Inside Britain’s underground abandoned mine with FIVE TONNES of gold waiting to be uncovered
TAKE a look inside Britain’s only gold mine which has five tonnes of the precious metal waiting to be recovered. Silver is also said to lie close to the mouth of the 1km long mine beneath Tyndrum’s hills in Scotland. Britain’s only gold mine can be found under these Scottish hills in Tyndrum Gold and silver were initially found at this Cononish Mine in 1980 Only motorists can visit the mine which has been zoned off with a gate marked, “No Unauthorised Visitors” since it is located at the end of a bumpy dirt track, 20 minutes away from the A82. A geologist for Scottish mining company Scotgold Resources once said the “tantalising glittering of the rocks” illuminates the mouth of the tunnel, where the precious metals are said to be found, inews reported. Scottish mining company Scotgold Resources believe five tonnes of gold currently sit around the mouth of the mine Miners first discovered the gold deposits at Cononish i...