List of show mines explained

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

Australia

Name	State	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Historic Daydream Mine	New South Wales	Broken Hill	Silver, started 1882, relatively old mine for Australia
Big Opal Mine	New South Wales	Lightning Ridge	Black Opal
Chambers of The Black Hand	New South Wales	Lightning Ridge	Black Opal
Walk-in Mine	New South Wales	Lightning Ridge	Black Opal
Bald Hill Mine	New South Wales	Hill End	Gold
Bobby Dazzler Sapphire Mine	Queensland	Rubyvale
Miners Heritage Walk In Mine	Queensland	Rubyvale
	South Australia	Moonta	Copper, might be closed in 2014
Umoona Opal Mine and Museum	South Australia	Coober Pedy	Opal, major parts of the city are underground, due to the excessive summer heat
Old Timers Mine	South Australia	Coober Pedy	Opal
Douggies Underground Mine Tours	Tasmania	Queenstown	Copper, 300 m shaft; also named: C.M.T. Underground Mine Tour
	Tasmania	Beaconsfield	Gold, formerly Grubb Shaft Gold and Heritage Museum
Central Deborah Gold Mine	Victoria	Bendigo	Gold, offers adventure tours to 228 m depth
Long Tunnel Extended Mine	Victoria	Walhalla	Gold, with gold rush ghost town
	Victoria	Wonthaggi	Coal

Austria

Name	State	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Terra Mystica	Kärnten	Bad Bleiberg	Lead
Schaubergwerk Knappenberg	Kärnten	Hüttenberg
Seegrotte Hinterbrühl	Niederösterreich	Hinterbrühl	Gypsum; flooded mine with underground boat tours
Schaubergwerk Grillenberg	Niederösterreich	Payerbach	Iron
Salzwelten Hallstatt	Oberösterreich	Hallstatt	Salt; mining since Bronze Age; oldest industrial complex in Europe
Salzwelten Hallein	Salzburg	Hallein	Salt
Kupferzeche Larzenbach	Salzburg	Hüttau, district Niedernfritz	Copper, from the 13th century till 1869
Barbarastollen Leogang	Salzburg	Leogang	Mining started before the Middle Ages
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
Schaubergwerk Hochfeld	Salzburg	Neukirchen am Großvenediger	Copper
Silberbergwerk Ramingstein	Salzburg	Ramingstein	Silver, mining came to an end 1780; everything kept in its original state, without electric light
Schaubergwerk Sunnpau	Salzburg	Sankt Veit im Pongau	Copper; mining started before the Middle Ages
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
Salzwelten Altaussee	Steiermark	Altaussee	Salt
Silberbergwerk Arzberg	Steiermark	Arzberg	Silver
Erzberg	Steiermark	Eisenerz	Iron
Magnesitbergwerk Keltenberg	Steiermark	Hohentauern	Magnesite
Sunfixl cave	Steiermark	Kohlschwarz	Underground sandstone mine
Schaubergwerk Oberzeiring	Steiermark	Oberzeiring	Silver
Paradeisstollen Radmer	Steiermark	Radmer	Copper; medieval, mining railway
Annastollen Bromriesen	Steiermark	Rohrmoos-Untertal, district Obertal	Silver and nickel
Knappenlöcher Fieberbrunn	Tirol	Fieberbrunn	Adits in original state, no electric light
Schaubergwerk Ulpenalpe	Tirol	Fügen
Schaubergwerk Kupferplatte	Tirol	Jochberg	Copper
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
Schaubergwerk Lehenlahn	Tirol	Wildschönau	Silver; medieval
Goldschaubergwerk	Tirol	Zell am Ziller	Gold
Bergwerk in Bartholomäberg	Vorarlberg	Bartholomäberg, district Worms

Belgium

Name	Province	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Schieferstollen Recht	Wallonia	Sankt Vith	Slate
Blegny Mine	Wallonia	Blegny	Coal, UNESCO-World Heritage Site
Bertrix mine	Wallonia	Bertrix, near Neufchâteau	Slate; also named: Au Coeur de l'Ardoise
Les minières de silex néolithique de Spiennes à Mons	Wallonia	Mons-Spiennes	Flintstone, prehistoric, UNESCO-World Heritage Site
Carriere souterraine de Geromont	Wallonia	Comblain-au-Pont	Limestone, in-ground, near stalactite cave Grotte de l'Abîme
Ardoisalle	Wallonia	Vresse-sur-Semois	Slate
Carrières souterraines de la Malogne	Wallonia	Cuesmes	Phosphate, in limestone

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
Mina San José	Oruro	Oruro	Silver, Zinc

Brazil

Name	State	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Mine des Chico Rei	Minas Gerais	Ouro Preto	Gold, huge size; also named: Encardideira
Minas da Passagem	Minas Gerais	Mariana	Gold, they claim to be the largest gold show mine worldwide, over 30 km underground galleries, underground lake
Mina Fonte Meu Bem Querer	Minas Gerais	Ouro Preto	Gold
Mina Velha	Minas Gerais	Ouro Preto	Gold, started 1704

Canada

Name	Province	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Atlas Coal Mine	Alberta	Drumheller	Kohle
Bellevue Underground Mine	Alberta	Crowsnest Pass	Kohle
Bell Island's Mine	Newfoundland and Labrador	Wabana at Bell Island	Iron; galleries below the sea
Simpson Mine	Ontario	Bruce Mines	Copper
Cobalt Mining Museum	Ontario	Cobalt	Silver
Mine Cristal	Québec	Bonsecours	Rock crystal
Mines Capelton	Québec	Capelton	Copper
	Québec	Thetford Mines	Chrysotile

Czech Republic

Name	Region	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Grafitový důl Český Krumlov	South Bohemian	Český Krumlov	Graphite
Kovárna	Hradec Králové	Pec pod Sněžkou	Iron, arsenic and copper
Chrustenická šachta	Central Bohemian	Chrustenice	Iron
Hornické Muzeum Příbram	Central Bohemian	Příbram	Biggest mining museum in Czech Republic, incl. 3 show adits
Hora Svaté Kateřiny	Ústí nad Labem	Hora Svaté Kateřiny	Silver and copper; galleries partly on German territory; might be temporarily closed
Štola Sv. Jana Evangelisty	Ústí nad Labem	Jiřetín pod Jedlovou	Silver
Štola Starý Martin	Ústí nad Labem	Krupka	Tin
Štola Země zaslíbená	Ústí nad Labem	Měděnec	Malachite

Denmark

Name	Region	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Thingbæk Kalkminer, Bundgaards Museum	North Denmark	Skorping	Coal, nowadays also cheese production
Daugbjerg Kalkgruber	Central Denmark	Stoholm	Lime
Moensted mine	Mønsted Kalkgruber	Central Denmark	Stoholm	Lime, claim to be the largest in the world

Germany

Name	State	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Tiefer Stollen	Baden-Württemberg		Iron, also asthma therapy
Salzbergwerk Kochendorf	Baden-Württemberg	Bad Friedrichshall, district Kochendorf	Common salt; active period 1899–1994
Himmlisch Heer	Baden-Württemberg	Dornstetten, district Hallwangen	Silver
Besucherbergwerk Schauinsland	Baden-Württemberg	Freiburg im Breisgau	Lead, Zinc, large underground galleries
Friedrichs Fundgrube	Baden-Württemberg	Freudenstadt	Silver, between 1267 und 1730
Friedrichs Fundgrube	Baden-Württemberg	Großerlach	Silver, small gallery: 30 m length, from the 18th century
Segen Gottes	Baden-Württemberg	Haslach	Silver
Grube Teufelsgrund	Baden-Württemberg	Münstertal/Schwarzwald	Fluorite
Grube Hella-Glück	Baden-Württemberg	Neubulach	Copper, silver, bismuth
Grube Frischglück	Baden-Württemberg	Neuenbürg	Iron
Besucherstollen Niedereschach	Baden-Württemberg	Niedereschach	Copper and lead, from the 16th century, 2 small galleries (Karl and Otto)
Grube Wenzel	Baden-Württemberg	Oberwolfach	Silver
Grube Anna-Elisabeth	Baden-Württemberg	Schriesheim	Silver, vitriol (copper sulphate)
Silbergründle	Baden-Württemberg	Seebach	Lead, zinc
Grube Caroline	Baden-Württemberg	Sexau	Lead, zinc
Wetzsteinstollen	Baden-Württemberg	Spiegelberg	Sandstone
Hoffnungsstollen	Baden-Württemberg	Todtmoos	Pyrrhotite and nickel
Silberbergwerk Suggental	Baden-Württemberg	Waldkirch	Silver
Grube Marie in der Kohlbach	Baden-Württemberg	Weinheim, district Hohensachsen	Lead, silver
Grube Finstergrund	Baden-Württemberg	Wieden	Fluorspar
Silberschacht	Bavaria	Bach a.d. Donau	Gemstone, silver
Kupferberg Mine	Bavaria	Kupferberg	Copper
Salzbergwerk Alte Saline	Bavaria	Bad Reichenhall	Salt
Grube Stephansberg	Bavaria	Bamberg	Sand, underground; 12 km galleries, thereof 2 km open to the public
Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden	Bavaria	Berchtesgaden	Salt
Schaubergwerk Silberberg	Bavaria	Bodenmais	Pyrite, Vitriol
Grube Grünten	Bavaria	Burgberg (Allgäu)	Iron
Grube Gleißinger Fels	Bavaria	Fichtelberg, district Neubau	Biotite, Granite
Schmutzlerzeche	Bavaria	Goldkronach	Gold, small mine, 35 m gallery
Grube Mittlerer Name Gottes	Bavaria	Goldkronach	Gold
Grube Kropfmühl	Bavaria	Hauzenberg	Graphite
Fürstenzeche	Bavaria	Lam	Silver
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Stollen	Bavaria	Lichtenberg	Iron, copper, fluorspar
Tiefstollen Peissenberg	Bavaria	Peißenberg	Coal tar
Grube Wilhelmine	Bavaria	Sommerkahl	Copper
Reichhardt–Schacht	Bavaria	Stulln	Fluorspar
Grube Gottessegen	Hesse	Alheim, district Oberellenbach	Barite
Grube Bertsch	Hesse	Bad Wildungen, district Bergfreiheit	Copper
Burgbergstollen	Hesse	Battenberg (Eder)	Iron
Hessian Brown Coal Museum	Hesse	Borken	Brown coal
Grube Christiane	Hesse	Diemelsee, district Adorf	Iron
Grube Ypsilanta	Hesse	Dillenburg, district Oberscheld	Iron
Goldbergbau Eisenberg	Hesse	Korbach, district Goldhausen	Gold, shaft: Georgschacht
Grube Gustav	Hesse	Meißner, district Abterode	Barium, copper, barite
Grube Fortuna	Hesse	Solms, district Oberbiel	Iron
Grube Ludwig	Hesse	Wald-Michelbach	Manganese, from 1889 till 1918
Grube Ludwig	Hesse	Wetzlar	Iron, alsoHausertorstollen;started 1842, November 13, from 1944 used for underground war production
Schiefergrube Christine	Hesse	Willingen (Upland)	Slate
Knesebeckschacht	Lower Saxony	Bad Grund (Harz)	Lead, zinc, silver, alternative names: Erzbergwerk Grund and Grube Hilfe Gottes
Scholmzeche	Lower Saxony	Bad Lauterberg	Lead, zinc, iron
Klosterstollen	Lower Saxony	Barsinghausen	Stone coal
Grube Dorothea	Lower Saxony	Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Grube Rosenhof	Lower Saxony	Clausthal-Zellerfeld	underground wheel pit
Besucherbergwerk Rammelsberg	Lower Saxony	Goslar	UNESCO-World Heritage Site
Feggendorfer Stollen	Lower Saxony	Lauenau	Stone coal
Grube Lautenthals Glück	Lower Saxony	Langelsheim, district Lautenthal	Lead glance, zinc blende; 150 m of underground ore transport with ships
Museum Industriekultur	Lower Saxony	Osnabrück	Stone coal, with 300 m historical underground galleries
Hüttenstollen Osterwald	Lower Saxony	Salzhemmendorf, district Osterwald	Stone coal
Grube Catharina Neufang	Lower Saxony	Sankt Andreasberg	Lead, silver; access via Grube Samson
Grube Roter Bär	Lower Saxony	Sankt Andreasberg	Iron
Grube Samson	Lower Saxony	Sankt Andreasberg
Grube Wennsglückt	Lower Saxony	Sankt Andreasberg	Silver, cobalt, copper
19-Lachter-Stollen	Lower Saxony	Wildemann	Lead, zinc
Schieferschaubergwerk Raumland	North Rhine-Westphalia	Bad Berleburg, district Raumland	Slate
Erzbergwerk Ramsbeck	North Rhine-Westphalia	Bestwig, district Ramsbeck	Lead, zinc; with operational mine railway
Venetianerstollen	North Rhine-Westphalia	Bestwig, district Ramsbeck	Copper
Zeche Graf Wittekind	North Rhine-Westphalia	Dortmund, district Syburg	Stone coal
Grube Wohlfahrt	North Rhine-Westphalia	Hellenthal, district Rescheid	Lead, zinc
Stahlberger Erbstollen	North Rhine-Westphalia	Hilchenbach, district Müsen	Iron
Grube Altenberg	North Rhine-Westphalia	Kreuztal, district Littfeld	Iron, lead, zinc
Kilianstollen	North Rhine-Westphalia	Marsberg	Copper
Wodan-Stollen	North Rhine-Westphalia	Neunkirchen, district Salchendorf	Iron
Grube Günnersdorf	North Rhine-Westphalia	Mechernich	Lead, zinc; part of mining museum Mechernich
Besucherbergwerk Philippstollen	North Rhine-Westphalia	Olsberg	Iron
Bleierzgrube Neu-Glück	North Rhine-Westphalia	Plettenberg	Lead
Besucherbergwerk Kleinenbremen	North Rhine-Westphalia	Porta Westfalica, district Kleinenbremen	Iron
Reinhold Förster Erbstollen	North Rhine-Westphalia	Siegen, district Eiserfeld	Iron; outstanding portal
Grube Silberhardt	North Rhine-Westphalia	Windeck, district Öttershagen	Silver
Zeche Nachtigall	North Rhine-Westphalia	Witten, district Bommern	Stone coal
Grube Wilhelm (Antweiler)	Rhineland-Palatinate	Antweiler	Copper
Schmittenstollen	Rhineland-Palatinate	Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg	Mercury
Mühlenberger Stollen	Rhineland-Palatinate	Bleialf	Lead
Besucherbergwerk Herrenberg	Rhineland-Palatinate	Bundenbach	Slate
Alvenslebenstollen	Rhineland-Palatinate	Burglahr	Gallery drainage, total length 1546 m, 400 m could be visited
Fell Exhibition Slate Mine	Rhineland-Palatinate	Fell	Slate
Kupferbergwerk Hosenberg	Rhineland-Palatinate	Fischbach	Copper, historical ore dressing plants
Grube Holzappel	Rhineland-Palatinate	Holzappel	Lead, zinc
Edelsteinmine Steinkaulenberg	Rhineland-Palatinate	Idar-Oberstein	Precious stones
Grube Maria	Rhineland-Palatinate	Imsbach	Iron
Weiße Grube	Rhineland-Palatinate	Imsbach	Copper, cobalt, iron, silver
Römerbergwerk Meurin	Rhineland-Palatinate	Kretz	Tuff, from Roman times
Grube Bendisberg	Rhineland-Palatinate	Langenfeld, district St. Jost	Lead, zinc
Dachschieferbergwerk Assberg	Rhineland-Palatinate	Limbach	Slate, started 1548
Eisenerzgrube Edelstein	Rhineland-Palatinate	Luckenbach	Iron
Lavakeller Mendig	Rhineland-Palatinate	Mendig, district Niedermendig	Trachyte, also volcano museum Lava-Dome
Pützlöcher	Rhineland-Palatinate	Newel, district Butzweiler	Copper, started by the Romans
St.-Anna-Stollen	Rhineland-Palatinate	Nothweiler	Iron
Museum Steinbruch Rammelsbach	Rhineland-Palatinate	Rammelsbach	Hard rock, quarryman duties, geology
Grube Bindweide	Rhineland-Palatinate	Steinebach/Sieg	Iron
Grube Georg	Rhineland-Palatinate	Willroth	Iron
Kalkbergwerk am Königsberg	Rhineland-Palatinate	Wolfstein	Lime
	Saarland	Bexbach	Underground show mine in the museum
Kupferbergwerk Düppenweiler	Saarland	Beckingen	Copper
Schlossberghöhlen	Saarland	Homburg	Red sandstone, largest sandstone caves in Europe
Kupferbergwerk Walhausen	Saarland	Nohfelden, district Saar	Copper, lead
Erlebnisbergwerk Velsen	Saarland	Saarbrücken	Stone coal
Besucherbergwerk Rischbachstollen	Saarland	St. Ingbert	Stone coal
	Saarland	Wallerfangen, district St. Barbara	Copper, Azurite, Malachite; Roman mine from approx. 200 A.D.
Bergbaumuseum Altenberg	Saxony	Altenberg	Zinc, also ore dressing plant
Vereinigt Zwitterfeld zu Zinnwald	Saxony	Altenberg, district Zinnwald	Tin
Erzgebirgsmuseum	Saxony	Annaberg-Buchholz	Silver, started 1500; museum with silver mine ‘‘Im Gößner‘‘
Dorothea-Stolln	Saxony	Annaberg-Buchholz, district Cunersdorf	Silver, cobalt, copper, nickel, uranium; with underground boat tour
Markus-Röhling-Stolln	Saxony	Annaberg-Buchholz, district Frohnau	Silver, cobalt, from 1500 till 1857
Fundgrube St. Briccius	Saxony	Annaberg-Buchholz, district Geyersdorf	Silver, copper
Vestenburger Stolln	Saxony	Aue	Tin
Reichenbach-Stolln	Saxony	Lößnitz	Silver, lead glance, arsenopyrite from 1500 till 1927
Marie-Louise-Stolln	Saxony	Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel, district Berggießhübel	Iron, copper
Besucherbergwerk Bad Schlema	Saxony	Bad Schlema
Bartholomäusschacht	Saxony	Brand-Erbisdorf, district Erbisdorf	Silver
Besucherbergwerk St. Christoph	Saxony	Breitenbrunn	Iron, tin
Oberer Rother Adler	Saxony	Breitenbrunn, district Rittersgrün	Iron, 19th century
Besucherstolln Fuchsloch	Saxony	Breitenbrunn, district Rittersgrün	medieval mine
[elsendome Rabenstein | Saxony | [[Chemnitz]]| Marble, 700 m underground gallery with lake and green grotto; option for cave diving| ||-| 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| | |-| Aurora Erbstolln| Saxony| Dorfhain| Silver, lead, barite, fluorite | ||-| Zinngrube Am Sauberg| Saxony| Ehrenfriedersdorf| Tin, 750 years of history| | |-| Himmelfahrt Fundgrube| Saxony| Freiberg| Silver, later lead and zinc; also named Besucherbergwerk Freiberg Reiche Zeche | | |-| Herkules Frisch Glück| Saxony| Grünhain-Beierfeld, district Waschleithe| Iron, copper, sulphur, arsene, lead glance, marble; underground lake| ||-| St. Lampertus-Schacht| Saxony| Hohenstein-Ernstthal, district Ernstthal| Arsenopyrite with traces of gold and silver; formerly Saxony's most profitable gold mine| ||-| Frisch Glück „Glöckl"| Saxony| Johanngeorgenstadt| Silver, bismuth, uranium| | |-| Andreas-Gegentrum-Stolln| Saxony| Jöhstadt, district Steinbach| Silver, cobalt| ||-| Besucherbergwerk Am Graben| Saxony| Kirchberg| Iron| ||-| Altes Kalkbergwerk Miltitz| Saxony| Klipphausen, district Miltitz| Lime and marble; including visit to Adolf-von-Heynitz-Stolln; starting 1944 used as underground production plant| | |-| Kalkwerk Lengefeld| Saxony| Lengefeld| Marble| | |-| Besucherbergwerk Wismutstolln| Saxony| Lichtenau, district Merzdorf| Silver, medieval; starting 1950 exploration for uranium; alternative name: Alte Silberfundgrube Hülfe des Herrn am Erzberge zu Biensdorf| ||-| Besucherbergwerk Trau auf Gott-Erbstolln| Saxony| Lichtenberg| Silver| | |-| St. Anna Fundgrube| Saxony| Limbach-Oberfrohna, district Herrnsdorf (zu Wolkenburg-Kaufungen)| Copper, lead, silver; medieval| | |-| Segen Gottes Erbstolln| Saxony| Limbach-Oberfrohna, district Uhlsdorf (Wolkenburg region)| Copper, lead, silver; medieval|| ||-| Rudolphschacht| Saxony| Marienberg, district Lauta| historical horse-capstan| | |-| Molchner Stolln| Saxony| Marienberg, district Pobershau| Zinc, silver| | |-| Grube Tannenberg| Saxony| Muldenhammer, district Tannenbergsthal| Zinc| | |-| Bergbaumuseum Oelsnitz| Saxony| Oelsnitz| Stone coal; formerly VEB Steinkohlenwerk Karl Liebknecht and VEB Steinkohlenwerk Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.| | |-| Gnade Gottes Erbstollen| Saxony| Olbernhau| Non-ferrous metal mining for Saigerhütte Grünthal| ||-| Alaunbergwerk Ewiges Leben| Saxony| Plauen| Potash alum, between 1542 and 1846| | |-| Alaunwerk Mühlwand| Saxony|Reichenbach im Vogtland, district Rotschau| Potash alum, between 1691 and 1827| | |-| Alte Hoffnung Erbstolln| Saxony| Rossau, district Schönborn-Dreiwerden| Lead, copper, silver; with underground boat tour| ||-| Besucherbergwerk Grüner Zweig| Saxony| Schlettau| Silver, starting around 1500| ||-| Fundgrube Weißer Hirsch| Saxony| Schneeberg| Silver, cobalt, bismuth, nickel; later uranium| | |-| Fundgrube und Erbstollen Morgenstern| Saxony| Schwarzenberg, district Pöhla| Zinc, iron, silver, wolfram; starting 1500| ||-| Besucherbergwerk Pöhla| Saxony| Schwarzenberg, district Pöhla| Zinc and uranium; 3 km underground galleries open to the public| | |-| Segen Gottes Erbstollen| Saxony| Striegistal, district Gersdorf| Silver; medieval| ||-| Wille Gottes Stolln| Saxony| Thalheim| Arsen| ||-| Besucherbergwerk Am Steghaus| Saxony| Zschopau| Silver, lead glance; in neighbourhood to „Heilige-Dreifaltigkeits-Fundgrube“ | ||-| St. Anna am Freudenstein| Saxony| Zschorlau| Silver; also Oberer und Unterer Troster Stolln| | |-| Grube Glasebach | Saxony-Anhalt| Harzgerode, district Straßberg| Fluorspar| | |-| Erzgrube Büchenberg | Saxony-Anhalt| Oberharz am Brocken, district Elbingerode| Iron|||-| Drei Kronen & Ehrt | Saxony-Anhalt| Oberharz am Brocken, district Elbingerode| Iron pyrite, sulphur; formerly ‚‘Grube Einheit‘‘| | |-| Röhrigschacht| Saxony-Anhalt| Sangerhausen, district Wettelrode| Copper| | |-| Besucherbergwerk Am Aschenberg| Thuringia| Bad Liebenstein| Bergbautechnik in einem alten Bierkeller| ||-| Besucherbergwerk Hühn| Thuringia| Brotterode-Trusetal, district Trusetal| Barite and fluorspare| ||-| Marienglashöhle| Thuringia| Friedrichroda| Gypsum and copper-slate| | |-| Rabensteiner Stollen| Thuringia| Harztor, district Ilfeld| Stone coal| | |-| Besucherbergwerk Lange Wand| Thuringia| Harztor, district Niedersachswerfen| Copper-slate| | |-| Schaubergwerk Volle Rose| Thuringia| Ilmenau| Barite and fluorspore| | |-| Besucherbergwerk Vereinigte Reviere| Thuringia| Kamsdorf| Iron, silver, copper| ||-| Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers| Thuringia| Krayenberg, district Merkers| Salt mine; major hide away for treasures in late WWII| | |-| Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes| Thuringia| Saalfeld| Alaun| | |-| Besucherbergwerk Finstertal| Thuringia| Schmalkalden, district Asbach| Iron| ||-| Schaubergwerk Morassina| Thuringia| Schmiedefeld| Alaun| | |-| Erlebnisbergwerk Glückauf| Thuringia| Sondershausen| Salt| | |-| Besucherbergwerk Schwarzer Crux| Thuringia| Suhl, district Vesser| Iron| ||-| Märchen- und Sandsteinhöhle| Thuringia| Walldorf| Sand (underground)| ||-|} Finland Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture Lampivaara Ametyst Mine Lappland Lampivaara Amethyst Tytyri gruvmuseum Southern Finland Province Lohja Lime France Name Region Département Municipality Notes Location Picture Caverne du dragon Picardie Aisne Oulches-la-Vallée-Foulon Lime; medieval Catacombs of Paris Île-de-France Paris Lime, gypsum; starting 18th century: used as necropolis for over 6 million people Mine de Blanzy Burgundy Saône-et-Loire Blanzy Coal Gabe Gottes Alsace Haut-Rhin Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Silver Saint Louis Eisenthür Alsace Haut-Rhin Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Silver Silvergrube St. Barthélemy Alsace Haut-Rhin Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Silver Saint Jean Engelsbourg Alsace Haut-Rhin Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Silver; alternative name Parc Tellure Mine St. Nicolas Alsace Haut-Rhin Steinbach Lead, silver, iron, copper Mine Temoin Languedoc-Roussillon Gard Alès Coal Pioch Farrus Mine Languedoc-Roussillon Gard Cabrières Copper; oldest mine in France Mine de Vielle-Aure Midi-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées Vielle-Aure Manganese Mine du Val de Fer Lorraine Meurthe-et-Moselle Neuves-Maisons Iron Musée des Mines de Fer Aumetz Lorraine Moselle Aumetz Iron Mines de Fer de Neufchef Lorraine Moselle Neufchef Iron St. Joseph Lorraine Vosges La Croix-aux-Mines Silver; medieval; altgernative name: Mine d’argent de la Croix aux Mines La Mine, grandeur nature Lorraine Moselle Petite-Rosselle Coal; largest show mine in France Minier Lewarde Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord Lewarde Coal Mine Bleue Pays de la Loire Maine-et-Loire Noyant-la-Gravoyère Slate Mine Couriot Rhône-Alpes Loire Saint-Étienne Coal Mine de Cap Garonne Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Var Le Pradet Copper Terra Vinea, Les caves Rochere Languedoc-Roussillon Aude Rochere Gypsum Cathédrale d'Images Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Bouches-du-Rhône Les Baux-de-Provence Lime Ireland Name County Municipality Notes Location Picture Glengowla Mines Oughterard Galway Silver and lead Arigna Mining Experience Arigna Roscommon Coal Italy Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture Bergwerk Villanders South Tyrol Villanders The mine of Villanders was one of the most important mines of Tirol during the Middle Ages. The mine produced silver, galena, copper, pyrite and sphalerite.^[1] Schaubergwerk Prettau South Tyrol Prettau (Ahrntal) Copper BergbauWelt Ridnaun-Schneeberg South Tyrol Ridnaun Municipality Ratschings Together with Passeier-Schneeberg highest lying mine in Europe BergbauWelt Passeier-Schneeberg South Tyrol Moos in Passeier Together with Ridnaun-Schneeberg highest lying mine in Europe Miniere Val Trompia Brescia Montana di Val Trompia Iron; minor climbing activity necessary to visit the mine; also historical furnace Miniera Marzoli di Pezzaze Brescia Stravignino Iron; with mine railway Miniera Schilpario Bergamo Schilpario Barite and fluorite; also named: Parco Minerario Ing. Andrea Bonicelli Miniera di Gambatesa Genoa Val Graveglia Iron; active mine till August 2012 Galleria Ravaccione Massa-Carrara Carrara Marble; in-ground mine Parco Archeominerario di San Silvestro Livorno Campiglia Marittima Lead and copper Japan Name Prefecture Municipality Notes Location Picture Sado gold mine Niigata Island Sado Gold and Silver Shimane Silver; UNESCO-World Heritage Site Yubari-si Sekitan-no-Rekisimura Hokkaido Coal; with large museum area Luxembourg Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture Kupfergrube Stolzembourg Stolzembourg Municipality Putscheid Copper Iron Petingen Iron Mexico Name State Municipality Notes Location Picture Mina de El Edén Zacatecas Zacatecas Gold and silver, since 1586; offers extensive guided tours Mineral de Pozos Guanajuato Guanajuato, Mexico Guanajuato Mines Guanajuato Guanajuato Several show mines 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 Mitchells Gully Gold Mine Charleston Gold Netherlands Name Province Municipality Notes Location Picture Fluweelengrot Limburg Valkenburg aan de Geul Clay; with historical charcoal drawings and underground chapel; medieval Gemeentegrot Limburg Valkenburg aan de Geul Lime; with historical charcoal drawings Romeinse Katakomben Limburg Valkenburg aan de Geul Lime; with historical copies of Roman catacombs Steenkolenmijn Valkenburg Limburg Valkenburg aan de Geul Lime; transformed to coal mine for touristic purposes Geulhemmergroeve]	Limburg	Geulhem	Lime
Sibbergroeve	Limburg	Sibbe	Lime, with underground chapel from 1865
Jezuïetenberg	Limburg	Maastricht	Lime; with Jesuit chapel
Sint Pietersberg	Limburg	Maastricht	Lime; during cold war headquarter of NORTHAG

Norway

Name	County	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Kongensgruve	Buskerud	Saggrenda, Kongsberg Municipality	Silver
Smaragdgruvene Byrud Gård	Akershus	Minnesund, Eidsvoll Municipality	Gemstone
Blaafarveværket	Buskerud	Modum Municipality	Cobalt, blue color pigments
Røros Kobberverk	Trøndelag	Røros Municipality	Copper; with furnace and original miners dwelling; 2 show mines: Olavsgruva and Nyberget mine; UNESCO- World Heritage Site
Rutilgruva	Telemark	Kragerø Municipality
Folldal Gruver	Innlandet	Folldal Municipality	Copper, zinc, sulphur; large mining complex with 70 buildings; operational from 1748 till 1993
Orkla Industriemuseum	Trøndelag	Løkken Verk, Orkland Municipality	2 show mines
Sulitjelma Besøksgruver	Nordland	Sulitjelma, Fauske Municipality	100 km north of the polar circle, 1.5 km mining railway, starting in 2015 part of the Sulitjelma Line will become museums railway; mine was operational from 1887 till 1991
Gruve 3	Spitzbergen	Longyearbyen	Coal, from 1969 till 1996

Poland

Name	Voivodeship	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Kopalnia Uranu w Kletnie	Dolnośląskie	Kletno	Uranium, since 1948
Sztolnie Kowary	Dolnośląskie	Kowary	Iron; uranium since 1948
Muzeum Górnictwa i Hutnictwa Złota	Dolnośląskie	Złoty Stok	Gold; mining railway, underground waterfall
Podziemia kredowe w Chełmie	Lubelskie	Chełm	Lime
Saltmine Wieliczka	Małopolskie	Wieliczka	Salt; huge mine, started in the 13th century, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Saltmine Bochnia	Małopolskie	Bochnia	Salt; huge mine, started in the 12th century, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sztolnia Czarnego Pstrąga	Śląskie	Tarnowskie Góry	Lead and zinc; guided tours with boats
Zabytkowa Kopalnia Srebra	Śląskie	Tarnowskie Góry	Silver; 1740 m tour length, 270 m with boats, open-air steam engine museum
Skansen Górniczy Królowa Luiza	Śląskie	Zabrze	Coal, since 1791; 1.5 km guided tour
Zabytkowa Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Guido	Śląskie	Zabrze	Coal; Steinkohle; visits to the 170 m and the 320 m levels
Prahistoryczne Kopalnie Krzemienia w Krzemionkach	Śląskie	Swietokrzyski	Firestone, prehistoric
Saltmine Kłodawa	Wielkopolskie	Kłodawa	Salt, with coloured salt in blue and pink

Republic of China, Taiwan

Name	Provinz	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Jinguashi Mine	Jinguashi	Rueifang	Gold, also named: Jinguashi Gold Ecological Park
Affe Ecological Park	Jinguashi	Rueifang	Coal

Romania

Name	District	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Salina Turda	Siebenbürgen		Salt
Salina Praid	Siebenbürgen	Praid near Sovata	Salt

Slovakia

Name	Province	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Baňa Cígeľ			Brown coal; 2 km overhead monorail ride to enter the mine then 500 m walking tour
Štôlna Bartolomej			Oldest mining town in Slovakia

Slovenia

Name	Province	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Antonijev rov			Mercury
Museum Mežica			Lead and zinc
Muzej Premogovništva Slovenije			Coal

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
Mina de la Jayona	Extremadura	Badajoz	Sierra de la Jayona	Iron
Minas de Arditurri	Basque	Gipuzkoa	Oiartzun	Iron; started in Roman times, till 1984
Món De Sal	Catalonia	Barcelona	Barcelona	Salt
Parque Arqueológico Minas de Gavà	Catalonia	Barcelona	Gavà	Prehistoric mine (approx. 4000 BD)
Minas de Manganeso de Puras de Villafranca	Castile and León	Burgos	Belorado	Manganese
La Union	Murcia	Murcia	La Union	Silver, lead, zinc, pyrite; large mining region with many adits and remains from ore processing

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
Flogbergets gruva	Dalarna	Lernbo, Municipality Smedjebacken	Part of Ekomuseum Bergslagen, Silver, Iron, zinc, manganese
Hornkullens silvergruvor	Värmlands län	Nykroppa	Silver
Stollbergs gruva	Dalarna	Lernbo, Municipality Smedjebacken	Part of Ekomuseum Bergslagen, Silver, Iron, zinc, manganese
Loos Koboltgruva	Gävleborgs län	Los	Nickel; ore from this mine led 1735 to the discovery of the element nickel.
Tykarpsgrottan	Skåne län	Iganberga	Lime; underground mining, because lime is very rare in Sweden
Malmbergsgruvan	Norrbottens län	Gällivare	Iron; next to an active iron mine
Kiruna gruva	Norrbottens län	Kiruna	Iron, magnesite; next to an active mine
Bondstollen Koppaberg	Örebro län	Koppaberg	Iron, silver, gold, sulfide
Skottvångs gruva	Södermanlands län	Gnesta and Strängnäs	Iron
Lockgruvan	Örebro län	Nora	Iron
Koppartorp	Södermanlands län	Tunaberg Municipality Nyköping	Copper, cobalt; with ghost town and many old abandoned mines
Långban	Värmlands län	Filipstad	Flooded, cave diving opportunity
Kristinebergsgruvan	Västerbotten	Lycksele	Copper, zinc, silver, gold
Storbergets gruvor	Gävleborgs län	Torsåker	60 open pits plus small adits
Sala silvergruva	Västmanlands län	Sala	Silver
Vildmarksgruvan	Västerbotten	Skellefteå
Kleva gruva	Småland	Vetlanda	Copper, nickel; 2 km adits open to the public, underground church
Fröå gruva	Åreskutan bei Åre	Skellefteå	Copper

Switzerland

Name	Canton	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Landesplattenberg	Glarus	Engi, district Hinterdorf	Slate
Silberberg Davos	Graubünden	Davos Monstein	Silver
Stollen am Mot Madlain	Graubünden	Scuol, district S-charl	Silver and lead; medieval
La Presta	Neuchâtel	Val-de-Travers	Asphalt
Gipsmuseum Schleitheim	Schaffhausen	Schleitheim, district Oberwiesen	Gypsum
Gonzen	St. Gallen	Sargans	Iron (hematite, magnetite, hausmannite)
Salzbergwerk Bex	Waadt	Bex	Salt; part of an active mine
Coppermine „La Lée“	Wallis	Anniviers, district Zinal
Bergwerk Riedhof	Zürich	Aeugst am Albis	Braunkohle und Mergel-Bergwerk
Quarzsandbergwerk Chrästel	Zürich	Buchs	Quartz sand
Bergwerk Käpfnach	Zürich	Horgen	Brown coal and clay, 80 km of galleries in total

United Kingdom

Name	Region	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Chislehurst Caves	South East London	Chislehurst	Lime and firestone
Carnglaze Caverns	Cornwall	St Neot	Shale, underground lake
Geevor Tin Mine	Cornwall	Pendeen	Tin
Rosevale Mine	Cornwall	Zennor near St Ives	Tin
Poldark Mine	Cornwall	Helston	Tin, 18th century
Goodluck Mine	Derbyshire	Middleton	Blei
Heights of Abraham	Derbyshire	Matlock Bath
North of England Lead Mining Museum	Durham	Cowshill	Lead
Clearwell Caves	Gloucestershire	Clearwell	Iron and ochre
City of Caves	Nottinghamshire	Nottingham	Sandstone; artificial labyrinth beneath the city
Florence Mine	Cumbria	Egremont	Iron
Honister Slate Mine	Cumbria	Borrowdale (Lake District)	Slate (Westmorland green slate)
National Coal Mining Museum	Yorkshire	Wakefield	Coal; 140 m man-ride, former mine Caphouse Colliery
Ecton Mine Educational Centre	Staffordshire	Ecton, Staffordshire	Copper and lead
Snailbeach Lead Mine	Shropshire	Snailbeach	Lead
Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum	North Yorkshire	Skinningrove	Ironstone
	Scotland, West Lothian	Birkhill	Fireclay
Lochnell Mine, Wanlockhead Museum of Lead Mining	Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway	Wanlockead	Lead
Great Orme	Wales	Llandudno	Copper; Bronze Age
Sygun Copper Mine	Wales	Beddgelert	Copper
	Wales	Blaenafon	Gold; started in Roman times
Llechwedd Slate Caverns	Wales	Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd	Slate
Llanfair Slate Caverns	Wales	Harlech	Slate
King Arthur's Labyrinth	Wales	Corris	Slate; nowadays used to visualize the life of King Arthur
The Silver Mountain Experience	Wales	Llywernog	Silver
Rhondda Heritage Park	Wales	Trehafod, Rhondda	Coal
Big Pit National Coal Museum	Wales	Blaenafon	Coal, 90 m man-ride

United States

Name	State	Municipality	Notes	Location	Picture
Goldfield Ghost Town	Arizona	Apache Junction	Gold; with ghost town
Copper Queen Mine	Arizona	Bisbee	Copper
Good Enough Mine	Arizona	Tombstone	Silver
Gold Bug Mine	California	Placerville	Gold
Eagle and High Peak Mine	California	Julian	Gold
Himalaya Tourmaline Mine	California	Santa Ysabel	Tourmaline 8 km underground galleries
	Colorado	Aspen	Silver
Lebanon Silver Mine	Colorado	Georgetown
	Colorado	Breckenridge	Gold; from approx. 1880
	Colorado	Breckenridge	Gold; guided tours in the summer
	Colorado	Central City	Gold
	Colorado	Leadville	Gold, silver, lead, zinc
	Colorado	Ouray	Gold
	Colorado	Cripple Creek	Gold; 330 m man-ride
Old Hundred Gold Mine	Colorado	Silverton	Gold, operated 1905 till 1973
	Colorado	Idaho Springs	Gold
Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine	Connecticut	East Granby	Copper, 18th century; later turned into a prison
Consolidated Mine	Georgia	Dahlonega	Gold, caused 1828 first gold rush, see also Stockmar Gold Mine
	Georgia	Villa Rica		Gold, caused 1826 first gold rush, see also Consolidated Mine
	Idaho	Kellog	Gold
	Idaho	Wallace	Silver
	Illinois	Galena	Lead
Strataca Kansas Underground Salt Mine	Kansas	Hutchinson	Salt
Portal 31	Kentucky	Lynch	Coal; huge
Delaware Copper Mine	Michigan	Mohawk	Copper
Iron Mountain Iron Mine	Michigan	Iron Mountain	Iron
Quincy Mine	Michigan	Hancock	Copper; huge
Bonne Terre Mine	Missouri	Bonne Terre	Lead; claim to have the largest underground lake worldwide
Soudan Underground Mine	Minnesota	Lake Vermilion	Iron
Free Enterprise Radon Mine	Montana	Boulder	Uranium; nowadays also radon-therapy
Techatticup Mine und Savage Mine	Nevada	Nelson	Gold, both mines could only be visited with a boat tour on the Eldorado Canyon
Chollar Mine	Nevada	Virginia City	Gold and silver; additional nearby mines: Ponderosa Mine, Comstock Gold Mill and others could be visited
The Sterling Hill Mining Museum	New Jersey	Ogdensburg	Zinc
Reed Gold Mine	North Carolina	Midland	Gold
Sheffield Mine	North Carolina	Franklin	Gemstone
	Pennsylvania	Tarentum	Coal
	Pennsylvania	Scranton	Coal
	Pennsylvania	Lansford	Coal
	Pennsylvania	Ashland	Coal; mining railway
	Pennsylvania	Patton	Coal
Broken Boot Gold Mine	South Dakota	Deadwood	Gold
	Utah	Park City	Silver
Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine	Virginia	Pocahontas	Coal
Morefield Gem Mine	Virginia	Amelia Courthouse	Gemstone
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Phillips-Sprague Mine)	West Virginia	Beckley	Coal
Bevans Lead Mine (Platteville Mining Museum)	Wisconsin	Platteville	Lead and zinc

External links (sources)

• Web site: Trier University - List of Show Mines . . Trier University of Applied Sciences . August 26, 2014.
• Web site: Network Archaeological Open-Air Museums (EXARC) - List . . EXARC (Archaeological Open-Air Museums, Experimental Archaeology, Ancient Technology and Interpretation) . August 26, 2014.
• Web site: List of shocaves and show mines . . Showcaves.com . August 26, 2014.
• Web site: Society for mining archgeology (GAG) - list of show mines . . August 26, 2014.
• Web site: Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology - List of Show Mines . . Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology . August 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129003301/http://www.stmuv.bayern.de/umwelt/boden/lernort_geologie/cd/8-ausserschulische_lernorte/uebersichtskarte_besucherbergwerke.pdf . November 29, 2014 . dead .
• Web site: Saxonian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Technology - List of Show Mines. . Saxonian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Technology . August 26, 2014.
• Web site: Thuringia Mining Authority - List of Show Mines . . August 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301163546/http://www.tlba.de/docs/GB2012.pdf . March 1, 2014 . dead .
• Web site: Technical University Freiberg - List of Show Mines . . Technical University Freiberg . August 26, 2014.
• Web site: Union Internationale de Spéléologie (UIS) - List of Show Mines . . Union Internationale de Spéléologie . August 26, 2014.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bergwerk Villanders - Eisacktal Südtirol. Bergwerk Villanders. de-DE. 2016-06-05.