 Charles Nevill came to Llanelly and in 1804 established a copper works with an associated harbour facility.There were extensive deposits of anthracite coal at Llangennech on the River Loughor estuary east of Llanelly, and about this time an expansion of the mining there took place, with associated construction of short tramroads.The "Llangennech Coal Company" was formed, and concentrated on shipping from Spitty (or Yspitty) on the Loughor.