Does anyone know what the adit a bit further north from Catherine & Jane Consols was, I think marked as "manganese works" on the 6" OS. Explored this probably 25 years ago, running east with various stopes up in one place daylight visible, & also a winze down taking a stream which we did not descend but surmised might connect to C&JC deep adit. Sorry don't have a grid ref to hand but can find it if necessary, but it was probably on the east side of the stream which runs past C&JC.
Hi Aly, hope you are well.
You will have to be a bit more precise.
There are other workings in the area, there is Cae Fali a small lead working just below the Ffestiniog railway line, there is Rhyd Mine slightly to the north east. Here the upper adit corresponds with your description; it progresses above hading stopes on the footwall and ends at a winze to the deep adit. The deep adit was reopened a few years ago by some WMS members but all connections with the upper adit are blocked.
Very slightly to the north of Catherine and Jane is an adit that connects with a shaft after a few feet, there is an iron pump rod on the floor. The adit continues but would need a lot of gear to get across the shaft, which is really a stope. You would remember this one because years ago there was a tin shed outside the entrance. There are other minor levels in the vicinity.
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