When Lewis described the mine, he said nothing had been done with the mine for over 200 years. He characterised the ore as rich in both lead and silver, but ‘so much mixed with a Hard Spar Rider, that it is Exceeding difficult to Separate without the help of a Stamping Mill’
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Publications (5)
- (1988); WMS Newsletter Issue 19 Dec; 6 pages
- (2001); WMS Newsletter Issue 45 Dec; 14 pages
- Bick, D.E. (1991); Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, The; North of Goginan - Part 3; pp. 16-18
- Foster-Smith, J.R.; NMRS (1979); British Mining 12 - Mines of Cardiganshire, The; ISBN 0 901450 14 6; pp.35.
- Hughes, S.J.S.; NMRS (1990); British Mining 40 - Darren Mines, The; ISBN 0901450 36 7; pp.6,10,27,97,100-101,103-104,108,125,129,135,136.
