Well preserved incline from Gorseddau Tramway branch leads up to mining area. Remains of buildings, crusher and spoil heaps. There is one obvious open, wide shaft capped with steel mesh. Remains of othe shafts.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1850 | Mining Company of Wales takes possession |
| 1868 | Cwmdwyfor Copper & Silver Lead Mine |
| 1874 | Gorseddau Tramway Branch to Prince of Wales slate quarry within 1 mile of mine. 2 lead an 6 copper lodes revealed. |
| 1876 | Tramway incline and drum working. Company runs out of funds and wound up. |
| 1876 | Assets bought by Cwmdyfor Mining Company Ltd., mining resumes with disappointing results |
| 1878 | Mine abandoned. In a strange twist, company moves to Mid Wales to operate the Pensarn Mine |
| 1879 | Auctioned. |
Summary from Bick
Can be accessed by following branch of Gorseddau Tramway from Princ of Wales Quarry, thence up incline to site.
Publications (4)
- (1994); CATMHS - Newsletter 039-July; 37 pages
- (2001); CATMHS - Newsletter 065-October; 30 pages
- Bick, D.E. (2003); Old Copper Mines of Snowdonia, The; pp. 41-43
- Hughes, Peter (2004); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 15-4&5 - Cwm Dyfor Copper Mine. The Collection of Water; 2 pages (50-51)
