Shaft near main road, other working on the hillside to the south.
See Llywernog for early history.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1868 | Operating as Powell United with a steam engine pumping, drawing and crushing. |
| 1874 | Following construction of leat, and erection of 45ft waterwheel, steam engine is only used as standby. Capt Nicholas Bray in charge of mine. |
| 1890s Final closure having reached depth of 80 fms, with several lodes being worked. |
Worked together with Llywernog at various times. Combined production for the mines was 3,813 tons lead ore, 560 tons blende.
Publications (5)
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XX - Lead and Zinc: Cardiganshire & West Montogmeryshire; 242 pages
- Bick, D.E. (1991); Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, The; South of Goginan - Part 2; pp. 18
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1990); UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No 8, Autumn - Llywernog Mine and Museum, Dyfed, Wales; 8 pages
- Liscombe & Co (1880); Mines of Cardiganshire, Montgomereyshire & Shropshire; 52 pages
- Murchison, J.H. (1869); Lead Mines as an Investment; 34 pages
