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Ystrad Einion Lead Mine - Wales

A small metal mine worked intermittently from around 1700 until it closed in 1903, producing modest amounts of lead, silver, zinc, and copper

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Grange Cavern Military Museum - Wales

The former Grange Cavern, once a wartime arms store and later a major underground museum, now lies silent after its scattered collection and unresolved missing artefacts.

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Penarth/Cambrian Slate Mine - Llangollen

Penarth and Cambrian Slate Mines were crucial Welsh operations, evolving from early extraction into significant industrial sites before their mid-20th-century closures.

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Side Mine - Matlock

Former Lead mine beneath High Tor in Matlock later used for pigment production.

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Odin Mine - Castleton

One of England’s oldest lead mines, this Derbyshire site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument valued for its historic, industrial, and natural significance.

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