List of show mines

This is a list of show mines, that are currently open to the public. Focus is on underground mining activity.

Argentina

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Minas de Wanda Misiones Wanda Amethyst 25°58′15″S 54°33′51″W / 25.9709°S 54.5641°W / -25.9709; -54.5641

Australia

Name State Municipality Notes Location Picture
Historic Daydream Mine New South Wales Broken Hill Silver, started 1882, relatively old mine for Australia 31°52′59″S 141°19′37″E / 31.8830°S 141.3270°E / -31.8830; 141.3270
Big Opal Mine New South Wales Lightning Ridge Black Opal 29°27′09″S 147°58′02″E / 29.4524°S 147.9672°E / -29.4524; 147.9672
Chambers of The Black Hand New South Wales Lightning Ridge Black Opal 29°27′23″S 147°58′01″E / 29.4563°S 147.9669°E / -29.4563; 147.9669
Walk-in Mine New South Wales Lightning Ridge Black Opal 29°24′09″S 147°58′07″E / 29.4026°S 147.9685°E / -29.4026; 147.9685
Bald Hill Mine New South Wales Hill End Gold 33°02′00″S 149°25′00″E / 33.0333°S 149.4166°E / -33.0333; 149.4166
Bobby Dazzler Sapphire Mine Queensland Rubyvale Sapphire 23°25′09″S 147°41′57″E / 23.4193°S 147.6993°E / -23.4193; 147.6993
Miners Heritage Walk In Mine Queensland Rubyvale Sapphire 23°24′30″S 147°41′21″E / 23.4082°S 147.6892°E / -23.4082; 147.6892
Wheal Hughes South Australia Moonta Copper, might be closed in 2014 34°03′18″S 137°36′50″E / 34.0550°S 137.6140°E / -34.0550; 137.6140
Umoona Opal Mine and Museum South Australia Coober Pedy Opal, major parts of the city are underground, due to the excessive summer heat 29°00′36″S 134°45′19″E / 29.0100°S 134.7552°E / -29.0100; 134.7552
Old Timers Mine South Australia Coober Pedy Opal 29°00′32″S 134°45′34″E / 29.0089°S 134.7594°E / -29.0089; 134.7594
Douggies Underground Mine Tours Tasmania Queenstown Copper, 300 m shaft; also named: C.M.T. Underground Mine Tour 42°04′46″S 145°33′17″E / 42.0795°S 145.5546°E / -42.0795; 145.5546
Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage Centre Tasmania Beaconsfield Gold, formerly Grubb Shaft Gold and Heritage Museum 41°12′06″S 146°48′57″E / 41.2016°S 146.8158°E / -41.2016; 146.8158
Central Deborah Gold Mine Victoria Bendigo Gold, offers adventure tours to 228 m depth 36°45′53″S 144°16′13″E / 36.7648°S 144.2704°E / -36.7648; 144.2704
Long Tunnel Extended Mine Victoria Walhalla Gold, with gold rush ghost town 37°56′20″S 146°26′57″E / 37.9389°S 146.4493°E / -37.9389; 146.4493
State Coal Mine Victoria Wonthaggi Coal 38°37′07″S 145°35′48″E / 38.6187°S 145.5966°E / -38.6187; 145.5966

Austria

Name State Municipality Notes Location Picture
Terra Mystica Kärnten Bad Bleiberg Lead 46°37′43″N 13°38′55″E / 46.6287°N 13.6486°E / 46.6287; 13.6486
Schaubergwerk Knappenberg Kärnten Hüttenberg 46°56′04″N 14°34′07″E / 46.9344°N 14.5686°E / 46.9344; 14.5686
Seegrotte Hinterbrühl Niederösterreich Hinterbrühl Gypsum; flooded mine with underground boat tours 48°05′10″N 16°15′26″E / 48.0860°N 16.2573°E / 48.0860; 16.2573
Schaubergwerk Grillenberg Niederösterreich Payerbach Iron 47°41′34″N 15°53′34″E / 47.6929°N 15.8929°E / 47.6929; 15.8929
Salzwelten Hallstatt Oberösterreich Hallstatt Salt; mining since bronze age; oldest industrial complex in Europe 47°33′23″N 13°38′42″E / 47.5564°N 13.6450°E / 47.5564; 13.6450
Salzwelten Hallein Salzburg Hallein Salt 47°40′02″N 13°05′23″E / 47.6671°N 13.0898°E / 47.6671; 13.0898
Kupferzeche Larzenbach Salzburg Hüttau, district Niedernfritz Copper, from the 13th century till 1869 47°24′59″N 13°18′25″E / 47.4164°N 13.3070°E / 47.4164; 13.3070
Barbarastollen Leogang Salzburg Leogang Mining started before the middle ages 47°26′22″N 12°41′57″E / 47.4395°N 12.6993°E / 47.4395; 12.6993
Schaustollen Mühlbach am Hochkönig Salzburg Mühlbach am Hochkönig Copper; the adit continues through the mountain to the municipality Sankt Johann im Pongau and served as emergency route for the residents, in cases the street could not be used 47°22′46″N 13°07′24″E / 47.3795°N 13.1232°E / 47.3795; 13.1232
Schaubergwerk Hochfeld Salzburg Neukirchen am Großvenediger Copper 47°13′15″N 12°16′26″E / 47.2209°N 12.2740°E / 47.2209; 12.2740
Silberbergwerk Ramingstein Salzburg Ramingstein Silver, mining came to an end 1780; everything kept in its original state, without electric light 47°04′36″N 13°51′35″E / 47.0768°N 13.8596°E / 47.0768; 13.8596
Schaubergwerk Sunnpau Salzburg Sankt Veit im Pongau Copper; mining started before the Middle Ages 47°20′14″N 13°08′13″E / 47.3373°N 13.1369°E / 47.3373; 13.1369
Zinkwand hiking trail Salzburg and Steiermark Weißpriach, Rohrmoos-Untertal Silver, cobalt, zinc and others; via ferrata to a 300 m long adit, that underpasses the main chain of the alps 47°16′11″N 13°40′56″E / 47.2697°N 13.6821°E / 47.2697; 13.6821
Salzwelten Altaussee Steiermark Altaussee Salt 47°39′05″N 13°44′21″E / 47.6514°N 13.7392°E / 47.6514; 13.7392
Silberbergwerk Arzberg Steiermark Arzberg Silver 47°14′57″N 15°30′50″E / 47.2493°N 15.5139°E / 47.2493; 15.5139
Erzberg Steiermark Eisenerz Iron 47°31′30″N 14°54′42″E / 47.5250°N 14.9116°E / 47.5250; 14.9116
Magnesitbergwerk Keltenberg Steiermark Hohentauern Magnesite 47°26′45″N 14°27′48″E / 47.4457°N 14.4634°E / 47.4457; 14.4634
Sunfixl cave Steiermark Kohlschwarz Underground sandstone mine 47°08′19″N 15°05′38″E / 47.1386°N 15.0939°E / 47.1386; 15.0939
Schaubergwerk Oberzeiring Steiermark Oberzeiring Silver 47°15′08″N 14°29′11″E / 47.2523°N 14.4863°E / 47.2523; 14.4863
Paradeisstollen Radmer Steiermark Radmer Copper; medieval, mining railway 47°32′38″N 14°45′23″E / 47.5438°N 14.7564°E / 47.5438; 14.7564
Annastollen Bromriesen Steiermark Rohrmoos-Untertal, district Obertal Silver and nickel 47°19′00″N 13°41′00″E / 47.3166°N 13.6834°E / 47.3166; 13.6834
Knappenlöcher Fieberbrunn Tirol Fieberbrunn Adits in original state, no electric light 47°29′26″N 12°31′45″E / 47.4906°N 12.5291°E / 47.4906; 12.5291
Schaubergwerk Ulpenalpe Tirol Fügen Iron, copper, cobalt, pyrite, quartz; could only be reached via the upper station of the cable car Spieljochbahn 47°19′35″N 11°46′48″E / 47.3265°N 11.7799°E / 47.3265; 11.7799
Schaubergwerk Kupferplatte Tirol Jochberg Copper 47°23′21″N 12°25′31″E / 47.3892°N 12.4254°E / 47.3892; 12.4254
Schwazer Silberbergwerk Tirol Schwaz Silver; one of the largest silver mines in the Middle Ages; most important financial source for Fugger and the Habsburg dynasties 47°21′13″N 11°43′39″E / 47.3536°N 11.7275°E / 47.3536; 11.7275
Schaubergwerk Lehenlahn Tirol Wildschönau Silver; medieval 47°25′45″N 11°58′16″E / 47.4291°N 11.9712°E / 47.4291; 11.9712
Goldschaubergwerk Tirol Zell am Ziller Gold 47°13′18″N 11°53′44″E / 47.2216°N 11.8956°E / 47.2216; 11.8956
Bergwerk in Bartholomäberg Vorarlberg Bartholomäberg, district Worms 47°05′53″N 9°54′42″E / 47.0980°N 9.9116°E / 47.0980; 9.9116

Belgium

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Schieferstollen Recht Wallonia Sankt Vith Slate 50°19′25″N 6°02′55″E / 50.3235°N 6.0485°E / 50.3235; 6.0485
Blegny Mine Wallonia Blegny Coal, UNESCO-World Heritage Site 50°41′13″N 5°43′26″E / 50.6870°N 5.7239°E / 50.6870; 5.7239
Betrix mine Wallonia Bertrix, near Neufchâteau Slate; also named: Au Coeur de l'Ardoise 49°48′45″N 5°16′20″E / 49.8125°N 5.2722°E / 49.8125; 5.2722
Les minières de silex néolithique de Spiennes à Mons Wallonia Mons-Spiennes Flintstone, prehistoric, UNESCO-World Heritage Site 50°25′50″N 3°58′43″E / 50.4306°N 3.9786°E / 50.4306; 3.9786
Carriere souterraine de Geromont Wallonia Comblain-au-Pont Limestone, in-ground, near stalactite cave Grotte de l'Abîme 50°25′50″N 3°58′43″E / 50.4306°N 3.9786°E / 50.4306; 3.9786
Grottes de Folx-les-Caves Wallonia Orp-Jauche Limestone, in-ground 50°40′04″N 4°56′19″E / 50.6679°N 4.9385°E / 50.6679; 4.9385
Ardoisalle Wallonia Vresse-sur-Semois Slate 49°50′10″N 4°58′00″E / 49.8361°N 4.9666°E / 49.8361; 4.9666
Carrières souterraines de la Malogne Wallonia Cuesmes Phosphate, in limestone 50°25′33″N 3°55′19″E / 50.4257°N 3.9219°E / 50.4257; 3.9219

Bolivia

Name Department Municipality Note Location Picture
Mines in Cerro Rico Potosí Potosí Silver and zinc, for centuries largest silver mine worldwide, still active, with guided tours 65°44′59″S 19°37′08″W / 65.7496°S 19.6189°W / -65.7496; -19.6189
Mina San José Oruro Oruro Silver, Zinc 17°57′37″S 67°07′25″W / 17.9602°S 67.1235°W / -17.9602; -67.1235

Brazil

Name State Municipality Notes Location Picture
Mine des Chico Rei Minas Gerais Ouro Preto Gold, huge size; also named: Encardideira 20°23′10″S 43°29′59″W / 20.3862°S 43.4996°W / -20.3862; -43.4996
Minas da Passagem Minas Gerais Mariana Gold, they claim to be the largest gold show mine worldwide, over 30 km underground galleries, underground lake 20°23′29″S 43°26′19″W / 20.3913°S 43.4385°W / -20.3913; -43.4385
Mina Fonte Meu Bem Querer Minas Gerais Ouro Preto Gold 20°23′16″S 43°29′29″W / 20.3877°S 43.4914°W / -20.3877; -43.4914
Mina Velha Minas Gerais Ouro Preto Gold, started 1704 20°23′09″S 43°28′56″W / 20.3857°S 43.4822°W / -20.3857; -43.4822

Canada

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Atlas Coal Mine Alberta Drumheller Kohle 51°19′42″N 112°28′57″W / 51.3283°N 112.4825°W / 51.3283; -112.4825
Bellevue Underground Mine Alberta Crowsnest Pass Kohle 49°34′40″N 114°21′55″W / 49.5778°N 114.3654°W / 49.5778; -114.3654
Bell Island's Mine Newfoundland and Labrador Wabana at Bell Island Iron; galleries below the sea 47°38′45″N 52°56′51″W / 47.6457°N 52.9474°W / 47.6457; -52.9474
Simpson Mine Ontario Bruce Mines Copper 46°17′00″N 83°47′00″W / 46.2833°N 83.7833°W / 46.2833; -83.7833
Cobalt Mining Museum Ontario Cobalt Silver 47°23′44″N 79°41′08″W / 47.3956°N 79.6856°W / 47.3956; -79.6856
Mine Cristal Québec Bonsecours Rock crystal 45°26′36″N 72°16′54″W / 45.4434°N 72.2818°W / 45.4434; -72.2818
Mines Capelton Québec Capelton Copper 45°20′21″N 71°50′50″W / 45.3393°N 71.8471°W / 45.3393; -71.8471
Thetford Mines Québec Thetford Mines Chrysotile 46°05′46″N 71°19′33″W / 46.0961°N 71.3259°W / 46.0961; -71.3259

Colombia

Name Region Municipality Notes Location Picture
Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá Cundinamarca Zipaquira Salt 5°01′07″N 74°00′32″W / 5.0187°N 74.009°W / 5.0187; -74.009

Croatia

Name County Region Notes Location Picture
Rudnik Zrinski Zagreb Medvednica Lead and zinc, medieval; nearby mountain hut Graik 45°54′39″N 15°56′39″E / 45.9107°N 15.9443°E / 45.9107; 15.9443

Czech Republic

Name Region Municipality Notes Location Picture
Grafitový důl Český Krumlov Jihočeský kraj Český Krumlov Graphite 48°48′57″N 14°18′14″E / 48.8158°N 14.3038°E / 48.8158; 14.3038
Kovárna Královéhradecký kraj Pec pod Sněžkou Iron, arsen and copper 50°43′40″N 15°43′53″E / 50.7278°N 15.7314°E / 50.7278; 15.7314
Chrustenická šachta Středočeský kraj Beroun, district Chrustenice Iron 50°00′16″N 14°09′54″E / 50.0044°N 14.1650°E / 50.0044; 14.1650
Hornické Muzeum Příbram Středočeský kraj Příbram Biggest mining museum in Czech Republic, incl. 3 show adits 49°40′58″N 13°59′13″E / 49.6827°N 13.9870°E / 49.6827; 13.9870
Hora Svaté Kateřiny Ústecký kraj Hora Svaté Kateřiny Silver and copper; galleries partly on German territory; might be temporarily closed 50°36′36″N 13°26′12″E / 50.6101°N 13.4366°E / 50.6101; 13.4366
Štola Sv. Jana Evangelisty Ústecký kraj Jiřetín pod Jedlovou Silver 50°52′30″N 14°33′55″E / 50.8749°N 14.5652°E / 50.8749; 14.5652
Štola Starý Martin Ústecký kraj Krupka Tin 50°41′50″N 13°50′48″E / 50.6973°N 13.8466°E / 50.6973; 13.8466
Štola Země zaslíbená Ústecký kraj Měděnec Malachite 50°25′27″N 13°06′41″E / 50.4242°N 13.1115°E / 50.4242; 13.1115

Denmark

Name Region Municipality Notes Location Picture
Thingbæk Kalkminer, Bundgaards Museum North Denmark Skorping Coal, nowadays also cheese production 56°49′55″N 9°48′42″E / 56.8319°N 9.8117°E / 56.8319; 9.8117
Daugbjerg Kalkgruber Central Denmark Stoholm Lime 56°27′28″N 9°02′55″E / 56.4577°N 9.0486°E / 56.4577; 9.0486
Mønsted Kalkgruber Central Denmark Stoholm Lime, claim to be the largest in the world 56°27′22″N 9°09′59″E / 56.4561°N 9.1663°E / 56.4561; 9.1663

Germany

Name State Municipality Notes Location Picture
Tiefer Stollen Baden-Württemberg Aalen, district Wasseralfingen Iron, also asthma therapy 48°51′19″N 10°07′16″E / 48.8552°N 10.1211°E / 48.8552; 10.1211
Salzbergwerk Kochendorf Baden-Württemberg Bad Friedrichshall, district Kochendorf Common salt; active period 1899–1994 49°13′06″N 9°12′36″E / 49.2183°N 9.2101°E / 49.2183; 9.2101
Himmlisch Heer Baden-Württemberg Dornstetten, district Hallwangen Silver 48°29′23″N 8°30′11″E / 48.4898°N 8.5031°E / 48.4898; 8.5031
Besucherbergwerk Schauinsland Baden-Württemberg Freiburg im Breisgau Lead, Zinc, large underground galleries 47°54′40″N 7°53′58″E / 47.9111°N 7.8994°E / 47.9111; 7.8994
Friedrichs Fundgrube Baden-Württemberg Freudenstadt Silver, between 1267 und 1730 48°27′30″N 8°24′33″E / 48.4582°N 8.4093°E / 48.4582; 8.4093
Friedrichs Fundgrube Baden-Württemberg Großerlach Silver, small gallery: 30 m length, from the 18th century 49°03′11″N 9°31′04″E / 49.0530°N 9.5177°E / 49.0530; 9.5177
Segen Gottes Baden-Württemberg Haslach Silver 48°17′32″N 8°05′07″E / 48.2921°N 8.0853°E / 48.2921; 8.0853
Grube Teufelsgrund Baden-Württemberg Münstertal/Schwarzwald Fluorite 47°50′42″N 7°49′12″E / 47.8451°N 7.8201°E / 47.8451; 7.8201
Grube Hella-Glück Baden-Württemberg Neubulach Copper, silver, bismuth 48°39′20″N 8°42′20″E / 48.6555°N 8.7056°E / 48.6555; 8.7056
Grube Frischglück Baden-Württemberg Neuenbürg Iron 48°50′00″N 8°35′34″E / 48.8333°N 8.5929°E / 48.8333; 8.5929
Besucherstollen Niedereschach Baden-Württemberg Niedereschach Copper and lead, from the 16th century, 2 small galleries (Karl and Otto) 48°07′23″N 8°29′54″E / 48.1231°N 8.4984°E / 48.1231; 8.4984 48°07′52″N 8°29′55″E / 48.1312°N 8.4985°E / 48.1312; 8.4985
Grube Wenzel Baden-Württemberg Oberwolfach Silver 48°19′12″N 8°12′21″E / 48.3200°N 8.2058°E / 48.3200; 8.2058
Grube Anna-Elisabeth Baden-Württemberg Schriesheim Silver, vitriol (copper sulphate) 49°28′40″N 8°40′25″E / 49.4778°N 8.6736°E / 49.4778; 8.6736
Silbergründle Baden-Württemberg Seebach Lead, zinc 48°34′48″N 8°10′05″E / 48.5800°N 8.1680°E / 48.5800; 8.1680
Grube Caroline Baden-Württemberg Sexau Lead, zinc 48°07′32″N 7°55′09″E / 48.1255°N 7.9191°E / 48.1255; 7.9191
Wetzsteinstollen Baden-Württemberg Spiegelberg Sandstone 49°01′18″N 9°26′01″E / 49.0217°N 9.4336°E / 49.0217; 9.4336
Hoffnungsstollen Baden-Württemberg Todtmoos Pyrrhotite and nickel 47°44′41″N 7°59′08″E / 47.7446°N 7.9856°E / 47.7446; 7.9856
Silberbergwerk Suggental Baden-Württemberg Waldkirch Silver 48°04′00″N 7°56′06″E / 48.0667°N 7.9350°E / 48.0667; 7.9350
Grube Marie in der Kohlbach Baden-Württemberg Weinheim, district Hohensachsen Lead, silver 49°30′56″N 8°40′50″E / 49.51564°N 8.68044°E / 49.51564; 8.68044
Grube Finstergrund Baden-Württemberg Wieden Fluorspar 47°49′58″N 7°54′12″E / 47.8328°N 7.9032°E / 47.8328; 7.9032
Silberschacht Bavaria Bach a.d. Donau Gemstone, silver 49°01′32″N 12°18′08″E / 49.0256°N 12.3021°E / 49.0256; 12.3021
Kupferberg Mine Bavaria Kupferberg Copper 50°08′21″N 11°34′33″E / 50.1393°N 11.5758°E / 50.1393; 11.5758
Salzbergwerk Alte Saline Bavaria Bad Reichenhall Salt 47°43′16″N 12°52′38″E / 47.7210°N 12.8773°E / 47.7210; 12.8773
Grube Stephansberg Bavaria Bamberg Sand, underground; 12 km galleries, thereof 2 km open to the public 49°53′11″N 10°53′14″E / 49.8864°N 10.8873°E / 49.8864; 10.8873
Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden Bavaria Berchtesgaden Salt 47°38′18″N 13°01′03″E / 47.6383°N 13.0175°E / 47.6383; 13.0175
Schaubergwerk Silberberg Bavaria Bodenmais Pyrite, Vitriol 49°03′27″N 13°07′33″E / 49.0574°N 13.1259°E / 49.0574; 13.1259
Grube Grünten Bavaria Burgberg (Allgäu) Iron 47°32′20″N 10°19′19″E / 47.5389°N 10.3220°E / 47.5389; 10.3220
Grube Gleißinger Fels Bavaria Fichtelberg, district Neubau Biotite, Granite 50°00′28″N 11°50′12″E / 50.0078°N 11.8368°E / 50.0078; 11.8368
Schmutzlerzeche Bavaria Goldkronach Gold, small mine, 35 m gallery 50°00′37″N 11°42′23″E / 50.0104°N 11.7063°E / 50.0104; 11.7063
Grube Mittlerer Name Gottes Bavaria Goldkronach Gold 50°00′37″N 11°42′23″E / 50.0104°N 11.7063°E / 50.0104; 11.7063
Grube Kropfmühl Bavaria Hauzenberg Graphite 48°37′33″N 13°39′38″E / 48.6258°N 13.6605°E / 48.6258; 13.6605
Fürstenzeche Bavaria Lam Silver 49°11′55″N 13°04′36″E / 49.1986°N 13.0766°E / 49.1986; 13.0766
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Stollen Bavaria Lichtenberg Iron, copper, fluorspar 50°23′29″N 11°41′09″E / 50.3913°N 11.6857°E / 50.3913; 11.6857
Tiefstollen Peissenberg Bavaria Peißenberg Coal tar 47°47′50″N 11°03′28″E / 47.7971°N 11.0579°E / 47.7971; 11.0579
Grube Wilhelmine Bavaria Sommerkahl Copper 50°04′09″N 9°16′19″E / 50.0691°N 9.2719°E / 50.0691; 9.2719
Reichhardt–Schacht Bavaria Stulln Fluorspar 49°26′18″N 12°06′20″E / 49.4384°N 12.1055°E / 49.4384; 12.1055
Grube Gottessegen Hesse Alheim, district Oberellenbach Barite 51°01′04″N 9°38′31″E / 51.0179°N 9.6420°E / 51.0179; 9.6420
Grube Bertsch Hesse Bad Wildungen, district Bergfreiheit Copper 51°03′01″N 9°05′29″E / 51.0502°N 9.0915°E / 51.0502; 9.0915
Burgbergstollen Hesse Battenberg (Eder) Iron 51°00′57″N 8°38′33″E / 51.0157°N 8.6424°E / 51.0157; 8.6424
Hessian Brown Coal Museum Hesse Borken Brown coal 51°02′43″N 9°17′03″E / 51.0452°N 9.2843°E / 51.0452; 9.2843
Grube Christiane Hesse Diemelsee, district Adorf Iron 51°22′26″N 8°47′59″E / 51.3739°N 8.7997°E / 51.3739; 8.7997
Grube Ypsilanta Hesse Dillenburg, district Oberscheld Iron 50°44′29″N 8°22′09″E / 50.7415°N 8.3692°E / 50.7415; 8.3692
Goldbergbau Eisenberg Hesse Korbach, district Goldhausen Gold, shaft: Georgschacht 51°14′58″N 8°49′20″E / 51.2495°N 8.8222°E / 51.2495; 8.8222
Grube Gustav Hesse Meißner, district Abterode Barium, copper, barite 51°12′41″N 9°56′18″E / 51.2115°N 9.9383°E / 51.2115; 9.9383
Grube Fortuna Hesse Solms, district Oberbiel Iron 50°34′28″N 8°25′23″E / 50.5745°N 8.4230°E / 50.5745; 8.4230
Grube Ludwig Hesse Wald-Michelbach Manganese, from 1889 till 1918 49°33′54″N 8°51′03″E / 49.5651°N 8.8509°E / 49.5651; 8.8509
Grube Ludwig Hesse Wetzlar Iron, alsoHausertorstollen;started 1842, November 13, from 1944 used for underground war production 50°33′34″N 8°30′12″E / 50.5594°N 8.5033°E / 50.5594; 8.5033
Schiefergrube Christine Hesse Willingen (Upland) Slate 51°17′54″N 8°36′43″E / 51.2984°N 8.6119°E / 51.2984; 8.6119
Knesebeckschacht Lower Saxony Bad Grund (Harz) Lead, zinc, silver, alternative names: Erzbergwerk Grund and Grube Hilfe Gottes 51°48′21″N 10°13′30″E / 51.8058°N 10.2250°E / 51.8058; 10.2250
Scholmzeche Lower Saxony Bad Lauterberg Lead, zinc, iron 51°37′46″N 10°28′18″E / 51.6294°N 10.4717°E / 51.6294; 10.4717
Klosterstollen Lower Saxony Barsinghausen Stone coal 52°17′58″N 9°28′09″E / 52.2995°N 9.4691°E / 52.2995; 9.4691
Grube Dorothea Lower Saxony Clausthal-Zellerfeld Silver, Silver, lead glance 51°47′53″N 10°21′40″E / 51.7980°N 10.3611°E / 51.7980; 10.3611
Grube Rosenhof Lower Saxony Clausthal-Zellerfeld underground wheel pit 51°48′24″N 10°18′49″E / 51.8066°N 10.3136°E / 51.8066; 10.3136
Besucherbergwerk Rammelsberg Lower Saxony Goslar UNESCO-World Heritage Site 51°53′15″N 10°25′54″E / 51.8875°N 10.4316°E / 51.8875; 10.4316
Feggendorfer Stollen Lower Saxony Lauenau Stone coal 52°17′29″N 9°24′34″E / 52.2914°N 9.4095°E / 52.2914; 9.4095
Grube Lautenthals Glück Lower Saxony Langelsheim, district Lautenthal Lead glance, zinc blende; 150 m of underground ore transport with ships 51°51′51″N 10°16′57″E / 51.8641°N 10.2825°E / 51.8641; 10.2825
Museum Industriekultur Lower Saxony Osnabrück Stone coal, with 300 m historical underground galleries 52°18′54″N 8°00′32″E / 52.3151°N 8.0088°E / 52.3151; 8.0088
Hüttenstollen Osterwald Lower Saxony Salzhemmendorf, district Osterwald Stone coal 52°06′52″N 9°37′32″E / 52.1144°N 9.6255°E / 52.1144; 9.6255
Grube Catharina Neufang Lower Saxony Sankt Andreasberg Lead, silver; access via Grube Samson 51°42′47″N 10°30′57″E / 51.7130°N 10.5158°E / 51.7130; 10.5158
Grube Roter Bär Lower Saxony Sankt Andreasberg Iron 51°42′45″N 10°31′37″E / 51.7125°N 10.5269°E / 51.7125; 10.5269
Grube Samson Lower Saxony Sankt Andreasberg Last fully operational man engine, worldwide; UNESCO-World Heritage Site 51°42′47″N 10°30′58″E / 51.7130°N 10.5161°E / 51.7130; 10.5161
Grube Wennsglückt Lower Saxony Sankt Andreasberg Silver, cobalt, copper 51°42′44″N 10°31′39″E / 51.7121°N 10.5274°E / 51.7121; 10.5274
19-Lachter-Stollen Lower Saxony Wildemann Lead, zinc 51°49′26″N 10°16′53″E / 51.8239°N 10.2814°E / 51.8239; 10.2814
Schieferschaubergwerk Raumland North Rhine-Westphalia Bad Berleburg, district Raumland Slate 51°01′24″N 8°23′12″E / 51.0232°N 8.3867°E / 51.0232; 8.3867
Erzbergwerk Ramsbeck North Rhine-Westphalia Bestwig, district Ramsbeck Lead, zinc; with operational mine railway 51°18′56″N 8°24′10″E / 51.3156°N 8.4028°E / 51.3156; 8.4028
Venetianerstollen North Rhine-Westphalia Bestwig, district Ramsbeck Copper 51°18′16″N 8°23′50″E / 51.3045°N 8.3972°E / 51.3045; 8.3972
Zeche Graf Wittekind North Rhine-Westphalia Dortmund, district Syburg Stone coal 51°25′16″N 7°28′48″E / 51.4210°N 7.4801°E / 51.4210; 7.4801
Grube Wohlfahrt North Rhine-Westphalia Hellenthal, district Rescheid Lead, zinc 50°26′05″N 6°27′18″E / 50.4346°N 6.4550°E / 50.4346; 6.4550
Stahlberger Erbstollen North Rhine-Westphalia Hilchenbach, district Müsen Iron 50°59′32″N 8°01′35″E / 50.9922°N 8.0263°E / 50.9922; 8.0263
Grube Altenberg North Rhine-Westphalia Kreuztal, district Littfeld Iron, lead, zinc 51°00′22″N 8°00′28″E / 51.0061°N 8.0077°E / 51.0061; 8.0077
Kilianstollen North Rhine-Westphalia Marsberg Copper 51°27′12″N 8°51′42″E / 51.4533°N 8.8616°E / 51.4533; 8.8616
Wodan-Stollen North Rhine-Westphalia Neunkirchen, district Salchendorf Iron 50°47′54″N 8°01′07″E / 50.7983°N 8.0187°E / 50.7983; 8.0187
Grube Günnersdorf North Rhine-Westphalia Mechernich Lead, zinc; part of mining museum Mechernich 50°35′11″N 6°38′57″E / 50.5865°N 6.6492°E / 50.5865; 6.6492
Besucherbergwerk Philippstollen North Rhine-Westphalia Olsberg Iron 51°21′54″N 8°31′18″E / 51.3650°N 8.5216°E / 51.3650; 8.5216
Bleierzgrube Neu-Glück North Rhine-Westphalia Plettenberg Lead 51°13′18″N 7°52′15″E / 51.2216°N 7.8707°E / 51.2216; 7.8707
Besucherbergwerk Kleinenbremen North Rhine-Westphalia Porta Westfalica, district Kleinenbremen Iron 52°13′50″N 9°02′28″E / 52.2306°N 9.0411°E / 52.2306; 9.0411
Reinhold Förster Erbstollen North Rhine-Westphalia Siegen, district Eiserfeld Iron; outstanding portal 50°49′59″N 7°59′03″E / 50.8330°N 7.9841°E / 50.8330; 7.9841
Grube Silberhardt North Rhine-Westphalia Windeck, district Öttershagen Silver 50°49′23″N 7°38′35″E / 50.8231°N 7.6430°E / 50.8231; 7.6430
Zeche Nachtigall North Rhine-Westphalia Witten, district Bommern Stone coal 51°25′44″N 7°18′48″E / 51.4289°N 7.3134°E / 51.4289; 7.3134
Grube Wilhelm (Antweiler) Rhineland-Palatinate Antweiler Copper 50°24′03″N 6°49′56″E / 50.4009°N 6.8322°E / 50.4009; 6.8322
Schmittenstollen Rhineland-Palatinate Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg Mercury 49°47′25″N 7°46′54″E / 49.7904°N 7.7817°E / 49.7904; 7.7817
Mühlenberger Stollen Rhineland-Palatinate Bleialf Lead 50°14′22″N 6°17′11″E / 50.2394°N 6.2864°E / 50.2394; 6.2864
Besucherbergwerk Herrenberg Rhineland-Palatinate Bundenbach Slate 49°50′37″N 7°23′00″E / 49.8437°N 7.3834°E / 49.8437; 7.3834
Alvenslebenstollen Rhineland-Palatinate Burglahr Gallery drainage, total length 1546 m, 400 m could be visited 50°36′57″N 7°30′02″E / 50.6157°N 7.5005°E / 50.6157; 7.5005
Fell Exhibition Slate Mine Rhineland-Palatinate Fell Slate 49°45′21″N 6°47′56″E / 49.7558°N 6.7990°E / 49.7558; 6.7990
Kupferbergwerk Hosenberg Rhineland-Palatinate Fischbach Copper, historical ore dressing plants 49°45′17″N 7°22′54″E / 49.7546°N 7.3818°E / 49.7546; 7.3818
Grube Holzappel Rhineland-Palatinate Holzappel Lead, zinc 50°20′27″N 7°53′34″E / 50.3408°N 7.8927°E / 50.3408; 7.8927
Edelsteinmine Steinkaulenberg Rhineland-Palatinate Idar-Oberstein Precious stones 49°43′45″N 7°17′14″E / 49.7293°N 7.2872°E / 49.7293; 7.2872
Grube Maria Rhineland-Palatinate Imsbach Iron 49°35′29″N 7°54′00″E / 49.5913°N 07.8999°E / 49.5913; 07.8999
Weiße Grube Rhineland-Palatinate Imsbach Copper, cobalt, iron, silver 49°35′30″N 7°53′59″E / 49.5917°N 07.8997°E / 49.5917; 07.8997
Römerbergwerk Meurin Rhineland-Palatinate Kretz Tuff, from Roman times 50°23′46″N 7°21′12″E / 50.3962°N 7.3533°E / 50.3962; 7.3533
Grube Bendisberg Rhineland-Palatinate Langenfeld, district St. Jost Lead, zinc 50°21′39″N 7°06′09″E / 50.3607°N 7.1025°E / 50.3607; 7.1025
Dachschieferbergwerk Assberg Rhineland-Palatinate Limbach Slate, started 1548 50°41′40″N 7°47′34″E / 50.6944°N 7.7927°E / 50.6944; 7.7927
Eisenerzgrube Edelstein Rhineland-Palatinate Luckenbach Iron 50°42′07″N 7°49′54″E / 50.7019°N 7.8317°E / 50.7019; 7.8317
Lavakeller Mendig Rhineland-Palatinate Mendig, district Niedermendig Trachyte, also vulcano museum Lava-Dome 50°22′33″N 7°16′58″E / 50.3757°N 7.2827°E / 50.3757; 7.2827
Pützlöcher Rhineland-Palatinate Newel, district Butzweiler Copper, started by the romans 49°49′20″N 6°38′04″E / 49.8221°N 6.6344°E / 49.8221; 6.6344
St.-Anna-Stollen Rhineland-Palatinate Nothweiler Iron 49°04′00″N 7°48′40″E / 49.0668°N 7.8112°E / 49.0668; 7.8112
Museum Steinbruch Rammelsbach Rhineland-Palatinate Rammelsbach Hard rock, quarryman duties, geology 49°32′41″N 7°27′01″E / 49.5446°N 7.4503°E / 49.5446; 7.4503
Grube Bindweide Rhineland-Palatinate Steinebach/Sieg Iron 50°43′58″N 7°49′45″E / 50.7329°N 7.8291°E / 50.7329; 7.8291
Grube Georg Rhineland-Palatinate Willroth Iron 50°34′02″N 7°31′20″E / 50.5672°N 7.5222°E / 50.5672; 7.5222
Kalkbergwerk am Königsberg Rhineland-Palatinate Wolfstein Lime 49°34′53″N 7°36′43″E / 49.5815°N 7.6119°E / 49.5815; 7.6119
Saarländisches Bergbaumuseum Saarland Bexbach Underground show mine in the museum 49°20′58″N 7°15′34″E / 49.3494°N 7.2594°E / 49.3494; 7.2594
Kupferbergwerk Düppenweiler Saarland Beckingen Copper 49°24′46″N 6°46′59″E / 49.4127°N 6.7830°E / 49.4127; 6.7830
Schlossberghöhlen Saarland Homburg Red sandstone, largest sandstone caves in Europe 49°19′16″N 7°20′36″E / 49.3211°N 7.3433°E / 49.3211; 7.3433
Kupferbergwerk Walhausen Saarland Nohfelden, district Saar Copper, lead 49°33′38″N 7°07′46″E / 49.5606°N 7.1294°E / 49.5606; 7.1294
Erlebnisbergwerk Velsen Saarland Saarbrücken Stone coal 49°12′59″N 6°50′01″E / 49.2164°N 6.8337°E / 49.2164; 6.8337
Besucherbergwerk Rischbachstollen Saarland St. Ingbert Stone coal 49°17′06″N 7°06′01″E / 49.2851°N 7.1002°E / 49.2851; 7.1002
Emilianus-Stollen Saarland Wallerfangen, district St. Barbara Copper, Azurite, Malachite; Roman mine from approx. 200 A.D. 49°19′49″N 6°40′47″E / 49.3302°N 6.6798°E / 49.3302; 6.6798
Bergbaumuseum Altenberg Saxony Altenberg Zinc, also ore dressing plant 50°45′46″N 13°46′10″E / 50.7628°N 13.7694°E / 50.7628; 13.7694
Vereinigt Zwitterfeld zu Zinnwald Saxony Altenberg, district Zinnwald Tin 50°44′28″N 13°45′55″E / 50.7410°N 13.7654°E / 50.7410; 13.7654
Erzgebirgsmuseum Saxony Annaberg-Buchholz Silver, started 1500; museum with silver mine ‘‘Im Gößner‘‘ 50°34′42″N 13°00′16″E / 50.5784°N 13.0044°E / 50.5784; 13.0044
Dorothea-Stolln Saxony Annaberg-Buchholz, district Cunersdorf Silver, cobalt, copper, nickel, uranium; with underground boat tour 50°33′30″N 13°00′06″E / 50.5582°N 13.0016°E / 50.5582; 13.0016
Markus-Röhling-Stolln Saxony Annaberg-Buchholz, district Frohnau Silver, cobalt, from 1500 till 1857 50°35′54″N 12°59′43″E / 50.5984°N 12.9954°E / 50.5984; 12.9954
Fundgrube St. Briccius Saxony Annaberg-Buchholz, district Geyersdorf Silver, copper 50°34′25″N 13°02′24″E / 50.5737°N 13.0401°E / 50.5737; 13.0401
Vestenburger Stolln Saxony Aue Tin 50°34′56″N 12°42′24″E / 50.5822°N 12.7067°E / 50.5822; 12.7067
Reichenbach-Stolln Saxony Lößnitz Silver, lead glance, arsenopyrite from 1500 till 1927 50°35′52″N 12°44′14″E / 50.5978°N 12.7373°E / 50.5978; 12.7373
Marie-Louise-Stolln Saxony Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel, district Berggießhübel Iron, copper 50°52′30″N 13°56′58″E / 50.8749°N 13.9495°E / 50.8749; 13.9495
Besucherbergwerk Bad Schlema Saxony Bad Schlema Silver, uranium; also Markus-Semmler-Stollen; part of UNESCO-World Heritage Site Erzgebirge 50°36′05″N 12°39′24″E / 50.6014°N 12.6567°E / 50.6014; 12.6567
Bartholomäusschacht Saxony Brand-Erbisdorf, district Erbisdorf Silver 50°51′37″N 13°19′10″E / 50.8603°N 13.3195°E / 50.8603; 13.3195
Besucherbergwerk St. Christoph Saxony Breitenbrunn Iron, tin 50°28′48″N 12°45′16″E / 50.4800°N 12.7545°E / 50.4800; 12.7545
Oberer Rother Adler Saxony Breitenbrunn, district Rittersgrün Iron, 19th century 50°28′18″N 12°48′41″E / 50.4716°N 12.8113°E / 50.4716; 12.8113
Besucherstolln Fuchsloch Saxony Breitenbrunn, district Rittersgrün medieval mine 50°27′28″N 12°50′41″E / 50.4578°N 12.8447°E / 50.4578; 12.8447
[elsendome Rabenstein Saxony Chemnitz Marble, 700 m underground gallery with lake and green grotto; option for cave diving 50°50′11″N 12°50′34″E / 50.8365°N 12.8429°E / 50.8365; 12.8429
Fortuna-Stolln Saxony Deutschneudorf, district Deutschkatharinenberg Copper, silver; has seen undercover German transports of unknown goods by the end of WWII; operational steam engine from 1922 50°36′41″N 13°26′20″E / 50.6114°N 13.4390°E / 50.6114; 13.4390
Aurora Erbstolln Saxony Dorfhain Silver, lead, barite, fluorite 50°55′30″N 13°33′02″E / 50.9249°N 13.5506°E / 50.9249; 13.5506
Zinngrube Am Sauberg Saxony Ehrenfriedersdorf Tin, 750 years of history 50°38′33″N 12°58′26″E / 50.6425°N 12.9739°E / 50.6425; 12.9739
Himmelfahrt Fundgrube Saxony Freiberg Silver, later lead and zinc; also named Besucherbergwerk Freiberg Reiche Zeche 50°55′42″N 13°21′25″E / 50.9282°N 13.357°E / 50.9282; 13.357
Herkules Frisch Glück Saxony Grünhain-Beierfeld, district Waschleithe Iron, copper, sulphur, arsene, lead glance, marble; underground lake 50°33′08″N 12°49′31″E / 50.5522°N 12.8253°E / 50.5522; 12.8253
St. Lampertus-Schacht Saxony Hohenstein-Ernstthal, district Ernstthal Arsenopyrite with traces of gold and silver; formerly Saxonias most profitable gold mine 50°48′19″N 12°43′33″E / 50.8052°N 12.7259°E / 50.8052; 12.7259
Frisch Glück „Glöckl" Saxony Johanngeorgenstadt Silver, bismuth, uranium 50°25′42″N 12°43′53″E / 50.4283°N 12.7314°E / 50.4283; 12.7314
Andreas-Gegentrum-Stolln Saxony Jöhstadt, district Steinbach Silver, cobalt 50°32′47″N 13°08′24″E / 50.5465°N 13.1400°E / 50.5465; 13.1400
Besucherbergwerk Am Graben Saxony Kirchberg Iron 50°37′17″N 12°31′30″E / 50.6213°N 12.5251°E / 50.6213; 12.5251
Altes Kalkbergwerk Miltitz Saxony Klipphausen, district Miltitz Lime and marble; including visit to Adolf-von-Heynitz-Stolln; starting 1944 used as underground production plant 51°06′13″N 13°24′55″E / 51.1035°N 13.4153°E / 51.1035; 13.4153
Kalkwerk Lengefeld Saxony Lengefeld Marble 50°42′01″N 13°10′14″E / 50.7004°N 13.1706°E / 50.7004; 13.1706
Besucherbergwerk Wismutstolln Saxony Lichtenau, district Merzdorf Silver, medieval; starting 1950 exploration for uranium; alternative name: Alte Silberfundgrube Hülfe des Herrn am Erzberge zu Biensdorf 50°55′53″N 13°00′47″E / 50.9313°N 13.0130°E / 50.9313; 13.0130
Besucherbergwerk Trau auf Gott-Erbstolln Saxony Lichtenberg Silver 50°49′35″N 13°26′07″E / 50.8263°N 13.4353°E / 50.8263; 13.4353
St. Anna Fundgrube Saxony Limbach-Oberfrohna, district Herrnsdorf (zu Wolkenburg-Kaufungen) Copper, lead, silver; medieval 50°53′53″N 12°39′30″E / 50.8980°N 12.6582°E / 50.8980; 12.6582
Segen Gottes Erbstolln Saxony Limbach-Oberfrohna, district Uhlsdorf (Wolkenburg region) Copper, lead, silver; medieval 50°53′23″N 12°38′38″E / 50.8898°N 12.6438°E / 50.8898; 12.6438
Rudolphschacht Saxony Marienberg, district Lauta historical horse-capstan 50°39′46″N 13°08′38″E / 50.6629°N 13.1439°E / 50.6629; 13.1439
Molchner Stolln Saxony Marienberg, district Pobershau Zinc, silver 50°38′14″N 13°13′01″E / 50.6372°N 13.2169°E / 50.6372; 13.2169
Grube Tannenberg Saxony Muldenhammer, district Tannenbergsthal Zinc 50°24′57″N 12°27′35″E / 50.4158°N 12.4596°E / 50.4158; 12.4596
Bergbaumuseum Oelsnitz Saxony Oelsnitz Stone coal; formerly VEB Steinkohlenwerk Karl Liebknecht and VEB Steinkohlenwerk Oelsnitz/Erzgeb. 50°43′30″N 12°43′48″E / 50.7250°N 12.7300°E / 50.7250; 12.7300
Gnade Gottes Erbstollen Saxony Olbernhau Non-ferrous metal mining for Saigerhütte Grünthal 50°39′38″N 13°21′59″E / 50.6605°N 13.3665°E / 50.6605; 13.3665
Alaunbergwerk Ewiges Leben Saxony Plauen Potash alum, between 1542 and 1846 50°29′55″N 12°08′07″E / 50.4986°N 12.1353°E / 50.4986; 12.1353
Alaunwerk Mühlwand Saxony Reichenbach im Vogtland, district Rotschau Potash alum, between 1691 and 1827 50°35′58″N 12°17′27″E / 50.5994°N 12.2908°E / 50.5994; 12.2908
Alte Hoffnung Erbstolln Saxony Rossau, district Schönborn-Dreiwerden Lead, copper, silver; with underground boat tour 50°57′37″N 13°00′07″E / 50.9602°N 13.002°E / 50.9602; 13.002
Besucherbergwerk Grüner Zweig Saxony Schlettau Silver, starting around 1500 50°33′24″N 12°57′12″E / 50.5567°N 12.9533°E / 50.5567; 12.9533
Fundgrube Weißer Hirsch Saxony Schneeberg Silver, cobalt, bismuth, nickel; later uranium 50°35′18″N 12°38′15″E / 50.5882°N 12.6376°E / 50.5882; 12.6376
Fundgrube und Erbstollen Morgenstern Saxony Schwarzenberg, district Pöhla Zinc, iron, silver, wolfram; starting 1500 50°29′51″N 12°49′04″E / 50.4976°N 12.8177°E / 50.4976; 12.8177
Besucherbergwerk Pöhla Saxony Schwarzenberg, district Pöhla Zinc and uranium; 3 km underground galleries open to the public 50°29′33″N 12°49′13″E / 50.4925°N 12.8202°E / 50.4925; 12.8202
Segen Gottes Erbstollen Saxony Striegistal, district Gersdorf Silver; medieval 51°03′58″N 13°12′58″E / 51.066°N 13.216°E / 51.066; 13.216
Wille Gottes Stolln Saxony Thalheim Arsen 50°42′31″N 12°50′15″E / 50.7085°N 12.8374°E / 50.7085; 12.8374
Besucherbergwerk Am Steghaus Saxony Zschopau Silver, lead glance; in neighbourhood to „Heilige-Dreifaltigkeits-Fundgrube“ 50°44′44″N 13°05′08″E / 50.7455°N 13.0856°E / 50.7455; 13.0856
St. Anna am Freudenstein Saxony Zschorlau Silver; also Oberer und Unterer Troster Stolln 50°34′58″N 12°39′29″E / 50.5828°N 12.6581°E / 50.5828; 12.6581
Grube Glasebach Saxony-Anhalt Harzgerode, district Straßberg Fluorspar 51°36′45″N 11°03′39″E / 51.6125°N 11.0608°E / 51.6125; 11.0608
Erzgrube Büchenberg Saxony-Anhalt Oberharz am Brocken, district Elbingerode Iron 51°47′28″N 10°49′04″E / 51.7912°N 10.8179°E / 51.7912; 10.8179
Drei Kronen & Ehrt Saxony-Anhalt Oberharz am Brocken, district Elbingerode Iron pyrite, sulphur; formerly ‚‘Grube Einheit‘‘ 51°45′50″N 10°49′33″E / 51.7639°N 10.8258°E / 51.7639; 10.8258
Röhrigschacht Saxony-Anhalt Sangerhausen, district Wettelrode Copper 51°31′03″N 11°16′57″E / 51.5174°N 11.2825°E / 51.5174; 11.2825
Besucherbergwerk Am Aschenberg Thuringia Bad Liebenstein Bergbautechnik in einem alten Bierkeller 50°48′43″N 10°21′42″E / 50.8119°N 10.3618°E / 50.8119; 10.3618
Besucherbergwerk Hühn Thuringia Brotterode-Trusetal, district Trusetal Barite and fluorspare 50°47′01″N 10°25′19″E / 50.7836°N 10.4219°E / 50.7836; 10.4219
Marienglashöhle Thuringia Friedrichroda Gypsum and copper-slate 50°51′45″N 10°32′30″E / 50.8625°N 10.5416°E / 50.8625; 10.5416
Rabensteiner Stollen Thuringia Harztor, district Ilfeld Stone coal 51°36′08″N 10°47′24″E / 51.6023°N 10.7899°E / 51.6023; 10.7899
Besucherbergwerk Lange Wand Thuringia Harztor, district Niedersachswerfen Copper-slate 51°34′09″N 10°47′10″E / 51.5691°N 10.7862°E / 51.5691; 10.7862
Schaubergwerk Volle Rose Thuringia Ilmenau Barite and fluorspore 50°39′52″N 10°55′25″E / 50.6644°N 10.9236°E / 50.6644; 10.9236
Besucherbergwerk Vereinigte Reviere Thuringia Kamsdorf Iron, silver, copper 50°38′39″N 11°28′10″E / 50.6442°N 11.4695°E / 50.6442; 11.4695
Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers Thuringia Krayenberg, district Merkers Salt mine; major hide away for treasures in late WWII 50°49′13″N 10°07′29″E / 50.8203°N 10.1247°E / 50.8203; 10.1247
Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes Thuringia Saalfeld Alaun 50°38′06″N 11°20′29″E / 50.6350°N 11.3413°E / 50.6350; 11.3413
Besucherbergwerk Finstertal Thuringia Schmalkalden, district Asbach Iron 50°43′43″N 10°29′44″E / 50.7287°N 10.4955°E / 50.7287; 10.4955
Schaubergwerk Morassina Thuringia Schmiedefeld Alaun 50°32′07″N 11°13′32″E / 50.5353°N 11.2255°E / 50.5353; 11.2255
Erlebnisbergwerk Glückauf Thuringia Sondershausen Salt 51°22′12″N 10°50′48″E / 51.3699°N 10.8466°E / 51.3699; 10.8466
Besucherbergwerk Schwarzer Crux Thuringia Suhl, district Vesser Iron 50°36′11″N 10°47′34″E / 50.6031°N 10.7928°E / 50.6031; 10.7928
Märchen- und Sandsteinhöhle Thuringia Walldorf Sand (underground) 50°36′43″N 10°23′06″E / 50.6119°N 10.3850°E / 50.6119; 10.3850

Finland

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Lampivaara Amtyst Mine Lappland Lampivaara Amethyst 63°14′25″N 30°00′20″E / 63.2404°N 30.0055°E / 63.2404; 30.0055
Tytyri gruvmuseum Southern Finland Province Lohja Lime 60°15′52″N 24°04′05″E / 60.2644°N 24.0681°E / 60.2644; 24.0681

France

Name Region Département Municipality Notes Location Picture
Caverne du dragon Picardie Aisne Oulches-la-Vallée-Foulon Lime; medieval 49°26′29″N 3°43′57″E / 49.4414°N 3.7324°E / 49.4414; 3.7324
Catacombs of Paris Île-de-France Paris Lime, gypsum; starting 18th century: used as necropolis for over 6 million people 48°50′02″N 2°19′56″E / 48.8340°N 2.3323°E / 48.8340; 2.3323
Mine de Blanzy Burgundy Saône-et-Loire Blanzy Coal 46°42′05″N 4°22′57″E / 46.7014°N 4.3826°E / 46.7014; 4.3826
Gabe Gottes Alsace Haut-Rhin Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Silver 48°13′49″N 7°09′51″E / 48.2303°N 7.1642°E / 48.2303; 7.1642
Saint Louis Eisenthür Alsace Haut-Rhin Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Silver 48°14′43″N 7°10′59″E / 48.2452°N 7.1831°E / 48.2452; 7.1831
Silvergrube St. Barthélemy Alsace Haut-Rhin Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Silver 48°14′26″N 7°10′48″E / 48.2405°N 7.1801°E / 48.2405; 7.1801
Saint Jean Engelsbourg Alsace Haut-Rhin Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Silver; alternative name Parc Tellure 48°12′49″N 7°08′10″E / 48.2136°N 7.1362°E / 48.2136; 7.1362
Mine St. Nicolas Alsace Haut-Rhin Steinbach Lead, silver, iron, copper 47°49′14″N 7°09′08″E / 47.8205°N 7.1522°E / 47.8205; 7.1522
Mine Temoin Languedoc-Roussillon Gard Alès Coal 44°07′56″N 4°03′59″E / 44.1321°N 4.0665°E / 44.1321; 4.0665
Pioch Farrus Mine Languedoc-Roussillon Gard Cabrières Copper; oldest mine in France 43°34′47″N 3°22′09″E / 43.5797°N 3.3692°E / 43.5797; 3.3692
Mine de Vielle-Aure Midi-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées Vielle-Aure Manganese 42°48′47″N 0°17′45″W / 42.8131°N 0.2959°W / 42.8131; -0.2959
Mine du Val de Fer Lorraine Meurthe-et-Moselle Neuves-Maisons Iron 48°36′56″N 6°06′31″E / 48.6156°N 6.1087°E / 48.6156; 6.1087
Musée des Mines de Fer Aumetz Lorraine Moselle Aumetz Iron 49°25′22″N 5°56′57″E / 49.4228°N 5.9491°E / 49.4228; 5.9491
Mines de Fer de Neufchef Lorraine Moselle Neufchef Iron 49°19′32″N 6°01′41″E / 49.3256°N 6.0280°E / 49.3256; 6.0280
St. Joseph Lorraine Vosges La Croix-aux-Mines Silver; medieval; altgernative name: Mine d’argent de la Croix aux Mines 48°13′26″N 7°03′03″E / 48.2239°N 7.0508°E / 48.2239; 7.0508
La Mine, grandeur nature Lorraine Moselle Petite-Rosselle Coal; largest show mine in France 49°12′14″N 6°51′48″E / 49.2038°N 6.8632°E / 49.2038; 6.8632
Minier Lewarde Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord Lewarde Coal 50°19′54″N 3°10′19″E / 50.3317°N 3.1719°E / 50.3317; 3.1719
Mine Bleue Pays de la Loire Maine-et-Loire Noyant-la-Gravoyère Slate 47°42′47″N 0°57′23″W / 47.7131°N 0.9564°W / 47.7131; -0.9564
Mine Couriot Rhône-Alpes Loire Saint-Étienne Coal 45°26′18″N 4°22′35″E / 45.43841°N 4.3763°E / 45.43841; 4.3763
Mine de Cap Garonne Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Var Le Pradet Copper 43°04′53″N 6°02′06″E / 43.0813°N 6.0351°E / 43.0813; 6.0351
Terra Vinea, Les caves Rochere Languedoc-Roussillon Aude Rochere Gypsum 43°03′06″N 2°55′39″E / 43.0516°N 2.9275°E / 43.0516; 2.9275
Cathédrale d'Images Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Bouches-du-Rhône Les Baux-de-Provence Lime 43°44′38″N 4°47′43″E / 43.7438°N 4.7952°E / 43.7438; 4.7952

Greece

Name Provinz Municipality Notes Location Picture
Phocis Mining Park Phocis Delphi Bauxite 38°37′56″N 22°22′18″E / 38.6321°N 22.3717°E / 38.6321; 22.3717

Indonesia

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Lubang Mbah Suro Padang, Sumatra Sawahlunto Coal 0°40′50″S 100°46′34″E / 0.6805°S 100.7762°E / -0.6805; 100.7762

Ireland

Name County Municipality Notes Location Picture
Glengowla Mines Oughterard Galway Silver and lead 53°25′06″N 9°22′24″W / 53.4182°N 9.3732°W / 53.4182; -9.3732
Arigna Mining Experience Arigna Roscommon Coal 54°04′37″N 8°07′14″W / 54.077°N 8.1206°W / 54.077; -8.1206

Italy

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Bergwerk Villanders South Tyrol Villanders The mine of Villanders was one of the importenst mines at the middle ages in the area of Tirol. In the mine of Villanders was alsow found silver.[1] 46°39′15″N 11°32′36″E / 46.654196°N 11.54336°E / 46.654196; 11.54336
Schaubergwerk Prettau South Tyrol Prettau (Ahrntal) Copper 47°02′42″N 12°07′14″E / 47.045104°N 12.120516°E / 47.045104; 12.120516
BergbauWelt Ridnaun-Schneeberg South Tyrol Ridnaun Municipality Ratschings Together with Passeier-Schneeberg highest lying mine in Europe 46°55′42″N 11°16′16″E / 46.928317°N 11.270977°E / 46.928317; 11.270977
BergbauWelt Passeier-Schneeberg South Tyrol Moos in Passeier Together with Ridnaun-Schneeberg highest lying mine in Europe 46°54′02″N 11°11′00″E / 46.900686°N 11.183386°E / 46.900686; 11.183386
Miniere Val Trompia Brescia Montana di Val Trompia Iron; minor climbing activity necessary to visit the mine; also historical furnace 45°40′44″N 10°11′15″E / 45.678956°N 10.187376°E / 45.678956; 10.187376
Miniera Marzoli di Pezzaze Brescia Stravignino Iron; with mine railway 45°46′29″N 10°14′30″E / 45.774853°N 10.241672°E / 45.774853; 10.241672
Miniera Schilpario Bergamo Schilpario Barite and fluorite; also named: Parco Minerario Ing. Andrea Bonicelli 46°01′09″N 10°11′57″E / 46.019168°N 10.199290°E / 46.019168; 10.199290
Miniera di Gambatesa Genoa Val Graveglia Iron; active mine till August 2012 44°20′04″N 9°26′13″E / 44.334561°N 9.436825°E / 44.334561; 9.436825
Galleria Ravaccione Massa-Carrara Carrara Marble; in-ground mine 44°05′24″N 10°08′02″E / 44.090005°N 10.133976°E / 44.090005; 10.133976
Parco Archeominerario di San Silvestro Livorno Campiglia Marittima Lead and copper 43°04′35″N 10°35′23″E / 43.076459°N 10.589732°E / 43.076459; 10.589732

Japan

Name Prefecture Municipality Notes Location Picture
Sado gold mine Niigata Island Sado Gold and Silver 38°01′00″N 138°22′00″E / 38.0166°N 138.3666°E / 38.0166; 138.3666
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Shimane Ōda Silver; UNESCO-World Heritage Site 35°06′49″N 132°26′43″E / 35.1137°N 132.4453°E / 35.1137; 132.4453
Yubari-si Sekitan-no-Rekisimura Hokkaido Yubari Coal; with large museum area 43°04′06″N 141°59′21″E / 43.0683°N 141.9891°E / 43.0683; 141.9891

Luxembourg

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Kupfergrube Stolzembourg Stolzembourg Municipality Putscheid Copper 49°58′07″N 6°09′41″E / 49.9685°N 6.1615°E / 49.9685; 6.1615
Musée National des Mines Rumelange Iron 49°27′27″N 6°01′19″E / 49.4576°N 6.0219°E / 49.4576; 6.0219
Fond-de-Gras Petingen Iron 49°32′06″N 5°51′31″E / 49.5350°N 5.8586°E / 49.5350; 5.8586

Mexico

Name State Municipality Notes Location Picture
Mina de El Edén Zacatecas Zacatecas Gold and silver, since 1586; offers extensive guided tours 25°33′15″N 100°29′44″W / 25.5543°N 100.4955°W / 25.5543; -100.4955
Mineral de Pozos Guanajuato Guanajuato, Mexico 21°13′19″N 101°16′24″W / 21.2219°N 101.2733°W / 21.2219; -101.2733
Guanajuato Mines Guanajuato Guanajuato Several show mines 21°00′46″N 103°29′38″W / 21.0127°N 103.4939°W / 21.0127; -103.4939

New Zealand

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Banbury Tourist Mine Denniston Coal; one of the oldest coal mines in New Zealand, with ghost town 41°45′09″S 171°48′41″E / 41.7526°S 171.8114°E / -41.7526; 171.8114
Mitchells Gully Gold Mine Charleston Gold 41°54′18″S 171°26′21″E / 41.9051°S 171.4391°E / -41.9051; 171.4391

Netherlands

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Fluweelengrot Limburg Valkenburg aan de Geul Clay; with historical charcoal drawings and underground chapel; medieval 50°51′37″N 5°49′50″E / 50.8602°N 5.8305°E / 50.8602; 5.8305
Gemeentegrot Limburg Valkenburg aan de Geul Lime; with historical charcoal drawings 50°51′45″N 5°49′44″E / 50.8625°N 5.8288°E / 50.8625; 5.8288
Romeinse Katakomben Limburg Valkenburg aan de Geul Lime; with historical copies of Roman catacombs 50°51′56″N 5°49′18″E / 50.8655°N 5.8216°E / 50.8655; 5.8216
Steenkolenmijn Valkenburg Limburg Valkenburg aan de Geul Lime; transformed to coal mine for touristic purposes 50°51′23″N 5°49′32″E / 50.8563°N 5.8255°E / 50.8563; 5.8255
Geulhemmergroeve] Limburg Geulhem Lime 50°52′01″N 5°47′01″E / 50.8669°N 5.7836°E / 50.8669; 5.7836
Sibbergroeve Limburg Sibbe Lime, with underground chapel from 1865 50°49′14″N 5°49′51″E / 50.8206°N 5.8309°E / 50.8206; 5.8309
Jezuïetenberg Limburg Maastricht Lime; with jesuit chapel 50°49′20″N 5°39′47″E / 50.8222°N 5.6630°E / 50.8222; 5.6630
Sint Pietersberg Limburg Maastricht Lime; during cold war headquarter of NORTHAG 50°49′20″N 5°39′47″E / 50.8222°N 5.6630°E / 50.8222; 5.6630

Norway

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Kongensgruve Buskerud Saggrenda near Kongsberg Silver 59°37′50″N 9°36′06″E / 59.6306°N 9.6017°E / 59.6306; 9.6017
Smaragdgruvene Byrud Gård Akershus Minnesund, Eidsvoll Gemstone 60°24′49″N 11°11′55″E / 60.4137°N 11.1985°E / 60.4137; 11.1985
Blaafarveværket Buskerud Modum Cobalt, blue color pigments 59°54′46″N 9°53′15″E / 59.9127°N 9.8875°E / 59.9127; 9.8875
Røros Kobberverk Sør-Trøndelag Røros Copper; with furnace and original miners dwelling; 2 show mines: Olavsgruva and Nyberget mine; UNESCO- World Heritage Site 62°34′38″N 11°23′21″E / 62.5772°N 11.3891°E / 62.5772; 11.3891
Rutilgruva Telemark Kragerø Rutile 58°51′56″N 9°22′14″E / 58.8655°N 9.3705°E / 58.8655; 9.3705
Folldal Gruver Hedmark Folldal Copper, zinc, sulphur; large mining complex with 70 buildings; operational from 1748 till 1993 62°08′23″N 9°59′35″E / 62.1396°N 9.9930°E / 62.1396; 9.9930
Orkla Industriemuseum Trøndelag Løkken Verk 2 show mines 63°07′29″N 9°42′18″E / 63.1247°N 9.7050°E / 63.1247; 9.7050
Sulitjelma Besøksgruver Nordland Sulitjelma near Fauske 100 km north of the polar circle, 1,5 km mining railway, starting in 2015 part of the Sulitjelmabanen will become museums railway; mine was operational from 1887 till 1991 67°06′11″N 16°04′43″E / 67.1031°N 16.0786°E / 67.1031; 16.0786
Gruve 3 Spitzbergen Longyearbyen Coal, from 1969 till 1996 78°14′15″N 15°26′44″E / 78.2375°N 15.4455°E / 78.2375; 15.4455

Pakistan

Name Region Municipality Notes Location Picture
Khewra Salt Mine Pind Dadan Khan Khewra Salt 32°38′52″N 73°00′30″E / 32.6479°N 73.0083°E / 32.6479; 73.0083

Poland

Name Voivodeship Municipality Notes Location Picture
Uranu w Kletnie Dolnośląskie Kletno Uranium, since 1948 50°14′53″N 16°50′43″E / 50.2481°N 16.8452°E / 50.2481; 16.8452
Sztolnie Kowary Dolnośląskie Kowary Iron; uranium since 1948 50°45′32″N 15°50′48″E / 50.7588°N 15.8466°E / 50.7588; 15.8466
Muzeum Górnictwa i Hutnictwa Złota Dolnośląskie Złoty Stok Gold; mining railway, underground waterfall 50°26′21″N 16°52′29″E / 50.4391°N 16.8746°E / 50.4391; 16.8746
Podziemia kredowe w Chełmie Lubelskie Chełm Lime 51°18′47″N 23°28′16″E / 51.3130°N 23.4712°E / 51.3130; 23.4712
Saltmine Wieliczka Małopolskie Wieliczka Salt; huge mine, started in the 13th century, UNESCO World Heritage Site 49°59′01″N 20°03′20″E / 49.9836°N 20.0555°E / 49.9836; 20.0555
Saltmine Bochnia Małopolskie Bochnia Salt; huge mine, started in the 12th century, UNESCO World Heritage Site 49°58′09″N 20°25′03″E / 49.969167°N 20.4175°E / 49.969167; 20.4175
Sztolnia Czarnego Pstrąga Śląskie Tarnowskie Góry Lead and zinc; guided tours with boats 50°25′49″N 18°48′02″E / 50.4302°N 18.8005°E / 50.4302; 18.8005
Zabytkowa Kopalnia Srebra Śląskie Tarnowskie Góry Silver; 1740 m tour length, therof 270 m with boats, open-air steam engine museum 50°25′32″N 18°50′59″E / 50.4255°N 18.8496°E / 50.4255; 18.8496
Skansen Górniczy Królowa Luiza Śląskie Zabrze Coal, since 1791; 1.5 km guided tour 50°17′51″N 18°48′22″E / 50.2975°N 18.8061°E / 50.2975; 18.8061
Zabytkowa Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Guido Śląskie Zabrze Coal; Steinkohle; visits to the 170 m and the 320 m levels 50°17′23″N 18°47′30″E / 50.2897°N 18.7916°E / 50.2897; 18.7916
Prahistoryczne Kopalnie Krzemienia w Krzemionkach Śląskie Swietokrzyski Firestone, prehistoric 50°58′09″N 21°29′08″E / 50.9692°N 21.4855°E / 50.9692; 21.4855
Saltmine Kłodawa Wielkopolskie Kłodawa Salt, with coloured salt in blue and pink 52°14′17″N 18°55′19″E / 52.2380°N 18.9220°E / 52.2380; 18.9220

Portugal

Name District Municipality Notes Location Picture
Cova dos Mouros Faro Ribeira da Foupana Copper; prehistoric 37°23′56″N 7°41′52″W / 37.3990°N 7.6979°W / 37.3990; -7.6979

Republic of China, Taiwan

Name Provinz Municipality Notes Location Picture
Jinguashi Mine Jinguashi Rueifang Gold, also named: Jinguashi Gold Ecological Park 25°06′32″N 121°51′27″E / 25.1090°N 121.8576°E / 25.1090; 121.8576
Affe Ecological Park Jinguashi Rueifang Coal 25°05′11″N 121°49′40″E / 25.0865°N 121.8278°E / 25.0865; 121.8278

Romania

Name District Municipality Notes Location Picture
Salina Turda Siebenbürgen Turda Salt 46°34′35″N 23°47′40″E / 46.5765°N 23.7945°E / 46.5765; 23.7945
Salina Praid Siebenbürgen Praid near Sovata Salt 46°33′03″N 25°07′30″E / 46.5508°N 25.1251°E / 46.5508; 25.1251

Slovakia

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Baňa Cígeľ Idrija Brown coal; 2 km overhead monorail ride to enter the minem then 500 m walking tour 48°44′01″N 18°38′04″E / 48.7337°N 18.6345°E / 48.7337; 18.6345
Štôlna Bartolomej Banská Štiavnica Oldest mining town in Slowakia 48°27′03″N 18°53′14″E / 48.4508°N 18.8871°E / 48.4508; 18.8871

Slovenia

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Antonijev rov Idrija Mercury 45°59′56″N 14°01′21″E / 45.999°N 14.0225°E / 45.999; 14.0225
Museum Mežica Mežica Lead and zinc 46°30′43″N 14°51′24″E / 46.5120°N 14.8567°E / 46.5120; 14.8567
Muzej Premogovništva Slovenije Velenje Coal 46°22′21″N 15°05′55″E / 46.3724°N 15.0985°E / 46.3724; 15.0985

South Korea

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Jasujeong mines Ulsan Eonyang Amethyst 35°32′54″N 129°05′16″E / 35.5484°N 129.0878°E / 35.5484; 129.0878

Spain

Name Region Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Parque Minero de Riotinto Andalusia Huelva Minas de Riotinto Pyrite; gave name to the mining company Rio Tinto Group 37°41′00″N 6°35′00″W / 37.6833°N 6.5833°W / 37.6833; -6.5833
Mina de la Jayona Extremadura Badajoz Sierra de la Jayona Iron 38°09′48″N 5°54′01″W / 38.1634°N 5.9004°W / 38.1634; -5.9004
Minas de Arditurri Basque Gipuzkoa Oiartzun Iron; started in Roman times, till 1984 43°17′02″N 1°48′29″W / 43.2838°N 1.8080°W / 43.2838; -1.8080
Món De Sal Catalonia Barcelona Barcelona Salt 41°54′49″N 1°38′47″E / 41.9135°N 1.6465°E / 41.9135; 1.6465
Parque Arqueológico Minas de Gavà Catalonia Barcelona Gavà Prehistoric mine (approx. 4000 BD) 41°18′36″N 2°00′04″E / 41.3099°N 2.001°E / 41.3099; 2.001
Minas de Manganeseeso de Puras de Villafranca Castile and León Burgos Belorado Manganese 42°22′41″N 3°14′33″W / 42.3781°N 3.2424°W / 42.3781; -3.2424
La Union Murcia Murcia La Union Silver, lead, zinc, pyrite; large mining region with many adits and remains from ore processing 37°36′55″N 0°52′22″W / 37.6153°N 0.8729°W / 37.6153; -0.8729

Sweden

Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture
Falun Mine (Falu gruva) Dalarna Lernbo, Municipality Smedjebacken Copper; started in the 9th century; during 17th century 2/3 of worldwide copper production, closed 1992 60°35′56″N 15°36′44″E / 60.5988°N 15.6122°E / 60.5988; 15.6122
Flogbergets gruva Dalarna Lernbo, Municipality Smedjebacken Part of Ekomuseum Bergslagen, Silver, Iron, zinc, manganese 60°08′44″N 15°18′17″E / 60.1455°N 15.3047°E / 60.1455; 15.3047
Hornkullens silvergruvor Värmlands län Nykroppa Silver 59°37′20″N 14°18′00″E / 59.6222°N 14.3000°E / 59.6222; 14.3000
Stollbergs gruva Dalarna Lernbo, Municipality Smedjebacken Part of Ekomuseum Bergslagen, Silver, Iron, zinc, manganese 60°11′13″N 15°16′45″E / 60.1869°N 15.2791°E / 60.1869; 15.2791
Loos Koboltgruva Gävleborgs län Los Nickel; ore from this mine led 1735 to the discovery of the element nickel. 61°44′32″N 15°09′23″E / 61.7422°N 15.1565°E / 61.7422; 15.1565
Tykarpsgrottan Skåne län Iganberga Lime; underground mining, because lime is very rare in Sweden 56°10′10″N 13°51′43″E / 56.1695°N 13.8620°E / 56.1695; 13.8620
Malmbergsgruvan Norrbottens län Gällivare Iron; next to an active iron mine 67°11′45″N 20°42′29″E / 67.1959°N 20.7080°E / 67.1959; 20.7080
Kiruna gruva Norrbottens län Kiruna Iron, magnesite; next to an active mine 67°51′01″N 20°11′33″E / 67.8502°N 20.1926°E / 67.8502; 20.1926
Bondstollen Koppaberg Örebro län Koppaberg Iron, silver, gold, sulfide 59°52′30″N 14°59′28″E / 59.8750°N 14.9911°E / 59.8750; 14.9911
Skottvångs gruva Södermanlands län Gnesta and Strängnäs Iron 59°10′52″N 17°08′07″E / 59.1810°N 17.1354°E / 59.1810; 17.1354
Lockgruvan Örebro län Nora Iron 59°29′31″N 15°00′29″E / 59.4919°N 15.0081°E / 59.4919; 15.0081
Koppartorp Södermanlands län Tunaberg Municipality Nyköping Copper, cobalt; with ghost town and many old abandoned mines 58°38′13″N 16°53′59″E / 58.6369°N 16.8997°E / 58.6369; 16.8997
Långban Värmlands län Filipstad Flooded, cave diving opportunity 59°51′00″N 14°15′00″E / 59.8500°N 14.2500°E / 59.8500; 14.2500
Kristinebergsgruvan Västerbotten Lycksele Copper, zinc, silver, gold 65°03′31″N 18°34′04″E / 65.0586°N 18.5679°E / 65.0586; 18.5679
Storbergets gruvor Gävleborgs län Torsåker 60 open pits plus small adits 60°31′37″N 16°23′32″E / 60.5270°N 16.3921°E / 60.5270; 16.3921
Sala silvergruva Västmanlands län Sala Silver 64°48′03″N 20°44′32″E / 64.8009°N 20.7423°E / 64.8009; 20.7423
Vildmarksgruvan Västerbotten Skellefteå Pegmatite 64°48′03″N 20°44′32″E / 64.8009°N 20.7423°E / 64.8009; 20.7423
Kleva gruva Småland Ventlanda Copper, nickel; 2 km adits open tot he public, underground church 57°26′16″N 15°12′21″E / 57.4377°N 15.2057°E / 57.4377; 15.2057
Fröå gruva Åreskutan bei Åre Skellefteå Copper 63°24′15″N 13°12′30″E / 63.4041°N 13.2083°E / 63.4041; 13.2083

Switzerland

Name Canton Municipality Notes Location Picture
Landesplattenberg Glarus Engi, district Hinterdorf Slate 46°58′30″N 9°08′33″E / 46.9749°N 9.1425°E / 46.9749; 9.1425
Silberberg Davos Graubünden Davos Monstein Silver 46°42′48″N 9°45′31″E / 46.7132°N 9.7587°E / 46.7132; 9.7587
Stollen am Mot Madlain Graubünden Scuol, district S-charl Silver and lead; medieval 46°43′36″N 10°19′40″E / 46.7266°N 10.3277°E / 46.7266; 10.3277
La Presta Neuchâtel Val-de-Travers Asphalt 46°55′55″N 6°39′40″E / 46.9319°N 6.6611°E / 46.9319; 6.6611
Gipsmuseum Schleitheim Schaffhausen Schleitheim, district Oberwiesen Gypsum 47°45′05″N 8°29′23″E / 47.751389°N 8.489722°E / 47.751389; 8.489722
Gonzen St. Gallen Sargans Iron (hematite, magnetite, hausmannite) 47°04′02″N 9°26′02″E / 47.0672°N 9.4338°E / 47.0672; 9.4338
Salzbergwerk Bex Waadt Bex Salt; part of an active mine 46°15′39″N 7°01′45″E / 46.2608°N 7.0291°E / 46.2608; 7.0291
Coppermine „La Lée“ Wallis Anniviers, district Zinal 46°06′23″N 7°37′52″E / 46.1065°N 7.6310°E / 46.1065; 7.6310
Bergwerk Riedhof Zürich Aeugst am Albis Braunkohle und Mergel-Bergwerk 47°17′11″N 8°28′57″E / 47.2865°N 8.4824°E / 47.2865; 8.4824
Quarzsandbergwerk Chrästel Zürich Buchs Quartz sand 47°27′28″N 8°27′12″E / 47.4578°N 8.4532°E / 47.4578; 8.4532
Bergwerk Käpfnach Zürich Horgen Brown coal and clay, 80 km of galleries in total 47°15′12″N 8°36′49″E / 47.2533°N 8.6136°E / 47.2533; 8.6136

Ukraine

Soledar Salt Mine Donetsk Soledar Salt 48°40′59″N 38°05′36″E / 48.6830°N 38.0934°E / 48.6830; 38.0934

United Kingdom

Name Region Municipality Notes Location Picture
Chislehurst Caves South East London Chislehurst Lime and firestone 51°24′27″N 0°03′27″E / 51.4074°N 0.0575°E / 51.4074; 0.0575
Carnglaze Caverns Cornwall St Neot Schiefer, unterirdischer See 50°28′21″N 4°33′23″W / 50.4726°N 4.5565°W / 50.4726; -4.5565
Geevor Tin Mine Cornwall Pendeen Tin 50°09′08″N 5°40′34″W / 50.1523°N 5.6760°W / 50.1523; -5.6760
Rosevale Mine Cornwall Zennor near St Ives Tin 50°11′31″N 5°34′04″W / 50.1920°N 5.5679°W / 50.1920; -5.5679
Poldark Mine Cornwall Helston Tin, 18th century 50°08′17″N 5°14′38″W / 50.1380°N 5.2440°W / 50.1380; -5.2440
Goodluck Mine Derbyshire Middleton Blei 53°06′18″N 1°35′54″W / 53.1051°N 1.5982°W / 53.1051; -1.5982
Heights of Abraham Derbyshire Matlock Bath A cable car connects 2 mines: Great Masson Cavern and Great Rutland Cavern 53°06′18″N 1°35′54″W / 53.1051°N 1.5982°W / 53.1051; -1.5982
North of England Lead Mining Museum Durham Cowshill Lead 54°46′59″N 2°16′23″W / 54.7830°N 2.2730°W / 54.7830; -2.2730
Clearwell Caves Gloucestershire Clearwell Iron and ochre 51°46′16″N 2°36′52″W / 51.7711°N 2.6144°W / 51.7711; -2.6144
City of Caves Nottinghamshire Nottingham Sandstone; artificial labyrinth beneath the city 52°57′04″N 1°08′48″W / 52.9510°N 1.1466°W / 52.9510; -1.1466
Florence Mine Cumbria Egremont Iron 54°28′43″N 3°31′05″W / 54.4785°N 3.5180°W / 54.4785; -3.5180
Honister Slate Mine Cumbria Borrowdale (Lake District) Slate (Westmorland green slate) 54°30′41″N 3°11′56″W / 54.5113°N 3.1989°W / 54.5113; -3.1989
National Coal Mining Museum Yorkshire Wakefield Coal; 140 m man-ride, former mine Caphouse Colliery 53°38′35″N 1°37′12″W / 53.643169°N 1.619932°W / 53.643169; -1.619932
Ecton Mine Educational Centre Staffordshire Ecton, Staffordshire Copper and lead 53°07′29″N 1°51′08″W / 53.1246°N 1.8522°W / 53.1246; -1.8522
Snailbeach Lead Mine Shropshire Snailbeach Lead 52°37′00″N 2°55′28″W / 52.6166°N 2.9245°W / 52.6166; -2.9245
Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum North Yorkshire Skinningrove Ironstein 54°34′12″N 0°54′00″W / 54.5700°N 0.9000°W / 54.5700; -0.9000
Birkhill Fireclay Mine Scotland, West Lothian Birkhill Fireclay 55°59′36″N 3°39′38″W / 55.9933°N 3.6605°W / 55.9933; -3.6605
Lochnell Mine, Wanlockhead Museum of Lead Mining Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway Wanlockead Lead 55°23′49″N 3°46′37″W / 55.3970°N 3.7770°W / 55.3970; -3.7770
Great Orme Wales Llandudno Copper; bronze age 53°20′03″N 3°50′28″W / 53.3341°N 3.8410°W / 53.3341; -3.8410
Sygun Copper Mine Wales Beddgelert Copper 53°01′06″N 4°04′52″W / 53.0183°N 4.0811°W / 53.0183; -4.0811
Dolaucothi Gold Mines Wales Blaenafon Gold; started in Roman times 52°02′29″N 3°57′08″W / 52.0413°N 3.9522°W / 52.0413; -3.9522
Llechwedd Slate Caverns Wales Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd Slate 53°00′17″N 3°56′25″W / 53.0046°N 3.9403°W / 53.0046; -3.9403
Llanfair Slate Caverns Wales Harlech Slate 52°50′22″N 4°06′48″W / 52.8394°N 4.1132°W / 52.8394; -4.1132
King Arthur's Labyrinth Wales Corris Slate; nowadays used to visualize the life of King Arthur 52°39′17″N 3°51′02″W / 52.6546°N 3.8505°W / 52.6546; -3.8505
The Silver Mountain Experience Wales Llywernog Silver 52°24′48″N 3°50′29″W / 52.4132°N 3.8413°W / 52.4132; -3.8413
Rhondda Heritage Park Wales Trehafod, Rhondda Coal 51°36′39″N 3°23′15″W / 51.6108°N 3.3875°W / 51.6108; -3.3875
Big Pit National Coal Museum Wales Blaenafon Coal, 90 m man-ride 51°46′21″N 3°06′18″W / 51.7724°N 3.1050°W / 51.7724; -3.1050

USA

Name State Municipality Notes Location Picture
Goldfield Ghost Town Arizona Apache Junction Gold; with ghost town 33°27′24″N 111°29′32″W / 33.4567°N 111.4922°W / 33.4567; -111.4922
Copper Queen Mine Arizona Bisbee Copper 31°26′25″N 109°54′48″W / 31.4403°N 109.9133°W / 31.4403; -109.9133
Good Enough Mine Arizona Tombstone Silver 31°42′35″N 110°03′57″W / 31.7098°N 110.0657°W / 31.7098; -110.0657
Gold Bug Mine California Placerville Gold 38°44′39″N 120°47′50″W / 38.7442°N 120.7973°W / 38.7442; -120.7973
Eagle and High Peak Mine California Julian Gold 33°04′52″N 116°35′50″W / 33.0811°N 116.5973°W / 33.0811; -116.5973
Himalaya Tourmaline Mine California Santa Ysabel Tourmaline; 8 km underground galleries 33°13′55″N 116°45′33″W / 33.232°N 116.7591°W / 33.232; -116.7591
Smuggler Mine Colorado Aspen Silver 39°11′35″N 106°48′25″W / 39.1930°N 106.8070°W / 39.1930; -106.8070
Lebanon Silver Mine Colorado Georgetown Silver; additional attraction: Georgetown Loop Railroad 39°41′50″N 105°42′39″W / 39.6972°N 105.7108°W / 39.6972; -105.7108
Country Boy Mine Colorado Breckenridge Gold; from approx. 1880 39°28′57″N 106°00′55″W / 39.4824°N 106.0152°W / 39.4824; -106.0152
Carbonate Mine Colorado Breckenridge Gold; guided tours in the summer 39°29′24″N 106°01′42″W / 39.4900°N 106.0284°W / 39.4900; -106.0284
Hidee Gold Mine Colorado Central City Gold 39°47′13″N 105°30′05″W / 39.7870°N 105.5015°W / 39.7870; -105.5015
Hopemore Mine Colorado Leadville Gold, silver, lead, zinc 39°14′43″N 106°14′05″W / 39.2453°N 106.2348°W / 39.2453; -106.2348
Bachelor-Syracuse Mine Tour Colorado Ouray Gold 38°45′11″N 105°09′38″W / 38.7530°N 105.1605°W / 38.7530; -105.1605
Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Colorado Cripple Creek Gold; 330 m man-ride 38°03′34″N 107°40′43″W / 38.0594°N 107.6785°W / 38.0594; -107.6785
Old Hundred Gold Mine Colorado Silverton Gold, operated 1905 till 1973 37°49′25″N 107°35′06″W / 37.8237°N 107.5850°W / 37.8237; -107.5850
Phoenix Mine Colorado Idaho Springs Gold 39°44′56″N 105°33′56″W / 39.748981°N 105.565626°W / 39.748981; -105.565626
Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine Connecticut East Granby Copper, 18th century; later turned into a prison 41°57′43″N 72°44′44″W / 41.9619°N 72.7455°W / 41.9619; -72.7455
Consolidated Mine Georgia Dahlonega Gold, caused 1828 first gold rush, see also Stockmar Gold Mine 34°32′18″N 83°58′12″W / 34.5383°N 83.9700°W / 34.5383; -83.9700
Stockmar Gold Mine im Pine Mountain Mine Georgia Villa Rica Gold, caused 1826 first gold rush, see also Consolidated Mine 33°45′29″N 84°53′01″W / 33.7580°N 84.8835°W / 33.7580; -84.8835
Crystal Gold Mine Idaho Kellog Gold 47°31′55″N 116°05′28″W / 47.5320°N 116.0912°W / 47.5320; -116.0912
Sierra Silver Mine Idaho Wallace Silver 47°28′18″N 115°55′32″W / 47.4716°N 115.9255°W / 47.4716; -115.9255
Vinegar Hill Mine Illinois Galena Lead 42°29′49″N 90°24′55″W / 42.4969°N 90.4154°W / 42.4969; -90.4154
Strataca Kansas Underground Salt Mine Kansas Hutchinson Salt 38°02′37″N 97°52′03″W / 38.0436°N 97.8675°W / 38.0436; -97.8675
Portal 31 Kentucky Lynch Coal; huge 36°57′54″N 82°54′51″W / 36.9651°N 82.9143°W / 36.9651; -82.9143
Delaware Copper Mine Michigan Mohawk Copper 47°25′23″N 88°05′59″W / 47.4231°N 88.0996°W / 47.4231; -88.0996
Iron Mountain Iron Mine Michigan Iron Mountain Iron 45°46′57″N 87°51′55″W / 45.7825°N 87.8654°W / 45.7825; -87.8654
Quincy Mine Michigan Hancock Copper; huge 47°08′18″N 88°34′11″W / 47.1383°N 88.5697°W / 47.1383; -88.5697
Bonne Terre Mine Missouri Bonne Terre Lead; claim to have the largest underground lake worldwide 37°55′22″N 90°33′08″W / 37.9227°N 90.5522°W / 37.9227; -90.5522
Soudan Underground Mine Minnesota Lake Vermilion Iron 47°49′29″N 92°15′22″W / 47.8246°N 92.2562°W / 47.8246; -92.2562
Free Enterprise Radon Mine Montana Boulder Uranium; nowadays also radon-therapy 47°49′29″N 92°15′22″W / 47.8246°N 92.2562°W / 47.8246; -92.2562
Techatticup Mine und Savage Mine Nevada Nelson Gold, both mines could only be visited with a boat tour on the Eldorado Canyon 35°42′34″N 114°48′12″W / 35.7095°N 114.8032°W / 35.7095; -114.8032 (Techatticup Mine und Savage Mine)
Chollar Mine Nevada Virginia City Gold and silver; additional nearby mines: Ponderosa Mine, Comstock Gold Mill and others could be visited 39°18′06″N 119°39′03″W / 39.3018°N 119.6509°W / 39.3018; -119.6509 (Chollar Mine)
The Sterling Hill Mining Museum New Jersey Ogdensburg Zinc 41°04′59″N 74°36′24″W / 41.0830°N 74.6066°W / 41.0830; -74.6066 (The Sterling Hill Mining Museum)
Reed Gold Mine North Carolina Midland Gold 35°17′06″N 80°28′11″W / 35.285°N 80.4696°W / 35.285; -80.4696 (Reed Gold Mine)
Sheffield Mine North Carolina Franklin Gemstone 35°16′20″N 83°23′36″W / 35.27233°N 83.393465°W / 35.27233; -83.393465 (Sheffield Mine)
Tour-Ed Mine Pennsylvania Tarentum Coal 40°37′02″N 79°45′37″W / 40.6173°N 79.7604°W / 40.6173; -79.7604
Lackawanna Coal Mine Pennsylvania Scranton Coal 41°25′00″N 75°42′59″W / 41.4168°N 75.7163°W / 41.4168; -75.7163
No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum Pennsylvania Lansford Coal 40°49′43″N 75°53′49″W / 40.8285°N 75.8970°W / 40.8285; -75.8970
Pioneer Tunnel Pennsylvania Ashland Coal; mining railway 40°46′40″N 76°21′08″W / 40.7779°N 76.3522°W / 40.7779; -76.3522
Seldom Seen Tourist Coal Mine Pennsylvania Patton

Coal

40°40′00″N 78°40′51″W / 40.6668°N 78.6809°W / 40.6668; -78.6809
Broken Boot Gold Mine South Dakota Deadwood Gold 44°22′15″N 103°44′34″W / 44.3707°N 103.7429°W / 44.3707; -103.7429 (Broken Boot Gold Mine)
Park City Silver mining Utah Park City Silver 40°39′34″N 111°29′59″W / 40.6594°N 111.4997°W / 40.6594; -111.4997
Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine Virginia Pocahontas Coal 37°18′29″N 81°20′59″W / 37.3080°N 81.3497°W / 37.3080; -81.3497 (Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine)
Morefield Gem Mine Virginia Amelia Courthouse Gemstone 37°21′28″N 77°55′05″W / 37.3579°N 77.9180°W / 37.3579; -77.9180 (Morefield Gem Mine)
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Phillips-Sprague Mine) West Virginia Beckley Coal 37°47′03″N 81°11′37″W / 37.7841°N 81.1936°W / 37.7841; -81.1936
Bevans Lead Mine (Platteville Mining Museum) Wisconsin Platteville Lead and zinc 42°43′58″N 90°28′22″W / 42.7328°N 90.4727°W / 42.7328; -90.4727

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References

  1. ↑ "Bergwerk Villanders - Eisacktal Südtirol". Bergwerk Villanders (in German). Retrieved 2016-06-05.
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