Dr Alun Issac
The former Head of the Mining and Minerals Engineering Section in the School of Engineering has completed a publication on the restoration of the old Roman gold mine, on the Dolaucothi Estate at Pumsaint, Carmarthenshire in South Wales. Worked by the Celts, the Romans and in the first half of the twentieth century, the Dolaucothi Gold Mine is now a prime example of Wales's industrial heritage. The general interest grown from the University's activities at the gold mine in the early years of restoration encouraged the development by the National Trust to open the mine to the public. Visitors can now pan for gold and experience an underground guided tour at the mines in Pumsaint. The abandoned Dolaucothi Gold Mine was the site of a Cardiff University field centre for 21 years from 1978. The staff and students of Mining and Minerals Engineering and Mining Geology undertook the first five-year phase of making the mine safe. In conjunction with the National Trust, various stages of development then led to the Gold Mine taking on the appearance of a 1930s vintage metalliferous mine and represented a working example of industrial conservation.
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