Great Orme Copper Mines

1800 BC70 m deepCopper

CountryUK (Wales)

RegionLlandudno

Year Opened1800 BC

Size/Depth70 m deep

MineralCopper

About Great Orme Copper Mines

The largest prehistoric copper mine in the world. Bronze Age miners extracted ore 4,000 years ago using stone and bone tools. 8 km of tunnels on 9 levels. Produced enough copper for thousands of bronze tools.

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