A lucky gold hunter struck it rich when he uncovered a valuable gold nugget worth $4,000 hidden just two feet under the ground. The prospector, known as Bill M, made the dazzling discovery in the Ballarat region of south-west Victoria last week on a private property. Keeping the exact location under wraps, Bill M proudly displayed a photo of the 50g nugget on the Australian Facebook group Detecting Downunder. The post exclaimed, ‘Gold enthusiast “Bill M” stumbled upon this stunning 50 gram nugget on private land in the Ballarat area.’
Bill M, a prospector, made a big discovery when he found a 50g nugget in the Ballarat area of south-west Victoria. The nugget was found on private property, straight from a main gold reef, indicating that Bill may have struck gold. The nugget was unearthed about two feet below the surface. A gold reef is where a large amount of gold is found embedded underground in the rock where it formed. The treasure hunting community was impressed by Bill’s find, with one user inquiring about the nugget’s worth. An administrator of the group stated that, based on the current gold price of $82 per gram, the nugget is worth around $4k, making it a good payday for Bill. Other users joked and congratulated Bill on his remarkable find.
One year after a prospector discovered a two-kilogram nugget in the Ballarat region, another significant find has been made in the same area. Mark Day, a supplier of prospecting equipment from Gold Ballarat, described it as the largest nugget he has come across in his 25 years in the business. The prospector who found it, a regular customer of Mr. Day, was so shocked by the size of the nugget that he was shaking when he brought it into the store. Offers for the nugget reportedly reached $160,000. This latest find adds to Australia’s history of remarkable gold discoveries, with the famous Welcome Stranger nugget being found on 5th February 1869.
The Welcome Home nugget showcased at the Gold Museum in Ballarat is a remarkable piece of Australian history. Unearthed in Moliagul, Victoria by John Deason and Richard Oates, this colossal nugget weighed a jaw-dropping 72kgs and stretched 60cms long, earning the lucky finders a cool £9,381. On 9th June 1858, another impressive nugget named The Welcome was discovered by a group of miners at Bakery Hill in Ballarat. This nugget, measuring 53cms in length and weighing 68.2kgs, fetched a handsome sum of £10,500 and made its way to the Crystal Palace in London before being acquired by the Royal Mint in 1859. Such extraordinary discoveries continue to capture the imagination of people worldwide.
September 26, 1980 marked the discovery of The Hand of Faith, the biggest nugget ever found by a metal detector globally. Kevin Hillier unearthed this remarkable treasure while it was standing vertically just 30cm below the ground in Kingower, a quaint town in the Shire of Loddon, Victoria. This outstanding nugget, weighing 27.2kg and measuring 45cm in length, now proudly graces the display at the Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas, where it continues to captivate visitors to this day.
In 1995, the Normandy Nugget was found in a creek near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, making it the second largest gold nugget ever discovered. Weighing 25.5kg and measuring 27cm in length, this impressive nugget is now owned by the Newmont Mining Corporation and can be admired at the Perth Mint museum.
On December 18, 1906, The Poseidon nugget was found in Tarnagulla, Victoria. Weighing 29.6kg, it was named after the Melbourne Cup winning horse of the same year. The discovery led to the area being known as Poseidon Lead due to several more nuggets being found there.
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