Exploring The 900 Level of The Union Mine! 

Oh my goodness, that was some video!! I was scared, but I think other ones have been scarier or maybe I'm getting used to it. Loved it anyway, such history you visited. Thank-you as always! (stay safe)

Brent, by putting that plaque in the mine, you made us, the You tube family, a part of Cerro Gordo history. Thank you for that. It's a humbling thought; becoming a part of history. ✌🏻💙🐱

Thank _you_ Brent! But please do look after yourself going forward ❤

17 sad bastards dont like this video love from Ireland

Can i be your intern...:) i got da skillz.

A working man will go a long ways for a good pair of jeans. a loooong way

I agree someone hook him up!

The mine was operated until 1957, it's honestly probably pretty unlikely much exists down there from 100 years ago.

Some hundred year old Levi’s😂😂

@@theangrypainter826 yeah I don't think he's wanting anyone to hand him some.. I think he's wanting to find them..

What an incredible offer! Thank you for the education as well.

I love engineers and geologists! Every old town should have at least one!

Guy doesn't seem to concerned with anyone elses opinion or advice on here. I don't think he'll be following through.

Underrated comment, I hope he read this

interesting fact i wish not to forget

Have you found out their name?

Yes update please!!

Or the cave collapses or becomes unusable for whatever reason and the plaque is lost for the rest of time, never to be seen by anyone or anything again

Why 94 years

And then this video will be the only thing that tells us that it ever existed.

When silver prices start escalating and the mine reopened for production that plack will be thrown in a muck pile without a thought

High chances he fucks with fabric in a dynamite box and kills himself and others.

🤣

Can I presume that those old fellas (with age old wisdom) at first were like, "your on your own any farther down than the water pump". Brent: One Million people might view this video", Old fellas: "Ah Hell, Whynot!!"...I could be wrong.

😂😂

I think the same as Dave every single time I watch Brent!

Old timers are always the best lol

ok well maybe they want to warn people to make goose down quilts instead, idk

Old miners were shitposting in meaningful ways with good messages. I aspire to reach their level

Mercury float switch with an alarm would be handy

@@dwightvoeks9970 What kind of alarm? Having a wailer near the pump is pointless. Wireless doesn't work. If you want an alarm you need 600 feet of wire and then you have to deal with the electrical resistance of passing 1.5v to activate a beeper up that much wire. What kind of alarm? The timelapse monitoring system that OP suggested is not meant for real-time monitoring, but to investigate after the fact.

Capturing rain/snow water might be an option. How much lead is in the water?

Oh dang, I was about to look up how far down it was, but imagining it like that really helps

Woah that really puts it in perspective!

Wow shit that's high thinking about it that way, I went to the viewing glass bottom platform on the Blackpool Tower in the UK and that is only 518ft high, walking out onto the glass bottom made me feel dizzy looking down it looked so high, I'm just imagining nearly twice that height I think I'd pass out 😂😂😂

Yeah well he was only down 900' not 906'. That simple fact says it all. There is a big difference between 900 and 906..

That’s 276 Metres.

if the world ever came to that id off myself ngl

@@felixschmidtmayr6578 link for 3D material? without knowing anything it is weirdly dry and has enough oxygen.

@@felixschmidtmayr6578 funniest thing i've read for a while

VR is lame. Do things in reality, just as the creators of this mine did, and that's where the magic happens.

no one would ever do that

LoL ! yes, in 100 years a Gold Play will mean as much as the Hat-Duck graffiti 😍

Epic comment

Probably cause people shit there pants 100 years ago just as they still do today?lol

Cause that’s where free speech suppressing RU-vid plaque belongs along with its CEO

Hahahaha

THE CRIPPLE CREEK IN COLORADO WAS A VERY RICH MINING DISTRICT, HAD SOME VERY RARE GOLDS ORES IN THERE MINES. VERY INTERESTING HISTORY OF THAT AREA.

@@jamesadams7504

I have loved hiking and teaching people about the city.

I mean I work underground at 4950 ft. But I totally get what you mean. our shaft goes to 4150 ft and theres not a day go by at work that I pray the ropes don't let go while we are traveling up or down in the cage. our cage runs at 1000 ft a minute so having those ropes let go would probably be the end . On another note. considering I work 4950 ft underground.. 900' ft just seems to be not really that much until i think that these miners dug that by hand , or with very little mechanical assistance, its just unfathomable considering the labour that goes into mining now a days even with all the automated/semi automated equipment. Our mine is still 60 years behind everyone else and we are still using a lot of machinery that most mines haven't used in years, but still. I have experience on a jack leg and stoper drill and now I drive drift with a jumbo drill but to think that this mining would still be before any of those pieces tools existed..... mind blowing...just seeing those drifts with no bolts in the walls or back blows my mind.!

I even got that feeling watching the video, I cant imagine actually being down there.

I haven't had that experience, but I certainly felt a sense of relief just watching! Even though I knew they were safe I still felt relieved!

imagine how much weight is above you at all times when youre in a mine like that. crazy stuff

17 years in anthracite mines, always nice to be outside..

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Agreed, even if he is faking it it is still contagious.

Yes, yes WE did.

Hahaaa TRUE 🙈😂😂

LMAO i did to, that's funny.

Sounds smart

As the pump was recently maintained already this theory would fail to stand as the water would still be at a significantly lower level after the pump taking that much water out. I think he said the pump worked fine for a couple of weeks so I think the problem is not the water level. Much rather I think adding a pump at the top also would significantly reduce the strain on the pump and using a larger diamater trasport tube to bring the water to the top would also be good. If they are still using the original pipe to run the water up (or one that is like 10 years old) it could mean a lot of mineral deposits that cause a turbulent flow in the pipe. All this could make the pump run hot with a lot of internal pressure and use up a lot of oil

Or install a security camera down at the water so he can look at it on a camera before heading all the way down there

@@timekeeper4 its called using a remote camera

@@cmcc3505 Theres not even light. What makes you think they would install a camera.

Imagine all the people injured or died in the construction of the mine. Not including the collapse in the 200 level

Think of how going down into that shaft/tunnel system with *Live Dynamite* was so routine that the trash was just left strewn about. Mind boggling.

Imagine how many times a day that thing went up and down a day!?

And EVERYTHING that went in or out used that same slow hoist... wild!

@@inlangford It was probably going non-stop up or down.

I bet you that she don't know

@@Andre-ww5sr It's probably for the best that she doesn't lmao

Seconds before: Are your mom and dad still alive?

nice

Under rated 👍

And what better security than 900 feet down a 150 year old mineshaft, that requires a team of highly trained specialists to operate the lift engine that can be heard for miles around (so the locals always know when the lift is in operation, and some know when it is not supposed to be in operation), that was placed most publicly on social media, branded RU-vid, so not only can this "gold" ever be fenced, but at least 1 million subscribers might recognize and snitch if this stuff was hot? Cerro Gordo Mine. As a small bonus, it is physically protected by a potentially 100-year-old dynamite pile in near proximity. It is a mystery to me though, of whether those 100-year-old dynamite sticks would, in fact, be dangerous to pick up by hand? My hypothesis is that the nitro glycerin, over the last 100-years, degraded, through a combination of natural degradation, amplified by the relatively high-humidity, even purified by mineralization, to a state of being completely inert, thereby making the dynamite no more dangerous to pick up than the next rock. But the idea of dynamite guarding your publicly secure loot pile and artists tag that is deeper in the mine than the last CEO who thought the 900 level entrance was far enough for the "owner", only the help goes beyond this point. I see two adventures from this point. The blue pill, Hollywood summer blockbuster version of this adventure brings us a heist of epic proportions where a gang of rival RU-vidrs penetrates the security of Cerro Gordo Mine, complete with daring stunts, orchestrated soundtrack, and cave dwelling monsters that run in gangs. The Golden RU-vid button has been stolen by the best (and worst) high adventure cat-burglars that come from, and retreat to, El Salvador (because, yes, Bitcoin). Will the Golden RU-vid button be recovered in 104 minutes or less, but no less than 90 minutes? The red pill version is brought to us by Brent. Brent is proving, as the new CEO, he is willing to go deeper in the mine than he is willing to carry RU-vid's loot pile. Brent is also proving that he is earnest about searching out as much of the mine as can safely be done with no loss of life. So far, his safety record is 100%, no loss of life. Also, Brent is willing to shlep your stuff, deep into his mine, to be recovered by our future selves, or descendants. Certainly, it must be recovered at a future point for some sufficiently more profitable endeavor, or your stuff will rot like wet timbers and be reabsorbed by the earth in a way that is like a horror show in super-slow-motion. Brent does not provide this service for free. He absolutely deserves to charge a storage fee. And a 36 minute vlog style, produced, edited, proofed, and distributed proof-of-work video, that ought to be an NFT, minted on Hedera Hashgraph, and legal proof of the location of the item. The NFT specifies rightful ownership of the item. Imagine who else could sponsor a plaque be placed in the secure environs of the Cerro Gordo Mine. Which is more secure, the NFT, or the RU-vid miner and his mine?

Man buys a mining town to find vintage Levi’s, could of went to trift store

@@kev9385 those vintage Levi's could be worth hundred's of thousands if he finds an early enough pair in suitable shape!

It is fun to think like that but having spent a lifetime in industry I think the truth is closer to "DAMN I am bored the freeking mine owner is putting on another dog and pony show to get some investor to drop a load of cash." or they were just waiting for the explosives to go off and thought a pair of ducks on the wall would pass the time.

or some random miner decided to show to his friends how well he could graffiti a duck

@@wayneparris3439 I hear you, but it's the ones with a date and a name that make me think some of them are meant as spur-of-the-moment time capsules.

Agreed totally!

Never underestimate the power of a mans will and hard work.

I think It's so difficult now because Brent has to hire people who are bound by modern day safety regulations. They didn't know as much, about as much a hundred years ago

People complained less

Someone had money, the other ones did not, and they mostly died because of it. That is how.

Brent did include a 2021 Levi's jeans in his time capsule buried underneath the new American Hotel. It will be treasure in the future.

RU-vid????was that a media thing once 🤣🤣🤣

LOL 😄 yeah

If the human race hasn't destroyed itself lol

Mine explorer will ask "What's RU-vid" other explore days "beats me"

I appreciate this comment

Lol imagine that would be a BUST

Thoughtful

Appropriate

I know some folks would find a deeper hole for it but id say its deep enough 😂

Tasteful

Applicable

Melt it down... 🤔Sounds like Big Stacks D in Australia 🤣🤣🤣

Exactly....

This. Honestly seems like too much work to do it right. I'd just do multiple lift pumps, sure you'd have more points of failure, but it would require a much cheaper and simpler pump.

I think you better email him about this ❤️

Daisy chained tankard with vacuum breaks every 2 levels. 700 ft is alot of head pressure.

Testify!!!

And that wooden ladder completely vertical for 900 feet. Crazy

you could say “Playing MineSHAFT”

🤣🤣🤣

It’s most likely collapsed

After the nukewar.

be lucky if it survives 50 yrs. nothing made today lasts 50 yrs.. from aus. s.a. tradie.. houses.

watch forgotten & abandoned mines.

"What are videos?"

"What's a screen?"

"What is watching?"

"What is?"

“What?”

Get some vitamin b complex 😘

Shit me too lmao

Same here, was instantly intrigued. Has been an awesome adventure to share

@CRVentures lolwut? You mean to say wearing a facemask SPREADS disease?

@@kaiateyourpie4053 True out it does

i have a feeling if osha was watching this channel, brent would be evicted and that entire property would be bulldozed within a week or two. that entire place is a death trap, the "improvements" brent is doing are actually making issues more dangerous by the day. i honestly find it very hard to believe he ever secured an occupancy permit, little lone a building permit. brent desperately needs a good lawyer, a good general contractor, and a security expert on hand for anything he does here or he will end up being sued into the ground or in prison for gross negligence that will eventually lead to someone's death. if it wasn't for the fact that i live in illinois, and it would cost a small fortune to do so, i'd be very tempted to go out there to cover the building and security aspects in exchange for a couple acres on the land that i could homestead on. honestly wouldn't be a bad deal... there is plenty of land out there, and i wouldn't want to be in town, I'd rather be at one of the far corners if possible so i could escape the insanity when i wanted to lol.

@@Smokey420Greenleaf he did get a building permit

Trapped in the dungeon…

I also hold my breath when the are in the mine. It will be the only show people “died” of stop breathing 😂❤️

It is a familiy event once you realize your sons wants to become a cave diver, which is an extremely dangerous hobby ;)

Really?? I'll have to check that out.

@@GhostTownLiving I would recommend reading his Memoirs of a Wandering Man. He lead a fascinating life and details his travels all over the west.

@@wes52101 i love luis lamour. My dad had a cassette collection that i listened to every night before bed.

Really? I've read a few of his books but never seen it referenced....new hobby incoming lol.

@@gathererofmagic5350 Yup! His books were the first time I heard of the town. He wrote about quite a few mining towns. The cool thing about him is he traveled to most of the places he wrote about. He even had some mining experience of his own. He was an avid historian, and his library was over 30 thousand volumes at the time of his death.

Dad joke but take my like

Thank you. That's a nice note to see. Hope you can make it out sometime!

Its like.... no not really.

Yep, We're immortalized down there too! 👍

That’s a cool way to think about it. I think I was around 300k

I was around 70k when I subbed.

No idea how many subs this channel had when I did it, but it was about 6 months ago I think.

lol how sad. 😭

@@quyngo8203 Hey dude, it's the best part of my week too. Don't be hating because we love Brent and what he does

Get the guy from Prometheus to release his two floating mapping orbs.

@@brettbaratheon9776 more like the dudes mapping the paris catacombs with phones bit sure that works too

@@OscarGonzoJim drones would surely be safer to map the mine and be able to reach more difficult places of the mine

I tried with the map he is using: cerrogordo.johannes-mittendorfer.com

@@JohannesMittendorfer that is really cool

Hopefully it is an interesting moment in time/culture for them to think about. Also the ideas of getting awards for followers might be interesting phenomenon at that point?

It will most likely never be found, since the mine will probably collapse without a few hundred years or so. As much as us humans dig, build and destroy, we dont go that deep anymore. But hey, we can always hope i guess :) Maybe Brent will become so rich that before his death, he will go full on Batman and reinforce the mine with tons and tons of titanium, just like Batman did with the Batcave.

The real question is: will they take this or the jeans back up?

They will say it is a relic from the caveman area.

They would say some stuff like "it's ritualistic or religious" That's a bit of a meme among the community :')

very good idea, just wait for him to have 5 or 10million subscribers, what amazing things he could do.

@@koloblicin Why would he have to wait till then?

The answer is no