An Incredible Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine – The Deeper We Go, The Better It Gets
An Incredible Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine – The Deeper We Go, The Better It Gets
The most enjoyable explorations I’ve done are of mines that keep getting better and better the farther you go into them. These are mines that just keep on giving and each level you explore is more exciting than the last. This is one of those mines. From the headframe, ore bin, and incredible dry-stacked walls outside, we had a feeling that this mine was going to be neat, and that assumption was absolutely correct. As we descended into the depths of this mine, not only did the artifacts get better, the geology did too! This mine contained some of the most visually stunning geology I have seen. We saw a whole lot of calcite, but it wasn’t like anything we’ve seen before. The individual crystal grains were huge and there were clusters of it large enough to cover the whole drift floor to back. Inside the calcite were pockets and veins of beautiful mineralization. I can’t imagine what the ore they removed looked like. This was a lead, silver, copper, and zinc mine that was worked primarily from the early 1890s to just after the turn of the century. It was then worked on and off into the 1950s.
One thing to note, I am not sure if the last level we were on was really the 640 level. It may have actually been the 400 level, as it didn’t feel like we climbed nearly 640 feet of ladders. If I was mistaken, then one of those two winzes we saw may actually go down 240 feet. We plan to return to this mine to drop those winzes and explore areas we were not able to access this time, so stay tuned for that.
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A little mineralogy knowledge would really add some depth to your adventure. Be safe!
Copper makes the blue green make sense. I wish I could get a sample of it!
12:24 Wow! I just returned back in July from a trip to Guanaceví mining district! We sold a small core drill.
This is a classic hydrothermal deposit. There’s a lot of ore still there. Some silver is visible in thin ribbons. I’d test that limonite for Au content. I’m sure there’s some.
@7:00 Go for it, Bro. What’s the worst that could happen?
Gutta percha is a form of hard rubber
两位勇敢的探险家，竟然进入如此荒废的矿山里，没见到有可开采或有用的价值，但是发掘出你们两人的精神令人钦佩。
I must be good exploring them mines if you think about what it was like when it was running and the closed for 100 years and no one has bein down there really cool
Amazing! Love the geology in that mine.
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An amazing mine. You hit the jackpot on this one. Not boring at all and thanks for taking a close look at those intrusions. A+
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Galena AKA Jack Ore contains Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron and even gold or tungsten depending on the location of the deposit. The natural cave is not surprising at all since these deposited are found primarily in sedimentary rocks where quartz and the other minerals migrate up through the rocks strata. You are right to be cautious of entry into these mines because the soil itself can be toxic and being sedimentary rock, cave ins are a very real hazard. Nice video.
Hydrothermal stuff
I think you done a great job of discripshipion and photos, this mine is allsom wish i was in your play ground keep up the good work be safe
I saw a northern exploration crew had the other half of that tobacco pipe
The thin vein of the blue mineral at 27:16 , absolutely stunning!
That paper was wrapping for gutta percha, used extensively in mines and industry in the mid to late 19th century as a water proofing agent, often coating blasting wires so humidity and dampness wouldn’t cause a mis-fire….
The shiny metal you found could be galena. SI’m milar to lead but smooth n shiny. Found near lead.
Wow this mine has the most unique geology I’ve ever seen. Very cool thanks for spending a little time showing us. A lot of guys just blow by and never let you get a good look. Really appreciate it. Great video
سبحانه ما اعظمه وما أعظم كونه
Would totally love to reopen this mine! (^_^)/
But I’m a po bunneh, so that ain’t never hapnin. /( -_-)
Yo soy de Guanacevi Durango ,saludos !!🖐️
The little cloth tobacco pouch contained cigarette tobacco. It was usually carried in a shirt pocket with the tag hanging out. When they wanted to roll a smoke, they’d pull the pouch out by the tag.
I don’t know the mining engineering.but it is nice..GOD bless you
It’s really fun to explore historical places👍👍
Exciting explore. I’m personally fond of climbing safety gear tho.
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This is the first video I’ve posted that was filmed with my new camera! Let me know what you think of it. Personally I think it’s a big improvement, especially in regards to stability.
I still have a few videos to post that were filmed with the older one.
You had Prince Albert in a pouch
Yes please, talk more about the geology of the formations we’re looking at. It would be pretty cool to know how these minerals and things were formed!
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That roller came from Youngstown steel in Youngstown ohio was one of the biggest steel mill’s in America
I’m glad I found this channel cos I really like mine exploration. Your voice sounds like a man and the guy on the mine explores channel, well let me just say, it makes me cringe 😬!!!!!! I like your channel and I’ll be watching it now
very good quality vid, lots of petrified wood turned to stone in the segments. the chrystals is the wood sap that has petrified.
I really do not believe that they used dynamite at 200 or 300 feet the whole mine would be extremley unstable after each detination.
I think there is lots of decay of metal, wood and other materials the miners dug the sediment out of existing tunnels, those wooden bit of dynamite boxes look like they where laid there on purpose..
it would be interesting to take samples of the "rock"
Good God these videos of old mines keep me on the edge of my seat yelling at my cell phone. 😱😖
wonderful trip thru the mine. i really was impressed with the geology, so many colors. i can sum up that trip with one word….WOW!
Thank you for a wonderful tour of that mine 🙂
Soo cool I work at a mine and is so interesting very good video
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I absolutely loved this video. I really enjoyed seeing the geology in the mine. Seeing all the artifacts what cool has well. Your camera did a very good job of showing the geology. Look forward to many more like this.
Blown away that was amazing
Awesome
Thanks for sharing, keep up the geology / mineralogy lessons it helps me understand what I am looking at.
Nice video, but it would be WAY cooler if you had shots with candle and lantern light. It would be cool to see the mine as the miners would have. I doubt they had LED lamps.
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just tink about it when thay whas mining that thay dident have anynear that ligth you guys goot. tink how cloustofobik it wood be if you whas running with a smaal flame torks
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