Gleision Colliery, Cilybebyll, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Gleision Colliery | Colliery |
Cilybebyll | Community |
Neath Port Talbot | County Borough |
Wales | Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 44' 31'' North , 3° 48' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SN757064
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ystalyfera | 10,218 (2011) | 3.1km |
Crynant | 1,602 (2017) | 3.9km |
Seven Sisters | 2,123 (2017) | 6.4km |
Resolven | 2,068 (2017) | 7.8km |
Brynamman | 5,693 (2016) | 7.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
233209
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233209:6
GUID (UUID V4):
8758d31e-88fd-4011-9121-8765602bb113
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
West Glamorgan; Glamorgan
Gleision Colliery is a small drift mine in the Swansea Valley and
On 15 September 2011, became the location of the worst mining disaster to occur in Wales for three decades (that the UK has not had a major mining disaster in some years is due largely to the closure of most of its pits).
The accident occurred while seven miners were working a narrow coal seam. Following an initial blast, the adit began to fill with water. Three of the miners escaped, with one being taken to hospital with life threatening injuries, while the others were trapped underground. A search and rescue operation was launched to locate the four remaining miners, but they were sadly found dead the following day.
It is thought that the flood was caused by waters entering the mine from an old excavation.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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UK
- Wales
- Cambrian MountainsMountain Range
- Glamorgan
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