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The Largest Golden Nuggets, So Far Recorded...
©Courtesy RNC Minerals
Welcome Nugget:
2,433 ounces (69kg)
The biggest nugget discovered in gold-rich Ballarat, Australia, the Welcome Nugget was unearthed by a group of miners from Cornwall, England in June 1858. It was sold for £10,500, which is $1.7 million (£1.3m) in today's money. Like the Blanche Barkly Nugget, the huge lump of gold (the photo shows a replica) was exhibited at London's Crystal Palace, and eventually bought by the Royal Mint and melted down into sovereign coins.
2,433 ounces (69kg)
The biggest nugget discovered in gold-rich Ballarat, Australia, the Welcome Nugget was unearthed by a group of miners from Cornwall, England in June 1858. It was sold for £10,500, which is $1.7 million (£1.3m) in today's money. Like the Blanche Barkly Nugget, the huge lump of gold (the photo shows a replica) was exhibited at London's Crystal Palace, and eventually bought by the Royal Mint and melted down into sovereign coins.
RNC Minerals' 1 'Nugget':
3,351 ounces (95kg)
Miners working for RNC Minerals unearthed an even larger gold-encrusted rock at the Beta Hunt mine in Western Australia back in September 2018. This eye-opener weighs in at a back-breaking 3,351 ounces (95kg) and is said to contain around 2,400 ounces (68kg) of pure gold valued at $3 million (£2.3m).
3,351 ounces (95kg)
Miners working for RNC Minerals unearthed an even larger gold-encrusted rock at the Beta Hunt mine in Western Australia back in September 2018. This eye-opener weighs in at a back-breaking 3,351 ounces (95kg) and is said to contain around 2,400 ounces (68kg) of pure gold valued at $3 million (£2.3m).
Welcome Stranger Nugget:
3,524 ounces (99.9kg)
The magnificent Welcome Stranger, the granddaddy of all true gold nuggets, was found by English prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates in February 1869 at Moliagul in Victoria, Australia. Weighing in at a jaw-dropping 3,524 ounces (99.9kg), the monster nugget was broken up into three pieces that were later melted down. It would be worth at least $3 million (£2.3m) if still intact today. The photo shows a replica.
3,524 ounces (99.9kg)
The magnificent Welcome Stranger, the granddaddy of all true gold nuggets, was found by English prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates in February 1869 at Moliagul in Victoria, Australia. Weighing in at a jaw-dropping 3,524 ounces (99.9kg), the monster nugget was broken up into three pieces that were later melted down. It would be worth at least $3 million (£2.3m) if still intact today. The photo shows a replica.
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©American & Australasian Photographic Company [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
©American & Australasian Photographic Company [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Holtermann 'Nugget':
10,229 ounces (290kg)
While the Welcome Stranger is the largest gold nugget ever found, the biggest single gold specimen discovered on the planet is the Holtermann 'Nugget'. Unearthed in October 1872 by German-born miner Bernhardt Holtermann at Hill End in New South Wales, Australia, the gold-embedded-in-quartz specimen weighed a staggering 10,229 ounces (290kg). The rock was valued at £12,000, which is $1.7 million (£1.3m) in today's money, before it was crushed and the gold extracted.
10,229 ounces (290kg)
While the Welcome Stranger is the largest gold nugget ever found, the biggest single gold specimen discovered on the planet is the Holtermann 'Nugget'. Unearthed in October 1872 by German-born miner Bernhardt Holtermann at Hill End in New South Wales, Australia, the gold-embedded-in-quartz specimen weighed a staggering 10,229 ounces (290kg). The rock was valued at £12,000, which is $1.7 million (£1.3m) in today's money, before it was crushed and the gold extracted.
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Courtesy: Story by Daniel Coughlin • Lovemoney 01.03.23
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