Hafotty

aka Dyffryn or Mafotty

Manganese Mine
Worked from 1886 to 1896

Jan 1st, 2024 from Cambrian by Buddle-Bot


North Wales
Llanaber
52.7509, -4.04904
SH 6180 1900
Open Access
360m
#942

Total Output 12,000 tonnes. Hafotty was largest manganese mine in Meirioneth. Hafotty adjacent to Egryn. Egryn re-opened during WW1. Manganese mined using adits and shafts.

Publications (2)

  • (2006); WMS Newsletter Issue 54 Spring; 32 pages
  • Down, C.G.; NMRS (1980); British Mining 14; Manganeses Mines of North Wales, The; ISBN: 0901450170; pp. 14,16,26-27,43-45,65,66-67

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