6 1911 During the 20th Century, the Clogau St. David’s gold mine was Britain’s largest and richest – producing nearly 2.5 tonnes of gold from its conception to first closure. At the date of its closure in 1911, rare Welsh gold nuggets from the St. David’s Gold Mine were gifted to the Royal family for future use. 1988 William Roberts (known as Bill) discovers and takes over the Clogau St. David’s gold mine. He hopes to re-open the mine as a tourist attraction, but the idea is overturned by the Snowdonia National Park. 1992 Taking motivation from the origins of this precious metal, the jewellery brand, ‘Clogau’ is born – producing jewellery using the natural beauty and history of Wales as inspiration for five lines of product. 1854 Mr Goodman, the original director of the Clogau Copper Mine accidentally discovers gold. From this day on, the Copper mine found itself with a new lease of life – with the first seam from the Clogau mine producing beautiful and distinctive rose-coloured Welsh Gold. OUR STORY
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