REVIEWED LOCATION

Blaafarveværket Cobalt Mines — Guided Cobalt Mining Heritage Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

Blaafarveværket currently operates guided tours of the historic cobalt mines with a published 2026 visitor season.

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Important: Historic mine tourism does not authorize collecting from workings or dumps.

What is here

cobalt mineralization and historic pigment mining

Materials / interest: Cobalt, Mixed Minerals

Collecting and access

Guided visitor mine and museum access only; no mineral collecting is represented.

Use the Cobalt Mines visitor address on Malmveien and official tours.

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

Safety

Underground mine environment; obey tour and footwear requirements.

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.

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