Swansea was the world centre of copper smelting during the Industrial Revolution. Stephen Hughes, the Royal Commission's Head of Survey and Investigation, visits a major rescue excavation by ...

Sidetrack Adventures Swansea, Arizona—Exploring a Ghost Town Lost to Time Posted: March 10, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 Once a booming copper mining town, Swansea, Arizona now stands in ...

Volunteers recently removed items from the River Tawe in Swansea as they were causing an obstruction to the Copper Jack, a vessel which runs trips along the river from Swansea Marina. Thousands of ...

Iron-making in Pontypool and Bersham, lead and silver mining in Flintshire and Cardiganshire, copper smelting in Neath and Swansea and coalmining in west Glamorgan and Flintshire increased ...