Located in Ordovician volcanics, shales, and slates, contains mineral deposits of galena, pyrite, and barytes, with the main lode running east-northeast to west-southwest. It features three visible levels and a shaft within an afforested area. The upper spoil tip is a prominent landscape feature, and the level remains open. Traces of tramway track beds and evidence of inclines between the levels are visible. Ore washing bins and picking tables are located near the upper level, and there are also poorly preserved building remains near the shaft, though their purpose is unclear.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 20 men at work. |
| 1878 | Lode described by D.C. Davies as comprising _a good deal of blende and some sulphide of copper associated with lead ore and |
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Publications (9)
- (1848); BGS - Memoirs Vol II, Part II; 425 pages
- (1917); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol V - Potash Feldspar, Phosphate of Lime, Alum Shales, Plumbago, Molybednite, Chromite, Talc, Steatite; 52 pages
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXIII - Lead & Zinc: Pre-Carboniferous Shropshire & North Wales; 111 pages
- (1925); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXX - Copper Ores: Midlands, Lake District & N Wales; 102 pages
- Bick, D.E. (1991); Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, The; West Montgomeryshire, Aberdovey, Dinas Mawddwy & Llangynog - Part 5; pp. 32-33
- Jones, Nigel and Walters, Mark and Frost, Pat (2004); Mountains and Orefields; 208 pages
- Lewis, S. (1833); Topographical Dictionary of Wales, A
- Williams R.A.; NMRS (1985); British Mining NO. 26; Old Mines of the Llangynog District, The; pp. 89-94
- Wren, W. J. (1968); Tanat Valley, its railways and industrial archaeology, The
