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    Gwynfynydd Gold Mine is near Ganllwyd, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales. The lode, which was discovered in 1860, was worked from 1884. It has produced more than...
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    Snowdonia. This was mined at several mines, the largest of which were the Gwynfynydd Gold Mine, near Ganllwyd, and the Clogau Gold Mine near Bontddu. In...
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  • unrealised supplies of gold could potentially exist. Wales portal Gwynfynydd Gold Mines Dolaucothi Gold Mines Welsh gold "Gold in Wales". Monmouthshire...
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    Machynlleth marked by an inlaid bead of pure unmixed 18ct Welsh gold from the Gwynfynydd gold mine, near Ganllwyd, Dolgellau. The bilingual Glyndŵr medal was...
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    water turbines. In contrast to other mines in the area where the gold was found in shallow deposits, the Gwynfynydd gold is extracted from large quartz veins...
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    various metal mines Gwynfynydd gold mine (No longer in use) Klondyke mine lead mine (No longer in use) Llywernog Mine silver-lead mine Minera Leadmines...
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  • Valley of Monmouthshire kills 142 coal miners. Discovery of Gwynfynydd Gold Mine gold mine at Dolgellau. Founding of the Danygraig Copperworks. The Beaufort...
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  • Elerydd 21 April – Elizabeth II is presented with a kilo of Welsh gold from Gwynfynydd Gold Mine for her 60th birthday, in the knowledge that supplies are becoming...
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    a Welsh solicitor, mine owner, and company promoter. He acquired the gold mine at Gwynfynydd in 1887, earning the name "Welsh gold king". He was also...
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    minor gold rush in the 19th century. At one time the local gold mines employed over 500 workers. Clogau St. David's mine in Bontddu and Gwynfynydd mine in...
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