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The Largest Golden Nuggets, So Far Recorded...
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Great Triangle Nugget:
1,277 ounces (36.2kg)
The Great Triangle Nugget is the largest discovered in Russia. Mined by prospector Nikofor Syutkin at Miass in the Ural Mountains sometime during 1842, the exquisite lump of gold weighs in at 1,277 ounces (36.2kg). It's on display at the Kremlin Armoury in Moscow as part of the Diamond Fund.
1,277 ounces (36.2kg)
The Great Triangle Nugget is the largest discovered in Russia. Mined by prospector Nikofor Syutkin at Miass in the Ural Mountains sometime during 1842, the exquisite lump of gold weighs in at 1,277 ounces (36.2kg). It's on display at the Kremlin Armoury in Moscow as part of the Diamond Fund.
Canaã 2 Nugget:
1,430 ounces (40.5kg)
The second biggest nugget found during Brazil's Serra Pelada Gold Rush of the early 1980s, the Canaã 2 has a weight of 1,430 ounces (40.5kg). As is the case with the other significant nuggets discovered during the gold rush, it is available to view at the Banco Central Museum in Brasília.
1,430 ounces (40.5kg)
The second biggest nugget found during Brazil's Serra Pelada Gold Rush of the early 1980s, the Canaã 2 has a weight of 1,430 ounces (40.5kg). As is the case with the other significant nuggets discovered during the gold rush, it is available to view at the Banco Central Museum in Brasília.
Lady Hotham Nugget:
1,576 ounces (44.7kg)
Named in honour of the wife of Sir Charles Hotham, then-Governor of Victoria, the Lady Hotham Nugget was found by a group of nine miners at the gold-packed Canadian Gully in Ballarat in September 1854 during the Victorian Gold Rush. It weighed in at 1,576 ounces (44.7kg) and was valued at £13,000, a substantial $1.8 million (£1.8m) in today's money.
1,576 ounces (44.7kg)
Named in honour of the wife of Sir Charles Hotham, then-Governor of Victoria, the Lady Hotham Nugget was found by a group of nine miners at the gold-packed Canadian Gully in Ballarat in September 1854 during the Victorian Gold Rush. It weighed in at 1,576 ounces (44.7kg) and was valued at £13,000, a substantial $1.8 million (£1.8m) in today's money.
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