Australian man finds 4.1kg gold nugget in bushland north west of Melbourne

Prospector finds 4.1kg gold nugget in Australian bushland that is set to sell for $250,000 --- A hobby prospector who has scoured bushland for over a decade struck gold twice in a week, with his latest find valued over $250,000. The man said he initially thought he had found a horseshoe when he stumbled upon the 4.1 kilogram nugget dubbed 'Friday's Joy' around thirty centimetres under the ground in Victoria's 'Golden Triangle', north west of Melbourne, last Friday. The prospector, who wanted to remain anonymous, said he was motivated to search the area after finding a tennis-ball sized 0.2 kilogram nugget only a day earlier. But he won't be taking home the entire pay packet, after making a promise with his fellow prospectors that any huge finds would be split between the group. | Daily Mail Online via IFTTT

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