Index of links into the public knowledge bank

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The following index provides links in alphabetical order into the public knowledge bank with
summary access arrangements and equipment required. See the individual listings for more detail.

Site	Access	Suggested Equipment
Afon Meirchion Cave (lower)	Open	None
Afon Meirchion Cave (upper)	Open	None
Anglesey's Sea Caves	Open	None
Bala Mine	Open	None
Belgrave Mine	Open	None
Benglog Copper Mine	Open, open stopes,	None
Betws Garmon Mine	Open	None
Big Covert Cave	Open	None
Brasgyll Caves	Landowner permission	Ladders/SRT -  site dependant
Britannia Mine (Snowdon)	Some open, some not	None
Bryn Celyn Adit	Open	None
Bryn Felin Mine	Open	None (SRT for shaft)
Bryn Glas Mine, Llan Ffestiniog	Open	None
Bryn Nantllech Adits	Open	None
Burley Hill Adit	Partly blocked	None
Bwlch y Plwm Mine	Open	None (SRT optional)
Cabin Shaft (Minera)	Open	Ladder/SRT
Cae Coch Sulphur Mine	Open	None
Cae'r Defaid Mine	Open	None (dingy/wetsuit for deep drainage)
Caerwys Caves	Landowner permission	None
Cambrian Slate Mine	Open	None
Castell Cawr Caves	Some open, some locked	None
Cefn Caves	Landowner permission	None
Chwarel llew Twrog	Open	None
Cilcain Bridge Rising	Open	Diving gear
Cloddfa Gwanas Mine (Mid Wales)	Open	None
Clogwyn y Fuwch Mine (Conway Valley)	Open	None
Coed Mawr Mine	Open	Ladders/SRT
Coed Mawr Pool Deep Adit	Open - NRW land	None (boat)
Coed Nant Gain Caves	Landowner permission (now deceased) - avoid	None
Conglog Mine	Open	None
Conwy Mine	Open	None
Corsham Bathstone Quarries	Unknown	Unknown
Cribb ddu mine	Open (undocumented)	None
Croesor Rhosydd	Open	Lots!
Cwm Bychan Mine	Open	None
Cwm Cynfal Copper Mine	Open	None (poss SRT)
Cwm Mine (St. Asaph)	Open	Wetsuit
Cwmfron Mine	Landowners permission	None
Cwmorthin Alleged Gold Trials	Open	None
Cwmorthin Mine	Locked - key available	None
Cwt-y-Bugail (old) Quarry	Believed to be open	None
Cyffty Mine	No underground access ?n	None
Denbigh Castle Cave	Open	None
Devil's Gorge Caves	Open	None
Devil's Gorge Mines	Open	None
Dolben Mine	Open	None
Drws y Coed Mine	Open	None
Dylife Mine	Open	None
Dyserth Castle Cave	Open	None
Dyserth Waterfall Mine	Open	None
Figra Gold Mine	Open	None (Ladders/SRT optional)
Fish Mine	Open	None (SRT optional)
Foel Gron Mine	Open	None
Foel Ispri Gold Trial	Locked	None
Fron-boeth slate mine	Open	None
Garegog Mine	Open	None
Geirionydd Mine (Trefriw)	Open	None
Geirionydd Shafts (Trefriw)	Open	None (handline if needed)
Gerdden Isa Adit	Open	None
Gop Caves	Open	None
Gors mine	Open	None
Grand Turk Passage	Open	Ladders/SRT
Great Orme Bronze Age Mines	Open	None
Great Orme Cave (Bears Cave)	Open	None
Great Orme Cave (Elephant Cave)	Open	None
Great Orme Cave (Sheep Cave)	Open	None
Great Orme Sea Caves	Open	None
Gwaenysgor Cave	Open	None
Gwaenysgor Mine	Open	None
Gwyrch Castle Adit	Unknown - permission may be required	None
Hafod Boeth Lead Mine	Open	None
Hafod Y Llan Mine	Open (undocumented)	None
Hafod Y Porth Mine	Open	None
Hendre Ddu Mine	Open	None
Henfwlch Mixed Mine	Open	None (SRT optional)
Holme Bank Chert Mine	Landowner permission BCA insurance + donation	None
Holy Island Caves	Open	None
Holywell Shafts (1)	Open	None
Holywell Shafts (2)	Open	None
Klondyke Lead Mine	Open	None
Lady Bagot's Cave	Open	None
Lady Bagot's Mine	Open	None
Little Orme Caves	Open	None
Llanelltyd/Foel Ispri Mine	Somw open, some locked	None
Llanfair TH Mine	Open	None
Llanfairfechan Mine	Open	None
Llanfwrog Woods Mine	Open	None
Llanrwst Mine	Open	None
Llanymynech Cave & Roman Mine	Open	None
liwedd Mine	Open	None (SRT optional)
Llyn y Pandy Adit	Open	None
Llynau Gamallt Mine	Open	None
Menai Straits Adit	Open	None
Millenium Pot	Open	None
Minera Mountain Shakeholes	Open	Ladders or SRT
Minllyd Mine	Open	None (SRT optional)
Moel Fferna Mine	Open	Ladders or SRT
Moel Hebog Mine	Open	None
Moel Mochowgryn Mine	Open	None
Moelwyn Zinc Mine	Some sealed,some open	None (optional SRT)
Murphy's Pot	Locked - contact UCET	None
Nadolig Mine #1 (Cilcain)	Open	None
Nadolig Shaft #1 (Cilcain)	Open	SRT
Nadolig Shaft #2 (Cilcain)	Open	SRT
Nant Manganese Mine	Open	None
Ochr y Craig Mine	Open	None
Ogof Hen Ddyn	Open	Hardline
Ogof Hen Ffynnonau (Poachers Cave)	Open	Ladder
Ogof Hesp Alyn	Open	Ladders and SRT
Ogof Malwen	Open	None
Ogof Nadolig (Christmas cave)	Open	None (Ladders optional)
Old Man Mine Moss Head Slate Quarry (Cumbria)	Open	None (SRT optional)
Orange Leete Level	Open	None
Penarth Mine	Open	None
Pengwern Mine	Open	None (some parts inaccessible)
Penyffridd Slate Mine	Open	None
Porth Nannerch Quarry Mine	Open	None for one, Ladder for other
Portmeirion Caves	Open	None
Prince of Wales Gold Mine	Open, some sealed	None
Pwll Glas Mine	Open	None
Red Dragon Mine	Open	None
Rhewl Cave (Prion)	Open	None
Rhiw Bach Mine	Landowner permission	None
Rhiw Crown Manganese Mine	Open (shaft)	SRT
Rhiwbach New Vein quarry adit	Open	Waders
Rhosydd Mine	Open	None
Rhuallt Mine #1	Open	SRT
Rhuallt Mine #2	Collapsed	JCB
Rhuallt Mine #3	Open	Ladders/SRT
Rhydymain Adit	Open	Dingy/wetsuit for lower workings/drainage
Siamber Wen (Sink)	Unknown - private land	None
Smallclough Lead mine (Alston)	Open	None
Soot Shaft	Landowner permission	Multiple ladders, SRT
Spar Mine (Hendre)	Landowner permission	None (SRT optional)
Sygun Copper Mine (Show Mine)	Entry Fee	None
Sygun Mines	Open	None
Tal y bont Mines (1)	Open (SRT optional)	None
Tal y bont Mines (2)	Open	Unknown
Tal y bont Mines (3)	Open	SRT
Tal y bont Mines (4)	Unknown	Unknown
Tan y Ogof Caves	Open	None
Trecastell Mine	Open	None
Trevor Hall cave	Open	None
Tyllau Mwn Mine	Open	None
Ty'n-y-ffridd Slate Mine	Open	None
Unnamed Minera Cave	Open	None
Wedding Cave Mine:	Open	None
West Mine (Alderley Edge)	Access via DCC	None (SRT optional)
White Quarry Caves	Open	None
Wood Mine (Alderley Edge)	Access via DCC	None (SRT/cowstails optional)
Wrysgan Mine	Open	None (SRT/cowstails optional)

Access
Open: Entrances may be gated but are unlocked or passible. It is assumed that no specific permissions are required for access.

Suggested equipment
None: Indicates no equipment other than basic caving gear required.
Ladders: Standard electron ladders needed with safety rope