SIte levelled. Footpath toward Erglodd passes Hobson’s Shaft and also an adit that passes through the hill towards Rhyd Fach. HIgher up are open cast workings on the lode.
Often worked in conjunction with Penybanc and Erglodd
Absalom Francis in the mid 18C states that Penypontbren was ‘worked most extensively for some centuries past and large quantities of plate made from the silver obtained from the ores.’.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1840s | Unsatisfactory trials on north, south and caunter lodes by John Taylor & Sons. |
| 1853 | Company with Henry Peet as secretary and Sampson Trevethan as captain clears adit, and sinks new shaft to meet it. |
| c1857 | Worked with Penybanc and Erglodd as Penpompren and Penybanc United, Dr Hobson and Mr E Green the major shareholders. |
| 1861 | Progress reported as being made. |
| 1869 | Company collapses, items for sale including: two waterwheels, 700fm wire rope, drawing machine and ore stamps. |
| 1872 | Attempt to float Erglodd and Penpompren Silver Lead Mines for £30,000 with favourable report by Absalom Francis in prospectus. A letter to the Mining Journal by Edward Gledhill the former manager stating that there was no ore, and previous shareholders had lost £8,000 scuppered this. |
| 1883 | Erglodd United formed to work the three mines, but not much was done. |
External Links
Publications (10)
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol II - Barytes and Witherite; 136 pages
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XX - Lead and Zinc: Cardiganshire & West Montogmeryshire; 242 pages
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XX - Lead and Zinc: Cardiganshire & West Montogmeryshire; 242 pages
- Francis, Absalom (1874); History of the Cardiganshire Mines; 3 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1971); BSA Proceedings Vol VI, No 46 - Mineral Field of Mid Wales, The; 8 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1976); Papur Pawb - Newspaper Snippets ; 16 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1981); Mines of Talybont, The - Part1, From AD70 to 1800; 36 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (2001); Talybont - Ein Canrif; 11 pages
- Liscombe & Co (1880); Mines of Cardiganshire, Montgomereyshire & Shropshire; 52 pages
- Louis, Henry (1896); Treatise on Ore Deposits -Cardiganshire; 12 pages
