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In 1984 a gold bearing quartz vein was discovered by the Irish firm Ennex International on the lower south eastern slopes of Beinn Chùirn just above Cononish Farm at Eas Anie. The company spent over £250,000 doing test drillings and were hopeful that the mine would be very productive. The gold, which is the most important deposit found in Scotland so far, occurs as minute particles inside Pyrite and Galena which in turn occur in the quartz vein. Despite claims that there are up to a million tonnes of ore present on the site which could produce five tonnes of gold and about 25 tonnes of silver, the location was only developed briefly in the 1990s when an adit (tunnel) of approx 1280 metres was driven into the hillside.
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Scotgold Resources exploration project is located in the Grampian Highlands of mid-western Scotland. The Cononish gold and silver deposit forms the core economic basis of the Company's Grampian Project. The deposit is located on Cononish Farm.

Planning approved at Cononish

The Directors of Scotgold Resources Limited are pleased to announce that the National Park Authority Board (the "Parks Board") has voted in favour of granting planning permission for the Cononish Gold and Silver project. The decision follows the recommendation of the Executive Director of Planning and Rural Development of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park (the 'Executive Director').
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Planning boost for Cononish gold mine

Efforts to develop Scotland's first commercial gold and silver mine in Loch Lomond National Park have been boosted by news that planning officials have recommended approval of the project.
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