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(Part of) Breconshire's Mining Industry in 1896 - A List of Coal Mines

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From the Tables compiled by Joseph S. Martin, H.M.Inspector for the South-Western District in his Report for 1896

List of Mines worked under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, in (Part of) Breconshire, during the Year 1896.

Name of Mine	Situation	Owner and Postal Address	Manager	Under- Manager	Workers		Minerals Worked	Remarks
					U/G	Sur.
Brick Yard Level	Beaufort	R. Morgan, Beaufort, R.S.O., Brecon			2	0	Coal and Clay	Yard Vein
Cwmgwybedog Level	Beaufort	R. Morgan, Beaufort, R.S.O., Brecon			2	0	Coal	Yard Coal
Cwmnantgam Level	near Waenavon	W. Walters, Cwmnantgam, near Abergavenny			2	0	Coal
Ellwood, Hafod, and Llwyn Pwll	Brynmawr	T. and E. Williams, Ellwood, Brynmawr			20	4	Coal	Bydelog
Waenavon Clydach Slope	Waenavon, Brynmawr	Rees and Parry, Greenland House, Blaenavon, Mon.			16	2	Coal	Old Coal
Waen Wen	Black Pin Level	Keare and Stephens, llanelly Hill, near Abergavenny, Mon.					Coal
West Llamarch Level	Llanelly	Roberts and Davies, Llanelly Hill, near Abergavenny, Mon.			2	0	Coal
			Total		44	6

The initial letters attached to the word "Coal" in the column "Minerals Worked" indicate the kind of Coal produced, as C Coking Coal; G Gas Coal; H Household Coal; M Manufacturing Coal; S Steam Coal.

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