Have done a lot of work researchinging the mineralogy of the South Wales
area. There is definitely no tin mining in South Wales (much as I would have
liked there to have been), but there may well have been tin brought acrodss
from Cornwall to have been processed in Swansea.
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From: "Peter King" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: Tin mining Port Talbot
> According to Riden & Owen, British Blast Furnace Statistics, Brogden &
> Sons
> owned Tondu ironworks from 1854 to 1870. Ince, South Wales Iron Industry
> describes them as merchants in Furness haematite, and indicates that
> members
> of the family were also involved in the amalgamated company that succeeded
> them there, and had other works. There was 19th century iron ore mining
> in
> Cornwall, but I do not know about this in detail.
>
> Peter King
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> David Hardwick
> Sent: 07 March 2010 15:08
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> Subject: Re: Tin mining Port Talbot
>
>
> Previously on the list it was mentioned that the Brogdens had iron
> interests
> in South Wales (mining & smelting) and it was suggested that they also had
> interests in Cornwall (A Trevithick also being named as an agent at their
> Frampton Cotterell mine). This (although not Port Talbot/Neath) could be
> another source for the confusion regarding suggested tin mines.
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