Overview
- The issue focuses on early 19th‑century cobalt mining and frames Schneeberg’s role as a historic center for extracting the blue pigment metal.
- The comic is available at the Bergbauverein Schneeberg and the town’s tourist information office at no charge.
- The print run totals 50,000 copies at a cost of about €100,000, according to the publisher, with financing from EU Leader funds.
- Stories lead readers to authentic locations including the Fundgrube Wolfgangmaßen and the Siebenschlehener Pochwerk, now a technical museum.
- Local officials say the goal is to raise awareness of the Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří World Heritage and make mining history accessible for all ages.