The area is known for its deposits of manganese and ochre. It’s believed that the ochre pit may have been last active in the 1950s.
Publications (2)
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol2, The; 335 pages
- Down, C.G.; NMRS (1980); British Mining 14 - Manganese Mines of North Wales, The; ISBN 0 901450 17 0; pp.8.
