I'll bring the drill, you bring the rope :thumbsup:

And Sinker can drop the shaft :thumbsup:

:thumbsup: PLAN :thumbsup:

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I'll bring the drill, you bring the rope :thumbsup:

And Sinker can drop the shaft :thumbsup:

Ahhhh.....Mr Hilti is coming for a walk with us again! :lol: :lol:

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I'll bring the drill, you bring the rope :thumbsup:

And Sinker can drop the shaft :thumbsup:

Ahhhh.....Mr Hilti is coming for a walk with us again! :lol: :lol:

He is, and according to the words of RC - MTFU and drop that shaft :thumbsup:

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.... I have to know .......

What was down the hole ????

😮 😮 😮

Ian

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We didn't do the big drop but looked at a couple of the holes higher up the hill, with a short drop down in side the mine to the walled up level.

Nice little trip - and are going back next Thursday to do the 150' one :thumbsup:

Will put some photos of the upper levels up tonight 🙂

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Very interesting little mine, well worth the trip. And the big drop next week which will be interesting. I think I managed to get a couple of photos where the camera isn't misted up and DON'T have my fingers in front of the lens etc :lol: so I will post them up as well :thumbsup:
Nice to meet Neil too, see you next year :thumbsup:

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Nice little trip - and are going back next Thursday to do the 150' one :thumbsup:

Did you have a look at the hole yourself ?

The estimate of 150 feet is purely an estimate based on almost no facts whatsoever .....

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Ian

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Nice little trip - and are going back next Thursday to do the 150' one :thumbsup:

Did you have a look at the hole yourself ?

The estimate of 150 feet is purely an estimate based on almost no facts whatsoever .....

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Ian

Yup, we had a look down it. There was one shiny bolt and hanger and two slightly fuzzy bolts above it. And it look quite a nice clean drop.

I reckon your height estimate is about right given the height above the railway.

But I'd be suprised if it was a straight drop to the bottom without any levels inbetween?

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But I'd be suprised if it was a straight drop to the bottom without any levels inbetween?

...... Oooooooooh, more excitement ! 😮

Ian

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A few piccies from Thursday's visit to Moelwyn. All taken at the lower level (accessible level, there appears to be a flooded winze down to at least one more level) of the upper workings.

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Best guess .... 150ft+ (based on dropping a stone or two

Did you hear a thud or a splash at the bottom?

You will be delighted to know ... "a thud", or more particularly - "no splash".

However, there has been a lot of rain recently :confused:

Good luck on Thursday :thumbup:

Ian

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Interesting. What's the extent of the underground workings ?

About 10 years ago I took a couple of young novices from Tanygrisiau on some slate trips. They were keen, and were soon exploring hither an thither by themsleves in the area. They said they had explored a shaft in a 'lead mine' below the Moelwyns (presumably this one), and had got temporarily trapped by a rock fall. I've not been to this site, so am not sure where their 'shaft' was.

Robin

Interesting. What's the extent of the underground workings ?

....temporarily trapped by a rock fall....

Hard to say, but bigger than we thought! I can't find anything in the way of surveys, but it would make an interesting project for someone :thumbup:

😮 Most of what we saw last week seemed very stable, but something to bear in mind :thumbup:

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Think I dropped this one I put two spits and hangers and descended it was above the main Moelwyn mine in Ffestiniog.

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Think I dropped this one.....

Could only see one at the "big drop". The one we used last Thursday had two, but it was a short drop, only down from one level to another (with a walled-up adit?). Hard to describe as I'm still not clear on which level is which. I might add it to my list of projects and do a bit of a survey (when I get a couple of days free.... :angel: )
If you've done the "big drop" (short adit, goes in about 5m, shaft to the right hand side with a winze timber over it...) please :flowers: don't tell me what's down there as we are doing it tomorrow night 😉
I want it to be a surprise when I find the Lepachauns and the pot of gold.....and the perfectly preserved loco with a rake of loaded up wagons.....and all the other treasures that we are BOUND to discover down there 😉 :lol: :lol:
Come along if you fancy it? :thumbup:

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It must of been the short drop with a walled-up adit then if the shaft was immediately after the wall. Thank you very much for the offer would love to come along but i'm a bit too far away at the moment. Hope you have a great trip and find new ground. 🙂 ... or some leprechauns, whichever, both would be quite excellent finds :lol:

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