Parc Mine
Trefriw, Conwy, Wales, UK
A former lead and zinc mine worked between 1855 and 1958.
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Parc Mine was originally opened in 1855 as Gwydyr Park Consols. It was closed in the 1940s, reopened in 1950, and closed finally in 1958.
28DaysLater has a writeup of an exploration of the site with great photographs from the inside of the mine.
Buddle Pit has a good writeup of the history of the site, too, with a few potential names for the site listed:
- Parc Mine
- Gwydyr Park Consols
- De Eresby
- D’Eresby Mountain
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-11751.html
- https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/parc-mine-north-wales-may-19.118399/
- https://buddlepit.co.uk/mine-explorer/Database/MineDetails.html?id=WF1MPL8NewAcmk5lM1dysg==
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Conwy, Wales- Aberllyn Mine, Betws-y-coed, Conwy, Wales, UK
- Great Orme, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales
- Parc Mine, Trefriw, Conwy, Wales
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