This was a great follow up. The PSA a the end is 100% right we are getting too comfortable and taking too many risks. I got the New gas meter and proper harnesses so we will be much better going forward. Keep the videos coming and here's to many more safe explores in the future.
6 min. in...Awesome rock formation..Super Job Guys!..This is real, reality tv..There is no stage...There are real people going to real places and doing real things, and some are quite risky...Again , Loved It!
It is a very good thing to admit deficiencies. If you took a carabine hook and hooked it around your belt and used a descending knot, you'd dramatically improve your safety. But proper equipment like harness is of course much better. I wish you good luck with all future explorations!
Great explore. You should sell rock-crystal specimens on ebay to support your explorations. include a description of what it is & which show it was found on and let the bidding begin
Hi, yes agreed it was incredibly stupid to go down without a harness and gas meter. A very cool explore though with some awesome artefacts on each level. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖
All the blue that you see in most of these Californian mines is Chrysocolla, a copper mineral. If you lick it, it will immediately absorb moisture, and your tongue will lightly stick to the surface.
Mackay School Of Mines is located in Reno, NV at UNR. J.E. Hiner ( John Edward Hiner ) is a licensed geologist that has ties to many mining companies. In March of 2021 at the age of 73 he was appointed to the board of directors of Athena Gold Corp.. it would be pretty cool to hear his knowledge regarding the geology of this mine. The following is biographical information for John Hiner: John E. Hiner, age 73 is a licensed geologist in the State of Washington and SME registered member and he has an exploration history of over 45 years with several major mining companies exploring for geothermal energy, precious metals and industrial minerals. He has served as a director and/or officer of mineral exploration and mining development companies, and works as an independent consulting geologist for mining companies. Mr. Hiner is currently a director of Gold Basin Resources Corporation and Golden Lake Exploration Inc. Mr. Hiner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from San Diego State University (1978) and a Master of Science degree in Geology from the University of Nevada - Reno (1972).
Good warning disclaimer in the end. May want to do some climbing coursed. I was astonished by the free-hand descent w/o gloves, a fix you put in the rock instead of the timber and a descending device. You’re doing good as even without a O2/combustible gas meter you were keeping time. That I would have given many thumbs down for recklessness. Thank you nonetheless for the fascinating images, I am often mesmerised by such veins and strata and the vista up at the top. Do you know why there is few old electricians who do dodgy wiring? I hope the answer is obvious - food for thought. You‘ll see the tasks ahead much differently after some rock climbing, even if it is an investment. It‘s worth it. Cheers 🪶
So some professional info, the batteries you found at the bottom, there would of been batteries at the top of the win and the bottom to drive the bells at both locations, 12 Volt for signals for the lift, to much voltage drop in 600 feet to only have batteries at only one end. I was also confined space certificate and you need communications radios and someone as a watch at the entrance, the watch person needs to do a air sample and communication call on a scheduled bases, you also need a safety line in the hole all the way to the bottom and anybody in the space hole needs to wear a harness, and by mine safety protocols you need a brass in brass out board.
The statement at the end chilled me to the core guys. This entire video is unnerving now. Even if we fans have to send you a couple monitors before a trip, please man... safety. I've only recently discovered this channel. But I've developed caring for you guys due to your non-destructive methods of exploring. Not to be weird and not to preach, but... we like you guys. We don't want those we like injured. We don't want to have to whoop a cave's ass for hurting someone we like. But we totally will! lol Well, until you release a new video, I am going to continue with my second trip though the content you have posted so far.
Super cool video, was hoping to see some of the minerals under UV light though. That mine looks dangerous enough without the risk of passing out. Please do us all a favor and have your meters equipped so you can continue to make these videos. Hats off to you guys. Thank you for sharing this exploration.
Realy great filming again! Love the geology/ mineralogy and history. Keep it going. (from the UK) But just use your ropes and harnesses more...some pretty big drops.
Have you explored any of those mines on the edge of Joshua Tree NP on BLM land? I use to metal detect placer gold out there and always was curious what’s inside the adits and vertical shafts I’d run into, did the same in the Randsburg/El Paso range. Also as a mineral collector these days I really appreciate close ups of the minerals, as close as you can film to any crystallized minerals in the future would be awesome. Also I like seeing other people every now and then in your vids .. helps perspective 👍
The heavy dust could be an indication of a cave in somewhere upwind from where you were. Just a heads up that there could be a possibility of some major activity going on in the area.
Give me Sliver blue and gold & Zinc to fight this cold of covid off in a level unseen before, is the color of the button skys i'm trolled . Love ya video
Unfortunately your warning will only add suspicion to the curiosity Seekers as a invitation. Probably should have left it, if you want to make it to the bottom be prepared with full safety gear...
What the hell... those dust particles at 10:26 or so are sure behaving..... very oddly. I’ve never seen anything quite like that before... and physics says they shouldn’t be doing what they’re doing. They almost look crystalline, the way they glitter, but they keep changing direction and even pausing or flickering in mid flight. So yeah. Dunno what else to say about that. Edit: and the geology in this place is incredible, thanks man.
Sorry, I've been very busy with college at the moment. My priorities go classes, exploring mines, and lastly youtube. Got a whole bunch of great footage that you'll hopefully get to see soon.
Does the US have mine rescue teams ? The reason I ask is. End of April 2021 three men went into a mine in Teesdale, north of England. Something went amiss. One chap made it back to the surface & raised the alarm. ( Teesdale was a lead mining area but the workings closed over a century ago. I have seen RU-vid videos from inside Teesdale mines. They were wet & the timbering appeared in poor condition. ) The two men were recovered uninjured by the mine rescue team from hundred of feet underground in an operation that reportedly took a number of hours. I don’t know much about the teams but I believe they are much like the UK’s mountain rescuer teams. In that they are mostly volunteer enthusiasts who train rescue skills together. Have equipment in an off road vehicle that is all ready to go. Do you have that sort of resource you can call on in your area ? Or would you be on your own ?
it's not safe to live and enjoy your life so stay home and watch RU-vid that's terrible advice, you might as well say that mining is dangerous so play Minecraft instead
