Cobalt Mining Museum

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The Cobalt Mining Museum strives to preserve as much of Cobalt's past as possible, and as a result boasts the world's largest display of silver ore

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The Cobalt Mining Museum fall/winter hours are:
Tuesday - Saturday from 1:00 p.m - 4 p.m.

Mine tours are available by appointment through September: send us an email [email protected], message us here on Facebook, or call (705) 679-8301.


The mining museum owns a number of artifacts and photographs dating back to the early days of the silver rush. Over 6000 photographs have been digitized for their collection.

The museum displays several original paintings by Richard Ferrier depicting local mine head frames. These were donated to the museum by the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame to commemorate 100 years of silver in 2003.

It also houses an extensive collection of mining books, maps and articles pertaining to the mining history of the area in the Ignatius MacDonald Library Cultural artifacts from Cobalt history are also on display and souvenirs are available at the gift shop.The Mining Museum is situated on 24 Silver Street. The Museum hours of operation are seasonal.

Museum Fees:

Adults – $8.00 + tax
Seniors and Students – $6.00 + tax
Family Rate (4 - 6 people) - $20.00 + tax
Children under 6 are free

Annual Individual Membership $20.00
Please send us a message here on Facebook, call, or email for more information.

Phone: (705) 679-8301 | Email: [email protected]