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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. In the Mojave Desert, a gold rush sparks a mini real-estate ...

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    Known as the Mojave Nugget, the 156-ounce behemoth was found there with a metal detector in 1977 and now sits on display at the Natural History Museum of L.A. County.

  4. Recreational gold mining - Wikipedia

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    This 156-troy-ounce (4.9 kg) gold nugget, known as the Mojave Nugget, was found by an individual prospector in the Southern California desert using a metal detector. Recreational gold mining and prospecting has become a popular outdoor activity several countries, including New Zealand (particularly in Otago ), Australia , South Africa , Wales ...

  5. List of gold nuggets by size - Wikipedia

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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). Three of the biggest nuggets come from the Brazilian Serra Pelada mine.

  6. Is there still gold in California? Why the gold rush lives on ...

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    Ed Allen, a historian at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, said that only 10% to 15% of the gold in California has been found. Terry Prebalick, a gold hunter who has been working ...

  7. Gold mining - Wikipedia

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    This 156-troy-ounce (4.9 kg) gold nugget, known as the Mojave Nugget, was found by an individual prospector in the Southern California desert using a metal detector. Recreational gold mining and prospecting has become a popular outdoor activity several countries, including New Zealand (particularly in Otago ), Australia , South Africa , Wales ...

  8. Potato Creek Johnny - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  9. Huge golden nugget found in Australia worth a staggering amount

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    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 ...