Gwynfynydd Gold Mine · AditNow Community

merddinemrys
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie Topic Starter

18 years ago

Just in case anybody missed it, George Hall spoke on Open Country on Radio 4 last week about gold mining around Dolgellau. Here is a http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/opencountry.shtml to the BBC's listen again page.

Barney
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#2

After the initial embarrasment of listening to radio 4, this was good listening, any ideas where the bat tunnel is???

merddinemrys
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie Topic Starter

18 years ago

#3

Not at the moment. Need to find out. The river Eden is the one that flows down past the Coed-y-Brenin visitor Centre and down to join the Mawddach in Ganllwyd.

I'd love to find out!

p.s. What's wrong with Radio 4?!!!

Barney
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#4

"merddinemrys" wrote:
p.s. What's wrong with Radio 4?!!!

ITS A BIT LOUD YOUNG MAN! :tongue:

Yhe bat tunnel, as discribed, does sound familliar but i cant see it being the one i am thinking about.

merddinemrys
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie Topic Starter

18 years ago

#5

One that has recently been gated to prevent people from disturbing the bats is Cefn Coch (New California) Gold Mine but that overlooks the Mawddach above the Ty'n Y Groes Hotel.

I don't know of any in the valley north of Ganllwyd - I'll have to get Morrison's book out.

Barney
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#6

The key things were quoted as:
Gated
Next to a stream (sounded more like a river or fall)
Portal 2 to 3 foot wide (quite narrow)
Ankle deep water
Otters live there

I bet that the bat fans read these mine exploration sites and panic if we get too close - Relax, we wont do anything wrong, If the bats were scared they would all ****** off! :tongue:

merddinemrys
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie Topic Starter

18 years ago

#7

Besides, I'm more scared of Bats than they are of me! 😮

Vanoord
54.4% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#8

When Otters Attack!

Lordy, that nice wildlife lady sounded sooooo dull! So what if the otters are eating bats?

I suspect the last time I was in ******* mine, I probably shouldn't have spent a couple of minutes trying to (flash) photograph a bat that was flying around the chamber, should I? 😞

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

JohnnearCfon
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#9

"Vanoord" wrote:
When Otters Attack!

Lordy, that nice wildlife lady sounded sooooo dull! So what if the otters are eating bats?

Then Dull lady wouldn't have any to count! Whats more, the otters wouldn't have any food and might eat her instead! 😉

JohnnearCfon
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#10

"Barney" wrote:
The key things were quoted as:
Gated
Next to a stream (sounded more like a river or fall)
Portal 2 to 3 foot wide (quite narrow)
Ankle deep water
Otters live there

I bet that the bat fans read these mine exploration sites and panic if we get too close - Relax, we wont do anything wrong, If the bats were scared they would all ****** off! :tongue:

Have just located this news item on BBC. I know it is a couple of years old but still gives some relevent info.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/4325407.stm

JohnnearCfon
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#11

"Barney" wrote:
The key things were quoted as:
Gated
Next to a stream (sounded more like a river or fall)
Portal 2 to 3 foot wide (quite narrow)
Ankle deep water
Otters live there

I bet that the bat fans read these mine exploration sites and panic if we get too close - Relax, we wont do anything wrong, If the bats were scared they would all ****** off! :tongue:

Have just located this news item on BBC. I know it is a couple of years old but still gives some relevent info.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/4325407.stm

Barney
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#12

"JohnnearCfon" wrote:

Have just located this news item on BBC. I know it is a couple of years old but still gives some relevent info.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/4325407.stm

In this news report is a picture of quite a distinctive adit, narrow, as dull bird states. Anyone recognise it?

merddinemrys
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie Topic Starter

18 years ago

#13

I'm sure that's Cefn Coch (California) Gold Mine. When they say they've close 20 mines do you think they mean 20 adits?

Barney
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#14

Absolutely! i think they would struggle to find 20 mines there! :lol:

Barney
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#15

"Vanoord" wrote:

I suspect the last time I was in ******* mine, I probably shouldn't have spent a couple of minutes trying to (flash) photograph a bat that was flying around the chamber, should I? 😞

[img]http://www.aditnow.co.uk/showimage?f=/community/Personal-Album-4-Image-001/[/img]

LAP
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#16

Good shot however. 😉 😉 😉

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

simonrl
51% (Neutral)
Administration

18 years ago

#17

All this talk of Gwynfynydd has reminded me I still had a batch of photos to upload. Done now :)

Oh, and thanks for uploading that surface plan Barney 😉

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

LAP
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#18

The incline shaft reminds me of the ones they have in North America. 😎

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

Barney
50.2% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#19

"simonrl" wrote:

Oh, and thanks for uploading that surface plan Barney 😉

Although its very brief, its given me something to think about ....

My photo of the bats has nothing to do with Gwynfynydd, in fact it nowhere near there!

Vanoord
54.4% (Neutral)
Newbie

18 years ago

#20

"Barney" wrote:
My photo of the bats has nothing to do with Gwynfynydd, in fact it nowhere near there!

Good good, better not to mention where it is ;)

They seem to have flown into the ceiling and gone splat, poor things. That's why old mines shouldn't be locked up, better to keep bats out in case they come to harm like these two have. :confused:

Hello again darkness, my old friend...