⛏️ Mining Museums of the World

58 mining museums · 11 countries · location & industrial heritage

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These are notable mining museums — institutions that document the history of mining, displaying tools, minerals and the story of the communities they shaped. Each profile shows where the museum is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

58 mining museums from 11 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any mining museum for its full profile.

Americas (3) Asia (5) Europe (49) Oceania (1)

Americas (3 mining museums)

Asia (5 mining museums)

Europe (49 mining museums)

Blue John Cavern

United Kingdom

Chatterley Whitfield

United Kingdom

Clearwell Caves

United Kingdom

Dean Heritage Centre

United Kingdom

Dolaucothi Gold Mines

United Kingdom

East Pool mine

United Kingdom

Ferropolis

Germany

Geevor Tin Mine

United Kingdom

Grime's Graves

United Kingdom

Honister Slate Mine

United Kingdom

King Edward Mine

United Kingdom

Lousal mine

Portugal

Morwellham Quay

United Kingdom

National Slate Museum

United Kingdom

Pleasley Colliery

United Kingdom

Prestongrange Museum

United Kingdom

Radstock Museum

United Kingdom

Rhondda Heritage Park

United Kingdom

Sygun Copper Mine

United Kingdom

Wheal Martyn

United Kingdom

Woodhorn (museum)

United Kingdom

Oceania (1 mining museums)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.

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