About Phuket Mining Museum
Phuket Mining Museum is a museum in Kathu, Phuket, that documents the island's tin-mining history. Situated inland near Loch Palm Golf Club, it traces the geology of tin deposits and the evolution of local mining practices through artifacts, tools, photographs, and interpretive displays.
The museum explains how tin extraction shaped Kathu's communities and economy. Built with unusual grandeur in a remote and isolated location, it's a charming museum with life-size sculptures of miners at work.
Entry Fee
Small fee (check at entrance)
Opening Hours
09:00–16:00
Best Time
Morning for cooler temperatures
Visit Duration
1-2 hours
Getting There
Take a taxi, Grab, or Bolt to Phuket Mining Museum. It's located in Kathu, behind the Loch Palm Golf Club, somewhere in the hills before Patong. The location is remote and isolated, so it's best to have a car or arrange a taxi.
What to See
The museum features:
- Life-size sculptures of miners at work
- Historic mining tools and equipment
- Photographs from the tin mining era
- Interpretive displays on tin geology
- Information on how mining shaped local communities