A series of levels in the Craig Fucheslas escarpment driven south on the NS Bryn Eisteddfod lode, and SW on the Reservoir lode.
Buildings have been obliterated by Forestry road
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1820s | Operated sporadically by various Lead Mine Adventurers. |
| 1826-35 | Up to 5 men at work, producing about 50 tons of ore in the period the most productive in Gwydyr at that point in time. |
| late 1830s, 1840s | Lease passes through the hands of several small partnerships. |
| 1850s | More focused mine development undertaken by Hugh Hughes of Tyn y Twll. Employed up to 20 men, and produced 500 tons of ore. |
| 1860 | Hughes dies, his wife Sarah keeps the lease for another 5 years, but little development done, with about 30 tons of ore raised using a handful of men. |
| 1865 | Lease held by Thomas Cartwright, a draper and enterpreneur from Chester. Not much development done, but 70 tons of ore produced over next 20 years using a handful of men. |
| 1887 | Cartwright’s mine agent William Jones (who also had a share of the Aberllyn lease) takes over lease with a business partner and his wife. 2 or 3 men employed clearing and timbering the mine. |
| 1905 | Leased but not worked by Charles Holmes as part of Llanrwst Consols. Subsequently only to be unworked part of much larger leases. |
| 1922 | Workings described in Dewey & Smith’s Geological Survey Memoir where they describe only the Reservoir lode. |
Vernon and Bennet make the point that the mine was never promoted on the Stock Market in the hopes of reeling in unwitting shareholders - despite being as good a prospect as several others that were.
External Links
Publications (1)
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXIII - Lead & Zinc: Pre-Carboniferous Shropshire & North Wales; 111 pages
