Minas que valorizam o patrimônio geomineiro para o turismo e educação: exemplos de Idrija (Eslovênia) e Passagem (Minas Gerais - Brasil)

Abstract

In several regions in the world, which have their history linked to mining, exhausted mines are often prepared and open for public visitation in order to promote knowledge about the geomining heritage. This is the case of both the Idrija Mine (Slovenia) and the Passagem Mine (Brazil). Aiming at doing a comparative work, the main objective of this paper was to analyze these two mines that are open for tourism. The authors sought to understand and describe the geological and historical context of the mines, analyze the proposals for visitation, dissemination and scientific and educational promotion as well as the existence of programs for specific groups. This research is an exploratory, documentary and qualitative analysis that included field visits into these two mines. The results indicate that although the mines of Idrija and Passagem are examples of the rehabilitation of geomining heritage, the potential museological, tourist, educational and recreational use are different, a fact that interferes with the quality of visitation and appreciation of this heritage.