Article 4XAVD Gold from Highlands mine to be made into Scottish jewellery

Gold from Highlands mine to be made into Scottish jewellery

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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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