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Nonferrous metals in Wales: buried wealth past and future (bylines.cymru)

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The mining of nonferrous metals in Wales is thought to predate the arrival of the Romans. It continued – albeit on a small scale – until the 1930s, when more concentrated and economic ores were available from overseas. Ferrous metals contain iron and nonferrous metals don’t.

Smelting and processing of imported ores continues to keep some Welsh workers employed. And there are nonferrous metals including gold and manganese remaining in Wales. However minor they might seem now, nonferrous metals are an important part of our pre-industrial and industrial history – and some are emerging once more as advanced economies compete for critical raw materials.

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