CA Mines

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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…

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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 the Remains of a Historic Gold Mine in the Los Padres National Forest The historic Contact mine is located deep within the Los Padres National Forest. The mine was first discovered in 1897 and was worked intermittently until the 1930’s by the Harris brothers. It was probably worked on the small scale in more…

#119 Awesome mines in Jackson's bowl! We travel up to some remote mines, find some great back country cabins and fly over some awesome scenery. The Jackson claims lie just northeast of the Slocan silver camp which is centered near the town of Sandon, 7 km to the southwest (Cairnes, 1934; Hedley, 1952). Veins of…

Two Abandoned Mines in Acton, Ca Los Angeles County Mines #14: In this video I explore two abandoned mines in Acton, California. I do not know the names or history of either of these two mines, but they were most likely gold mines. The first mine consisted of a large open cut with a short…

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…

Exploring Gem Hill in Rosamond California

SALT MINES Guerrero Negro Baja California Mexico 09 Alfonso Jimenez Welcome to the largest and nicest WORLD Salt mines, THIS PLACE IS A WORLD TREASURE, MEXICO’S PRIDE, This Salt is Industrial, VERY IMPORTANT ELEMENT BECAUSE OF IT’S PURITY, A BASIC ELEMENT FOR A LOT OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND PARTS PRODUCTION, NOT FOR…