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Little mine hike
on: August 18, 2024, 11:27:04 PM
Little hike today to an old 1800s mine.

Picture 1. This must be one of the most inviting mine entries around. (Well, apart from the parts of the roof that had collapsed). This was an iron mine with a hint of gold. In more modern times there has been found lithium in the general area.

Picture 2. And as most places around these mountains there are some copper and other stuff too. (The scale of the picture is about 1 meter/ 3 foot wide). Probably not in volume there since they didn't bother with it.

And as usual where there is smoke there is more around for those who look, but that one was the only one registered on official maps.
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Re: Little mine hike
Reply #1 on: August 19, 2024, 03:16:08 AM
Come to think of it there is no green or blue on those yellow metallic areas, which weathering should have arranged after so long exposed, so no copper in that. A bit different that one then.
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Re: Little mine hike
Reply #2 on: August 19, 2024, 05:46:20 AM
Looks like a fun hike.
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Re: Little mine hike
Reply #3 on: August 19, 2024, 06:39:15 PM
I actually met the xth generation owner of the land on the way down again. He could tell a bit more about it and the history of the area. His main challenge was that less active farmers meant everything was becoming the northern equivalent of a jungle again. Funnily enough I had just earlier thought about the expression "in a hundred years everything is forgotten" when walking around up there: I had some idea of the level of activity once there, and yet so little to be seen of it now. Nature have already covered up many old mines now long forgotten and it seems it steadily works to reclaim everything after us too.
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Re: Little mine hike
Reply #4 on: August 20, 2024, 12:01:55 AM
Great photos! :like: I think there might have been some mining done in Michigan at one time or another, but I'm a good distance from those areas.
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Re: Little mine hike
Reply #5 on: September 09, 2024, 03:33:13 PM
Did another little hike yesterday. This time up on a part of the very creatively named "stone mountain" range. So a very special mountain then.. A much better name would have been mineral mountain as there are various kinds of metals around. Billions of dollars worth actually, and several old big mines, but unlikely to get mined again anytime soon due to political reasons.

Picture 1. On the way up I came across a mine entry that had collapsed. I tried looking around for other entries but the terrain is such that you can walk right by without seeing them. So no luck with that.

Picture 2. Some rocks were plain weird.

Picture 3. It was slow going as there was no trail and lots of old rock slides and the like in the way. So by the time I got up light had started to fade already. So less time to roam around than planned as I had to start the return almost direct.

I had two scares with flock of ptarmigans on the way down. The birds are very well camoflaged and will try to hide rather than flee if they can. And thus, if they do fly, you are almost stepping on them already. After the ground around me seemed to suddenly start flying at two occasions I can recommend it for anyone who needs a proper surprise!

I brought a Victorinox along for pictures, but forgot to include it. I should get a badge of shame!  :D
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Re: Little mine hike
Reply #6 on: September 09, 2024, 04:00:47 PM
Beautiful landscape.
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Re: Little mine hike
Reply #7 on: September 10, 2024, 01:50:58 AM
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Re: Little mine hike
Reply #8 on: September 10, 2024, 10:55:46 PM
Did another little hike today. No pictures though - mostly boring terrain.

I think my interest in metal detecting is a bit so so, but I seem to have a decent knack for finding minerals. So far I'm sure I have rocks with lots of iron, copper, sulphur and magnesium. And then some with cobolt, zinc, lead and nickel. And some silver, and very likely a tiny bit of gold, platinum and palladium. (I will need a rock crusher and pulverizer to know how little). On the slightly scary side likely also some uranite. (That geiger counter hasn't arrived yet so for now they are in the middle of an empty field!) Titanium is an easy find around here, but I haven't bothered yet.

If I could get some chrome and vanadium too it would be fun to give steelmaking a go some day. Lots of various refining necessary though - but surely interesting at some level. (My interests might be a bit whacked, but hey...) I do know where to find vanadium, but the hike is not tempting...

Edit: I do have chrome and vanadium here, but I meant from own collected rocks...

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