Gwynfynydd Gold Mine (Q5623869)

  • matcher place: Gwynedd (relation 77961), Snowdonia National Park (relation 287245), Gwynedd (relation 297286), VC48 Merionethshire (relation 298875)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: Former gold mines, Ganllwyd, Gold mines in Wales, History of Gwynedd, Mines in Gwynedd
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

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 45,000 troy ounces of Welsh gold until mining ceased in 1998. The equivalent of 1,400 kg (£44,871,642 on 2017 markets).

Summary from Cymraeg / Welsh Wikipedia (cywiki)

Enw ar ardal ger Afon Mawddach lle yr arferid cloddio am aur ydy Gwynfynydd, gerllaw Dolgellau, Gwynedd. Cychwynnwyd cloddio yno am aur tua 1860 a chafodd y chwarel olaf ei gau yn 1998 wedi i'r ardal gynhyrchu dros 2000 o bwysau aur (sef 62 kg) o aur Cymru - o'i gymharu gyda 78,507 o bwysau aur (sef 2,442 kg) o Mwynfeydd aur Clogau, gerllaw. Roedd y mwynfeydd ar agor i'r cyhoedd hyd at 1998 gyda theithiau rheolaidd i ymwelwyr a chyfle i chwilio gyda'r offer cywir yn yr afon.

Wikidata location: 52.8371, -3.8784 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: Gwynfynydd Gold Mine (OSM), 706 metres from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Gwynfynydd Gold Mine
landuse: quarry
wikidata: Q5623869
wikipedia: en:Gwynfynydd Gold Mine

wikidata match: Q5623869

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mine (Q820477) industrial=mine
subterranea (Q863404) location=underground

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Former gold mines landuse=quarry, gnis:feature_type=Mine, industrial=mine, man_made=mine, man_made=mineshaft
Gold mines in Wales landuse=quarry, gnis:feature_type=Mine, industrial=mine, man_made=mine, man_made=mineshaft
Mines in Gwynedd landuse=quarry, gnis:feature_type=Mine, industrial=mine, man_made=mine, man_made=mineshaft