Detectorist with faulty gear finds 'England's largest' gold nugget …

A large gold nugget was found by a metal detectorist in Shropshire, despite his metal detector not working properly. Richard Brock from Somerset made the discovery on farmland near Much Wenlock ...

Gold deposit found in north Washington, …

REPUBLIC, WA -- Canadian mining company, Calibre Mining Corp. announced the discovery of a significant gold deposit in Ferry County, Washington. According to Calibre, the 2-million-ounce deposit...

Treasure hunter with faulty detector strikes gold as he finds …

A treasure hunter has discovered the largest gold nugget ever found in England worth £30,000 - despite having a faulty metal detector.

The Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found In Oregon! (It's …

Even though the Armstrong gold nugget is a massive chunk of gold, it only weighs in at 80.4 Troy ounces, or 5.5 lbs. Yes, quite a bit smaller than the Collins gold nugget. The Armstrong Gold Nugget On Display in Baker City, OR. credit: Oregonlive. However, the reason the Armstrong gold nugget receives so much …

Man Finds 12-Pound Gold Nugget Missed By Hundreds of …

A prospector made an extraordinary discovery yesterday, when he found an "incredibly rare" 12-pound (5.5-kilogram) gold nugget under only 23 inches of dirt. The …

Detectorist strikes gold with largest ever nugget found …

A veteran metal detectorist hit the jackpot when he turned up late to a group dig only to stumble across the largest gold nugget ever found in England after just 20 minutes of searching.

The Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found In Oregon!

You might have even been told that it's the largest gold nugget ever found in Oregon. Even though the Armstrong gold nugget is a massive chunk of gold, it only weighs in at 80.4 Troy ounces, or 5.5 …

Staggering gold nuggets found in Canada and beyond

The largest gold nugget discovered at Canadian Gully, Ballarat, during the Victorian Gold Rush, the Leg of Mutton or Canadian was found on New Year's Day 1853 at a depth of around 60 feet (18.3m).

Discover the Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found

The largest gold nugget ever found was named "Welcome Stranger" and weighed 3,523.5 troy ounces when it was first pulled from the ground and produced 3,123 troy ounces (ozt) of gold when it was refined. ... and it was found in the Star of Hope Mine in New South Wales, Australia in 1872. This mass of gold, quartz, and rock weighed …

The world's 30 largest gold discoveries — Gold Industry Group

It is the largest gold nugget found using a metal detector and is on display at the Golden Nugget Casino Hotel in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. Viscountess Canterbury Nugget: 970oz. Found at John's Paddock, Berlin in the Rheola locality in Victoria, in October 1870, and named after the then-Governor of Victoria's wife. …

4.1KG Gold Nugget in Victoria Discovery Reignites Golden …

Recently, a local prospector using a gold detector unearthed a magnificent 4.1KG gold nugget on the southern edge of the Golden Triangle. This extraordinary find, valued at over $250,000, has been affectionately named 'Friday's Joy'. ... The discovery was made by chance as the prospector had found a smaller gold nugget the day …

Biggest gold nugget ever found that weighed as much as a …

Gold-digging is a niche but, at times, financially rewarding activity, as miners have found gold worth millions over the years, but it's usually no guarantee that you'll make the big bucks. However, miners John Deason and Richard Oats hit the jackpot back in 1869, when they found the discovered the monster nugget while digging in Australia .

Australian man discovers rare gold nugget worth $160,000

He discovered a rare gold nugget worth about 240,000 Australian dollars, or about $160,000, while scanning Victoria's "Golden Triangle" with his metal detector.

Man With Broken Metal Detector Unearths Largest …

Man With Broken Metal Detector Unearths Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in England. Richard Brock stumbled upon the treasure, valued at more than $38,000, about 20 minutes after starting …

Detectorist strikes gold with largest ever nugget found …

The Douglas Nugget found in Perthshire weighed 85.7g, another from the shores of Anglesey weighed 97.12g and The Reunion Nugget found in Scotland in 2019 weighed 121.3g. Mullock Jones, the auctioneer, is offering the nugget for sale in a timed auction which began last weekend and runs until April 1. The nugget is estimated to sell …

St Arnaud: Prospector finds $240,000 gold nugget in …

With the value of gold soaring recently, there's never been a better time to find and sell the precious metal and even tiny nuggets can be worth more than $1000. "If it's got your name on it, you ...

Amateur gold digger finds huge nugget worth $160,000 | CNN

CNN — An amateur gold digger has found an enormous gold nugget worth 240,000 AUD ($160,000) in Australia. Discovered in the state of Victoria in an area known as the "Golden Triangle," the...

'Absolutely gobsmacking' gold nugget worth …

An amateur gold digger made the discovery of a lifetime when he unearthed a giant gold nugget buried in a field in Victoria, Australia.

These 3 Huge Gold Nuggets Were Found in …

Most of the largest gold nuggets found in the United States have come from California. Most of the big nuggets that were found during the gold rush were melted down. ... The Butte Nugget . Certainly …

Amateur Australian gold digger finds massive …

An Australian man armed with a budget metal detector has hit the jackpot, finding a 4.6kg rock containing gold worth A$240,000 (£130,000; $160,000).

Largest gold nugget ever found in England unearthed with …

The largest gold nugget ever found in the U.K. weighed 4.3 ounces (121.3 grams), CNN reported. ... Jennifer Nalewicki is a Salt Lake City-based journalist whose work has been featured in The New ...

Largest Gold Nugget Found With a Metal Detector: The …

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States--The Hand of Faith, a nugget of fine-quality gold that was found by Kevin Hillier using a metal detector near Kingower, Victoria, Australia, is now on display at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada; weighing 875 troy ounces (27.21 kg, or 72 troy pounds and 11 troy ounces), the gold nugget sets …

Gold deposit found in north Washington, estimated worth …

As of Tuesday, the New York Commodity Exchange lists the price of gold at approximately $1,885 per ounce. This puts the estimated value of the deposit at approximately $3.7 billion.

A New Rush to Find Gold in the Sierra Nevada …

In their lust for riches, the miners of the gold rush moved a gargantuan amount of dirt. A prominent geologist, Grove Karl Gilbert, calculated in the early 1900s that miners in the Sierra Nevada ...

Two gold nuggets worth $350,000 found in Australia

Two gold nuggets worth around A$350,000 (£190,000; US$250,000) have been discovered by a pair of diggers in southern Australia. Brent Shannon and Ethan West found the nuggets near goldmining town ...

'UK's largest gold nugget' found in a Scottish river | CNN

A gold-hunter claims to have found the UK's largest gold nugget, weighing a hefty 121.3 grams (4.28 ounces), in a Scottish river.. The metal lump, found in two pieces and dubbed "The Reunion ...

Discovery of 100-ounce gold nugget in Sierra Nevada stirs excitement

A 100-ounce nugget, found by a man last year on his property near Nevada City, Calif., is expected to fetch between $225,000 and $400,000 when it goes up for auction March 15 in Sacramento, Calif.

The Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in California

The largest gold nugget ever found in Sierra County, known as the "Monumental," weighed 103 pounds and was discovered on the Sierra Buttes Mine property at approximately the eighth level in 1869.. You can see what this monumental chunk of gold looked like when it was brought from the ground when you visit the Kentucky Mine …

What is the biggest gold nugget found recently?

Where was the largest gold nugget found. Holtermann Nugget: 10,229 oz. While the "Welcome Stranger" is the largest gold nugget ever found, the smallest gold nugget ever found is undoubtedly the Holterman. Excavated in October 1872 by the German miner Bernhardt Holtermann at Hill End in New South Wales, it was destroyed …

Giant gold nugget found in Victoria with help of special …

An enormous gold nugget has been found in Victoria by a local prospector and his gold detector. The 4.1kg nugget, which is worth more than $250,000, has been named 'Friday's Joy'.