LEGO City 4204 The Mine

LEGO City 4204, The Mine, depicts a mining site within the Construction branch, with a work area, equipment and a crew of miners. Released in 2012, the set contains 748 pieces and belongs to the civilian LEGO City setting.

Set 4204, The Mine, moves the LEGO City Construction subject into a mining environment.

The set includes 748 pieces and 4 minifigures. The figures are Miner, Dark Red Flannel Shirt, Mining Hat, Goatee Beard and Goggles, Miner, Blue Overalls over White V-Necked Shirt, Mining Hat, Miner, Dark Blue Shirt with Harness, Mining Hat, Sweat Drops, and Miner, White Shirt with Tie and Suspenders, Mining Hat, Mutton Chops and Moustache. The build combines a mine structure, construction site elements and accessories connected with mining work, keeping the practical, everyday style associated with City.

It suits role play, display as an industrial work scene and collections that want a City setting beyond roads, public services or urban buildings. Within the Construction range, it is notable for its mining subject, giving the theme a different workplace while remaining compatible in tone with other City models.

Inventory of set 4204

The inventory of set 4204 lists 748 pieces, spare parts excluded: 316 different lots (one shape in one color) for 218 part shapes. The box also contains 35 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 4204

Main color: light bluish gray, making up 20% of the parts, followed by black (16%) and dark bluish gray (16%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 4204

201 of the 218 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 4204

One part shape in set 4204 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set.

Rebuilding set 4204 from another set

Share of the parts of set 4204 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 29%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 4204 within its line

With 748 pieces, set 4204 ranks #80 out of 723 City sets in our database, which have an average of 306 parts. Among the 321 sets released in 2012, it ranks #28. That is 2.4 times the average City set size.