The Clogau Gold Mine (sometimes known as the Clogau St David's Mine) was once the largest and richest mine of all the gold mines in the Dolgellau gold mining area. It http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clogau_Gold_Mine&action=edit Edit this pageis situated in Bontddu, near Barmouth, North Wales. Dolgellau (pronounced , occasionally ) is a market town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the Mawddach. ... Bontddu, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, North Wales is a small villiage near Barmouth. ... Barmouth (Welsh: Abermaw (formal); Y Bermo (colloquial)) is a town in the administrative county of Gwynedd, traditional county of Merionethshire, north-western Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ...

The mine opened in 1862 and continued as a major operation until 1911 during which 165,031 tons of gold ore was mined resulting in 78,507 troy ounces (2,442 kg) of gold. It worked the St David's lode of Clogau mountain alongside the co-owned Vigra Mine. Since 1911 the mine has been re-opened several times for smaller scale operations. It last closed in 1998. 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

When in production the mine used a two-foot gauge railway.

See also

• Gwynfynydd Gold Mines
• Dolaucothi Gold Mines

Gwynfynydd Gold Mine at Dolgellau, North Wales, was discovered in 1860. ... The Dolaucothi Gold Mines (grid reference SN662399), also known as the Ogofau Gold Mine, are a Roman deep mine located in the valley of the River Cothi, near Pumsaint, Carmarthenshire, Wales. ...

External links

• Clogau Gold website
• Aditnow - Photographic database of Clogau Gold Mine
• Clogau Gold of Wales website