Great Opencast copper mine on Parys Mountain, Anglesey: supplied most of the world's copper for a few years after 1768. Windmill water pump of 1878.

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The Great Opencast copper mine on Parys Mountain: 1878 windmill on summit used to pump water from the underground workings. For a short time after 1768 the Parys workings were the most productive in the world with its copper being exported via Amlwch Port. Reds, yellows & purples in the spoil come from high levels of iron leached from oxidising sulphide minerals.

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Size: 4200px × 5584px
Location: Parys Mountain Copper Mines, Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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