Parys Mountain copper mines
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Parys Mountain copper mines are historic copper mines on Anglesey in Wales that were once among the world’s most productive copper sources during the 18th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parys Mountain copper mine site | 1 |
| Parys Mountain copper mines canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper mine
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedCommodity | sulphuric acid production (from pyrite) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Amlwch Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1768 ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
contributed significantly to the Welsh copper industry
ⓘ
supported local employment on Anglesey in the 18th century ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | acidic drainage and coloured pools ⓘ |
| geologicalType | volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colourful mineral-stained landscape
ⓘ
open cast workings ⓘ underground mine workings ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Mynydd Parys (Welsh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Irish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Scheduled Ancient Monument ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | mining industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
18th-century copper boom
ⓘ
copper production ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Welsh-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anglesey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parys Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| materialExtracted |
bornite
ⓘ
chalcocite ⓘ chalcopyrite ⓘ |
| miningMethodHistorical |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Amlwch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | major copper ore discovery in 1768 ⓘ |
| ownerDuring18thCentury |
Copper King Thomas Williams of Llanidan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakProductionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| product |
copper ore
ⓘ
iron pyrite ⓘ sulphur ⓘ |
| region | north-west Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
economic geology
ⓘ
industrial heritage studies ⓘ |
| significance | once among the world’s most productive copper sources ⓘ |
| status | no longer in large-scale commercial production ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
industrial archaeology visits
ⓘ
walking trails ⓘ |
| transportRoute | Amlwch Port shipping of copper ⓘ |
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