Museo Mina La Prieta

This mine was the basis of Parral’s economy for centuries after it opened in 1629, producing mainly silver, but also gold, copper, zinc and lead. Today, it’s a mining museum. Guides take visitors down 87m in an original elevator to the second of the mine's 25 levels (the 23 below are now flooded) and walk 250m along a tunnel hand-cut around 1820, with historical displays on mining methods used throughout La Prieta’s history.