Welsh Gold
There's gold in them thar hills .... we explore our fascination with this precious metal as mining for gold returns to Wales
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Considered rare and highly sought-after, it鈥檚 twenty years since this precious metal was last mined in Wales. Pauline Smith visits the National Trust's in Carmarthenshire and explores the history of mining in the Cothi Valley during the Roman and Victorian eras and lastly the 1930s. Further north, we hear how new explorations are being made in the Dolgellau gold belt to determine whether it would be economically viable to open up the St David's mine, once more and the company celebrating 30 years of using distinctive rose coloured Welsh gold in its jewellery.
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- Sun 10 Nov 2019 07:00成人快手 Radio Wales
- Sun 10 Jan 2021 07:00成人快手 Radio Wales
- Wed 13 Jan 2021 18:30成人快手 Radio Wales
- Thu 14 Jan 2021 05:30成人快手 Radio Wales
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