Australian man finds gold nugget worth $250,000 in Victoria
by Natasha May from World news | The Guardian on (#6A9B3)
Prospector discovers 4.6kg nugget using metal detector as gold prices near global record highs
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More than 170 years since Australia's gold rush ended, one man has unearthed a nugget worth almost $250,000 in Victoria's goldfields.
The man found the 4.6kg gold rock using an amateur metal detector in Victoria's golden triangle" between Bendigo, Ballarat and St Arnaud.
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