Cwm yr Afon

aka Drosgol or Foel Ddu

Manganese Mine
Worked from 1889 to 1891

Jan 1st, 2024 from Cambrian by Buddle-Bot


North Wales
Harlech
52.84309, -4.02071
SH 6400 2920
Open Access
380m
#918

Total Output 500 tonnes. Mainly opencast with a couple of short adits.

Publications (2)

  • (1923); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol I - Tungsten & Manganes Ores; 93 pages
  • Down, C.G.; NMRS (1980); British Mining 14; Manganeses Mines of North Wales, The

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