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Ystrad Einion
Possibly my finest moment was when I acted on an old miners information in 1971 and waded through chest deep water. It was later used in a BBC film, with the late Wynford Vaughan Thomas, and they were not prepared to carry expensive cameras through the water.
posted by Simon Hughes on 09/01/2008
What the Wheel Did.
The mine worked a mineral lode cutting vertically through mudstone. After shallow escavationsin the early 1800's a deep shaft was sunk in 1871 and the underground waterwheel was installed for pumping. This wheel operated a recipricating chain connected by an angle bob to pump rods in the shaft.
A further feature of the machine was a winding drum for raising ore from the shaft.
A clutch mechanism connected the winding drum to the waterwheel drive when required.
posted by Steve on 04/07/2007
description error
This was a lead and zinc mine, the secondary copper staining is incidental
posted by Roy Fellows on 05/10/2006
Ystrad einion Copper Mine
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