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UK & Ireland, Wales
Dolgellau gold belt, Bontddu, Gwynedd
Welsh gold
Gold ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: mine heritage to photograph.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: the Clogau-St David's gold country above the Mawddach estuary, source of royal wedding-ring gold since the 1862 rush
The gold belt and its mines are historically documented; modern recreational panning happens but published legal access is limited, hence tier 2
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old shafts and adits throughout the woodsFast mountain streams, unstable spoil
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