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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Inside the underground workings of the Finch Mine, Hayden area, Gila County, AZ Known among Arizona mineral collectors for its unique Wulfinite specimens, the Finch mine encompasses 19 unpatented claims within the Banner Mining District. Individuals and sources sometimes refer to the the Finch mine as "Barking Spider Mine," although the reason for this is unclear. Workings of the mine include surface and underground, comprising six tunnels, a winze, and a shaft. Pictured is the most accessible tunnel, connecting two separate portals and the pictured winze. The early history of the mine is primarily undocumented, but reports tell that the mine's past production was very sporadic from small workings. This intermittent production consisted of lead produced and shipped to the El Paso, Texas smelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #AZMH #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #AZMININGHISTORY #az #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #photography #photoblog #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #abandonedmine (at Hayden, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjs_1-IgGQj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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viraltiger · 3 years

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The Dragon’s eye, underground Lancashire UK stone mine [by underground_explorers] - See more viral images on ViralTiger.org

#The Dragon’s eye #underground Lancashire UK stone mine [by underground_explorers]#viral #image #funny

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saltpeanutslive · 3 years

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The Dragon’s eye, underground Lancashire UK stone mine [by underground_explorers]

Original source. (Via r/pics.)

#Reddit #pics #pictures #interesting

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memedisco · 3 years

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The Dragon’s eye, underground Lancashire UK stone mine [by underground_explorers]

#Strange and Interesting Pictures

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danmanco · 3 years

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The Dragon’s eye, underground Lancashire UK stone mine [by underground_explorers]

#pics #images #aww #gifs

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beautifulinternet · 3 years

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The Dragon’s eye, underground Lancashire UK stone mine [by underground_explorers] Credit: @Unicornglitteryblood. See more here

#pics #internetisbeautiful #pics of the day #beautiful pics #beautifulinternet

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Up through the ladder 🪜 passage to the upper underground levels of the DeSoto Mine. Spotted some neat copper mineral formations on the way up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #az #abandonedplacesaz #abandoned #abandonedplaces #photography #photoblog #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #minerals #mineexplorer #mineralporn #mineexploring #mineralformations #mineexploration #mineral (at Bradshaw Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfekA78J7w2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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This stable ladder and proceeding ladder connect the upper levels with the 6th level of the DeSoto Mine. We found this ladder 🪜 passage in a short drift (tunnel) in the 6th level of the DeSoto Mine. From our exploration, these ladders are one the few (if only) easily accessible and stable ways to enter the upper levels of the DeSoto Mine. The short drift we found them in was interestingly blocked 🚫 shortly after the ladder with concrete blocks. Stay tuned as we explore this ladder passage up and some of the upper levels of the underground working of the DeSoto Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #az #deserted #decay #darkness #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #photooftheday #photooftheday #photoblog #photography #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration (at Bradshaw Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfcDBC1Jike/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Timbered ore chute. Near the entrance to one of the large stopes in the 600 level of the DeSoto Mine is this pictured ore chute. While some of the timbers are noticeably weathered, they still hold firm. The wood has been tagged for unknown reason, perhaps pointing towards the exit of the mine. This ore chute is one of the two found within the 600 level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #azmineexplorer #arizona #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #AZ #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #photooftheday #picoftheday #photography #photoblog #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #deserted #decay #downunder #darkness (at Bradshaw Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1r1xRPbzL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Lower underground workings of an unnamed mine in the Tortilla Mountians, Pinal County, AZ The lower workings of this unnamed mine consisted of a large portal (underground opening) leading into a short but wide drift (tunnel). These underground workings included a stoped (carved out) winze (underground shaft) leading to the upper workings. One of the stranger things found within these underground workings was a few homemade small crosses. Between the general creepiness of those crosses and the noxious smell from all the animal droppings in the mine, we didn't stay long. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #AZ #arizona #arizonaadventures #azmineexplorer #abandonedmine #abandonedplacesaz #abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandoned_junkies #abandonedandforgotten #photography #photoblog #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #deserted (at Riverside, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgPgP9nphps/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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The underground headframe of the DeSoto Mine One of the most incredible structures within the underground workings of the DeSoto Mine is this headframe/tipple. Below the structure is the shaft into the lower levels of the DeSoto, which remain flooded. Beside it lays an ore bucket that was once used to haul ore from those lower levels below. While most of the wood 🪵 this structure was constructed with is rotting away, the headframe still stands, albeit with much damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #photooftheday #picoftheday #photography #photoblog #dslrphotography #nikonphotography #exploringabandonedplaces #exploration #exploring #explorepage #explore #exploringabandonedmines #exploremore (at Bradshaw Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdv_H2qPccu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Looking up within a massive stope found in one of the upper levels of the DeSoto Mine underground workings. Making our way to the top of the winze (the enclosed shaft with the ladders 🪜) led us to another level featuring this incredible stope (excavated area). I can assume that this is one of the upper underground levels of the DeSoto Mine, though I am unsure of which one. While the stope wasn't that wide, it featured an incredibly high ceiling of 100+ feet, complete with timbering, ladders, and rope. It appeared that the top of the stope opened to another level, although this was the highest level we could access. This underground level and stope wrap up the last of the areas I've explored so far within the underground workings of the DeSoto Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #azmineexplorer #arizona #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #adventure #abandonedmine #AZ #abandoned #abandonedplaces #photography #photoblog #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #deserted (at Bradshaw Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfrfRgcJLQa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Looking up a stope with ladders 🪜 within the underground workings in the DeSoto Mine. While I'm unsure of the exact level, this stope is located above the 6th level of the underground workings of the DeSoto Mine. We accessed it halfway up the ladder winze in my previous post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #azmineexplorer #arizona #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #deserted #decay #photography #photoblog #mineexplorer #mineexploring #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #ladder #mineexploration #AZ #abandonedplacesaz #abandoned #abandonedplaces (at Bradshaw Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfo8Ad3J3rq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Miscellaneous mining equipment within the Florence Lead and Silver Mine. Found within the underground workings of the Florence Lead and Silver Mine are the remains of derelict mining equipment long forgotten. The first two photos are of what I belive is a ventilation fan that was discarded in a short drift near the portal. A broken gas cylinder cart is pictured in the third photo. Photographed in the last photo is timbering supporting a metal vent that most likely acted as an air vent to the surface. Most abandoned mines we've come across never contain this amount of derelict equipment within the underground workings, so this was intresting. This post wraps up our exploration of the Florence Lead and Silver Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #az #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #photography #photoblog #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #miningequipment #decay #deserted #derelict https://www.instagram.com/p/CiA6g5aPhFF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Underground workings of the Florence Lead and Silver Mine. Located on BLM land in the Tortilla Mountians, you can find this former lead and silver mine on the east side of Ripsey Hill. According to a report from the 1980s, a defaulted Boston company promoted and raised funds for the development. In the 1920s, an inexperienced miner developed the mine for the Boston company. The Florence Lead and Silver Mine and its output proved poor, though. Currently, the underground workings of this mine still contain a surprisingly fair amount of mining artifacts, including a wheelbarrow, ore cart tracks, doors 🚪, ventilation ducts, and other miscellaneous mining equipment, like the mine's first operator, the most recent mining operator(s) developed and operated the mine haphazardly. While the development work like timbering and ventilation seemed solid in some areas, other areas appeared very makeshift such as wood doors, former cardboard boxes 📦, and bent metal separating drifts (tunnels) within the mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #AZMH #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #AZMININGHISTORY #az #abandonedplacesaz #abandoned_junkies #abandoned #abandonedplaces #photography #photoblog #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography (at Ripsey Hill) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgz258EvbYr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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A closer look at the stope/winze in the underground workings of an unnamed mine in the Tortilla Mountians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #az #abandonedmine #deserted #decay #undergroundmining #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #photography #photoblog #exploringabandonedplaces #exploration #exploring #explorepage #explore #exploringabandonedmines #exploremore (at Riverside, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cghh0-QJVFd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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