Ghost Town In The Sky | The Mascot Gold Mine

Hello everyone and welcome back to another video! In this episode, we head back to the Mascot Gold Mine to explore deeper into the mountain. This mine exploration was definitely one of our more challenging adventures, as this mine has over 67 kilometres of tunnels. We spent a few hours exploring and didn’t even put a dent in it. With the cold temperatures effecting our flashlights and camera gear, we had to end our explore sooner than expected, but we’ll be back! If you’re Interested in seeing the tour of the buildings, here is a link to our first trip to this amazing place:    • Mascot Mine | Hedley BC | Part 1   Duncan Woods, described as a down and out prospector, arrived to Nickel Plate Mountain to find out that he was once again late for the party as the ground in the area had already been staked up. Not the kind to easily give up, looking at maps he noticed a small 40 or so acre sliver of ground that hadn’t been claimed. Calling it the Mascot, the terrain was very steep and the work was hard, but Duncan kept looking for his gold. In 1904, the Daly Reduction Company, which owned the claims surrounding Woods’ and operated the Nickel Plate Mine, discovered that their main ore body angled into Duncan’s claim and the superintendent Jones, approached him to purchase it. No one knows what was said, but Duncan refused to ever sell if Jones was involved. Refusing to sell to his rivals, in 1933 Duncan sold the Mascot to a group of investors from Vancouver and they started the Hedley Mascot Gold Mine. The tramway was constructed, and was 4700 feet in length, ran at an angle of about 40 degrees and was one of the largest in the world. The majority of production took place between 1936 and 1949 producing over 7 tones of gold valuing an astonishing $130 million dollars today. We thank you for taking the time to watch our video and appreciate all the positive support! If this is your first time checking out our channel we hope to earn your subscription today! If you enjoyed the video we would appreciate the help if you could share and like our video, it really helps our algorithm on YouTube. Take care everyone and stay safe.❤️🏔⛏ All of our videos are upload in HD! We encourage you to check your settings and change them accordingly if your system doesn’t do it automatically. Disclaimer: Mines are dangerous! Know before you go and prepare yourself to the best of your ability!! Mines are unstable and an unpredictable environment. Toxic gases, loose rocks and false floors are only just a few of the hazards you should be aware of!! Music provided by Epidemic Sound www.epidemicsound.com 🎶 Editing program: In Shot Editing by: Chyanne Tynan Camera gear 📸: IPhone 7 Plus, Rode Microphone🎙, DJI Osmo 3 Axis Gimbal, DJI Mavic Mini Drone ThruNite🔦 http://www.thrunite.com/ Guiding you through the night! #ghosttown #abandoned #exploring #gold