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Task · part of 5. Choose one, and check first whether you can arrange it

5(c). Visit an active mine

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This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Requirement 5: which one, and can you actually arrange it?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

With your parent or guardian's permission and counselor's approval. Find out about exploring, planning, permitting, mining and processing at that site. Take photographs if allowed, and request brochures. The hardest of the six to arrange.

Warning. THE HARDEST ROUTE TO ARRANGE AND THE BEST ONE IF YOU CAN. An active mine has to agree to admit a visitor, which usually means safety induction, minimum ages and a scheduled tour, and many will simply say no. Ask early and have a second choice ready. If it comes off, take the photographs the requirement permits and collect the brochures it asks for while you are there, because neither can be obtained afterwards.

Where this step comes from

  1. Mining in Society Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 5(c)

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