stages. The route runs along the mining paths walked by miners during the great mining epic. Walking along this Trail, you will encounter mines and industrial archaeological sites from the Sardinian mining [...] and intangible mining heritage, offering hikers a unique opportunity to discover the history of the miners and their cultural identity. The CMSB Foundation is founder and member of the European Mining Routes
546-km iron-ore line built between 1888 and 1903 from the Gulf of Bothnia at Luleå to the iron-ore mines around Kiruna and the Norwegian sea at Narvik. It also shows material from elsewhere in the north
The vast Kiruna iron ore mine In Lapland is operated by the Swedish mining company LKAB. The ore resource was known for centuries but remoteness and harsh climate prevented exploitation. Finally, surface [...] body to a depth of 1,365m. In 2014 work began to move the city 3km to avoid subsidence. The latest mine expansion uses remote-controlled machines and transport. Pre-booked visitors go to the Kiruna tourist
lignite was formed, seeing remains of plants and animals from the mine, including an ancient forest and a mammoth. The history of the Bełchatów mine and power plant are also set out and visitors can try operating [...] is the largest electricity generator in Poland with 40 power stations and two lignite (brown coal) mines. Its Bełchatów lignite power station is one of the biggest generators in the world. The company’s [...] operating a power-station control desk. A viewing platform can be visited separately at the lignite mine 27km away at Żłobnica.
reached a peak in 1967 but ended in 1974 due to international competition. Former miners created an association to preserve the mine. Visitors enter riding a working railway with an electric locomotive and go [...] Finstergrund opened as a visitor mine in 1982. Lead and silver mining around Wieden in the Black Forest began in the 13th century and continued, with some breaks, until the early 19th century. In the early [...] mineral veins, up to 2m deep, methods of drilling and blasting and the transport of the ore out of the mine. Many different minerals can be seen in the walls of the working chambers. Nearby above ground is
Development of the Joseph and Else shafts started in 1912 but was interrupted by war and most of the mine buildings were completed in 1924. Although mining stopped in 1966, today the shafts are used for the [...] winding-engine houses, a lamproom and a fire station. The baths has showers around a central hall where miners’ clothes were hung to dry on long chains. The space is brought to life by a sound installation with
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 the history [...] 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
company employed 14,000 people at several mines in the area. Mining began in ancient times but expanded with capital investment from the 1920s. The Spoluka mine was worked out by around 1972 and opened [...] The Spoluka mine in the town of Madan in the Rhodope mountains produced a wide range of economic minerals: lead, zinc, gold, silver, copper and cadmium. It was operated by the Bulgarian-Soviet company [...] tracks and waggons, safety equipment and pneumatic systems. A vertical shaft, ventilation chimney and mine yard are also preserved. On the surface are displays with models, historical equipment and images
until the 1990s. The museum of the São Vicente mine explores the history of coalmining in the region. It is in the Vila Verde, an accommodation building for miners designed by Barreiros Leal in a modernist [...] 1963. It contained reading and games rooms, a dining room, bathrooms and bedrooms for over 50 miners. The mine closed in 1970 and the building was in use by the community and a museum from 1989. The museum
images and films about Torviscosa, including design drawings by the first architect, Giuseppe De Min. A large-scale model shows the town in the mid-1960s. Other models show plants owned by the company
the industry came to an end in 1971 due to the growth in use of cheaper alternative materials. The mine was opened to the public soon afterwards. Tour guides take visitors underground on foot through the [...] splitting to make roof slates is demonstrated above ground. An exhibition shows fossils found in the mine and objects made from slate and slate waste. More adventurous visitors can book a diving tour in flooded
Bindweide iron ore mine opened in the 1830s. At its peak there were 900 miners but it closed in 1931. It became a mine for visitors in 1981. A visitor centre built in 2014 that introduces the geological [...] of iron. Another addition to the site is the Barbara Tower, a 22-m steel headframe relocated from a mine in the Harz Mountains that visitors can climb to enjoy the views.
excavator was made in 1961 by VEB Schwermaschinenbau Lauchhammerwerk and worked in the Phönix opencast mine in Altenburg. Visitors can climb up it to a height of 24m. A control room the size of a house stands
Prades railway opened in 1879 the Société anonyme des mines de Fillols-Taurinya laid railways to connect to Prades station and enlarged the mines. The operation closed down in 1928 but reopened for a few [...] to be seen are a mine entrance with an electric locomotive, impressive furnaces for roasting the ore, mineral hoppers, a railway incline and an abandoned barracks to house the miners. [...] forest south of Taurinya. Features along the route have been restored with interpretation panels. The mines were exploited from ancient times but in 1803 they were taken over by the ironmaster Raymond Rivals
The mine opened in 1916, developed by the company Ardoisières Angevines de St Blaise. At this time, slate quarrying was at its peak in France and about 10 mines operated in the region. The mine closed [...] La Mine Bleue is a site where visitors go 126m below the surface to galleries in a mine called La Gâtelière. From the welcome building on the surface they travel with a guide on an original underground [...] d train used by quarrymen down a slope into the workings. Inside the mine, they walk around galleries cut into the solid rock to see how slate blocks were extracted and where waste was dumped. On the surface
lets, arts venues and gardens. A visitor centre in Rue Branly has two parts – a group of recreated miners’ homes and an award-winning new building with interactive exhibitions about the history and future
Near Clermont-Ferrand in southern France is the Musée de la Mine. It was opened in 1990 by former miners and supported by the local authorities. Coal mining began in the area in the 17th century. The site [...] steel frame with large windows. Near it are the 34-m tall steel winding tower of the pit and other mine buildings, including a pit-head baths and offices. The museum has 160m of authentically reconstructed [...] workings that visitors can walk through to gain an understanding of the life and operation of a coal mine. Mannequins show particular situations, such as coal-cutting by hand in narrow seams and making repairs
preserved mine at Harrachov operated from 1957 until 1992 in the mountains on the present border of the Czech Republic and Poland. It opened as a museum in 2003. The minerals extracted at the mine included [...] barytes, galena and quartz, which had varied uses in the chemical and metallurgical industries. The mine had a vertical shaft and seven galleries with over 20 km of tunnels. The tour extends for around 1 [...] on the surface are samples of minerals, tools, safety equipment and models and displays about the mine’s history.
