Temple Mountain…Old Uranium Mine District

Temple Mountain…Old Uranium Mine District

Temple Mountain is an old uranium mining district near Goblin Valley, Utah in the San Rafael Swell area. It’s one of my favorite places to explore in the area and look for radioactive rocks. The area has miles of old mining trails that are perfect for off-road exploring and camping. All of the mines in the area are sealed up or gated. Most of the mines are abandoned and offer an interesting look into the areas past.

If you are looking for some uranium ore check out uraniumstore.com

Camera used: Sony A7S3
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Lens used: Sony 16-35mm f2.8
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Drone used: DJI Air 2S
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Music is from Musicbed
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#Utah #uranium #radioactive #hiking

50 Comments

  1. T Stahler on January 21, 2023 at 2:42 am

    Apparently things didn’t end well for the last iteration of humanity. All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.

  2. George Kafantaris on January 21, 2023 at 2:44 am

    Prety sure uve answered this a thousand times,but could u tell me the make and model of ur uv flashlight?

  3. Blacksmith Cowboy on January 21, 2023 at 2:47 am

    Pretty familiar with the area in your video. My Father & Grandfather both mined uranium, the later mined in canyons that are now the bottom of Lake Powell.

  4. Viv on January 21, 2023 at 2:47 am

    This should definitely have more views… Stupid algorithm

  5. da mad dog on January 21, 2023 at 2:47 am

    Question, do you glow in the dark??????

  6. Charles Chidsey on January 21, 2023 at 2:49 am

    Great drone footage and videography in general. The montage of camera angles capturing your hike up to the mine entrance was quite professional. Keep up the great work! All success to you in 2023 and beyond.

  7. Luca Martini on January 21, 2023 at 2:50 am

    What a place!

  8. Sinky on January 21, 2023 at 2:51 am

    I was hoping you’d drop a rock down that mine shaft.

  9. Ben Krevatin on January 21, 2023 at 2:53 am

    I work in a uranium mine in south Australia using a different way then a conventional mine, we use a leaching process wish you could come out and document how we do it, it is a mind blowing way from drilling to sucking to refining it and packing it.

  10. Ghost Senshi on January 21, 2023 at 2:54 am

    I kept noticing the hot pixels while you talked by the truck at night, was that just your camera or actual radiation hitting the pixels!?

  11. Paul Vichroski on January 21, 2023 at 2:55 am

    This was Great from Start to finish!!! What is the name of the music that starts at the 11:30 mark of the video?

  12. Joe Murphy on January 21, 2023 at 2:56 am

    Very interesting!

  13. Broguns24 on January 21, 2023 at 2:57 am

    9:04 I’m distracted by a blinking white dot in the sky

  14. Lyfz Good Garage & Kitchen on January 21, 2023 at 2:58 am

    One of the coolest things I’ve ever watched thank you sir

  15. southern scientist on January 21, 2023 at 3:00 am

    Absolutely stunning man…this place, earth, is so beautiful. I find myself at a loss for words. Ty for putting this together πŸ™πŸ»

  16. Tony on January 21, 2023 at 3:00 am

    Great video chief. I explored a couple of the mines in buckhorn wash before they shut down. I’m going to check out more of the swell come spring

  17. Venator Class on January 21, 2023 at 3:01 am

    Iran should be next

    Them and their nuclear program

  18. Rich Bund on January 21, 2023 at 3:02 am

    I’ve taken notes on the different places you have visited and wish to make trips to these places to camp and ride around the trails with quads or side by sides. Thanks

  19. dedsert on January 21, 2023 at 3:03 am

    "no way into these mines"
    bro, angle grinder.

  20. Chris Daniel on January 21, 2023 at 3:03 am

    It would’ve been cool if you dropped a GoPro with a flashlight pointed in the same direction as the lens was filming down that mineshaft on a fishing line to see what was beneath the earth

  21. Brute Claw on January 21, 2023 at 3:05 am

    Great video on the area. Growing up my parents would take us out in that area just about every weekend. And we were able to explore that 1st portal you looked at. There was not even a gate back then. And we found a lot of interesting things to look at. I don’t know if it was that portal or one of the other ones in that area (Been over 30 years at this point). But we found a blast pattern still loaded and ready to fire. Needless to say, we got out of there as fast as we could.

    Also while in the Temple Mountain area we found some nice specimens of petrified wood that we decided to take home with us. And by setting a 35mm camera on top of the samples, we discovered that they were radioactive samples. Those ended up outside in the front garden after that.

  22. John Marks on January 21, 2023 at 3:06 am

    Have you read up on The Nuclear Boyscout?

  23. Jim Nichols on January 21, 2023 at 3:07 am

    bottom midframe @11:34 there is a purple glowing circle highlighted in the UV light, is it a survey pin wonder?
    And late to the party as always but I want to thank you for the videos and the time it takes to create them.

  24. Rich Nakatsu on January 21, 2023 at 3:09 am

    I really enjoyed your video! Learned a lot!

  25. 𓆏 on January 21, 2023 at 3:09 am

    Radioactive drew what? What did it draw?

  26. Aether togoddy on January 21, 2023 at 3:12 am

    dude you need to dial down the audio on the beeping holy crap

  27. Dennis Dowhy on January 21, 2023 at 3:13 am

    How is it you are not growing a third eye or dead from poisoning when walking right up to radioactive deposits at 140k rads/sec?

  28. Paul Wright on January 21, 2023 at 3:14 am

    Well done, this is terrific content, 10/10 πŸ‘Œ

  29. peter joyce on January 21, 2023 at 3:16 am

    Cut down on the useless time lapse & drone shots, 3 and half minutes worth from @11:47 alone. In a 20 min vid thats ridiculous.

  30. Shortwave Hiker on January 21, 2023 at 3:17 am

    What kind of camera was used to film this? The nighttime looks great on video

  31. Tim L on January 21, 2023 at 3:18 am

    Awesome video ! We camp there every so often. Never thought about bringing a black light. Beautiful pictures. Back 30 years ago me and my sons used to go in some mines near Mercur. Brought out some very nice stalactites !

  32. Melon Lord on January 21, 2023 at 3:18 am

    So is this where radioactive stuff glows green β€œmyth” comes from?

  33. bmay81 on January 21, 2023 at 3:19 am

    I have the Uranium Fever song stuck in my head from this πŸ˜‚

  34. alopam on January 21, 2023 at 3:19 am

    If there was ever a video worth 2 likes (or 100x likes), this is it!

  35. Coty Hoepfner on January 21, 2023 at 3:19 am

    is this by green river?

  36. Will K. on January 21, 2023 at 3:19 am

    Dude if this video doesn’t deserve a "like" idk what does…cool stuff, thanks for showing us around.

  37. Mas Tluob on January 21, 2023 at 3:27 am

    A bit too theatrical for me

  38. Jack Stoltz on January 21, 2023 at 3:28 am

    I wonder how many unknowing hikers spent a might sleeping in a radioactive mine

  39. kh40yr on January 21, 2023 at 3:28 am

    The true origin of that incredible bomb. The dirt of Mother Earth

  40. Chris Larson on January 21, 2023 at 3:31 am

    My guess to the layer with uranium and fossils: huge flood

  41. Jimbo Slice on January 21, 2023 at 3:33 am

    U were smart not walking on those wood planks. An injury sustained in such a desolate unforgiving place could cost some1s life.

  42. Will C on January 21, 2023 at 3:34 am

    Drew–As much as I loved the photography and the subject (former Navy nuke), I seriously enjoyed the soundtrack you employed for this work. Is this something available out there for purchase?

  43. Nitul Das on January 21, 2023 at 3:36 am

    Temples, uranium deposits and biiigg doors…. πŸ˜†πŸ˜‚πŸ‘πŸΌ isn’t that suppose to be a secret

  44. Tan Man on January 21, 2023 at 3:37 am

    you got a dose for this vid

  45. RHEC 1776 on January 21, 2023 at 3:37 am

    That’s super cool

  46. shane mcdaniel on January 21, 2023 at 3:38 am

    I did learn and enjoy this documentary, however the sad music was annoying i had constantly mute it.

  47. the pope on January 21, 2023 at 3:39 am

    I was watching this and couldn’t help but notice white dots appearing on screen, starting at 7:35. is this perhaps gamma rays hitting the camera lens? Though unlikely it is my hypothesis.

  48. Nathan Wilson on January 21, 2023 at 3:40 am

    How long was the mine in operation? With all the old wood structures, makes it seem much older than I would have figured uranium would have been sought.

  49. Brandon Wilson on January 21, 2023 at 3:40 am

    Wonderful video and you have my heart aching to get back home to the desert. Please, I have to know, what type of camera were you using?

  50. Krav Stema on January 21, 2023 at 3:41 am

    Speak Friend and enter

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