The lucky prospector said: "oh wow, the wife's going to be happy with that" An Australian man using a budget metal detector has hit the score of a lifetime – a giant gold nugget worth $160,000. The ...

In the hinterlands of Australia's historic goldfields, Vicki Plumridge jumps for joy when she digs a small golden nugget out of the earth.

An amateur gold digger made the discovery of a lifetime when he unearthed a giant gold nugget buried in a field in Victoria, Australia. The man, who asked to remain anonymous, was using a budget metal ...

The Golden Beauty was found in 1979 and is close to 7.5 inches wide. The shiny behemoth known as the “Golden Beauty” was found in 1979 the Kalgoorlie Goldfields in Western Australia by John and ...

Richmond Auctions will partner with "Gold Rush" star Tyler Mahoney to auction natural gold nuggets sourced from Western Australia. The nuggets, sourced from Mahoney's family and prospecting community ...

The world's largest gold nugget was found more than 150 years ago, unearthed just over an inch (2.54cm) below the ground by two English miners in Moliagul, Australia. In the years since, more ...

Gold diggers in southern Australia have found two huge nuggets worth $350,000 AUD ($250,000 USD) in historic goldfields. The pair of nuggets weigh in at a combined 3.5 kilograms (7.7 pounds) and were ...

An amateur gold digger has found an enormous gold nugget worth 240,000 AUD ($160,000) in Australia. Discovered in the state of Victoria in an area known as the “Golden Triangle,” the gold-filled rock ...

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