How much Gold is there in Northern Ireland?

Surprisingly to many, Northern Ireland has a massive gold deposit all over the place. This is because, millions of years ago when only one continent(Pangaea) was present, Ireland was beside North America and after the two areas split, Ireland took with it some of the Gold rich earth along with it.

Much of western Ireland has large deposits of gold and there is even a full running gold mine outside of Omagh- Galantas. However, I'm interested in telling you where anyone can easily take a pan and get gold without spending too much money.

Here is a map of Gold deposits in N.I first:



From the map it is clear that much gold can be found in the mountainous areas of Northern Ireland. The Sperrins and the Mourne mountains are the 'hot spots' for finding gold. It is great to now where-a-bouts to find gold but where exactly do you find easy gold? - Streams/shallow rivers.

If you can venture out into these areas, look for areas that look like this-





The best place to find gold is usually beneath large boulders where the gold becomes trapped.
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