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2. Hand of Faith - Wikipedia

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   The Hand of Faith is a gold nugget of fine-quality [vague] that was found by Kevin Hillier using a metal detector near Kingower, Victoria, Australia on 26 September 1980. Weighing 875 troy ounces (ozt; 27.21 kg, or 72 troy pounds and 11 troy ounces), the gold nugget was only 12 inches (30 cm) below the surface, resting in a vertical position.

3. List of gold nuggets by size - Wikipedia

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   The Hand of Faith is the world's largest gold nugget found by using a metal detector. A wood engraving of the Welcome Stranger published in The Illustrated Australian News for Home Reader on 1 March 1869. The scale bar across the bottom represents 12 inches (30 cm). Gold nuggets of various sizes have been found throughout the world.

4. 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 ...

5. 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 .

6. Man finds ‘England’s largest’ gold nugget, despite metal ...

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   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 ...

7. 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 (at ...