Moelwyn Mine

Adit, Moelwyn Mine

Date	1 December 2012
Location	Llyn Ystradau, Moelwynion	SH 67210 43522; 52.97254°N, 3.97892°W
Information	Moelwyn Mine is located on the lower eastern slopes of Moelwyn Bach, above Llyn Ystradau. Also known variously as Moelwyn No. 2, Gwaith Mango and Gwaith Mein, the mine opened around 1892. It was purchased in 1893 by the Moelwyn Mining Company and was later owned by the Union Zinc Mining Company. In 1908 a new siding to the mine from the Ffestiniog Railway was opened. Manganese, zinc and lead were mined at the workings, which closed following World War I. On the slopes of Moelwyn

Stoped to daylight

Stope

Timbering in the stope

Adit

Incline drumhouse, looking down on Llyn Ystradau. Ffestiniog Power Station can be seen on the shore of the lake (top left).