What's your favorite cave or mine that you've done so far?
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Most definitely Ophir Hill Mine, located in Ophir Canyon. Too bad its on private property and so hard to access within the town. What I would do to get a tour from John or Leo Ault down into it and have them explain every inside! Man what a mine! Perfect condition, days of exploration, tons of neat stuff inside... alas, one day I'll be back in again. -
Originally posted by MikeMost definitely Ophir Hill Mine, located in Ophir Canyon. Too bad its on private property and so hard to access within the town. What I would do to get a tour from John or Leo Ault down into it and have them explain every inside! Man what a mine! Perfect condition, days of exploration, tons of neat stuff inside... alas, one day I'll be back in again.Comment
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I will. I'm working with John Aults cousin, Wayne Jorgenson, to gain legit access to the mine. We'll make a post about it once we are able to get in and schedule an event.
Favorite cave would have to be Crystal Ice Caves in Idaho, set in the lava fields of central idaho. SRT, amazing ice structures, and very little crawling.
Well mymania, you created the topic, whats your favorite mine and cave?Comment
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I need to get into spanish moss. I've always wanted to check it out. If we scheduled a trip within a month or two, would you be interested in joining us as our guide?Comment
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I'm up for a spanish moss trip.
Favorite mine/cave, well I also would have to go with Ophir Hill, the sheer size and mystery of the mine are too much to handle sometimes. I especially love the large cavernous area that we discovered last time we were in. Good topic by the way.-Stuart Burgess
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Originally posted by MikeMost definitely Ophir Hill Mine, located in Ophir Canyon. Too bad its on private property and so hard to access within the town. What I would do to get a tour from John or Leo Ault down into it and have them explain every inside! Man what a mine! Perfect condition, days of exploration, tons of neat stuff inside... alas, one day I'll be back in again.
To answer the original question I would have to say I have three favorites that are right at the top of the list for different reasons. The first is the Hidden Treasure mine for its size and the inclined shaft. The second is the Gold Hill mine again for its sheer size and for the many ore chutes it contains. The third is the afore mentioned metal door mine again for its sheer size and the fact the tunnel is large enough to handle mutiple people side by side and the roof is plenty high enough that you don't bang your head.
Did I mention that I like large mines?-Derek
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Large mines are where its at! You know I've never seen that mine opposing Ophir Hill. We will have to go check it out and see what we can find. Hidden treasure is nice, but it is the grade of the incline that gets me there!
What is the condition of Gold Hill?
Gold Hill:
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Once inside the Gold Hill mine it is great condition. There is a very steep inclined shaft that leads to a lower level that I would love to go down if I am ever able to get inside of it again with some safety equipment. There are ladders leading down there that look in great condition, but it is always better to be safe than sorry. What I can never figure out is at what level the main tunnel is located on. I think it is the 150' level, but I can't be sure. Here are the following levels according to mindat.org
110(-foot) level
150(-foot) level
30(-foot) level
300(-foot) level
80(-foot) level
Glory Hole
Middle pit
South pit-Derek
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