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| Amateur Australian gold digger finds massive nugget | Amateur Australian gold digger finds massive nugget |
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| The rock was found in a Victorian region famous for gold | The rock was found in a Victorian region famous for gold |
| An Australian man armed with a budget metal detector has hit the jackpot, finding a 4.6kg rock containing gold worth A$240,000 (£130,000; $160,000). | An Australian man armed with a budget metal detector has hit the jackpot, finding a 4.6kg rock containing gold worth A$240,000 (£130,000; $160,000). |
| The man, who doesn't want to be named, made the discovery in Victoria's goldfields - which were the heart of Australia's gold rush in the 1800s. | The man, who doesn't want to be named, made the discovery in Victoria's goldfields - which were the heart of Australia's gold rush in the 1800s. |
| Darren Kamp, who valued and bought the specimen, said it is the biggest he's seen in his 43-year career. | Darren Kamp, who valued and bought the specimen, said it is the biggest he's seen in his 43-year career. |
| "I was just gobsmacked... It's a once in a lifetime find," he told the BBC. | "I was just gobsmacked... It's a once in a lifetime find," he told the BBC. |
| Mr Kamp hadn't thought too much of it when a man wearing a large backpack walked into his prospecting store in Geelong, about an hour south-west of Melbourne. Normally people come in with fools gold or other rocks that look like gold, Mr Kamp says. | Mr Kamp hadn't thought too much of it when a man wearing a large backpack walked into his prospecting store in Geelong, about an hour south-west of Melbourne. Normally people come in with fools gold or other rocks that look like gold, Mr Kamp says. |
| "But he pulled this rock out and as he dropped it into my hand he said, 'Do you think there's A$10,000 worth in it?'" | "But he pulled this rock out and as he dropped it into my hand he said, 'Do you think there's A$10,000 worth in it?'" |
| "I looked at him and said, 'Try A$100,000'." | "I looked at him and said, 'Try A$100,000'." |
| The man then proceeded to tell him the rock in Mr Kamp's hand was only half the find. | The man then proceeded to tell him the rock in Mr Kamp's hand was only half the find. |
| All up, the 4.6kg rock contained 83 ounces - or about 2.6kg - of gold. | All up, the 4.6kg rock contained 83 ounces - or about 2.6kg - of gold. |
| Australian finds gold nugget using metal detector | |
| Huge gold-laden rocks found in Australia | |
| After having it valued, Mr Kamp bought it off him. | After having it valued, Mr Kamp bought it off him. |
| He says the lucky man is looking forward to spending the windfall on his family: "He said to me, 'Oh the wife will be happy'." | He says the lucky man is looking forward to spending the windfall on his family: "He said to me, 'Oh the wife will be happy'." |
| While discoveries like this are rare, Australia is estimated to have the world's largest gold reserves and many of the world's biggest nuggets were found in Australia. | While discoveries like this are rare, Australia is estimated to have the world's largest gold reserves and many of the world's biggest nuggets were found in Australia. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Asia Pacific | Asia Pacific |
| Gold | Gold |
| Australia | Australia |