BALLARAT, Australia — An amateur gold prospector found a gold nugget that weighs a whopping 12 pounds on Wednesday. The name of the prospector and exact location of the find remain secret, but the ...

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 ...

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MELBOURNE, Dec 30 (Reuters) - In the hinterlands of Australia's historic goldfields, Vicki Plumridge jumps for joy when she digs a small ‌golden nugget out of the earth. The retired retail worker was ...

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 ...

The world’s biggest gold nugget ever found weighs as much as an adult man and it is a gold miner’s absolute dream. For people hoping to invest their fortune, gold has typically been a reliable ...

In 1869, a discovery in Australia set a world record that still stands today. A pair of Cornish miners unearthed a gold nugget so massive it weighed more than an adult man.The find was so ...

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 ...