Oakeley quarry

Oakeley
The disused main incline from Oakeley quarry to the Ffestiniog Railway in 1977
Location
Oakeley quarry
Location in Gwynedd
LocationBlaenau Ffestiniog
CountyGwynedd
CountryWales
Coordinates53°00′12″N 3°56′54″W / 53.0032°N 3.9483°W / 53.0032; -3.9483
Production
ProductsSlate
TypeQuarry
History
Opened1818 (1818)
ClosedMarch 2010 (2010-03)

Oakeley quarry is a slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, north Wales. It was the largest underground slate mine in the world, and had 26 floors spanning a vertical height of nearly 1,500 feet (460 m).