Vigra mine, one of the more important producers of gold within the Dolgellau gold belt, worked a continuation of the St David's lode of Clogau Mountain.
An application to mine here was made in 1833 and the mine was worked for copper with Clogau mine during the 1840s. Following bankrupcy in 1857, it was jointly owned with Clogau between 1861-67 before again passing into independant ownership. Work stopped in 1897 but was resumed briefly after the first world war. However, little work was done after 1879.
Owing to its constant inclusion in archives with Clogau, nothing is known of the independant output of Vigra Mine.
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: SH663192
Map Reference: 52°45'12"N , 3°58'52"W
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