| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1790s | Discovered by Thomas Bonsall and profitably worked by several adits, enough to buy freehold within 6 months. Lode said to be 2m wide in solid galena. |
| 1840 | Worked by John Taylor & Sons, but this foundred after raising 60 tons of lead. |
| 1856 | Mine active, being worked by Matthew Francis, a water wheel and crusher being installed. When under ground results turned out to be poor, the extensive waste tips from former working was processed instead. |
| 1863 | Some underground work was re-started under Captain Northey, with 14 people employed on the dressing floor. |
Publications (7)
- (2000); WMS Newsletter Issue 43 Oct; 16 pages
- Bick, D.E. (1991); Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, The; South of Goginan - Part 2; p. 32.
- Foster-Smith, J.R.; NMRS (1979); British Mining 12 - Mines of Cardiganshire, The; ISBN 0 901450 14 6; p.60.
- Hall, G.W. (2014); Welsh Mines & Mining - Metal Mining in Mid Wales 1822-1921; 131 pages
- Hughes, S.J.S.; NMRS (1988); British Mining 35 - Goginan Mines, The; ISBN 0901450 33 2; p.71.
- Jones O.T. (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XX - Lead and Zinc: Cardiganshire & West Montogmeryshire; 242 pages
- Liscombe & Co (1880); Mines of Cardiganshire, Montgomereyshire & Shropshire; 52 pages
