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Mining museums located in the United Kingdom.

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• - The largest lead mining museum complex in Wales, UK. Hours, map, history, and contact information.
  
• - Comprehensive site about Haig Pit, the last deep coal mine in Cumbria, where a heritage museum is being created on the site of the old pit. Much information about the restored Bever Dorling winding engines.
  
• - Heritage centre at Llanberis, bringing back to life the inheritance of the North Wales slate industry. Visitor information, events and educational section.
  
• - Former tin and copper mine, home to Cornwall's oldest working beam engine. Photographs, location map, visitor information and news.
  
• - Scotland's only former lead mine at Wanlockhead in South West Scotland. Brief visitor information about the underground tour, and the museum with its mineral display.
  
• - Features five galleries displaying documents and artifacts associated with the coalfield. Includes exhibitions, educational programs, events, hours and directions. Free admission. Located in Staffordshire.
  
• - Working tin mine offers tours of the mine plus tin jewellery made on site. Includes some history and online guided tour of processes.
  
• - Heritage centre near Keswick telling the history and methods of Lake District quarrying and mining - lead, copper, zinc, baryte, tungsten, graphite, fluorite and coal. Brief description of the museum and the quarry.
  
• - Official description from the National Trust handbook of their preserved gold mine at Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire in South Wales. Guided tours take visitors through the Roman, and the more recent underground workings. Owned by the National Trust.
  
• - A museum dedicated to both showing and telling the story of the lead mining past of the North Pennines. Brief description of the past, present and future of the mine.
  
• - Comprehensive site describing England's only Slate Mine at Honister Pass, Keswick, where there are underground visits and a heritage centre. The history of the slate mine and general information about slate is given.
  
• - The Scottish Mining Museum at Lady Victoria Colliery was founded to preserve and present Scotland's mining heritage. Comprehensive visitor information, history of the mine and information about special functions.
  
• - Brief description of the facilities at the Cefn Coed Colliery at Neath in South Wales.
  
• - Information on Haswell village, the colliery and its history, and hosts the Durham Mining Museum website. Includes events diary.
  
• - The museum at Wakefield in West Yorkshire gives the visitor the opportunity to go 450ft down one of the oldest working mines in England. Comprehensive guide to the history and facilities.
  
• - Housed in the original colliery buildings at Ashington, the museum reflects on the coal-mining heritage of Northumberland. Brief visitor information.
  
• - Contains lead mining relics. Includes an overview of the group, collection details, opening times, and an admission charge.
  
• - The Peak District Mines Historical Society has a lease on the surface remains of the Magpie Mine, Sheldon, one of the best UK examples of a 19th century lead mine. History of the mine, and what there is to see now are described.
  
• - Features a fully-restored nineteenth century lead mine in the North Pennines. Provides an article about the industry, school tours, hours, prices, details of the Friends of Killhope group, and the location.
  
• - The Sygun copper mine is situated in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, where there are winding tunnels and large, colourful chambers. Brief information about the mine, and about the stalactite and stalagmite formations.
  
  

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