MineArchiveMines in Caerphilly
Caerphilly's Universal Colliery at Senghenydd is inseparable from the worst mining disaster in British history: an explosion on 14 October 1913 killed 439 men and boys, twelve years after an earlier explosion at the same colliery had already killed 81.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Bargoed Colliery | 1901–4 June 1977 | Coal |
| Bedwas Navigation Colliery | 1912–May 1985 | Coal |
| Black Vein Colliery | 1840 (sinking)–1921 | Coal |
| Britannia Colliery, Pengam | 1910-1914–8 December 1983 (pumping until 1989) | Coal |
| Buttery Hatch Colliery | from c. 1833 | Coal |
| Celynen Colliery | 1874–1985 | Coal |
| Cwmcarn Colliery | 1877–November 1968 | Coal |
| Cwrt-y-bella Colliery | 1838–1962 | Coal |
| Darran Colliery | 1868–1919 | Coal |
| Elliot Colliery | 1883-85 (sinking)–1962 (closure) | Coal |
| Energlyn Colliery | 1858–5 February 1913 (old pit abandoned 1892) | Coal |
| Fochriw Colliery | 1823 (drift)–1924 | Coal |
| Gelligaer Colliery | 1828–May 1887 | Coal |
| Gelligroes Colliery | 1840s–1918 | Coal |
| Gilfach Colliery | 1887-1891 (sinking)–1931 (pumping to 1947) | Coal |
| Groesfaen Colliery | From 1902 (sinking)–22 November 1968 | Coal |
| Gwrhay Colliery | By 1832–c. 1918 | Coal |
| Hafodyrynys Colliery | By 1878-80–1966 | Coal |
| Islwyn Level | 1888–December 1948 | Coal |
| Llanbradach Colliery | 1893–1961 | Coal |
| Llanbradach Quarry | from By 1905, possibly earlier | Sandstone |
| Llancaiach Colliery | 1811–1887 | Coal |
| Manmoel Colliery | Early 19th century–30 November 1949 | Coal |
| McLaren Colliery | 1897–1969 | Coal |
| Navigation Colliery | 1907 (sinking)–1967 | Coal |
| New Tredegar Colliery | 1853–1929 | Coal |
| Nine Mile Point Colliery | 1902 (sinking)–25 July 1964 | Coal |
| Oakdale Colliery | From 1907 (sinking)–August 1989 | Coal |
| Ogilvie Colliery | 1923 (sinking from 1918)–April 1975 | Coal |
| Penallta Colliery | From 1905 (sinking)–1 November 1991 | Coal |
| Prince of Wales Colliery | 1836 (sinking)–1959 | Coal |
| Rhoswen Colliery | c. 1860–1935 | Coal |
| Rhymney Merthyr Colliery | 1889-1892–1945 | Coal |
| Risca New Pit | 1878–1967 | Coal |
| Rock Colliery, Blackwood | Early 1800s (1878 by another account)–1957 | Coal |
| Universal Colliery | 1891 (sinking)–1928 | Coal |
| Windsor Colliery | 1895 (sunk)–6 November 1986 | Coal |
| Wyllie Colliery | 1926–1968 | Coal |
Record created: 22 August 2026