Western Colliery, Nant-y-moel, Bridgend, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Western Colliery | Colliery (Reclaimed) |
| Nant-y-moel | - not defined - |
| Bridgend | County Borough |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 37' 19'' North , 3° 32' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SS938926
Type:
Colliery (Reclaimed)
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Price Town | 2,348 (2011) | 0.4km |
| Ogmore Vale | 2,436 (2011) | 2.3km |
| Pontycymer | 4,288 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Treorchy | 8,105 (2015) | 4.6km |
| Pentre | 5,424 (2012) | 4.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
5090
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5090:9
GUID (UUID V4):
1cbb5562-bfbe-4f85-aeeb-2fccae109121
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan
Western Colliery worked for steam coal. Started in 1872, it was originally named Edwards Pit after the son of Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician David Davies (Llandinam), chairman of the coal-mining Ocean Merthyr company formed in 1867. It was subsequently called Blaenogwr Colliery, then variously Western Colliery, Ocean Colliery and Ocean Western Colliery. By 1945, over 900 men worked here.
Western Colliery was linked underground with the nearby Wyndham Colliery in 1957. The two collieries were then merged in 1965 and were known as Wyndham/Western, with coal from the combined mines being raised at Wyndham Colliery. Wyndham/Western closed in 1984.
The colliery buildings and tips have subsequently been landscaped or removed. The OS NGR given here was the location of the Western colliery buildings and tips. A further remote tip was located at NGR SS944927
Mine Owner(s):
1885 David Davies & Co.
1890-1940 Ocean Coal Co. Ltd
1945-1946 Ocean & United National Collieries Ltd
1947-1967 National Coal Board
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- Wales
- Cambrian MountainsMountain Range
- Glamorgan
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