The mine is situated in forestry and can be reached either by following the track from Goginan, but this crosses private ground, or from above. Its open and explorable but the inner reaches are blocked by a substantial fall in a stope and require specialised techniques to access.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| c1700 | Worked by shaft by William Waller’s Mine Adventurers. |
| early 19C | Lode exploited at depth by the Taylors via Lefel Newydd which was joined to eariler, shallowe workings by winzes. |
| c1853 | Attention turned to the site by directors of Bwlch Cwmervin (on the same set). Some rich patches of ore found. |
| 1856 | Tregonning replaced by Captain Robert Northey from the recently closed Cowarch lead mine. |
| 1857 | With stopes yielding only 7 cwt per fathom, the directors elected to abandon the mine and re-open the Bwlch Cwmervin workings. |
External Links
Publications (9)
- (1988); WMS Newsletter Issue 18 May; 12 pages
- (2000); WMS Newsletter Issue 43 Oct; 16 pages
- (2001); WMS Newsletter Issue 44 Apr; 10 pages
- Bick, D.E. (1991); Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, The; South of Goginan - Part 2; pp. 39-44.
- Foster-Smith, J.R.; NMRS (1979); British Mining 12 - Mines of Cardiganshire, The; ISBN 0 901450 14 6; pp.51-52.
- Hughes, S.J.S.; NMRS (1981); British Mining 17 - Cwmystwyth Mines, The; ISBN 0 901450 20 0; pp.41.
- Hughes, S.J.S.; NMRS (1988); British Mining 35 - Goginan Mines, The; ISBN 0901450 33 2; pp.4,6,15,25,30-31,32,36-37,43,47,49-51,54,58-61,66,68,71,74,78,81-83,88.
- Jones O.T. (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XX - Lead and Zinc: Cardiganshire & West Montogmeryshire; 242 pages
- NMRS; British Mining 43 - Memoirs 1991; pp.107.
.jpg "Level Newydd Cards Aug 1986 (2), submitted by Dickie Bird on 14-03-2026.
© Richard Bird")
