CA Mines

California's oldest gold mine | Bartell's Backroads Gold mining is a dying industry in California, but one operation has managed to stay in business. Subscribe: https://on.abc10.com/2IqeUuz Follow John on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnBartellNews Track John’s journeys: https://www.abc10.com/backroads Follow ABC10 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABC10tv/

Hunting for California Amethyst Crystals This winter we camped in the California wilderness and hunted for amethyst crystals. We found a fresh pocket of some beautiful crystal specimen, check out how we did it!

How To Find Abandoned Mines So, you want to know how to find a specific abandoned mine or abandoned mines in general? We will dive into answering that question in this video by taking you along on our search for an abandoned mine that took us two years to locate! Along the way you’ll have…

Mines Like This Aren't Supposed To Be In California The title of this video is a nod to those that say that all of the abandoned mines in Southern California have been sealed up by the government or plundered by “collectors” to the point that they are just featureless holes in the ground… They have…

Overview of the Tourmaline Mines in Pala,Ca Check out this video for a view of the tourmaline mines that offer pay-to-dig options in Pala, CA! This is a short tour we did of the mines, complete with panning and taping of the digs. These mines are open to the public and they each have their…

Opal Mountain & Rainbow Basin, near Barstow, California Some off roading near Opal Mountain and then a visit to the Rainbow Basin. It was over cast all day so some of the colors are a bit subdued.

Exploring Abandoned Mines in California's Piute Mountain Range The Piute Mountains are part of the Sequoia National Forest in Kern County, Ca. They lie between the Kern River to the west and the Mojave Desert to the east. Large scale gold mining in the Piutes began in the late 1860’s and early 1870’s but faded…

Borax Mine in Boron, CA A trip to the town on Boron, California and the open pit Borax mine.

Flooded Gold Mine Insanity in Northern California! Where do you take a person who has NEVER explored an abandoned mine before but really wants to? You take them to a flooded, abandoned gold mine, of course! Drew, who is totally new to abandoned mine exploration, joined me for a day of underground exploration and documentation…

Flooded Gold Mine Insanity in Northern California! Where do you take a person who has NEVER explored an abandoned mine before but really wants to? You take them to a flooded, abandoned gold mine, of course! Drew, who is totally new to abandoned mine exploration, joined me for a day of underground exploration and documentation…