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The Underground. Article from Daily Herald on MU
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Started in the fall of 2007 by Stuart Burgess, Crystal Burgess and Mike Capps, the Mojave Underground group provides an excellent resource for abandoned mine explorers to unite, discuss gear, plan trips, promote safety, preserve sites, initiate projects and gain permission to mines. The three got motivated to create Mojave Underground while exploring and finding evidence of other people exploring the mine. Since initiating the group, Mojave Underground has snowballed into an active community with more than 1,000 registered members from across the United States and parts of Europe. That's impressive, considering that the group focuses solely on mines in the American West.
"It gives a voice to the hobby," Stuart Burgess said. "We all just love history and we share it."
Upon receiving permission to enter the mines, many of the Mojave Underground projects include restoring and preserving mines, as well as extracting artifacts for the public to see and appreciate. Currently, the group is working to extract a pneumatic winch deep within the Ophir Hill Mine. By placing these artifacts on display outside of the mine, history comes alive for people who may never venture into an abandoned mine.
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Congrats guys! A nice positive article on our hobby for once.
Started in the fall of 2007 by Stuart Burgess, Crystal Burgess and Mike Capps, the Mojave Underground group provides an excellent resource for abandoned mine explorers to unite, discuss gear, plan trips, promote safety, preserve sites, initiate projects and gain permission to mines. The three got motivated to create Mojave Underground while exploring and finding evidence of other people exploring the mine. Since initiating the group, Mojave Underground has snowballed into an active community with more than 1,000 registered members from across the United States and parts of Europe. That's impressive, considering that the group focuses solely on mines in the American West.
"It gives a voice to the hobby," Stuart Burgess said. "We all just love history and we share it."
Upon receiving permission to enter the mines, many of the Mojave Underground projects include restoring and preserving mines, as well as extracting artifacts for the public to see and appreciate. Currently, the group is working to extract a pneumatic winch deep within the Ophir Hill Mine. By placing these artifacts on display outside of the mine, history comes alive for people who may never venture into an abandoned mine.
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Congrats guys! A nice positive article on our hobby for once.
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