REVIEWED LOCATION

Recht Slate Mine & Bluestone Museum Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

An accessible underground slate/bluestone visitor mine near St. Vith with continuous audioguide access during opening hours and guided tours by arrangement. It adds eastern Belgium mining geology without implying open collecting.

Protected / viewing statusVery high evidenceentrance map precisionCurrent review cycle freshness
Important: Historic visitor access is not permission to remove slate or enter non-public workings.

What is here

Recht slate/bluestone quarrying heritage

Materials / interest: Slate

Collecting and access

Visitor-mine viewing by audioguide or arranged guided tour; no specimen collecting right is represented.

Navigate to Zum Schieferstollen 31; the operator also publishes a dedicated parking entrance via Zum Bergwerk.

Detailed status
viewing
Permission
Not flagged
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Required
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
no
Hammering
no
Digging
no

Safety

Underground temperature is about 7°C; wear warm clothing and sturdy footwear and follow all tunnel instructions.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Next scheduled review: 2027-09-13.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

More reviewed places in Belgium

Blegny-Mine — Guided Coal Mine & Slag-Heap GeologyCentre d’Interprétation de la Pierre — SprimontCarrière des Limites — Active Private Limestone QuarryResteigne Quarry — Protected Fossil Geoheritage

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