I found this mineshaft in the side of a mountain in a wilderness area in Colorado. About 12000 ft.[3024 × 4032]

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tsw_distance on September 9th, 2017 at 01:43 UTC »

I love abandoned mines. Thank you for sharing.

sunxiaohu on September 9th, 2017 at 03:46 UTC »

That was dug by hand. Blows my mind to think about what those miners did with so few tools and resources. Highly recommend the National Mining Museum if you are ever in Leadville, as well as guided tours of old mines.

T3hN1nj4 on September 9th, 2017 at 06:05 UTC »

🍩 go in there