During the Australian gold rush, the world’s largest nugget was found by miners originating from the UK. On 5 February 1869, ...

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Jacob Shinn’s optimism was rewarded when he hit something hard while digging on April 9, 1896. The big “rock” — later ...

There are some massive structures in the world, but very few are made of gold ... But there is one, which is believed to be the largest gold-covered structure on Earth, and it stands 112 metres ...

The find, which was reported in late 2024, could be one of the largest high-quality gold reserves in the world, surpassing even South Africa’s South Deep mine, which holds around 900 metric tons ...

Chinese geologists have clamined the discovery of a 1,000-tonne gold deposit in Liaoning province, in what may be one of the world’s largest known ... Gold nugget weighing 6.6kg (14lb) found ...