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Prince of Wales Mine (Hafod-y-Morfa Mine), Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Wales Mine (Hafod-y-Morfa Mine) | Mine |
| Llanelltyd | Community |
| Gwynedd | County |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 45' 28'' North , 3° 55' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SH701196
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dolgellau | 2,688 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Dyffryn Ardudwy | 1,654 (2012) | 9.6km |
| Barmouth | 2,315 (2017) | 9.7km |
| Fairbourne | 721 (2017) | 11.1km |
| Tal-y-bont | 1,540 (2017) | 11.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Merionethshire
A small mine, and one of only two in the gold belt to work below sea level, Prince of Wales worked intermittently, and initially for lead, from 1836 to 1903, with further exploratory work undertaken in the 1970's.
Prince of Wales Mine recorded an output of 107 tons of lead and 110 ounces of silver in 1856, 18 tons of lead in 1857 and 63 ounces of gold in 1864. In 1853, a particularly rich pocket of gold was encountered, the "gold sink", at 40 ft below deep adit. Although of very limited occurrence, the lode here was said to assay at almost 1000 ounces per ton, or £38,000 per fathom.
refs:
Goldmining in Western Merioneth, T. A. Morrison (undated)
The Gold Mines of Merioneth, G.W. Hall (undated)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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- Cambrian MountainsMountain Range
- Gwynedd
- Snowdonia National ParkNational Park
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Prince of Wales Mine, Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, Wales, UK