Going Underground At This Abandoned Nevada Copper Mine - Spectacular Minerals - Natural Timbers ⛏️
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- čas přidán 22. 09. 2022
- Once again we go underground to explore an abandoned copper mine in Nevada. The minerals in this mine are truly spectacular. The vivid colors of the veins were present throughout the whole mine. Many of the timbers were of the natural hand hewn type and were supporting some very unstable and heavily stressed areas of the mine. We found a lot of chutes going down from the main level we were on and attempted to access the lower haulage level to see what was there. We hope you enjoy the video and please leave a comment if you'd like.
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Wow! Great stuff!
Thank you very much, Rob. That's very generous of you! Glad that you liked the explore.👌😊
Julie and I are out exploring for most of the day, but please leave us a comment and we will reply later this evening.
12:43 That’s interesting, never have seen that one before. Makes me think that maybe seismic activity is responsible for that.
@@VegasCyclingFreak That’s possible. The workings below could be the cause, too. Thanks for the comment, VCF! 👍👍
Oh, you guys do rope too? I just subbed. I was hoping you did.
Hey, T&J! I remember my Dad drinking Burgermeister in the 50’s. They called them Burgies. Lotsa timber in that mine. I love the workmanship. That sunken floor, wow! Thanks for doing all the work so we have these great vids to watch. Take care and be safe..
Hey Ralph, Thanks for sharing the memory of your dad drinking the Burgermeister. Definitely some nice timbering here. The sunken floor is a bit scary. Thanks for commenting. RA
alpha! 👍👍
Loved the episode, especially all of the Azurite, copper and quarts it's so beautiful, thank you both for exploring this mine it was well worth it, the beer can was pretty neat also, looking forward to your next episode you two are the Best :)
Glad that you enjoyed the explore with all the minerals. The colors are always good to see. Thanks for watching and commenting, Rick! 👍👍
another fun explore ....those manways are common for cut and fill ..... they build them up as the advance the stope and dump the waste rock around them so they are only removing ore ..... the floor was sinking because it was all cut and fill that was settling from the water exposure ...beautiful silicates of Copper.....keep'em coming and you two be safe out there
Well well! Of all the mines in all south-cal-nava, it's me old... mucker Jeff.
@@johncampbell2979 cool beans
Thanks for the comment, Jeff. I've haven't seen the sinking like that very often. Those copper bearing minerals are really cool to see. I still haven't watched your last video about the sutro tunnel. I'm way behind. 👌👍
I always have a sense of relief when I see a new video, It means you made it out OK again.
You're not the first person to say that. I think it sometimes looks scarier in the video than in real life. Thanks again, Mick!
That little road turned into a donkey trail, wow! Crazy workings you both explored, looks like the mining really weakened everything. Seems like the really low area after the stol hopping section was backfill / waste rock / ground fall. The way things settled down away from the back, I was hoping you weren't on a false floor. I realize they wouldn't brace the back on a false floor, but still
Phenomenal colors inside!!!
Have fun, be safe you crazy kids👍👍
That wasn't much of a road in. That whole mine is a bit unstable and moving around. Glad that you liked the colors and thanks for commenting. Mark! 👍👌
I swear those colors look like an Impressionist painting! The road in there looked like fun (Jeeper from way back). When you said "powder room", Tom, all I could think about was "is there a toilet in there?" Cool mine!
The colors are crazy here. The road was a fun one. That's funny about the powder room because as soon as I said it I thought the same thing as you did. Thanks for the comment, Lesley! 👍👌
Another good job , thanks for letting us come along. I really liked the blue colors , the mine was pretty bad in places. Watching y'all going down that wild road was something else. Y'all take care and stay safe God bless.
Hi Jimmy, those copper minerals are fun to see. It's not the most stable mine around. That narrow road was fun. Thanks for the comment and blessing. Hope things are going well for you. 🙏👍👍
Amazing colors. Always enjoy your exploring. Thanks for taking us along. We don't have these places in Indiana. Stay safe
Yes, the copper bearing minerals are really cool. Glad that you liked the explore, Michael. Thanks for commenting! 👍👍
I new I just found this site I love it. Tom I enjoy you tell us what we looking at . How did you find a young woman to go into a mine? Julie it good to see you going in the mines hard to believed but my hat off to you. I am so gald i found your channel. I was a rock hound when I was younger for about 10 years in mountain NC. Keep make your videos they are great.
Thanks for the nice comment, Aaron. Julie and I have been together a long time, over 30 years, and we just gradually started mine exploring. Glad that you are enjoying our videos! I 👍👍
Hello Julie and Tom. I looked up Burgermeister Bear, looks like is was made between 1956 to 1971 by 3 or 4 different owners. According to Google. Since that was opened by a can opener my bet is it's an order one. Pop Tops according to Google started in 1962. So that can might be about 65-70 years old. That road you drove in on seemed pretty thin, I bet those outside tires were pretty close to the edge. Nice mine with interesting minerals. Great video. Take care.
Hello Stephen, thanks for your input on the beer can. I've never had one of those. The can did look pretty old. That road was narrow, we slid out on the rear wheels a little on the way down. Glad that you liked the mine and thanks for commenting!👍👌
Again an amazing mine. At some places dangerous because of mountain stress. Thanks for the interesting video.
Greetings from Germany.
Thanks for watching and commenting from Germany! Yes, a bit dangerous and not the most stable mine.
Very beautiful minerals!
Strange how that one area sank.
Fun stuff.
Thanks Julie and Tom!
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Glad that you liked it, George! That whole mine is unstable. Thanks for the comment 👍 😀 👍
I absolutely love exploring new areas. I found copper workings in reno near peavine mountain. The portal was well hidden, i accidentally stumbled across it. The shaft is only 20 or so feet, but the working face is heavily mineralized. I collected some juicy looking samples, but haven't crushed them yet... the history of this mining district says that gold and silver were recovered as secondary metals.
Many times mineral veins have multiple metals present. Gold, silver, copper, lead, tungsten, zinc are all common to see in different combinations. The one that surprised me was that some talc deposits have gold in them. Thanks for the comment, and happy prospecting!👌💰
driving a tough road in and Julie stayed in the Jeep 🙃, a drone shot of the open pit on top might have put some icing on the shots ??
Haha, I didn't slow down enough for her to bail out. Drone shots are cool but it's one more piece of equipment to deal with. We usually have our hands full with climbing gear. Thanks for watching and commenting, Bill! 👍👍
Looks like one of those mines that it would be good to bring along the Aflac Duck, ha ha. Always enjoy your videos and stay safe out there Tom and Julie.
Ha,ha good idea! They'd probably drop us and cancel our policy. Thanks for watching, RK. 👍👌
another GO morning thanks you too
You're welcome, thanks for commenting, Micharl!
All your videos are great, as are your presentation and positive attitudes.
Thanks, tm! We appreciate you watching and commenting. 👍👌
Hi guys really love the content. Such a quiet and visually satisfying time watching you doing your thing. In a world gone mad it's so nice to just sit back and have a glass of wine and get lost in your travels. Thank you. From John in Cape Town.
Thanks for the nice comment, John. Glad that you are enjoying our videos and having a glass of wine. Hope all is well for you in Cape Town. 👍👍🍷😊
@@TomandJulieMineExploring thanks all is well for now thank you. Keep on keepin on...
I don't know about your mine slogan...lol. The beer can said it was made early 1960s. I don't remember it. Very beautiful mine. Thanks
I suppose the slogan could be misconstrued. People have commented that the beer brand was produced between the mid 50's and mid 70's. Glad that you enjoyed seeing the mine, David! 👌 👍
Thank you Tom and Julie. Wow what a great explore. I hope Julie got her burger meister beer 🍺 or close to it lol. Cool can I’ve heard of that kind. Lots of nice colors in that Copper mine. And lots of timbers. It didn’t look too stable though in some spots. The road looked like a mule path. Looked pretty narrow dang. Sorry I just got a chance to watch last weeks and this video. O. And here’s Julie’s martini from last video. 🍸 stay safe out there God bless ya. Had to go see an orthopedic surgeon not sure yet what’s going on with my knee. Keep up the great work and I’ll buy us around. 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍺🍺🍺
Oh boy, we sure hope they can figure out what's going on with your knee. It's no fun having physical issues.
Julie thanks you for the martini. Lol.
Thanks for the nice comment and glad that you enjoyed the mine and the explore, David! 🍺 🍺 🍻 👍 👊 👌
Thanks for another great video!
You're welcome, Brian and thanks for commenting! 👍👍
Nice job.
Thank you!👍😁
Great video. Thanks 🙏
Thanks, Jeff! 👍 👌
Another amazing Mine. Thank you Julie and Tom. Great work!!!
You're welcome, John. Thanks for the comment!
Another great video ....... thanks guys!
You bet, Henry. Glad that you liked it! 👍
I have to really give you guys credit, you’re extremely brave,both of you and you’re also very technically skilled with your repelling. It’s also amazing how many mines you find to explore. Thanks for your videos
You're welcome, Ernie. Thanks for the nice comment. We work hard to find interesting mines to explore and make videos of. We've also worked hard on our rope skills since you can't afford any mistakes. 👍😁
Beautiful 😍 mine !
Glad that you enjoyed it, Sunshine! 🌞👍
Very colorful mine! Thanks very much.
Yes, beautiful minerals in this one. Thanks for commenting, Ed!👌👍
That was a fun one. Thanks for sharing .
You're welcome, thanks for watching, Pethoviejo! We appreciate it!
Love your work
Thank you very much!👍👍
Thanks! I really enjoyed this one. The ride in also! Have a great weekend! Regards from Ody Slim
Thanks, Ody. Hope you have a great weekend! 👍 👍👌
Really liked the mine you explored..awesome!
Thanks, Walt. Glad that you liked it! 👍👍
That was a great mine to look at , lots of color and wood pilings . At the beggining at 1.45 min. you show Julie without a hat , I think thats the first time . Thanks for the video , Tony from Wilsonville .
You haven't seen Julie without a hat? I guess I've never thought about it. Glad that you liked the colors and also the timbers. Thanks for watching and commenting, Tony! 👍👍
great views of the valley!
Glad that you liked them! 👍👌
what a drive up the hill! sure is a jumble in there wow/ awesome colors. a lot of timbers, whole roof in some places/ wild! great tour and always fun to see explosives boxes, good stuff thanks for taking us with you
Hey Thorn, yes quite a drive in to this one. Copper mines are usually very colorful and this one didn’t disappoint. Glad that you liked the tour and thanks for commenting! 👍 👌
So much color!!!
Pretty cool colors. Thanks for watching, Tanya! 👍👍
Awesome stoped room and timbers in that mine. Also love the burgermeister! Cheers, Tom & Julie!
It's a pretty cool mine to see. Stopes, timbers, chutes, manways colors. Thanks for commenting! 👌👍
Everytime I see timbering or stalls, cribbing etc I get reminded of my early days as a rookie greenhand and helping do timber sets I was using wedges to 'firm' up the set and remember my teacher saying just 'tap-it' not to tight! The art of cribbing and timbering is highly underrated. 🎉
There is no doubt of the skill and craftsmanship of the miners who set the timbers in these old mines. I especially like when the unmilled natural timbers were used. That must have been another level of skill. Thanks for the comment!👍😄
Looking at the timbers, they look fairly fresh. Not aged, rotted or darkened. That mine must be the perfect environment for wood presentation.
Hey Lars, good to hear from you. In a lot of the dry mines we see the wood is in great condition. Hope your mine is in good shape!👍👌
We had a heavy rain come through and closed up the Manzanita mine. I been digging it out. Probably will take several months and beers to get it cleaned up.
Oh boy, too bad. That must have been one heck of a storm system.
It was only 1 inch in about an hour on 2 consecutive days. 2 inches total. The ground being so dry, could not absorb it all so it became a mud flow. I started digging out the mine after the first rain to find my work filled back in the next day. Bummer.
SUPER EXCITING EXPLORE! CHEERS from IDAHO!
Hi JD. Glad that you enjoyed the explore. We had fun, too. Thanks for watching from Idaho!👍😊
Nice little off-road trail.
It really is a nice little off-road adventure. Good mine exploring, too. Thanks for watching!👍😄
Very amazing and beautiful views once again and inside that mine looked awesome
Beautiful views both outside and inside the mine. Glad that you enjoyed it, John!👍
@@TomandJulieMineExploring I like all your videos they are awesome and I agree it was beautiful views inside as well 👍👍
Hi, Tom and Julie what a great little mine that was very colorful with all the copper sulfides thanks for showing us this interesting place, take care out there.
Thanks, Keith. Glad that you enjoyed the mine and thanks for commenting!👍
I also like the fact that you have a stocked jeep with stocked tires and able to go anywhere!
The Jeep does pretty good. It's a mostly stock 4 banger minus the track bars and sway bar. Tires are shredded from the sharp rocks where we always seem to end up. Thanks again!
@ 8:31 Such quality timber work! Seems legit to me.
A lot has shifted in this unstable mine. It's common to see this. Thanks for watching, Ryan!👍
Nice clean looking timber, bright and fresh, looking up that chute reminds me of Carlyle when we were looking up into them.
I like how the old natural timbers look, too. They could be used in a nice log home. Thanks for watching, Ken! 👍 👍
Beautiful mineralization. Lots of stress on the timbering. Those manways looked like they were constructed, just yesterday. Sweet mine explore!
Yes, the copper bearing minerals are beautiful to see. It's a very unstable mine for sure. It's always amazing to see how well preserved the wood is in these dry mines. Thanks for commenting, Kris! 👍 👌
The road coming in was definitely pretty sketchy, but worth the risk. Beautiful colours in this one, copper mines are always nice to explore. Unfortunately this mine won’t be around to much longer so thank you for sharing it with us. Take care guys and stay safe.
We slid out a bit on the way down that road. Good thing we didn't roll. The minerals in the copper mines of this area are really cool to see. This one probably will cave at some point. Thanks for the comment and we hope you two are doing well!
You just gotta love a classic copper mine. The colors always amaze me. I'm in partners with a guy south of me and we have a copper mine. Eighty-five feet incline and hit a cross cut vein, solid blue. A few years back we pulled a shoe box full of blue druisy out. Pure copper silicate. Blue quartz like. We got $35,000 for that little box. Was good and bad. Good for the money, bad cause we haven't seen anymore since. I do remember dropping a few pieces while chipping them out but the bottom is like 8" deep in cactus. Little high graders. Thought about diesel and a torch. No timbers. POOF!! Get rid of them varmints! Haha🙂Great explore! Thanks again. Been a while since i've seen that brand of beer.
We always enjoy exploring copper mines. Wow, I didn't know that could be so valuable for a small box of copper silicate. I wonder if there was a bucket hanging on that nail at the high grade sign just for that. Thanks for the great comment and information, Richard! 👍
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Me too
Beautiful colors! Burgermeister was brewed from the mid- to late 30s until somewhere around 1970. Love your videos!
Thanks for your input on the beer can. Glad that you liked the colors, we do too. Thanks for commenting!👍👍
Big John Silver F150 Ford nice to meet you in New York Canyon
Hey John and Stacy, very nice to meet you. Hope you have fun up there! 👍⛏️
What a hole! it goes every where, everywhere. I have to say Tom and Julie, that I would be very nervous under those broken beams and collapsed ceilings.
Hi Mick, it does have some personality all right. Things are moving some causing the broken timbers. Thanks for the comment!👍👍
Hello Tom and Julie, Thanks for the shot of that rail! Looks to be in great condition, little used. Like to have a bunch of that.
That mine was flat out dangerous.
Hi David, glad that you enjoyed the rail shot. I will begin getting some measurements when possible. I have enjoyed greatly the info you sent on rail and mine cars etc. Thanks for the comment! 👍 👍
I really like this mine! There's a bit of everything. Nice colors as well. It's a shame so much isn't accessible. It looks like it was a good size mine. More than once on the way in I kept asking myself "Where's the road"? Your Jeep is the best for what you are doing! It keeps going and going. Thanks for another interesting explore Tom and Julie!
Yes, lots to see in this mine especially the colors. The Jeep is still running great. Glad that you enjoyed the video and thanks for commenting, William!👍👌
This is a spectacular mine! Ore still left behind, probably a mine abandoned due to war efforts. Love those beautiful blues and rusty rocks!! Happy trails Tom and Julie! Stay safe out there!!⛰⛏
It is a beautiful area for minerals. Glad that you can appreciate it. Thanks for the nice comment! 👍👍⛏️
@@TomandJulieMineExploring always!! You guys are the highlight of my weekend when I can’t get out and explore myself. Winter is creeping up fast here in Montana and I’ve only got a few more days to explore before the winters icy edge cuts into my favorite past time. Next year will be epic on my end, hope yours is too⛰⛏ happy trails
@@miningwithmontanajosh694 We know all about winter. We both spent most of our lives in Minnesota. Good luck exploring!
very nice and i give both of you an A for he day
Thanks for the good grades, Jerry. We'll take it! 😄👍
Loved it! Wow you guys had an obstacle course on this one. My guess is there isn't a giant safety net or mattress below to catch your fall!! Thanks as always!!
It was kind of an obstacle course wasn't it. Haha, no safety nets here. Glad that you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting, Erik!👍👍
0:47 I learned to drive on roads like that, imagine being a 14 year old boy in a flatbed ford loaded to the hilt with hay on a lil back road like that, I kid ya not at times it was so scary you just wanted to bail! I gotta hand it to you two you always bring back good memories to this old fart! Thanks
Man that Checkerboard Portal sure looked Spooky
YIKES! 12:30 Backfilled False Floor, that's why it is sinking.
Glad that we could stir up some memories for you. This whole mine is unstable and may be ready to cave in a lot of pkaces. Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍 👌
Very interesting video. You always think about the roof falling in on you but you never think about the floor dropping. That was really different to see the floor had dropped that far. And what is a strong box? I do not know where you get the courage to walk across some of those sketchy looking beams. You guys are crazy LOL. You guys be safe out there love the video.
When the lower workings are unstable it can affect the drift above it which might be what happened here. This whole mine is pretty unstable. We see those strong boxes often in the old mines. They might have been used for primers or smaller amounts of dynamite before it got used. It probably looked worse than it was walking on those timbers. Thanks for the comment and hope all is well! 👍 👊
Scary place 👀 you both are brave and I support to your channel I have become addicted to your video's ☺️ can't stop watching
Thanks for watching and for your support, Jason. We're happy that you like our videos!
@@TomandJulieMineExploring 🥰
Great exploration; thanks for posting. The only time I broke out in a sweat was when both of you were standing on a board crossing a drop off at the same time, and not moving. Dead weight on old boards with nothing under them is a bad combination - lol. I used to always carry a red laser (to see the bottom or distant wall) and a green laser because you can see the entire beam. I also had a $19 UV flashlight from Harbor Freight. My old 2 Frequency UV light is too bulky and unreliable now so you may miss some minerals with the cheap one.
Glad that you enjoyed it. We don't carry any lasers, but do carry a UV. Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍
Driving on that “road “ made me pull my elbows in lol🫣
The Jeep got a little miner's pinstriping on this one. Thanks, Daniel!👍👍
Burgie!!!!!
Haha, we saw another one today in a different mine. Thanks for commenting!
Hello Tom Hello Julie
I love coppermines they are very colourfull and the blue coppersulfat looks amazing.
On your way to the mine the noises that come from the floor of your Jeep noone will hear that bangig and Scratching .
Your Pool jeep got very hard use.
Dont overdo it .
Is it possible thar the mine was closed and reopened again .
Some timbers looked as they were much younger than the Rest.
Is it possible that this not banged up
" shutes " were VentilationTunnels from the lower Tunnels.
Question over questions.
Thank you for this amazing Video
And all your effords to Do this Video.
I wish you a great weekend and a happy New week
Greetings Frank Galetzka
Hello Frank, the little Jeep is still going strong. The tires are getting pretty chewed up. These old mines have probably been operating in a few different time periods. Yes, some of those chutes were possibly manways or air shafts. We're glad that you enjoyed the video and hope you have a great weekend, too! 👌👍
Awesome copper mine, the trail getting there looked spooky narrow! Thought I was in the Jeep with you watching the rocks and brush, some of those timbers very cautious! I think they had done a lot of major work in this mine, idea what time period this was? 30s/40s? I’ll bet the burgermeister owned the mine, he didn’t even take his trash out! Great video and hope you enjoyed your day, stay safe! Thanks Tom @ Julie
You are correct that there was a lot of work done in this area. There is a huge complex of workings in this area from strip mines to deep vertical shafts and traditional drifts. I believe it was worked from the teens through the 40's. That road was pretty narrow and we almost slid off it on the way down. Thanks for the comment, Ron!
Great adventure the tracks going to the mine lots of great shots .The lower level must have been mined a lot for it to settle that much ⛏️🤔 Great discovery p.s. road in ?? Must be from horse and wagon days 🧗
Yes, maybe the lower level caused the upper level to settle. The old road doesn't get much use. Thanks for the comment, Case! 👍👍
Hey that was a cool looking mine with all the colors, but its a shame you could go very far, enjoyed be safe out running around the mountains,, I like the road yall were climbing though 😀 take care and ill catch ya'll later im slowly healing and it's going to be a long road 🤕
Hey Gunny, we hope you heal up as quickly as possible. The road was a fun one and a bit narrow. Glad that you liked the mine and colors. Thanks for the comment!👌👍
Hi Tom & Julie, wow that road in was way too scary, I don't know how you guys do it. That piece of blue copper mineral that Julie held looked so beautiful out in the sunshine. We have a copper mine here in Cornwall that is literally called The Blue Mine, there is a nice video on CZcams if you're interested.
I am still trying to work out what would make a drift sink like that, could it be an earthquake that pancaked both the drift you were on and the haulage below ??.
A very pretty mine with the blue just about everywhere you look, I wonder if that tag you found meant something.
Thank you for sharing, much love to you both. xx ❤
Hi Sue, all good points. It's interesting that you have the Blue Mine near you. I think there is more than one thing moving around in this one. It guess an earthquake is always a possibility. The colorful minerals are always fun. That tag was probably from an old mine survey or assessment. Thanks for the comment! 1😻😊❤️
Kind of a bit Coppery with Color's bet it was bizy in it's day didn't if there's a second part thanks for the Adventure!!!; )
Those copper minerals are cool to see. I'm sure the place was hopping in the day. Thanks for the comment, Richard! 👍👍
*Hands off - HIGH GRADE*
Well that certainly was an interesting one! Very pretty, too.
I often wonder while watching your videos how long ago a mine was last worked and this
one is no exception. Do you know?
Thanks as always T&J! See you on the next one. 🙂
- Ed on the Ridge
I believe this was last worked in the 1940's. Glad that you liked the colorful minerals. Thanks for commenting, Ed! 👍👍
This is one of the adventures with a lot to see. I loved all that mineralization, oxidized copper blue-green. The timbers and stulls looked cool, and hand sawn lumber!
That backfilled area, the end of the main was interesting to ponder why do that to your own mine? I thought it might be later miners (probably obvious?)? And thinking how the timbers sank all that backfill probably weigh it down, without a clear idea what was weighed down? The cut out floor, with raised rail (that manual, push switch) might have been built in a withat would sink it with all that backfill?
I overthink all the time, it's a habit 😇
I'm guessing you've looked up the "Burgemeister" can? That was 😎!
Thanks for the great video! 👍🏻
We're glad that you found a lot to see in this one. I have no idea about what's moving around here and why. It seems unstable. Someone said the can was from the 50's to the 70's. Thanks for commenting and hope things are going well! 👌👍
Cool mine right there now and I hate to think how many tons of weight was above your heads to make those timbers bust like they were in their now too that in itself made me cringe by the thought of it too good job and have a good weekend too
We see buckled timbers like that quite often and it's definitely a bit nerve wracking. There was a lot of weight and pressure on them for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting, James! 👍👍
"1934
The Burgemeister brand was started in 1934 by the former owners of the Popel & Giller Brewery that operated in Warsaw before Prohibition. There was a Burg Braw during PreProhibition and a failed Burgemeister near beer during Prohibition but the product did not sell well and the brand name was moth balled for another 12 years."
"In 1956 the name was changed to Burgermeister Brewing, and a few years later in 1961, the brewery was sold to Schlitz. Over a 25 year interval, the Burgermeister label was updated from its classic style 1930's Beer and Ale"
Thanks for the information on the beer, Giulio. Very interesting!👌😁
Good explore.. Burgermiester or "Burgie" as it was called for short was a low price beer along with Lucky Lager, Brew 102 and others. Eventually all three disappeared from stores. I sampled it but Bud was much better.
I have never tried a Burgie. It doesn't sound like I'm missing much. Thanks for the comment, Graham! 👍👌
Not sure if I would try that road with a dirt bike! I hope you have an extra thick covering on your seats>>
We almost slid out on the way down. I gunned it and got her back up on the road. It was a bit of a white knuckle moment. Thanks for commenting, Cw! 👍👍
What a hard way to get copper. That is a pretty big mining complex!
This whole area has a lot of copper bearing minerals. There are hundreds of mines here both big and small. Thanks for commenting! 👍
WOW, awesome colors, those carpenters were busy, did they cut everything by hand?
Yes, the colors are great. I'm guessing a lot of that was cut by hand, especially in the early days of the mine. Those long posts that were split for lagging must have been done by hand, too. Thanks for commenting, Peter!👍
Well Tom there was a shortage of ladders huh? The colors were very vivid. Have you folks settled in the Mojave or still splitting time with Oregon? I like your hiking in the mountains videos. Stay safe and have fun.💚💚
Hi Jake, no good ladders in this one. Oh well, the colors made up for it. We are in Nevada now and will be in California for a while after that. Glad that you liked the hiking videos, that's how our CZcams channel got started. Thanks for the comment! 👍👍
Great explore with nice colors. Copper mines are always more interesting, although some gold and silver mines have good mineralization. Thinking about the stressed timbers, particularly where that can was pinned behind a support suggests the ribs are moving in rather than the back coming down. Just a thought, probably wrong?
Glad that you enjoyed the mine. We like copper mines, too. It's fun to see the minerals and colors. I have no idea what is moving around in this mine. Probably a little bit of everything moving. Thanks for the comment, David! 👍👌
cool video. Im a nevada boy and its amazing how many of these we come across on our journeys hunting and such. stay safe
Thank you. This is in Nevada. I can't remember if I mentioned that in the video or not. There are a load of old mines out there all right. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😄
@@TomandJulieMineExploring oh I noticed immediately nevada! I don't have the experience so I normally just peek in the mines, and I've heard there can still be active dynamite which I don't know if is true.
Oh yes, there is a fair amount of old dynamite left in the mines. I'm not sure how viable it is after sitting around all these years. One of the most recent mines we were in had about 25 sticks left in a box.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Wow! Ya I'm curious to know if it's viable. Have you been up in the jardbidge area? Lots of cool mines there
We have not been to that area. So many places...
Awesome video! Do you carry extra flashlight batteries?
Thank you. Yes, we certainly do carry extra batteries and extra flashlights. Thanks for the comment!👍😊
1st !!!
Quick draw, Dave!
Beautiful colors in there!
Would it be unsafe to knock out one of those more pass blockades?
Aren't those some nice looking minerals? Usually those blockers are packed full of rocks and dirt behind them so it wouldn't be advisable to mess with them. Thanks for the comment, Chillis! 👍 👌😎
Good job guys. Lots of stress on the timbers in this one, but beautiful colors. Julie did much better talking, good job. Strip mining above didn't do it any good.
Thanks for the nice comment. We appreciate it! 👌👍
Please tell us what minerals you are looking at. So many colorful rocks!
Hi Stephanie. Most of the colorful minerals in this area are related to copper. I'm not a geologist, so I am not going to tell you your Malachite and Chalcopyrite from your Azurite and Chrysocolla. They're all in there somewhere. Thanks for the comment!👍😊
The markings X2, X3, etc denotes cross cut drifts. Xcut #2, xcut #3, etc.
Thanks for that, Ed. Makes perfect sense. 👍😄
I'm glad you guys got out of there in one piece I'd say one good earthquake and that whole thing's coming down
It's a bit unstable, but I'm guessing that it's survived many earthquakes. I hear what you're saying though, you never know when they might cave. Thanks for the comment, Robert!👍
Great mine! Is it possible there was an uplift that raised the back of the mine causing the supports to appear as if they sank? Right after the sunken supports the floor seemed to rise and there was a stole about 3 feet above the floor. It , as you said Tom, is hard to believe that that section sunk.If you guys drift over near me I will buy the Burgermeister! Cheers!!!
Haha, I don't think you can find that old beer anymore. I have no idea what is moving around in that mine. It was very unstable. I think more than one thing is moving. Thanks for the comment, Robert!👍👌
If you've seen burger meister it was year ago it got bought out in around 1961
1961 was before my drinking days. I have seen one a few years ago on a can dump. Thanks, Robert!
@@TomandJulieMineExploring bit before my drinking as well at least 6 yrs anyway
A lot of shutes in that mine.
Yes, there are. Thanks for watching and commenting, Ed!👍👌
The sandy area must flood up to that bathtub ring. A lot of water for the desert.
Yes, I noticed that water mark, too. I'm not exactly sure how that happened as there weren't signs of the whole drift flooding. Thanks for watching and commenting, William! 👍
You are quite welcome, I always enjoy your adventures !@@TomandJulieMineExploring
That Burgermeister can is from San Fran 1960s...
Thanks for your input, Ashley. 👍👍
Blue Azurite and green Malachite
Could be. I'm not a geologist. Thanks for your input, Clinton!
The Burgermeister beer can would seem to date activity in there to 1961-1964.
Thanks for that information. Obviously, the mine was originally worked much earlier than that, but it's very difficult to know what has happened since then. Many of these old mines have seen activity by multiple different claim holders over the last 100 years. We appreciate the comment, Bry!👍😎
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Yep, for all we know, the mine was dug in 1880, and 80 years later some hiker such as yourself drank a beer in there in 1962. 😅
What would make it sink that much. Earthquake ?
Never mind. Just saw Jeff Williams’ explanation.
I can't remember what Jeff said but I'm guessing the lower workings have made the level above it somewhat unstable. Thanks again for watching! 👍
A lot of the staining looks like malachite,
Yes, you are probably correct. I'm not a geologist, although I have picked up a few bits of mineral knowledge from being in so many mines. The copper bearing minerals in this whole area are spectacular. Here is a link to another fun one from this area. Thanks for watching!
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Great video, I am afraid you guys are going to fall, incidentally is that blue rock mean it's copper ?
We've been doing this for quite a while and try to be as careful as possible. If we think the mine is too dangerous, we will use rope and harnesses or not go in at all.
Generally, if you see blue or green colors in the mineral vein, that would indicate that there is copper. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
Burgermeister(s) were post prohibition lager beers that did not get sold nationally to compete with the ones that did. died out in the 60/70's. I remember the name but not so much of seeing the actual product.
Thanks for that information. I didn't know anything about that brand. It was all steel and needed a church key to open so older than 70's. Appreciate the comment!👍
Interesting name to bring back