Llanfyrnach mine: standing water
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Llanfyrnach mine: standing water
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 12 Jan 2008
A high water table was one of the main problems that bedevilled this silver-lead mine. It halted C18 ore extraction and eventually rendered the C19 technological advances in pumping unprofitable too. This view looking north from Number 1 shaft.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.955284
Longitude
-4.584965