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The nugget had to be broken into smaller pieces in order for its total weight to be calculated. The two men who discovered it were given just under £10,000, and the gold was melted down.

Gold has always been a hot commodity. But these days, finding a nugget isn’t too tricky: Much of the world’s gold is mined from natural veins of quartz, a glassy mineral that streaks through ...

In May 2023, a British detectorist discovered what's believed to be the largest gold nugget ever found in England. Unearthed in Shropshire Hills, a natural area west of Birmingham, the nugget came ...

To date, the largest orogenic gold nuggets weigh approximately 130 pounds. The researchers tested this theory in the lab by simulating the effect of an earthquake on quartz crystals.

A metal detectorist has unearthed a gold nugget that is currently up for auction and expected to sell for over $37,000. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A gold nugget worth more than $80,000 was stolen from a display booth at the Long Beach Expo's Collectibles Show, and the owner is offering a big reward to get it back.

An amateur gold digger has found an enormous gold nugget worth 240,000 AUD ($160,000) in Australia. Discovered in the state of Victoria in an area known as the “Golden Triangle,” the gold ...

Findings suggest gold nuggets can form in quartz veins as a result of electricity produced by the pressure of earthquakes. The gold is carried in super-hot liquids from the Earth's core to its ...