Bailey Level is a former gold mine and iron mine in the

Forest of Dean The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to the n ...

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. The mine and surface features are currently managed by volunteer members of

Lea Bailey Light Railway The Lea Bailey Light Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in the United Kingdom. It is built on the site of the Bailey Level Gold Mine An attempt was made in 2003 by the owners of Clearwell Caves to open the mine as a tourist attraction ...

Society. The gold mine was started by the Chastan Syndicate in 1906. Shares were offered at £1 each ''()''. Some 75,000 shares were sold. ''()'' However, test workings at Lea Bailey and nearby Staple Edge concluded that the small amount of gold present could not be extracted economically and the syndicate was wound up in 1908. The mine was later extended and some of iron ore were extracted — a small amount compared to the extracted from the nearby Wigpool Ironstone Mine.{{cite web, title=Oliver Hunter's Website - Caving, url=http://www.thehunterfamily.co.uk/oliver-hunter/caving.html#wiggy, access-date=7 January 2014

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Bailey Level at AditnowLea Bailey Light Railway
Gold mines in England Underground mines in England Mines in Gloucestershire