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le 16/10/00 22:06, John Gibson à [log in to unmask] a écrit : Can anyone tell me if the Fischbach Kupferbergwerke, near Idar Oberstein in Germany, is still open as a visitor mine? Secondly, can anyone recommend any publication (pref in English but not essential) on its history, geology, layout, etc., including photographs? I've got an old copy of the visitor guide but it's very limited. Thanks in advance. John, There is a German-language handbüch to visitor mines called 'Schau-und-Besucher Bergwerke in Europa' by Heinz Walter Wild pub. by Bode Verlag GmbH (Oerter Putt 28, D-45721 HALTERN, tel + (0)2364 16107, fax +(0)2364 169273, email : [log in to unmask]), ISBN 3-925094-38-5 (1998 ed., I don't have any one more recent) which includes the following entry for Fischbach Copper Mines : Location : D-55743 Fischbach-on-Nahe tel +(0)6784 2304, fax +(0)6784 - 981111 open daily. There are two pages of German text (geology, history, descrition) and a photo. I can fax you these if you like - send me your number off list Ian Cowburn