Mining spirits

supernatural being in Germanic folklore

A gnome () is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and widely adopted by authors, including those of modern fantasy literature. They are typically depicted as small humanoids who live underground. Gnome characteristics are reinterpreted to suit various storytellers and artists.

thumb|alt=kobold of Hildesheim|The kobold of Hildesheim

Bolivian mine spirit

short-grown people in mythology and fiction

character in Slavic mythology

small, subterranean creature archetype associated with mining folklore

thumb|right|Skarbnik in Subterranean Skansen Guido Zabrze thumb|right|Skarbnik in Wieliczka Salt Mine. The Skarbnik (from Polish skarbnik – person collecting money, treasurer) or Kladenets (Ukrainian: Скарбник, Russian: Кладенец; the Treasurer) or Dzedka (Belarusian: Дзедка) in Slavic mythology is a spirits who lives in mines and underground workings and is the guardian of gems, crystals, and precious metals. It is said that he will protect miners from danger and lead them back when they are lost. He will also lead them to veins of ore. To people who are evil or insult him, he is deadly,

thumb|220px|Modern representation of a golden Alicanto. The alicanto, in Chilean mythology, is a nocturnal flightless bird of the Atacama desert, which is said to run at night with glowing outspread wings, glittering in the gold or silver color deriving from the precious ores it supposedly eats. Some say it has strangely shining eyes. If the bird can be successfully detected without being noticed, it will lead the miner or prospector to a mother lode of gold or silver. But if the bird detects a human, it is said to extinguish its illumination, then disappear into darkness, or worse, lead the h