Journey to the Center of the Earth !

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

It feels like it! Another name I considered for this series was the "Deep Earth Project".

WERE NEVER DONE EXPLORING WITH TVR!

Great to see another video in this series. Thanks to you and your whole crew of explorers Justin. The tin reminds me of the gallon maple syrup cans my parents used to buy when I was a kid (45 years ago).

You guys are killing it ignore the DB saying you need to do better,hes a jealous turd!

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support. Haha, I like your spirit.

A great explore again that mine has a lot of exploring potential and still hides a lot, a darn great find Justin, going too watch the entire thing again when it is finished.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Yes, when this is done, I would definitely watch it all at once as it should make more sense that way. Essentially, we are seeking to get as deep as possible in this mine and every video in this series is us figuring out ways to get ever deeper...

@seanoneal94

Жыл бұрын

@@TVRExploring How does one join the team? I’d like to be a part of what you guys do! I don’t require much, just a place to park my rv. Let me know!

I like the teaser in your description, sounds like you finally found that old pair of Levi’s jeans, lol. Best channel on KZread, love the exploration and recording for future generations.

That was something else. The graffiti was amazing. I don't think we have seen anything older than 1875 before. I was really struck by the number of changes in the rock/ground.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Yes, this one is extraordinary... As you observed, there is definitely some significant mineralization in this mine.

@squirlr.9069

Жыл бұрын

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😢🎉🎉

Very nice , glad you came back , for a bit of rope fun 👍 interesting workings and like the fact there pre 1900s !!! ✔️☺️

I live here in the Sierras. Been all over on foot deer hunting. I've found all kinds of mining operations. Some I know people haven't been in for decades. Otherwise some of the artifacts wouldn't be there. But I don't know how you folks have the guts to go crawling into some of these places.

1872 .. might be the oldest date I've seen in mine exploring videos. Looking forward to the next part! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

@NewArcadian

Жыл бұрын

Was going to say - at least for the western U.S. At least a couple of the names are easily findable on the census, too.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Yes, this is an old one, to be sure...

In any regard, I'm glad it's you and not me going into those mines. That shit gives me the willies.

Hell of a cliffhanger to leave us on!! This series has been awesome so far, and I can’t wait to see what awaits us at the 400 level. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying this one, Grace... I won't disappoint you on the cool stuff on the levels below!

oooh you stopped again...this mine is immensely interesting and judging by what they left from those pockets of "quartzy deliciousness" must have been an incredibly rich mine. Finding a deposit like this today would be utterly mind blowing.

Jeremy is fearless. Great video

4:41 Edgeworth ready rubbed tobacco in the blue plate tin, 1903-1942.

Outstanding job of documenting this great old mine! Can't wait to see more! Mel The Ice Man, Acton, Ca.

Booyah! So excited for the 400 level

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

The levels have just kept getting better and better...

Incredible workings that we could see! You all are a tenacious bunch!👍👍

Great video. I have trouble wrapping my mind around how hard that level must have been to mine. The 1872 and the apparent lack of any dynamite boxes and all the pick marks suggest this was done entirely by hand. Talk about men of steel.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Yes, this level was very old. Can you imagine doing all of that by hand with only a small candle for light?

Could NG = No Good? Another great explore!

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it definitely could. We talked about that as well when we realized that the "NG" drifts did, in fact, appear to lead to "No Good" places.

@gcr1

Жыл бұрын

No Gold

Happy to see this series back! Excited to see your footage of the legendary 400 Level!!

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

That 400 and below was so epic... This mine haunts me though for what still remains below where we've gotten to. I remember what is on those maps!

Wow talk about a jem what what is surreal feeling must be to explore a place no one has been for nearly hundred years incredible can't wait to see what is next really enjoying this

Amazing! It's always a treat to see incredibly old mines nearly untouched by vandals and the like, great work! I look forward to the rest of the series!

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Yes, this is the "holy grail" type of mine for mine explorers where we are the first here in almost a century...

that's crazy how much work they did with just pick axes.. holy crap.

@ADITADDICTS

Жыл бұрын

Gotta make that money.

Hello Justin! Good to have you back and in action. I actually do recognise that tobacco brand you found in this mine and it is definitely one of the older brands, like later 19th century older. Very cool find! The bottle you all found was cool too, even though it was broken. That was an ale bottle. Ale came in that very distinctive shaped bottle and it dates to about the 1870's through to about 1885, so it fits in nicely with the time period of that mine. Great to see you back in the mines and discovering more artefacts as well as beautiful geology. As always, thank you for sharing with us all!

@4:41 Edgeworth Tobacco Tin. 1940's. The Name of the Tobacco is still around but I do not know if it is the original but re branded. @ 10:39 SF news paper.

Excellent explore. Awesome how you keep finding such wonderful history to document. Love it!

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

It's getting harder and harder to find really great mines, but something like this makes it all worth it.

That was fantastic! And amazing that it will get even better next time!! Keep up the great explorations!

You've have dam good videos every time, my compliments sir looking forward to seeing the lower levels, be safe

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. The levels coming up just get better and better...

Cant wait for the next episode and so on. Things just get better and better 💯💯

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

This one only gets better... It would have been an incredible mine to work in.

When you say something will be mind blowing i get pretty excited to see what you mean considering that many of your videos have some pretty damn amazing finds in them. I will be eagerly awaiting this one!

IMO that black rock and red iron oxide was as spectacular as any geology you have shown in a while, quite the mine.

Love this stuff

Really Cool and The Colar are Rich!!!; )

this mine reeks history and good find on the 1872 graffiti, one of the super rare mines showing here on the platform. you can almost feel it, they worked their ass in there, for 50+ years and love the pick marks, which is as rare also, it was hard work back then

always good.

What a surprising mine. It amazes me that even that early in rhe eighteen hundreds they did not find it worth their effort to recover the rails they had laid after a mine or a section thereof were exhausted or decommissioned. Also I often wonder how they knew in what direction it was worth their time and effort to create such long, perfectly straignt stretches throughout the rock, and how that actually worked, navigating underground / through the rock!

Great video, thanks for doing it

Beautiful mineralization.

When I thought I'm not following him anymore I stood still and another came and got me

Thank you

When I woke up in there I started finding my way out and bumped into one of them. I was like hey man thank God you're here I got wasted last night

you have hearts like a lion

Awesome! 👍👍👍👊😎

This looks very fun! Mine exploring is something that I would definitely like to at least try out once to see if I actually like it.

13:43 with the lead bung I think that's the top of a blasting powder cask.

@cwilliamsphoto

Жыл бұрын

Thought the same thing. Gly came across some of those in one of the older mines and they held black powder.

Hey guys: I notice that you never look inside those tobacco tins. You might want to start doing that, as many an underground miner would carry one of those tins with him, but instead of tobacco, they often carried their ID, claim papers, the occasional photo, and even cash in them. In a sense, they were carrying metal wallets long before they started becoming popular in the 2010's. Anyhow, it's just a recommendation from an old historian who loves old mines, old mine lore and your amazing channel.

Hell yeah man I can't wait thanks man I appreciate it

@danielhicks7593

Жыл бұрын

All of y'all thank you

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, this is a fantastic mine!

@danielhicks7593

Жыл бұрын

@@TVRExploring for you to explain it in detail for what's yet to come, video wise that is..... almost a kid at Christmas LOL.....BE CAREFUL BROTHER

Far out Justin, TVR exploring has come a long way, you've got a whole crew now. When I was watching couple of years back before things got hot here it was you and "old mate and his dog! I've been MIA for obvious reasons but good to be back watching these cool and unique explorations.

@TVRExploring

11 ай бұрын

Haha, yes, I have multiple crews across different states now. It has been fun... I've thought of you often and have wondered how you are doing. I don't think I need to ask what you think about the events in Ukraine.

@irongron

11 ай бұрын

@@TVRExploring yeap, indeed, it's all very self-evident....IDP in west Ukraine and haven't been home for over a year now...etc etc!

@TVRExploring

10 ай бұрын

@@irongron I know that you were forced to leave initially after the initial invasion. Were you ever able to return to that home or were you driven out of your second home as well?

@irongron

10 ай бұрын

@@TVRExploring Yea, that first home is the DNR proper & effectively lost we left that one in 2014. Bought a new flat to replace that one on the other side of the contact line in Pokrovsk, which is not occupied, but way too close the the front. Got driven out last year to NW Ukraine, & haven't been home since. We did hope to back eventually, otta, things get to you with that, 2 examples, Had to lave my guitars behind, haven't played them in that entire time. Used to strum every day. Also been sitting in this refugee fact wearing like pig with no air con, I have air con, but can;t sue it. It's in our flat back in Donbas, brand new unit too! This is one of a gazzilion reasons for me personally, (along with most of Ukrainians) why we really just despite Putin and most Russians as well! heh 😕

Very nice indeed! That pipe at 21.29 looked like it had burst under pressure from within to me. All the split pieces were pushed outwards like flower petals. Also, ive noticed this in many mines before, but why must they dig holes & shutes etc right in the middle of the path so you cant get past, maybee it was lidded, I dont know, but its annoying! Anyway, I am eagerly awaiting the next episode. Cheers Daniel.

Beautiful mine brother.Very colorful.Love the graffiti.

Outstanding!! The rest of us would never see this. I've looked and can't find the video of the 400ft level, am I just not finding it or maybe you haven't posted it yet........cuz I don't want to miss it! Thanks for taking me along, this was very cool!

Isn't there something wrong with that 1872 date? Isn't it written using the soot of a carbide lamp, but the carbide lamp wasn't patented until 1900?

@akawireguy1197

Жыл бұрын

The very question I was asking. That 1872 date seemed awfully early for carbide.

@danosmixedgrill6067

Жыл бұрын

Are we sure its definately carbide soot? Just thinking.

11:00 Thanks to L.A. Berteling, I can see (hah) this was a 1900-1910's copy of the San Francisco Call.

Great adventure in this mine explore have you found candle holders on the walls or side tunnels 🤔p.s. looking forward to more ❤️⛏️🇺🇸🏆🤔

A man shredded that

These videos are cool.

So cool and interesting

Excellent exploring there, well done guys, that was impressive! Shame there wasn't more cool finds considering how hard it was to access.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. The levels above (shown in the last video in this series) had some phenomenal artifacts that were well-preserved and the levels below this (that will be shown in upcoming videos) have some amazing stuff as well. This level seems like it was last worked in the 1800s and was just used as an access to other parts of the mine. That age, combined with the high levels of humidity, didn't do any favors for artifacts. It gets drier again as we get deeper... The logistics of accessing deeper levels are getting tricky (we can only carry so much rope and it now takes many hours to simply reach the sections where we stopped last time).

@CornishMineExplorer

Жыл бұрын

Sounds amazing, glad you are doing a great job recording it all, the next best thing to being there with you!

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

@@CornishMineExplorer Thank you.

Wow, this is amazing 👏 Definitely subscribing and I'm off to check out your other videos ! I love anything old so this is a great find for me. Do you ever feel scared in there, like it might collapse on you as I felt a bit scared just watching you ?😬

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Carol. Yes, this mine is spectacular... It gets even better as we drop deeper. And, yes, there are times when the mines get sporty enough to make us fairly apprehensive.

Very informative , thanks for the trip...Do you find gold where you find quartz ????

Emeğine sağlık üstad👏👏

Very cool stuff. Love your content. Do you think that maybe the level you were on today was flooded a little ?

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

I didn't see any evidence of that. The water would have just drained down deeper into the mine anyway given all of the connections to lower levels. I believe that it was just the natural water table and water percolating down into the mine. Sometimes we just hit wetter areas of mines - even out in the desert - where it is more dry above and below.

Justin, I had a idea, and not sure your gang of moles would agree, but how a live "Meet the Team" and have a Q/A session? A lot of the folks been in a lot of videos. Anyway, if the request falls on maniacal laughter, then never mind.

What is the blue rock? Awesome vid!!!

Its amazing world war 1 hadn't even occured with some of these dates, quite a time capsul.

Is this an old goldmine?

It seems like it would take forever to dig that much rock out to make that many tunnels you could easily get lost in there

What is the bright blue mineral???

@worldtraveler930

Жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing?!? 🤔

Remember many of the mines stopped because of the war, not because they ran Dry, The minors got drafted into service and many where killed never to return, so TAKE SAMPLES IF GOOD FILE ON THE CLAIM !!

The Edgeworth tobacco tin might have been pipe tobacco. I found it and it says it’s from the early 1900’s.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for looking that up. That timeframe definitely fits.

Makes me wonder the last time anyone uttered "L.A Berteling, Optician" Long dead eye doctor, is suddenly returned to memory through a simple scrap of paper.

That was a top to a black powder tin. That is a old mine

And this is where my mom used to send me🤗

Must be some good specimens ,crystals

NG = No Go? Won’t pretend like I know that for sure, just assuming. Most of the NG crosscuts seem to dead end and are back filled.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Yes, we talked about that pattern and concluded that "NG" was likely "No Good" or "No Go" or the equivalent... Like you said, they all seemed to end in dead ends or backfill.

Is that a gold mine, looks well worn.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Silver...

Awesome video. Very interesting mine. I would love to come exploring with you guys

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Good company is always welcome...

@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting

Жыл бұрын

@TVRExploring awesome. One day I'll come over from Australia

Have you guys ever considered what you would do in the event of a cave-in. I haven't seen anyone carrying a pick or shovel of any other kind of tool that you could use to dig yourselves out. I realize you have been exploring mines a long time, but it would seem there is always the possibility of the roof of the mine coming down.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Yes, in a place like this, we would die if something caved behind us because no one would be coming to rescue us. It is one of the risks one must accept if one is going to do this.

Looks like they left a couple of fortunes worth of minerals behind!

@TVRExploring

11 ай бұрын

It's in an area with a lot of mining activity still. So, I wouldn't be surprised to see it get open pitted someday. That would be a shame, but certainly not the first time that that has happened. Did you see the latest video I posted on the gold mine project? I did that just for you because you were asking about it! Seriously.

@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542

11 ай бұрын

@@TVRExploringThe last video I could find was part 20 when I posted this. That was the time you put in the first half-shot into the new drift you were staging. It seems some times that I am moving faster here with my hand drill and track loader [I have no blasting gear]. I am not morally opposed to pen pit mining, although with the rules and regulations added to a mine, it would have to be massively more profitable before I would go open pit out where you people are. Where I am, there are very few regulations, and I literally have iron ore laying around on the ground [quite weathered and depleted, but there, nonetheless] and the topmost vein [or 'slab' as I like to call it] is literally from poking out of the surface to about 24" below ground on most of my property, so once I am ready to really rip, it is going to be, in effect an open pit mine, only, since this is my personal farm, I will be 100% back-filling behind my excavation so that I can raise crops on the same land. Interesting benefit to my iron deposit so close to the top is that the massive amount of free iron in the soil makes things grow like crazy. While my land is not a miner's paradise by any means [its not really 'economically feasible' by the standards of most mining companies, although I have secret ways of making it pay], its a gardener's paradise in that its super nutrient rich in zinc, phosphorous, sulfur, potassium, iron, manganese and magnesium. In essence, I can sell my soil as fertilizer. That may end up one of the products I sell, but by no means am I going into the fertilizer business, I plan on making money from the iron as a metal product. I am recording a lot of video, but 1, lack of editing software, 2, being way back in podunkville with dial up connection speeds, and 3, having to actually work every day, I have not released much in the way of videos. I released one yesterday that shows where I have dug a notch out of the cliff side to install a gate, and briefly mentions ore a little bit [I think?] but really, at this point, I'm not actually mining, nor even qualifying as a content creator. So I mainly live vicariously through other mining youtubers.

I'm curious, do you all take any radiation readings?

@worldtraveler930

Жыл бұрын

🤔

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

No. Ignorance is probably bliss in that regard...

I really like your videos,But I wish you would tell us what was mined there.If there's any history of what was taken out. IF POSSIBLE.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

I always put that information in the description below the video... This time, it's in the description under the first video in the series.

👍

What is the video before this one because that place looks very familiar to me.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

If you search "Lost World's Project", the first video in the series should come up. The thumbnail is one of us descending a ladder.

I'm guessing NG is an abbreviation for 'no good'.

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's what we concluded as well since all of the NGs seemed to dead end or hit backfill.

EDGEWORTH Extra High Grade Ready-Rubbed Smoking Tobacco Larus & Bro. Co. Tin 7.95 for the tin can on e bay...lol

What was the mineral they were after?

The bright red stuff over your heads may have been cinnabar..

@TVRExploring

Жыл бұрын

Yes, in those heavily mineralized zones, you get all sorts of other stuff mixed in (like cinnabar).

What order did he "help" write that stuff?

What did they use to do the black writing on t h e walls?

@TVRExploring

11 ай бұрын

Carbide lamps. It is what miners used after candles...

Oh leave us at a cliff hanger! AH MAN. What happened to the days when you uploaded long adventures that played on for longer than these latest versions that just stop leaving us all going where'd they go. SMH snicker, you know some of us are up there in miles, and you're leaving us in potential unfinished adventures is hard on us. Yes Sir we understand that you're being generous by leaving us something to drag on for a while longer so hopefully you'll give us closure. Then some of us consider this to an even slower torture than some are already facing daily. I just don't know what these kids nowadays are gonna do after all the older ones of us are gone, because ya'll have this habit of thinking everyone is going to live forever. Ya'll do know that it's not that far into the future that y'all be in our position, and then ya'll be wishing some youngster would stop leaving ya'll hanging by fingertips awaiting for the next uploaded movie to show up in notifications. ❤😅

He was supposed to take the right at the first out

Are you allowed to pick up any of those blue colored rocks?

That way was the guys

He did go that way slig sheet

"NG" = no good? Miners marking the directions that didn't require further effort.

Yeah plus I have been sitting on the couch for about five years now... Do you think I'll be able to heft my own weight ascending or descending from a rope. What's a belay,.?

They changed it

1980s 1990s now

Get to end of OUT and find bars welded shut 😑