A triceratop’s nasal horn, fossilized horse skull, and a 10-pound golden nugget uncovered by a couple using a metal detector over 40 years ago are only some of the rarities set for auction on April 23 ...

An Australian couple was searching for gold using a metal detector in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields in 1979 when they uncovered ...

During the Australian gold rush, the world’s largest nugget was found by miners originating from the UK. On 5 February 1869, two Cornish miners named John Deason and Richard Oats were ...

Mr. Birkmyre says: “The gold of this nugget, from the crucible assays, I found to be 98'C6 per cent of pure gold. It thus contains only 1-75th of alloy, composed chiefly of silver and iron.

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Many treasures have been found over the ... galleon San José as the biggest treasure in history. It was said to have carried up to 200 tons of gold, silver, and uncut gemstones, potentially valued at ...

A young Australian gold prospector ... in the reality TV show Gold Rush, picked up the gold nugget to show how it filled the palm of her hand. Last year, she found a nugget worth $35,000 armed ...

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.