Started as a separate mine exploiting the copper veins at the eastern end of the Orme, produced over 100,000 tons of copper ore. Two shafts near the Empire Hotel.
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Publications (5)
Campbell Bannerman, N.V. (2000); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 14-4 Win - Beach Slags of the North Wales Coast; 8 pages (41-48) Diane and Nigel Campbell Bannerman (2001); Great Orme Explained, The; 77 pages GOES (1995); History of the Ty Gwyn Mine GOES (1998); Journal No 1; pp. 10-14 Lewis, Andrew (1994); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 12-3 Sum - Bronze Age Mines of the Great Orme - Interim Report; 6 pages (31-36)
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Kitchen Cave - 71m Southcliffe Hotel Shaft - 82m Fireplace Shaft - 133m Ty Gwyn Shaft - 159m Simm Engine Shaft - 189m Happy Valley Trial - 233m Elephants Cave - 240m Tram Station Well - 370m Toll Gate Trials - 404m Ty Gwyn Beach Adit - 443m Tyn y Fron Shaft - 475m Wyddfyd Trial - 597m Haulfre Cafe Trials - 634m Haulfre Trials - 748m Shaft - 835m Five Entrance Mine - 845m Tyn y Coed - 877m Shaft yr Odin - 880m Shaft - 898m Great Orme Copper Mines Visitor Centre - 1,104m Great Orme Copper Mines - 1,142m Vivian's Shaft - 1,145m Pyllau Shaft - 1,167m Trial - 1,168m Cae Llwyn Helig Shaft - 1,179m Penmorfa Adit - 1,187m Pen y Gwaith Shaft - 1,187m Pen y Ffridd - 1,189m Higher Shaft - 1,193m Roman Shaft - 1,249m Owens Shaft - 1,254m Treweeks Shaft - 1,275m Porth yr Helig Mine - 1,288m Trial - 1,517m Bishop's Quarry - 1,573m Pen y Ffordd Goch Trial - 1,670m Ffynnon Gogarth Level - 1,822m
