Featured Miniature figurine of a miner. pyriet?

a cute miniature figurine of a miner made of metal like material.
Stands on a pyrite (?) clog that is set up again on a black yellow stone
any idea who created these and what the base material might be?
Thanks in advance and greetings

 

I did find this: https://www.paykocimports.com/pewter-miners-on-mineral-specimen/

Apparently Paykoc imports from Turkey.

 

Hard to say who made it,a number of companies were making them 40 years ago including a company in Germany.

 

An 18th century model mine:


https://daily.jstor.org/the-princes-of-saxony-collected-these-kitschy-miniature-mountains/


Another example along the same lines:
https://proxy.europeana.eu/15502/KK_4161?view=http://imageapi.khm.at/images/90168/KK_4161_01.jpg&disposition=inline&api_url=https://api.europeana.eu/api

 

Thank you both. I like the 18th century example. very intersting

 

Any idea on the base matetial ? Is it pyriet or something else?

 

The piece he is standing on is too blurry in the photo.

 

How is the figure attached? Maybe he and what he's standing on are a single casting, all of one metal.

 

i 'll try to take a new picture in daylight tomorrow

 

Hard to say. if i pull it gently it moves. think it's glued on

 

sold at every Mining town west of the Rockies.......fun little souvenirs ( and I want you to know that is the first time ever I typed "souvenir" correctly....lol


gold miner on iron pyrite souvenir - Google Search