Gold from Highlands mine to be made into Scottish jewellery
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4XAVD)
Cononish goldmine expected to produce enough ingots to kickstart cottage industry
A small goldmine in the Highlands plans to start producing gold in commercial quantities for the first time after repeated delays.
The mine at Cononish near Tyndrum, a village on the edge of Loch Lomond national park, is expected to produce enough gold to make nearly 440 ingots and kickstart a cottage industry in Scottish gold jewellery-making this spring.
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