Russia / Sverdlovsk regionA mothballed talc deposit 27 km from the city, a natural and engineering ensemble open to visitors. Abandoned mining ...
10 min
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Лопатинский фосфоритный рудник
Russia / Moscow regionThe Lopatinsky phosphorite mine is located between Voskresensk and Yegoryevsk. This area is a unique and largest phos...
30 min
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Лыткаринский карьер
Russia / Moscow regionIts history began in the 30s of the last century, when the Lytkarino optical glass plant was founded near the city of...
1 h
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Almaden and Idrija
SloveniaThe property includes the mining sites of Almadén (Spain), where mercury (quicksilver) has been extracted since antiq...
MUST
UNESCO
30 min
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Людмилинская соляная скважина
Russia / Perm regionThe well was drilled in the 1900s on the territory of the I.V. salt plant. Ryazantsev and named after his wife - at l...
20 min
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Разрез Нерюнгринский
Russia / YakutiaBranch of OJSC Holding Company "Yakutugol" Neryungrinsky open-pit mine is the largest coal mining enterprise […]
20 min
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BelgiumThe four sites of the property form a strip 170 ,km long by 3&ndash15 km wide, crossing Belgium from east to ...
UNESCO
1 h
Cave
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BelgiumThe Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes, covering more than 100 ha, are the largest and earliest concentration of ancie...
UNESCO
1 h
Cave
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ChileHumberstone and Santa Laura works contain over 200 former saltpeter works where workers from Chile, Peru and Bolivia ...
UNESCO
1 h
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