Basque Country's Mining Museum

This museum centres on the study and spreading of the history of the mining in the Basque Country, and especially in the Mining Area of Bizkaia. There, we will have the chance of seeing part of one of the best collections of the Spanish State on mining tools and materials, such as dump cars, stretchers, hammers, etc.

In the surroundings we will find the Concha II mine, which was once Europe's biggest iron mine, which boasts a 50-kilometre gallery. Besides, the museum gives details of the characteristics and the location of the industrial remains spread all over the Mining Area. The exhibition includes pieces, tools, machinery and documents of the former iron mines. Remarkable collection of dump cars for transporting mineral, several trestles for bucket lines, washing trommels and other samples of mining machinery used formerly in Bizkaia. The exhibition also gathers everyday items such as lamps, "choclos" (typical footwear), theodolites, drills, drilling spoons, abaci to count wagons, masks, etc., as well as paintings of the mines by well-known artists.