Golden Eagle Gold Nugget

Of course the golden eagle did not come close to equalling the largest ever alluvial gold nugget.

Golden eagle gold nugget.

The golden eagle nugget weighed 1 135 ounces and in 1931 the larcombe s received an offer of 6 000 from a buyer. The find was made in a rich goldfield near the now abandoned town of widgimooltha. Newspapers across australia reported the sensational discovery at larkinville. It was found on 4 february 1869 at moliagul in victoria.

One of the largest gold nugget discoveries in australia and the largest gold nugget found in western australia was called the golden eagle nugget. It weighed 1136 troy ounces and wa. It was unearthed by a depression era miner working in a very remote goldfield near the famous kalgoorlie gold mining area. The golden eagle a nugget which roughly resembled a bird with outspread wings was a triumph for the men who dug for gold with pick and shovel.

It weighed 1 136 ounces 32 2 kg the biggest nugget found in the history of western australian goldfields. This is not your everyday flea market. When you play slots and table games with your golden nugget 24k select card you will earn tier credits and comp dollars which can be used across all landry s inc. This nugget weighed an astonishing 71 kg.

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The nugget named golden eagle for its resemblance to a bird weighed 1 136 ounces or 32 200 grams. The goldfields around the area were home to the golden eagle nugget which was found in 1931 by jim larcombe. The golden eagle nugget in january 1931 17 year old jim larcombe discovered the largest gold nugget ever found in western australia. The find sparked a gold fever and shortly afterward 1 000 men were working the field unearthing other reefs and nuggets.

It measured over 620 millimeters in length and required two men to lift it properly.