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ALBERT KERSTEN MINING AND MINERAL MUSEUM (BROKEN HILL, NEW SOUTH WALES)
“The Albert Kersten Mining and Minerals Museum displays minerals, gems and interesting props regarding mining in Broken Hill and the town”s special gift of minerals are displayed. This museum is not a static collection of rocks but a dynamic and active interpretive centre. With the many hands-on exhibits, light, sound and movement, visitors can discover…
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Lake Peigneur Disaster (Iberia Parish, Louisiana USA)
The Lake Peigneur disaster is the story of what can happen when two types of mineral extraction collide. On November 20, 1980, a Texaco crew started drilling in the lake, unaware due to a miscalculation that they were directly above a shaft of an operating salt mine with workers present. Penetration of the shaft resulted in…
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Centralia Mine Fire (Centralia, Pennsylvania USA)
“Centralia is a borough and ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population has dwindled from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 12 in 2005, 9 in 2007, and 10 in 2010, as a result of a mine fire burning beneath the borough since 1962. Centralia is one of the least-populated municipalities in…
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Introduction
This website was created for those who want to learn more about mining by participating in mine tours and visiting mine museums, and for those who just want to marvel at the sometimes spectacular excavations made my miners. From the Wikipedia entry on mining: Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the…