Company seeking permission for first gold, silver mine in Scotland in 500 years
Gold mining in Scotland? Acch, you don't say. The BBC is reporting that Scotgold Resources Limited (ASX:SGZ) is seeking to develop Scotland's first commercial gold mine in Loch Lomond National Park.
Planning officials have recommended that the plan to extract £50 million worth of gold and silver from a hillside near Tyndrum, be approved. The project has undergone a revision since being rejected by the park authority in August 2010.
If the mine goes ahead, it wil be the first gold mining operation in 500 years, in a nation better known for Scotch and haggis than nuggets and bullion.