Large spoil heaps indictate extent of working in spite of relatively small output. Crushing rollers removed from site to Ponterwyd mine museum.
Remains of ore slide and buddle.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1845 | Came up for sale together with Cardigan United Mining Co mines Blaen Ceulan, Cwmerfin, Nantiago and Llechwedd Helyg. The mine had been little worked before this date. |
| 1848 | Promoted for re-opening by Matthew Francis. |
| 1850 | Small water wheel and set of pumps installed. |
| 1850s | Francis persuaded a John Hayward to invest in the mine, who later ran the mine himself as a private venture leased from the Gogerthan estate. |
| 1870 | Reached 26fm level. |
| 1876 | Belonged to Hayward’s son. |
Remote mine in the Cwm Lleri valley, best apporached by a long walk from Bont-Goch to the west.
External Links
Publications (3)
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XX - Lead and Zinc: Cardiganshire & West Montogmeryshire; 242 pages
- Bick, D.E. (1991); Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, The; North of Goginan - Part 3; pp. 32-33
- Liscombe & Co (1880); Mines of Cardiganshire, Montgomereyshire & Shropshire; 52 pages
