Circular buddle, Ore dressing plant below Cwm Bychan mine:: OS grid SH5946 :: Geograph British Isles

SH5946 : Circular buddle, Ore dressing plant below Cwm Bychan mine

near to Nantmor, Gwynedd, Great Britain

Circular buddle, Ore dressing plant below Cwm Bychan mine

Buddles were used to was and separate out lighter and heavier elements of ores. The buddle consisted of a concreted circular pit with rotating brushes. Ore would be sent to the centre of the pit. Denser material would be deposited towards the centre and lighter material towards the outside. There is another buddle nearby, without the central cone.

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Grid Square: SH5946, 61 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Phil Champion (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Tuesday, 14 April, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 2 July, 2009
Category: Buddle (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SH 597 462 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:59.6820N 4:5.5107W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SH 597 462