During the 1930s T. R. H. Nelson was the geologist for Roman Deep Mines Ltd.
and British Goldfields (No. 1) Ltd working the Ogofau Gold Mine at
Dolaucothi, Carmarthenshire. In 1944, some six years after the mine closed
he wrote an article, published in 'Mine and Quarry Engineering', in which it
was clear that he still had access to documents relating to the mine and its
geology.
Nelson is believed to have moved to work in Australia after the closure of
the mine. There is the possibility that his descendents still live there and
are still in possession of his papers, including material on Ogofau.
There has for many years been interest in the Ogofau Mine because of its
Roman connectons, and a recent reassessment of the site has suggested that
the mine had already been worked extensively before the arrival of the
Romans. Information gathered during the last period of operations, in the
1930s, when the deeper 'Roman' workings were explored, would be an
invaluable aid to further investigaton of the mine.
Maybe our Australian members can help trace Nelson's desendants and,
perhaps, his papers.
I will copy this message to the Australian Mining History Association
newsletter.
Peter
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Peter Claughton, Blaenpant Morfil, Rosebush, Clynderwen,
Pembrokeshire, Wales SA66 7RE.
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