Abandoned Gold Mine at the border California-Nevada

Chemung Mine is located near Bridgeport, at approximately 9K feet altitude. In the same are there are the remains of Masonic Ghost town. Chemung Mine was accessible until 2006 when the Federal Government decided to block the portal to avoid injuries

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Travel & Events

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• gold
• abandoned
• mine
• shaft
• portal
• adit
• ghost
• town
• rush

[19cristian68]

I'm sorry dear friend explorer, I don't have this info, but if u look it up online, there is some info on Chemung Mine near Bridgeport - or if u buy any topographic maps or gps topo maps such as Magellan that I own, it will pop up when u search for it...

[19cristian68]

well, I had one in my car,and I did some prospecting around...since it was my first trip wanted to check the area out and was concerned with safety (like if there was anything hanging ready to collapse :-)) the area has lots of metal junk that tipped off my detector many times...the lower levels of the mine, now inaccessible except with ropes, may be worth prospecting if u can get to...because the mine is also flooded as u descend deeper...not the best scenario ever for prospecting...

[MrSidMan]

Ah wow ! I just came back from here. I got video to share as soon as I can get it uploaded.

[19cristian68]

great!!! I'm curious how it looks today, whatever's left over there...make some noise once u upload your video, thanks :-)

[inkey2]

this is really cool......but.....looks like a major law suit waiting to happen. Looks like if you spit on it, it would cave in on you

[19cristian68]

I went inside in 2005, there were several adits open, it's much safer than it appears - what u see in the video is only the outside, which is more exposed to the elements of nature...either way, BLM blocked all access in 2006 to avoid liability lawsuits :-( u can still access the mine with ropes from the top, but this better done by experienced climbers...

[evanology2]

What are the lat. and long. numbers? 

[shlobum]

You should have had a metal detector.

[BuckworthJackson]

@19cristian68

Actually, there is still tons of gold there. but as the EPA and BLM bosses say; "Leave it for the Chinese".

Ay yup, our so called civilian servants are that corrupt.

[mor4me2010]

were is this place at i whant to take my kids here

[goldcreekfilms]

great old mine site- check out Tonopah history video

[the48freak]

Here is the story of the Chemung Mine. The owner of the mine was cheating the miners out of pay. So late one night a few of them grabbed him in his sleep and threw him down the shaft to his death. He haunts the mine on Saturday nights. Some friends and I went up there this past summer and found some unexplained activity. It was pretty creepy. Please if you visit this mine don't vandalize it. I would like for my children to be able to see this place when they get older.