Nothing remains as site was heavily developed for the new mine.
Owners:
1911-46 Crumlin Valley Collieries Ltd
1947-59 National Coal Board
The mine was sunk in 1911 by Crumlin Valley Collieries Ltd. There was issues in the shaft throughout the early years of the mines life, with frequent work stoppages as men refused to go down the unsafe shafts.
In 1913 they struck their first coal seam, the black vein. Both shafts were around 300 feet deep.
Seams worked:
Black,
Lower three quarter,
Meadow,
Old,
Big,
Production hovered between 120-250,000 tons per year.
The mine closed in 1959 when it was replaced by the New mine. The shafts were filled in 1965 and the workings were abandoned.
External Links
Publications (1)
- Cooke, R.A.; Lightmoor Press (2018); Gazeteer of Coal mines in South Wales and Monmouthshire