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Gwynfynydd Mine, Ganllwyd, Gwynedd

Mineral locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sulphides.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Welsh gold mine

Historic Welsh gold mine in the Dolgellau belt documented for gold-bearing quartz.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Underground workings, remote terrain

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