Derwen Deg

aka Conway Valley Mine or North Wales Copper Mine

Copper Mine
Worked from 1860 to 1880s

Jan 1st, 2024 from CMOS by Buddle-Bot

Oct 14th, 2024 by BertyBasset



North Wales
Henryd
53.2631836, -3.8566089
SH 7626 7563
Private Land
80m
78t
#1,089


Year Activity
1860 Copper carbonate reported
1878 Derwen Deg & Panol Gwyn Copper & Lead Mining Company registered
c1880 Workings 18 fathoms deep
1881 Taken over by North Wales Freehold Copper MInes & Smelting Co. following favourable report by Prof A.C. Ramsey
1882 Closed and re-opened as Conwy ValleyFreehold Mining Co.
1883 42 fathom level being driven north. Last mention.

Smmary from Bick


Publications (4)

  • (1988); WMS Newsletter Issue 18 May; 12 pages
  • Bennet & Vernon (1997); Mines of the Gwydyr Forest, Book 7 - Llanrwst: Coed Gwydyr & Cae Coch, Llengelynin: Trecastell & Derwen Deg
  • Bick, D.E. (2003); Old Copper Mines of Snowdonia, The; pp. 121-123.
  • NMRS; Newsletter Nov/1981; pp.2-3.





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