Parys Mountain

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Parys Mountain is a historic copper mine and prominent landscape feature on Anglesey in Wales, known for its colorful, mineral-rich terrain and major role in 18th-century copper production.

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Parys Mountain canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf copper mine ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
landscape feature ⓘ
associatedIndustry shipbuilding ⓘ
smelting ⓘ
associatedWith Amlwch Port ⓘ
linked to: Amlwch Harbour
country Wales ⓘ
environmentalCharacteristic acidic drainage in some areas ⓘ
sparse vegetation on mine waste ⓘ
geologicalFeature volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit ⓘ
hasColoration oranges ⓘ
purples ⓘ
reds ⓘ
yellows ⓘ
hasFeature Great Opencast ⓘ
old mine shafts ⓘ
ruined engine houses ⓘ
spoil heaps ⓘ
hasTrail waymarked walking paths ⓘ
hasWelshName Mynydd Parys ⓘ
heritageStatus important industrial heritage site ⓘ
historicalRole one of the world’s largest copper producers in the late 18th century ⓘ
knownFor 18th-century copper production ⓘ
colorful mineral-rich terrain ⓘ
copper mining ⓘ
historic industrial archaeology ⓘ
large open-cast mine ⓘ
languageRegion Welsh-speaking area ⓘ
locatedIn Anglesey ⓘ
locatedNear Amlwch ⓘ
locatedOn Isle of Anglesey ⓘ
linked to: Anglesey
miningActivity intermittent modern exploration for base metals ⓘ
nearbySettlement Amlwch ⓘ
oreMineral bornite ⓘ
chalcocite ⓘ
chalcopyrite ⓘ
galena ⓘ
pyrite ⓘ
sphalerite ⓘ
partOf United Kingdom ⓘ
peakCopperProductionCentury 18th century ⓘ
primaryCommodity copper ⓘ
region north Wales ⓘ
linked to: North Wales
secondaryCommodity gold ⓘ
lead ⓘ
silver ⓘ
zinc ⓘ
significantEvent discovery of major copper ore body in the 18th century ⓘ
tourism open to visitors ⓘ

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Amlwch → near → Parys Mountain ⓘ
Parys Mountain copper mines → locatedIn → Parys Mountain ⓘ
Copper Kingdom Centre → near → Parys Mountain ⓘ
Amlwch Harbour → near → Parys Mountain ⓘ