Mining Stamps

DDR (Germny)
750 Years Mansfeld Copper Mining
September 1, 1950
Copper ore was found in Mansfeld Land and has been mined since 1200. Copper mining and the smelting of copper and its accessory metals played a major role in the economy of East Germany.
The stamp designs portray a miner and a smelter.

Brazil
Industry of Anthracite Coal Mining
March 19, 1980

Canada
Resource Development
May 19, 1978
Se-tenant: Athabasca Tar Sands (Alberta) and Cobalt Silver Mine (Ontario)

DDR (Germany)
Coal Mining
May 3, 1957
Bucket and Boxcar, Conveyor Bridge

Poland
Six Year Plan series
December 4, 1951
Mechanical coal mining with motorized coal crusher

Zimbabwe
National Culture Definitive set
January 17, 1995
Four stamps show opencast mining, coal mining, and underground mining.

Argentina
Mining Industry
February 1, 1997
The designs depict mining of granite in Córdoba Province and borax in Salta Province.

Botswana
March 19, 1984
Mining Industry
Diamond, Lime, Copper-Nickel, Coal

Chile
The 100th Anniversary of CODELCO El Teniente Copper Mine
August 3, 2005
El Teniente is an underground copper mine in the Chilean commune of Machalí in Cachapoal Province. With over 3000 kilometers of underground drifts, it is reported as the world's biggest underground copper mine, and is the largest operations by the state-owned mining company CODELCO.

Hungary
Miners` Day
September 7, 1952
The designs depict underground coal mining

Poland
The Wieliczka Salt Mine
July 14, 1979
The Wieliczka Salt Mine lies within the Kraków metropolitan area in southern Poland. The mine opened in the 13th century and produced table salt continuously until 2007. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as "the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland." In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
The stamp designs show mining machinery and rock-salt crystals.

Australia
Economic Development of Australia
August 31, 1970
One of the four stamps illustrates mining of bauxite and an aluminum window frame.

New Caledonia
Nickel Mining
August 5, 2010
Nickel mining is a major sector of the New Caledonia economy. The islands contain about 7,100,000 tonnes of nickel which is about 10% of the world's nickel reserves.
The designs portray extraction, refining, and exportation of nickel.

Lesotho
Technical and Economic Development
October 4, 1971
The 4c stamp illustrates diamond mining.

Austria
The 100th Anniversary of Union of Metal and Mining Authority
November 16, 1990