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Weird Mine Takes Us In One Side Of The Mountain And Out The Other

There are a lot of weird and cool things about this abandoned mine and it is difficult to know where to start in discussing them… I suppose, we can begin with the underground portion of this mine, which might as well have just been called the “Stope Mine” given the sheer amount of stoping here. In a gold mine (precious metal), you can have a lot of drifting with very little stoping. However, in an industrial metal mine like this one, you’re going to see a lot of stoping because they need volume to eke out a profit with a mineral with such a low weight/price ratio. Even with that said, the sheer amount of surface stoping and, particularly, the amount of stope activity on that tunnel running through the mountain was, well, impressive. The layout of the stope structures were often weird as well – I’m thinking of everything from that “carousel stope” near the beginning to the way that a lot of the stopes were divided and folded in on each other (harder to convey that on camera). And speaking of that tunnel… Yes, that was a true tunnel! To be a true tunnel, it must have openings at both ends and this one did. That is exceptionally rare in mining and it was a fun surprise to discover one. The waste rock on the side that we entered from was tiny and so I hadn’t even turned my camera on in order to check out what I assumed was just a tiny prospect. Instead, it kept going and going and going until it popped out on the other side of the mountain. So, I had to go back to the beginning and start over again with the camera on this time. And the surface stuff? That elaborate network of rails outside was just amazing to me… I am a big fan of rail and so to see all of that rail set up - almost like a mini railroad - was spectacular. It didn’t make sense to have the camera running during the whole time that we were walking around, but that complex rail network ran all over the surface of that side of the mountain. I can’t think of any other mines that I have visited with a more extensive rail network on the surface. This was primarily a lead and zinc mine with the first year of production listed as 1893. Copper, silver and gold were listed as secondary minerals. Other than that, I was able to find practically nothing on the history of this site. It did change names a number of times, which does nothing good for preserving records or in aiding one trying to track down information. ***** You can see the full TVR Exploring playlist of abandoned mines here: https://goo.gl/TEKq9L You can see the gear that I use for mine exploring here: https://bit.ly/2wqcBDD and here: https://bit.ly/2p6Jip6 Several kind viewers have asked about donating to help cover some of the many expenses associated with exploring these abandoned mines. Inspired by their generosity, I set up a Patreon account. So, if anyone would care to chip in, I’m under TVR Exploring on Patreon. Thanks for watching! ***** Growing up in California’s “Gold Rush Country” made it easy to take all of the history around us for granted. However, abandoned mine sites have a lot working against them – nature, vandals, scrappers and various government agencies… The old prospectors and miners that used to roam our lonely mountains and toil away deep underground are disappearing quickly as well. These losses finally caught our attention and we felt compelled to make an effort to document as many of the ghost towns and abandoned mines that we could before that colorful niche of our history is gone forever. I hope you’ll join us on these adventures! #ExploringAbandonedMines #MineExploring #AbandonedMines #UndergroundMineExploring