Approaching the site from the village of Ystumtuen the narrow lane climbs steeply and then turns sharply left defining the eastern and northern boundaries of the workings. In all the site is approximately 300m x 100m aligned east-west, divided into 2 roughly equal halves by a north-south farm track.

Within the bend of the road is an east-west aligned open working associated with small spoil heaps. In the middle of the site on the southern edge beside the farm track is a fenced shaft collar. The site generally has the appearance of many low mounds of spoil now grassed over.

At the time of this visit (Dec 2017) the site was being used as pony paddocks and no closer inspection was possible other than from the road.

It is however also possible that work took place to the north of the road. Though most of that is now tree covered there is a place occupied by farm machinery that has a prominent mound of what could be spoil.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Lead

Mineral List

6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Day, Harry (1999) BMS Database, British Micromount Society.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Day, Harry (1999) BMS Database, British Micromount Society.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

ⓘ Strontianite

Formula: SrCO₃

References:

Day, Harry (1999) BMS Database, British Micromount Society.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Strontianite	5.AB.15	SrCO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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