Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The “cool” reference in the title was also meant literally… It was a tough slog to get up to this mine as we had to bushwhack through thick brush and we had to go straight up the side of the steep mountain that this mine is located on. So, even though we left in the morning, we were quite hot by the time we arrived. Thus, the refreshing, cool air in the mine felt wonderful.
The cool waters of the creek undoubtedly would have tasted better than the lukewarm water in my backpack. And I’m confident that the water was fine because there is no human activity above the mine where the source of the creek is… However, having seen and experienced enough infections and parasites in the developing world, I’ve got to be fairly thirsty to start drinking out of random bodies of water.
As I mentioned in the video, this mine is an unknown one. It does not show up on any of the historical maps or databases that I reference and none of the local historians that I know were familiar with this one either. The closest referenced mine was for a placer mine, which this one very clearly was not. Therefore, the extent of our knowledge is that this was a gold mine and that it was an old one.
So, I’m actually hoping that someone recognizes this mine and can tell us more about it. I know that I have viewers in this area…
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You can see the full TVR Exploring playlist of abandoned mines here: goo.gl/TEKq9L
You can see the gear that I use for mine exploring here: bit.ly/2wqcBDD and here: 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. But, you know what? We enjoy doing it! This is exploring history firsthand – bushwhacking down steep canyons and over rough mountains, figuring out the techniques the miners used and the equipment they worked with, seeing the innovations they came up with, discovering lost mines that no one has been in for a century, wandering through ghost towns where the only sound is the wind... These journeys allow a feeling of connection to a time when the world was a very different place. And I’d love to think that in some small way we are paying tribute to those hardy miners that worked these mines before we were even born.
So, yes, in short, we are adit addicts… I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!
#ExploringAbandonedMines
#MineExploring
#AbandonedMines
#UndergroundMineExploring
The “cool” reference in the title was also meant literally… It was a tough slog to get up to this mine as we had to bushwhack through thick brush and we had to go straight up the side of the steep mountain that this mine is located on. So, even though we left in the morning, we were quite hot by the time we arrived. Thus, the refreshing, cool air in the mine felt wonderful.
The cool waters of the creek undoubtedly would have tasted better than the lukewarm water in my backpack. And I’m confident that the water was fine because there is no human activity above the mine where the source of the creek is… However, having seen and experienced enough infections and parasites in the developing world, I’ve got to be fairly thirsty to start drinking out of random bodies of water.
As I mentioned in the video, this mine is an unknown one. It does not show up on any of the historical maps or databases that I reference and none of the local historians that I know were familiar with this one either. The closest referenced mine was for a placer mine, which this one very clearly was not. Therefore, the extent of our knowledge is that this was a gold mine and that it was an old one.
So, I’m actually hoping that someone recognizes this mine and can tell us more about it. I know that I have viewers in this area…
*****
You can see the full TVR Exploring playlist of abandoned mines here: goo.gl/TEKq9L
You can see the gear that I use for mine exploring here: bit.ly/2wqcBDD and here: 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. But, you know what? We enjoy doing it! This is exploring history firsthand – bushwhacking down steep canyons and over rough mountains, figuring out the techniques the miners used and the equipment they worked with, seeing the innovations they came up with, discovering lost mines that no one has been in for a century, wandering through ghost towns where the only sound is the wind... These journeys allow a feeling of connection to a time when the world was a very different place. And I’d love to think that in some small way we are paying tribute to those hardy miners that worked these mines before we were even born.
So, yes, in short, we are adit addicts… I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!
#ExploringAbandonedMines
#MineExploring
#AbandonedMines
#UndergroundMineExploring
