Riding an ore cart in the Columbia #2 Mine

Underground Explorers rides a 50-75 year old ore cart in the partially collapsed Columbia #2 Mine located in Tecopa California. See http://www.undergroundexplorers.com for more information on exploring abandoned mines.

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Science & Technology

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• Underground Explorers
• Columbia Mine
• Tecopa
• Anaconda Mining Company
• mine exploring

[calscott1]

what was in those old wooden crates at the end of that rode in the mine?

[UndergroundExplorers]

They're mostly empty. One had some old blank time cards from when the mine was operating. Very cool.

[UndergroundExplorers]

This mine is located on the border of Death Valley National Park. The other track leads to the main haulage shaft (which is inclined and collapsed part way along it's length).

[UndergroundExplorers]

Thanks for all the nice comments. Riding this cart was really a treat. It's inaccessibility is probably the only reason it's still possible. The lights in this video were not actually not that bright. Just a LED headlamp and LED tactical flashlight.  The camera did a good job of amplifying the light.

[dinmagic]

I've always wanted to go into those old mines, the thing is that with some abandon mines there are puddles of ground water. It traps dangerous gasses inside and if you break the surface of the water, those gasses are released and then you're screwed.

[UndergroundExplorers]

Western mines don't usually have this problem but gases are always a concern. We use gas detectors and anyone that goes any distance into abandoned mines should as well.

[minesandlookouts]

oh man! i want to do that!

[LoneRanger93]

I've lived my entire life to explore old mines, and that right there is a rare privilege! I've been in 100s of them and I've never found one with an ore car intact, thank you for sharing the video! Cheers

[chris1422]

@ExplosiveWeaponForum

Hopefully theres no dynamite behind that door when you cut it open!

[TehWench]

NOPE NOPE NOPE

[MrAlecPinnock]

retard

[ExplosiveWeaponForum]

when i was hunting i came across an old mine that hadnt been tuched now that was a treat to see the only reson i found it was something looked "off" i found some neat stuff in there o plan on going back with a torch to cut the door off the blast storege area thats inside the mine and take the plunger thats back there.

[minesandlookouts]

hey, where does the other track lead to?

[flaminglovestick]

HEL YEAH! BUT WHERE IS THE BURNING LAVA? i'm dissapointed