Thanks for those beautiful pictures and interesting clipps! No gold you said.. Try to take a rock or two with you and crush it/grind and then pan it with goldpan.. Would be a cool experiment to show.. Thanks!
I have been wondering... Are you concerned about the atmosphere in those mines? ... Do you monitor the air and do you take emergency air with you? ... Just curious.
@realredrebel Good question. Yes we monitor and yes we are concerned. We sometimes carrying a fourfold monitoring device but most of the time we don't need to. The main gas that would cause a problem is hydrogen sulphide which you can detect by smell (rotten eggs). We occassionally encounter it and leave immediately. Methane only really occurs in coal (which we don't visit) and high carbon levels are very rare (but detectable). (blackdamp, firedamp etc). Regards, Ian
@CheddaFreeze101 Having referred to the oracle of all knowledge (Wikipedia) (well, alleged oracle of all knowledge), you might be right Chedda. There was no reference to the "red" colouration but Iron was present where we were in the mine and this could account for the red pigmentation. Addiitonally, we WERE on the edge of a metamorphic & Sedimentry (limestone) rock base which seems to be a requirement for the formation of Lapis Lazuli. Nice one and thanks :o)
Makes me realise how easy we have it down here in Australia, going out detecting and digging up Gold nuggets! Cheers - Rob, ex. Rhyl!
combatwombat71 11 months ago
Thanks for those beautiful pictures and interesting clipps! No gold you said.. Try to take a rock or two with you and crush it/grind and then pan it with goldpan.. Would be a cool experiment to show.. Thanks!
/Elgreba from Sweden
elgreba 11 months ago
I have been wondering... Are you concerned about the atmosphere in those mines? ... Do you monitor the air and do you take emergency air with you? ... Just curious.
realredrebel 11 months ago
@realredrebel Good question. Yes we monitor and yes we are concerned. We sometimes carrying a fourfold monitoring device but most of the time we don't need to. The main gas that would cause a problem is hydrogen sulphide which you can detect by smell (rotten eggs). We occassionally encounter it and leave immediately. Methane only really occurs in coal (which we don't visit) and high carbon levels are very rare (but detectable). (blackdamp, firedamp etc). Regards, Ian
Henllan 11 months ago
Extremely fascinating video! I enjoyed seeing the phantasmagoric colors of the various elements inside the mine.
GrandeBombarde16 11 months ago
wow... brilliant. what was that weston....? hehehe
vickytaff1 11 months ago
It did look a great mine, fantastic colourations, loved it :-)
007vauxhall 11 months ago
that looked like great fun
wezchef 11 months ago
Superb! really enjoyed this one!!
LordChris74 11 months ago
Could that blueish rock at 1:03 be Lapis Lazuli maybe or copper?? I bet that was some COLD water!! BAHAHAA at 5:23!!
CheddaFreeze101 11 months ago
@CheddaFreeze101 Having referred to the oracle of all knowledge (Wikipedia) (well, alleged oracle of all knowledge), you might be right Chedda. There was no reference to the "red" colouration but Iron was present where we were in the mine and this could account for the red pigmentation. Addiitonally, we WERE on the edge of a metamorphic & Sedimentry (limestone) rock base which seems to be a requirement for the formation of Lapis Lazuli. Nice one and thanks :o)
Henllan 11 months ago
As they say "there's gold in them hills"
eggnogonthebog 11 months ago