Industrial coal mining in pécs in the mountains of Mecca began in the late 18th century after Joseph II decided to open the mine in the village Vasas near PEC. The Danube Steamshipping Company has begun to geological surveys in 1852, and for that purpose bought up local land. At this time there was large-scale mining in the area. Using technical innovations and implementing social policy, the company is nearly a century has defined the life of the whole region. After the Second world war, coal and uranium mines in the region have gained international importance.

The mining Museum introduces visitors not only with Geology, and therefore the development of technologies of extraction of ore, but also with the history of the development of the region. The peculiarity of the Museum is the location of the exhibition halls on an area of 400 meters at a depth of 10 meters under the ground.