Apr 05, 2023 15:00:00

An Australian amateur miner discovers a gold nugget equivalent to 21 million yen using a cheap metal detector

An anonymous amateur miner in a field in Victoria,

Australia used a metal detector to excavate a rock weighing about 10 pounds (about 4.6 kg). As a result of the appraisal, it was found that the rock weighed 5.2 pounds (about 2.6 kg) and contained gold nuggets worth $ 160,000 (about 21 million yen).

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This gold nugget was discovered in March 2023 by an amateur miner, who wishes to remain anonymous, using a cheap metal detector of $1,200 (about 158,000 yen) to search for gold nuggets in a field in Victoria, Australia. It was discovered while doing In the state of Victoria in the 1800s, a ``

gold rush '' occurred in which miners rushed to find a gold vein and aim for a rich gold, and the area where the miners explored this time was the center of the gold rush called `` Golden Triangle '' It was.

When a man searched, he succeeded in discovering gold ore weighing about 10 pounds (about 4.6 kg). The man brought the discovered ore to the ore specialty store ' Lucky Strike Gold ' and asked for an appraisal.

Darren Camp, owner of Lucky Strike Gold, said, 'When I first saw this gold ore, I was speechless. The miner called it 'absolutely gobsmacking nugget. Surprised at gold nuggets),” he reports.


When the man brought gold ore to Lucky Strike Gold, he asked Mr. Camp, ``Is this gold bullion valued at about 10,000 Australian dollars (about 900,000 yen)?'' But Camp quickly estimated the gold ore to be about A$100,000 (about ¥9 million) based on its weight.

The man then revealed that he had another half of the gold ore at home and told Mr. Camp, who was wondering, 'I thought there was actually a solid gold nugget inside and broke it.'

As a result of detailed appraisal, it turned out that the gold ore discovered by the man contained gold ingots weighing 5.2 pounds (about 2.6 kg) and equivalent to $ 160,000 (about 21 million yen). bottom. It's not uncommon to find gold ore in this area, known as the 'Golden Triangle,' but Camp said, ``I've been involved in prospecting for 43 years and haven't seen this amount of gold ore. I have never been,” he said.

After appraisal, Mr. Camp bought this gold ore from a male amateur miner and named it 'Lucky Strike'. A miner's man expresses joy, 'This makes my wife happy.'

The largest gold ore ever discovered in Australia is called ' Welcome Stranger ', the world's largest gold ore discovered in 1869 weighing 145.5 pounds (66 kg) and priced at about $2.7 million today. It is said to be worth (approximately 355 million yen).