This mine explore was so epic because we got to see equipment left behind that you will never see anywhere else. We have more video of areas like this so if you would like to see more the smash that like button sonny Jim....Smash it HARD and we will post another one. So you know what I am gonna say huh .....So C'mon....let's Go !!!!!

@ronwatson4287

2 жыл бұрын

That mine was very cool

@MakingUsThink

2 жыл бұрын

Jeff I think I have seen another youtuber explore this mine. However they are not the geologist that you are! I just love that you describe in detail what were seeing! Describing the minerals and so forth. So come on let's go bro, not go pro :)! You are the best. Thanks again for the great video. :)

@budj71879

2 жыл бұрын

This video was awesome. How do you always stumble along such pristine locations in your videos it must take a lot of research great video. 👍. I learn something new in EVERY one of your videos. Thanks again, you know what I'm gonna say huh ... c'mon let's go

@1nvisible1

2 жыл бұрын

*Time machine-cool. Anvil prolly worth $2K @**6:00** Love your content and enthusiasm.*

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

@@MakingUsThink thanks John

That mine needs to be turned into a museum some how. What a fantastic snapshot of an old mine and infrastructure. Especially the machine shop and compressor room. It's got to be preserved. Fantastic!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

they are working on it .....thanks

@paraglidingguys

2 жыл бұрын

@@Askjeffwilliams - that’s incredible! Imagine the tours and potential!

@zerofox7347

2 жыл бұрын

It already is preserved, literally!

@1nvisible1

2 жыл бұрын

*Jeff Williams: "Say, this weekend do you want to load up the truck and .."* *Me: "Yes, oh h311 yes. You don't even have to finish that sentence because I know it's going to be some Indiana Jones type 5hiznit!*

@SpaceRanger187

2 жыл бұрын

I can only imagine the insurance bill

What an amazing find, almost like steps backwards in time. Many of the old aircraft hangars were just like that machine shop when I joined the Air Force, the equipment was often the same but used for different reasons. I am sure the old timers could walk right in and just begin working as if they hasn’t missed a day of work. Thank you Jeff for taking us along.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

yes it was and hope they keep it preserved .....you betcha

I love seeing inside buildings that look like they are still being used today! The machine shop is so freaking awesome, those were tool that were made to last. Thanks for the awesome adventure.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

yes it was , I could spend a week in there and never get bored

I had to pause this video at several points because Jeff's excitement, wonder and joy was giving this old man heart palpitations. I'll probably watch it again too!

That was amazing Jeff so much history. Some of those generators were huge. Can't believe how big some of that stuff is. Talk about earning ur pay checks. Thank you for sharing. Be safe my friend 🙏.

@dukesilver702

2 жыл бұрын

My name is Jeph

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

I know...right you betcha , glad you liked it

Great video Jeff! I'm kind of nerdy when it comes to seeing old mining sites. I've seen a quite few on my many road trips around the west coast. I'll always get out of the car and walk around. But usually all of the heavy equipment is long gone. You only see the mounting bolts. I'd always imagine the huge stuff that sat there chugging away all day while the crew worked. And sometimes you can find machines that they left behind. That's my favorite! You can almost hear the haunting sounds of the mine working. And you got to see an actual mine as it was when it was operational! That is amazing! Most of the mines I come across were operating in the late 1800's to early 1900's. I love checking out those old mine sites. But a modern mine with all of the equipment there? That's super special! Thanks for posting! Can't wait for your next video!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

some places you can hear the chugging sound of the machinery running ( Virginia City - Gold Hill Yellow Jacket East shaft )

I grew up in this area. There are so many old mine shafts in that hill country. These mines are still so intact because there’s always been a long standing hope that the mines would eventually reopen.

@unclejack41

2 жыл бұрын

Wheres this located.? I live near Oatman Arizona

@williamboyd8688

2 жыл бұрын

@@unclejack41 Pioche Nevada-the Pioche Castleton mine.

Dude, I wish I was as enthusiastic about anything as you are about this abandoned mine operation. Your enthusiasm turns something that may otherwise be mundane into a real adventure. Like a kid on Christmas morning- I love it. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

Excellent outro music! Truly some "hard rock"! HA! That was for YOU, Jeff!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

hahahhahaha thanks

That for sure is best intact mining operation I've seen yet!! You could just start mining If you had the claim! Thanks for the grand tour Jeff!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

yes it was ....huge producer ......you betcha

@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756

2 жыл бұрын

@@Askjeffwilliams Ok, Did Ya get to stake your claim? 😁👍

The only commit I can make about this video is, That was awesome! It's like they walked off one day and never returned. Although, It was war time.

Wow, what an amazing and beautiful place. So much history there. I sincerely hope that it's still being watched closely and is secure enough to keep the looters and vandals away. It would be such a shame for the things that are there to be stolen or broken by idiots that have no appreciation for the past. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! It's so awesome to see things like that still existing out there.

Absolutely amazing. I could spend days in the shop alone. Thanks for bringing us along

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

me too ...so cool to have everything still there ....you betcha

It’s like it just stopped in time- and then you got to walk in and look through everything! It’s amazing the wealth of info you know Jeff! I’m just dying from all the museum quality treasures that we can learn from. Thank you so much for taking us through this amazing piece of history! Both husband and my family were miners so this is super interesting for us🤓

That was one of the best mine tours I have had yet and I did not even have to pay for this one. Thanks. I love all the old equipment and how it looks like they just walked away for lunch and never came back.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

thanks , glad ya liked it

Gosh that’s a time capsule for the future miners! If they’re over 21 of course! 😜👌👍

This was so fun to watch! I'd spend weeks there just exploring and looking at things. So cool!!

Those sample boards were awesome. Really nice idea, great representation with a fraction of the weight. Such a cool explore for sure!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

yes it was

@dr.lexwinter8604

2 жыл бұрын

@@Askjeffwilliams I could hear the ghosts of all the men who worked in that room shouting in unison, "DON'T TOUCH THE GLUED SAMPLE BOARDS!" as you ran your fingers down them. You just know many a young man had their arse grilled for that. :P

Dang I wish I had more time to watch more of your videos one of my favorite prospectors, but I got to this one cheers Jeff love from Australia 🇦🇺

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching TBP

WOW. Can’t believe how preserved that old mine is. Thank you Jeff. Love your style. Keep it up.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

To say that Jeff is in his element would be the understatement of the year 🤠🤣

@1nvisible1

2 жыл бұрын

*Jeff Williams' element has an atomic weight of 197 AMU.*

@dynomania

2 жыл бұрын

@@1nvisible1 haha yeah 🤣

JEFF AMAZING VIDEO ONCE AGAIN. That's gotta be your wife behind the camera she does 1 heck of a job filming and is she always behind the camera when you do these videos THANKS JEFF, CHRIS AND JOANNE FOR A AWESOME ADVENTURE 👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

yep that is my Wife Lila behind the Camera.... thanks I will tell her....she will get a kick out of that

I've watched a few of your videos, but have never been so impressed by your knowledge in this one. In spite of being the goofball you are! Thank you for taking us through to these workings. Awesome tour!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

ABSOLUTELY love your enthusiasm! Nice find! thanks for sharing

Love the faulting in these mines. Makes the minerals pop right out. That silver vein was sooo coool. Thanks Jeff, Joann, and Kris.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

I know...right . Thanks

Thanks for the fuse demo,both the one that worked and the one that didn’t quite work.

That tour was way cool...thanks for taking us along.

Man I watch people find a mine and have fun then there’s you and you encyclopaedic knowledge of everything mining it’s cool to watch someone who knows what he’s looking at

WOW !!! This is an incredible documentary!!! The most intact and semi modern mine I have ever seen that is abandoned. Fantastic video !!!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

thanks

That place is incredible, like a mining museum! And the ore cart, I know it don't seem like much, but like every artifact you would find in any type of museum, it tells a story, an awesome story of the history of hard rock mining.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

exactly

Cool video. This place should be preserved and made into a museum. There is just so much still there that most people never get to see.

Wow, I'm loving the shop and this video, great one Jeff!

Holy cow man this is absolutely amazing to me. That is so so interesting. Can't believe how everything is just how they left it.

What a great find! Thanks for sharing your adventures! I’ve been in some mines I don’t care to admit I’ve been in... but man, it’s an amazing journey every time.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

thanks

Those lathes and presses reminded me of my step dad's old machine shop in Osborn, Idaho in in the 79's and early eighties before the resession of that time shut all the silver mines down.

Thanks for the video Jeff!

That is way cool! Been mining for 45yrs, always love the old stuff!

I use to work for a mine although I dont care to much about the subject. Although I love seeing some one so passionate about a subject such as mining gives me joy to watch.

Great mine review. Those corporate mines, they always look like a abandoned at single point of time. People just walk away from the effort to keep the mine going.

Those sampl boards wire amazing, never seen anything like it. I'm used to just seeing core boxes and reading the cores. Would love to have one of those hanging in my office.

That is an amazing mine! All that equipment, tools, buildings and records! You 1 lucky Son-of-a-gun!!!!!!! I could spend days/Weeks there just looking around. Coolest mine ever!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

thanks and yes we are

My family has been running the churn drill rigs since 1926 and still running them today. We drilled for oil and water wells and prospect drilling for the lead mines in Missouri.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

thats great , thanks for sharing that

My favorite machine was probably that massive drill press... remarkable tour! Thx Jeff!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

you betcha

Been watching since 2009, and watched all your videos, you are the man little boy.

This would be amazing to tour that place. It's like time travel but back in time all the tooling there should be in a museum. Thanks for the video, I really enjoyed this one

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

you betcha

Fantastic tour! That was so fun. You can tell Jeff could be a professor at School of Mines.

What a time capsule! I totally enjoyed the machine shop. Like stepping back in time

Jeff Williams, you seem like an awesome person to be around. Your energy is contagious. Love your videos! Lets Go!!!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

thanks Jon

awe man Jeff that pick of you and the better half is priceless. love it man keep up the great work you two.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ...I know...right ....will do

Hello Jeff- OMG I almost busted a gut with your soap joke! I have worked in copper mines in Southern Arizona for a good part of my life-that is still the prevailing joke- don't think your wife could believe miners all showered in a room like you filmed! I am not one to comment-but you are really awesome- I started watching your channel when my wife got sick with breast cancer, she finally succumbed to that dreadful disease-these video's took my pain away a bit...I am glad to see that you continued even faced with the loss of your Pops-it is my personal opinion that you have helped many people not only be successful in finding "that shinny" but to cope with life.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

she thought that was weird of them to do that but she was never in the Military or worked in a mine.hahahhaha we are so sorry to hear that my friend and so glad we could help in some small way ..... we are happy to hear that and thank you for sharing it ....you take care my friend

it is nice to see a place untouched through time, so that we can do there and see how things were.

This is some cool shyt! As a machinist, I'm fascinated that you found an old machine shop at an abandoned mine, complete with drill presses and tools and everything. Would love to know where this is at

I love to see how things were in the old days. Things were made to last. Great vid.

Awesome find and thank you for sharing. I love the history of all the mining.

That was Phenomenal, talk about a trip back in time, Awesome, Thanks Jeff and crew.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

Mr Williams sorry I was driving so I can only do thumbs up what a great video. This is what KZread was created for videos like this not a bunch of motivational speakers and everything else, you did great and it was wonderful to see the serious side of you I can't believe how knowledgeable you are. Well done sir I'm impressed

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 really appreciate that

Great video Jeff & friend's enjoyed the tour keep them coming love the history!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

Wow 2 amazing videos in one day yours and tvr exploring. What an awesome mine looks like someone is taking good care of it hope it stays that way would be a great museum. thanks for sharing hope to see some more from your mine soon 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

thanks

I work at a Gov't mine safety site. My job doesn't entail going into mines etc but this stuff is great too see.

I'm speechless. The engineering is impressive. Awesome episode

I love that machine shop. What surprises me, is everything is still there and nobody has taken anything. That seems kind of strange to me. People can find the location of just about anything today.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

this place is locked up tight and guarded

@fokkerd3red618

2 жыл бұрын

Was it always locked up and guarded?

I don’t Mine these kind of videos cause it’s fun looking at the old things and the way they did it. Thanks Mr. Williams for the video it was a Blast to watch and the ending was grate too. Have a grate weekend, Boy !!!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

thanks Johnny and you too

Seriously impressive mine. Great video 🙌👏🏻👍👏🏻

Wow I would spend weeks in that shop and offices!!! Outstanding. Thank you for the show!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

really enjoy your videos and information you provide!

GREAT video Jeff! That was one of my all-time favorite explores. I just wish all the viewers could see it for themselves. It was hard to take it all in because everywhere we would look there was something interesting. I could still be up there happily wandering around. 😃 Until our next adventure!!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

mine too .... I know ....right .... me too ....especially the machine shop , so many cools tools to play with and the mine too , underground city I tell ya ...exactly

Really cool, finding all of the motors an equipment. So Jeff come on let's go...

This is a fantastic video!!! Great adventure!!

WOW,,FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN A ORE DUMP,VERY COOL JEFF,YOU GUYS LOOK LIKE YOUR HAVING FUN..STAY WELL..

There is a lot of equipment there. That's the most well equiped mine video I have seen. Don't you just love it? I'm getting all warm and fuzzy.

Amazing all that just left behind.. nice job Jeff. 👏 👍

That was pretty amazing! I'd like to see it running.

Very cool mine and workings Jeff.

What a big kid :D Loving it Thank for sharing Yf..

Always great content amazing work and views and information that is so cool good job

Oh wow what a shop that must have been one sweet mine to work

It's like everything is frozen in time. I hope it's always left like that. It would be a great tourist attraction. This is amazing. I could spend forever looking around and picturing the people that use to work in there. When was this mine shut down?

That was so fun and interesting to watch. Had my attention the entire time. Awesome stuff guys!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

You can tell how much he loves his life. Cheers!

What an awesome time capsule! Reminds of the 16to1 mine! Very cool!

What a treat you all got. Sucks amazing artifacts did know places like that where still around. Keep up the explore can’t wait to see more.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Max, you missed a really good one my friend ...... yep they are everywhere up there .....gonna have to bring you a long for the next one so be ready for that

Jeff, Joann, Chris... W0W what a cool place. The history, AMAZING! Please return and show us more. On another note, please forgive me if I've spelled ones name wrong. Outstanding guys, outstanding.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

no worries and Lila was there to ( my Wife ) filming everything

The Pioche Castleton. I've heard of it but had not idea of its amazing size and scale, and very historical. Great find and interesting with your informative commentary. Worked for their accountant in the 1970's.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

yep it is a Monster and I bet you got stories too

Some Incredible History Thx Jeff n your team

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

your welcome

Really liked this video! You all Are so much fun! & Jeff all his wisdom! Thx.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Another great video. And yeah I smashed that like button👍🏻

Jeff, I love these videos!...okay, I love all of your videos. Good on ya!!!

Man that was awesome! Thanks for showing that.

Cool! Me and the wife are going off grid in Golden Valley Arizona. Can't wait to start mining in Arizona. Love your show.

@unclejack41

2 жыл бұрын

Right on .I live here in Golden Valley arizona. Stop by 4852s Havasupai.rd off of Quartzite &rt66

What a great area to explore. Mining history at its best! Thanks

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

That was so full of information!

Thank you Jeff. You never fail to put a smile on my face.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

love to hear that

That was really cool! Loved how intact and unmolested everything was.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

thanks ...we got more like this on the way

Awesome awesome so cool all that equipment, history etc awesome adventure thank you another great video

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Very cool!!!! I love this!!!! What a treat!

Just a final note, the large basin in the shower room was a hand washing basin that could accommodate a whole team of miners scrambling to get their hands clean for lunch.

@MegaMeaty

2 жыл бұрын

And the "Battery casing" was a start capacitor for a large motor.

They just left that all there. I mean all the tools and stuff in the buildings. That's crazy. But cool too. Just up and left. Great information and video.

Jeff, the phrase, "Kid in a Candy Store" comes to mind. You are definitely considering retiring at this mine and using the generator room as your living room! Make Slim hit those showers!

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

pretty much

I literally thought the guys hand shoveled the ore down the shoots. But in those tight spaces a pivoting ore bin makes a lot more sense. Plus a lot of the old mines you see don’t have track anymore. But I know the miners used gravity to there advantage.

@Askjeffwilliams

2 жыл бұрын

exactly