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Bwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK

An old mine first worked in 1700.
The next recorded working was from 1845 to 1875, and 1880 to 1883, when the mine was worked with Bwlch mine to the west, Bwlchrehennaid was abandoned in 1858 in favor of Bwlch. Level Newyydd mine developed the east end of Bwlchrehennaid in 1863 to a 70 fathom level.
Combined recorded production was about 9200 tons of lead ore.





UK OS Grid Reference: SN705825
Map Reference: 52°25'29"N , 3°54'16"W

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Mineral List:
Anglesite
Azurite
Bechererite
Bindheimite
Brochantite
Caledonite
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
Covellite
Cuprite
Galena
Hemimorphite
Hydrozincite
Langite
Linarite
Malachite
Namuwite
Quartz
Redgillite
Sphalerite
Susannite
Tetrahedrite
Wulfenite


23 entries listed. 23 valid minerals.

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