There are hundreds of abandoned mines nearby that I regularly explore. Many have not been entered for decades or longer. It is amazing what these miners left down in the twisting passages of solid rock and stones.
A nearly collapsed adit. A few more years of erosion and this one will be lost. It appears as just a hole in the hillside but there are hundreds of yards of passages and workings just inside.
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Old tools of the trade
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Amazing mold and mineral deposits on a timber set from seeping water
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A hand cranked rock crusher to assay ore. This is a first for me, never found one before.
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Another adit with timbered entrance about to be lost to rock fall. Picture posted sideways for some reason.
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An abandoned mucker. Small dozer used to scoop ore into ore carts deep in the mine.
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Some mines have been gated by the DEQ. This one was easily breached by someone.
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