find of a lifetime for a 12-year-old boy he was on vacation with his family in Arkansas when oh he discovered a true diamond in the Roth mines are home to many wild Treasures like precious gemstones or daring fossils of creatures one can only imagine wow if you are brave enough to descend hundreds of meters into the Earth you might be able to come across some of the world's greatest Mysteries or most sought-after natural Creations from 2 billion old water to a stash of 1930s cars here's 20 strangest things found inside abandoned [Music] mines number 20 fet mats a copper mine in Sweden was the sight of a rare and inexplicable finding in 1719 the body of a man was discovered in a part of the mind which had not been used in many years while this is a regular occurrence to find bodies in Minds what was interesting about the discovery was that this man seemed to be very well preserved despite his missing legs even his clothing was still relatively intact eventually it was discovered that the man was Margaret old old daughter's fiance who she said had gone missing a whopping 42 years prior once the body had dried out after being recovered the gavver began to harden by some strange phenomenon soon enough the body started to Decay as it should have many years earlier the delay and Decay was due to the body's preservation in copper sulfate the water in the section of the Mind where the man was found was full of this substance allowing the body to be preserved after all those years the decaying body was displayed for another 30 years after its recovery and he was finally laid to rest in a church Cemetery rare Topic in 1978 a group of Soviet geologists stumbled upon a crazy Discovery in a mine that was 5 km away from the city of Kandahar in the south of Afghanistan the group which was led by DrYuri Ivanov had been conducting routine mineral surveys when their drills struck something metal unlike anything they'd ever encountered before after digging further the team of geologists found a mysterious spacecraft with a strange design it was unlike any human-made machine featuring smooth curved surfaces and intricate patterns carved on its metallic hle the team could not believe their eyes several pictures were taken speculation ran wild was it human-made where did it come from and why was it there some people started thinking that the vessel might be the work of aliens however as the Cold War was peing they wanted to keep it a secret to not reveal any new technological advancements to the West the Soviets decided to keep their disc Discovery secret the massive spaceship was hidden in a highly classified facility it wasn't until 2001 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union that the truth finally came to light information about this crazy Discovery emerged and captivated the web with thousands of different speculations had it been sent by extraterrestrial beings or was it a product of advanced human technology remember to comment down below with the # rare topic and let us know your opinion in relation to what we just showed on screen and now to the next top number 19 a data archive I'm sure we all wonder where our data storage goes when we store something in the cloud right well perhaps the cloud isn't technically a cloud but we still have no idea where all of that data goes surely when you picture data storage the image of an abandoned mind is not the first thing that pops into your head however it might be from now on GitHub is an open source software site that has stored over 21 terab of data in none other than an abandoned mine or more pleasantly known as the archive vault in Norway this mine sits in the town of long year Bean onard archipelago and the project was first proposed in 2019 the mine is the perfect place both temperature- wise and preservation wise for the storage of various items such as your data GitHub stored the archiv so far in the mine and inside a chamber behind permafrost with all of that protection the people at GitHub claimed that everything stored and the archive Vault will remain intact for at least a thousand years who knows where we'll be then but this project is for future generations to uncover so let's hope that they can remember the password number 18 the Titanoboa there was a terrifying find in Colombia remnants of a giant snake were found in a coal mine the remnants of which have proved that this snake dubbed the Titanoboa would have annihilated the world's largest snake that exists today the green anaconda while the two snakes are comparable in in length research has found that the mass of the Titanoboa was astronomical and weighed over 2,000 lb or over 900 kg a disturbing comparison was made of the back of a Titanoboa and the height of a fully grown man's waist luckily it can be dated back to 58 million years ago and is now extinct research shows that it could have grown to 12. 8 to 14. 3 M long and have a mass of 730 to 1,1 35 kg the titano bow evolved to be one of the largest reptiles after any dinosaur that had the ability to fly went extinct eventually this Beast ended up in northeastern Columbia where students from the University of Florida made the discovery in the co mine the most notable discovery made here about this giant snake was that it seemed to have been more equipped to pre on fish rather than any predator that might be closer to its size number 17 Federal retirement files perhaps you already already have plans for retirement you know golf seeing the grandkids the cruise to the Bahamas all of these great things will cost you so good thing you and the government have set up your retirement fund right but did you know that they are storing your future almost 200 M underground in an old Limestone mine this mine is located in boers Pennsylvania and is more commonly referred to as Iron Mountain the government chose to file your paperwork in a mine instead of your HR department's computer paperwork is brought to the mine every day where 600 people are employed for the handling of said paperwork and roughly 7,000 federal employees retire per month so you can do the math on the efficiency of this operation if you're wondering why they don't just digitize all this information don't worry everyone else is wondering the same thing and no one's got around to it now takes about 71 days for someone's retirement paperwork to be finalized this is 10 days longer than in 1977 but the backlog seems to be down 7.
2% from last month the m is really one of the only places large enough to house and store this much paperwork number 16 2 billion year old water if you happen to be in a cave for whatever reason you will most likely find water due to the vast amount of rivers and even lakes that exist underground did you ever think that the water found in a cave may have existed before humans a mine in Tim Ontario was the place of Discovery for this prehistoric water scientists were able to date this water by determining and analyzing Trace elements that existed in the water sample found Xenon which already sounds like something from eons ago and helium in the water I also found that it has 8 times the amount of salt in it when compared to salt water from our oceans so drinking it is not suggested it may not be too toxic this water came from a pool deep in the Tim's mine where it has been laying low for 2 billion years it's the oldest discovered pool of water ever the more we uncover about this 2 billion year old water the more we can uncover Earth's Mysteries since the discovery scientists have been able to determine that single- celled organisms once existed in the water number 15 a bike trail presumably you go on a bike ride for the exercise or the picturesque views but perhaps you've never heard or considered biking the black hole Trail in Slovenia was the name too offputting perhaps this will convinc the black hole Trail is a 10 km long bike trail in an abandoned mine uh but I don't think it should be a problem if that wasn't enough this mine is so deep underground it goes 150 M into the Earth covering five different levels the mine that the trail exists in was abandoned over 25 years ago but was previously used as a lead and zinc mine finally someone decided to do what we were all thinking and why not turn this dark cave into a bike trail despite the outof the Box location it's said to be a real attraction for bike enthusiasts and great bike riders as the the route consists of typical features found in mind such as aggressive twists and turns and requires an experienced rider to enjoy for now the black hole Trail is the first and only of its kind but who knows maybe more will come along for the ride number 14 a stash of 1930s cars what would be your ideal find in a mine silver gold zinc how about a Labyrinth of European cars dating as far back as the 1930s well that's exactly what a teacher from Belgium found in a mine back in 2016 the mine was located in a French Quarry the teacher was Vincent Michelle a PE teacher and the discovery was unbelievable the cars date back to the 1930s and were probably used by the Germans when they wanted and needed and subsequently stored in the mines during World War II in order to not have them requisitioned however no one came back to claim any of them and while the cars are in various states of Decay and disrepair the site was truly wild Vincent Michelle was the first person to lay eyes on this Maze of rust engines metal and rubber in 70 years while Michelle couldn't drive any of these cars out and back home as they're far too gone he might consider exploring more abandoned mins in the future for more wild discoveries number 13 a theme park a Romanian salt mine might just prove to be one of the most versatile mines out there originally the Selena tra was a salt mine dating back to 1075 or even before the mine produced salt for a very long time until a new use for the mine began in 1932 Selena turta became a bomb shelter during the second world war and was closed up once the war had ended however the mine was reintroduced in the '90s and this time it was open to the public not as a mine not as a shelter but as a spa a Halo therapy Spa to be exact or salt therapy and if you thought that was interesting enough s Ina turta now also contains a Subterranean amusement park equipped with a ferris wheel Billiards mini golf and a lake luckily there is now also an elevator to take you to the Subterranean wonders or if you prefer to take the stairs that is still also an option oh and can't forget to mention that the mine was also used as a cheese Storage Center number 12 world's largest freshwater Di Resort have you ever had the inkling to swim deep underground the surface of the Earth then perhaps you'd be interested in the Bon Lead Mine in Missouri after shutting down in 1962 the mine underneath the town of Bon began to fill up with water once stored in the now unused water pumps no one foresaw that shutting down the water pumps might lead to the drowning of the Mine by the 1970s the bottom three layers of the mine were completely submerged underwater but the mine was sold to new owners the new own owners of the mine basically bought a giant underground freshwater lake with 17 Mi of Shoreline whether by accident or not this mine is now put to new and good use it's a popular attraction for divers who can navigate the underwater tunnels of the mine the mine is at a consistent temperature and allows for the visibility of all abandoned equipment once used for the lead mining this mine is now not even called a mine but rather the billion gallon Lake that has tunnels which go on for over 140 km number 11 Cave of the crystals not many things would get people to go underground to depths of 300 M but what if there was a giant Cave of crystals at the bottom would you go in Chua Mexico the Nik mine is exactly the place the chamber is about 109 M long and filled with selenite crystals these crystals are some of the largest ever found in the earth so far the biggest of the bunch amounts to 11. 4 4 M and has a volume of roughly 5 cubic M this giant crystal is said to be about 12 tons in Mass the temperature of the cave is another Marvel it can climb up to 58° C in the cave when it's not flooded with water in addition to the 90 to 99% humidity of the cave is relatively unexplored due to the conditions that mimic Death Valley the cave was only discovered in 2000 by Two Brothers Juan and Pedro Sanchez but the discovery had a time limit since the conditions are so bad people can only stand it for about 10 minutes in a total at any given time the brothers discover the cave by accident and what a beautiful accident it must have been however since 2015 the cave has been impossible to see as it has once again flooded with water in order for the crystals to continue to grow number 10 wolf sag iron the wolf sag iron or the Saltsburg cube is the meteor that never was found in Austria in 1885 buried in tertiary ignite a cuboid of iron was discovered in a 20 milliony old coal scene initial reactions from scientists assumed that this object was that of meteoric origin this would have perhaps been a more exciting reality for the new find however after analyzing the object its past life as a meteor was soon ruled out due to the absence of any nickel chromium or Cobalt still the wolf egg iron is considered an artifact that is out of place and a cast of it can be viewed on display at Oben Land museum in Austria the real wag iron is kept at the haat house Museum also in Austria the purpose of the cast is to ensure that no more damage is done to the original as wear has begun to show on the true wolf's egg iron due to the sheer amount of people that handled it it was eventually settled that the wolf's egg iron is most probably just cast iron used as ballast in mining operations number nine clar storp sphere a mine in South Africa near Odo doall is home to a number of clerk storp spheres these disc-shaped or spherical pieces of hematite or wallison have been found and collected by miners in and amongst 3 billion year old pyroflite deposits though many people speculate that these objects are out ofpl artifacts and have been manmade there is little evidence to support those claims after analyzing the stor spheres geologists were able to realize that they exist thanks to natural processes in addition to the previously mentioned hematite and for lost toight properties of the Spheres there was analysis done by another geologist who said that some clerk Dorp spheres also consisted of pyite but the colors of which are unknown instead most of them can be seen in a dark red almost brown color when geologist Paul Hinrich cut one of these spheres open it revealed a radial structure on the inside reaching completion in the center of the sphere another few of the clerks dorf spheres showed latitudinal Groves when cracked open despite the pseudoscience claims being completely wrong it is almost more amazing that these spheres are naturally made versus man-made number eight fossilized rainforest found in an abandoned Coal Mine a coal mine in Illinois us is the home of a 300 milliony Old fossilized rainforest the rainforest was at one point a sight for incredible Wildlife including a type of moss so thick and so wild it grew to a meter in thickness and 40 m in height there was a multitude of extinct plants that were also found evidently it is likely that the rainforest ended up under the cover of the earth due to a large earthquake or something of that sort that allowed for the rainforest to cave in on itself a layer of coal preserved the rainforest and once removed one could see the forest by looking up at the ceiling of the mine they found the fossilized rainforest almost 100 m deep into the mine imagine being that far underground but upon looking up you are surrounded by an ancient rainforest the tree trunks are above you the plants are in the ceiling but the rest of your surroundings are coal and rock this newfound rainforest will allow scientists and researchers to get a better understanding of the world biology and Wildlife 300 million years ago number seven salt Cathedral of zakira you may not believe it but there is a Roman Catholic Church 200 M underground not only that but the church is located in a salt mine the salt mine is located in a halight mountain close to zipaquira in Colombia this church has not only been a popular tourist destination for the city but a place of pilgrimage for the people of Colombia if you were to go visit the saltmine cathedral you would come upon the temple in three sections each section represents something different one represents the birth of Jesus the next represents the life of Jesus and finally Jesus Jesus's death you may think there's not much to see in this underground Church wouldn't it just be dark and damp that far below the Earth however that is far from the truth you can see icons handcarved details ornamenting and even sculptures made of marble the cathedral is truly a feet the architecture is astounding no wonder it is also known as a jewel of modern architecture the church is still functioning and is absolutely packed on Sundays reached about 3,000 churchgoers for the Sun mass number six the 300-year-old wheel discovered in a coal mine in the city of donet Ukraine a discovery was made in a local Coal Mine 900 M below the ground workers found an impression of an ancient wheel in the Sandstone tunnel the tunnel had recently been excavated and while the workers were drilling the coal as they normally would they happened upon this rather curious site the impression of the ancient wheel would not have been able to survive and remain intact if the miners were to remove it from the surrounding Sandstone instead deputy chief VV kelin decided to take a picture of the imprint to support their find the pictures were enough evidence and the discovery was reported however there was still nothing anyone could do to remove the artifact from the mine it remains down there to this day leaving much mystery and questions around its origin and purpose even still the pictures show that there was more than one impression was it from the same wheel or multiple we still may never know until perhaps perhaps the imprints are Unearthed and analyzed by a team of scientists and archaeologists number five newly unveiled dinosaur is best preserved of its kind the Millennium mine is located 17 M north of Fort McMurray Alberta Canada inside this mine sha Funk made an incredible discovery of true remarkable preservation he found a dinosaur fossil so well preserved it is in fact the best preserved fossil of its kind so far Shawn had found a 110 milliony Old notur which is a type of herbivore whose features and body were armored his supervisor Mark Gratton spent some time with sea trying to figure out what they had just found before they reported it or had it analyzed were the fossils merely bits of fossilized wood tree stumps perhaps however once they turned the fossil over they found Sandy Brown discs in gunmetal gry stone that could immediately put the tree stump theories to rest this was no ordinary fossil this was the fossil of an an ient dinosaur eventually it was found that the creature once had long spikes coming out of its shoulders and weighed nearly 1,360 kg the length of the dinosaur at one point was said to be 5. 4 M long number four rare black opal found in mine one of the most sought-after gemstones is black opal its Rarity and Beauty make finding it not only special but very difficult mines in Australia are known for their quantity of black opal especially from a region called lighting Ridge the soil and the climate in this area is perfect for the creation of precious black opal this combination of soil and climate is in fact responsible for the unique black color of the gemstone as it contains iron oxides manganese oxides and carbon you may think surely if you find the right location mining for black opal would be an easy process from there but that wouldn't be further from the truth mining for the gemstone is an arduous process and requires a lot of hand workk and time one must Venture very deep into the Earth sometimes up to 80 m in the mine if you happen to be lucky enough to find the rare gem you must make sure to place it in water instantly so it doesn't crap if successful one carrat of black opal is equivalent to $15,000 number three diamond mining in Arkansas 12-year-old finds 5.
16 karat diamond at Arkansas's Crater of Diamonds finding a diamond is rare but finding a diamond at 12 years old is even more rare a 12-year-old boy from North Carolina found a 5. 16 karat diamond while on vacation with his family Michael De and his family were vacationing at Arkansas's Crater of Diamond State Park when a mere 10 minutes into their search of the precious stone Michael found a jelly bean sized diamond on his own the area in which Michael found his own Diamond seemed to be a lucky area as a 15. 33% in 1956 that whopping gem is called the star of Arkansas the diamond mine is a popular location as Michael's find was the 328th diamond to be discovered in just that year alone Michael's Discovery is said to be the 27th largest diamond found on that land since 1972 when it became the state park that we can all visit today the Honey brown Diamond that Michael found is now called God's glory Diamond named by the boy himself will this diamond State Park be your next family vacation destination number two the world's largest amethyst geode picture a geode perhaps you've had the pleasure of acquiring one and cracking it open to reveal the beautiful Maze of crystals on the inside now imagine if that geode was 3.
27 M tall and a staggering 2. 5 tons that would probably be a little more difficult to crack open but a geode exactly like that was really found in 2007 it is named the Empress of Uruguay and was the world's largest amethyst geode to have ever been found the geode was formed 130 million years ago and maintains the exact and intact crystal structure that was formed all those years ago the geode was quite tricky to remove from the solid balt that it was found in the long and difficult extraction process took three whole entire months to complete after that another two months were needed to polish and refine the edges and opening of the geode the impressive find took hard work and determination but the payoff is a beautiful sight beneath rock and stone incredible crystals are formed in hiding waiting to be seen by the naked eye number one mystery monster found in Siberian Maine mines are the home to some beautiful things such as gemstones and geod however mines can also be the hiding place of scary creatures and dare I say monsters for some Siberian miners in a town called udachi a monstrous find was a reality the diamond miners came across what they likened to Wolverine or a carnivorous mammal the creature that they came across was perfectly mummified due to the temperature of the mine it was found in it is reported that even its nails were intact the mine is so cold the temperature ranges anywhere from - 43. 6 de C to - 35.
