STRUCK GOLD: An Australian man discovered a rare gold nugget worth about 240,000 Australian dollars, or about $160,000, while scanning Victoria’s “Golden Triangle” with his metal detector.
A man poses with gold he discovered in Australia in an undated photo supplied by Lucky Strike Gold on April 11, 2023.He discovered a rare gold nugget worth about 240,000 Australian dollars, or about $160,000, while scanning Victoria’s “Golden Triangle” with his metal detector.
“We are in a unique position to see lots of gold nuggets come through the door to be sold or shown off by prospectors,” Leanne Kamp told ABC News. “Darren, himself, has found gold nuggets weighing 24 oz, 16 oz, 10 oz, 8 oz, 6 oz, but nothing as big as this!” The prospector had thought the piece migh be worth about 10,000 Australian dollars, but "when he placed it into Darren's hand, it was immediately apparent due to its significant weight that it was worth more like 100,000," Leanne said.
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