Second to Clogau in terms of gold output, Gwynfynedd ranked with Clogau and Glasdir, the latter primarily a copper mine, as one of the largest and richest mines in the Dolgellau gold belt. The remains of the Gwynfynedd mill are at OS grid ref. SH 735274.
Up to 20 parallel lodes in five main groups have been recognised: the Chidlaw, Collett, James, Harvey and Big lodes. The greatest thickness attained in a single vein being 20 feet in the Chidlaw lode. All strike nearly east-west and have been traced for up to a mile and a half.
Although the Gwyn tribute lease appears in the mineral statistics for 1911-12, it was characterised by low employment and low yields from a substantial tonnage of ore; it has been suggested that this was the bulk of the output of Prince Edward Mine after selected ore had been processed at Prince Edward.
Total returned production between 1862 and 1916 was 98,842 tons of gold ore yielding 40,054 ounces of gold (about half of that produced by Clogau). After the main phase of mining ended, the mine operated intermittently and on a much smaller scale until almost the present day. In recent times both the Clogau and Gwynfynydd mines have been exploited by companies taking advantage of the high premium payable for Welsh gold in the jewellery market.
refs:
Goldmining in Western Merioneth, T. A. Morrison (undated)
The Gold Mines of Merioneth, G.W. Hall (undated)
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UK OS Grid Reference: SH737283
Map Reference: 52°50'13"N , 3°52'30"W
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