I should have mentioned in the video that I am more than happy to answer whatever questions (to the best of my ability) that viewers might have about anything covered in this video. I can already see though that a second video covering the specific gear that we use - especially out in the field and inside of the mines - is called for…

@austinputnam24

6 жыл бұрын

TVR Exploring when I pull up the caltopo it doesn’t ever show any mines even when I look at know areas of mines I have been to. Just wondering if there is a setting to turn on so they show up

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, under "Preset Layers" on the left side of the page, select "7.5' Topo Maps" and that will give you the view you're looking for... The adit symbol is the "Y" shape and the symbol for a shaft is the box that is half shaded and half not.

@austinputnam24

6 жыл бұрын

TVR Exploring thank you!

@olivei2484

6 жыл бұрын

Nice. Im finally getting through your library of films. Be sure to grease the locals palms as they fill you in on the details.

@JDR1971

6 жыл бұрын

Have you ever been to Panamint Valley? There's some good underground time there.

Great video Justin. Screw the people that think it is their responsibility to keep others from enjoying the same hobby they do. Respect the sites and the dangers and have fun!

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Paul, I appreciate your perspective and your support. Chuck and I would love to get out exploring with you again!

@Immaculate_he4rt

3 жыл бұрын

This is something I’ve noticed with the mine exploration channels as well, lots of gate keeping under the guise of “mine exploration isn’t safe”. - like let me decide if I want to do the same unsafe hobby you’re actively engaged in lol. That said, thank you for this video!

@drakeweddner

3 жыл бұрын

@@Immaculate_he4rt you cant trust people not to destroy things

@Immaculate_he4rt

3 жыл бұрын

@@drakeweddner it’s an abandoned mine, not a cave with a delicate ecosystem. I do believe this content should be age restricted to prevent kids from trying to explore mines, but other than that it’s really not an issue honestly.

@s8j0Iseeyou28hfb

2 жыл бұрын

The only real reason the names of the mines should be obscured, (not completely hidden) in mine exploration videos is because the pesky AML likes digging through these videos to find out about places people regularly go. Even if you open up the mine netting or bat grates they install, the original look and history of the old collar/portal/open stope is forever destroyed. In short, I have some pretty words to say to the AML.

I have no idea how or why, but this has become my favorite bedtime channel

I think you and your crew are great it takes some balls to actually get in and get through exploring these mines from what I've seen really sketchy ones hats off to you my friend thanks for all the information and the great footage you provide take care be safe we will see you on the next one .

I really enjoy your videos and is finally nice to put a face to the voice. Your narrations are spot on without getting annoying or repetitious, unlike another KZreadr who does mine and lives in Utah.... Keep up the good work!

I've just been binge watching your videos. So educational. I love this channel. I just cant get enough. Thank you for what you do. Its amazing work!

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

I’ve been laid up on the couch due to a recent surgery and it seems I’ve been stuck in the rabbit hole of KZread videos of abandoned mine explorations. As a history and geology student and Northern California native, I find it fascinating. I’d like to thank you for all your very well made videos as they have been informative and just downright interesting. I’m even learning the mining jargon and terminology. This latest video was the best in that it’s spurred my interest even more to do some exploration of my own. Keep up the great work and many thanks!

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment. I'm glad I can help make the time on the couch go by a little more easily... It sounds like we're in the same - or at least a similar - neighborhood.

Hi Justin as I mention before I think its great what your doing documenting history is never easy. Really people need to learn to appreciate not destroy what is their history. Even if they see it as just another hole in the ground, the miners put a lot of hard work into those place's, More power to you and your mate for making these video's. thank you.

Really good video, thanks! Also, have enjoyed many of your other mine explore videos. You've been to some real doozies for sure.

Good work and information. Thank you.

HA! You could have saved me the time! I happened upon Thediggings.com just an hour before I watched this! I was snooping into the Lucky Break mine you showed and found that gem! I really wanted to see what the water system looked like around that just wondering about that spring under the shed. But you probably mentioned it before I was just too caught up in the vids and comments! By the way, you are THEE most interesting and entertaining KZreadr I have seen, you also changed my perspective a lot! I stumbled on your channel trying to research gold recovery, hoping to get active in that soon. But when I first watched you I got irritated at your constant descriptions, bits of metal here, machinery there... BUT having watched quite a few of your vids, you give an in depth perspective! I didn't realize that at first. The different camera angles you show help see things as they really are, like how deep a winze really is when it only looks shallow on a video. The history you present has me fascinated now and you show a lot of what the mining life was like! Thanks man! Your vids are more informative than I even imagined when I first started watching.

Excellent and informative video! You guys do a lot of detective work. I can relate to what you said about local knowledge. There is an abandoned 1800's mine near me and the only way I found it was by speaking with a local who had visited it. Most folks around here don't even know that it exists.

thank you - love your shows!

TVR- DIrectly to Justin and Charles... I have watched nearly every video you guys have posted here. I'm honestly completely blown away at the places you guys have been. This includes the mines in Europe. I really want you to take this to your hearts and understand what you've done for a Community of people who care about this history. The historical places you are recording are more than just about the mines, equipment and mineral industry. This is about how this history is tied to other aspects of remote type industries such as Railroads, Cattle, Lumber, Petroleum, Geology, Geography and the Infrastructure all of these played a part in to create the Country we have now. Its also important to understand how all of these even play a significant role in two World Wars. My personal interest in mining comes from my three main hobbies, Model Railroading, Geology, (mineral specimen collection), and Petroleum. Let me explain the Model Railroading aspect. Unlike Lionel trains or classic toy trains, Model Railroading is a different aspect of the electric train hobby. Model Railroaders spend lots of time researching areas in which they are going to represent in their model. For myself, the Feather River Canyon was my model of choice, starting with the city of Oroville, moving through the Feather River Canyon to Reno Junction. In studying this territory of California, you learn where mines were, how they were connected and related to the Railroad, (Western Pacific), and what other related industries created supply chains for the Mining Companies in this area. What you gentlemen are doing with your documentation of the Feather, Yuba, Stanislaus, American and many of the other tributaries in the Gold Country Zone, is nothing short of amazing. I am of the opinion you and a few other of these "Historical Mine Documentarians" should get together and approach the State of Nevada and California to produce professional Documentaries on this history. You might likely obtain grants from Universities like Chico State, Sacramento State, possibly even from USGS to produce and shoot these video documentaries. I applaud your continued efforts. You guys are doing great things, and if no-one else has said it, you should be proud of what you are doing. And... though I enjoy watching your work on You Tube, I think your community is bigger that You Tube. Start your own Patreon Channel, and I will help support you by becoming a member. I think you'll find your Membership will rapidly grow. Sincerely, Shane McGuire

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your thoughtful words. What you articulated is exactly our goal... Unfortunately, various governmental agencies are VERY opposed to any visitation to or documentation of these historic mines (destroying the mines is a very lucrative business). So, the government is a problem rather than part of a solution here, I'm afraid.

Great video, thank you so much!!

Very interesting information, it's great to have an interest like this, and to be somewhat passionate about it. So many people don't seem interested in anything much at all these days.

I love your flooded abandon mine videos

I’m quite late to finding this excellent video but I’m glad I did. The information you provided was fantastic and being a resident of Southern Oregon, I know there’s quite a bit to find in my area but am unsure as to where to start. Your perseverance is encouraging and thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences. I’m hoping to find some good stuff out west here.

@TVRExploring

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! My buddy "Mines of the West" has a KZread channel that has covered most of the mines in Oregon...

@burntcheerio775

3 жыл бұрын

TVR Exploring Thanks so much for the reply. I’ll see if I can manage to find some of the ones he’s found.

Great vid, thanks for sharing!

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, JB! I owe you an email. I'm behind on my messages, but I am going to try and get caught up this weekend.

Great video. Thumbs up 357. Very informative, you must walk miles to get to a mine at times. That nice lady had shorts and sandles and hiked around, what courage, I'm glad you gave her a higher title.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, we do have to hike very far to get to the abandoned mines sometimes and there isn't always a trail anymore either... Good exercise though! Haha, I'm glad you approved of my promotion of the lady. She earned it that day.

Nice info thanks

Thank-You Very Much.From The Land Down Under.

Thanks for this man,helped alot! Get diggin!! lol :)

Awesome video!

Thanks Justin. Very informative indeed. I use thediggings.com all the time now, and was able to find info on what I came to find out were some very old mines(1880's 90's) near my home in southern Utah, close to the borders of AZ and Nevada. I appreciate the fact that you answer questions and interact with us viewers. Thanks for all you share with us, and for taking the time to explain all the different things you do. IMO you have one of the best mine exploring channels out there. Keep up the great work Buddy!

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, George. I'm glad the information has been useful to you as well...

Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Great video! Very informative! Liked, Subscribed and Bell Rung.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

The golden trifecta! Thank you very much...

Cool video man! It was rewarding to see that you guys work from start to finish to find this one. That portal is crazy! Too bad it's caved, better come back with a shovel haha. This is the one you were telling me about right?

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Ha, there were a lot of videos of us swearing and fighting through thick brush that I left out, but I think everyone got the idea... Yes, that portal was definitely unique. Our best guess was that it was for protection from the snow, but it was still odd. I wish they had extended it a little farther into the mountain so that it didn't collapse right where the cement ends, but that slate is really crumbly and unstable. There is a National Geographic article that mentions this mine as still being worked in the 1970s. So, it collapsed some time after that. Did I tell you about our efforts to hunt this mine down? I can't remember...

I've been watching your exploration videos for awhile and this was the best!! It really shows the work & tools in finding these lost mines. My interests are in finding sights for rockhound minerals. I have one question, do you know anything about the No Ear Bar & Horseshoe bend mining operations? I have camped there many times, but it's been a mystery.

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid I don't have anything useful to offer on No Ear and Horseshoe Bend yet. We are slowly, but surely working our way up to that area, but we have not visited or researched it yet. What sort of mining operations have you seen there?

way cool man. I hope to one day come out west! My mom grew up in arizona, but I've never made it past topeka kansas (I'm from and currently located in East Tennessee). Thank you for making videos of stuff i can only wish to do at the moment haha. I came in on the 16-1 series recently, now i'm working through your archive. While I know nothing about mining, I'm going to try to give you input anytime you come across some electrical :) I love electrical archaeology LOL

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you make it out here some day! And I very much appreciate you weighing in on electrical matters because that is one area where I am embarrassingly ignorant...

I like your true and last moment of Zen.

The Roar of the Monitors , got to meet the author and actually rode with her on the loop the book is about near La Porte , great lady and a wealth of info ! Also I belong to a group called SEARCH , an offshoot of ECV 711 chapter , it stands for SEVEN ELEVENS ALLIANCE TO RESEARCH CALIFORNIAS HISTORY , even though we we have been to Nevada and Oregon . Your videos are a great source of info into history !

Excellent. I'll have to do some of my own looking around with these tools and possibly apply it if I see anything worthwhile when I head over to Arnold for our yearly Atv Trek and camp.

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

I would think there would be some abandoned mines in that area. Happy hunting!

thank you for all the preservation of our heritage. Very few people do or care.

@dirkdiggler1242

6 жыл бұрын

that cement portal doesn't make any sense unless it was because of the snow build up during the winter. As a skier I have noticed it is not unusual to have fifteen feet of snow at the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada during the peak winter months.

@dirkdiggler1242

6 жыл бұрын

that growth is about fifty years old, I also am a logger and happen to of set up and finish concrete, and that is a very expensive addits, meaning a lot of financial support=lots of minerals...

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's true that very few people care... I think that at least some of the time, people don't even know what is out there and is being lost. If they don't know what is being lost, they're not going to care. So, I'm hoping that, aside from documenting certain mines for the future, that I can inspire at least a handful of people to care about this stuff... We have never seen anything like that cement portal anywhere else. Protection from the snow was our best guess as well as this mine is indeed high in the Sierra Nevada. Very expensive work to bring in that much concrete! Your estimate of the growth is spot on because this mine is said to have shut down around the 1950s.

Thanks for showing how much research and time that goes into planning an explore like this. We spend most of the year prepping for our 10 days of exploring so our search grid is as small as possible once we arrive at the location. This year was tough as 2 days before we left they closed the bush to all OHV so we had to hike to everything. It really hindered our trip.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Great to hear from you! I was wondering how you were doing... Yes, we try to focus our search areas as well because there never seems to be enough time on the mine exploring trips. That's a bad turn of luck with the OHV access getting yanked from you. What was the reason for them closing off access for OHVs? Well, regardless, I've missed seeing your videos and I look forward to what you were able to get from your trip.

@BritishColumbiaGhostMines

6 жыл бұрын

TVR Exploring This was worst season in our provinces history for forest fires. Many towns and vacation destinations were destroyed. The whole province was under a back country ban.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Ah, I understand. Yes, we know a little about forest fires here as well... Very unfortunate timing for you. Well, like I said, I still look forward to seeing what you were able to get into though.

@BritishColumbiaGhostMines

6 жыл бұрын

TVR Exploring Thanks!! Keep the vids coming yourself. Always a treat!!

Thanks for sharing the information you have fun my brother and sister

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. We try to keep it fun (even if that is difficult at times).

Happy u post this..😀😎

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Thanks for this and all of your awesome videos, all of these tips are good information and many of the methods i use myself especially our favorite "town historian" up in La Porte, that place is hands down me and my wife's favorite town to be in, we got married at the Union Hotel, love exploring trails, looking for mines and remote spots to camp in, plus its not all that far from us living in Marysville,, La Porte is for the most part the main place we explore around. I've been to a couple of the mines that you feature from around there, I also know of a few interesting mines, adits, and shafts we've discovered along the way, most of which i haven't been able to find much information as far as their names are concerned, and that you haven't documented to my knowledge. Maybe in the future we can meet up there and go check out some mines that you may or may not have ever been to!

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

So much history in that area... Our favorite historian is a good friend of mine and shared a lot of it with me, but we keep finding more every time we go out. I'd love to connect with you and share notes. Please email me at TVRExploring@gmail.com.

I use similar methods with google earth and topo maps but Caltopo is a new one for me, so thanks for that! Bookmarked. I also subscribe to gold rush expeditions and wish they would do longer explore videos! MORE IS BETTA!

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I wish the videos from Gold Rush Expeditions were longer too, but I'll take what I can get... I really like the clarity of the maps on CalTopo. Just select 7.5' under Preset Layers and you'll get the familiar topo map layout.

Your videos are just fascinating, I've watched about 20 so far, most folks never get to see the inside of a mine and it really shows how hard this work was and the rough dangerous conditions they lived in. My question for you is how are mining claims made and who do you make the claim with? It seems like there must be some historical records of old mine claims and they must give some kind of location data. I'm talking about late 1800's , early 1900 claims before BLM took over. I wonder if that may be a source of info to locate old mines. It makes me wonder how often someone strikes it rich and is set for life or if they mostly just get by or go bust. It obviously takes a bit of money, equipment, food etc to start a mining operation whether it was a couple guys or a couple dozen. Keep up the good work - stay safe

That’s pretty cool. I’ve been finding and exploring abandoned mines around here for years. It’s not my usual content but I do have a couple videos on my channel of a few of them. I recently stumbled across the Gold Rush Expeditions KZread Channel and thought the same thing as you. Seems like a cool concept and I like their style. I’ve seen many of the historic mine sites in Oregon and Nevada get destroyed by the “recall action” activities of the USFS and BLM recently and I think it’s really cool that what they are doing is potentially saving a few of our mines One other research tool I use is the local museums. I can often find the records on the only mines that will give me good section, township, and range descriptions that can really help me narrow in on the site. If you guys ever want to do a KZread collaboration I’d be up for meeting up at an abandoned mine site or something, I just got back from a 9 day trip through CA and NV going from one mine site to another. Cheers. Love your videos!

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I should have mentioned local museums as a good research tool. They can be an excellent resource for zeroing in on a location, photographs or even just word of mouth because the museum staff are usually pretty clued in. I'm overseas except for the summers, but good company is always welcome on a mining trip. So, I'd enjoy meeting up when I'm back next summer season.

thank you!

very good vid justin not only do you show the viewers great mine explores your also teaching them how to find them keep up the good work i also sent you a email

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's sort of a balancing act because I would love to see more pushback against the organized efforts to destroy these mine sites and that requires getting people out and more engaged with the mines. On the other hand, it is necessary to be somewhat cagey about the locations because of the federal agencies focused on destroying them as well as the scrappers and such. So, if I can show people how to find mines on their own, they will hopefully appreciate them and will work to preserve them.

@oldschoolmoto

7 жыл бұрын

yes i agree some of the federal and state agencies should help to preserve the areas not spend millions of tax payers dollars closing historical sites and destroying them , and the trouble with posting sites real names is the scrapers destroy them

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I agree 100% with what you said. Getting caught up on my emails this weekend. I've got some good stuff for you...

Well done video. Nice find with that portal even with the collapse. Still a great find. I am pretty sure that was a right angle drill bit for drilling right angle holes lol.

@ADITADDICTS

7 жыл бұрын

Doc McCoy Omg!! Your totally right!! Damn it I should've put more attention to that particular piece when I was there! Such a rare find. Lmao!

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Doc McCoy. Yes, we were disappointed to see the collapse, but it was still an interesting site and it felt good to finally find that mine after searching for it so long. Haha, we overlooked the true function of that drill bit when we were there! By the way, Adit Addicts and I finally did your lighting experiment with candles in the most recent mine we explored! Very interesting to see the difference... We'll get the results out soon. Thank you again for that suggestion.

Still was worth it for the surface features. That portal was reminiscent of some of the effort the Soviets put into their portals as you illustrated in later content. I like the social engineering tip too. That’s how I found the only mine I ever visited in the Mt. Loop area in Mt. Baker. Just a conversation at gas station outside the national Forest getting our visitor permits.

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was an interesting site for the surface features alone and it was a point of pride in finding it (the mine was even name checked in a National Geographic article about the area). I sure wish we could have gotten inside what was, obviously, a big mine though! Yes, tips from people are extraordinary valuable. You just can't beat that local knowledge.

These videos are amazing. The conditions miners endured were almost inhospitable. Incredible! One question, though. What was that 'scream' the audio picked-up? To me, it sounds like the muffled screech of a barn owl.

I must say that was really well explained, a few of them techniques is what we use, various maps and google earth along with old maps and other documents. It also helps that we know a few people that are good enough to show us most of the places they visited many years ago. The county we live in is quite small compared to the area's you search, I have google KML that turns the whole map into mine sites that it obscures the map below. The adventure for me is to get out there with good friends exploring, our little group has a good mix of people with all the same interest (and of course a addiction to mines) We have a right laugh along the way too, usually at one of the group members (usually me and spiders etc) lol We have a monthly meet at a local pub, share a few beers and have a good laugh, plan some trips too.

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm afraid that was a U.S.-centric explanation on finding abandoned mines, but I'm not surprised that some of that is real familiar to you. I hadn't thought about the smaller size of your county coupled with the large number of historic mines making things tricky with the Google KML. I have to zoom out fairly far to achieve that effect of obscuring the map below. Of course, it is more work to cover that much ground and so there is a definite downside! Haha, you and Chuck have the thing with spiders in common. He'll go into a meltdown over spiders. You're right though in that one of the best parts about the mine exploring, in my opinion, is just getting out in the woods with your mates, taking the piss out of each other, getting into the challenging spots, etc.

@ADITADDICTS

7 жыл бұрын

TVR Exploring I will run people the fuck OVER if there is a big enough spider crawling on me......and I can do it too! Sometimes I even sort of feel bad for doing it........kind of.

@CornishMineExplorer

7 жыл бұрын

Dunno if they are the same ones over there, but they seem to have bigger bodies and horrible thick black legs too, usually hang in the portals with their eggsacks ready to hatch. argghh!

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

OK, I wouldn't like that either...

@CornishMineExplorer

7 жыл бұрын

I just posted this on someone elses video, it might be useful to you too..... A way I sometime go is to overlay a old map in Google Earth, simply scan in the area of map you want to look at, ideally with some features that are still present today, in google earth - goto the area you know roughly where it is, click Add - Image overlay and load in the scan of your map, you can alter the opacity slider on the left hand side to see through the scanned map and then its just a case of scaling and rotating the map to get it to align as good as you can get it. It should be good enough to give you a idea where it is along with coordinates.

Great job you done in italy's mines too

@TVRExploring

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Those are great mines!

Great video Man! Not too many people actually want to go thru the research and then actually go out and search for things! I tried the Caltopo page but don't see any mine markings on it, checked layers but can't seen to find it, what am I missing? Thanks for the vid and happy searching!

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. No, not many people go through the effort to do the research and then to go out in the field to track these old mines down, but it's hard to blame them. It can be a lot of work! LOL. If you go to the left under "Preset Layers" on CalTopo and select 7.5' Topo Maps, it will bring up the perspective you want.

@OutdoorRob

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Man! Been watching all your videos on the big screen TV, great stuff! We only have small mines around here and I've been in one big mine in British Columbia at the Carolin Mine, before they blocked it off a year ago or so!

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes, it is getting harder and harder to find abandoned mines that have not been destroyed or permanently closed... That is what got us started documenting them in the first place. Thank you for watching the videos. I'm glad you're enjoying them... I really should watch them myself on the big screen. I always see stuff in the videos when I am editing them that I missed when I was filming. I'm sure I'd see even more if I were watching on a large screen rather than my little laptop.

great video!!!!!,,,the hard luck mine lived up to its name....funny I knew about all those sites,,,,the diggins site I learned from some guys looking for a claim on quads, and I knew the claim and they had totally bogus info from the diggins site,,,,ya have to watch out about people buyin and selling claims....that goes all the way back to gold rush days,,,when the old timers would spike a claim... but real good stuff....what kind of drone did ya use and what kind of camera..great footage.....did ya prospect the local creek..??????

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah, most people don't realize how inaccurate sites like the Diggins or the MRDS are. I tell people to use them as a general suggestion for an area, but they're up to a mile off sometimes. The drone is a Mavic Pro.

I just got introduced to your channel and you're really lucky to live in that part of California. I live in Campbell/San Jose and I've been using the Caltopo and the only things I've come close to are abandoned colleges and ghost towns (Alma College and Holy City if interested) near Lexington reservoir. Those are cool but I wish there were some mines to check out. Are there any mines near northern California/bay area?

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

I used to live in the Bay Area, but that was before I got into abandoned mines. There is the Black Diamond Mine off of Mount Diablo, of course, but that is a park. I know there were gold mines in the Santa Cruz mountains, but I don't know the current condition of these. Also, I have heard there are some mercury mines south of San Jose. I'm sorry I can't give you more, but it's not an area I have explored for mines... Let me know if you find anything because driving to the Bay Area is a lot closer than driving to Nevada.

Well worth the work when you find a great site.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%

It never ceases to amaze me, in desert places, how different a location looks when you actually get there, as opposed to it's Google Maps image. What I find most interesting is that roads which appear crystal clear on GooMaps are completely invisible when you actually try to find them!

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

That is very true!

This is very informative. It also made me realize how much the Internet is taken for granted these days. I'm not going to delve into a, 'when I was your age we had to walk 16 miles to school, uphill both ways, through 12 foot snow drifts, bare footed, after a breakfast of gravel and motor oil,' type of diatribe but.. We didn't have the Internet so almost all searching was through books, some designed for the purpose of locating mines or associated ghost towns while others were biographies of the miners, sometimes their wives or children, who would relay what it was like to live during that period. Being very personable would really pay off when visiting a town close to the mine you are looking to find. I'd spend hours getting to know a barber, a store keeper, or the best of all, the curator of a small, informal museum almost every town had. I'd get an opportunity to look through books and maps hidden from the general public while I tried to take notes of the stories they were telling. Some of the books I have are long out of print but extremely informative since even as early as the late 40's and early 50's, the draw of jeep trails to abandoned mines and ghost towns were becoming a favored pass time and authors recognized this. Google Earth would have been an orgasmic delight! Being able to view a satellite picture by Google in which you could control the date the picture was taken would have been considered a form of magic. You may have done it already and I missed it but a short video on necessary and optional equipment for mine exploration would be beneficial to those just starting out, or others who don't know any better. I suggest that after watching a few KZread videos shot by Uncle Bill with subjects being dad, Jimmy, and Susy, who, dressed in shorts and sandals and using the flashlight option on their cell phones, decide it would be fun to explore a mine they know absolutely nothing about. You know what equipment is absolutely necessary and what's on the 'wish' list. Watching some of these is almost as stressful as the people getting selfies from the top of a 350 foot radio tower. No spare lighting, no batteries, no snake bite kit, and not a clue as to how dark 'deathly black' is. It's not that I'm that much of a humanitarian that I want everyone to be safe, though that might enter into it a bit. The main issue is that if someone is hurt, or worse, in an abandoned mine, the Forest Service, Park Department or BLM, (no, not them, the other ones with dynomite) will vow, with much enthusiasm, to close off as many mines as money and priorities will allow and burn and bulldoze any remaining building that represent our history. Now, I may not get back out to explore but I have others in the family that would like to do that and it may be all gone. Anyway, Justin, I really appreciate the effort you two put forth to bring these videos to us. I know this is long but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention this. Anyone looking for a claim to own and work with the intent of having a profitable hole in the gound should look for a couple of specific histories. Silver mines that were worked profitably until 1893,were closed and not reopened. The load mine is certain to be in pretty poor shape but if it was profitable before that date, it will still be profitable. The federal government purchased silver to back the U.S. dollar but in 1893, the purchase act was repealed and silver became nearly worthless. People who owned silver mines lost millions of dollars making a mine just a 'hole in the ground you threw money into'. Nearly all silver mines were closed and most didn't reopen until silver recovered. Some didn't open again at all. These are the ones that can be viable. Next, look for gold mines that closed in 1941 and did not reopen. In 1941 the federal government determined that gold mines were not essential to the war effort in either the material mined or the man power required. Gold sold for just over $20.00 per ounce so quite a few of these mines were not reopened. Forgotten about, no funding, owner died, or was killed overseas, and the gold still sits. I've seen two mines that fit this description. If the mine produced other metals such as iron, copper, or other minerals for construction, the mine may not have closed by order since other minerals were beneficial for the war. These mines were rich in those other minerals whether they were or not, if you catch my drift. Best of luck.

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great comment as always… I am old enough to have straddled both the pre-internet and post-internet eras. So, I can certainly appreciate how much easier technology such as Google Earth has made the search for abandoned mines. However, I am not in any was dismissive of older search methods. A lot of information in the old books and mine journals does not end up online and, in my opinion, there is still no substitute for the quality of information derived from locals or those that have actually been to the mine in question - decidedly old school methods! A lot of the historians I work with like the old school methods as well. I actually have not done a video on the equipment side of things for abandoned mining, but I realized even as I was working on this video that I definitely need to put one together. After several years and a lot of trial and error, I finally feel like I have a really good gear mix now. I am not much of a humanitarian at all, but I hate to see the way the Forest Service and the BLM exploit the death of an individual to justify their rampages through the remaining historic mine sites we have. So, I very much do not want to see people hurt or killed at these sites! I can’t protect someone from stupidity or bad luck (including myself), but I can, hopefully, help them think about some things to take with them that will decrease the likelihood of catastrophe. Very good advice for those looking for a claim of their own… People are often surprised when I tell them that these mines closed down because of politics and not because they ran out of precious minerals. Thank you again for your great comments…

@davebeckley2584

7 жыл бұрын

Well, there goes my gig at the 'Guess Your Weight and Age' stand at the fair this year. I was guessing that you are still a young pup but consider that a compliment and keep that as long as you can. Reading 'Colorado Mining Stories: Hazards, Heros, and Humor' by Caroline Arlen got me thinking about bad air and watching KZread videos of those folks exploring a mine with cell phones and matches. There is a lot of talk about 'bad' air even though you don't run into it all that often in hard rock mines. Bad air can be a lack of oxygen or toxic, poisonous air. There's no good way to check for poisonous air other than a Confined Space Air Quality monitor, or you send someone you don't particularly like in first. (Kidding) There is an old school way to test the oxygen percentage though it doesn't give you an actual number. The '1907-08 Inspector of Mines of the State of Montana' states that if a candle held vertically will not burn freely but will burn when held on its side, the air is considered 'light' but safe to work in. If the candle is laid on its side and will not burn even with the addition of another candle so they are laying wick to wick, that is considered to be 'bad air' and unsafe to work in. If two or more candles are combined and light cannot be maintained, it is considered dangerous and unsafe to work in. "When candles cannot be used a torch burning kerosene is often resorted to and utilized for periods of exposure. Likewise when a torch refuses to burn it is called unsafe air.' Want to guess who make these guidelines up? You can bet it was someone who didn't spend any time in the mine maybe except to high grade some ore. I kind of have mixed feelings about Gold Rush Expeditions. I'm actually interested in looking for a mine to purchase sometime in the next year or so, so I've watched all their videos. The issue I have is that they talk about wanting to save the mine properties for prosperity but they tell people that they can reclaim gold left in the waste rock or the tailings which means if someone does decide to process one or the other or both, that destroys part of the character of that mine. People may also purchase a mine to work and in doing so they will most likely have to eliminate a lot of what we consider to be artifacts. It's not as meaningful to go explore a mine filled with bright white pvc tubing, Home Depot receipts, and McDonalds wrappers. Just my opinion and I could be wrong. Have been before and guaranteed I will be again. My apologies for the length of posts. The word concise isn't in my vocabulary. Thanks again for the video. I'm watching for the next one.

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Haha, 39-years-old places me out of “young pup” territory, I’m afraid. I’ve got the aches and pains from younger misadventures to prove it too. Bad air is not something I ever had issues with until this year, but this year we have explored three mines that had air issues (placer mines). The issues were all lack of oxygen, but one of them was so bad that I was gasping for breath and should have gotten out sooner than I did. The experience made me realize that the oxygen meter I have that doesn’t show the actual percentage of oxygen in the air is essentially worthless. I can tell just by the way I’m feeling if there is low oxygen or not. What I want is to know the percentage so I can know if I need to get the hell out or if I can stick around for a little while longer. I tend to error on the side of sticking around. Interesting reading those old school ways to test oxygen percentages! I agree with you that it is a shame for a historic mine to be robbed of its historic character. I don’t think you’re wrong at all. However, I would rather have a mine with its waste rock disturbed or some PVC tubing inside than one that has been bulldozed down to bare dirt by the Forest Service. I’m afraid there are few perfect outcomes in this arena and so I would rather have some of a mine preserved than none of it preserved.

@AbandonedMaine

6 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I located a gold mine that was originally begun in the 1850's and shut down on order of the War Production Board in 1942 and it sits idle now. Living near Yosemite sure makes it easy since you're surrounded by mines everywhere. Acme Mapper gives me the same topo map although you can't zoom in that close. A good historian friend of mine said that a lot of mining locations were erased off of topo maps made after 1950.

Cool video , Great exploreing , And you pointed out on map very close to where i mine sometimes, s. of mid fork american a lil bit , But looks fun , if ur Near Placerville area let me know ! i like to explore!

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Probably won't make it out to the Placerville this season, but, hopefully, next year... We like exploring too and always enjoy meeting people that share our interest. The section of the American that you mine on must be beautiful.

Extremely useful info as is generally the case in your videos. Not only useful, but fascinating. Those of us in California who are familiar with a lot of the state really benefit from your views of areas that we wouldn't otherwise get to see. Thanks for going to the effort for us! Why is that portal so long, do you think? What kind of bike (dirt?) do you recommend, or what general characteristics at least? I've only had one motorcycle many years ago, and it was a street bike. I watched this video over a couple days, and I don't remember if you mentioned the mindat.org website as a mine-locating resource? Of course, vast info there also on minerals themselves, with photos, and their uses. Have you been to the historical mining museum in Mariposa, CA? If not, very fun and kind of "old-timey", but not superficial or hokey by any means. The state mineral museum is also there at the fairgrounds. Many thanks.

I thought I saw something on (I think) USGS regarding magnetic and LIDAR scans of the Sierras. These might be a resource for finding waste rock piles?

That was a pretty wild search and find. Nice to see the persistence pay dividends. And that concrete adit is wild. Closest I've ever seen to that is the Pyramid Mine, and it's far more modern and not as long. We use caltopo.com's 'sister' site, sartopo.com for Search and Rescue. There are a couple of useful features on that site for exploring. First, you can build a map of an area, with whatever layers you want, and then export the map as a geotagged PDF. That in turn will import nicely into Avenza Maps on a phone/tablet. I've found that it's best to use a base layer plus one additional. Play with the opacity and print settings to make the most of the layering. More than that and things get too cluttered or too hard to see. I've been pondering a tutorial on just that tool for exploring, so maybe I'll do it now. Lol. Second, if you want to grid search an area, overlay UTM coordinates and a 100m UTM grid. Print out the map, set your GPS to UTM and get a UTM grid tool ($5). Very handy for methodically eliminating areas and even better for laying out large sites to compare with historic claim maps and plats. Or, in reverse, for taking old claim maps and plats and overlaying them on various terrain features and seeing what matches up.

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

That is great info. Thank you for sharing that - I would definitely be interested in seeing your video on how exactly you use sartopo.com... Ha, I should have put a disclaimer in the video along the lines of "This is what we do as of August 10, 2017 to look for mines because this is what we know about, but there are undoubtedly superior search methods out there that we will adopt when we become aware of them." I could tell as soon as I finished this video that I needed to do a separate video on the gear that we use because the gear we use has evolved significantly over the years through a lot of trial (and even more error) and so I can go deeper into the GPS stuff in that video.

We here in teh UK have the Scottish national archieves website, which is useful as it has the modern map and old maps side by side so you can compaire them directly. We also have access to Lidar maps. Anoter useful thing we have is the British Geological Society website, where they often hold old plans of mines.

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Those sound like great resources! I am quite envious... The LIDAR maps would be extremely useful in the heavily vegetated areas we explore. Also, that is great to have access to the old plans of the mines as well as the side by side comparison of the new and the old.

have been looking for a lost gold mine[a lot of gold ] in Colorado but no luck, but not all was lost found a quarts pile at an old mine with gold in it 5 tons maybe and now to get it out, the mine still has good gold in it now the fun starts

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Well, you're ahead of most people if you found any gold at all. The old timers were skimming the cream off of the top and discarded a lot of rock that had some gold in it.

Thankyou for the information! I already found a location of a mine in my area. I live near the capitol forest in Washington state, and there is apparently a lot of gold in the hills however only one mine was allowed to be claimed and it closed officially in 98.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Ah, my brother lives not too far away from you... Only one mine, huh? I guess that isn't a very mineral rich area despite being quite beautiful in most places. I know that there are some very good mines in Washington, but you might have to travel a little to find them.

@ohmahgawdfilms

6 жыл бұрын

according to the mineral survey there is a lot of gold in the capitol hills, the only issue is there are politics and owner ship of the forests and hills between state and private logging companies. The logging companies aren't really interested in the gold for whatever reason, plus capitol hills has a lot of political issues around it when it comes to mining. The only other mining that goes on is a basalt quarry up on top of one of the hills.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes, politics always muddies the waters... The logging companies generally don't care at all about the mining or mining history. They've ravaged many historical mines in our normal area of exploring with skidders and bulldozers to get to trees or to get them out.

Your right.....it's in the Adventure 😉

Looks like fun

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

We think so!

I have an 'in general' request. Whenever you go inside of a mine, could you point out what/why they turned the tunnels in the direction they go. Same for whenever you see certain colored rock. "Blue means...." This quartz means.... What do the different formations mean. I don't know how I ended up watching these videos, but they have me enthralled!

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Often, it is difficult to tell why the miners went a certain way because whatever they saw that made them go a certain direction has usually been removed. A few general rules though: In a mine that twists around all over the place, the miners were chasing a vein or band of a certain mineral. Sometimes you will see branches (known as crosscuts) shooting off sideways from the adit (or tunnel) of the winding, twisting mine. These are to see how far a mineral vein goes in a certain direction or to look for it if they have lost it or a whole host of other reasons. Sometimes the miners are just running exploratory drifts to see what is there. These are known as "lode" or "hard rock" mines. By contrast, a placer mine is seeking gold deposited in ancient river channels. These placer mines will usually run very straight through rock, clay, etc. until they hit the ancient river channel. Once inside the channel, the objective is to remove as much as possible of the rich gravel they have reached. So, with these, you'll see a huge labyrinth of chambers that have been cleared out as they are trying to extract as much material as possible rather than following a specific vein. If they take out too much, the top of the mine will come crashing down on them. So, that is why they construct chambers (that often have pillars of material left inside of them) rather than just creating a huge open whole underground because the gravel of the ancient river channel is much less structurally sound than the hard rock of a lode mine. That's probably way too much information for you, but if you keep watching these (and I'm glad you are), you'll see that all of the mines start to fit into specific patterns. The season is over for me as I am out of the U.S. until next spring. So, I am now running all of the videos I shot over the summer. However, next season I will try to go into more detail about why a mine is laid out the way it is (if I can figure it out myself).

@cluelessbeekeeping1322

6 жыл бұрын

I'd say, just fine on the amount of information. It fascinates me how, in a way, mining follows rules. Certain rocks or formations mean.... I'll watch more and try and learn this geology thing!

The long portal could have been that area had alot of snow that stayed some time after season,but I would thin they would use wood,not concrete. The area reminds me of the La Porte area in NCal sierras. Known for heavy snows that stayed long time . The dense vegetation suggests that to me too

Have you thought of going back and see about digging to try to open it up so you can get inside? I would be interested in that.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

One would need a large excavator to open that up and drain it. That is far, far beyond the capabilities of a couple of guys with picks and shovels...

Like others who have already commented, I have a lot to say but I will keep my mouth shut because you make great videos. Did you make a follow up to this? I can't find it.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

No, this video wasn't so much about this mine as the process for finding a mine. So, no direct followups unless you count a video I did on the equipment for exploring abandoned mines.

Is there a way I could email you or something along those lines. I know of a location with an abandoned gold mine near silver city Nevada that I would like to see you explore.

I live outside of Fallon, a few hundred old, and some reworking newer works from old. Churchill County Museum on S. Maine St., Fallon has old maps of USGS surveys going back to late 1880s, some are great, one is a map of the mining districts, with a volume of Ghost Towns and Abandoned Mines in NV. Adit junkies must have. We just did a couple in the Pine Nut mining district, from Gardnerville to Topas Lake, go towards Wellington, or Hawthorne. Up on top of Mesa is a huge plateau, overrun by wild horses, was worth it just to see wild mustangs, but the mines were bitchen. Big Blind Rats are the Boss of most tunnels. LOL I had a torch for melt testing, and all I had to do was light it,and then I was Le Grand Fromage. Only about 60 more to see. OBTW, by study I was able to locate the Old River Bed and River Course in Goldfield, NV. Remember those two missing safes full of Bullion? It was the offices of downtown that plugged/dammed up and curved around to East\more southern course. They never found the other two safes because they sunk into mud downtown before the curve. Take the old map in museum, lay it over new town map. You see it? OK IK, we'll have to dig up some of the hiway, but you know, so what? Find those safes, you'll be able to build freeway bipass.LOL...Then we need some folks to detect walk from the mid top of Diamond Peak, to bottom to Road. Number of old stories about the miners burying their horde on mountain side right after flood. It's been said that approx 2\3 of them miners never able to refine their buried horde. Coffee cans and Canning jars mostly. 3lb can of coffee holds how many pounds of gold nuggets or dust? 17 x more dense than the steel\iron of the can, yes. I found a clue about Carson City lost treasure. Before he was put to death, miner claimed he could see his hiding place from death row. Backup the Empire valley on South Side up to Moundhouse. Now folks been digging up by river, but right across and a little east of the old hole, and a straight line of site from Death House,is what we used to call 5th Street Hill. After reading the story and knowing Carson, my home town, I am sure that this tressure is buried in those Rock piles on 5th St. Hillside facing Nevada State Prison (NSP) Northside\Easternmost corner, where 5th St meets Edmonds Road. The hill is caddie corner from that intersection.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the very interesting comment... You obviously know the area quite well! All of those sound like interesting projects worth pursuing.

Hunn..... So that's what you look like?!?..... I was envisioning you more along the lines of Nathon Fillin. Interesting.

For some reason Im not seeing any mines on my caltopo map,is there a layer or setting I have too choose? Thanks man!!

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, play around with the "Preset Layers" on the left side of the page.

@577buttfan

4 жыл бұрын

@@TVRExploring Thanks dewd,be safe!!

Haha this is my first time seeing your face after watching probably 50 to 80 of your videos.. You look different than I pictured

I'm pouring through most of those resources. Sadly, I'm having to do it on my phone until they bring internet to my street. Very challenging on a little screen. I'll look at caltopo, I'm in Oregon

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Caltopo works for other state too. You have to adjust the settings on the left to get the traditional maps you want.

Ive met the two on Gold Rush Exp. in person as they live near me. He is actually who suggested to me that I set up to do production and processing.....and team up with someone else who does what you do....

You guys should have thought shovels and shoveled your way in. You should get these companies to sponsor your channel. Lots of free unsolicited advice for you.

You know with the size of that mine there's got to be more than one way in it and if I was there I'd get a small tractor or mucker and clean it out so I could get in it!!! There's no telling what is all left in there especially with that entrance!!! I sure hope that someone finds a way in it!

You can go to BLM and research their database, if it is an old gold or silver mine, take a metal detector with you. Check around old cabins and buildings, the old timers would have a cache hidden back for just in case, also you can search the tailings because metal detecting equipment. The old timers were smash and grab, sometimes there are off shoot veins that were lost

@fredluden2298

5 жыл бұрын

Which data base?

@rogerdavies6226

Жыл бұрын

@@fredluden2298 You can ask BLM for their online minerals mines maps They might even have a pamphlet on. He mentions MRDS which is one that I use.

ha ha ha i like that send the helper in the brush

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

No reason I should do it when I can get someone else to do it...

TVR, you put a lot of work in your channel. Conceder selling T-shirt to advertise your channel.

The knife hand never really goes away, does it?

is it in a place that gets alot of snow? if so that is something they did at some mines so the snow didnt stop the progress of hauling out material

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is an area that receives a fair amount of snow. So, a snow shed was our best guess for the unusual cement structure. We have never seen something like that for snow protection before though and so it threw us off. Thank you for weighing in on this...

@robnichols6943

7 жыл бұрын

No problem Thank You for sharing it . I like seeing it all keep up the good work

Do you have the latitude and longitude for this particular mine? I’d love to come explore if you’re open to disclosing that information to me, I’ve searched months for mines in eastern Oregon. Most have been filled or collapsed so I’ve never had a successful abandoned mine trip

@MasonJanuary

3 жыл бұрын

Hope to hear back!

I love not too far from la Porte, I was wondering if you could give me some coordinates?

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Well, seeing as you're near La Porte, a couple just up the road that come to mind are the Ophir Mine at 39.7812160, -120.8849643 or the Rose Quartz Mine at 39.7904993, -120.8561117. I haven't been to those this year and so, hopefully, the Forest Service has not gated them. However, those would be a couple that are good to start with. Use the techniques in this video to find others you might be interested in... Let me know what you find and we can swap tips!

When using Google Earth to adventure, is there a way you know if the property is occupied or already private & not abandoned? Like you said, it may look easy until you’re out there. Maybe taking a couple days to reach the coordinates only to find you’re on someone’s property.🤨

@TVRExploring

2 жыл бұрын

There is no way of knowing for sure, but you can look for clues of habitation and recent activity in the satellite images... Ultimately, however, you have to go in person. And, yes, there are many times when we've put in long days to reach a location and received only disappointment.

That is crazy- I've never seen a concrete portal like that either

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty unusual, huh?

why not come in Iglesias area in sardinia island (italy) ? when we were young we explore many abbandoned mines... unfortunately youtube does not exist at time and camcorder were very expensive at the time. make a search with google earth for Montevecchio, Seddas moddizzis, Iglesias, Buggerru, Nebida etc.. you'll spot modern mines (pre 1993) and the olders ones nears... it would take years to see all of them.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

You know your stuff! I spent almost two weeks in Sardinia earlier this year and there will be some good stuff coming before too much longer on those. One problem is that some of the best sites have recently been converted into museums. I haven't heard of all of the names you mentioned though and will look those up. A return trip to Sardinia is in the works. Thank you very much.

@nellobello7220

6 жыл бұрын

ok if you need help to organize a trip I'm a founder of one of that museum, maybe i can contact some of my old friends that give you "special pass" to enter some interesting places like the Santa Barbara cave (a cave discovered in mine works that is very interesting to see). bye

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, really? That would be fantastic. I read about the Santa Barbara Cave on our last visit to Sardinia, but we didn't have time to visit on that trip. We were planning to go back to Sardinia this winter or spring and that would be great to see then. My wife is from Italy and so that makes it much easier to get around. Thank you for your work founding the museum. I am glad that Italy's mining history is being preserved by people such as yourself.

@nellobello7220

6 жыл бұрын

I visited santa barbara cave many years ago :) very beautiful and interesting place, you need to connect with the people in the "Museo dell'arte mineraria" (in Iglesias, under the Mining school G.Asproni) and ask for help, or write me an email and I help you to get in contact with my friends in the area to have access. Your channel is awesome !!!.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. What is your email?

7:42 the reason the locations are so inaccurate is that their locations are truncated to a small number of bits. Being that low resolution, mines can end up being way off, as you noted.

Where did you ultimately end up putting down a GPS fix on this mine? Is there some sort of association of abandoned mine explorers who share found sites?

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

No, there's no association of mine explorers. With various government agencies frantically destroying every abandoned mine they can locate (for entirely self-serving reasons), mine explorers have become real paranoid about sharing locations unless it is with someone they know.

@arthurmead5341

5 жыл бұрын

@@TVRExploring I thought they had their own forum?

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

There are a few small online chat boards where enthusiasts hang out, but nothing of substance is shared for the reason mentioned above. There is no secret cabal of mine explorers that get together in the online equivalent of smoky back rooms and share locations of abandoned mines.

I got a question for you there is a gentleman in my area that's always selling gold claims is that you mean that you're not actually buying the land just the rights to the mined

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you do not own the land with a mining claim. It's still public land and people can hike across it, camp there, etc. It just means that you have the right to mine there and to keep the minerals that you find.

@lizzycunha4024

4 жыл бұрын

@@TVRExploring Love you program. Thank you for commenting me back. Please be careful. But most of all have fun.

LMAO! Promotion for the italian bird... she looked well impressed!

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Personally, I don't think she looked anywhere near as impressed as she should have been to receive such an honor.

went to caltopo.com but no mines had names.....did you click on a specific "preset layer"?

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Go to the left side under "Preset Layers" and select the 7.5' option. Then you'll be in business...

@runnikcatti5997

6 жыл бұрын

thanks!

I look up topo maps and it will show me all the mines but no detail on how big deep or anything just it's a mine.

Does anyone have any other websites they use?

Reminds me of the show,”life after people”.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, this one definitely produces that feeling!

Great video until the let-down at the end where we realize we will not see the mine. When you shined the light at the wall of debris it made me wonder . . could it have been shoveled out at the top and possibly allowed a person to squeeze through and go beyond the man-made blockage ? That would be awfully dangerous but I was thinking about it..

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

This is about finding mines, not really seeing a mine... Even if one were to shovel out the top (which would probably take days of effort at a minimum), the water pouring out indicates that it is flooded to the top of the collapse on the other side. One would need to remove the entire pile of debris in order to drain it and be able to access the interior.

Looking at Massive amounts of infrastructure, along with the date in the concrete and the degree of damage committed to the site they must have been pulling some serious amount of Gold's out of that place before they stopped working this mine and demolished access to it.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

I know there was a guy working it into the 1970s after the main company left the operation and he worked there for something like twenty years. So, there must have still been some good material in there.

@drewconrad7093

5 жыл бұрын

@@TVRExploring I wonder if it was the forest service that closed the portal?

So finding an old historic gold mine and filing a new claim on it can help preserve it and protect it from destruction by the Forest Service! Sign me in . lol Plus its a little bit like a prime bug out location and camping spot, exercise spot and possibility of gold.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Nothing but upside to doing that...

@garywheeler7039

5 жыл бұрын

@@TVRExploring Thanks for the ideas. And thanks for documenting this stuff. Its ironic that portions of hard rock mines deep underground may be one of the few things left of our world after the next couple ice ages or so. Plus some red streaks to show where the ore cart rails were. But who knows.

I use windows 10 and caltopo doesn't show any mines. It looks completely different. Do you know how to fix this?

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

If you go to the CalTopo website, do you see the "Preset Layers" heading on the left? Click on 7.5' Topo Maps and it should deliver the view you're looking for. Let me know if that doesn't work...

@thesierrastandard7281

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It did work. And you must be Justin right? Exploring Abandoned Mines sent me here.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Cool. I always wonder how people end up on my channel. Glad CalTopo is working for you now... Oh, and, yes, I am Justin.

@thesierrastandard7281

6 жыл бұрын

I live in Sacramento and I am wondering if there are any cool mines near there. Around Placerville or like Folsom area.

@thesierrastandard7281

6 жыл бұрын

I found some ones on the map but I don't know if they are just blown up holes.

Hey do you think it would be possible to dig the adit out

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

nick42579 Yes, I believe this one would be a better candidate than most for digging open. The amount of water flowing out means there are pretty substantial workings back there. Also, I didn't bother showing it in the video, but there was also a pipe leading to the creek that was draining the mine from deeper inside. The water was crystal clear and a fair amount was coming out. So, that means there is not a lot of dirt and mud from collapses back there. Also, the fact that the drain to the creek is working means there isn't a wall of water behind that collapse. National Geographic mentioned this mine as being worked through the 1970s. So, that collapse isn't too old and hasn't had a lot of time to become too extensive. Convinced?

@abandoned-mines-novascotia

6 жыл бұрын

Our team can confirm that digging open plugged adit portals works. It's wide open on the other side - which when you think about it, is such a tempting thought. It's a ton of work to do, but it can be worth it. Once you can get that hump/pile worked down a little from the ceiling, you can peek in with flashlights and decide whether to continue. Hell, on one we continued even after we saw water so deep it was a couple feet from the ceiling. We kept digging down and letting the water flow out. Then we tried siphoning and some water removal techniques to no avail. A year later, the water literally disappeared on it's own. Dunno how, but it did. Then we walked it.

@ADITADDICTS

6 жыл бұрын

Abandoned Mines Nova Scotia Water does some weird shit sometimes/most times in these places.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Your team has done some great work on digging out caved adits... There are definitely a few candidates for us as well, but, of course, all of the most promising candidates are among the most difficult sites to get to. Nevertheless, bringing an adit back from the dead like this must be a great feeling (not to mention seeing what is inside).

@maezzee

3 жыл бұрын

I poke around old mines some and this one in my opinion.. appears to have been back filled....the drainage pipe left behind puking water is to relive back pressure from the inside so the backfilled plug doesn’t blowout or get eroded....common practice in the 70 when leaving a site you planed on returning to...

Hmmm, Rock Creek! I had 4 mining claims on Rock Creek years ago.

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

How'd they work out for you?

@melissajensen3166

4 жыл бұрын

TVR Exploring worked out good. Got some really nice color and a few nice size nuggets.