Last week, I drove a Land Rover up to Tyndrum to collect a large sculptural block of rock for the Hunterian's forthcoming Scottish Gold exhibtion. Chris Sangster, the Scotgold CEO kindly accompanied us, and we were able to drive right up to the Cononish mine along the access track.
Although the mine is currently being developed, the mine dumps are mostly the result of development work carried out by Ennex in the 1980s, and it's amazing how quickly the rock surfaces are becoming colonized by mosses and lichens. However, we managed to find a nice large block of rock cut by abundant quartz veins:
Having the vehicle beside the dump makes collecting such large blocks easy!
Afterwards, Chris the designer, and Neil the photographer spent a long time standing in the river with a fancy camera on a tripod, capturing the essence of the gold-rich landscape.
Blockbuster exhibition opens on 14th March!
Although the mine is currently being developed, the mine dumps are mostly the result of development work carried out by Ennex in the 1980s, and it's amazing how quickly the rock surfaces are becoming colonized by mosses and lichens. However, we managed to find a nice large block of rock cut by abundant quartz veins:
Having the vehicle beside the dump makes collecting such large blocks easy!
Afterwards, Chris the designer, and Neil the photographer spent a long time standing in the river with a fancy camera on a tripod, capturing the essence of the gold-rich landscape.
Blockbuster exhibition opens on 14th March!
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