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Life in a Gold Mining Camp: Alaska's Independence Mine

The large mountain that you see looming over the Independence Mine throughout this video is Skyscraper Mountain… In 1906, a man named Robert Lee Hatcher discovered lode gold near the summit and filed a mining claim on the site. Hatcher’s discovery unleashed a gold mining boom in the area and multiple mines and mining camps sprang up in the area (now called Hatcher Pass). One of the largest of these gold mines and mining camps was the Independence Mine that is showcased in this video. I’ve seen estimates ranging from 140,000 ounces to 165,000 ounces of gold taken out of the Independence Mine… At its peak, the Independence Mine was reported to employ 206 workers and was home to 16 families. As with other gold mines, the Independence Mine was ordered to be shut down by the US government during World War II. And, just as with so many other gold mines, the Independence Mine struggled to recover after its forced shutdown. The mine limped along until 1951 when it shut down forever. Alaska designated the Independence Mine as a state historical site in 1982. ***** You can see the full TVR Exploring playlist of abandoned mines here: https://goo.gl/TEKq9L You can see the gear that I use for mine exploring here: https://bit.ly/2wqcBDD and here: https://bit.ly/2p6Jip6 Several kind viewers have asked about donating to help cover some of the many expenses associated with exploring these abandoned mines. Inspired by their generosity, I set up a Patreon account. So, if anyone would care to chip in, I’m under TVR Exploring on Patreon. Thanks for watching! ***** Growing up in California’s “Gold Rush Country” made it easy to take all of the history around us for granted. However, abandoned mine sites have a lot working against them – nature, vandals, scrappers and various government agencies… The old prospectors and miners that used to roam our lonely mountains and toil away deep underground are disappearing quickly as well. These losses finally caught our attention and we felt compelled to make an effort to document as many of the ghost towns and abandoned mines that we could before that colorful niche of our history is gone forever. I hope you’ll join us on these adventures! #ExploringAbandonedMines #MineExploring #AbandonedMines #UndergroundMineExploring