Olavsgruva Mine
Olavsgruva
A historic copper mine about 13 km northeast of town, where guided tours take you about 50 metres underground, ending with a sound-and-light show in the Miners' Hall.
Olavsgruva Mine joins a 17th-century old mine with a new mine opened in 1936. It closed in 1972 and opened as a branch of the Røros Museum. The guided tour takes about an hour. Visitors put on hard hats and descend wooden ladders and mine galleries to about 50 metres underground, passing hand-dug old tunnels, ore-cart tracks and mining machinery. At the end, the Bergmannshallen (Miners' Hall) hosts a sound-and-light show about miners' lives. The mine stays around 5°C all year, so bring a jacket even in summer and wear non-slip shoes. Entry is only with a guided tour. Tours run frequently in summer and less often the rest of the year, so check the official website for times. There is no direct public transport, so you will need a car or a tour from town.
Opening hours
Guided tours only; more daily sessions in summer, fewer in other seasons (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Slegghaugan Slag Heaps & Sleggveien
- Smelthytta – Røros Museum
- Røros Church (Bergstadens Ziir)
- Røros Old Town (Bergmannsgata & Kjerkgata)
- Rørosmartnan Winter Market
- Nordgruvefeltet & Christianus Sextus Mine
- Johan Falkberget Museum (Ratvolden)
- Femundsmarka National Park & Lake Femunden