Most westerly workings on the Fron Goch lodes. Remains of pumping pit and flatrod supports. Also small gunpowder magazine.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1840 | Taylors start work, noting signs of previous activity. |
| 1841 | Mathew Francis acquires 2 water-wheels from Wheal Jane and Wheal Gwallon |
| - | Two adits driven by the Taylors, shaft with pumping shaft sunk to upper adit. Later, Eastern shaft sunk, but there was not enough ore to justify further development. 2,300 tons of lead concentrates produced. |
| 1889 | Final closure, by which time several different companies had raised a total of 1,000 tons of ore. |
Publications (4)
- Bick, D.E. (1991); Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, The; South of Goginan - Part 1; pp.22
- Foster-Smith (1979); Mines of Cardiganshire, The; pp. 74-5
- Liscombe & Co (1880); Mines of Cardiganshire, Montgomereyshire & Shropshire; 52 pages
- Palmer, Marilyn and Neaverson, Peter (1989); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 10-6 Win - Comparative Archaeology of Tin and Lead Dressing in Britain during the Nineteenth Century, The; 32 pages (316-347)
