In which part of the South Wales coalfield do they mine anthracite?

The South Wales coalfield attracted huge numbers of people from rural areas to the valleys.

The winding engines were some of the most powerful in the South Wales coalfield.

During the period 1850 to 1930 the South Wales coalfield had the worst disaster record.

Cwmcarn lies at the south-eastern edge of the South Wales coalfield.

Like much of western South Wales coalfield, the coal was high quality anthracite.

The area is rich in the industrial heritage of the South Wales coalfield.

Many of the men who left the area did so to find work in the South Wales coalfields.

The population grew in response to the tin, iron and aluminium industries which flourished near the South Wales coalfield.

However, population growth stagnated by the mid 19th century as more dynamic economic centres developed in the South Wales coalfield.