WARNING! The whole mine is in a very unstable state.

Located on the north side of Bixslade, between Bixhead High Level and Bixhead Quarry, this site lies in an overgrown gully behind a spoil tip. (See location map on page 13.)

The entrance is a steep and unstable incline, approximately 40° in angle and 24 metres long. Iron rails are visible at the base, partially buried by infill and debris. The level continues for about 70 metres, with the worked-out and back-packed coal seam—approximately 70 cm high—clearly visible along this stretch.

At the first junction, turning left and then left again leads to a passage parallel to the entrance level. This passage contains no coal and appears to have served as an access route, while the incline was used for hauling. It ends at a collapse, with a small working on the left.

Returning to the junction and taking the left turn up a slope leads to unstable workings. A significant roof fall occurred after February 1995. Continuing forward from the main entrance level, the passage extends about 30 metres to another collapse. Wooden rails remain in situ at this point, with fragments visible intermittently along the passage.

1865 Mapleford Engine Co. -
1910 Thomas Gwilliam Snr