Virtual Underground Mine Tour in Silver Reef, Utah

Virtual Underground Mine Tour in Silver Reef, Utah

This tour of an 1870s-era silver mine, in the historic mining district of Silver Reef near St. George Utah, was mainly created using LIDAR technology. We took the LIDAR imagery and created a virtual walking tour of this mine pointing out things of interest along the way. The best part about this tour is that you’ll encounter none of the dangers associated with exploring an abandoned mine. Out of the dozens of historic mines around Silver Reef, this particular mine was chosen because it has all of the classic features of an underground gold or silver mine.

Primary funding to create this video was provided by the Sorenson Legacy Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Utah Humanities and the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. Video production by content-smith LLC dba BackRoadsWest.com. (http://backroadswest.com/content/ and http://backroadswest.com/)

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11 Comments

  1. T Mitchell on August 5, 2022 at 4:12 pm

    Beautiful work! Can you share what LIDAR equipment was used for for this capture?

  2. jam 168 on August 5, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    Awesome video! In my geology education, I had taken a few mining courses and really wish more people would appreciate the history of mining and respect just how much we have in our lives as a result of mining (vs. the general hate of mining). Looking forward to the next mining videos!

  3. Michael Deal on August 5, 2022 at 4:34 pm

    Very nice and informative. I liked how you explained the different parts of a mine and the terminology.

  4. jc s on August 5, 2022 at 4:34 pm

    Very cool !

  5. Frank Schlichting on August 5, 2022 at 4:37 pm

    Nice job on the video. The hype of the danger of abandoned mines is a little over the top,

  6. Dan Man on August 5, 2022 at 4:44 pm

    This is cool! Thanks!

  7. King Piglet on August 5, 2022 at 4:49 pm

    Just discovered this channel, you took me way back! I grew up in Leeds and remember even going to the Silver Reef museum for school tours.

  8. David Martin on August 5, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    Cool, we just moved to St. George area and this is great. Adventure coming.

  9. Steve Reynolds on August 5, 2022 at 5:06 pm

    Wow, that was super cool. You’re narrator seems so knowledgeable too. The explanations about the different cavities was interesting and unique.

  10. Steve Mackelprang on August 5, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    Outstanding ! Thank you for making this available.

  11. Michael Michael on August 5, 2022 at 5:11 pm

    Sweet thank you!😎👌

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