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The Welcome Nugget weighed 2,218 troy ounces (69.0 kg; 152.1 lb). It was melted down in London in November 1859. [6] Large nuggets are still being found around the world. On 16 January 2013, a large gold nugget was found near the city of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia by an amateur gold prospector
Deason and Oates were finally paid an estimated £9,381 (equivalent to A$1,485,000 in 2022) for their nugget, which became known as the "Welcome Stranger". At August 2019 gold prices, it would be worth US$3.4 million [2.3 million GBP]. It was heavier than the "Welcome Nugget" of 69.0 kilograms (2,217 ozt) that had been found in Ballarat in
While panning on May 27, 1929, Potato Creek Johnny uncovered a 7.346 ozt (228.5 g) gold nugget, one of the largest ever discovered in the Black Hills. [5] In 1934, local businessman W.E. Adams bought the nugget from Johnny for $250 ($5,694 in 2023) and put it on display in the Adams Museum. [5]
A man discovered an enormous gold nugget that is reportedly valued at $250,000! He found the nugget during a weekend search for gold and coins in central Victoria's Golden Triangle, an area in ...
A treasure hunter struggling with faulty equipment has unearthed a gold nugget believed to be the largest ever found in England. Man finds ‘England’s largest’ gold nugget, despite metal ...
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They include the Welcome Nugget which weighed 68.98 kilograms (152.1 lb) which is considered to be the second largest gold nugget ever found. [16] [17] [18] Another find, the Lady Hotham, which weighed 98.5 pounds (44.7 kg), was found by a group of nine miners on September 8, 1854, in Canadian Gully, Ballarat at a depth of 135 feet (41.2 m). [19]
Bernhardt Otto Holtermann (29 April 1838 – 29 April 1885 [1] [2]) was a successful gold miner, businessman, politician and photographer in Australia. Perhaps his greatest claim to fame is his association with the Holtermann Nugget, the largest gold specimen ever found, 59 inches (1.5 m) long, weighing 630 pounds (290 kg) and with an estimated gold content of 3,000 troy ounces (93 kg), found ...