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METAL MINES OF LLANENGAN

by John Bennett; Robert Vernon

Published by Gwydyr Mines Publications. 1st. 2002

Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. Mining ventures in a North Wales Parish. Dark grey boards with black titles to spine and front cover. 149 pages. B/w photos and diagrams.

Spine slightly bumped. A few very light marks to covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased at edges. Includes a SIGNED letter from the author (Vernon).

ISBN: 0951479881
Stock no. 1322419

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Contents

  • Maps and Diagrams
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 Mining during the 17th Century: The Mines Royal of Penrhyn du and other ventures.
  • 2 A fresh start: ventures during the first half of the 18th Century.
  • 3 The second phase of the 18th century mining activity - 1761 to 1790
  • 4 The 19th Century to 1840.
  • Pared Mawr
  • Tan yr Allt
  • 5 Iron and Manganese in the Llanengan district.
  • 6 Mining between 1840 and 1869
  • 7 The mine workings and geology
  • 8 The Penrhyn and Assheton mines after 1869
  • Penrhyn Mine post-1869
  • Assheton and West Assheton mines
  • The Assheton Mining Company Limited - 1869 and 1875
  • The Assheton Mining Company Limited - 1875 and 1881
  • The West Assheton Mining Company Limited, 1875-1881
  • The Assheton United Mining Company Limited 1881-1899
  • 9 Tan-y-Bwlch, Pant Gwyn and Daugoch mines.
  • Tan-y-Bwlch mine
  • Pant Gwyn mine
  • Daugoch mine
  • 10 Power and Accidents: Mines Inspectors Reports, 1873 to 1892.
  • 11 The Tan-yr-Allt and Port Nigel mining companies 1869 to 1884
  • Epilogue
  • References

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