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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
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John Eli Perrett (February 9, 1866 or 1868 – February 26, 1943), better known as Potato Creek Johnny, [a] was an American frontiersman and gold miner, best known for having discovered one of the largest gold nuggets ever discovered in the Black Hills in 1929. From then until the end of his life, Potato Creek Johnny became a local celebrity ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Dog Town produced the largest gold nugget ever found on the Sierra's eastern slope. However, its overall gold production was not extensive. Within a couple years of its establishment, the town was abandoned as miners left in search of more profitable strikes.