Sterling Hill Mine Tour & Museum
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Description
Most everything manmade has something to do with mining. At the Sterling Hill Mining Museum well show you just how it's done.
From drilling and blasting to the processing of the ore. Right here in NJ is one of the worlds richest zinc ore deposits, the area boasts more than 350 minerals, about 70 of which fluoresce.
That's about 10 percent of the known minerals in the world right here in NJ. As well as the best fluorescent mineral deposit in the world.
Come take a 1/4 mile walking adventure into the fourth oldest mine in the country and the last working underground mine in New Jersey and see for yourself the one and only fluorescent “Rainbow Tunnel” and the most awesome collection of fluorescents anywhere on earth.
You can collect fluorescent minerals yourself seven days a week when the museum is open. The Sterling Hill Mining Museum opened for tours on Aug. 4, 1990 and is a National Historic Site and is now visited by more than 40,000 people annually.
From drilling and blasting to the processing of the ore. Right here in NJ is one of the worlds richest zinc ore deposits, the area boasts more than 350 minerals, about 70 of which fluoresce.
That's about 10 percent of the known minerals in the world right here in NJ. As well as the best fluorescent mineral deposit in the world.
Come take a 1/4 mile walking adventure into the fourth oldest mine in the country and the last working underground mine in New Jersey and see for yourself the one and only fluorescent “Rainbow Tunnel” and the most awesome collection of fluorescents anywhere on earth.
You can collect fluorescent minerals yourself seven days a week when the museum is open. The Sterling Hill Mining Museum opened for tours on Aug. 4, 1990 and is a National Historic Site and is now visited by more than 40,000 people annually.
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