What's Behind the Scary Gate at the Tonopah-Belmont Mine?
What's Behind the Scary Gate at the Tonopah-Belmont Mine?
Steel vehicle barriers, a concrete filled gate and bars that look like something you’d find around Count Dracula’s Castle. Why did the authorities go to such great lengths to keep people out of this mine? We go behind the gate to try and figure out why.
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On this channel we go deep… REALLY deep into abandoned tunnels and mines all throughout the western United States. We researched some of the harder to find mines and hike back into them to explore and reveal their hidden secrets. Some of these remote locations are filled with cool artifacts, antiques and unique geology that will have you guessing as to why the old prospectors worked so hard to find gold, silver and other minerals.
A&FP moves just a bit slower. We discuss why the miners chose these sites and we try to point out the geology and minerals that got them excited. Veins of quartz filled with gold and silver made many men loose sleep in the 1800’s and early 1900’s and modern prospecting still does to this very day.
Dangers? Oh yes, there are allot of dangers associated with old mines. Un-exploded dynamite, blasting caps, bad air, bats, spiders and snakes all find there home in abandoned mines, shafts and tunnels. Oh, and let’s not forget rotting timbers, flooding and collapsing rock!
We take abandoned mine exploring seriously with all the proper safety equipment, training and experience necessary to do this activity as safe as possible but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a bit of fun along the way. “Gly” and his band of crazy characters “Old Bob”, “Quackers” and “Bobbie” are sure to brighten your day with there comments and silly antics. Heck, they may even give you a chuckle or two.
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Ok, now for the ugly stuff…
*WARNING*
Abandoned mines and ruined structures have many hazards and can severely injure or even kill you. Do not attempt to copy or re-enact situations or scenarios seen in this video. Stay Out and Stay Alive.
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🤔 So, BLM put up barriers protecting passersby from being injured in mines? I didn’t know that Black Lives Matter was involved in mine safety! 😁
Idk how I ever missed this collaboration!! This is amazing thank you so much we definitely need more of these!!
Seen some videos of those beams being dry rotted, look new and fresh, but crumble like a rice cake
How do you get your massive balls into these mines? I imagine that must be difficult.
Seizure.. ?? "olfactory hallucinations" .. Be safe brother. Check with your Doc
Rappeling on a rope, rapid descent can damage the rope with heat.
I’m from Minnesota yeah it gets cold here but to us it’s nothing lol
Don’t glet your beard get caught. It has not committed any crimes. . .
can see why they closed off too deep for most
There is nothing behind those gates. That mine was stripped top to bottom by the company left. Explored numerous times. Not worth the effort of even driving there.
Don’t know about the States, but here in the Netherlands a gate like that tells you the tunnel you’re in front of is a protected bat roost.
Prohibited from entering unless you are a sanctioned, certified zoologist doing field research, WITH a permit!
Takes me a while to catch up with Frank’s fast talk..
Tonopah is NOT in Arizona, it’s in Nevada.
I had a friend drop by and he watched this explore with me and he brought up that you sound like the guy that does those TV shows Marty Stouffer’s wild America.
LMAO I’m from Mn.
Frank could you bring more rope and explore the lower apartment at the bottom of those big holes
So, back in 2005, I had bought a place there in Tonopah. Bought a quad and went exploring there at the mine shafts, before the yellow pillars had been put up and that metal grate hadn’t been installed and you could walk as far back as you wanted to. However, just beyond that metal grate to the right, there is a deep wide shaft that goes down I would assume several hundred feet. It’s really dark in there and I didn’t have a flashlight with me so I had to park the quad at the entrance of the shaft and was only able to walk in about 25 feet before there was no more light and was completely dark. You used to be able to drive right up to the opening of the shaft before the yellow poles were placed. At night you could park your vehicle facing into the shaft, turn your bright lights on into the shaft for a bit, turn them off and a butt load of bats would come flying out light crazy… LoL. Happy exploring… Oh yeah, Rumor has it there is an old small Toyota or Nissan truck at the bottom of that shaft to the right I mentioned. Don’t know if true or just urban legend… anyways…
I will try again
@19:47 you will see my name on the miners’ graffiti, actually my uncle Dave. My dad said Dave worked at the Tonapah when their father died in 56 and quit after somebody died falling down the main shaft. Miners were a superstitious lot
I can’t imagine the fit BLM would have if they drove up on you coming out of a mine like this one. I’ve had them park crossways in the road to force a confrontation, then all red faced and yelling at me when I was travelling on a designated road, doing nothing wrong. Not that I consider what you do to be doing anything ‘wrong’, but to cross the royal BLM gate would certainly get the self proclaimed public land ‘owners’ animated.
14:10 spectacular it was 😊
Thanks for the Video
Your company with Frank was great
In this mine is alot more to explore
Looking forward to see more of you both
Stay safe and healthy
Yours Frank Galetzka
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Going to the video and hitting play works a whole lot better for me since, I’m disabled I can’t get down into any mines anyway!!!
You ever go back to see what’s at the bottom of that second shaft?
Great video! Love the collaboration. Gly your voice would be amazing for a who dunnit old radio murder mystery drama. I just watched haunted honeymoon and couldn’t help think about your voice as the narrator.
I’ve watched alot of Frank’s videos. Never knew till now that you and him knew each other. Very cool 😎👍
I was in that town when i worked in Tonopah, A very cool place…
16:00 I pretty sure this mine had a fire that took the lives of 17 men around the early 1900s.
Bleach smell, meth lab, certain flowering trees like Japanese Chestnut, some pears.
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i really enjoy your shows its stunning and beautiful all of the colors
You and Frank are quite a team I just saw a video about Franks ocean rock quarry really need stuff would be hilarious is to get you Frank and Jeff Williams together and see what Insanity you could come up with
Just visited the mine today!
Y’all should do a follow up, the main entrance is now Oppen 👍🏻
Why didn’t you have the flag showing that somebody was in there?
If this is supposed to be a family channel; then why does Frank curse?
I like how hardcore they went blocking off the front entrance! The concrete on the floor so you cant go underneath was an awesome touch too!!
A Drift are formed from falling snow carried in suspension by wind or from snow eroded from the ground surface, both effects occurring at wind velocities in excess of about 8 mph. The amount of snow carried by the wind is thus dependent on snowfall, on wind velocity, and on the sweep of snowcover upwind. not a tunnel or cave.
Correct me im wrong. The tennis ball is to reduce vibration?
I love the intros explaining the general layout and system. Makes it a little easier to understand some of these crazy swiss cheesed hills and mountains.
A gas powered Stihl concrete saw with a diamond blade would make short work of those bars
The bars covering the front of the main entrance have since been cut through. Hopefully no one gets stupid and gets hurt! Great video!
You two together … I don’t know? I’m scared…
Hey that’s frank!! I watch his channel too. He’s nuts too and gets in some crazy places. How cool 😎
Love this channel. Feels like I’m watching a real show on nat geo or something.
I wish you’d get rid of your intros. They’re a waste of time. It’s youtube, not TV.
Porta ban would be useful
I think you could fit Old Bob through those bars. Haha
Ima hafta to buy a VR and watch these
And instead of guessing how much feet your down..have yall thought of marking your rope every so many feet?I etch and woodburn a ruler on the handle of my shovel’s.
It’s all good stuff…I watch 3 or vids a day. I’ll catch up soon…
Snow birds you got to love them😎