Man guilty of panning for gold in Afon Wen
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A man has been found guilty of illegally panning for Welsh gold during a trip to Snowdonia.
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Brian Wright, from Oxfordshire, was found with a jar of gold dust near Dolgellau, Gwynedd, which he had collected on his trip last August.
The 65-year-old, who had denied the offences, claimed he had been showing an enforcement officer how to pan for gold.
He was fined £600 at Llandudno Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
Welsh gold has been used in royal wedding rings including those of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The so-called "Dolgellau gold-belt" is said to stretch almost to Trawsfynydd from Cardigan Bay.
Dafydd Roberts, prosecuting, told the court a sign at Afon Wen, near Dolgellau, Gwynedd, had outlined panning for gold was banned, but that Wright was filmed carrying out the activity.
However, Wright, of Henley-on-Thames, said: "It's my belief that sign is incorrect. I believe I know how the regulations should be interpreted."
Mr Roberts claimed Wright had alleged he was "set up" by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) when they filmed him and that he was not panning at the time.
Patrick Gartland, defending, said the court had to be satisfied his client was gold-panning on two days last summer, 18 and 19 August.
Wright sought to promote the cultural element of gold-panning, he said.