Death Valley - White Cap Mine - Multi Level Talc Mine With Artifacts
Channel: Abandoned Mine Exploring with Tom and Julie
Date: 2023-10-13

We start this mine exploration by hiking through a part of Death Valley NP where you are not legally allowed to drive a vehicle. After arriving at the mine site, we noticed right away that the once majestic head frame had burned down. The sheave wheel was lying on the ground amid the burned timbers. This was once one of the best wood headframes in the entire park. There is no word of what caused the fire. We then started our descent down the 300' long inclined shaft. The ladders were missing for the first 60 feet or so, but they picked up after that. There are 3 drift levels here, each one having large stopes and some interesting artifacts in them. The mine was operating in the 1940's and into the early 1950's. We hope you enjoy the video!
Like talc mines? Here is a link to one of our favorites:
https://youtu.be/252ajNOQsX8