Egryn

aka Bwlch y Rhiwgyr

Manganese Mine

Jan 1st, 2024 from Cambrian by Buddle-Bot



North Wales
Llanaber
52.75991, -4.04798
SH 6190 2000
Open Access
350m
#925


Total Output 12,000 tonnes. Hafotty was largest manganese mine in Meirioneth. Hafotty adjacent to Egryn. Egryn re-opened during WW1. Manganese mined using adits and shafts.



Publications (3)

  • (1923); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol I - Tungsten & Manganes Ores; 93 pages
  • (2006); WMS Newsletter Issue 54 Spring; 32 pages
  • Down, C.G.; NMRS (1980); British Mining 14; Manganeses Mines of North Wales, The; ISBN: 0901450170; pp. 26-27,44-45,52,63,66





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