ABSTRACT
The first part of this chapter reviews different conceptualisations and theorisations of mining heritage. In the second part, the author examines the preconditions for heritage narratives to emerge, concentrating on socio-economic, political and cultural factors and actors. In the third and final part, he analyses the narratives themselves, highlighting particular narrative tropes and strategies and relating them to the generation of different futures for those mining regions. The chapter ends with some preliminary and tentative conclusions on why mining heritage initiatives have been more successful in some regions than in others and what such success means for the framing of this heritage.
