Elmore family

William Elmore and his sons Francis and Alexander Stanley bought Glasdir in 1896 and installed the world's first industrial-scale oil-flotation plant there in 1897.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Glasdir Mine Gwynedd 1896–1915

Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026

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