Lost Worlds Project: A Grand Finale

This is almost certainly our last video on this epic mine complex. That’s a bittersweet feeling after several years and many visits of mine exploring on this one as we would love to have continued pushing deeper underground. However, at the same time, there is a certain satisfaction in completing such an ambitious project in this this incredible abandoned mine.

Graham of the Mines of the West channel was with us on every one of these expeditions and this final one was no exception. Check out his video of the visit here:    • Our Biggest Mine Exploring Project - ...   Everyone has different takes on the same event and I think it is interesting to see how these look. We’re also doing an experiment to see what YouTube’s fickle algorithm does with a simultaneous release of the videos of this final visit.

I keenly wanted to keep following the guys from the 1930s down as far as they went in this abandoned mine (which was abandoned when they visited as well). There are many, many levels still below where we were forced to stop and there were supposed to be some tremendous features deeper underground (giant caves, massive hoist stations, etc.). However, the mine that the men from the 1930s encountered almost a century ago was undoubtedly in far better shape.

Perhaps this entire site will be open pitted some day? If so, those digging down will uncover some wonders and I am envious of what they will see.

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You can see the full TVR Exploring playlist of abandoned mines here: https://goo.gl/TEKq9L

You can see the gear that I use for mine exploring here: https://bit.ly/2wqcBDD and here: https://bit.ly/2p6Jip6

Several kind viewers have asked about donating to help cover some of the many expenses associated with exploring these abandoned mines. Inspired by their generosity, I set up a Patreon account. So, if anyone would care to chip in, I’m under TVR Exploring on Patreon.

Thanks for watching!

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Growing up in California’s “Gold Rush Country” made it easy to take all of the history around us for granted. However, abandoned mine sites have a lot working against them – nature, vandals, scrappers and various government agencies… The old prospectors and miners that used to roam our lonely mountains and toil away deep underground are disappearing quickly as well.

These losses finally caught our attention and we felt compelled to make an effort to document as many of the ghost towns and abandoned mines that we could before that colorful niche of our history is gone forever.

I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!

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