Over 2.4 tonnes of gold was found the mine between 1862-1911 after the mother lode was found - but new drilling discovered a '550-metre extension' to the mother lode. After producing copper and a little lead for quite a number of years, the mine developed into gold production in the 1862 'rush' and continued as a major operator until 1911. A miner who worked at Clogau once said: 'Finding gold in most mines around the work is like finding the cream in a sponge cake. 'Finding Welsh gold on the other hand is like finding the sixpence in the biggest Christmas cake you could imagine. Since then the Queen, Princess Diana, and the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex have all had Welsh gold wedding rings.

Source: Daily Mail December 23, 2020 02:30 UTC