Frongoch Mine (AW402)
©Paul Edwards 2010
When this photo was taken, on 20th October 2010, this area was covered in the coarse tailings arising from the the ore separation process at Frongoch lead and zinc mine (NGR: SN7213274341). Frongoch was one of the most productive metal mines in West Wales and was worked from the late 18th century to the start of the 20th century. This area has since been reprofiled and/or capped as part of a project by Natural Resources Wales to reduce metals-pollution from the mine to the River Ystwyth catchment. Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF-S 17-85mm lens at 17mm, hand-held. Exposure F11 at 1/60 sec. Original image in Raw format.