Mines which can be visited underground

Connected Sites: 25

WHS containing mines (excluding replicas) which can be visited underground. Indicate name/location within WHS and mineral mined. Also means of entry/exit where known.

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Connected Sites

Guanajuato
Inscribed: 1988
3.86
152
10
Silver. Valenciana Mine (Stairs) .
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes
Inscribed: 2000
2.39
155
18
Flint. (Vertical Ladder)
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
Inscribed: 2000
2.59
159
10
Coal. Big Pit (Original "Cage")
Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine
Inscribed: 2017
2.32
112
9
Lead/Silver. (Modern Elevator); Black Trout Adit (Sztolnia Czarnego Pstrąga) - Different Part Of The Site - Can Be Reached By Stairs And An Underground River By Boat
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
Inscribed: 1978
3.74
419
18
Salt. Wieliczka (Tourist Route - Normally Stairs In, Miners Route - Elevator) And Bochnia Mine (Cage)
Banska Stiavnica
Inscribed: 1993
2.93
177
10
Copper. Bartlomej Pit (Walk In/Out), Glanzenberg Mining Tunnel (Steps)
Potosi
Potosi
Bolivia
Inscribed: 1987
3.17
115
6
Silver. Cerro Rico (Walk In/Out)
Heritage of Mercury
Heritage of Mercury
Slovenia, Spain
Inscribed: 2012
2.67
178
8
Mercury ,Almaden (Elevator In, Railway Out); Idrija Part In Slovenia - Mercury Mine Accessible With Guide On Foot.
Mining Sites of Wallonia
Inscribed: 2012
2.27
200
7
Coal. Blegny Mine (Cage)
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
Inscribed: 2007
2.54
58
8
Silver, Ryugenju Mabu Mine Shaft (Walk Along Old Tunnel)
Las Medulas
Inscribed: 1997
3.28
130
6
Gold, Gallery Of Ortellan (Walk In Along Roman Tunnel)
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Inscribed: 2006
3.10
210
11
Tin, "Poldark Mine" (Originally "Wheal Roots Mine" 18th C Workings Opened To The Public As A "Tourist Attraction")
Rammelsberg and Goslar
Inscribed: 1992
3.18
237
11
Zink/Lead, Rammelsberg
Ouro Preto
Inscribed: 1980
3.44
85
6
Gold. Mina Do Chico Rey - Accessible On Foot, Walk In/Out.
Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines
Inscribed: 2019
2.63
67
6
Flint / Via A Spiral Staircase
Fertö/Neusiedlersee
Fertö/Neusiedlersee
Austria, Hungary
Inscribed: 2001
2.29
214
8
Fertőrákosi Kőfejtő, A Limestone Mine
See Www.Fertorakosikofejto.Hu
Falun Great Copper Mountain
Inscribed: 2001
2.83
112
9
Great Pit - Copper - Can Be Visited On A Guided Tour, Via Stairs Down (67m) And There's An Elevator Up
See Www.Falugruva.Se
Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge
Inscribed: 2019
2.22
146
7
Hřebečná Tin Mine (Via Stairs), And Possibly Others
See Www.Dulmauritius.Cz
Hallstatt-Dachstein
Inscribed: 1997
3.59
295
16
Hallstatt Salt Mine: "Two Long Miners' Slides Take You Deep Underground To The Mystic Salt Lake. A Mine Train Returns You Safely And Comfortably Back Into The Daylight."
See Dachstein.Salzkammergut.At
Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
Inscribed: 2019
2.85
13
4
Part Of Core Zone In Sawahlunto Town Is Museum Situs Lubang Tambang Mbah Suro. It Is Possible To Walk For Around 500 Meters Underground. There Are Plans To Extend That.
Røros
Røros
Norway
Inscribed: 1980
3.02
106
5
Olav's Mine
See Rorosmuseet.No
The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
Inscribed: 2021
2.81
119
6
Llechwedd Slayte Caverns
Roșia Montană
Inscribed: 2021
2.45
56
6
At Rosia Montana Gold Mining Museum
Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave
United States of America
Inscribed: 1981
3.25
165
5
"Thousands Of Years Of Occupation By Bats Who Deposited Guano In The Soil Of Mammoth Cave And Other Area Caves Made The Cave Dirt Rich With A Compound Called Calcium Nitrate. Calcium Nitrate Is A Mineral That Can Be Mixed With Other High Potassium Materials To Create Potassium Nitrate, Or Saltpetre, As It Is More Commonly Known. Saltpetre Is An Principal Ingredient In Black Gunpowder."
See Www.Nps.Gov
Sado Island Gold Mines
Inscribed: 2024
2.06
7
3
Sohdayu Tunnel Mine: A 30-Minute Tour Recreates The Mining Experience Of The Edo Period (1603-1867) With Dolls And Other Tools In The Remnants Of Hand-Dug Tunnels.