Forest


Coal Mine
Worked from 1951 to 1999

Oct 11th, 2024 from RA Cooke by Alex

Oct 12th, 2024 by Alex


South Wales
Resolven
51.7317581, -3.6938469
SN 8312 0503
Private Land
226m
#26,484

There was various mines on this site, working the Red, Fforest no 3 and No 3 Rhondda seams.

Forest No 1.
1951-53 MC Baker

Forest No 2.
1954-61 MC Baker

Forest No 3.
1962-69 MC Baker
1970-93 Resolven Mining Co
1994 Signalfern Ltd
1995-97 Anthracite Mining Ltd
1998-99 Brian Williams (No Coal worked)

Publications (2)

  • Booth, A.J.; Industrial Railway Society (1995); Small Mines of South Wales, Volume 2; pp. 40-43
  • Cooke, R.A.; Lightmoor Press (2018); Gazeteer of Coal mines in South Wales and Monmouthshire

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