# Mina Esperanza

Activity company en Olmos de Atapuerca

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/esperanza-mine-atapuerca

The former iron mine at Olmos de Atapuerca, restored by the Village Board, with guided visits through its galleries and a boat trip through flooded tunnels.

Mina Esperanza is the former iron mine at Olmos de Atapuerca, about 3 km from the village of Atapuerca. It closed in 1973 and the Olmos Village Board (Junta Vecinal) began restoring it in 2007; it opened to the public in 2013. Today it is toured with a guide: galleries with lanterns, original wagons and rails, an underground mineral museum and, on one of the visits, a stretch by boat through flooded galleries.

## What visits it offers

The basic visit, Underground Explorers (Exploradores del subsuelo), includes the outdoor route around the open-cast workings, levels -1 and -2, a talk on mining, the underground museum and a miner's wine: €10 for adults and €7 for ages 4 to 12, since March 2026; under-4s do not pay. Navigators of the Depths (Navegantes de la profundidad) adds the boat trip: €16 and €13, and under-4s may not board the boats. For organised groups and school parties there is The Mineral Forest (El bosque mineral), at €6 per person, and workshops.

## How it works

There are sessions every day at 10:00, 12:00 and 16:30, lasting an hour and a half. Booking is required and a minimum of six people for the session to run; book from its website, on 947 421 714 or at reservas@minaesperanza.com. On confirmation they send a map of the meeting point, signposted as Mina Esperanza. Inside it is between 10 and 14 ºC all year round.

## What they run

- [Olmos de Atapuerca Iron Mine](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/atapuerca/things-to-do/olmos-de-atapuerca-iron-mine), in Atapuerca. Underground Explorers: galleries, mineral museum and miners' wine. Desde 10 € per adult. 1 h 30. All year, with booking and a minimum of six people. Ages 4 to 12, €7; under-4s, free. Navigators of the Deep: the visit with a boat trip through flooded galleries. Desde 16 € per adult. 1 h 30. Ages 4 and up. All year, with booking and a minimum of six people. Ages 4 to 12, €13

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Address: Olmos de Atapuerca, Burgos
- Phone: +34 947 421 714
- Email: reservas@minaesperanza.com
- Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–11:30 y 12:00–13:30 y 16:30–18:00
- Sessions at 10:00, 12:00 and 16:30, always by booking and with a minimum of six people
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Contact

- Web: https://minaesperanza.com/
- Coordenadas: 42.3915, -3.53

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do I need to book?
Yes, always, and the session runs with a minimum of six people.

### Can small children go?
Yes; under-4s do not pay on the basic visit, but cannot board the boats.

### How long does it last?
An hour and a half.