Prospector strikes 5.5kg gold nugget in Ballarat, Victoria
A WHOPPING 5.5kg gold nugget worth up to $300,000 has been found in bush near Ballarat.
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The nugget was found with a state of the art metal detector called a Minelab GPX-5000, marketed as the best in the world, which Mr Kent said made the find possible.
"There has been many prospectors that have walked past the exact place where the nugget was found and have missed it with an ordinary detector and did not have the technology to find it…that’s why this guy found it.
"This detector he used is the best there is, it goes deeper and further into the ground, better than others."
Mr Kent said the find was unique with the nugget measuring at its longest 220mm, 140mm wide and 45mm at its deepest point.
He said the find would increase the enthusiasm of existing and new prospectors to Ballarat and the central Victorian goldfields.
Mr Kent said the prospector's new fortune would be well spent.
“He’s a person that really deserves it.
“He rushed to tell his wife when he found it and she didn’t believe him at first. He is going to pay off a lot of bills and pay off his house - it’s a real life changer.
“We’ve got 800 local prospectors on our records. I cannot remember the last time we saw a nugget of this size.”
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