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 at one time. The shaft is caved at the 3 Level.

In the mine, we find four ore cars, one air hoist, a slusher, many old dynamite boxes, hand tools, ore chutes, air tanks and more! This was mine was truly left and forgotten. Nearly everything is in place and intact.

It is not everyday that we come across a mine with this much left inside. Because of this, the location and true name of this mine will be kept strictly confidential. Any comments indicating the mine’s location will be deleted.

Thank you for watching!

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50 Comments

  1. MineLife MT on November 22, 2021 at 10:12 am

    So glad you enjoyed one of our favorite places!! Those wooden cars have trammed some serious high grade 😉

  2. Tropicals on November 22, 2021 at 10:15 am

    hey

  3. Oldpolcat on November 22, 2021 at 10:15 am

    Truly left and forgotten indeed. The first ore cart was riveted construction making it’s age somewhere around the 1920’s. Very nice find. ;- )

  4. Steve Tabor on November 22, 2021 at 10:17 am

    Just subscribed love this stuff so cool the history etc great videos an stills as always be safe

  5. ronnie cardy on November 22, 2021 at 10:19 am

    Wow what a strange mine

  6. RealmzOfDarkness on November 22, 2021 at 10:21 am

    see any wendigos or reptilians?

  7. Just a person on November 22, 2021 at 10:22 am

    Cool ore cart!!!!

  8. JohnnyD RC on November 22, 2021 at 10:23 am

    Great video, Great photos, I have been watching your videos and Justin’s for about a year now and enjoy them everytime.

  9. Yeshua Ja on November 22, 2021 at 10:23 am

    I can smell the mold form this mine.

  10. Dirk Diggler on November 22, 2021 at 10:24 am

    Stills were incredible, the sketch of the mine layout very professional, people are talking about your videos alot on other popular mine doc. channels. Thank you for preserving our history that the Burro of Land mismanagement seeks to destroy.
    That slasher cleaned up and working in a museum would be awesome.

  11. Natures HandMade on November 22, 2021 at 10:25 am

    5:40 You broad that mine alive again!👍❤

  12. SittingMoose Shaman on November 22, 2021 at 10:26 am

    … heh, heh, they got past FDR’s mine closure order
    – the War effort _needed_ lead for the obvious reasons…however, the silver was most useful for making the silver alloy used in high-current electric-switch contactors used by both heavy industry and in military equipment…also, to help bolster the strategic precious-metals reserve. War _is_ hell…however, it is an economic device too…
    Note the wood carts…iron was more useful elsewhere (tanks). The wood carts threw my hypothesis as concerning the mine’s _age_ way-yy off. Yet, the place must have been rather humid throughout in order to get the apparent level of collapse we are observing…
    _Mum’s da woid!_ It is _always_ good to keep the portal locations _secret._ If an explorer _is_ worthy of his/her urbex/rurbex ropes…they’ll find it – and _keep_ the secrecy.
    Great vid, thanx.

  13. Blake Graham on November 22, 2021 at 10:27 am

    It’s a shame you explore most but not ALL of every tunnel. I can’t count the times I’ve seen the ‘face’ of the mine only to find it takes a hard 90 degree turn….you have to actually go to the END man. What a tease

  14. austria film on November 22, 2021 at 10:28 am

    interessanter Kanal, hab gerade ABONNIERT – bitte besuche mich auch
    mal auf meinem Kanal, über ein ABO würde ich mich freuen – liebe Grüße
    aus der Krupp-Stadt Berndorf/Austria sendet Dietmar Holzinger

  15. Rob Dedrick on November 22, 2021 at 10:29 am

    Did you test the Grease Caps ?

  16. Katy North on November 22, 2021 at 10:29 am

    Great video so many awesome stills. Amazing work.

  17. TOM2RN on November 22, 2021 at 10:29 am

    At around 6:30 the metal rod to the left of the ladder looks like a star drill. Hit it with the hammer and twist.

  18. Zachary Ellinger on November 22, 2021 at 10:30 am

    Do you know who’s added the survey flagging we see in many of your videos and what it’s purpose is? I assume it marks branches already explored but not sure. Great videos, thank you.

  19. Fleotus Bing on November 22, 2021 at 10:31 am

    Very cool! Your "still" shots @ 5:00 were fantastic!

  20. MickeSamurai on November 22, 2021 at 10:32 am

    Interesting video! Nice with all this things and stuff inside the mine, and the ore cart!! thumbs up for that. Thanks for sharing this.

  21. Cracker Tracker on November 22, 2021 at 10:33 am

    I really like the still photographs you included in your videos, really great color and quality. They make your videos unique and interesting.

  22. yellowboy1866 on November 22, 2021 at 10:35 am

    Another great tour thanks for dragging us along, also thanks for crawling through the low tunnels for your fans.

  23. Mike Hunt on November 22, 2021 at 10:36 am

    Wow, was that place mined by midgets? Seriously.

  24. Giulio M on November 22, 2021 at 10:37 am

    Looks like a real time capsule.
    Looks dry, but it must get a fair amount of moisture.

  25. nnnnnnnnnick on November 22, 2021 at 10:38 am

    Awesome video. I was just up in Kernville. Went up to an adit that was sealed shut 😢are there any open adits around the area that aren’t top secret you could point me towards? Thanks.

  26. Trevor Lykstad on November 22, 2021 at 10:38 am

    This mine has all the coolest artifacts.

  27. Doug De Young on November 22, 2021 at 10:40 am

    I’m so happy you pushed the cart around. Awesome to hear what it sounded like.

  28. Ken on November 22, 2021 at 10:42 am

    Excellent video, I love the style you have of caving. Hope to see more.

  29. Ginger Bread on November 22, 2021 at 10:42 am

    Wow that hoist is really cool. Very good mine & goodies to see. Thank you

  30. Doc McCoy on November 22, 2021 at 10:44 am

    Nice explore guys. Ore carts, hoist, some nice artifacts. Be safe

  31. 62%Kevin on November 22, 2021 at 10:48 am

    Thanks!

  32. Alvin Osullivan on November 22, 2021 at 10:49 am

    Cool mine!
    Really nice seeing all those bits of machinery,ore carts,etc!
    Great still shots as well!
    Thanks for the share!

  33. Mines of the West on November 22, 2021 at 10:52 am

    Hey all, thanks for watching! What was your favorite artifact shown in the video?

  34. CaligoldBob on November 22, 2021 at 10:52 am

    I’m guessing this is in Nevada because of it being a silver and lead mine. I know of another mine called Hidden Treasure in California. Claim owner lives there and doesn’t like visitors. We have a placer claim in the area. It is public land, free and clear to hike, fish, swim, and camp. Take our gold and you will face a gun or a federal judge. Don’t get me started with claim jumpers.

  35. David Micheletti on November 22, 2021 at 10:52 am

    I like your maps and General lay out of mine working. A geologic history would be a real plus if you had any knowledge of that. In addition I enjoy seeing formations within the mine too.
    Well done.

  36. worldtraveler on November 22, 2021 at 10:53 am

    I love the sound an ore cart makes rolling along!

  37. Mountain Mike on November 22, 2021 at 10:54 am

    Love the channel man. I plan on doing similar things in the very near future with my own Ghost Towns series.

  38. Michael Adams on November 22, 2021 at 10:55 am

    Playlists please

  39. TJ Rubicon on November 22, 2021 at 10:55 am

    Thanks for the stills.

  40. Caio Mathias Fernandes on November 22, 2021 at 10:56 am

    Sempre quis ver uma mina abandonada com esse carrinho massa 😎

  41. Geiger Mouse on November 22, 2021 at 10:56 am

    Good stuff and excellent photography as usual.

  42. Nathan Ek on November 22, 2021 at 10:57 am

    The air winch was in mint condition compared to a lot of things you see in these type of videos.
    Great photography!

  43. Stefan Eisenring on November 22, 2021 at 11:00 am

    Nice! Thank you

  44. David Hubert on November 22, 2021 at 11:00 am

    Thats like a rockhounds dream lol would of been great if you found a pocket of the turquoise colored smithsonites from there!! But awesome video either way 😊

  45. Chris J on November 22, 2021 at 11:04 am

    The stills at 9:30 are the best yet! You can almost imagine what it might have been like in operation.

  46. Joshua Sutherland on November 22, 2021 at 11:06 am

    How short were the drifts at 21:20? You sound like you’re really hunched over when going through them.

  47. J T on November 22, 2021 at 11:06 am

    Those stillphotos is so sweet!

  48. Halina Gwozdz on November 22, 2021 at 11:07 am

    – Oh man, that map graphic was sweet!
    – Cart still moves….CART STILL MOVES!

  49. painedinks on November 22, 2021 at 11:11 am

    Did you do this one by yourself? I didnt see TVR hiding out anywhere lol. I know you always take stills of a bunch of stuff but for some reason a few of these still shots were absolutely phenomenal! Another great video, thanks for sharing it with us👍

  50. Chris Arnold on November 22, 2021 at 11:11 am

    great place indeed

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