Rhodochrosite Mine Tour!!

Rhodochrosite Mine Tour!! This week Natalie puts on her hard hat and joins Bryan on a tour of the “Detroit City Mine.” Watch along as Natalie & Bryan take you deep into the mine to explain the process of mining Rhodochrosite. At the end of the tour, there’s an explosion in hopes of finding new…

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Discovered Abandoned Mine – Utah

Discovered Abandoned Mine – Utah ➤ Safety DISCLAIMER➤Don’t do this. Mines are dangerous. Also, life is dangerous. We passed this lone hiker smoking a cigarette. He made some small talk and then gestured over his shoulder..”you gonna go to the mine”? “what mine?” we said. Told us, “look for the soda can”. We found it…

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The California Gold Rush cartoon 1849 (The Wild West)

The California Gold Rush cartoon 1849 (The Wild West) Not many Americans lived in California, but that soon changed. By 1849 thousands upon thousands of people arrived in search of gold. Support the cartoons on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory?ty=c Get your copy of Simple History: The Wild West today! Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See…

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Exploring the Mine With No Name, Yavapai County, Arizona

Exploring the Mine With No Name, Yavapai County, Arizona Bob and I go to the Black Rock District north of Phoenix to explore and to find some mines to investigate! Several things worth mentioning: 1. The Monte Cristo Mine is noteworthy, but the main shaft is reportedly flooded, thus not accesible. 2. The Williams Ranch…

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Hidden Treasure Trailhead

Hidden Treasure Trailhead Hidden Treasure Trailhead is a new access point connecting the North and South ends of the trail with a Corten Steel pedestrian bridge over Highway 119 and North Clear Creek in Black Hawk. What once was a vehicle pull out off of the highway is now a 50 space parking lot with…

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Exploring the Hidden Treasure Mine

Exploring the Hidden Treasure Mine This small lead and silver mine is packed full of interesting artifacts. The mine’s known history is fairly limited. It was worked primarily during World War 2. Production values are unknown. The mine is accessed via a declined shaft. The shaft still accesses three levels, but may have descended further…

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Where Is Gold Found In New Mexico?

Where Is Gold Found In New Mexico? Where do I find Gold in southern New Mexico? Great question, watch this video to get some valuable tips on where to find gold. More here on how to make these gold prospecting maps here: https://SourdoughMiner.com/GGM/ The full blog post is published here — https://sourdoughminer.com Remember – Were…

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