Ce musée, ouvert depuis 2000, est implanté dans un ancien puits d'exploitation de charbon le puits Hély d'Oissel. Celui-ci fut en activité de 1919 à 1960.

Ouverte en 1985, la Mine Témoin a réutilisé les galeries du centre qui a formé des générations de mineurs. Tout y est reconstitué dans des conditions proches de la réalité : chevalement, descente en ascenseur avec effets spéciaux et galeries d'extraction. Un voyage au coeur du monde minéral retraçant avec précision toute l'épopée minière dans les Cévennes de 1880 à 1960, depuis l'abattage du charbon au pic en passant par le marteau-piqueur jusqu'à la haveuse.

The mine "Image" is alive. Discover two centuries of mining development in Matheysine through the conducted tour of authentic galleries. Along 250 m of galleries, a tiny part of 60 km drilled in side of mountain since 1640, to visit wearing a helmet. The museum invites you to the discovery of the "bottom" and the anthracite with guides never avaricious of anecdotes or explanations, but how a concentrated of history on this quarter of Km, the whole with a temperature of 13 degrees centigrade and in a wet atmosphere. Relive the fascinating technical and human adventure of the mine and the " black mouths ".... How a difficult profession that of these black Mouths, in this universe of shadow, some took charge of retaining structure ( " boiseurs " ), the others of openings of new veins (" the ends of fire ") the others else of the ascent of trucks ( " freineurs " ) or of the distribution of convoies ( " dispatcheurs " ).
To complete this visit, a video will present you the geologic forming of anthracite and the work of the minors. The showroom will allow you to discover the " lampisterie " (lamp room), the " room of the hung " (minor changing-room), the social universe of the mine, the outside professions...
Exhibition of material, audivisual, conducted tours by ex-minors.
The exploitation of anthracite stopped in La Motte-d'Aveillans in 1956, relieved with Villaret, at a few kilometres from there. And all the mining sites of the region were definitively closed in 1997, while prosperity was big until the environment middle of last century. It is to fight against the neglect of a legendary profession in the landscape of French worker that the mine " Image " opened its doors.
Starting under the First Empire, the coalmines of Dauphine produced at this time 800 000 tons of coal a year, an anthracite extremely rich in carbon (88 %).

The mining basement of Decazeville's pond was exploited from the Middle Age. Aubin (4 000 inhabitants), capital of the Black Country counted at the dawn of the XXe century 10 000 inhabitants. It shelters today a museum of the mine installed in the ancient(former) house of the People.
The entrance of the museum makes by a reconstruction of gallery in wooden retaining structure, built by former(ancient) minors. The museum abounds in documents of archives, numerous photos, tools, clothes, models. It also has a collection of banners and flags. A film redraws the history of the country of the black mouths and a firedamp explosion is even reconstituted.

Installé sur le site de l'ancienne mine Bassompierre d'Aumetz, ce musée est ouvert au public depuis 1989.
Toutes les installations d'origine (chevalement, carreau, bâtiments et machines etc...) ont été restaurées.
Le musée d'Aumetz est associé à celui de Neufchef dans le cadre de l'Ecomusée des Mines de fer de Lorraine.

By 1850 mongers from the city of Marseilles made a demand of concession for the site of Cap Garonne to extract there sandstone pavements. The first extracted materials revealed brass and lead presence. Decision was then made to extract copper ore. This one was exploited during second half of XIXth century. The ore was sent by boat to Swansea (Wales harbor), to be processed there. Swansea was at this time a major site of copper processing in the United Kingdom. The weak copper ore content of Cap Garonne added to high costs of transport made that the mine exploitation was only profitable when copper rates were high. After several owners' changes, at the dawn of XXth century, the mine moves into production of copper sulphate (very used by viticulture then in full development in the region) without even so making profits. It closed in October, 1917 and was then occasionally reused for mushrooms culture.
From 1990, the three municipalities owners of the mine fitted out some galleries to make a museum in it. This one was inaugurated in 1994. A thematic route was also created above on the massif. But since the fire of August, 2005 which ravaged places, accesses are limited.
The visit of mine is a guided tour. Through various pictures and stage setting, it recounts the mine history, describes extraction methods and various copper applications. To notice the outstanding collection of minerals exposed at the end of the visit.