Europe’s surviving mine headframe and winding tower sites

Separate northern shaft/headframe site associated with Mina Vulcan, probably connected with the older Crividia / Vulcan field workings.

Ventilation shaft of the Livezeni underground coal mine in the Jiu Valley coalfield, Petroșani.

Auxiliary shaft of the Livezeni hard coal mine in the Livezeni district of Petroșani, part of an operation scheduled for closure by 2032.

Abandoned talc mine shaft site in the Poiana Ruscă hills of Hunedoara, with derelict surface buildings remaining after closure around 2010.

Active hard coal mine in Petroșani's Jiu Valley, one of Romania's last operating collieries, with closure planned by 2032.

Coal mining shaft complex at Lonea in the Jiu Valley, approaching final closure after over 150 years of extraction.

Unfinished concrete skip shaft tower at Mina Lonea, sunk before 2010 and never brought into operation.

Closed and backfilled coal shaft of the Anina mine, sunk from 1862, reaching 650 metres depth; now sealed after final closure in 2006–2007.

Habsburg-founded salt mine in Bucovina, open as a working tourist attraction with underground chapels and hand-dug galleries.

Celebrated Romanian salt mine turned world-renowned subterranean tourist attraction with massive underground chambers and amusement facilities.