Interactive 50-state rockhounding map, locations, rules and field guides
REVIEWED LOCATION
Museum of Mining and Metallurgy Bor — Copper Mining Heritage Rockhounding Status & Field Guide
Bor’s Museum of Mining and Metallurgy is the safest public reference point for understanding the region’s long mining history. Serbia Tourism directs visitors to the city museum for the full collection, and the museum’s current site publishes its 2026 work programme and visitor hours.
Protected / viewing statusVery high evidenceexact map precisionCurrent review cycle freshnessImportant: Museum geology does not imply permission to collect in the Bor mining district.
What is here
museum collections documenting the Bor copper-mining district and regional mining history
Materials / interest: Copper, Gold, Pyrite
Collecting and access
Museum/reference visit only. The record does not authorize collecting at nearby active mines, dumps or pits.
Navigate to the museum at Moše Pijade 19. Nearby mining operations are separate industrial properties and are not visitor collecting sites.
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
Normal museum visit. Do not use this pin as access to active mine infrastructure.