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
Port Penrhyn plans for expansion. Port Penrhyn Port Penrhyn () is a harbour located just east of Bangor in north Wales at the confluence of the River Cegin with the Menai Strait. It was formerly of great importance as the main port for the export of slate from the Penrhyn Quarry, the largest slate quarry in the world at the end of the nineteenth century. It was built, and later expanded, by the Pennant (later Douglas-Pennant) family of the nearby Penrhyn Castle. "Penrhyn" is the Welsh word for 'promontory'. The port is used by coastal vessels up to about and by fishing