Cape Breton Miners Foundation

Cape breton miners foundation (miners museum) pays tribute to the regions long and rich history of coal mining. It is home to profound stories of miners and their families and the rescource that helped build a nation. The museum is also home to the famous choir of miners - the men of the deeps. The museum operates an underground tour of the ocean deeps colliery a coal mine located beneath the museum building. Retired coal miners act as guides for this excursion underground. The exhibit area foucses on the geological development of cape breton s coal field. Learn all about the various types of cal mining and mining techniques.