Deepest workings 40 fm deep, 20fm below adit which comes out just above Pontrhydfendigaid.
Year | Activity |
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c1838 | At the request of Lord Lisburne, mine tried by John Taylor using a water pressure engine from Flitshire to pump out water. Mine proved disappointing. |
1848 | Described by geologist W.W. SMyth as ‘an old mine 35 fathoms deep, and once very productive.’ |
1911 | Taken up by St James Syndicate who raised 1,000 tons of lead and zinc ore fefore closure. |
1917 | Closure |
Publications (1)
- Bick, D.E. (1991); Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, The; South of Goginan - Part 1; pp.36