The museum's collection reflects the history of the region, its natural wealth from ancient times to the present. The basis of the museum's fund consists of collections of the history of mining in the XVIII - XIX centuries, including rarities such as: the model of a steam-atmospheric machine by I.I. Polzunov, model of the Zmeinogorsky mine - "Zmeevaya Gora", model of the chased machine of the Suzunsky mint with a set of stamps, made for the museum by order of P.K. Frolov in 1825-27; mineralogical collection, books from the libraries of the Kolyvano-Voskresensk factories with autographs of the largest European researchers, cartographic material.