An unusually late and reasonably succesfull mine.
The mine exploits the Hafan Lode and was worked from the early 1870s up until 1914 by Edward Evans who also ran the Leri Store at Talybont, and the Altycrib mine.
There is a complete history of the mine written by the late Simon Hughes - see publications below…
Current ownership of the mine is in the mineral rights which include “all mines” which is separate from the land ownership. This is split between Bernard Moore and a party resident in Zimbabwe, the mine is generally considered free access.
Lower adit has underground headrame used for accessing lower level. Upper adit is open, and can be used to access lower level using rope techniques.
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1880s? | Trials by Edward Edwards of Talybont. |
| 1889 | Mine report published by Edmund Spargo. A cross cut (No 1 adit) had been started to intercept two parallel lodes exposed on the hillside. |
| 1909 | Production takes off under the Scottish Cardigan Company, proving very rich for a number of years. |
| 1916 | Total of 1240 tons ore returned by 1916. |
Situated near where the road up the Cyneinog valley terminates.No known access restrictions, see description.
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Publications (30)
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XX - Lead and Zinc: Cardiganshire & West Montogmeryshire; 242 pages
- (1930); Bwlchglas Poem; 1 pages
- (1982); CATMHS - Newsletter 001; 27 pages
- (1985); CATMHS - Newsletter 011; 23 pages
- (1987); WMS Newsletter Issue 17 Dec; 5 pages
- (1988); WMS Newsletter Issue 18 May; 12 pages
- (1988); WMS Newsletter Issue 19 Dec; 6 pages
- (1996); CATMHS - Newsletter 045-January; 36 pages
- (1996); CATMHS - Newsletter 047-August; 30 pages
- (2002); WMS Newsletter Issue 47 Oct; 28 pages
- (2004); WMS Newsletter Issue 50 Spring; 40 pages
- (2019); CATMHS - Newsletter 136-August; 40 pages
- (2020); CATMHS - Newsletter 138-February; 33 pages
- Bick, D.E. (1991); Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales, The; North of Goginan - Part 3; pp. 34-35
- Foster-Smith, J.R.; NMRS (1979); British Mining 12 - Mines of Cardiganshire, The; ISBN 0 901450 14 6; pp.44-45.
- Hughes, S.J.S.; NMRS (1988); British Mining 35 - Goginan Mines, The; ISBN 0901450 33 2; pp.59
- Hughes, S.J.S.; NMRS (1990); British Mining 40 - Darren Mines, The; ISBN 0901450 36 7; pp.107.
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1971); BSA Proceedings Vol VI, No 46 - Mineral Field of Mid Wales, The; 8 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1976); Cardiganshire - Its Mines and Miners; 52 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1976); Papur Pawb - Newspaper Snippets ; 16 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1981); Bwlchglas Mine; 22 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1988); UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No 5 - Decline of Mining in Mid Wales and Prospects of Revival, The; 10 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (1989); UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No 7, Autumn - Bwlchglas Mine; 19 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (2006); Miner's Lot, The - Version 1; 6 pages
- Hughes, Simon J.S. (2006); Miner's Lot, The - Version 2; 13 pages
- James, D.M.D., (2025); Lode Geometry in the Central Wales Orefield, geological data from adit surveys and the archival record; pp,79; Self published by the author; 9781399975407
- Jarratt, Tony (1974); Logbook 1; 105 pages
- NMRS; Newsletter Aug/1979; pp.1.
- NMRS; Newsletter Feb/1988; pp.7.
- Shaw, R.P. (1982); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 08-3 Sum - Bwlch Glas Lead Mine, Cardiganshire; 6 pages (187-192)
