The last time a full, physical audit was conducted of the gold reserves at Fort Knox was in 1953.
Since then, there have been limited inspections, but none constituted a comprehensive audit:
Imagine finding a huge gold nugget like this?
If you’re into gold medal detecting, you certainly know what it feels like to get a good signal and then dig up a nice good or gold nugget. (more…)
Digging out the 50 gold nugget hole, which i actually believe had 62 nuggets in it (so far).
The 50 nugget hole is actually only 25m away from 3 x different camp fires and old workings that have been done to death and 20m from a main track through a mining area. (more…)
This original documentary showcases the historical significance California’s Gold Rush played in launching the largest mass migration in U.S. history and establishing California as the 31st state.
NZ gold prospectors have their best day ever! They made a little mistake on the video in their excitement of weighing the nugget when we went from grams to oz and forgot to put it into troy oz , so the nugget was 3.98oz not 4 2oz. (more…)
Large Arizona Gold Nuggets – gold metal detecting – Minelab 6000
A patch of five gold nuggets found metal detecting in Arizona. (more…)
Victoria Diggers strike gold by finding a huge gold nugget worth approximately $30k.
They are using a Minelab metal detector. (more…)
Metal detecting volcanic gold nuggets on the island of Papua New Guinea.
Up until 1970, there was little mineral extraction in Papua New Guinea. Since the 1970s, mineral extraction has dominated the national economy. With the exception of the Ok Tedy Mine (copper-gold) almost all of the mining in PNG has been gold mining. (more…)
New detecting areas are always intriguing and this spot proves itself on day one. Not only are there gold nuggets in the creeks but also on the vast flats. The best gold find though is a big specimen that looks like chocolate and gold.
Gold nuggets in the Australian outback. (more…)
The Gold Gypsies are on the move believing a new 200-hectare lease will answer their prayers. When prospecting on their new lease for the first time, they hit the jackpot with an incredible 3-ounce nugget worth around $5000!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. It led to a period of extreme prosperity for the Australian colony, and an influx of population growth and financial capital for Melbourne, which was dubbed “Marvellous Melbourne” as a result of the procurement of wealth. (more…)
We found an area in the Pilbara that has never seen a metal detector before! We just arrived in a new spot and expected having to prospect for several days before getting to a good spot but we found it after only two kilometers of walking on the first day. Screaming targets in a remote gully revealed plenty of chunky gold nuggets (and also a few bullet casings). (more…)
When gold prospecting, you need good equipment to save time & help in finding gold nuggets by removing trash.
Many of the areas that we go to to prospect for gold are very remote. Actually, once we leave a paved road it could take some time before we reach our intended campsite. Most of the time, we are out of reach of cellular service. (more…)