“Subarnarekha” meaning “Streak of Gold”. A river that flows part the trip states of Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. You must be thinking that the name is related to any ancient mythological events or tales....
Gold forms in veins that are locked up within rocks and minerals completely unassociated with water. This combination of gold and quartz is one of the most common host rocks from where the primary gold originates. These gold-bearing...
THERE’S GOLD IN THEM HILLS! Prospector finds massive gold nugget worth over £50,000 in a small California town… which is now preparing for Wild West-style gold rush The lump of precious metal, which is thought to be worth over...
Last week the unthinkable happened. A Chinese herdsman Traveling through western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region discovered a 17-pound (7.85-kilogram) gold nugget. The Kazak herdsmen, Berek Sawut, told Chinese news agency Xinhua that...
The Original 16 to 1 Mine produces lovely gold in quartz specimens like this. They are highly prized by mineral collectors, and they can also be cut into cabochons for use in jewelry. The 16 to 1 mine is a gold, silver, copper, zinc...
Hand of Faith The “Hand of Faith” is the largest gold nugget currently in existence today. It was found by a gold miner using a metal detector in 1980. It comes from the famous gold rich region of Victoria, Australia known as the...
During Australia’s gold rush, finding a big gold nugget was easier than it is today (although it was still not an easy task.) Even in the famous goldfields of Australia, many prospectors had a hard time finding paying concentrations...
These two men, like all of us, climbed ravines and pits in childhood, but they did not abandon this Business and eventually became professionals. In the Australian state of Victoria, they found a huge gold nugget worth about 30 thousand...
There has been tons of gold found in Colorado over the years, but it isn’t particularly well-known for producing large gold nuggets. Most of the gold-bearing creeks and rivers have fine placer gold, with some bigger flakes and occasional...
For Gold Rush star Parker Schnabel, it seems that he has been breaking records for years now. And that’s because he has. Since the 2018 season, he has been on an unbelievable run. The young mine boss has worked different sites and...
A prospector has unearthed a number of small gold nuggets in the Outback. The nuggets, measuring smaller than a 50c coin, were discovered between Kalgoorlie and Leonora in Western Australia. A picture of the gold, weighing from 12.5grams...
From hoards of ancient coins to mysterious golden chalices, here are some of the most incredible (and valuable) treasure finds… 5,000 Anglo-Saxon silver coins – Estimated worth: £1million In 2015, a hoard of over 5,000 Anglo...
Gold nuggets are pieces of native gold which occur naturally. Water and erosion concentrate the accumulation of nuggets which are collected by the methods of placer or lode mining. Nuggets are also frequently found in leftover layers...
A MINE in Australia has produced what its owner believes are two of the biggest gold specimens in recorded history. The biggest of the stones came in at 90kg and is estimated by the company to contain about 2300 ounces of gold, a total...
Welsh miners are celebrating the discovery of a new seam of gold that could be worth up to £700 million. The huge find was made during test drilling at the Clogau-St David gold mine in Snowdonia which closed in 1998, Alba Mineral...
Gold that is still encased in quartz, often called a gold specimen, is highly sought after by prospectors and collectors alike. Each one is unique and they are a real treat to find. Although rare, it is still possible to find beautiful...
As a prospector, I’m always thinking of easier ways to find gold. After all, it’s no easy task to accumulate even a small amount of the yellow metal. I’m usually content to find even 1 or 2 grams of gold after a long day of digging....
In Panama, gold exploration has been happening for several centuries. Earlier it was the natives who produced the yellow metal in small quantities. In 1501, the Spaniards landed in Panama and decided to step up the exploration and...
Prospectors in WA’s Goldfields have dug up a big gold nugget weighing in at just over half a kilo from an area long abandoned to mining. The nugget measuring 10 centimetres across and weighing in at 21 ounces – 670.3 grams...
Washington State is not all that well-known for producing large gold nuggets. In fact, compared to nearly all of the western states in the U.S. it is probably the poorest state to try and find large gold nuggets (although there are...
A recent discovery of several large gold specimens described as the biggest to have ever been discovered and recorded in the History was witnessed in the Western Australia Mines Goldfield of Kambalda by the RNC Minerals. The discovery...
