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Wyndham Colliery, Nant-y-moel, Bridgend, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types
Wyndham CollieryColliery (Reclaimed)
Nant-y-moel- not defined -
BridgendCounty Borough
WalesCountry
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 37' 6'' North , 3° 32' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SS934922
Type:
Colliery (Reclaimed) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Price Town2,348 (2011)0.3km
Ogmore Vale2,436 (2011)1.8km
Pontycymer4,288 (2017)3.1km
Llangeinor973 (2017)5.1km
Treorchy8,105 (2015)5.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
4290
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4290:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan


Opened by John Brogden and Sons in 1868, the ownership of Wyndham Colliery passed to Tondu and Ogmore Coal and Iron Co. by 1880 and then to North's Navigation Collieries in 1889. Finally, the pit was worked by Cory Bros. & Co. Ltd., who owned it until Nationalisation in 1947.

Wyndham, a producer of both House and Steam coal, employed 1,332 men by 1918. During 1957 the colliery was linked underground with the nearby Western Colliery, with coal from the combined unit being raised at Wyndham.

Wyndham/Western closed in 1984. The tips have subsequently been landscaped or removed.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O SideriteFeCO3
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S MilleriteNiS
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK

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