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  • EL DORADO GOLD MINE (FOX, ALASKA)

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    The El Dorado Gold Mine is a gold mine and tourist attraction at the unincorporated community of Fox, Alaska, near Fairbanks, Alaska. Originally founded in the early 1900s, the El Dorado mine underwent a gradual transformation in the latter half of the 20th century into an informational mine and tour destination. The El Dorado Gold…

  • ALDRICH COAL MINING MUSEUM (MONTEVALLO, ALABAMA)

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    The museum is located in the company store of the former Montevallo Coal Mine and teaches the history of the coal mining industry in Alabama. Click Here for More Information on the Aldrich Coal Mine Museum [flexiblemap address=”137 County Road 203, Montevallo, AL 35115, United States ” title=”ALDRICH COAL MINING MUSEUM” zoom=”14″ width=”500″ height=”400″ directions=”true”…

  • ALABAMA MINING MUSEUM (DORA, ALABAMA)

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    Exhibits include a 1900s train and mining cars, one-room African American school, elementary school, post office, and depot. Museum website is under construction as of May 2, 2012: Click Here for More Information on the Alabama Mining Museum

  • GREAT ORME COPPER MINES (LLANDUDNO, WALES)

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    “The highlight of the tour is the amazing Bronze Age Cavern, dug out over 3,500 years ago by miners using nothing more than bone and stone tools.” Click Here for More Information on the Great Orme Copper Mines [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSZeRI2PXpU[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”53.332641,-3.850301″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Great Orme Country Park, Conwy, United Kingdom, +44…