Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Houghton Mine was a zinc operation, according to the records I found, and produced about 300 tons of ore between 1917 and 1944. As you saw in the video, the adit was eventually open-pitted, with multiple drifts leading off in different directions from the pit. I’ve been told that some of these drifts were quite extensive, with one even developed across three levels. Unfortunately, the short adit into the pit is now gated, and the drifts have been backfilled and filled with toxic foam. The pit itself, however, remains wide open. You already know my thoughts on this topic…
This is in Clark County, Nevada and is just a short distance from Las Vegas.
As a reminder, the “Public Service Mine Exploring” series is not intended to replace the normal Wednesday content. This is to spare others unnecessary journeys to abandoned mines that have been lost and to show what little still remains.
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You can view the full TVR Exploring playlist of abandoned mines here: goo.gl/TEKq9L
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Several kind viewers have asked about donating to help with the many costs of exploring these abandoned mines. Thanks to their generosity, I set up a Patreon account. If you’d like to contribute, you can find me under TVR Exploring on Patreon. Thanks for watching!
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Growing up in California’s Gold Rush Country made it easy to take all the history around us for granted. But abandoned mines face many threats—nature, vandals, scrappers, and government agencies. The prospectors and miners who once roamed these mountains and worked deep underground are fading into history as well.
That reality inspired us to start documenting as many ghost towns and abandoned mines as we can—before this colorful piece of our past is lost forever. I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!
#exploringabandonedmines
#MineExploring
#AbandonedMines
#UndergroundMineExploring
The Houghton Mine was a zinc operation, according to the records I found, and produced about 300 tons of ore between 1917 and 1944. As you saw in the video, the adit was eventually open-pitted, with multiple drifts leading off in different directions from the pit. I’ve been told that some of these drifts were quite extensive, with one even developed across three levels. Unfortunately, the short adit into the pit is now gated, and the drifts have been backfilled and filled with toxic foam. The pit itself, however, remains wide open. You already know my thoughts on this topic…
This is in Clark County, Nevada and is just a short distance from Las Vegas.
As a reminder, the “Public Service Mine Exploring” series is not intended to replace the normal Wednesday content. This is to spare others unnecessary journeys to abandoned mines that have been lost and to show what little still remains.
*****
You can view the full TVR Exploring playlist of abandoned mines here: goo.gl/TEKq9L
*****
Several kind viewers have asked about donating to help with the many costs of exploring these abandoned mines. Thanks to their generosity, I set up a Patreon account. If you’d like to contribute, you can find me under TVR Exploring on Patreon. Thanks for watching!
*****
Growing up in California’s Gold Rush Country made it easy to take all the history around us for granted. But abandoned mines face many threats—nature, vandals, scrappers, and government agencies. The prospectors and miners who once roamed these mountains and worked deep underground are fading into history as well.
That reality inspired us to start documenting as many ghost towns and abandoned mines as we can—before this colorful piece of our past is lost forever. I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!
#exploringabandonedmines
#MineExploring
#AbandonedMines
#UndergroundMineExploring
