WA's Goldfields have proved irresistible to many for more than a century, but a recent lucrative find has sparked renewed interest and a largely untapped tourism market is emerging as a result.

Man revisited Hovland farm site where he found rare ancient artifact in 2019 and found a second 1,200-year-old gold foil item, officials said & photos show.

13 Workers Found Killed at Gold Mine in Peru The men were killed in a region that has seen growing conflict over access to ore in recent years. The mine has also been a hotbed of illegal gold mining.

Rain-braced attendees at Gold Nugget Days line Skyway along Terry Ashe Recreation Center during the parade in Paradise, California, on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

An Australian couple was searching for gold using a metal detector in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields in 1979 when they uncovered the largest gold nugget found in the region in the previous 50 years.

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Finding the huge gold nugget Shinn struck gold almost 100 years after the first big nugget was found on John Reed’s land in 1799.

Historians said miner didn’t give up hope in North Carolina, home to first US gold rush. Man was digging when he hit “rock,” found 23-pound nugget in 1896.

Though Shinn is credited with making the last big discovery, the largest piece of gold unearthed at the property was a 28-pound nugget found early on by an enslaved boy, historians said.

A gold nugget worth thousands donated to Salvation Army in Southern Indiana in December for the Red Kettle Challenge is being listed for auction.

This 15-ounce gold nugget was anonymously donated to a Salvation Army red kettle in southern Indiana last December. Now, it's up for auction.

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