Thanks to everyone for the replies to this query.
At 12:48 -0500 26/1/03, Bernard Moore wrote:
>Basically, any mine that produced Iron Pyrite in the UK between 1850 and 1945
>was producing for Sulphur - 'mostly' for Sulphuric Acid production. The Govt.
>in WW2 were quite keen for supplies of sulphur, so numerous mines were
>prospected or opened for Iron Pyrite.
There are iron pyrites associated with the Harlech Dome manganese
deposits. I just hadn't connected them with sulphur!
>p.s. As to manganese, there are books available covering the Llyn Peninsular
>manganese mines. (NMW has copies if can't find elsewhere). Manganese also
>found in Mid-Wales Orefield as well, but it was produced in many/most of the
>UK mining areas.
I've got the book that covers the Llyn peninsular Mn mines, it's _The
Manganese Mines of North Wales_. A considerable amount of material
from it has been, with the author's permission, incorporated into my
Merioneth Manganese web site.
Regards
Dave
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