UK Grid Reference: SN715906
Latitude: 52°29'52"N
Longitude: 3°53'35"W
This small mine is belived to have been first worked about 1720. Blaenceulan mine developed the wastern extention of the Esgair Hir vein/fualt where it diverges in to a number of small strings and veins. The next recorded working was in 1852-54, and again in 1868-76, finally from 1878-84. The best ore appears to have been mined around 1870. Recorded output is 438 tons of lead ore, 18 tons of copper ore, and 7 tons of zinc ore. There where trials for barite on the opposite side of the valley which came to nothing.
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