I have heard of a 9kg nugget saved from the brink of extinction from a creek in Gympie....i am yet to see the rescue pictures of this poor specimen however the platinum that is elleged to be attached would give some indication of its ancestry. ..
9kg Gympie nugget
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hAyyoUinAU
Rick
Yes, I can confirm I heard the same thing. From Sunshine Coast I heard. And yup, with Platinum.
The retirement nugget. It is going through a private sale so I think we will see pictures only after the sale is complete.
Hopefully there are a few more out there for us all.
The retirement nugget. It is going through a private sale so I think we will see pictures only after the sale is complete.
Hopefully there are a few more out there for us all.
Great news for whoever found it. Well done. I am hard pressed to find 9 specks per day
A 9 kg gold nugget with platinum as well? Any diamonds?
hAyyoUinAU
Rick
It is not uncommon
hAyyoUinAU
Rick
The size is though
hAyyoUinAU said:
And you know this because...?
What's that old saying? Pics or it something something, can't quite remember.
Could have been unobtainium with a bit of gold mixed in.
Could have been unobtainium with a bit of gold mixed in.
hAyyoUinAU
Rick
grubstake said:
Do some research.
hAyyoUinAU
Rick
This platinum speci is cool, has gold imbedded all through it. Not aussie though.
hAyyoUinAU
Rick
Well the gold is layered through the textured surface anyway
hAyyoUinAU said:
Mate, most of us are here to share our knowledge and experience and hopefully learn more, not play games. Platinum mining in Australia has been extremely limited in extent and Aussie gold is unusually low in PGE's, according to the head of the Perth Mint. If you know something different, now's your chance to shine.
hAyyoUinAU said:
That's exactly my point. :Y:
hAyyoUinAU said:
Yes and extremely rare too.
https://goldnuggetsales.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1127
Quote: "This incredible natural Platinum Nugget comes from Kondyer Massif in the Eastern Siberian Region of Russia. It has multiple crystals and it has gold layered into the textured surface of the nugget. This amazing platinum specimen is 1/4" long, and weighs 16.6 Grains (1.08 Gram). Platinum Nuggets like this one are very rare and make a great investment and are a wonderful addition to any mineral collection. It comes with a location card authenticating the discovery location and certifying the fact that it is a natural platinum crystal nugget.
The discription of that exact nugget states, "gold layered into the textured surface", not "embedded all through" the nugget.
Quartz is common. So is ironstone.hAyyoUinAU said:
Gold is rare.
Platinum is rare. In nugget form it is extremely rare.
Platinum & gold together in nugget form is even rarer.
There's some quick research
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madhatter said:What????
Are there school holidays coming up soon?
Always seems to be a big nugget found around holidays!!
Sid and his nugget has been on the news twice this year!!!
And a new model detector from Minelab due to be announced mid-September! :lol:
hAyyoUinAU
Rick
Heatho said:hAyyoUinAU said:
Yes and extremely rare too.
https://goldnuggetsales.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1127
Quote: "This incredible natural Platinum Nugget comes from Kondyer Massif in the Eastern Siberian Region of Russia. It has multiple crystals and it has gold layered into the textured surface of the nugget. This amazing platinum specimen is 1/4" long, and weighs 16.6 Grains (1.08 Gram). Platinum Nuggets like this one are very rare and make a great investment and are a wonderful addition to any mineral collection. It comes with a location card authenticating the discovery location and certifying the fact that it is a natural platinum crystal nugget.
The discription of that exact nugget states, "gold layered into the textured surface", not "embedded all through" the nugget.
Anyone posting dodgy stuff on this forum for a joke may find themselves banned. Just a heads up.
Read my post after, I clearly corrected myself.
Just like the initial post, and I concurred that I had heard the same thing from 2nd hand information. And reliable. But nah... no pic means its not true.
Anyways whatever
Even Gold nuggets are classed as rare, doesn't mean they don't get found. And gold is a bit easier to see than platinum nuggets.
hAyyoUinAU
Rick
grubstake said:madhatter said:What????
Are there school holidays coming up soon?
Always seems to be a big nugget found around holidays!!
Sid and his nugget has been on the news twice this year!!!
And a new model detector from Minelab due to be announced mid-September! :lol:
I'd say I heard something about this too from a Minelab rep as to what it is but I think from now on I will keep my information to myself.
Anyways I am pretty sure it is a relic machine with new type of discrimination. Equinox or something is their new tech I think.
Don't go quoting me on it, its just what was passed on to me.
