Productive mine high up on the flanks of Lliwedd. A number of deep, narrow stopes open at surface. Remains of mill and other buildings. Pieces of stamping machinery and remains of waterwheel casting are present. The 25’ diameter wheel was cast at Hawarden Iron Works Co.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1806 | Returning copper ore. Owned by Parry family of Craflwyn |
| c1821 | Worked by Lliwedd Mining Company - consisting of shopkeepers from Ruthin! |
| 1829 | Estate passes to Sir John Duckinfield on Parry’s death |
| 1831 | Deep level driven |
| 1838 | Joseph Peers of Ruthin becomes sole lessee 2 years after Duckinfield’s death |
| 1838-1843 | 1,090 tons of ore sold at Swansea |
| 1900 | Investigated by South African Gold Mining Syndicate |
Summary from Bick
CROW. Open
GCR: Ordovician volcanism in North Wales
Publications (10)
- (1999); CATMHS - Newsletter 057-June; 19 pages
- (2013); CATMHS - Newsletter 112-August; 37 pages
- (2013); CATMHS - Newsletter 113-November; 38 pages
- Agnew, J.L. (1989); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 10-6 Win - Hafod-y-Porth Copper Mine, The; 9 pages (359-367)
- Bick, D.E. (2003); Old Copper Mines of Snowdonia, The; pp. 94-97
- GCPC (1997); Ogofa 5; pp. 41-43
- JNCC (2010); Mineralization of England and Wales; pp. 248-251
- Knowles, Jon (2013); Liwedd Mine - Not the NAMHO Weekend; 6 pages
- Knowles, Jon (2013); Lliwedd June 2013; 1 pages
- Knowles, Jon (2013); Lliwedd Sept 2013; 1 pages
