Which historic copper sites are open to the public? – Knowledge Base

Copper as a tourist destination?

Here are some sites to learn more about copper:

The Allihies Copper Mine Museum in Cork, Ireland, on copper mining at the beginning of the industrial revolution:
https://acmm.ie/

The Arizona Copper Art Museum in Clarkdale, AZ (US), "connecting copper to world legends and art":
https://www.copperartmuseum.com/

The Ashio Copper Mine operated since the time of the Shoguns, located near the city of Nikko (Japan):
https://www.city.nikko.lg.jp/asiokankou/kankou/ashio/taiken/douzan.html

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/japan-focus/20221116-71091/

The Besshi Copper Mine Museum telling the story of the Sumitomo Group, in Ehime Prefecture (Japan):
https://besshidozan-museum.jp/overview/

Codelco's Virtual Museum looking 50 years back on forward on copper's (hi)story: https://museocodelco.cl/

The Copper Museum by Lafarga including a tour of an operational copper plant near Barcelona (Spain): https://www.lafarga.es/en/the-group/the-copper-museum/introduction

Falu Gruva in Falun (Sweden) with a thousand years of history and a UNESCO World Heritage Site: https://www.falugruva.se/en/

The Kapunda Mine Trail and Site in Adelaide Hills Australia: https://www.lightcountry.com.au/atdwproduct/kapunda-mine-trail-and-site-attraction-kapunda

The Kennecott Visitor Center in Kennecott, AK (US), definitely off the beaten track.
https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/kennecott-visitor-center.htm

https://www.cnet.com/culture/ghosts-of-kennecott-exploring-an-abandoned-copper-mine-in-alaska/

The Mineral Museum of the Great Lakes Region in Houghton, MI (US), displaying a.o. the world's largest known block of native copper weighing 19 tonnes (about 2 cubic meters):
https://museum.mtu.edu/visit

The Museo Minero de Tierra Amarilla in the Atacama Region (Chile) "aspires to be a place for reflection and appreciation of representative aspects of the economic, historical and cultural reality of mining communities".
https://museominero.cl

The Queen Mine Tour in Bisbee, AZ (US): visit a closed underground copper mine: https://www.queenminetour.com/

A day trip to the Sewell Mining Town in Machali (Chile) - a day trip out of Santiago to visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1214/

A historic Stolzembourg copper mine that operated 500 years (Luxembourg): https://www.stolzembourg.lu/kupfermine/

Sygun copper mine in Beddgelert (UK) - an underground copper mine in Wales:

http://www.syguncoppermine.co.uk/

The World Museum of Mining in Butte, MT (US): https://miningmuseum.org/

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Last update: August 30, 2023