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  2. Mojave Nugget - Wikipedia

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    The Mojave Nugget is a large gold nugget found in California, United States. It was found in the Stringer district near Randsburg by prospector Ty Paulsen in 1977 using a metal detector. The nugget, which weighs 156 troy ounces (4.9 kg), is part of the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Collection of gold nuggets that was donated to the Natural ...

  3. Recreational gold mining - Wikipedia

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    Today, recreational gold mining can be carried out in several areas such as Warrego [1] near the town of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, Clermont [2] in Queensland and Echunga Goldfield [3] in Southern Australia. Each state has its own set of rules and regulations. The largest nugget ever found was the Welcome Stranger of 2316 troy oz ...

  4. Gold in California - Wikipedia

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    Three gold nuggets from Tuolumne County, California, similar to what the early miners would have found. Gold became highly concentrated in California, United States as the result of global forces operating over hundreds of millions of years. Volcanoes, tectonic plates and erosion all combined to concentrate billions of dollars' worth of gold in ...

  5. $10,000 reward offered after gold nugget reported stolen in ...

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    A massive gold nugget was reported stolen Thursday from the Long Beach Convention Center, prompting an offer of a $10,000 reward. Bob Campbell, the owner of a coin shop in Salt Lake City, said he ...

  6. Gold mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina was the site of the first gold rush in the United States, following the discovery of a 17-pound (7.7 kg) gold nugget by 12-year-old Conrad Reed in a creek at his father's farm in 1799. The Reed Gold Mine , southwest of Georgeville in Cabarrus County, North Carolina produced about 50,000 troy ounces (1,600 kg) of gold from lode ...

  7. Dog Town, California - Wikipedia

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    Dog Town (also, Dogtown and Dogtown Diggings [3]) is a gold rush era ghost town in Mono County, California. [1] It is located at 38°10′13″N 119°11′51″W  /  38.1701984°N 119.1973749°W  / 38.1701984; -119.1973749 , on Dog Creek, near the junction of Clearwater and Virginia Creeks , about 6 miles (10 km) south-southeast of ...

  8. Gold nugget - Wikipedia

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    The largest gold nugget found using a metal detector is the Hand of Faith, weighing 875 troy ounces (27.2 kg; 60.0 lb), found in Kingower, Victoria, Australia in 1980. Historic large specimens include the crystalline " Fricot Nugget ", weighing 201 troy ounces (6.3 kg; 13.8 lb) – the largest one found during the California Gold Rush .

  9. Gold Country - Wikipedia

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    Sierra County – Allegheny was known for a 163-pound gold nugget. The mine was shut down during the war but then was opened back up in 1965. This mine is still mined occasionally today. In 1992 $70,000 was mined out of it. In 1849 gold was first found in the Yuba river in Downieville. The tale of a 427-pound nugget found near there is unverified.

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