Copper has been mined since prehistoric times in the region of Alcoutim, a Portuguese town on the River Guardiana, which is the frontier with Spain, 65 km north-east of Faro. Exploitation on an industrial

Visitors can climb ladders, crawl within a replica mine and get lost in a maze, and can also drive a large excavator through a simulator. The Temple Mine on the opposite side of the A6 main road is small [...] taking away fluorspar remain within the mine and visitors are offered the opportunity to pan for gold or lead ore. The Museum is the focus for the Peak District Mines Historical Society’s underground trips [...] The Peak District Mines Historical Society established its museum in the pump room of the former spa of Matlock Bath, which was immensely popular in nineteenth century after the opening of the Midland

g and mining village that since 2004 has been a 128 ha cultural reserve. There is evidence of mining at Pershyttan from the twelfth century and of ironworking from the fourteenth. The last mines in the [...] remains of many mines, the most important of which are the Lock Gruva (Lock Mine) that closed in 1909 where visitors are able to venture 45 m underground and the Storgruvan (Large Mine) which is used for [...] The town of Nora, 24 km north-west of Örebro lies in the mining and ironworking region of the Bergslagen that was for centuries one of the principal sources of Sweden’s wealth. Pershyttan, 3 km south of

Middle Ages, and the oils were systematically extracted from the mid-eighteenth century until 1970. Mining began in 1745 under the direction of Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière. The first refinery

The museum at Petrosani dates from 1961, but initially it was not strictly devoted to mining and its first temporary exhibition was devoted to the Cuban revolution. In 1966 the museum moved to its current [...] was the first headquarters of the SAR Patrosani company, and concentrated on interpreting the coal mining industry of the Jiu valley that dates from the 1840s. There are displays of miners’ tools, machines

the workers here are faced with an incomparably larger task: cleaning up and re-cultivating the old mining topography in the Geisel valley and developing it into a recreational area for tourists. Water plays [...] man-made lake in Germany. It is intended to cover the deep scars left by 300 years of brown coal mining without, however, wiping out the past completely. The region once enjoyed the reputation of being [...] also has a rare value since it is one of the last remaining architectural witnesses to regional mining history. A part of the works hall, which bears the name of a nearby spoil pit, was used for repairing

The mining museum in the historic town of Planá (also called Planá u Mariánských Lázní) tells the story of mining in western Bohemia since the 16th century for silver, lead, copper, cobalt, nickel, antimony [...] underground workings. They show samples of minerals, coins made from metals mined locally, safety equipment, working tools and mining lamps. Visitors to the underground workings walk through original rock-cut [...] and wagons. Separate displays explain the history of uranium mining in the region in the 20th century. The museum is run by a local mining history association begun in 1995.

advances. In 1924 the world’s first overburden conveyor bridge came into service in the “Agnes” open-cast mine. The increased yield of lignite also went on to be converted into electricity. In 1927, barely a year

work of mine rescue services and the history of mining disasters. Also on display are scale models of opencast processes, winding gear, limekilns and the surface buildings of the Humboldt II mine in the [...] This mining museum is sited at the former Julius III lignite mine, 30km north of Most. It was established in 2003 by the Association of North Bohemian Miners in collaboration with the Most museum to show [...] show the history of mining in North Bohemia since the middle ages. Julius III operated for 120 years from 1881. The headframe is intact together with the shaft building and part of the coal preparation

group of mining heritage enthusiasts. Some of the principal lodes from which mineral ores were obtained in Cornwall can be observed during the one-hour underground tour. While it appears that the mine was not [...] occupies by the nearby Wendron Mine from 1856, and substantial parts remain, including a waterwheel that was used by the Trenear Dairy on the site until about 1970. The mining museum at Poldark includes the [...] tour at Poldark has been described by a distinguished authority as ‘one of the two most atmospheric mine tours in Europe’. Poldark, 3 km from Helston, is a multi-facetted visitor attraction that takes its

at Porjus, 100 km S of Kiruna, was one of the factors which made it possible for people to live and mine iron ore north of the Arctic Circle. The power station, designed by Erik Josephson, was completed

into our kitchen and parlour to find out how we used to live. Discover what life was like down the mines, or on the farm. Explore local crafts and industries and marvel at our historic machines. You can

including Bessbrook and Blarney, and some at Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhrgebiet, where one of the leading mining entrepreneurs was William Thomas Mulvany (1806-80), brother of the architect. The fortunes of the

Transylvania formed part of the Habsburg Empire. It was supervised by the imperial mines officer Johann Frendl. In 1787 the mines became the property of the Habsburg government in Vienna. Extraction continued [...] substantially. From the 1960s, following the example of the mine at Wieliczka in Poland, the therapeutic qualities of the atmosphere in the mine were recognised, and facilities were provided for people with [...] in varied activities and if necessary receive treatment. The mine also contains a museum with multi-media displays and exhibitions of mining tools and other historic artefacts, together with a restaurant

of Bohemia was important for the mining of silver from the middle ages, of coal from the late 18th century, and of uranium after the Second World War. The principal mining museum in the Czech republic is [...] is centred round the Vojtech mine of 1779, which in 1875 reached a depth of 1000 m, the Anna pit of 1789 and the Sevein pit of 1813, whose winding tower of 1879 is one of the principal exhibits. Steam engines

Eduardo Aznar founded the Compañía Minera de Sierra Menera. A 204 km railway line was built to link the mines of Ojos Negros, Teruel, with the new port infrastructures for exporting iron ore to other European

Since the early Middle Ages, metal mining has been a key economic activity in the Erzgebirge region. The development of the mine at Pöhla began in 1967 after drilling identified rich deposits of uranium [...] was discovered, it was extracted to make one of Europe’s largest mining caverns, measuring 45 m in length and 12 m in height. The mine was extended to reach the uranimum ore and bismuth through the tunnel [...] tunnel and shafts. However, the operation ended at the time of German Reunification. The mine opened to the public in 2007. Visitors take a 3-km train journey through the tunnel to the great tin deposit

the border of Herault. High quality building stones, hard limestones and grey marbles, have been mined in the region since Roman times, but documentary history of the community dates only from the mid

S late was mined in the Raab adit in Zálužná for only 15 years, from 1873 to 1888. Mining was stopped because numerous accidents occurred during this short period, resulting in 6 fatalities. Since 2018

Rabensteiner Stollen is a former coal mine in the Harz region of Germany. It has been open to visitors for underground guided tours since 1981. Coal was mined here for a short time starting in 1737 and [...] and then began again in the 1830s. The mine was never very successful and after several attempts to improve production no more coal was mined after 1949. On the surface, visitors can see a collection of [...] a working railway, conveyors, the waste dump (where people often find fossils), and a café. On the mine tour visitors see the cable-hauled underground railway, the coal seams and the different practices