60 Centuries of Copper: Early Copper Mining in Britain
Probably the natives continued to work the deposits under the watchful eyes of Roman overseers; for the invaders were more interested in lead, the mining of which was an imperial preserve. There were some small Roman copper mines at Llandudno, where an open-cast on Great Orme''s Head yielded a coin of Aurelian (A.D. 270) and many more recent ...