Mining museums

World Heritage sites in northern Chile

copper mine in Sweden

open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa

coal mine at Charleroi

thumb|Montevecchio Montevecchio (; ), located in the south west of Sardinia, is one of the most ancient mining sites in Italy. Administratively, the village of Montevecchio is a frazione (borough) of the municipality of Guspini, in the Province of South Sardinia, while the mines are situated in the municipalities of both Arbus and Guspini.

thumb|The coal washing tower and production shaft at Blegny-Mine

thumb|Modern view of the Bois-du-Luc The Bois-du-Luc was a coal mine in Houdeng-Aimeries, near La Louvière, in Belgium which today is preserved as an industrial heritage site. As well as the site of the headquarters of the ''Société des Charbonnages de Bois-du-Luc et d'Havre, the Bois du Luc was the site of the Saint Emmanuel Pit (Fosse Saint-Emmanuel) which belonged to the company. The Fosse Saint-Emmanuel'' was one of the oldest mines in Belgium, with recorded activity dating back to 1685. The company ceased mining in 1973.

museum in Norway

historic coal mine turned museum in Ostrava, Czech Republic

museum in Svalbard, Norway