Castell Mine Crusher House
Castell Mine, Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
Castell Mine was developed around 1785 by Thomas Bonsall. Operated only intermittently, the mine has a history of closure and reopening, its longest operating period was from 1898-1908.
Principally a zinc mine, Castell raised over 5000 tons of blende together with about 140 tons of galena and 25 tons of copper ore.
The prominent feature of ...
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