Few remains. Hollow marks location of 40foot waterwheel near road. Blocked adit near Broginnin workings. Mineralisation visible in dumps.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| c1695 | Lease for mineral working in the area. |
| 1790s | Being worked above adit. |
| c 1840 | Came into possesion of a Mr Phillip Oliver. |
| 1842 | Involvement of the Francis family with Henry buying equipment from Flintshire (from Absalom Francis?) at Oliver’s expense. |
| 1845/6 | 82 tons of lead ore sold. |
| 1849 | Matthew Francis promotes the Court Grange SIlver Lead Mine to work the mine together with Llety Evanhen Several gentlemen invest, including Major Charles Tyndale formerly of South Eastern Railway. Despite some lavish investment (on offices for Matthew Francis and machinery) depleting cash reserves, Tyndale was soon complaining ‘I cannot refrain from taking up my pen to express to you the bitter disappoitment I feel in the delay in bringing the mine into production. Not one of the expectations held out to induce parties to take shares has been realised…’. Cash flow was so poor that the Taylors who had sold a waterwheel could not be paid. |
| 1851 | Despite increasing ore sales, reputation had fallen so that even candles were not available on credit. |
| 1852 | Francis leaves, the lease passing to Tyndale, George Pell and William Sedgwick, who put Sampson Trevithick as mine agent. A lawsuit against the mine ruins Pell and Sedgewick. |
| 1856 | Pell’s brother attempts revival, which was still going in 1858 when Matthew Francis returns, escaping death (details unknown) in the engine shaft. |
| 1873 | After several years dormant, re-commenced with James G Green of the Aberystwyth Foundry as captain. |
| 1875 | Shaft on lode at Broginnin operational with wheel and pumps. Poor results close the mine. |
| 1877 | Revival by Green and Pell. |
| 1879 | Company collapses. |
| 1880 | Reformed as Grange Court United, main shaft down to 77fm. |
| 1882 | Closed, some ore returned in 1891. |
In total, 40,000 oz silver produced.
Publications (5)
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XX - Lead and Zinc: Cardiganshire & West Montogmeryshire; 242 pages
- Bick, D.E. (1991); Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, The; North of Goginan - Part 3; pp. 28-31
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1987); British Mining Memoirs No. 34 - George Greem Engineer & Entrepreneur, 1824-1895; 14 pages
- Tucker, D.G. (1977); Sacking of the Francises by John Taylor 1841-2, The; 5 pages (14-18)
- Tucker, Mary (1977); Druid Inn Papers at the National Library of Wales; 2 pages (249-250)
