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In this small series I am in Colorado with Edwin ( / edwins22 ) and visit abandoned mine related facilities.
In this episode we venture inside the most amazing underground mine I've ever seen. It's abandoned for nearly 50 years and everything is still present as it was abandoned. A real time capsule.
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Hi, Al. This video is about an abandoned mine in Colorado USA Please show it to people who will like it. Thank you.

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@JohnCompton1 Год назад

That's the most amazing mining/refining facility I have ever seen. It's hard to grasp the enormity of that rusting behemoth lying silent and still in the utter blackness. People walking right over the top it, oblivious to the great monument of industry lying below their feet in it's great halls of stone. Thanks so much for the great work Bob.

@Urbex_key Год назад

Cool video and a very exciting place. You inspire me to make videos aswell :). Stay safe ✌🏼✌🏼

@Gunny1971 Год назад

Well put sir.

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks a million John :)

@UCeddWhat Год назад

This was a hell of a comment lol

@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse 10 месяцев назад

@@UCeddWhatyeah that was really well said.

@s1lenceblade Год назад

There are 2 things that always come to mind when I see places like this: 1) It's truly incredible to think that this was all done in the early to mid 1900s without any of the modern equipment/tools available today. 2) You have to stop and wonder exactly how much money in terms of equipment, supplies, or even just scrap metal gets left behind in places like this.

@theurbanthirdhomestead Год назад

Why do we let them leave all their trash like this? Irresponsible. Wasteful. Get rich and leave the mess to be a danger to people in the future. I am of the opinion that some of these tunnels are older than they say. That's why we can't hold people accountable. We don't always know who dug them.

@Glenn-em3hv 9 месяцев назад

Why nobody is turning all that metal into scrap is beyond me??? That's millions of dollars worth of just metal!!!

@LeonClaw88 3 месяца назад

Would cost more than the metal is worth to rip it out of the installations it was installed for. You also have to factor in the risk. Ripping out the infrastructure that's potentially holding the ceiling above you wouldn't be worth it.

@jochemb.1748 Год назад

It's always calms me down to think, that you must have made it back, otherwise we wouldn't be able to see the video now!😅😅😅

@Porty1119 Год назад

13:02 The long, narrow mills are probably rod mills; the short, wide mills are ball mills. Rod mills produce a coarser product which is then run through ball mills for fine grinding. If the different minerals were used to produce different concentrates, that would be accomplished in the flotation section downstream of the mills. Just guessing, this plant probably produced a lead/zinc concentrate and a copper concentrate. At 13:48, the rods can be seen inside the mill body!

@Jerkabobber Год назад

Wow. Never seen a mine this big and elaborate before. Amazing. I wonder how they got all that equipment down there? You guys deserve more likes, views and subscribers!

@mrbrown3462 Год назад

It all went in in pieces on carts and probably donkeys in the early yrs

@stephentaylor1031 Год назад

Still, the enormity of the space, combined with all the huge pieces of equipment. Utterly amazing when one thinks about how far back in the mine it was, and difficult it must have been to get all that equipment in there. Wow!🤷‍♂️🤯

@Dinkum_Aussie Год назад

Amazing location Bob, I can’t believe they processed material in the the mine itself! Very cool, thanks mate. 😎👍

@graffaholics198 Год назад

This is incredible Bob! Appreciate you taking all of us on your journeys.

@garynelson6608 Год назад

I too always wanted to explore an old mine. Thanks for taking us along but be careful!

@ide5587 Год назад

I've watched a lot of mine exploration video's, but the camera quality on this exploration is next level!! Thx guys!

@chrisneumann8578 Год назад

Best episode ever! This mine is a real time capsule, giant and also mystic in a specific way. Imagine the hard work back in the past to built up this mine in that massive structure... and nowadays it's still intact!

@wadeguidry6675 Год назад

You guys are my new favorite abandoned explorers. Colorado is simply the most beautiful state in America. Thanks for sharing this with us.

@fizzyplazmuh9024 Год назад

I like the soundtracks around 7 minutes. You help create such beautiful places. Delicious despair.

@myfavoritemartian1 Год назад

2:42 That arm is to dump side exit cars. That metal bar grid under it is called a "Grizzly". It lets in rock up to a certain size. The rest need broken up again. The passage under it is called an "Ore Pass". 13:47 That is a "ROD" mill as it uses heavy long rods to break up the finer materials.

@kenwittlief255 День назад

you can see the rods still in it

@exploringwithgriz2079 Год назад

Always wanted to explore a place like this, thanks guys for taking us along

@moonriseproductions Год назад

I love watching you explore my home state! I hope you had a great time out here!

@sandlmv8301 Год назад

How on earth do you find this stuff.. I haven't seen this mine on some of the best abandoned mine exploring videos in the U.S.... amazing find.

@Vector_Prime4991 Год назад

Although uranium occurs in several areas of the state, much of the historic uranium and vanadium production is from numerous and relatively small mines in the Uravan mineral belt located in Mesa, Montrose, and San Miguel Counties. This area accounted for about 77% of the total uranium production in Colorado from The Colorado Geological Society

@Porty1119 Год назад

And then there's Schwartzwalder, which was an entirely different beast. I've explored some Uravan Belt mines.

@Sotzrem2007 Год назад

Thank you For sharing and risking your lives to see theses amazing abandon places.

@SueGirling68 Год назад

Hi, an absolutely amazing find, the mill actually being inside of the mine is a fantastic find all of it's own as it is really rare to find a mill that is situated inside of the workings. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖

@fastrat37 Год назад

Amazing video of a huge mine here in Colorado! The corrosion was off the hook bad! I felt like I was right there with you, guys, can't wait for part 2! Nice job!!

@curtdawe Год назад

Bob, I really enjoy the discussion you both engage each other with in this mine. You both have good synergy as partners in the exploration. Love watching you in your travels from here in Newfoundland, Canada! Stay safe guys!

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks for that Curt! Soon we’ll go together to Chile or Argentina for some similar places😇

@SD-unlimited Год назад

Incredible series-really looking forward to more of these videos!

@rockymountainhigh7593 Год назад

I live in Colorado and explored quite a few abandoned mines. No idea there was mines that massive. Great video.

@ryleeavila7854 11 месяцев назад

I live in Colorado too, do you have any mine suggestions to explore?

@taylor-micheal-thompson354 Год назад

I've been near this area about 5 years ago, Durango to Silverton to Ouray. While I was driving up to Ouray near Silverton the river was literally a light mustard yellow. Such a BEAUTIFUL area. To me it was so beautiful i drove up the Hermosa Mountain and camped on it by myself for an entire week! Yall are awesome, Yall inspire me to explore! ⚡ ⚡ ⚡

@steverakers Год назад

Well done showing us your exploration of this amazing mine. It is just amazing how much equipment and gear they hauled underground, and then left it all behind. Thank you for sharing this.

@kingoffcool Год назад

What a super cool place guys, very impressive to see and that behind the computer in real life this must be so much more.

@user-mn5du9te4j 7 месяцев назад

Ive Seen Hundreds of Mining Videos and this is Easily One of My Favs! Great Job!

@LifeIsThePrayer Год назад

That was fascinating! Thank you for videoing and sharing!

@bigsmellysockhead Год назад

It just sits there in the pitch black silence, corroding, decomposing and moldering away.

@Jusshutup001 5 месяцев назад

The grinding mill that you were reading the writing on is a Marcy rod mill delivered to the mine in the 1920s. It uses rods instead of balls as the grinding media. Btw the manufacturer is still around today they are called Metso

@reckerrit3103 Год назад

Wowza!!!! What an amazing explore. Thank you.

@Ganiscol Год назад

Beautiful decay! After the paint flakes off, the metal flakes off - looks sketchy as hell in some places 😬 Cant wait for the second part! I also appreciate that you run a mic for each of you so we get to hear both crystal clear 👌

@briansalway9529 Год назад

Just wanted to say thank you for your good work on your videos it's appreciated

@Glenn-em3hv 9 месяцев назад

There must be millions and millions of dollars worth of equipment just turning into rust there! I can't believe that it's 75 miles long!!! You could spend your life exploring it!!! That's definitely one of the most amazing mines I've ever seen!!!

@donaldpowers5557 Год назад

I'm glad to see that there's more videos coming. Truly amazed by what was built below ground. Truly stunned. Thanks for taking your time to make the video.

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks Donald! One more episode of this place coming up and then some goldmines.

@Thirsty_Fox Год назад

I can't get over how much work was put in to create a place like this. Imagine hauling in all that material and constructing such an elaborate place far underground. I would be very concerned about the air quality though and highly recommend a detector/alarm.

@bobdoby1810 Год назад

Ur Audio Quality Is Nutz!! U Can Here Everyone Very Distinctly I Also Like that U Mention Safety Issues As U Go Through The Facility , Always Enjoy Ur Content Very Top Shelf !!! All The Best Again Ur Quality Presentations Are Among The Best !!! B!!! 🇺🇸🇵🇱🇺🇦💪🏻💯

@xcamk2xcamkii941 Год назад

The mineral processing area looked like it had flotation cells. The ore is ground up in the rod mills then water and a custom foaming agent and air are added and mixed; the desired mineral floats to the surface in the foam and is skimmed off.

@giovi883 Год назад

Amazing exploration, thanks to share with us 💪

@defaultdriftco00 Год назад

Your ability to rediscover so many great places to explore is amazing! Always a pleasure to tag along with you on your travels! Thanks!

@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse 10 месяцев назад

Entrances are now completely blocked with heavy gauge fences.

@defaultdriftco00 10 месяцев назад

@@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse what a shame.

@greasyhamsandwich4691 Год назад

The amount of digging that those miners dug is insane

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Crazy right?! Especially the big area the tumblers are in.

@kenwittlief255 День назад

blasted, not dug

@SecretFriend Год назад

Awesome mine! You really captured the beauty of entropy.

@pure_awareness Год назад

instant like 👍 ❤ your channel is killing it, quality content always sets you apart from the rest.

@duncansouthern2255 Год назад

Awsome! Bob your a legend. Wish I was exploring with you guys.

@paulomendes928 Год назад

Astonishing video quality! The sound is superb! You should listen to it with stereo headphones! Way to go, Bob!

@brendakrieger7000 Год назад

Thank you for sharing Bob! Another really awesome explore! Be safe💜

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks! Cheers from Wales, United Kingdom. Currently sleeping in an abandoned asylum and yesterday we camped on a fort on sea🤩

@brendakrieger7000 Год назад

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath You're welcome! That sounds like a lot of fun!

@filipkavan Год назад

Absolutely amazing. I love this channel!

@chrisb945 Год назад

Exactly the content i m here for. Thanks !

@paulmurgatroyd6372 Год назад

As much as I find these abandoned places fascinating, I'm really glad it's someone else going in there.

@EternallyThankful-os6pz Год назад

I said it in the last video - but it's worth repeating in part - thanks for taking the time to slow down on the camera panning and stop to let us enjoy the scenery and especially the mechanicals on this one - it is actually quite interesting to look at all that old machinery and wonder how it operated / sounded and what it did.

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks again for checking out🙏

@johnrhoades6214 Год назад

Would have love to see that place working I'm a fan of machinery and engineering could you imagine the sound in that place with all those machines running

@RangerRickTV Год назад

That place goes on forever! Its like a little city under there.

@Estie_cz Год назад

Chill place. In more than one way. 😇

@eliamariobiganzoli1331 Год назад

Great! Thanks for this video. There are also very interesting places to be visited in the Alps here.

@haroldkeener3115 Год назад

Thanks for the interesting adventure. Not physically able to explore anymore but, can do so virtually with you

@janicecopeland9083 Год назад

The natural decay is amazing!

@44971719785648751978 Год назад

23:51 Anyone else notice, "Jerry sure is smart". It would be nice if we could get more close ups of the graffiti left by the miners.

@kjr165 Год назад

It's nuts to think I've lived near cripple creek all my life, and STILL foreigners find the coolest shit I have yet to find... Keep up the good work!

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Amazing area to live Kody! I’ve been there also and filmed some gold mines😇

@whodatpat504 Год назад

Man the scenery!! Great vid!!

@mjsweeps Год назад

Another great video Bob! Let me know if you guys are still in CO. Would love to meet up with you guys and buy you lunch or dinner before you guys leave Colorado.

@dustyrusty6840 Год назад

Can't even imagine how many years it took to clear out the rocks and to move everything needed in before mining started operating. Looking forward to part 2 and maybe more.

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks! Must have been so labour intense. There are 25 more minutes coming and then we visit some gold mines.

@badmouth1542 Год назад

I lived in Colorado for a few years, never knew this existed! Hope y’all are enjoying the states!

@Andrew-kx1sq 8 месяцев назад

where is it?

@themackeychicklings8215 7 месяцев назад

Ever find out where it is ? 😊

@aRRakiri Год назад

Those abandoned mines are amazing !

@janetfeathers4128 Год назад

Can't wait to see the next video, so amazing.

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks for checking out !

@GreyRockOne Год назад

Wow! Like an old shipwreck out of the water, did you ever find how it got its power? Thanks guys!

@MirceaD28 Год назад

so much that can be saved and put in a museum

@SlavesWereGood Год назад

lolol no

@rodbagley1686 Год назад

Just amazing how big that is inside. Just think of the man hours to make the hole not to mention getting all that stuff in there and assembled.

@averywilkinson2810 5 месяцев назад

This is the coolest mine I ever seen anyone explore. Very different as well.

@Pollywhop Год назад

Wouuuu vette video weer ik ben helemaal verbaast dit is een echte tijd capsule woouu love IT 👍👍

@mayhemacres725 Год назад

Another great video! Cheers from Colorado!

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks! I really loved this place

@deekay3064 Год назад

Amazes me what humans are capable of. To think all that had to be stoped out before they could build that massive processing plant inside the mine…hauling all of the materials into the mine…the scale is truly mind-blowing. What an amazing explore.

@jaysontroball6294 Год назад

Bob you guys have the most amazing videos I love your guy’s content

@jonathanheyes299 Год назад

Cool place and great to see a little of it Thanks for this

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Part 2 is coming up this sunday

@easytiger652 Год назад

Can't wait for the next instalment.stay safe.👍

@hummerado Год назад

Amazing! Thank you guys.

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks a lot for checking out😁 part 2 is also online now

@STB-1 Год назад

Another incredible exploration not to be missed 👍

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks for joining the premiere 🙏

@beachcomberbloke462 Год назад

Absolutely breath taking exploration,interesting and eerie at the same time 👍.Must have been incredibly noisy when all the machinery was working.

@GenoSalvati Год назад

Can you imagine the sound of the workings crushing rock inside a mountain?

@pure_awareness Год назад

can't wait for pt2 amazing stuff

@gringopig Год назад

Amazing. Thank you!

@eduardotecalco289 Год назад

Increíble lugar es como una cápsula del tiempo, gracias por publicar con subtítulos Bob, saludos desde el Puerto de Veracruz, Mexico.

@mikewinings4120 Год назад

I live in Colorado,near where you are,glad to see a video of where my father worked,won't tell the local,nice explore guys!

@mikewinings4120 Год назад

By the way,he was a pipe layer at the 1'200 ft level,very busy as you see!

@Askjeffwilliams Год назад

@@mikewinings4120 would love to hear stories of your father at work

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks for checking out, tough work your father had…. And thanks for not shouting the location here, it’s best to keep it low profile😇

@calebaggen2354 Год назад

Do you think you could privately send me the name of the mine so I could read about this place and how it worked? I’ve been looking for it all over the internet but couldn’t find the mine

@kohlllll Год назад

It’s sad to think that a lot of those platforms you guys walked on won’t be around for too much longer I’m sure. But awesome that we got to see them before they collapse one day.

@sealionbrian Год назад

Great tour of Dwemer ruins. Incredible you didn't come upon any steam centurion, sneak skill 100

@BeeRadicaI Год назад

Blows my mind how they got everything down there! 🤯

@jimg7318 3 месяца назад

Great video. Hard for me to wrap my mind around how this was all built under ground. Thousand of tons of steel all brought in through tunnels.

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath 3 месяца назад

Crazy right.. so much work… that’s the reason it’s still sitting there.

@DRONIXAR Год назад

Thanks for sharing, so nice my friend

@felixthecleaner8843 Месяц назад

Re-watch - well worth the time expenditure!

@lindamesa5122 Год назад

Wow Bob this place is amazing! How in the world did they get all the big equipment so deep into the mine??. How did people work in these awfully places! Terrible working conditions!! Great explore Bob!

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

I wonder too how they got this inside Linda! Wouldn’t want to work underground all day either. Must be a tough job.

@navalhistoryhub3748 Год назад

Great video never disappoint with you're work! They probably break the heavy machinery into smaller sub assemblies then take it in on the tracks in carts and reassemble. I can't see how else it would be possible.

@HellNoMoreBiden Год назад

I know the terrible conditions started the decay as soon as they left. At that time leaving must have been difficult as all the machinery certainly didn't look like it does at the moment. I see tools in my shed don't look like I just put them there and it's very humid here in Jacksonville. The water we see now was possibly dripping there then. Another 40 years will look like a bomb went off.

@fizzyplazmuh9024 Год назад

In diamond mines they only process the ore once it is inside a secured area. Then the wetted slurry is run over grease since the diamonds are not easily wetted they are the only thing that sticks to the grease and is withdrawn.

@christophero1969 Год назад

I always wondered how smaller diamonds and diamond-dust was mined. Thanks for sharing.

@Berbatov204 Год назад

Thank's Bob, as Usual you Rock!

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks a million for checking out mate!

@peachkopp1352 Год назад

Nice mine. I really liked the steel shanked boots and hardhats you guys wore. LOL

@mattmattelig Год назад

i realize that almost every one of my comments starts out with the word "Amazing", but i don't know what other word to use. you guys find the greatest discoveries. you know my love of old abandoned machinery, so for me you struck gold here. if i was with you, i would have spent hours and hours just looking at all this neat stuff. thanks so much Bob, for all your incredible journeys. thanks too for making these stunning videos and inviting all of us along with you. :-)>

@skyscraper5910 Год назад

I think you have a comment on every video xD

@mattmattelig Год назад

@@skyscraper5910 yeah, that's probably true. I really like Bob's work and think his channel is very much under rated. I do my best to support him as best I can. I've purchased both his coffee table books (awesome books) and I'm one of his patreon supporters. Commenting and letting him know how much I appreciate his work is just another way of supporting him. I'm fascinated by mechanical things and Bob's explores dig into the belly of these beasts. He doesn't go for the "pretty" things like most other urban explorers do but dives deep into the raw guts and workings of these abandoned properties. I'm old and fat and so I envy what he's able to do and live vicariously through his work. I hope that one day, I might be able to meet him in person so I can shake his hand and buy him a beer.

@TheRogueUrbex Год назад

Epic exploration!! 😯 I am getting Fallout vibes from this place. Love all the rust and natural decay. Really looking forward to part 2...

@jont8707 Год назад

New sub just found you guys and I watch all the mine explore channels can't believe I just found you your Camara quality is awesome stay safe guys 👍 coolest mine I seen hands down

@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Год назад

Thanks for checking out! We also visit abandoned warships, submarines, spaceshuttles, radioactive ghost towns, power stations, you name it!