 | | Report (issue) | | technical history and exploration with reference to mine workings in the British Isles are welcomed for inclusion...:. R.G. GUTHRIE PUBLICATION AFTERSALES NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH 186 STATION ROAD BILLINGHAM CO.CLEVELAND...CLEVELAND TS232RT Tel: 0642 554437 © NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY SOCIETY This volume is copyright...Sheffield S2 5HH, for the Publishers, The Northern Mine Research Society, Sheffield,· England. ISSN: ISBN:...OF THE C.Eng., NORTHERN SOCIETY. 1979. FGS., MINE FIMM. RESEARCH 6 I ' AUTHORS =====-- NOTE |  | | Journal (issue) | | FRONT COVER: Vanadinite, probably from High Pim mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Orangybrown...and R.E. Starkey NOTES Botallackite from Dooneen mine, Allihies, County Cork, Republic of Ireland S. Moreton...botanical interest of mine spoil heaps - the lichen story 0. W Purvis 45 Cwmystwyth, Wales: 3500 years of...mid-part of this century, when there were still mine managers and miners to talk to, and when you could...thereafter we returned to Port Gaverne for our famil y holiday every year up to and including 1927. At this |  | | Book | | the Area. Mines - History Mineralization - General Mine Index (Map References) Mineral Index Minerals of...Nantiago Mine Pwllrhenaid Shaft .. Penrhiw Mine Dylife Esgairhir Castell Henfwlch Cwmystwyth Blaenceulan...Blaenceulan Pyrite on Calcite (Nantiago Mine) .. ■ .. 11 14 14 17 17 18 19 20-21 22 24 MAPS Map of Mining...Acknowledgements are due to members of The Russell Society (a mine�alogical society based in Leicester) who contributed...dating from the early nineteenth century - the old mine heaps still remaining providing the basis for collecting |  | | Report (issue) | | Preliminary mint'ral reconnaissance of Central Wales. Rep. Inst. Geol. Sci., No. 75/14, 12 pp. I.SEN... Preliminary Mineral Reconnaissance of Central Wales T. K. BALL 1 , BSc, PttD AND M. Introduction J...sandstc>r1t· towards the top is referred to as the Cwmystwyth formation. Marked facies cl1anges occur in formatior1s...rest1lts of a mineral reconnaissanc·e of Central Wales was first published as a Technical Note in the Transactions...mudstone (tt1rbidites) in the Van, Frongoch and Cwmystwyth fcJrmations. Copper deposits, by contrast, are |  | | Report (volume) | | thanks to the Council of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, for having released me as far as possible...JAMES ANDERSO:N", B·wlchglas. Mr. J. H. EVANS, Cwmystwyth. llr. W. H. FRANCIS, Cwm Rheidol. Mr. vV. J\...Estate, I am indebted for perrnission to use the mine records and plans in the Estate Office; to 1\Ir...Penpontpren • VII.-:Map of lodes on Copper Hill, Cwmystwyth • VIIJ.-Geological Map of district, around Geufron...IX.-Longitudinal Section of Loveden Mine • • X.,, ,, Brynyrafr Mine XI.,, ,, East Daren · • XII.. ,, , |  | | Journal (issue) | | 15 mm. EDITORIAL Digital Micro-Photography The UK Joumal ef Mi11esa11dMi11erals publishes articles...channels. SUPERGENE LEAD MINERALISATION IN CENTRAL WALES John Mason 47 APATITE FROM TI-IE COAL MEASURES...imaees in the article on fluorite from the Rogerley Mine, Weardale, in the last edition of this journal....problematic, the famous blue fluorite from Florence Mine in west Cumbria commonly register a dirty pink on...f-number or inserting a pinhole into the micro cope y tern) and the image goes soft (low resolution due |  | | Book | | registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries # William O’Brien...978–0–19–960565–1 Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY Links to third party websites...in Austria, Kargaly in Russia, the Great Orme in Wales, and those examples in Cyprus from where the name...region is examined, as is the survival of early mine archaeology in different geological settings. Survey...application of lead isotope analysis to identify early mine sources pioneered by Noel Gale, Zofia Stos-Gale, | | | Report (issue) | | Preliminary mineral reconnaissance of Central Wales REPORT No. 75/14 \ \ \ 1/2 c/ HMSO £2.85 ... Preliminary mineral reconnaissance of Central Wales T. K. Ball, BSc, PhD and M. J. C. Nutt, BSc, PhD...I: I00 000 clement distribution map of Central Wales lv1ining Field showing copper in stream sediments...I: JOO 000 element distribution rnap of Central Wales !\'lining Field showing bariun1 in panning concentrates... Preliminary Mineral Reconnaissance of Central Wales T. K. BALI}, BSc, PHD AND Introduction M. J |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | polymetallic vein mineralization in the Regional po y ha e n d a Caledonides of the Central W les Orefiel...;gi<,n.... ,·cg;ine of early Variscan extension in Upper Devonian LO Lowc1· Carboniferous times. The additional...Central Wales Orefield (Fig. I) is a loosely defined area occupying the county of Ceredigion (the northern...:irl O t-.,�·'.• • ,, ·. Cambrian Mountains of Wales. At v�ri,-,,., . , , . r ,·:·i :· · cipally from...Lower Palaeozoic times the area that is now central Wales lay cowards the middle of a structurally conuolled |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ince 8 SO VERY FOOLISH: THE HISTORY OF THE WHERRY MINE, PENZANCE - Roy Starkey 27 BMS REFERENCE COLLECTION...Droitwich—Twinned with Bad Ems Roy Starkey 30 HERODSFOOT MINE & LISKEARD MUSEUM - Roy Starkey 31 NOTHING TO...- Trevor Bridges JOURNALS FOR SALE - David Neal UK VIRTUAL MICROSCOPE AVAILABLE - Roy Starkey 19 MINCO...Julie Green at the bottom of Whim Shaft, Whitesmith Mine, Strontian April 2009 BMS Newsletter 89 Julie...memorable nights camping in the desert at Melissa Mine, where wulfenite is common. In 2004 a round the |  | | Journal (issue) | | TR19 7SU Tel: (0736) 788305 Wulfenite (Mexico) UK Journal of Mines and Minerals Issue No 5 SUMMER1988...non U.K. Page No. The Re-opening of Clogau Gold Mine 1966 J. Hodgkins 2 The Minerals of Trimouns, Ariege...Rand.inc.p&pperissue The Decline of Mining in Mid Wales and Prospects of Revival S.J.S. Hughes 12 AUSTRALIA...For Your Bookshelf 31 The Minerals of Esgair Hir Mine S.A. Rust, J. S. Mason 35 Classified Advertisements...Advertisements 47 FRONT COVER Barite. Parksidc Mine, West Cumberland. England. Crystals to %mm Ralph Sutcliffe |  | | Catalog/List | | 7Qx30x30,m. £25. APATITE (VAR IRANOXITE) , '.I?.!- _rs Mine, Gunn' . . "■nrnwall. An interesting cellular mass...antimony. 35x20x7mm. £28. 4. ATACAMITE. Mount Gunson Mine, South Australia. A nice hemispherical mass of intergrown...£18. c) 30x20x10mm. £6. 6. BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. A dark chalcocite/chalcopyrite...120x70x25mm. £135. 7. BOULANGERITE. Zacatecas, Mexico. Pyrite/quartz veinstone, the top of which has 5mm white... 100x80x50itm. £45. 8. BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. A fine small museum, specimen |  | | Book | | Early Mines The Mines of the Developed Bronze Age Mine Systems of the Iron Age Civilisations Hydraulic...strong country rock of granite, 375 level at Dolcoath Mine, Cornwall (photo: Burrow and Thomas, 1893) 22 ...Corta Lago opencast mine at Rio Tinto, Huelva, Spain, Small Bronze Age trench mine at Chinflon, Huelva...progress at Cwmystwyth, central Wales 35 2.6 Complex fireset working at the Kestel tin mine dating from...man’, immediately after discovery in the copper mine of Chuquicamata, Chile, in 1900 (from Bird, 1979) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | FEATURES. be visited includes a portion of Central Wales bordered by the coast from Towyn to the south of...young or sub-mature stage of development . The upper parts, however, of many of these va lleys are wide...Subsequen tly a genera l uplift of th e whole of Wales caused renewed excavation in those rivers which...AREA - ----------------------- Garnedd-wen Beds (Upper Part) Brynglas and Drosgol Groups , Z ...(Equivalent Doubtful) Ceiswyn Beds (Upper part) Gelli-Grin Calcareous Ash Pont-y-Ceunant Ash Chasmops and Nicolella-actonice |  | Davies, J. R., Schofield, D. I., Sheppard, T. H., Waters, R. A., Williams, M., Wilson, D. (2006) Geology of the Lampeter district - a brief explanation of the geological map Sheet 195 Lampeter. British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham. | Book | | red 1urbidile nu.ulstone GUNYRAFON f"ORMATION (upper tongue) a.. 0 CLAmRIJ-ON .Fo!-...Survey. 1.:50 000 Sheet 195 La1npeter (England and Wales). © NERC 2006 All rights reserved Copyrigh1 i_n...eet and river terrace d.eposits 25 7 Nanty1nwyn Mine 27 Acknow ledge111ents This Sheet Explanation...Catch1nent Survey in 1995-97 was partly funded by Ceredigion, Cannarthenshire, Pernbrokeshire and the former...county cou,ncils, and by the Environ ment Agency (Wales). The re1nainder of the district was surveyed as |  | | Catalog/List | | with a label giving their name and locality details. y OU can return any specimen, • . l ~ undamaged, before... acicular micros in Penberthy Croft Mine, St 1cm £4 s AGARDITE Y Ca Cu As_O_O_H_____c_a_v_iti_e'-s-'in'-'-...215 69 3 11 Rich white crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Mohave ½x½£3 _P_b_S_iO_13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...Hornblende ALLANITE Black areas in actinolite Bastnas Mine Sweden lxl £1.20 CeYFeSiO Quite attractive blue-grey...Grey veins in and on matrix, some with Fallowfield mine, Ix½ ALSTONITE BaCaCO/3 Alstonite micros. Hexharn |  | | Book (edition) | | Gold Occurrences in the UK A Gold Prospector's Guide LEE GARY PALMER MSc Published in the United...40 Archers Ave Irvine, Ayrshire KA11 2GB Scotland UK Content copyright© Lee Gary Palmer, 2019 The right...Contents Acknowledgements Notable Nuggets of the UK Preface Gold The Word The Element Origin Locations...Isle of Man Wales South Wales - South Glamorgan South Wales - Carmarthenshire South Wales - Pembrokeshire...Mid Wales - Powys Mid Wales - Ceredigion North Wales - Gwynedd North Wales - Anglesey North Wales - Conwy |  | | Book | | A Mineralogy of Wales RfCHARD E. BEYfNS Ocpartmellf o[Geolngy, Nmin11a/Museum of\Valcs, Cardiff AMGUEDDFA...Colliery, Ponh, Mid Glamorgan. National Museum of Wales specimen 48.264.GR 175. ex Cymmer Welfare Library...CE 6 I CES IN WALES 9 30 127 138 6 INTRODUCTION The mineralogy of Wales is diverse. with over...reveal the presence of additional species new to Wales. and perhaps new to the British Isles. It is also...completely new to cience will be discovered in Wales. as techniques for analysing specimens become ever |  | | Report (chapter) | | of mid-Wales R. Cave SUMMARY: The position of the Ordovician-Silurian junction in the mid-Wales rock sequence...age embody much pelagic mud while the middle and upper Llandovery strata record an invasion by turbidite...diachronous. Introduction The Llandovery rocks of mid-Wales consist mainly of mudstones and interbedded sandstones...Apart from differences in colour, especially in the upper parts of the sequence, their appearance lacks variety...their contemporary deposits to the east in east Wales and the Welsh Borderland. One of the reasons for |  | | Report (issue) | | AROLWG DAEAREGOL PRYDAIN Regional geochemistry of Wales and part of west-central England: stream water ...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 1999. Regional geochemistry of Wales and part of west-central England: stream water....255 9) North-west England and North Wales 1997 (0 85272 307 5) Wales: stream water 1999 (0 85272 363 6)...0115-936 3200 e-mail: sales@bgs.ac.uk www.bgs.ac. uk Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH93LA...Stapledon Building, University of Wales, Penglais, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales SY23 3DB ,:r 01970-622541 Fax |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | South Africa brucec@uj.ac.za Hydrocerussite Tsumeb Mine, Namibia W hite minerals are generally considered...hydrocerussite become more desirable. The Tsumeb mine, in particular, is world famous for its magnificent...only 18 of hydrocerussite. This is because Tsumeb mine, Namibia, hydrocerussite occurs as an alteration...hydrocerussite chosen here (figs. 1 and 2), from the Tsumeb mine, was formed by the alteration of cerussite. However...stacked hydrocerussite after cerussite, 7.4 cm, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. The basal portions are partly coated by |  | | Catalog/List | | refere nce and specime n numbe r(s) 25 3 Inde x by mine ral showing spe cime n numbers 39 4 Index by...Name of the speci es. Locality. including name of mine or quarry, nearest town and county, and six figure...Waterba.nk mine Waterbank mine Hilton mine Esgair Hir mine Milltown quany Esgair Hir mine Broadlaw vein...Mllttownquany Wh.Jane Comw. HIiton mine Waterbank mine Mllltown quany Eaglebrook mine Uechwedd Helyg Wh.Gorland...Waterbank mine Waterbank mine Milltownquany Waterbank mine Wh.Fortune Lyme Regis Dry GIii mine Roughtongill |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mine Wastes: Past, Present, Future L EFT: Acidic drainage leaking from a former adit, Rheidol Mine, Wales...Above: Zinc- and lead-rich mine wastes at the former Cwmystwyth mine, Wales Karen A. Hudson-Edwards1...uneconomic, solid and liquid materials found at or near mine sites. Volumetrically they are one of the world’s...ecosystems and humans. Multidisciplinary research on mine wastes focuses on understanding their character...quantities of historic, contemporary and future mine wastes, given the trend to exploit larger deposits |  | | Catalog/List | | 01')' vcinsin andon matrix.somcwith Fallowlicld mine, I x 1/, Il BaC■ CO'J Al 1oni1cmicros. ·--_ H~am...Grcylibrousmasson dolomiticmarblc International mine, IxI .E4 PliSb S Kaladar,Ontario,Canada BREWSTDlITE...Zn COl3S0'4 OH LikeHydrozincitcbut not nuorcsccnt Mine,Ncnthead,Cumbria I x ½.Cl.SOlxl D UOCHANTITE Fairlysparsc...Okcharnton,Dcvon ycllowaust on matrix MonumentI Mine,Navajo ½x ½!3 ____________ Coun .~~na, U.S.~ ____...smallbrown cryslllsin caviticswithblack EastBallcswidden mine,St Just lx2 .CS IOunnalinc.l.ocllionintcrest Cornwall |  | Schofield, D. I., Davies, J. R., Jones, N. S., Leslie, A. B., Waters, R. A., Williams, M., Wilson, D., Venus, J., Hillier, R. D. (2009) Geology of the Llandovery district. British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham. | Book | | Rights Settion, Briti:Sh c ~ologiJ;al Surve)~ K<'!Y"v-orLh, e-m;.1il ip.r@h$$.ac.uk You may quo~ e,.x1ra...orrepros.::nt'.ltion as to the (tu~ilit)~ ~cura<:y or .-;omplele.ness of Lhe information or its &uitabiJjly...Li1nestone Fonnation 28 6 Roman adit, Dolaucothi gol.d mine 29 7 Foundered ground and associated sink holes...at Pen y Dinas [627 356] which were used for construction of the Llyn Brianne da1n. The gold mine at Dolaucothi...280] include those o f the Casara lead and silver mine. The bedrock exposed a t the surface ,-vitrun the |
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Cwmystwyth Mine, Cwmystwyth, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK