A small calcite mine (but with huge chambers) last worked in 1981. Visited with Romanian1.
looks feckin huuge in there!
is that a british coal board coat? lol
That stope in picture two is a nice one. Cool shots man, looks like a good mine. How deep is the wter in there?
Its drained out to the river dee by many underground chambers and shaft. The largest and longest being milwr. This started at bagilt 2 mtr above high tide and was driven inland to approx loggerheads a distance of 10 miles. (books are available from here)
Not all of the area has ever been mapped i am informed.
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