$160,000 worth of raw gold found with an 800

[Exhuminator]

Amateur gold digger finds huge nugget worth $160,000 in Australia

An amateur gold digger has found an enormous gold nugget worth 240,000 AUD ($160,000) in Australia.

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Amateur Gold Digger Finds Huge Nugget Worth $160,000 in Australia

But even though it's 2023, experienced prospector Darren Kamp says he's never seen a rock like it before in his life.

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Discovered in the state of Victoria in an area known as the "Golden Triangle," the gold-filled rock weighs 4.6 kilograms (10.1 pounds), with the precious metal making up 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds). The guy in the photo is not the one who found it (they remain anonymous):

"The media called the finder an amateur, but equipped with a Minelab Equinox 800 detector he probably had more than just beginner’s luck on his side."

 

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[Gare]

Does anyone know the details ? Like how deep was it ? what id numbers ?

 

[Sir_Duck]

i would give birth on the spot if i found that with my metal detector.

 

[creskol]

How did they determine the value without the actual weight of the gold?

 

[ARC]

How did they determine the value without the actual weight of the gold?

Yeah.... the gold looks like a very small portion of overall mass / weight to me as well.
I HIGHLY doubt the gold weight... wishful thinking is in play.
I bet gold weight is less than ten ounces... and prolly closer to 5 at best.

 

[pepperj]

Here's an article that has the details on how much gold was in this rock.
Not rocket science really to determine through density testing even.
2.6 KG of gold actually or around 83.5 troy oz.

Amateur gold digger finds huge nugget worth $160,000 in Australia

An amateur gold digger has found an enormous gold nugget worth 240,000 AUD ($160,000) in Australia.

www.cnn.com

 

[creskol]

Here's an article that has the details on how much gold was in this rock.
Not rocket science really to determine through density testing even.
2.6 KG of gold actually or around 83.5 troy oz.

Amateur gold digger finds huge nugget worth $160,000 in Australia

An amateur gold digger has found an enormous gold nugget worth 240,000 AUD ($160,000) in Australia.

www.cnn.com

oh.. now I see ... it was dropped into the hands of shop owner Darren Kamp, who valued it.

 

[ARC]

I dont believe it... or him.... break that sucker down.

 

[jeff of pa]

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Nice Find though ! I do wonder if ground up what the real Gold
in it is worth. 1 ? 2 oz. ?
Thankfully that will never happen though.
Density ? Sorry I don't believe less then rocket science

 

[leadnugget]

found 3 other pictures of this specimen.
that thing is loaded.

 

[ARC]

found 3 other pictures of this specimen.
that thing is loaded.

ok ok... 3.5 ounces of gold. :P