Llanberis Mine - West


Copper Mine

Worked from mid 18C to 1873

Jan 1st, 2024 from CMOS by Buddle-Bot

Oct 29th, 2024 by BertyBasset



Llanberis Mine Top Stopes
North Wales
Nant Peris
53.1079407, -4.1003976
SH 5950 5881
Open Access
200m
7,559t
#1,084


Two separate sets of workings. The easternmost has a gated deep adit joined to adits above on the hillside. Westernmost had a mill near to the Lake which was obliterated by the pumped power scheme. A number of blocked adits dotted up the hillside to a large, deep and dangerous looking open stope.



Total ore is that attributed to both west and east mines.


Publications (9)

  • (2010); CATMHS - Newsletter 098-February; 38 pages
  • (2011); CATMHS - Newsletter 104-August; 27 pages
  • Bick, D.E. (2003); Old Copper Mines of Snowdonia, The; pp. 111-116
  • JNCC (2010); Mineralization of England and Wales; pp. 251-255
  • Knowles, Jon (2008); Llanberis Copper Mine; 3 pages
  • Llanberis Mines 1760 - Transcription; 3 pages
  • Mathew Chinner (2017); Llanberis Copper Mine (Easter Workings); 1 pages
  • Pete Knight et al (2017); Llanberis Mine - East elevation; 1 pages
  • Pete Knight et al (2017); Llanberis Mine - East plan; 1 pages


Llanberis Mine Top StopesLlanberis North workings - collapsed adit above Ben's BothyLlanberis North workings Llanberis North workings  - location of deep shaftLlanberis North workings  - location of deep shaftLlanberis North workings - general view



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