Hello i have just found this site while digging up information about manganese mines in Cwm Nantcol,i have been in the mineral extraction and prossesing industries since i was 21 ,sorry i still am as i run an Asphalt plant on the Wirral still only 5years 6 months left,but it was the photos of the Hendre Spar Mine photos which took me back 38 years i worked ther for a year under ground with Old Bill Les Williams from Cilcain ,with Tom, Bills brother and 2 other,s,the mine was owned by Lloyds with Martin and Jack the owners ,Martin still ownes a mineral yard in the other spar mine in Cilcain which was part of the same mine vein?any way i am not sure how long the mine continued after i left ,due to near killing myself in a car accident,and i never went back ,so i probably was one of the last people to use the emico ? loadind shovel , i have a big passion for photography in North Wales (gods country)and have always tried finding mineral sites ,mostly Quarries but also link it to my strong interest in old maps 1850 to 1930,s to find any historical sites Copper Gold ect ,any way i hope to follow your forums regarding many interesting places ect ,thanks Barrie :

Welcome Barrie, hope to see your posts on here again.

We have a regular on here who is something of an expert on north Wales Manganese mines, he may pick up on this thread.

Have you considered joining Welsh Mines Society, or are you already a member?

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Thank you Roy for your swift welcome,as for scrambling around under ground i am not sure,but i will give it some thought, after watching Coast with the girl scraping through the copper mines of The Great Orme brought on sever clostrophobia,Barrie

... i have just found this site while digging up information about manganese mines in Cwm Nantcol

http://www.hendrecoed.org.uk/Merioneth-Manganese  ? (I think it might be me that Roy is referring to above.)

Dave

Hello and welcome to the forum from North Yorkshire no bodys ever to old for an adventure 😉

GAVIN b

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Hi Dave ,thanks for the link re cwm nantcol,i had actualy found that link a couple of hours before ,would you belive it i was up there in March and saw the spoil tips from Cilcycwyn mine and after blowing up my photos i decided to try and find some information when i saw a book by C G Down thus i found both information and a link to this site ,so thanks again for taking time to help me ,Barrie,

Hello Gavin ,thanks for your welcome ,at this moment i am just about to throw away a pair of crutches after 3 months ,and then i will be back up to my more riskier outings ,under ground maybe? but again thanks for the welcome ,Barrie