Editing Cwmcarn (section)

== Economic activity ==
=== Coal mining ===
Cwmcarn lies at the south-eastern edge of the [[South Wales coalfield]]. The [[Mining in Wales|colliery]] development in the Cwmcarn area started in 1836, when a single shallow, 180&nbsp;ft downshaft, the Abercarn No.6., was sunk into the Rock (or Tillery) seam, for the nearby [[Prince of Wales Colliery Cwmcarn|Prince of Wales Colliery]] at [[Abercarn]] operated by the [[Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Company]]. The second shaft was excavated by the [[Ebbw Vale Steel Iron & Coal Company]] to target the deeper No.4 Steam and Black Vein seams. The colliery was run as an individual unit until it was later acquired by [[Partridge Jones and John Paton and Company]] in 1935. It was closed by the [[National Coal Board]] in November 1968 and the site was cleared after becoming uneconomical to run.

The [[Cwmcarn Forest Drive]] now runs over the shafts of the colliery and a relics of colliery buildings can still be seen on the slope above the old shaft. The present day lake that is stocked by the Cwmcarn Angling Association was originally down stream of the colliery's washery.

=== Manufacturing ===
A telecoms factory located between the [[Ebbw River]] and the A467 road was part of the [[General Post Office|British Post Office]] and [[British Telecom]] before being sold to [[Standard Telephones and Cables|STC plc]], Northern Telecom ([[Nortel]]), and more recently [[Solectron]]. The factory closed during Spring 2007.