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Fascinating. Great photos.
I love the old abandoned machines. Good God what a hard dangerous life for those guys.

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Thanks for the replies folks, especially those identifying the odds and ends that were pictured. The rail bender and forge ID is priceless. Thank you.


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For Stormin Norman: a sketchy azz placer mine. I generally stay out of these and stick to hard rock mines!! Much safer.

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When I was a teen I found some old mines in the tops of the sawtooths up above alturas lake. Still had the rail tracks in one of them and i was impressive that they hauled that kind of equipment all the way up in there.

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A lot of labor and heartbreak in those mines.


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Chances are that most of what is thought to be "abandoned mines", are not. Some are patented and some are unpatented claims. The local county courthouse can tell one the ownership/status. Just because there is no sign of recent activity does not mean abandoned ground. Either patented or unpatented, the removal of such things is considered stealing.

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Originally Posted by Timbermaster
For Stormin Norman: a sketchy azz placer mine. I generally stay out of these and stick to hard rock mines!! Much safer.

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No way I would go into that, that’s some scary stuff and a tough way to make a living. I know some of miners at Virginia city dug tunnels chasing hot streaks of placer deposits. Desperate men for sure.


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Originally Posted by WTF
Chances are that most of what is thought to be "abandoned mines", are not. Some are patented and some are unpatented claims. The local county courthouse can tell one the ownership/status. Just because there is no sign of recent activity does not mean abandoned ground. Either patented or unpatented, the removal of such things is considered stealing.

Agreed. I do not take items from any mine. There are active mines scattered about with the old ones. Some of them have been mined on and off since the 1800’s. A few have up to date claims posted.
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I have one of those forges in the barn.

They do get stuff hot fast.

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More than WOW! This overaged farm would not go two feet into those.


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Cool pics! Those things are all over the hills down here in NM. I've stuck my head in, but that's as far as I go.


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Originally Posted by slumlord
The last time I spelunked, I rolled in next to a lethargic 56 degree copperhead.


If I failed to mention it, that was the last I spelunked


Was it the "copperhead" Rene kilt on his front porch? LOL....



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