Man digs up gold nugget worth up to $100k next to historic Ballarat mine site. ... "A lot of the time, you dig down and down, very hopefully, and you end up coming up with an old rusty nail, ...

In May 2023, a British detectorist discovered what's believed to be the largest gold nugget ever found in England. Unearthed in Shropshire Hills, a natural area west of Birmingham, the nugget came ...

His back-up detector, which had a faded screen, initially only flagged up a "few rusty old tent pegs", but within 20 minutes of scanning, the gold nugget was detected about five or six inches ...

A treasure hunter has discovered the largest gold nugget ever found in England worth £30,000 - despite having a faulty metal detector. Richard Brock, 67, travelled three-and-a-half hours from his ...

Gold has always been a hot commodity. But these days, finding a nugget isn’t too tricky: Much of the world’s gold is mined from natural veins of quartz, a glassy mineral that streaks through ...

A triceratop’s nasal horn, fossilized horse skull, and a 10-pound golden nugget uncovered by a couple using a metal detector over 40 years ago are only some of the rarities set for auction on ...

The largest nuggets in orogenic gold deposits—those that form between tectonic plates that have crashed together to create mountain ranges—weigh about 130 pounds, reports Live Science.

The largest gold nugget ever discovered was “Welcome Stranger,” found in Australia in 1869 weighing 156.6 pounds. It was split into fragments and split between 17 miners, according to the BBC.

In short: Findings suggest gold nuggets can form in quartz veins as a result of electricity produced by the pressure of earthquakes. The gold is carried in super-hot liquids from the Earth's core ...

This large gold nugget, thought to be worth £30,000 has been found in Shropshire. ... Mr Brock said at first he only found a "few rusty old tent pegs", but within 20 minutes of scanning, ...