Historically, prospectors found giant gold nuggets in California during the 19th century Gold Rush days, including a 54-pound chunk found in Butte County in 1859.

A California prospector found an 18-ounce gold nugget valued at about $70,000 at a gold mining camp. Oscar Espinoza plans to keep the steak-sized nugget locked in a safe until he is able to find a ...

Dozens of giant gold nuggets were found all over the Sierra in the mid-1800s, including the 54-pound Magalia Nugget — shoveled out of the dirt, also in Butte County, in 1859. But most were ...

A California man looking for gold came up big after finding a huge nugget in a creek near Jamestown. Oscar Espinoza of Modesto pulled the large gold nugget close to Woods Creek, although he did ...

SAN FRANCISCO - One of the largest gold nuggets in modern times pulled from Northern California's Gold Country has sold to a secret buyer.. The new owner of the so-called Butte Nugget and its ...

JAMESTOWN, Calif. — There’s gold in ‘dem der hills! A prospector in central California found a gold nugget the size of a t-bone steak, reports CBS affiliate KPIX in San Francisco.. Now local ...

A 6.07-pound gold nugget unearthed in Northern California has been sold for at least $350,000 to an anonymous buyer, according to the firm representing the seller.

SAN FRANCISCO — One of the biggest gold nuggets found in modern times in Northern California's historic Gold Country is going up for sale. Weighing in at 6.07 pounds, the Butte Nugget is ...

But Don Kagin, the San Francisco-area coin dealer who brokered the deal, said that the sale price for the nugget weighing slightly more than 6 pounds wasn't far off from the asking price of about ...