> Could anyone on the list point me in the direction of any descriptions
> or sites showing the crushing and washing of lead ores in the mid
> 18th century please? I have a riverside site where the ores from a
> nearby mine were prepared, prior to being shipped across the
> Bristol Channel to Bristol for smelting, and am looking for any
> parallels.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tim
>
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There was a lead ore plant dating from the mid 17th century near Llanelly at
Pencoed on the River Loughor, with shipment from Yspitty Pill. Coke was used
here, before its use at Ironbridge ;-)
See :
M.V. Symons, Coal Mining in the Llanelly Area, vol. I (1979)
Cheers, Ian
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