Amies family

The Amies family reopened the derelict Victorian Sygun Copper Mine near Beddgelert in 1983 and restored it as a visitor attraction from 1986, work recognised with a Prince of Wales Award in 1988 for the sensitivity of its development.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Sygun Copper Mine Gwynedd 1986–?

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