Small anthracite slant worked the Ynysarwed seam which dips down at roughly 1 in 14. The seam was around 2ft-7in in this area.
The powerhouse and winding house from the tramway still exist, although totally stripped.
1905-1914 Cambrian Mercantile Syndicate Ltd
1914-1920 Ynisgynon Collieries Ltd
In 1921 the company was liquidated and the mine abandoned.
It was never a massive operation, with a maximum of 122 working underground in 1912.
The existing remains are on a public footpath.
External Links
Publications (2)
- Hill, Alan; NMRS (2012); British Mining 94 - Coal: A Chronology for Britain; ISBN 0901450 6 85; pp.56. cty?
- RA Cooke, Gazeteer of Coal mining in South Wales and Monmouthshire, PDF; p. 272.
