gus horsley
17 years ago
I was talking to someone the other day and she said that Camilla (of Charles and Camilla) had a ring made from Cornish gold and did I know where the gold had come from. I've got no idea and I'm intrigued. Anybody got any ideas?
Gus
Vanoord
17 years ago
Cornish?!

Welsh surely?

Mind you, I don't recall hearing that it was Welsh and I suspect we would have if it was?
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Moorebooks
17 years ago
Gold has been mined in Cornwall and a book written about it. With the Di effect they wouldn't dare copy and have used Welsh Gold

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17 years ago
"Moorebooks" wrote:

Gold has been mined in Cornwall and a book written about it. With the Di effect they wouldn't dare copy and have used Welsh Gold

Mike



That's what I thought - as per the title she was given.
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carnkie
17 years ago
"gus horsley" wrote:

I was talking to someone the other day and she said that Camilla (of Charles and Camilla) had a ring made from Cornish gold and did I know where the gold had come from. I've got no idea and I'm intrigued. Anybody got any ideas?



Probably came from the Gold Centre at Tolgus. 🙂
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17 years ago
There are stories of some tin streamers gathering enough Cornish gold to make a ring for their loved one.

However it would appear that in this instance it was Welsh gold.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4428161.stm 
carnkie
17 years ago
Quite correct. "Keeping with tradition, the couple's wedding rings are being crafted from gold from the Clogau St David’s mine in Bontddu, North Wales. A spokesman for the Prince of Wales said that previous royal wedding rings have been made from 22 karat gold from the same mine".
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17 years ago
I understand that Portreath Beach (Bassett's Cove) was turned over for tin a long time ago and a small quantity was recovered. I gather the best bet for gold around here is the detrital stuff from the lodes near Nangiles. I keep meaning to have a poke around a secret location I read about in an obscure text, however, there are more interesting things in the area......

Simon Camm's book is one that I'd like to have a butchers at myself.

I have a mate who has panned a few grains and you are realistically looking at 1/3 a pin (in volume) for about 2 hours work (that's knowing where you are looking) judging by my mates say-so.
carnkie
17 years ago
Carnon Stream, in its earlier days, was noted for the small particles of gold which were discovered in the alluvial silt. For the preservation of these " prills " the tinners usually carried a quill with one end cut off and fitted with a plug of wood, and into this small receptacle the bits of precious metal were carefully dropped. The finding of these was considered a perquisite of the tinner, and was of sufficiently frequent occurrence to warrant the men being paid at a lower rate than in parts where the gold did not exist.

From 'The Cornish Miner' by H.J.

A gold nugget from Carnon found in 1808, along with a necklace made from gold found in a team stream below Ladock in 1802, can be seen in Truro museum.
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JamesCat
17 years ago
If it was Devon then Hope's Nose would be a good source! MinDat gives the following sources for Gold in Cornwall, but I have no idea which of these are or were commercial

Wheal Gorland, St Day, Gwennap

Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Camborne -

Mudgeon Vean, St Martin-in-Meneage

Perran Great St George Mine, Perranzabuloe,

Redmoor Placers (Upper & Lower Creany; Wheal Prosper), Lanivet Area,

Ladock placers, St Stephen Area

St Ewe, St Stephen Area, St Austell District,

Godrevy Cliff, Gwithian, St Erth - Gwithian Area,

Botallack, Botallack - Pendeen Area, St Just District,

Wheal Hazard (Hazard Section), Botallack Mine

Treore Mine, St Teath, Area East of Wadebridge, Wadebridge District

Carnon Valley, Helford - Falmouth Area

gus horsley
17 years ago
Thanks for the replies. I didn't think it had come from Cornwall. However, it turns out that the spurious report originated from BBC Radio 2 last Friday, one of those "did you know..." things that they like to air now and then.
Gus
JohnnearCfon
17 years ago
Cambrian Goldfields claimed on their website (now down) that the two rings for Prince Edward and Sophia (?) came from Prince Edward Mine near Trawsfynydd.
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17 years ago
"JohnnearCfon" wrote:

Cambrian Goldfields claimed on their website (now down) that the two rings for Prince Edward and Sophia (?) came from Prince Edward Mine near Trawsfynydd.



That's also what I had heard....
When I took my kids in they were most dissapointed not to find any ::)
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Roy Morton
17 years ago
Apparently, and totaly unofficially, Wheal Jane had occurences of gold , albeit small, and I mean minutely small. Probably associated with the rare deposits of silver that were sometimes found and not always reported. I've seen samples from Wheal Jane that were snapped up by the men at the face before anyone else got to know about them, especially the samplers and geologists. I saw one sample of Ludlamite that would make your eyes bleed!
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