Miners hut
The old make-do accommodation at Faints Mine. This can’t have been very cosy but at least it might have kept the worst of any rain off of the men. There are a couple of single beds inside - or, at least, the remains of beds.
Inside Faints Mine
The entrance to Faints Mine, to all intents and purposes, has been blocked by a rockslide. There is a small hole at the top right hand side of the former entrance though. I pushed my camera through this hole, pointed it into the pitch black, and took this shot.
The colour at the top right hand corner of the image gives a clue to at least one of the minerals that the old miners were after. Copper.
Silver, zinc and lead were also mined in this area.
