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Longyearbyen: Historic Coal Mine Tour at Gruve 3

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Activity provider:Store Norske Gruve 3 AS
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Longyearbyen: Historic Coal Mine Tour at Gruve 3

Activity provider:Store Norske Gruve 3 AS
4.8  / 5
86 reviews

From US$ 79.43 per person

Explore one of Longyearbyen’s coal mines and get an insight into a miner’s life in the northernmost settlement in the world.

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Duration 3 hours
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  • Listen to stories and anecdotes of a coal miner in the northernmost settlement
  • Discover old-fashioned equipment and machinery
  • Walk into a main tunnel that was excavated in the 1970s
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Start with pickup at the hotels and guesthouses in town before a short drive to the outside facility of Mine Number 3. On the way there, you will pass the world-renowned Global Seed Vault where over 1 million seeds from around the world are stored. The first seed bank on Svalbard was opened in Mine no. 3 in 1984. This is where the ideas to build the Global Seed Vault on Svalbard started — by storing seeds in the permafrost with no need for electricity.  Enter the facility and explore maps over Longyearbyen and Svalbard. Enjoy a historic coal mine and listen to the stories and anecdotes of what was the last mine in town where thin-seam production was applied. Expect in-depth information about the town’s history and why some men decided to settle here some 100 years ago. A model of the mine is used to illustrate how the coal was extracted using thin-seam techniques. Walk through the workshops and see machines and equipment that was left behind when the mine was shut down in 1996. Put on a miner’s overall and crawl through a replica of a mining shaft and get a feeling of how a miner spent his days. Towards the end of the tour, discover the mine itself by walking 300 meters in and entering two different side tunnels.
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  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • 3-hour coal mine tour
  • Transportation
  • English or Scandinavian-speaking guide
  • Helmet and headlamp for safety
  • Food and drink
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  • People with mobility impairments
  • People with claustrophobia
  • Wheelchair users

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  • Value for money
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Toller Guide, der sehr unterhaltsam einen tollen Überblick über die Geschichte der Kohleminen in Svalbard gab. Führung in die Mine hinein war klasse - gibt viel zu sehen, weil die Mine aufgegeben wurde zu einer Zeit, in der die neueren Minen andere Technik nutzen. Sprich, es ist alles so da, als wenn gleich eine neue Schicht anfangen wollte.

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March 21, 2023

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