UK Grid Reference: SH787794
Latitude: 53°17'50"N
Longitude: 3°49'12"W
Bwlch Mine, the only Antimony Mine in Wales worked an east-west lode in dolerite from adits and at least one shaft said to be 120ft deep.
Little is known about the mine. It is shown as a "Mine of Antimony" on a map dated 1836 and 4 men were employed here in 1896.
The site has been largely flattened in recent years.
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References
- Bevins, R.E., Alderton, D.H.M. & Horak, J.M. (1988): Lead-antimony mineralization at Bwlch Mine, Deganwy, Wales. Mineralogical Magazine, 52, 391-394.
- The Old Copper Mines of Snowdowia, David Bick, 3rd Edition 2003
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