Mining in Wales fall of Welsh coal mining. It was recorded in the former steelworks town of [[Ebbw Vale]], Wales, and released on 7 July 2017. [[Category:Mining in Wales| ]] [[Category:Economy of Wales]] Mining in Wales Mining in Wales provided a significant source of income to the economy of Wales throughout the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. It was key to the Industrial Revolution. Wales was famous for its coal mining, in the Rhondda Valley, the South Wales Valleys and throughout the South Wales coalfield and by 1913 Barry had become the largest coal exporting port in the world, with Cardiff as
Coal town the tract and sold lots and eventually the housing it had built, recouping part of its capital (money) out of the unproductive property of the tract. The more typical structures such as churches, and schools would appear later as the town grew, often with a donation by the employer, but mostly financed by the community growing around the main employer. Given the typically remote location and the absence of any travel infrastructure at the mines," 'coal camps' "often became a part of being a coal miner. Coal town A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch is