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1. The History Abercorris slate quarry is located near the village Corris Uchaf, 5 miles north of Machynlleth, in Gwynedd, Wales. Its story is one of a mid-Wales slate quarry that struggled to remain a viable proposition over a century of operations. The slate quarry was worked between the...

1. The History Minllyn slate quarry is situated above Dinas Mawddwy on the western slopes of the Dyfi valley. It first appears on O/S maps in 1832. Its slate processing mill was built circa 1845. In 1856, Edmund Buckley invested in Minllyn, but his slate quarry business was declared bankrupt in...

Following on from a recent question - Lead or Rumour info - - Nannau, Dolgellau - Anyone explored? | Leads, Rumours and News... - here are a few photos from my visit seeing as there was no other report of it on the forum. The current Georgian house dates from 1788 and is probably the fifth to...

1. The History Vronheulog Slate Quarry, also sometimes referred to as New Vronheulog Slate Quarry and Fronlog Slate Quarry is a slate pit working located to the south-east of Penygroes, Gwynedd, North Wales. It first opened during the 1840s and its Lower Cambrian strata was quarried for both...

Reposting this due to the website rebuild. Had to re-write the history so unsure if I missed anything that was in the previous report. The harbours at Porthysgaden have been in use for centuries, Prehistoric objects found in this vicinity include the butt half of a Neolithic axe head and a...

HISTORY Red Dragon has aroused considerable interest on account of the full scale trials for gold in the 1850’s using an unusual form of amalgamating machine, and also because the site was lost until the late 20th century. It is about two miles south west of Dinas Mawddwy and in keeping with...

We have been visiting the Llyn Peninsula for many years for surfing and have seen this place on the way in many times. We've always wondered what it was and decided to check it out. Turns out its been covered a few times. History - The Trefor granite quarry (also known as the Yr Eifl quarry)...

First post on here. I know this has been done a few times and this isn't my first visit here, but it was a cold foggy day I was bored and wanted get a bit of content up and this is local to me. Maenofferen state mine is now a derelict site. The quarry was opened a short time after 1800 and was...

HISTORY (from SubBrit) The first slate quarrying at Minllyn was from open pits before 1840. Quarrying for slate slabs continued underground with several headings but there was never a high extraction rate despite a standard gauge connection with the Mawddwy Railway at Dinas Mawddwy Station; a...

Visited with landsker A lovely little mine that is so high up that we had to stop numerous times just so Scott could get his breath back, joking aside we could have done with a pack horse and some sherpas it was such a steep one, anyway I really enjoyed seeing this lovely mine and as usual...

Nice little slate mine in Corris, A lot of the workings seem to be above ground but there is a bit to see underground. As with other mines in the area the vein runs nearly vertical so the chambers are very deep! Visited with the Kwan History The land occupied by the Abercorris quarry was...

Part 2 of Maenofferen, saying that the place needs a part 3,4,5,6 and more to get the place covered. Visited with The Kwan and DangerousDave. Also the first outing with the new carbide lamp I got from Oxygen Thief and I was very impressed with it! 1 Eimco Rocker Shovel 2 Incline...

A rather small slate Mine nestled in between Cwmorthin and Rhosydd. Struggled with the photos as the whole mine was full of mist! History The quarry was opened in 1854, when it was the subject of a temporary permission to extract minerals order, or “take noteâ€￾ from Cwmorthin Ucha...

Visited with The Kwan and Xan Asmodi. History Maenofferen was first worked for slate by men from the nearby Diphwys quarry shortly after 1800. By 1848 slate was being shipped via the Ffestiniog Railway, but traffic on the railway ceased in 1850. In 1857 traffic resumed briefly and apart from...

Visited With the Kwan and Xan Asmodi Calling this part one as it definitely requires a return trip as the place is just huge! The mine is slap bang in the middle of an active quarry so its a bit less traveled than the other mines in the area. History Maenofferen was first worked for...