Big Pit (Colliery), Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Big Pit (Colliery) | Colliery (Abandoned) |
Blaenavon | Community |
Torfaen | County Borough |
Wales | Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 46' 23'' North , 3° 6' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SO237089
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Blaenavon | 5,647 (2017) | 1.4km |
Clydach | 692 (2017) | 4.3km |
Abertillery | 10,946 (2017) | 5.2km |
Gilwern | 2,263 (2017) | 5.8km |
Govilon | 1,447 (2017) | 5.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
13508
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13508:0
GUID (UUID V4):
fdbd9f63-bb7d-44e5-807a-6d6106a4b8b4
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gwent; Monmouthshire
Big Pit was sunk in 1860 to help service the Blaenavon Ironworks (opened 1789). It formed part of the overall Blaenavon mine and was, until its closure in 1980, the oldest working mine in south Wales.
The pit (open daily from March to December) is now the site of the National Mining Museum of Wales. There is a visitors centre and tours descend 300 feet to visit the underground roadways and experience elements of a a miner's life.
A landscaped coal tip still remains.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
---|---|---|
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- Wales
- Cambrian MountainsMountain Range
- Glamorgan
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