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The article discusses the history of Saxon Erzgebirge ("Ore Mountains") and nearby metal mining districts in Germany. Topics include categories of Saxon mining memorabilia including miners' uniforms, hats and parade swords, beginning of silver mining in the Freiberg area of the Erzgebirge in 1168, and pictorial illustrations of axes depicting human figures and animals.

The article provides analysis of American students enrolled in the Mining Academy of Freiberg, Germany, in 1875. Topics discussed include foreign governments' initiatives in sending young men to the Mining Academy to study mining and metallurgy, specialized curricula pursued by Americans rather than regular course of training, and Theodor Friedrich Moss being the first American in Freiberg.

The article focuses on the establishment of Mineralien-Niederlage ("Mineral Dealership") by Freiberg, Germany, Mining Academy founded in 1765. Topics discussed include Academy involved in supplying students of mineralogy with mineral collections and fine specimens, information on administrators of the Mineralien-Niederlage including Christian Hieronymous Lommer and Johann Friedrich Scheuchler, and supply of minerals, ores and rocks with the expansion of Mineralien-Niederlage.

The article offers information on the efforts of Johannes Keilmann for setting the Munich Show, an annual mineral show in Munich, Germany. It states that Keillmann's first set up of the Münchener Mineralientage show in September 1972 has failed as it was not properly promoted to the visitors. However, it says that with help of his wife Hermi Klü and their three children Andrea, Robert, and Christoph, the show become successful and held its international shows such as in the U.S.

Focuses on the mineral items displayed at the Munich Show 2004 held on October 29-31, 2004 in Germany. Calcite crystals from Durango, Mexico; Specimens of dyscrasite from Bohemia; Crystals of almandine-spessartine from Pakistan.

Offers a look at the Freiberg Mining Academy in Freiberg, Germany, and its extraordinary mineral and rock collections. World's first specialized institution for academic study of mining, the geosciences and metallurgy; Origin and development; Mineralogical collection; Ore deposits collection; Petrology collection; Objectives of the collections; Specimen acquisition; Exhibits.