Miner statue, Tonypandy, Rhondda Valley, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Miner Statue, Cardiff Bay, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Miner Monument, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Street performer called Mr Copper, Plaza des Armas, Santiago, Chile, South America

Miners Statue, Roath Basin, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales, United Kingdom, Eurrope

A sculpture in Millom depicting the area's heritage for iron ore mining, Millom, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Miner statue, town land mark. Longyearbyen, City Center, Svalbard, Norway

Gold Miners', Museum, Kemi sculptor Ensio Seppännen created the bronze statue of a gold panner in Gold Miners', Village, Tankavaara, Finland

From Pit to Port, bronze statue by John Clinch, Jon Buck, Roath Basin, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Caerdydd, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Iron man, sculpture at a mine, Darkhan, Mongolia, Asia

Statue, "The Minor Brownhills", 12 m high, artist John McKenna, Chester Road, Brownhills, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Modern marble monument for miners killed by accident, Colonnata, Carrara, Apennine Mountains, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Gold Digger Monument, visitor center, Hope, British Columbia, Canada

Gold Digger Monument, visitor center, Hope, British Columbia, Canada

Statue, "The Minor Brownhills", 12 m high, artist John McKenna, Chester Road, Brownhills, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Statue of a miner, Huthaus "St. Lampertus", Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Statue, "The Minor Brownhills", 12 m high, artist John McKenna, Chester Road, Brownhills, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Miner's monument, Klondike Gold Rush, Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada

Ceramic figure of el Tio or Supai, a creature with horns, gleaming eyes and a big penis, that in fact is not really satanic. It was introduced by the Spaniards in the 16th Century to the mines of Potosi. According to tradition, el Tio (The Uncle) rules over the mines of Cerro Rico, simultaneously offering protection and destruction. Over 500 chambers with statues to honour him have been constructed in Cerro Rico, so miners can leave offerings of tobacco, liquor and coca leaves to invoke his goodwill and protection., Potosi Department, Bolivia

Ceramic figure of el Tio or Supai, a creature with horns, gleaming eyes and a big penis, that in fact is not really satanic. It was introduced by the Spaniards in the 16th Century to the mines of Potosi. According to tradition, el Tio (The Uncle) rules over the mines of Cerro Rico, simultaneously offering protection and destruction. Over 500 chambers with statues to honour him have been constructed in Cerro Rico, so miners can leave offerings of tobacco, liquor and coca leaves to invoke his goodwill and protection., Potosi Department, Bolivia

Ceramic figure of el Tio or Supai, a creature with horns, gleaming eyes and a big penis, that in fact is not really satanic. It was introduced by the Spaniards in the 16th Century to the mines of Potosi. According to tradition, el Tio (The Uncle) rules over the mines of Cerro Rico, simultaneously offering protection and destruction. Over 500 chambers with statues to honour him have been constructed in Cerro Rico, so miners can leave offerings of tobacco, liquor and coca leaves to invoke his goodwill and protection., Potosi Department, Bolivia