Prices
Ticket shop: mining museum
Ticket sale: 5 min in advance
Card/mobile payment: possible
Maximum participants: 15 persons
Minimum age: 10 years
Guided tour Catharina Neufang
Price p. P. with / without guest card:
Adults: 7,00 € / 8,00 €
Reduced *: 6,00 € / 6,00 €
Children (10-15 yrs): 5,00 € / 6,00 €
Combi Samson & Catharina **
Price p. P. with / without guest card:
Adults: 15,00 € / 18,00 €
Reduced *: 13,00 € / 13,00 €
Children (10–15 yrs): 10,00 € / 11,00 €
* students (over 15 years), apprentices,
people with handicaps, unemployed people
** valid only for both tours on the same day
Information
Tip: Visit the Samson mine
and the museum beforehand
to better understand ore mining
Start: entrance mining museum
Helmet & lamp: provided by us
Tight shoes: necessary
Ladder: 18 rungs
Profile cross-section at narrowest point:
1.6 m x 0.45 m over a length of 5 m
Accessibility: some parts
(f.e. wheelchair users)
only by prior arrangement
Temperature: 8º C
Dogs (animals): not allowed
Photography: no flash allowed
Grube Samson
Bergwerk | Museum | Erlebnis
Am Samson 2
37444 St. Andreasberg
fon: +49 (0)5582 1249
email: info@grube-samson.de
This mine, which is located opposite the Samson Mine, was in operation well before 1575; its narrow, crooked extraction area makes it particularly authentic.
Today, a visit to the Catharina-Neufang mine is an exciting trip through time. Along with the historical mining techniques featuring hammer and pick work, a modern hammer drill driven by compressed air is shown in operation. The highlight is an open, completely mined ore crevice that is around 240 m deep. In 2025, ecologically and historically appropriate restoration measures were carried out in the Catharina mine, so that the mine is open to guests since 2026.
To understand vein ore mining and mining techniques at the Catharina Neufang mine, a prior visit to the Samson mine and the Mining Museum is necessary.
Parts of the mine are accessible with limited barriers; please contact us for further information. Visitors with disabilities may access certain areas by prior arrangement. Wearing a helmet is mandatory when entering the mine. Children under the age of 10 are not permitted to visit the mine, and dogs are not allowed.