A difficult mine to access, being hidden in a ravine.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1747-1751 | Referred by Lewis Morris as ‘and ancient drowned lead mine of about fifty yards long’. He attempted to re-open the mine for the Crown, but opposition by landowner William Powell stopped this. |
| early 1800s | Renowned for blende and yieled a large quantity when worked by Job Sheldon. |
| c1840 | Crockfords making high profits despite low ore prices of £2 a to at Aberystwyth. 50 men employed. |
| 1849 | Examined by Nicholas Ennor and Captain J.H.Hitchins of Devon Great Consols. They found 3 or 4 adits, workings down to 15fm below deep adit. |
| 1874 | After several re-openings, Absalom Francis notes the vein exceeding 8ft wide in places, almost solid galena and blende. |
Reported output was 6,000 tons of blende, 900 tons of galena.
External Links
Publications (9)
- (1848); BGS - Memoirs Vol II, Part II; 425 pages
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XX - Lead and Zinc: Cardiganshire & West Montogmeryshire; 242 pages
- (1986); CATMHS - Newsletter 013; 18 pages
- Bick, D.E. (1991); Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, The; South of Goginan - Part 2; pp. 29-30
- Hughes, S.J.S.; NMRS (1991); British Mining No. 43; Castell & Nant y Creiau Mines. The; pp. 96-117
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1991); British Mining Volume 43 - Castell & Nant y Creiau Mines, The; 23 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (2006); 30 Years of Prospecting in Cardiganshire; 5 pages
- Liscombe & Co (1880); Mines of Cardiganshire, Montgomereyshire & Shropshire; 52 pages
- Louis, Henry (1896); Treatise on Ore Deposits -Cardiganshire; 12 pages
