That vertical flooded shaft was amazing. The water was crystal clear. I JUST KNOW ,that "One eye'd Willie" left treasure down there
@rosepadilla8311
7 жыл бұрын
My dad and two of his buddies owned the interest to that mine in the late 1960s and early 1970s. We lived there for about nine months in 1973. He built most of the equipment that was there around that time. They bought old army surplus telephones so they could communicate with whoever was in the shafts. Wow! Thank you so much for posting this!
@AbandonedMines11
7 жыл бұрын
+Rose JPadilla Unfortunately, nothing really remains of the mines. As you saw in the video, the entrances have been gated. The main mine, as you saw this video, suffered a major collapse about 100 feet in from the entrance which sealed off most of the inner workings. Around 2006 or so, the US Forest Service plugged all of the remaining open shafts on top of the ridge which went down into the mine. It’s a shame that all of this mining history is purposely destroyed like that. Makes no sense to me. At any rate, I’m glad you enjoyed the video for its personal and historical significance to you. Thank you for commenting!
@jaredharkness723
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Rose, I had family that ran this mine as well, if you are up for it, I would love to get some info from you about your family's time there.
@washingtonharkness521
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Rose, or if anyone else on here knows Rose, my grandfather Verne worked on these in the early 1970's and I would love to touch base with you and compare notes if you knew who he was. I may have found a picture from there. Who was your Dad?
@EndLiberalism
Жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 there is one more mine out there that is open still. It is a ways away from those two though.
@AbandonedMines11
Жыл бұрын
The government has pretty much install bat gates in nearly all of the open mines that were out there. This occurred in the early 2000s, I believe. Some can still be accessed if the bars have been cut or otherwise damaged.
@AbandonedMines11
11 жыл бұрын
The telescoping mirror was Mike's idea. And it was a very clever idea!
@pappysproductions
5 ай бұрын
MikeGyver
@ShreDangerXplosion
4 жыл бұрын
Just visited the mine yesterday. Many of the adits and shafts have been completely covered with debris and displaced rocks. You can still get around/ through a couple of the bat gates. A little ways into one of the shafts there is a raise with a false ceiling that has begun collapsing due to the weight of the backfill pushing on the rotting wooden braces. This mine is nearly completely inaccessible now with the lower levels being flooded and the upper ones all collapsing. Glad I got to check it out before it was blocked for good. The treasury claim tunnel is still accessible and overall appears safe.
@AbandonedMines11
4 жыл бұрын
That ceiling collapse at the end of the tunnel in the main Noble Mine that you're speaking of happened about four or five years ago. Before that, you could go pretty far into that mine although some areas were really dangerous. I know two guys who went all the way in there before the collapse occurred that is now blocking that main tunnel. Several hundred feet in they found a flooded vertical shaft about 50 feet deep. They could see a tunnel going off the one side of the shaft under the water. Someone had been living all the way in there by that flooded vertical shaft because they found camping supplies, clothing, and other stuff.
@AbandonedMines11
Жыл бұрын
It’s been so long since I’ve been up there that I can’t remember. I think that’s right, though. If you type “Noble Mine, CA” into Google Maps, it comes up
@RESISTCONTROL2
11 жыл бұрын
i believe there is a shack near the nobel mine, near a spring, something like that, its been a while
@AbandonedMines11
11 жыл бұрын
The Forest Service has done a very good job of razing every building and mining artifact that used to be there at the Noble Mines. The shaker tables, the headframes, the signs -- they're all gone.
@AbandonedMines11
11 жыл бұрын
Gold.
@DarkonRhoe
2 жыл бұрын
I just visited today, the mine at 7minutes into the video has been breached. I didn't enter at this time, due to being alone w/ no flashlight.
@AbandonedMines11
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update! I had always wondered about this particular tunnel and if it went anywhere. For some reason, I remember somebody telling me several years ago that they went to this mine and found it like you did - already breached - and they went in and said it didn’t go anywhere once it made that turn to the right. It was basically a dead end. I could be wrong about that, though. I think it’s been breached for a while based on this vague memory I have. If you get back up there and go in it, post a new comment here and let me know what you find!
@DarkonRhoe
2 жыл бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 I actually found a video of someone entering this portion last November. kzitem.info/news/bejne/242ZzqOep4KlZ4Y
@AbandonedMines11
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the link to the video! That was a pretty good video. It confirmed my vague memory that the tunnel we were talking about had already been breached and was a dead end after it made that right hand turn. It’s such a waste of money to gate something like that which only goes in 25 feet or so. There is another mine up there just off of Sunrise Highway that I’ve gone to a couple times but it’s gated and flooded. It’s the Anchor Prospect. I wonder if that one has been breached yet? Do you know anything about that one? The last time I was up there was probably about five years ago and the gate was still intact. That was supposed to be a relatively “dangerous“ mine according to San Diego County and was one of the ones that they had prioritized to be gated. I have a couple videos of it here on my channel - or maybe just one. Search for “Anchor Prospect“ and it should come up in the returns. If you know anything about the status of that one, please let me know. I did some extensive research on that one and got good Intel that the reason they wanted to gate that one is because somewhere inside the tunnel there is a deep winze in the tunnel floor - basically a hole that you could step into. Granted, the mine is flooded with water, but I can’t remember how deep the water looked to be. I think it was somewhat significant. If you check that one out and go in, be aware of that possible hole in the tunnel floor that I had heard is in this particular mine. The water is usually crystal clear but it might be good to take a hiking stick in there so you can poke the floor in front of you just in case. I really want to film that one if it’s accessible. I just haven’t gotten back up there to check it out.
@AbandonedMines11
11 жыл бұрын
I've never prospected at these old mines. However, I often do see areas and spots where others have recently been digging. People sometimes dig through the tailings, too, expecting to find something valuable.
@MinesoftheWest
11 жыл бұрын
Cool video, it's always fun to try to map out exactly what went on in these places when they were being mined, even if all the clues aren't there.
@rotorwash46
11 жыл бұрын
wow haven't been to pine valley in years lived in san diego my whole life,used to go to live oak srings every weekend.you guys have awesome vids.Thanks.
@AbandonedMines11
11 жыл бұрын
There isn't a whole lot to see here anymore. The Forest Service has done a very thorough job over the last several years of backfilling, gating, and installing foam plugs in all the various openings that used to be here at the Noble Mines. The ceiling in the main tunnel that we were in will collapse at any moment now just like it did further back in the tunnel.
@carnellc
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I wish I would have watched this Friday night. As I was 4x4 in that area yesterday. I knew there were mines in the area but didn't have the time to seek them out.
@pappysproductions
5 ай бұрын
Wasn't there a tunnel with a creek running out of it?
@AbandonedMines11
5 ай бұрын
I think I show that particular tunnel you’re talking about in this video. It’s the big tunnel with a gate in it. It’s the lowest tunnel there at the Noble Mines group. The amount of water that flows out of the tunnel probably varies throughout the year. There were a lot of frogs living in that tunnel!
@pappysproductions
5 ай бұрын
@@AbandonedMines11 thank you
@1uptospeed
11 жыл бұрын
great job their frank good camra work to boot keep safe my friend.
@davidsquall351
11 жыл бұрын
Looks like another good day out. I like your telescoping mirror :)
@AbandonedMines11
11 жыл бұрын
We got past some of the gates, though!
@AbandonedMines11
10 жыл бұрын
I use topographic maps that come with Phil Endecott's "Topo Map" app in the iTunes store.
@MtDew167
11 жыл бұрын
Several years ago I dug tailing piles and did find a 9.6 gram nugget and a 3.1 gram nugget in same area in one day. since then the state came in and knocked all the tailing piles down. I'll go back someday when I have more time to metal detect again.
@vj7349
7 жыл бұрын
It was necessary back in the days that what you call shoots and small vertical tunnels are/were made for ventilation as fresh oxygen was necessary for diggers to breath. Tunnels going off to the side were called drifts and vertical were called shafts. FYI.
@AbandonedMines11
11 жыл бұрын
Wow, that'd be nice to find some gold nuggets like that!
@AbandonedMines11
11 жыл бұрын
Definitely NO creepy vibe at this mine site despite how old it is (from the mid-1800s).
@surfordie82
11 жыл бұрын
hmm Pine Valley is pretty close. Might have to check that out soon.
@OsakaOutlaw
8 жыл бұрын
I wonder how it's doing now 3 years later!
@AbandonedMines11
8 жыл бұрын
+Frank'sConception Stay tuned for an update on these particular abandoned mines!
@OsakaOutlaw
8 жыл бұрын
Exploring Abandoned Mines That will be awesome! I will stay tuned. :)
@kenneyjohnson6650
7 жыл бұрын
Lived in Pine Valley for 9 years and never knew those were there. Looks like off Pine Creek road area?
@ImJonnyboy
8 жыл бұрын
I was wondering how you find all these mines? :)
@AbandonedMines11
8 жыл бұрын
+Im Jonnyboy Thanks for your comment! I locate all these mines by doing hours and hours of research using topographic maps, old mining reports, and things like that.
@goldmining49
11 жыл бұрын
could you give a gps for this area
@Jmunny40
7 жыл бұрын
Where can I find these mines? I've been searching many times but can't find them anywhere. Any help would be appreciated, are they all in the same area?
@chiptidball90
10 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, Do you have a good source in San Diego to go buy maps for your explorations? Or an online place you recommend? Thank you.
@jasonyoung7378
7 жыл бұрын
I got a question. Want someone else to be in on your exploration? I think it'd be cool to go inside one.
@AbandonedMines11
7 жыл бұрын
+Jason Young Hit me up with your details. Let's talk!
@jasonyoung7378
7 жыл бұрын
Hmmm,well for starters i never have explored an abandoned mine,in the future possibly i would be willing to do it with you,but in Nebraska there are no abandoned mines,but South Dakota has some i believe,if you're willing to travel in the future i would be as well,if you can look for me on facebook Jason Young Lincoln Nebraska. But it would be in the future,and well i would be willing to do it with you.
@AbandonedMines11
7 жыл бұрын
+Jason Young Nebraska? I have no idea when I will ever make it to Nebraska or South Dakota, for that matter. However, who knows what the future holds? A few years ago, I had a guy from Australia fly up here to California to join me on some underground adventures after he had seen my videos. Anything is possible…
@jasonyoung7378
7 жыл бұрын
Sounds good dude. Maybe sometime in the future i can visit you. If that is okay.
@jeffmcauliff5315
10 жыл бұрын
did you test any of the tailings for gold?
@AbandonedMines11
10 жыл бұрын
No, I didn't do any gold-hunting. I'm more into finding the old mines, exploring them, documenting them, and then moving on to the next one.
@jkcestlavie
8 жыл бұрын
Inland, it's almost always a nice day.
@Squeakyman767
11 жыл бұрын
I would so love to metal detect that area! Lol
@ExploringCabinsandMines
10 жыл бұрын
Bring up a mini excavator to dig out the plugged Entrances
@ExploringCabinsandMines
10 жыл бұрын
Remote control truck with a Go Pro
@Alilretard1
11 жыл бұрын
I hope people can appreciate this video for what it is and not try to be "the last people to explore the Noble mine". As crumbly as the whole area seems to be and with all the collapses you showed us, Time to leave this one alone. Just my opinion.
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