Clogau - Spring and Summer 2021

16 THE WORLD’ S RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER GOLD The magic of Clogau is contained in every piece of our jewellery – thanks to our rare Welsh gold mined from Snowdonia in North Wales. During the early 20th century the Clogau mine was Britain’s largest and richest gold mine, producing nearly 2.5 tonnes of gold between 1862 and 1911. But it was also one of the toughest to mine – with the gold veins proving increasingly tricky to locate. As one miner famously put it: “Finding Welsh gold is like finding the sixpence in the biggest Christmas cake you could imagine. There’s no pattern, no logic and you never know when you’re just inches away.” By the 1990s production had ground to a halt – making the gold that has been found here one of the rarest, most expensive and most sought-after golds in the world. The unique heritage of the Clogau brand continues to give lasting pleasure to jewellery-lovers across the world. Our jewellery is guaranteed to contain rare Welsh gold – carrying the unique CG mark and Welsh Dragon stamped during the creation of each Clogau item.