Day: August 25, 2016

Australian man unearths 145-ounce gold nugget found using metal detector

COIN WORLD| By Paul Gilkes, Coin World | Published: 08/24/16 An Australian man who has spent his weekends the past 10 years prospecting for gold with a metal detector has unearthed a 145-ounce gold nugget valued at $250,000 AUD ($190,282 in U.S. funds). The discovery was announced Aug. 25 by Minelab, the metal-detecting equipment manufacturer