine and I recorded it with my sony super 8 camera with like two flashlights taped to it. We laughed and laughed that nobody would care to watch it. ....who would have guessed so many people are into you guys doing this for us now. I watched my old video recently, but the sound track was gone and it was like watching it through a paper towel roll. Lol.
Good-spirited razzing is always welcome and, yes, I did pick up on that in your comment... I guess it didn't come across in my response. Sometimes such things are lost in the dry text format we're forced into online. You were a pioneer getting out thirty years ago! Who knows if that mine is even still accessible?
@@TVRExploring I have know idea if it is. I heard it was sealed up. I heard a rumour some kids died in it from bad air or something... not sure. If it is in the same basic condition it was in when I went through it, I think it would be worth your time. I know exactly how to get to it, but there is a gate and I'm guessing you would have to cross over private property. I really wish you could document it. There were actually several mines in the area.
As much as it would be awesome to have a professional like you document that area. The more I think about it I really doubt it would be worth you effort to try and get in there. They are probably all closed off.
Well, it depends on your definition of "old." Some of those ribbons date back to the 1970s or even the 1960s. Being underground, they are preserved so well that they look like they were placed yesterday.
Where did the water go??? With all those stalagmites and stalagtites, there must of been water at some point and quite bit judging by the size for long periods of time, then the popcorn material which i think may be something crystalised out from water. So where is it now??? Does that mean something's damned it up someplace, or is there a drought in the area and water will be back?
I believe the water seeps inside in the winter, but since it is the desert, it is dry for much of the rest of the year. Kind of weird... I agree though that the water acts as some sort of catalyst for the formation of the popcorn and other formations.
No, my background is in war, finance, racing and writing... I would guess that the average person does not have a chemistry background (although the world would undoubtedly be a better place if everyone did).
TVR Exploring some part of the world are still half naked and its so close to white people area and they cook using natural rock as a pan like some people in super power country still eat poisonous animal or filthy animal
that pop corn is aganite it can form out of the air seems and there a few minrails in there i collect make some mone if i was you all i love to go into that mine just for a day
Just discovered your channel with this video being 2 years old is it to late to subscribe if yes I join and let others no they can subscribe also to your great home videos
Excellent video siting back do to covid 19 and recovering from nasty car accident last late aug found your wonderful entering video watching them keep up excellent videos
Glad I can provide some entertainment during your recovery...
It would be interesting to have a hand held X-ray spectrometer to do quick analysis of the mineralisation which is quite intriguing. Awesome videos guys. Thanks.
I'd love to have one to play with in exactly this type of setting...
Love your videos, something this disabled fella cannot pull off, thanks again., gary in Oregon...
Thank you, Gary.
I used to get really bad anxiety watching your videos, but now looking down through cracks in a false floor or standing under bending timbers doesnt bother me too bad. My girlfriend thinks im crazy for watching your videos, but i grew up outside of Reno NV so the mine culture is in my veins.
Haha, I'm glad I've desensitized you now to sketchy abandoned mines... Thanks for continuing to watch!
Makes such a difference watching a vid when steady cam has been used. Great explore mate! Annnnnnnnnnnd ;)
Thank you! The stabilizer makes a huge difference!
TVR Exploring but every time he says "Aaaaaaand", it goes faster.
The quality and intensity of my nightmares has really increased since I started watching your videos. Somehow though I can't stop watching lol.
This mine was nuts, I love the popcorn description, so many false floors too. A very weird mine for sure, thanks for sharing. x
Yes, there was a lot of weirdness in this one, to be sure!
@@TVRExploring I think the "popcorn" was eroding granite as some types erode when they come in contact with oxygen.
Thanks for the great video guys! All the false floors over the stopes are freakin' me right out!
Ha, yeah, this mine had everything...
G-day Justin I noticed in some the comments people where asking about the popcorn, I have seen it before and from what I found out It can be Calcium Carbonate reacting with water then drying out takes a long time, (seed crystals) they turn over so often they form near perfect spheres, so look like popcorn , ( dogtooth spar calcite crystals ) like stalagmites and stalactites, Thanks for the video. you and your mates have fun stay safe.
Thanks for the explanation. That was the first time I have seen those...
@@TVRExploring Justin your welcome that seemed to be the best explication I have found.Thanks for all the videos they are great you bring life back to old workman.
good thing your light on your feet so many false floors thumbs up
Great video as always! I actually just got out from a mine explore with some reporters that reached out to my little group of buddies I explore with it was a cool experience they seemed to really enjoy and should be doing a pretty positive story. The mine we took them to is in Utah and was very cool. Probably the biggest stopped out area I’ve ever seen you could easily stack houses on top of each other in there and it was deep too about a half mile or more we recon. I’ll try to get a link to the story to you when it comes out. Thanks for all the great content!
Thank you! That mine you explored with the reporters sounds really cool. I don't believe I have ever seen stopes as large as those you described... I hope the reporters don't put a negative spin on your mine exploring (especially after you were so nice to them).
That was a great video very interesting. Formations in there were incredible especially that one that went from the floor and attached to the ceiling pretty cool you guys find some really cool mines it would be interesting to know what that stuff is it's dripping from the ceiling
Thank you! Yeah, I'd love to know what all of that stuff dripping down was. As I said in the video, that formation running from the floor to the ceiling is the coolest formation I have ever seen in a mine and that hasn't changed since I visited this mine.
Odd how there were false floors right under so many ore chutes. Quite the unique and exciting explore for sure.
Duck Landes I'm thinkin they were just ore passes down to a lower level
Yeah, this mine had it all! I think Lee Hilton is probably right about this one, but I've never seen something like that before either.
I am surprised what a good carpenter one has to be in order to do mining work. I am impressed with
some of the work I have seen in your videos. At 11:15 in this video, someone did an incredible job
with a hammer and nails do make up some of these angles.
Yes, some of the woodwork inside of these mines is incredible!
So in summary, an old mine in soft dissolving rocks, loads of false floors partially obscured, multiple cracked, collapsed and undermined supporting woodwork, vertical, unclimbable shafts full of deep water. I've never seen anything like it all in one place. Glad you checked if out so I don't have to!
Ha, yeah, this one had it all!
I feel for you, getting stuck in remote areas is always a hazard as I learned when I got stuck. Luckily a local tow truck 4 wheeled it up to walk me out.
Fortunately, this time it didn't render the truck inoperable. It just sounded terrible! I'm glad you were able to find a tow truck with 4WD and a driver willing to get up there to get you out. That experience of getting stuck in the middle of nowhere isn't any fun!
Great video. Was curious as to what types (if any) injuries or very dangerous situations you may have found yourselves in while exploring. Would love to hear some stories.
Watching this, even tho I've grown accustomed to sketch, the combination of so many false floors, open winzes/stopes, backfills/collapses, "timbered!' timbering, & unidentified formation buildup, the phrase, "death trap" popped into my head so many times that I had Springsteen's "Born to Run" as a running mental soundtrack thruout!
Haha, great comment (as always).You know what's funny? When I was underground shooting this video, I didn't perceive this mine as being particularly sketchy at all... When I was editing the video though, I was thinking, "Jesus Christ, that was a sketchy mine!"
Makes sense, tho. Down there, behind the camera, yr taking each thing as presented, focused on capturing images & addressing obstacles. Only later can u step back & absorb.
Yes, it is the same when I am covering a firefight or some other combat scene. You are so focused on the technical aspects of what you're doing that you don't really pay much heed to the bullets snapping past you or the explosions around you at the time.
Thank you again brave explorer . I agree tool room was neat , I was wondering . Did it trigger any memory of the Italian work shop , The shoeless one ? I am sorry about your Rig getting torn up on the road , it reinforces the have backup feeling . You had the Thomas Magnum sound but not the guy with the bell helicopter to come to your aid . Yes The Popcorn Calcite fascinates me also . Cornish Mine explorer might be used to wet places also ? The caves I have been in are very wet so seeing the Dry Popcorn really stands out to Somebody used to dripping places . Please stay safe, we want more videos . Ha ha
Thank you... I think I was too impressed by the woodwork in this one to think of the Italian mine, but the similarities are definitely there. Yes, the truck got torn up, but at least it was still possible to drive it! That could have been a lot worse. The majority of the mines we visit in California are flooded and so a dry mine is a treat for us as well.
Great part 2!
That really does look like a interesting mine!
As I said before,the timbering is really nice!
Does it feel like it was pretty wet at one time,for that popcorn stuff to form?
Some of those ore, chutes look pretty big scale!
Might be worth showing something next to to them to show the size of timbers,etc,as can be quite hard to get the scale on video.
Thanks again for sharing this!👍
Yes, this mine had everything! I think water seeps into this mine in the winter, which I'm sure aids in the formation of the "popcorn" stuff. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for another great video.
At 7:54 it really looked like water below. With all the chutes plugged it might be intentional. The false floor may be because of flooding below. A lot of what ypu are describing as collapses could well be intentional filling and backfill. Just a thought...
I love your videos and live vicariously through them. Have you ever had a false floor collapse or any other close calls? I recall one of your videos where there was a giant wall of mud and a bat was telling you to GTFO. Appreciate you doing this!
great video, looking to see it for myself one day.
Mine exploration game 2018? Nice graphics. 10/10 would buy it!
We're targeting a release in time for Christmas...
Great mine-great video! In stead of a lot of stopes, could all that debris coming from above be from upper levels? by the by, your commentary is impeccable as is your speech. You seem highly educated. I'm curious how you have so much time to explore the mines as you seem too young to be retired. You must have made some money in high tech or inherited some. It would be fun to know.
Dud, check out your video at the 9:20 mark, you shine your lite at another section of tunnel and what freaked me out was what looked like a parcel head and eye looking back at you.
Great formations? it looks like snot hanging from the roof lol....great video! you give me nightmares!
great videos man
Thank you!
good tour thank that a really nice mine dangouse seems but nice with those fouls floors ore drops probley a lower levle to it
I love your videos man! Im thinking of exploring some of the mines around my area as well
Thank you. If you look in the description below the video, you'll see a link that breaks down the gear I use. You don't need all of the cameras and such, but don't neglect the basic safety equipment and redundant lights, etc.
Definitely! Im gonna start looking into getting some gear for me and a buddy of mine. Maybe shoot for some summer adventures, haha.
Let me know if you find anything good!
Hey can you guys do a video on what you take with you when exploring these mines?
I'm actually working on that right now. You're not the first one to request that and it is definitely time for me to put one out there... I'll try to have it done in time for next week's video. I was waiting until I felt like I had the perfect mix of gear and after several years, I believe I have finally reached "Gear Nirvana."
at 14.53 amazing formation wonder how long that took too form and will maybe eventually block the whole drift
I'd love to know... Give it enough time and I'm sure it would eventually block the whole drift.
The mineralisation in this - unreal it looks like a lot of the sulfites got bleached out of the war and depositor on the floor it's the first time I've seen a
I've run into that popcorn stuff before - even have a box with samples somewhere. I thought it was calcite reacted with other minerals, but never got around to conforming or disproving it.
Oh, that's interesting that you've seen it too. This is the only time I have ever seen it.
Crunchy sounding popcorn. Have you ever seen any Snottites in your underground travels? Stay safe. You often scare me with your treks, but I think you have a pretty good sense of logic. BTW, where did all the water go in this mine? It's previously been a *very* wet environment.
No, I haven't seen snottites before... I think the water seeps into the mine in the winter given how close the stopes are to the surface. However, given that it is the desert, I think it dries out pretty quickly and is completely dry by summer.
Have you ever encountered anybody else in a mine while you were in it?
Not yet... These sites are pretty remote and isolated. Sometimes, we're the first people inside for decades or even longer.
Very interesting mine.
Yes, this one had everything!
9:44ish, Predator movie "click" sound, lol.
The popcorn seems to be coming from above. Could they have been using ANFO explosive this early, and bags or barrels of it were left up above to break out of their containers and leech out? I looks like a chemical salt, which ammonium nitrate is.
I think this was a little early for ANFO because I did find sticks of dynamite in the first video in this mine. Also, I don't believe they would have left that much ANFO up in the stopes... It does look like it though.
Hey, how tall are these mines?? They seem on the video like they’re 4’ tall.
It really varies a lot. Sometimes we have to crouch over and other times there is several feet of clearance over our heads.
Did you work out what mineral the popcorn was? Really odd stuff, maybe some kind of calcite that reacted with water or another mineral?
Great looking mine with all those ore chutes, winzes and false floors, it certainly keeps you on watch for what's around the next corner!
The green makes me think Copper is involved but that is purely speculation. It does look like it reacted but I suppose that is crystal formation.
Cornish Mine Explorer it almost looks lime battery acid even thou we all know it isn't. It just has that look
Maybe dissolved H2S meets stone over time and makes a foam? I'm just entertaining the topic, purely pub talk.
Yes, this mine had it all. I never have been able to figure out what the "popcorn" was, but the guesses above are better than anything I can come up with.
Really odd stuff for sure. Have you encountered it in any other mines before?
fun fact, pure scheelite glows blue with UV light. should try using one next time you are in a tungsten mine
Yes I've been waiting
What does the popcorn drift smell like ?????
It didn't really have a distinctive smell at all.
I wouldn't want to be in the vicinity of that dynamite you showed (in part 1?). I understand the nitro leaches out of the 'carrier' material and it becomes extremely unstable ....
Yes, there is a period of time when the nitroglycerin has leached out and beaded up on the surface when it is quite unstable and dangerous. However, this eventually evaporates away and one is then simply left with inert sawdust (or whatever the carrier material is).
After watching you go beyond where mere mortals would stop, I was wondering what your personal criteria are for when you stop and do not progress in a mine?
That's a good question, but I, regrettably, don't have a good answer for you. In other words, I do not have a formula or a specific set of criteria that I follow in making a decision to proceed or not. There are a variety of factors that I take into consideration, such as who I am with, how wet the mine is (which has a huge impact on wood), how professional the miners were (based on the quality of construction), the way my voice sounds when hitting the rock inside of a mine (which tells me a lot about how solid the rock is), the pattern in which material has collapsed, how much I need to touch to move through a sketchy section and/or how much time I need to spend there, etc. All of that information I am absorbing as I make my way through the mine coalesces into a certain instinct about how much I can push things. It is much the same way in the conflict zones I visit. I can't predict where the mortars are going to fall or when an ambush is going to be triggered, but I just sort of instinctively make my way through. Naturally, there is an element of rolling the dice when doing anything like this as well... I hope my answer made at least some sense. Like I said, I don't really have a good answer to your good question.
Been awhile since you’ve found a nice flooded passage
Haha, I wish that were true. I ruined my boots just a couple of days ago in one... Sounds like I should post a video from a wet mine so you guys don't think I've lost my touch!
What exactly is the popcorn on the floor that you reafereing to?
I really have no idea. I was calling it "popcorn" because I have no idea what it actually is.
Thanks again sir. I really appreciate you doing this for us. Of all the mines you have been in.. I mean this one was sketchy...was it just me or did I miss something about following right hand rules..lol....I'm not behind your scenes...so just curious. seriously though thanks man...I love your videos.
Yes, this one was definitely a bit sporty. Right hand rules are for when they are needed... No point in following a rule unless it is useful. In a fairly simple layout like this, it isn't useful.
@@TVRExploring gotcha. I was just razing you. I really do appreciate what you do. I grew up near Silverado CA and one year ( like 30 years ago lol) me and my buddies went through a mine and I recorded it with my sony super 8 camera with like two flashlights taped to it. We laughed and laughed that nobody would care to watch it. ....who would have guessed so many people are into you guys doing this for us now. I watched my old video recently, but the sound track was gone and it was like watching it through a paper towel roll. Lol.
Good-spirited razzing is always welcome and, yes, I did pick up on that in your comment... I guess it didn't come across in my response. Sometimes such things are lost in the dry text format we're forced into online.
You were a pioneer getting out thirty years ago! Who knows if that mine is even still accessible?
@@TVRExploring I have know idea if it is. I heard it was sealed up. I heard a rumour some kids died in it from bad air or something... not sure. If it is in the same basic condition it was in when I went through it, I think it would be worth your time. I know exactly how to get to it, but there is a gate and I'm guessing you would have to cross over private property. I really wish you could document it. There were actually several mines in the area.
As much as it would be awesome to have a professional like you document that area. The more I think about it I really doubt it would be worth you effort to try and get in there. They are probably all closed off.
What camera are you using ?
Thanks!
NEEd to get the belly armor plates for your rig asap.
I figured the skid plate in the front was sufficient, but I figured wrong!
In a lot of the mines there is orange tape dangling from the ceiling, is that modern or old?
Well, it depends on your definition of "old." Some of those ribbons date back to the 1970s or even the 1960s. Being underground, they are preserved so well that they look like they were placed yesterday.
6:34 lol I thought the same thing b4 you said it
You need some diving gear now haha.
Ha, something to add to the list, for sure! LOL.
One of the most sketchy mines I've seen on video. I wouldn't go near this at all.
Yes, this one was definitely on the sketchier side...
@@TVRExploring Definitely appreciate you showing this adventure. I've subscribed and look forward to more. 😎👍
Thank you! Glad to have you along with us...
Looks like copper minerals leaching into that mine.
Could well be... My knowledge of geology is pretty limited.
Afternoon... Think I'm early today
Where did the water go??? With all those stalagmites and stalagtites, there must of been water at some point and quite bit judging by the size for long periods of time, then the popcorn material which i think may be something crystalised out from water. So where is it now??? Does that mean something's damned it up someplace, or is there a drought in the area and water will be back?
I believe the water seeps inside in the winter, but since it is the desert, it is dry for much of the rest of the year. Kind of weird... I agree though that the water acts as some sort of catalyst for the formation of the popcorn and other formations.
Is that a sulfur???? The yellow color. Use thermal camera to identify mineral
It looks like it, but I don't know.
TVR Exploring so you dont have chemistry background
No, my background is in war, finance, racing and writing... I would guess that the average person does not have a chemistry background (although the world would undoubtedly be a better place if everyone did).
TVR Exploring some part of the world are still half naked and its so close to white people area and they cook using natural rock as a pan like some people in super power country still eat poisonous animal or filthy animal
I think the timber seller made out better than the miners.
Ha, I think that is probably the case more often than not!
I wonder what all the 'popcorn' is...
I'd love to know!
Leave lambs!
Maybe the miners got lonely underground...
that pop corn is aganite it can form out of the air seems and there a few minrails in there i collect make some mone if i was you all i love to go into that mine just for a day
There was a lot going on in there, to be sure...
Too bad someone doesn't have access to an ICP-MS to determine the popcorn makeup.
Yes, I agree.
the real blue looks like calcanthite yea ispelle that ne wroung
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