Between Moel Hebog and Moel yr Ogof in Cwm Pennant. Marked on OS map. Also known as Cwm Llefrith. Large entranced adit and cavernous stopes. A shaft higher up the hillside also communicates. There are a number of smaller trial workings.
Year | Activity |
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1837 | Lease granted to William Morgan Buckingham. Taken over on Buckingham’s death by Henry Marshall. |
1847 | 21 year lease granted to Marshall, guaranteeing to keep 8 men working for 8 months of the year. |
1854 | Was being worked alongside with Dinas Great Consols in what was largely a scam |
1883 | Worked as Cwm Llefrith by 3 partners |
1886 | Take note from Crown to form Moel Hebog Copper Mining Co. Ltd |
1888 | Name changed to Glistening Valley, 44 men being employed - half underground. |
1889 | Liquidised |
summarised from Bick
Publications (1)
- Bick, D.E. (2003); Old Copper Mines of Snowdonia, The; pp. 28-32