MineArchiveMines in Swansea
Swansea's name belongs to copper — it smelted more of it than anywhere on earth in the 19th century — but the copper works ran on coal, and the hills above the town were sunk for it from the 1840s. The pits are all gone now, and the one most remembered is remembered not for its output but for the chapel its men cut out of the coal face and used every Monday morning for sixty years.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Berthlwyd Colliery | 1903–1937 | Coal |
| Birchrock Colliery | c. 1868 (NCB records: 1873)–23 June 1978 | Coal |
| Broad Oak Colliery, Loughor | Probably late 1820s–March 1948 | Coal |
| Brynlliw Colliery | 1903–1983 | Coal |
| Charles Pit, Llansamlet | 1821–1876 | Coal |
| Elba Colliery | 1881–1905 | Coal |
| Felinfran Colliery | 1931-32–13 December 1965 | Coal |
| Garngoch Colliery | c. 1870 (No. 1 pit)–1965 (No. 3 pit) | Coal |
| Killan Colliery | 1899–1925 | Coal |
| Mynydd Newydd Colliery | 1843–1 July 1955 | Coal |
| Scott's Pit | 1770s (1817-19 by another account)–c. 1842 | Coal |
| Talyfan Colliery | By 1876–1954 (last Glynhir working) | Coal |
| Voilart Colliery | By 1871–By 1900 | Coal |
| Weigfach Colliery | from Early 1840s | Coal |
| Wernbwll Colliery | 1893–September 1937 | Coal |
| Worcester Colliery | 1845–1897 or 1898 | Coal |
Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026