Man Finds 12-Pound Gold Nugget

[gremlin]

http://gizmodo.com/5976925/man-finds-12 ... old-nugget

full story at the link. dang i wish it was me lol /.

Man Finds 12-Pound Gold Nugget Missed By Hundreds of Prospectors
A prospector made an extraordinary discovery yesterday, when he found an "incredibly rare" 12-pound (5.5-kilogram) gold nugget under only 23 inches of dirt. The total price for such a happy unearthing: a whopping $300,000. And he found it in a place where hundreds searched before, all thanks to state-of-the-art technology.
And it could be even more than that. At current market prices, 12 pounds of gold will get you 298,697 US dollars but, apparently it can reach a higher price because it's such a weird discovery. Geologists are impressed by the finding, which looks like howling jackal to me.

The anonymous prospector discovered the nugget in a field near the city of Ballarat, located on the Great Dividing Range in the state of Victoria, Australia, by the Yarrowee River. It's 8.66 inches (22 centimeters) on its longest side.

Cordell Kent, the owner of the Ballarat Mining Exchange Gold Shop, told the courier mail that the prospector was shocked by the discovery, just as much as himself: "He thought he had detected the bonnet of a car when he saw a glint of gold. He cleaned the top of it and the gold kept expanding and expanding... he saw more and more gold... he couldn't believe what he was seeing [...] We've got 800 local prospectors on our records. I cannot remember the last time we saw a nugget of this size."

Kent says that, surprisingly, Ballarat is still producing big nuggets after 162 years of gold rush. But this nugget is outstanding. The prospector found it in a nearby place where hundreds of gold diggers have searched before, which makes the event even more surprising. He

[russau]

he should have thrown it back and let it grow to full size!

[h20prospector]

he should have thrown it back and let it grow to full size!

russ - are you saying you have the stones to throw it back?

[russau]

Pat i already did! and i aint gonna tell anyone where i threw it!

[rivraton]

he should have thrown it back and let it grow to full size!

russ - are you saying you have the stones to throw it back?

Pat i already did! and i aint gonna tell anyone where i threw it!

How far could ypu throw a 12lb. nugget?

[Hoser John]

Right into my monster sized safe deposit box. Ugly as can be but like wives sometimes thats a good thing-John

[DJR]

he should have thrown it back and let it grow to full size!

russ - are you saying you have the stones to throw it back?

Pat i already did! and i aint gonna tell anyone where i threw it!

How far could ypu throw a 12lb. nugget?

Right in to the back of the truck

[h20prospector]

8-) Right into my monster sized safe deposit box. Ugly as can be but like wives sometimes thats a good thing-John

As much as I'd like to put it in mine, the bank would somehow find out about it, and figure a way to deny me access to it again. Of all the institutions I don't trust - banks are at the top of my list! - pat

[h20prospector]

he should have thrown it back and let it grow to full size!

russ - are you saying you have the stones to throw it back?

Pat i already did! and i aint gonna tell anyone where i threw it!

How far could ypu throw a 12lb. nugget?

Right in to the back of the truck

My truck??

[gremlin]

quote="russau"]he should have thrown it back and let it grow to full size![/quote]

russ - are you saying you have the stones to throw it back?

Pat i already did! and i aint gonna tell anyone where i threw it!

How far could ypu throw a 12lb. nugget? [/quote]

Right in to the back of the truck [/quote]

My truck?? [/quote]

is that be for or after the hart atack. they would find me with the gold in one hand and the other over the hart.


it would be like the day i win the loto. lighting would hit the plane i am in, it would crash in to a bus, at the same time there would be a earth quake.