Clearing Collar Area Of Dangerous Debris On 600' Deep Vertical Shaft - Portal Dig On Drift
Channel: Abandoned Mine Exploring with Tom and Julie
Date: 2022-07-12

This is a 1920's era gold, lead and silver mine with a vertical shaft. The shaft is 650' deep with levels every 100'. There is also a 130' long winze shaft off of the 600' level. The head frame has collapsed and partially plugged the opening of the shaft. We attempt to clear away enough debris to gain access to the manway ladders.
In the second part of this video we dig out a portal to a drift that has eroded most of the way shut over the years. Once inside we find a small, but interesting, drift.
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