By far, the world’s largest gold specimen was correctly known as “The Beyers and Holtermann Nugget“. This was found in Australia during 1872. But despite its name, this was not actually a “nugget” as it was not one single piece of gold. Pieces of gold in the Holtermann find are separated by quartz rock, which […]
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Alaska’s Largest Gold Nugget Discovered
Alaska’s Mining Country: The Land of Big Gold!
There have been some huge gold nuggets found in Alaska. It is one of the most remote mining regions on Earth, and it still holds great potential for gold mining. There are vast unexcavated areas containing rich gold veins and ores remain unexplored which when opened up could push the mining operations well into the […]