Hiking Into a Gorge and Crossing a River to Explore a Pristine Abandoned Mine @AbandonedMines11

Exploring Abandoned Mines and Unusual Places | Hiking Into a Gorge and Crossing a River to Explore a Pristine Abandoned Mine @AbandonedMines11 | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
Let’s be honest. You’ve seen enough videos of abandoned mines to know that most are unfortunately full of graffiti and trash. The mine I explore in this video, however, was an exception. It was in beautiful, pristine, and perfect condition — no graffiti or garbage anywhere. I couldn’t believe it! To reach this extraordinary mine, I had to hike down into a deep gorge where, at the bottom, I had to carefully cross a rushing river and clamber up the other side to reach the entrance. But it was all worth it!

At first, I was under the impression that the 500-foot tunnel I was headed to in this video was supposed to be an extension of the 270-foot abandoned aqueduct tunnel that I had explored in 2021 on the other side of the gorge. After returning home, however, additional research convinced me that this particular tunnel was, indeed, an abandoned tungsten mine and was never affiliated with the abandoned aqueduct tunnel across the gorge. Despite several online searches, I can find no videos or pictures of the interior of this particular mine. Its location down in a gorge and across a river probably deters most people from going to it.

As mentioned in this video, here is a link to my 2021 video of the much shorter aqueduct tunnel I explored in the same gorge. This particular tunnel WAS an aqueduct because it goes all the way through the hill, and at one end there is a large catch basin along with some kind of tall, wooden gate structure to control the flow of water:

Exploring an Abandoned Aqueduct Tunnel in a Deep, Scenic Gorge
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$Searching for Connections in the Abandoned Snakebite Mine Does the abandoned Snakebite Mine connect to another nearby mine that Paul and I attempted to excavate last year? I went seeking an answer to that question not too long ago. The Snakebite Mine and the unnamed mine that we attempted to excavate last year do face each other on opposite sides of a small hill, are only about 1000 feet apart (304 m), and only differ in elevation by 70 feet (21 m). While inside the Snakebite Mine, I discovered several inclined passageways going down and up from the main haulage tunnel into stopes. Could one of those downward tunnels actually connect to the other mine? Then, without warning, I arrived at a junction and suddenly found myself at the bottom of a main inclined shaft that went upward and broke through to the surface. It was quite an exploration! Enough talk for now. Lets get on to the video! **If your viewing device can handle it, be sure to watch this video in stunning 4K resolution! Make those colors pop! If you missed our excavation video from late last year at an unnamed mine, its here: https://youtu.be/jBDu3NO1lS8 #ExploringAbandonedMines #AbandonedMines #MineExploring #UndergroundExploration 0:00 Introduction 0:24 Avoid the voids! 0:27 Looks a little bit sketchy. 1:20 1100 feet = 335 meters 1:25 76 feet = 23 meters 2:01 Silver was mined here in the Snakebite Mine during the late 1800s and early 1900s. 2:22 Note all the fractured slabs. 2:34 Lets keep exploring the Snakebite Mine! 2:43 Nice view looking down the tunnel! 2:49 Heres a branching tunnel on the left. 3:27 The timber remnants are probably the cross-ties that were used for the ore cart tracks. 6:56 This is the third downward sloping passage. 8:53 Approaching a major junction ahead! 9:00 End of the line 9:47 Are you ready to climb up this inclined shaft? 9:53 Ive climbed partway up the inclined shaft. 13:18 Muck plate 13:44 The mucker position was probably an entry-level position. 14:17 No connection point here! 15:46 No connection point here.$

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$The Frightening Fractures in the Abandoned Franklin Mine Whats worse than exploring an abandoned mine? Exploring an abandoned mine that is full of cracked and fractured rocks! Clinging precariously to the side of a steep, rugged mountain in the desert, the Franklin Mine is a former talc and soapstone mine that was worked throughout the early and mid 1900s. It’s definitely off the beaten path due to how remote it is, so it’s worth the effort to see it in person. During the two-mile hike up and over the mountain to the mine, I had a fascinating encounter with a butterfly. While underground in the Franklin Mine, I found a large chamber that was outfitted with rare, square-set timbering. The lengthy main haulage tunnel was dug through extremely fractured rock on all sides which made for a dangerous exploration. And all along the way to and from the mine, the high-altitude views looking down on the desert valleys far below were breathtaking! Put on your hiking boots, grab a canteen, and join me on this fascinating, fractured adventure to the abandoned Franklin Mine! #ExploringAbandonedMines #AbandonedMines #MineExploring #UndergroundExploration$

4100 Feet From the Entrance in This Abandoned Mine!