Gold in Britain : past, present and future

Colman, Tim. 2010 Gold in Britain : past, present and future. Mercian Geologist, 17 (3). 173-180.

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Abstract/Summary

Britain is a country with modest gold deposits. At least six tonnes, possibly up to ten tonnes, of gold have been recovered from numerous localities in Britain. Recent discoveries have revealed another six tonnes in Scotland and over 30 tonnes in Northern Ireland, with the likelihood of more to be found. A new mine in Northern Ireland is producing several thousand ounces of gold per year. These are small figures compared to the current annual new mine production of around 2500 tonnes and the total world tonnage of gold mined to date of around 180,000 tonnes.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Programmes:	BGS Programmes 2010 > Minerals and waste
ISSN:	0025-990X
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	01 Nov 2010 09:30 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11831

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Programmes:

BGS Programmes 2010 > Minerals and waste

ISSN:

0025-990X

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences

Date made live:

01 Nov 2010 09:30 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11831