Parys Mountain
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Parys Mountain is a historic copper mine and prominent landscape feature on Anglesey in Wales, known for its colorful, mineral-rich terrain and major role in 18th-century copper production.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper mine
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ landscape feature ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
shipbuilding
ⓘ
smelting ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Amlwch Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| environmentalCharacteristic |
acidic drainage in some areas
ⓘ
sparse vegetation on mine waste ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit ⓘ |
| hasColoration |
oranges
ⓘ
purples ⓘ reds ⓘ yellows ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Great Opencast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
old mine shafts ⓘ ruined engine houses ⓘ spoil heaps ⓘ |
| hasTrail | waymarked walking paths ⓘ |
| hasWelshName | Mynydd Parys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalRole | one of the world’s largest copper producers in the late 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
18th-century copper production
ⓘ
colorful mineral-rich terrain ⓘ copper mining ⓘ historic industrial archaeology ⓘ large open-cast mine ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Welsh-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Anglesey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Amlwch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isle of Anglesey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningActivity | intermittent modern exploration for base metals ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Amlwch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreMineral |
bornite
ⓘ
chalcocite ⓘ chalcopyrite ⓘ galena ⓘ pyrite ⓘ sphalerite ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| peakCopperProductionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | copper ⓘ |
| region | north Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryCommodity |
gold
ⓘ
lead ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| significantEvent | discovery of major copper ore body in the 18th century ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors ⓘ |
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