Swansea copper industry
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The Swansea copper industry was a historically significant metalworking sector centered in Swansea, Wales, that made the town a global hub of copper smelting and trade during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper smelting industry
ⓘ
historical industrial sector ⓘ |
| centeredOnArea |
Hafod
ⓘ
Landore NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Swansea Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Morfa NERFINISHED ⓘ White Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Swansea docks
ⓘ
pollution of Lower Swansea Valley ⓘ urban growth of Swansea ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declinedInPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| employed | thousands of workers ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| hadMajorCompany |
Grenfell & Sons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vivian & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ Williams Foster & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadMajorWorks |
Hafod Copperworks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morfa Copperworks NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivian Copper Works NERFINISHED ⓘ White Rock Copper Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageRecognizedBy |
Hafod-Morfa Copperworks conservation
ⓘ
Lower Swansea Valley Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importedRawMaterialFrom |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importedRawMaterialFrom |
Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | global copper trade patterns ⓘ |
| knownAs | Copperopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swansea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| madeSwansea |
global hub of copper smelting
ⓘ
global hub of copper trade ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
copper smelting
ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ |
| mainProduct | copper ⓘ |
| partOf | Industrial Revolution in Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakGlobalShareOfCopperSmelting | over 60 percent ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
competition from overseas smelters
ⓘ
shifts in ore supply ⓘ technological changes in smelting ⓘ |
| reliedOnResource | local coal from South Wales coalfield ⓘ |
| usedEnergySource |
coal
ⓘ
steam power ⓘ |
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