MINES.B International Thesis Award 2026
The European Mining Routes of Saint Barbara Federation (MINES.B) has officially launched the International Call for Applications for the MINES.B Thesis Award 2026, an initiative aimed at promoting and rewarding high-quality academic research in the field of European mining heritage. The award is dedicated to Bachelor’s and Master’s degree theses distinguished by their scientific, cultural, and applied value, […]
Discover the new Caminos Mineros website
We are pleased to invite you to explore the new website dedicated to the Caminos Mineros of the Comarca Andorra–Sierra de Arcos, a cultural and heritage project aimed at preserving and promoting the rich mining legacy of this historic Spanish region. The Caminos Mineros form an extensive open-air industrial heritage landscape, tracing the remains of […]
17th International ERBE Symposium in Ravne na Koroškem: Europe’s Mining Heritage in the Spotlight
From 22 to 26 September 2025, the Slovenian town of Ravne na Koroškem hosted the 17th International ERBE Symposium – The Cultural Heritage in the Geosciences, Mining and Metallurgy, a key event bringing together experts, researchers, and professionals from across Europe. The symposium offered an important platform for dialogue on cultural heritage in geosciences, metallurgy, and […]
The Mines.B Federation celebrates in Spain the inauguration of the “Caminos Mineros”: a new model of sustainable tourism and industrial heritage
Andorra-Sierra de Arcos (Teruel, Spain), 16–18 October 2025 From 16 to 18 October, the MWINAS Mining Museum – Pozo de San Juan hosted an event of great importance for the promotion of Europe’s mining heritage: the official inauguration of the Caminos Mineros, five new routes that intertwine landscape, identity and the memory of mining work. The initiative, organized […]
Caminos Mineros: The New Mining Routes of the Comarca Andorra Sierra de Arcos
From 16 to 18 October 2025, the MWINAS Mining Museum – Pozo de San Juan (Andorra, Teruel) will host an event of great significance for the promotion of Europe’s mining cultural heritage: the official presentation of the Caminos Mineros project, five routes that weave together landscape, identity, and the memory of mining work. A double anniversary and a special occasion […]
The MINES.B Federation presents its new institutional logo
The MINES.B Federation announce the adoption of its new official logo, a symbol that strongly and coherently reflects the values, history, and mission of our European network. The new emblem incorporates the most representative elements of our identity: The crossed hammers: a distinctive sign of miners’ work, directly evoking the roots of our tradition. The […]
Work in progress: young videomakers trace Europe’s Mining Memory in a cross-border documentary
The international project “Voices from the Mines”, promoted by the MINES.B Federation, is progressing with great momentum. This collective documentary initiative aims to rediscover and preserve the memory of European mining communities through the direct voices of former miners and the contemporary perspective of young filmmakers from Slovakia, Italy, Spain, and Slovenia. The project involves four young videomakers, currently filming […]
Young Videomakers Begin Work on Mining Memory Documentary
The European Mining Routes of Santa Barbara Federation has officially started working on the audiovisual project involving four young videomakers selected from the Federation’s partners. The documentary, currently in development, will explore the mining memory of Europe through the voices of those who lived it: former miners from Italy, Spain, Slovenia, and Slovakia. The project was inaugurated with a virtual kick-off […]
Cultural Exchange between Poland and Sardinia: The Coal Mining Museum of Zabrze Studies the Santa Barbara Mining Trail
A delegation from the Coal Mining Museum of Zabrze, Poland, visited the Cammino Minerario di Santa Barbara Foundation (CMSB) from April 10 to 17, as part of a project supported by a grant from the Culture Moves Europe – Individual Mobility Action program. The purpose of the visit was to study a well-established example of […]
The European Mining Routes of Santa Barbara Federation launches a call for young videomakers: a unique international project to tell the history of mining communities
The European Mining Routes of Santa Barbara Federation – MINES.B is pleased to announce the opening of a call for young videomakers for an international documentary project involving the Federation’s partners. This project aims to collect the stories of European miners, protagonists of one of the most significant pages of the industrial and social history of the […]
New Publication: Santa Barbara Celebrations from the Past to the Present
We announce the publication of the booklet Santa Barbara Celebrations from the Past to the Present, now available in the “Projects” section of our website. This publication, created in collaboration with our Federation’s partners, is dedicated to Santa Barbara, the patron saint of miners. It explores the traditions, rituals, and cultural practices that have evolved around her figure, […]
The MINES.B Federation at the Stati Generali del CMSB
Iglesias, Pozzo Sella – The historic and evocative industrial setting of Pozzo Sella, located within the Monteponi Mine, provided the backdrop for the latest event organized by the Santa Barbara Mining Trail Foundation: the “Stati Generali del CMSB”. Among the many topics addressed during the event, a strong focus emerged on the CMSB’s role not only […]