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Gold nuggets of various sizes have been found throughout the world. Historically, the nuggets are melted down and formed into new objects. The Welcome Stranger is the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, which had a calculated refined weight of 97.14 kilograms (3,123 ozt).
20 Νοε 2020 · While the Welcome Stranger is the largest gold nugget ever discovered, the single biggest gold specimen ever found is the Holtermann. Dug up in October 1872 by German miner Bernhardt Holtermann at Hill End in New South Wales, it was crushed, and the gold extracted.
21 Δεκ 2023 · Learn about the history and significance of seven of the most impressive gold nuggets ever discovered, from Australia to Brazil. See photos, weights and stories of these remarkable finds that highlight the allure of gold prospecting and mining.
13 Φεβ 2024 · The largest chunk of gold that has ever found by a metal detector weighed in at 875 troy ounces of gold (27kg) and was discovered by Kevin Hillier in Kingower, Victoria, back in 1980. Called the 'Hand of Faith', it is now on display at the aptly named Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas.
2 Ιαν 2018 · The world’s largest surviving gold nugget is the Pepita Canaã (Canaan Nugget) which was found by miner Júlio de Deus Filho in the Serra Pelada (‘Naked Mountain’) gold mining region of Brazilian state of Pará in 1983.
16 Οκτ 2024 · One of the largest surviving gold nuggets found in the western hemisphere is a breathtaking nugget named The Boot of Cortez. It is an amazing piece of gold, weighing in at a massive 389.4 troy ounces.
28 Μαρ 2024 · Richard Brock discovered the 2.3-ounce nugget, nicknamed “Hiro’s Nugget,” using a broken metal detector in the Shropshire Hills. The gold nugget is expected to fetch over $50,000 at auction and may be the largest ever found in England.
